Sandy Knowles
@msandraknowles.bsky.social
Why can't people just get on - with each other and with their own lives. That is not a question just exasperation.
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Labour living in a fool’s paradise if it thinks it has plenty of time to turn Britain around.
Fascism awaits. Tariff wars, UK is outside the biggest trading block (EU). Poverty/Inequality rising.
Finance industry deregulated, mega crash incubating.
Must abandon neoliberalism. Need redistribution.
Fascism awaits. Tariff wars, UK is outside the biggest trading block (EU). Poverty/Inequality rising.
Finance industry deregulated, mega crash incubating.
Must abandon neoliberalism. Need redistribution.
Labour is living in a fool’s paradise if it thinks it has plenty of time to turn Britain around | Larry Elliott
Going into 2026, the economy has little forward momentum and things may get worse before they get better, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Labour living in a fool’s paradise if it thinks it has plenty of time to turn Britain around.
Fascism awaits. Tariff wars, UK is outside the biggest trading block (EU). Poverty/Inequality rising.
Finance industry deregulated, mega crash incubating.
Must abandon neoliberalism. Need redistribution.
Fascism awaits. Tariff wars, UK is outside the biggest trading block (EU). Poverty/Inequality rising.
Finance industry deregulated, mega crash incubating.
Must abandon neoliberalism. Need redistribution.
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These unconscionable cuts by the Labour government to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child.
They must be reversed
youtu.be/7roDSM-GPBY?...
They must be reversed
youtu.be/7roDSM-GPBY?...
Devastating cuts for some of most vulnerable children in England is not what I expect from Labour
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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December 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
These unconscionable cuts by the Labour government to a vital lifeline fund for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child.
They must be reversed
youtu.be/7roDSM-GPBY?...
They must be reversed
youtu.be/7roDSM-GPBY?...
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“By restricting jury trials, removing protest rights and expanding surveillance, Labour is entrenching an authoritarian legal infrastructure that a far-right government will not hesitate to exploit”
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/12/labo...
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/12/labo...
Labour Is Building Farage’s State
By restricting jury trials, removing protest rights and expanding surveillance, Labour is entrenching an authoritarian legal infrastructure that a far-right government will not hesitate to exploit.
tribunemag.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
“By restricting jury trials, removing protest rights and expanding surveillance, Labour is entrenching an authoritarian legal infrastructure that a far-right government will not hesitate to exploit”
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/12/labo...
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/12/labo...
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These clowns are just making up duties and rules and laws. Artists don't have any duty to sing for fascists, and only a fascist would try to force them to.
"Any artist cancelling their show at the Trump Kennedy Center over political differences isn't courageous or principled—they are selfish, intolerant, and have failed to meet the basic duty of a public artist: to perform for all people"- Kennedy Center spokesperson Roma Daravi
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
www.npr.org
December 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
These clowns are just making up duties and rules and laws. Artists don't have any duty to sing for fascists, and only a fascist would try to force them to.
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Former Wessex Water CEO received £170k bonus despite ban on performance pay.
Received total of £693,000 in pay from Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including bonus.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers, rewards bosses.
Received total of £693,000 in pay from Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including bonus.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers, rewards bosses.
Former Wessex Water boss received £170,000 bonus despite ban on performance pay
Company owners say bonus was unrelated to water business and complied with ban after pollution conviction
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Former Wessex Water CEO received £170k bonus despite ban on performance pay.
Received total of £693,000 in pay from Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including bonus.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers, rewards bosses.
Received total of £693,000 in pay from Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including bonus.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers, rewards bosses.
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Donald: "Whenever one side is ready for for peace, the other decides they don't want it"
December 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Donald: "Whenever one side is ready for for peace, the other decides they don't want it"
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Even just a few years ago, it would have been inconceivable for a major political party to have tolerated this sort of behaviour as long as Reform UK Ltd has tolerated Parry
Non-Christians must eat bacon for a month, says Reform candidate Chris Parry.
Reform UK are turning a blind eye to this racist.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
Reform UK are turning a blind eye to this racist.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
Non-Christians must eat bacon for a month, says Reform candidate
Chris Parry, standing to be mayor of Hampshire and the Solent, seems to be preoccupied with pork
www.thenewworld.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Even just a few years ago, it would have been inconceivable for a major political party to have tolerated this sort of behaviour as long as Reform UK Ltd has tolerated Parry
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Listening to this while I'm out with the dog. VERY funny, well worth listening to 😁
NOTHING TO SEE YEAR: PART 2!
Join us with @mrjamesob.bsky.social for:
📈 ‘25 stories that should’ve been bigger
📉 the ones that shouldn’t have been huge but were
🟠 POTUS’ maddest moment 🔮 What we’d change to improve ‘26
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Join us with @mrjamesob.bsky.social for:
📈 ‘25 stories that should’ve been bigger
📉 the ones that shouldn’t have been huge but were
🟠 POTUS’ maddest moment 🔮 What we’d change to improve ‘26
open.spotify.com/episode/7JQ0...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
2025 reviewed Pt2: This was fine... with James O'Brien
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December 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Listening to this while I'm out with the dog. VERY funny, well worth listening to 😁
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🚨Russia will increase hybrid war operations in 2026
The Kremlin says that next year they will focus more on "protecting Russian-speaking people, regardless of distance from Russia".
This was one excuse used to invade Ukraine, and Estonia is considered a likely main target.
The Kremlin says that next year they will focus more on "protecting Russian-speaking people, regardless of distance from Russia".
This was one excuse used to invade Ukraine, and Estonia is considered a likely main target.
December 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
🚨Russia will increase hybrid war operations in 2026
The Kremlin says that next year they will focus more on "protecting Russian-speaking people, regardless of distance from Russia".
This was one excuse used to invade Ukraine, and Estonia is considered a likely main target.
The Kremlin says that next year they will focus more on "protecting Russian-speaking people, regardless of distance from Russia".
This was one excuse used to invade Ukraine, and Estonia is considered a likely main target.
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A bipartisan group of US senators released a statement on Russia's Christmas attacks of Ukraine,calling Putin "a ruthless murderer"with no interest in peace
They reiterated that Zelenskyy agreed to a Christmas truce,while Putin declined
Thank you for your support!
foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/rele…
They reiterated that Zelenskyy agreed to a Christmas truce,while Putin declined
Thank you for your support!
foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/rele…
December 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A bipartisan group of US senators released a statement on Russia's Christmas attacks of Ukraine,calling Putin "a ruthless murderer"with no interest in peace
They reiterated that Zelenskyy agreed to a Christmas truce,while Putin declined
Thank you for your support!
foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/rele…
They reiterated that Zelenskyy agreed to a Christmas truce,while Putin declined
Thank you for your support!
foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/rele…
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The world’s biggest nickel mine is on the territory of the Hongana Manyawa people in Indonesia, where nickel is being mined as part of a project to make electric car batteries.
Take action for the survival of the Hongana Manyawa: svlint.org/IndonesiaB
Take action for the survival of the Hongana Manyawa: svlint.org/IndonesiaB
December 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The world’s biggest nickel mine is on the territory of the Hongana Manyawa people in Indonesia, where nickel is being mined as part of a project to make electric car batteries.
Take action for the survival of the Hongana Manyawa: svlint.org/IndonesiaB
Take action for the survival of the Hongana Manyawa: svlint.org/IndonesiaB
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The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
Opinion | Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.
www.ms.now
December 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
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How shit at business do you have to be, to be personally worth 37,000 times the amount an average UK worker will earn in a LIFETIME, and still be incapable of withstanding a tiny tax increase?
December 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
How shit at business do you have to be, to be personally worth 37,000 times the amount an average UK worker will earn in a LIFETIME, and still be incapable of withstanding a tiny tax increase?
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If the average person could earn £400,000 for four hours work a month, they wouldn't need pension advice.
It can't be said enough. This man is a spiv, a fraud, and a Russian asset.
What he is NOT is any sort of friend to working people.
He is the enemy! 🤮
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It can't be said enough. This man is a spiv, a fraud, and a Russian asset.
What he is NOT is any sort of friend to working people.
He is the enemy! 🤮
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage criticised for £400,000 job promoting physical gold as pension investment
Exclusive: Reform leader promotes Direct Bullion – but experts say commodity is not for everyday investors
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
If the average person could earn £400,000 for four hours work a month, they wouldn't need pension advice.
It can't be said enough. This man is a spiv, a fraud, and a Russian asset.
What he is NOT is any sort of friend to working people.
He is the enemy! 🤮
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It can't be said enough. This man is a spiv, a fraud, and a Russian asset.
What he is NOT is any sort of friend to working people.
He is the enemy! 🤮
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Don't threaten me with a good time!
Steve Bannon: "If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included."
December 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Don't threaten me with a good time!
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Russian terrorists are carrying out a massive attack on civilians in Kyiv with missiles and drones.
Russia does not want peace and will never stop until it is stopped.
Russia does not want peace and will never stop until it is stopped.
December 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Russian terrorists are carrying out a massive attack on civilians in Kyiv with missiles and drones.
Russia does not want peace and will never stop until it is stopped.
Russia does not want peace and will never stop until it is stopped.
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People queue around the Debenhams building on Market Street, Manchester waiting for the doors to open at the start of their post-Christmas sales. December 1975.
December 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
People queue around the Debenhams building on Market Street, Manchester waiting for the doors to open at the start of their post-Christmas sales. December 1975.
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Trump ordered airstrikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria, claiming it was about protecting Christians.
But people on the ground say that narrative doesn’t match reality.
“In Jabo, we see Christians as our brothers. We don’t have religious conflicts, so we weren’t expecting this.”
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But people on the ground say that narrative doesn’t match reality.
“In Jabo, we see Christians as our brothers. We don’t have religious conflicts, so we weren’t expecting this.”
1/2
December 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Trump ordered airstrikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria, claiming it was about protecting Christians.
But people on the ground say that narrative doesn’t match reality.
“In Jabo, we see Christians as our brothers. We don’t have religious conflicts, so we weren’t expecting this.”
1/2
But people on the ground say that narrative doesn’t match reality.
“In Jabo, we see Christians as our brothers. We don’t have religious conflicts, so we weren’t expecting this.”
1/2
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The health service is being put at risk because overseas health professionals increasingly see the UK as an “unwelcoming, racist” country, in part because of the government’s tough approach to immigration
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor
Exclusive: UK now an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The health service is being put at risk because overseas health professionals increasingly see the UK as an “unwelcoming, racist” country, in part because of the government’s tough approach to immigration
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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South Park called it, and it’s hilarious.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
December 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
South Park called it, and it’s hilarious.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
One of the creators purchased the Trump Kennedy Center URL address before the name was even changed because they know Trump’s narcissism is in the driver’s seat.
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OTD in 2021 a russian senator said Russia had no plans to invade Ukraine. Which was half right, we had a plan, it was just really bad.
But ofc you can believe us about peace deals now.
But ofc you can believe us about peace deals now.
December 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
OTD in 2021 a russian senator said Russia had no plans to invade Ukraine. Which was half right, we had a plan, it was just really bad.
But ofc you can believe us about peace deals now.
But ofc you can believe us about peace deals now.
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December 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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‘It’s because you do good work’
By targeting the CEO of The Center for Countering Digital Hate, the Trump regime is caught in another big lie
By targeting the CEO of The Center for Countering Digital Hate, the Trump regime is caught in another big lie
‘It’s because you do good work’
By targeting the CEO of The Center for Countering Digital Hate, the Trump regime is caught in another big lie
www.bettedangerous.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
‘It’s because you do good work’
By targeting the CEO of The Center for Countering Digital Hate, the Trump regime is caught in another big lie
By targeting the CEO of The Center for Countering Digital Hate, the Trump regime is caught in another big lie
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Good grief.
Surely NATO has to say something. I expect that the EU will be the first. UK will lag behind.
There’s no denying that Trumpistan is just a Russian satellite now - for the sake of rebuilding contracts to enrich the Trump empire.
Surely NATO has to say something. I expect that the EU will be the first. UK will lag behind.
There’s no denying that Trumpistan is just a Russian satellite now - for the sake of rebuilding contracts to enrich the Trump empire.
Trump has begun lifting American sanctions on companies that sell weapons to the Russian military. The Russians have finally bribed the trump crime family and the felon is 100% on Russia's side. Just more evidence of blatant to add to the mountain of evidence against this administration.
December 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Good grief.
Surely NATO has to say something. I expect that the EU will be the first. UK will lag behind.
There’s no denying that Trumpistan is just a Russian satellite now - for the sake of rebuilding contracts to enrich the Trump empire.
Surely NATO has to say something. I expect that the EU will be the first. UK will lag behind.
There’s no denying that Trumpistan is just a Russian satellite now - for the sake of rebuilding contracts to enrich the Trump empire.