Olly
@olliefloris.bsky.social
Reads long agreements and occasionally writes them. IHL, ECHR, UNC enjoyer.
“There is only one Labour tradition I hated: losing” Tony Blair.
“There is only one Labour tradition I hated: losing” Tony Blair.
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man
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I am frequently reminded, with some smugness, that Corbyn got more votes than Starmer. I am always unsure at the point being made.
To me, this makes Corbyn's failure to be elected, not less, but more annoying. Because it means that resources were poorly allocated and there was little strategy.
To me, this makes Corbyn's failure to be elected, not less, but more annoying. Because it means that resources were poorly allocated and there was little strategy.
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I am frequently reminded, with some smugness, that Corbyn got more votes than Starmer. I am always unsure at the point being made.
To me, this makes Corbyn's failure to be elected, not less, but more annoying. Because it means that resources were poorly allocated and there was little strategy.
To me, this makes Corbyn's failure to be elected, not less, but more annoying. Because it means that resources were poorly allocated and there was little strategy.
Reading posts today one has to wonder if people read the Labour manifesto before voting which clearly stated they would take action to stop the boats. The reforms briefed so far are great, have shown to be effective and 100% compatible with ECHR and Refugee convention.
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Reading posts today one has to wonder if people read the Labour manifesto before voting which clearly stated they would take action to stop the boats. The reforms briefed so far are great, have shown to be effective and 100% compatible with ECHR and Refugee convention.
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The anti-Truss!
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The anti-Truss!
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Why apologise for a Reform councillor calling children in care "evil" when I can just bang on about asylum seeker hotels instead?
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Why apologise for a Reform councillor calling children in care "evil" when I can just bang on about asylum seeker hotels instead?
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EXCLUSIVE 🚨 A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
✏️ @jamesrball.com
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Exclusive: the error at the heart of Trump’s BBC attack
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Mhari Aurora asks a pretty fair question, is booed by the crowd and told off by Dear Leader. Then Noa Hoffman, lobs a dogwhistle soft ball about making "our high streets beautiful again", not "covered in illegal migrant vape shops," to great applause.
Genuinely ugly moment. ~AA
Genuinely ugly moment. ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Mhari Aurora asks a pretty fair question, is booed by the crowd and told off by Dear Leader. Then Noa Hoffman, lobs a dogwhistle soft ball about making "our high streets beautiful again", not "covered in illegal migrant vape shops," to great applause.
Genuinely ugly moment. ~AA
Genuinely ugly moment. ~AA
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How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
Why did I not see Chris writing, a year ago, about how the buck stopped with Alex Chalk?
Chris Mason: The justice system is failing and the buck stops with Lammy
Chris Mason: The justice system is failing and the buck stops with Lammy
Problems in the prisons and the courts are not new but they are growing and the government doesn't have a grip on them.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Why did I not see Chris writing, a year ago, about how the buck stopped with Alex Chalk?
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Conservative Councillor says "young black males" are "flooding" the UK
Contacted by Byline, she defended her comments, saying “we cannot sustain the volume of.. black males” that “jeopardises [our] security"
Asked why their skin colour matters, she replied “because they are [black], aren’t they?"
Contacted by Byline, she defended her comments, saying “we cannot sustain the volume of.. black males” that “jeopardises [our] security"
Asked why their skin colour matters, she replied “because they are [black], aren’t they?"
Conservative Councillor Accused of 'Old-Fashioned Racism' After Saying 'Young Black Males' Are 'Flooding' the UK
EXCLUSIVE: Pauline Giles defended her comments to Byline Times, saying that "we cannot sustain the volume of young black males" that "jeopardises the security of our country"
bylinetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Conservative Councillor says "young black males" are "flooding" the UK
Contacted by Byline, she defended her comments, saying “we cannot sustain the volume of.. black males” that “jeopardises [our] security"
Asked why their skin colour matters, she replied “because they are [black], aren’t they?"
Contacted by Byline, she defended her comments, saying “we cannot sustain the volume of.. black males” that “jeopardises [our] security"
Asked why their skin colour matters, she replied “because they are [black], aren’t they?"
Really moving speech tonight from Keir Starmer at the despatch box as he opens the debate to move the Hillsborough bill. With the campaigners and their families in the gallery too.
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Really moving speech tonight from Keir Starmer at the despatch box as he opens the debate to move the Hillsborough bill. With the campaigners and their families in the gallery too.
One of the worst things the Tories scrapped. The grown ups are back in charge, this is fantastic news. Life will get much easier for a lot of people.
BREAKING: All UK adults to require digital ID under Keir Starmer plan
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
All UK adults to require digital ID under Keir Starmer plan
The ‘Brit card’ would be part of efforts to tackle illegal migration by verifying right to live and work in Britain
www.thetimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
One of the worst things the Tories scrapped. The grown ups are back in charge, this is fantastic news. Life will get much easier for a lot of people.
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"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."
August 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"If you live in Alaska, I need you to buy a Ukrainian flag and turn any area that Putin is going to be into a sea of Ukrainian flags - so many that, when Putin lands, all he's going to see is just yellow and blue."
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It seems that many people haven't realised the truth about Palestine Action.
And some seem happy to both mislead others to think it's all about some paint on a plane, while purposefully conflating the proscribing with a ban on legitimate protest about Gaza.
But that is not the truth...
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And some seem happy to both mislead others to think it's all about some paint on a plane, while purposefully conflating the proscribing with a ban on legitimate protest about Gaza.
But that is not the truth...
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Palestine Action: Proscription - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Palestine Action: Proscription' on Monday 23 June 2025.
hansard.parliament.uk
August 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
It seems that many people haven't realised the truth about Palestine Action.
And some seem happy to both mislead others to think it's all about some paint on a plane, while purposefully conflating the proscribing with a ban on legitimate protest about Gaza.
But that is not the truth...
1/2
And some seem happy to both mislead others to think it's all about some paint on a plane, while purposefully conflating the proscribing with a ban on legitimate protest about Gaza.
But that is not the truth...
1/2
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It says a lot about where we're going that the BBC is now running stories in which they ask lifeboat crews whether they will apologise for using their boats to save lives
July 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
It says a lot about where we're going that the BBC is now running stories in which they ask lifeboat crews whether they will apologise for using their boats to save lives
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Nestled between El Yunque National Forest and the ocean, 101-year-old Andrés Gonzalez Vega is one of 16.4 million who served in the U.S. military during WWII.
Eighty years later, fewer than 1% remain. González Vega, who is now writing a memoir, is one of them.
nbcnews.to/4o4j9jv
Eighty years later, fewer than 1% remain. González Vega, who is now writing a memoir, is one of them.
nbcnews.to/4o4j9jv
July 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Nestled between El Yunque National Forest and the ocean, 101-year-old Andrés Gonzalez Vega is one of 16.4 million who served in the U.S. military during WWII.
Eighty years later, fewer than 1% remain. González Vega, who is now writing a memoir, is one of them.
nbcnews.to/4o4j9jv
Eighty years later, fewer than 1% remain. González Vega, who is now writing a memoir, is one of them.
nbcnews.to/4o4j9jv
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Repost proudly if you have left X and joined Bluesky full time 🦋
January 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Repost proudly if you have left X and joined Bluesky full time 🦋
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The TikTok ban was a stunt to suck up to Trump. Meta is giving him what he wants. X is owned by the administration. Companies that haven’t donated to an inaugural fund in 20 years are shoveling money.
I’m scared man. As a 22 year old, the authoritarian is winning. I don’t want to lose America.
I’m scared man. As a 22 year old, the authoritarian is winning. I don’t want to lose America.
January 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The TikTok ban was a stunt to suck up to Trump. Meta is giving him what he wants. X is owned by the administration. Companies that haven’t donated to an inaugural fund in 20 years are shoveling money.
I’m scared man. As a 22 year old, the authoritarian is winning. I don’t want to lose America.
I’m scared man. As a 22 year old, the authoritarian is winning. I don’t want to lose America.
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We live in a post-shame world.
January 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
We live in a post-shame world.
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Someone tell that sanctimonious pixie Speaker Mike Johnson that if he places conditions on California's ability to rebuild, his state, Louisiana, the Welfare Queen of Federalism, won't be able to fix any of its roads because that money comes from the far more successful economy of California.
January 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Someone tell that sanctimonious pixie Speaker Mike Johnson that if he places conditions on California's ability to rebuild, his state, Louisiana, the Welfare Queen of Federalism, won't be able to fix any of its roads because that money comes from the far more successful economy of California.
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Taking the leap into Bluesky 👋
January 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Taking the leap into Bluesky 👋
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I thought the Greenland stuff was a joke I didn’t get. Oh boy.
January 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I thought the Greenland stuff was a joke I didn’t get. Oh boy.
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It's really not about leaving the other platforms. It's about bringing people here and giving them more engagement than the other apps.
That's what people want. Engagement. Takes nothing to offer it
If there is a user on another app that you like, DM them and invite them here. Post and tag me
That's what people want. Engagement. Takes nothing to offer it
If there is a user on another app that you like, DM them and invite them here. Post and tag me
January 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It's really not about leaving the other platforms. It's about bringing people here and giving them more engagement than the other apps.
That's what people want. Engagement. Takes nothing to offer it
If there is a user on another app that you like, DM them and invite them here. Post and tag me
That's what people want. Engagement. Takes nothing to offer it
If there is a user on another app that you like, DM them and invite them here. Post and tag me
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Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵
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Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵
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