Osymandus
@osymandus.bsky.social
Still reading, eating. Caring for cats and enjoying Dr who.
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In 24 hours this has now raised £150,000.
Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.
Let's make small donations normal again!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.
Let's make small donations normal again!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
In 24 hours this has now raised £150,000.
Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.
Let's make small donations normal again!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.
Let's make small donations normal again!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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£2,785 🤭
Ahahahahaha, local business that recorded themselves sticking a load of Union Jacks to lampposts all about town are currently pissing and moaning about finally Finding Out.
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
£2,785 🤭
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Series that wouldn’t have happened in the Nordics (plot would have no real life basis):
- Squid Game: no one gets into such debt for such reasons
- White Lotus (1st episode): no small talk with strangers so half of the interactions wouldn’t take place
- Squid Game: no one gets into such debt for such reasons
- White Lotus (1st episode): no small talk with strangers so half of the interactions wouldn’t take place
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Series that wouldn’t have happened in the Nordics (plot would have no real life basis):
- Squid Game: no one gets into such debt for such reasons
- White Lotus (1st episode): no small talk with strangers so half of the interactions wouldn’t take place
- Squid Game: no one gets into such debt for such reasons
- White Lotus (1st episode): no small talk with strangers so half of the interactions wouldn’t take place
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November 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
All my content is free because I'm a bad capitalist, but for those with the means, there's a black Friday discount to become a paid subscriber and support my work. If you sign up in the next week, you'll get 25% off for the life of your subscription. 💙https://www.muellershewrote.com/blackfriday
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More cracks in the dam
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
More cracks in the dam
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Here’s the “peaceful” Russia murdering civilians.
November 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Here’s the “peaceful” Russia murdering civilians.
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I've been quiet on social media as there's been A LOT TO DO and it means I forget to advertise and such. So hey! We make really cool minis! Theyre 28mm scale, hand sculpted and hand cast! They're of mega cool women from the past! And more!
Here's Hannie Schaft! 😍
www.badsquiddogames.com
Here's Hannie Schaft! 😍
www.badsquiddogames.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I've been quiet on social media as there's been A LOT TO DO and it means I forget to advertise and such. So hey! We make really cool minis! Theyre 28mm scale, hand sculpted and hand cast! They're of mega cool women from the past! And more!
Here's Hannie Schaft! 😍
www.badsquiddogames.com
Here's Hannie Schaft! 😍
www.badsquiddogames.com
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There is a distinct lack of public voices making the case for the UK and EU working together, and far too many finding fault with something or other. Which at a point when Europe collectively is struggling isn't a good sign.
Must read from
@pimlicat.bsky.social
Pro Europeans on both side of the channel need to redouble our efforts to compromise, co-operate and forge stronger partnerships.
Even more important at a moment when Ukraine's sovereign future hangs in the balance.
www.bestforbritain.org/uk_access_to...
@pimlicat.bsky.social
Pro Europeans on both side of the channel need to redouble our efforts to compromise, co-operate and forge stronger partnerships.
Even more important at a moment when Ukraine's sovereign future hangs in the balance.
www.bestforbritain.org/uk_access_to...
UK access to SAFE vital to deter tyrant on our doorstep
The UK's access to Europe's SAFE defence fund is vital to deter "the tyrant on our doorstep", campaigners have stressed, following reports that negotiations over Britain joining the €150 billion fund ...
www.bestforbritain.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
There is a distinct lack of public voices making the case for the UK and EU working together, and far too many finding fault with something or other. Which at a point when Europe collectively is struggling isn't a good sign.
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We offer a grand discount of fuck all this Friday.
Cos we don’t price gouge for the rest of the year.
Get your t towel books and stuff at www.markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
Cos we don’t price gouge for the rest of the year.
Get your t towel books and stuff at www.markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
We offer a grand discount of fuck all this Friday.
Cos we don’t price gouge for the rest of the year.
Get your t towel books and stuff at www.markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
Cos we don’t price gouge for the rest of the year.
Get your t towel books and stuff at www.markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
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#UkrainianView
Note from the person with long-term memory.
Remember how russian media amd bots said that "Zelenskyy is ready to fight until the last Ukrainian"(Zelenskyy never said that).
Now we know the real author of the phrase and intention. As if someone didn't know it before the video.
Note from the person with long-term memory.
Remember how russian media amd bots said that "Zelenskyy is ready to fight until the last Ukrainian"(Zelenskyy never said that).
Now we know the real author of the phrase and intention. As if someone didn't know it before the video.
Putin vows to fight 'until the last Ukrainian dies' unless Kyiv accepts Trump peace plan
The Russian president warned he would achieve his objectives by force if Ukraine does not withdraw its troops as part of the US leader's proposals to end the war
www.lbc.co.uk/article/puti...
The Russian president warned he would achieve his objectives by force if Ukraine does not withdraw its troops as part of the US leader's proposals to end the war
www.lbc.co.uk/article/puti...
Putin vows to fight 'until the last Ukrainian dies' unless Kyiv accepts Trump peace plan | LBC
The Russian president warned he would achieve his objectives by force if Ukraine does not withdraw its troops as part of the US leader's proposals to end the war
www.lbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
#UkrainianView
Note from the person with long-term memory.
Remember how russian media amd bots said that "Zelenskyy is ready to fight until the last Ukrainian"(Zelenskyy never said that).
Now we know the real author of the phrase and intention. As if someone didn't know it before the video.
Note from the person with long-term memory.
Remember how russian media amd bots said that "Zelenskyy is ready to fight until the last Ukrainian"(Zelenskyy never said that).
Now we know the real author of the phrase and intention. As if someone didn't know it before the video.
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Do you read my comic, Goblins? You should! Unless you don't want to, then you absolutely should not read my comic, Goblins. www.goblinscomic.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Do you read my comic, Goblins? You should! Unless you don't want to, then you absolutely should not read my comic, Goblins. www.goblinscomic.org
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Not long until the Green Party's production of a Christmas Carol!
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Not long until the Green Party's production of a Christmas Carol!
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
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Who own this country?
🚨BREAKING: “With fire and rehire and zero hours contracts not being banned, the Employment Rights Bill is already unrecognisable.
These constant row backs will only damage workers’ confidence that the protections promised will be worth the wait” @unitesharon.bsky.social
These constant row backs will only damage workers’ confidence that the protections promised will be worth the wait” @unitesharon.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Who own this country?
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Just been informed of a hit piece coming Saturday in The Daily Rowling. Quite cheered. Shitheads going after you is not proof you're getting it right. But shitheads not going after you definitely is proof you're getting it wrong.
November 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Just been informed of a hit piece coming Saturday in The Daily Rowling. Quite cheered. Shitheads going after you is not proof you're getting it right. But shitheads not going after you definitely is proof you're getting it wrong.
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Very interesting thread of in-court reporting on Palestine Action hearing, by the estimable @lizziedearden.bsky.social.
Even if government wins, it is facing what is called rather "anxious scrutiny" from the bench.
Suspect government lawyers are not delighted by how hard the judges are pressing.
Even if government wins, it is facing what is called rather "anxious scrutiny" from the bench.
Suspect government lawyers are not delighted by how hard the judges are pressing.
The way Palestine Action ban was approved by MPs has been raised in the High Court, with Dame Victoria Sharp noting 2 unrelated groups were on the same order
She says MPs may have been "reluctant" to vote against it but the home sec lawyer says the court should be "cautious" giving that any weight
She says MPs may have been "reluctant" to vote against it but the home sec lawyer says the court should be "cautious" giving that any weight
Many MPs demanding explanation on why two other groups are on same banning order
Labour MP Kim Johnson says: "Lumping Palestine Action together with other two obscure groups to ensure it is proscribed is a disgraceful manipulation of parliamentary procedure"
Labour MP Kim Johnson says: "Lumping Palestine Action together with other two obscure groups to ensure it is proscribed is a disgraceful manipulation of parliamentary procedure"
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Very interesting thread of in-court reporting on Palestine Action hearing, by the estimable @lizziedearden.bsky.social.
Even if government wins, it is facing what is called rather "anxious scrutiny" from the bench.
Suspect government lawyers are not delighted by how hard the judges are pressing.
Even if government wins, it is facing what is called rather "anxious scrutiny" from the bench.
Suspect government lawyers are not delighted by how hard the judges are pressing.
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- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
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1/🧵 He did something similar after the murder of Brianna Ghey, using the mention of a hate crime as a kind of prop. He never talks about hate crimes themselves; he only talks about how virtuous it supposedly is for him to acknowledge that they exist.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/26/k...
Why are we hearing about this now if it happened a few years ago?
Since coming to office AFTER the attack on his niece, Starmer's culture war anti-LGBTQ+ words and policies have got him and Labour banned from every Pride. He has personally made ...
Why are we hearing about this now if it happened a few years ago?
Since coming to office AFTER the attack on his niece, Starmer's culture war anti-LGBTQ+ words and policies have got him and Labour banned from every Pride. He has personally made ...
Keir Starmer's fury after niece and wife 'beaten by blokes for holding hands'
'I thought the days of beating up people because they were gay were well behind us.'
metro.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
1/🧵 He did something similar after the murder of Brianna Ghey, using the mention of a hate crime as a kind of prop. He never talks about hate crimes themselves; he only talks about how virtuous it supposedly is for him to acknowledge that they exist.
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Yanis is always a joy to listen to.
Clear, visionary (and funny!)
Our conversation 👇🏼
Clear, visionary (and funny!)
Our conversation 👇🏼
How The Left Can Come Together To Beat Reform | Yanis Varoufakis | Zack Polanski www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjLZ...
How The Left Can Come Together To Beat Reform | Yanis Varoufakis | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Yanis is always a joy to listen to.
Clear, visionary (and funny!)
Our conversation 👇🏼
Clear, visionary (and funny!)
Our conversation 👇🏼
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With Jimmy Kimmel, James Comey, Letitia James and now the Democrats giving correct statements on unlawful orders, Trump and his cronies are picking fights which they are almost instantly losing.
Odd to watch in real time.
Odd to watch in real time.
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
With Jimmy Kimmel, James Comey, Letitia James and now the Democrats giving correct statements on unlawful orders, Trump and his cronies are picking fights which they are almost instantly losing.
Odd to watch in real time.
Odd to watch in real time.
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This is the remarkable video on which six US senators/representatives with service backgrounds emphasise that those serving should not follow unlawful orders.
What they are doing is stating what the oaths provide.
This should not be remarkable, but it is.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
What they are doing is stating what the oaths provide.
This should not be remarkable, but it is.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community...
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is the remarkable video on which six US senators/representatives with service backgrounds emphasise that those serving should not follow unlawful orders.
What they are doing is stating what the oaths provide.
This should not be remarkable, but it is.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
What they are doing is stating what the oaths provide.
This should not be remarkable, but it is.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
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This should not simply be forgotten in the busy news cycle.
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This should not simply be forgotten in the busy news cycle.
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This sum includes pensions, although presumably Matt is Very Angry that some pensioners have a family background in Africa or Asia too
Reflections on the budget from the head of Students4Reform
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This sum includes pensions, although presumably Matt is Very Angry that some pensioners have a family background in Africa or Asia too
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November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Zack Polanski has hit back at the Chancellor after she used her Budget to mock his past work as a hypnotherapist
Zack Polanski fires back after Rachel Reeves uses Budget to attack Greens
www.thenational.scot
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Zack Polanski has hit back at the Chancellor after she used her Budget to mock his past work as a hypnotherapist
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.