Paddy Elliot 🍉
@paddyelliot.bsky.social
civil servant, trade unionist, vegan, Liverpool fan, and hip hop & grime enthusiast
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Paddy Elliot 🍉
@paddyelliot.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I just think that everybody on this planet should have the right to free housing, food & water, healthcare, education, transport, etc., and that we must fight to build a world in which those rights are fulfilled for all
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Turns out it was a middle aged white man. Awks.
October 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Turns out it was a middle aged white man. Awks.
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A new week - and a new huge milestone!
@greenparty.org.uk now have 100,000 members!!!
We are absolutely on track to next overtake the Tories - let's make hope normal again!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
@greenparty.org.uk now have 100,000 members!!!
We are absolutely on track to next overtake the Tories - let's make hope normal again!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 13, 2025 at 6:04 AM
A new week - and a new huge milestone!
@greenparty.org.uk now have 100,000 members!!!
We are absolutely on track to next overtake the Tories - let's make hope normal again!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
@greenparty.org.uk now have 100,000 members!!!
We are absolutely on track to next overtake the Tories - let's make hope normal again!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Elon Musk is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire. Imagine if his wealth was capped at $999M, and we taxed the rest (~$239B).
We could:
End homelessness: $20B
End hunger: $40B annually to 2030
Build homes: 710K new homes at $308K each
A trillion for one or a future for all?
We could:
End homelessness: $20B
End hunger: $40B annually to 2030
Build homes: 710K new homes at $308K each
A trillion for one or a future for all?
January 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Elon Musk is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire. Imagine if his wealth was capped at $999M, and we taxed the rest (~$239B).
We could:
End homelessness: $20B
End hunger: $40B annually to 2030
Build homes: 710K new homes at $308K each
A trillion for one or a future for all?
We could:
End homelessness: $20B
End hunger: $40B annually to 2030
Build homes: 710K new homes at $308K each
A trillion for one or a future for all?
remember the name: Rio Ngumoha
January 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
remember the name: Rio Ngumoha
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NEW: A wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover in right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI.
He didn’t tell family or friends.
The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
This is his story, by @josh-kaplan.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
He didn’t tell police or the FBI.
He didn’t tell family or friends.
The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
This is his story, by @josh-kaplan.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
www.propublica.org
January 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
NEW: A wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover in right-wing militias.
He didn’t tell police or the FBI.
He didn’t tell family or friends.
The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
This is his story, by @josh-kaplan.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
He didn’t tell police or the FBI.
He didn’t tell family or friends.
The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
This is his story, by @josh-kaplan.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
I wonder if there’s some kind of link here?
December 30, 2024 at 2:00 PM
I wonder if there’s some kind of link here?
now do social housing
on.ft.com/3ZVJNB0
on.ft.com/3ZVJNB0
UK government pays £6bn to end privatisation of military housing
Ministry of Defence to save £230mn in rent every year by buying back 36,000 properties sold off in 1996
on.ft.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:24 PM
now do social housing
on.ft.com/3ZVJNB0
on.ft.com/3ZVJNB0
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This is sort of fascinating because if you were to turn on pretty much any talk radio station or pick up any tabloid, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the inverse.
December 11, 2024 at 8:26 AM
This is sort of fascinating because if you were to turn on pretty much any talk radio station or pick up any tabloid, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the inverse.
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Young men are entering into an economy that is unequal, a society that is atomised and workplaces that are insecure. Right-wing influencers posing as self-help gurus are appealing directly to them. But an alternative is possible. Me for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In my home town, I see teenage boys being pulled towards Andrew Tate and the ‘manosphere’ | Taj Ali
With inequality and insecurity growing, young men are vulnerable, but in Luton the community is showing them a real alternative, says writer Taj Ali
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Young men are entering into an economy that is unequal, a society that is atomised and workplaces that are insecure. Right-wing influencers posing as self-help gurus are appealing directly to them. But an alternative is possible. Me for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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the Niger Delta already knows the answer to this question unfortunately - would be nice to have a political movement capable of forcing a different one
Shell's ultimate Houdini act 🪄
Shell is selling its problem oil assets in Nigeria, leaving behind a legacy of widespread pollution.
But who will pay for #Shell's toxic mess?
Oil giants like Shell shouldn’t be allowed to exploit and run. ❌
Insightful piece by @bloomberg.com ⬇️
Shell is selling its problem oil assets in Nigeria, leaving behind a legacy of widespread pollution.
But who will pay for #Shell's toxic mess?
Oil giants like Shell shouldn’t be allowed to exploit and run. ❌
Insightful piece by @bloomberg.com ⬇️
Who Will Clean Up Shell’s Mess in Nigeria?
The energy giant says it remedies spills it’s responsible for. Critics say a proposed sale of a subsidiary could help it avoid paying for countless leaks.
www.bloomberg.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:47 PM
the Niger Delta already knows the answer to this question unfortunately - would be nice to have a political movement capable of forcing a different one
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I did my first "Sounds interesting, let's touch base after the holidays" today, and it felt great. Did not specify that I meant Easter. They'll figure it out.
December 10, 2024 at 1:30 AM
I did my first "Sounds interesting, let's touch base after the holidays" today, and it felt great. Did not specify that I meant Easter. They'll figure it out.
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💥 THE BATTLE BEGINS 💥
The tech industry has had quite a year with its billionaires revealing who they really are for all to see. Who will be the WORST PERSON IN TECH?
🗳️ Voting is now open: forms.gle/XYERvxNFTBV1...
The tech industry has had quite a year with its billionaires revealing who they really are for all to see. Who will be the WORST PERSON IN TECH?
🗳️ Voting is now open: forms.gle/XYERvxNFTBV1...
December 9, 2024 at 2:09 PM
💥 THE BATTLE BEGINS 💥
The tech industry has had quite a year with its billionaires revealing who they really are for all to see. Who will be the WORST PERSON IN TECH?
🗳️ Voting is now open: forms.gle/XYERvxNFTBV1...
The tech industry has had quite a year with its billionaires revealing who they really are for all to see. Who will be the WORST PERSON IN TECH?
🗳️ Voting is now open: forms.gle/XYERvxNFTBV1...
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America, I have discovered your biggest troll. [Ominous pause.] Its name is...the New York Times. "Attempts to punish the fossil fuel industry by limiting leases or permits for export facilities or blocking projects often backfire..."
December 8, 2024 at 4:14 PM
America, I have discovered your biggest troll. [Ominous pause.] Its name is...the New York Times. "Attempts to punish the fossil fuel industry by limiting leases or permits for export facilities or blocking projects often backfire..."
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Having welcomed the fall of the "barbaric regime" in Syria, Keir Starmer is now visiting Saudi Arabia and the UAE to deepen UK ties with regimes whose violent, repressive nature resembles that of the Al-Assad dictatorship. 🧵
www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks...
www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks...
December 9, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Having welcomed the fall of the "barbaric regime" in Syria, Keir Starmer is now visiting Saudi Arabia and the UAE to deepen UK ties with regimes whose violent, repressive nature resembles that of the Al-Assad dictatorship. 🧵
www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks...
www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks...
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The Western media's duplicity has broken all records. When jihadists entered Kabul, ousting the US regime, it was the end of the world. Now that jihadists have entered Damascus to overthrow a secular enemy of the West, it is a triumph of the human spirit. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
Syrians celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad after five decades of dynastic rule
Citizens dream of a better future but some are wary of Islamist groups claiming to represent them
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:19 AM
The Western media's duplicity has broken all records. When jihadists entered Kabul, ousting the US regime, it was the end of the world. Now that jihadists have entered Damascus to overthrow a secular enemy of the West, it is a triumph of the human spirit. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...
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Israel appears to be destroying strategic weapon caches around Syria, Iranian assets+aerial defense systems. Given Israeli capabilities this should be read to my best understanding as ensuring that any incoming regime will have limited capacity to threaten Israel proper+grant freedom of action.
December 8, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Israel appears to be destroying strategic weapon caches around Syria, Iranian assets+aerial defense systems. Given Israeli capabilities this should be read to my best understanding as ensuring that any incoming regime will have limited capacity to threaten Israel proper+grant freedom of action.
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For Twitter's many many faults it has exposed a lot of people (me included) to important information we wouldn't've seen elsewhere. Hoping the collapse of that platform doesn't drive a wedge between Western leftists and voices on the ground in places our media fails to inform us about.
December 8, 2024 at 6:12 PM
For Twitter's many many faults it has exposed a lot of people (me included) to important information we wouldn't've seen elsewhere. Hoping the collapse of that platform doesn't drive a wedge between Western leftists and voices on the ground in places our media fails to inform us about.
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There's a lot I like better about Bluesky but it's still noticably lacking in non-Western users and that's really showing up with the lack of deep discussion about Syria right now, and general lack of discussion about Gaza and Sudan.
December 8, 2024 at 6:12 PM
There's a lot I like better about Bluesky but it's still noticably lacking in non-Western users and that's really showing up with the lack of deep discussion about Syria right now, and general lack of discussion about Gaza and Sudan.
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Just want to remind people that journalists are workers and there were 500 of them on strike. The dozen or so prominent transphobes will probably be fine after the Tortoise sale, which has now gone through, and will largley screw over people you've never heard of.
December 6, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Just want to remind people that journalists are workers and there were 500 of them on strike. The dozen or so prominent transphobes will probably be fine after the Tortoise sale, which has now gone through, and will largley screw over people you've never heard of.
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It is a fact that when the dust settles on this story, what will be left will be a wide-open goal of near-unanimous public resentment and loathing of the American healthcare system for any politician of any stripe to jump on. It is unlikely that a single one will, and that is worth thinking about.
December 6, 2024 at 7:16 AM
It is a fact that when the dust settles on this story, what will be left will be a wide-open goal of near-unanimous public resentment and loathing of the American healthcare system for any politician of any stripe to jump on. It is unlikely that a single one will, and that is worth thinking about.
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recklessly revealing your identity as an assassin so you can chirpse the woman on front desk at a hostel ["a real hero" off the drive soundtrack plays] www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
December 6, 2024 at 1:40 PM
recklessly revealing your identity as an assassin so you can chirpse the woman on front desk at a hostel ["a real hero" off the drive soundtrack plays] www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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Musk+DOGE are *not* about government efficiency. It's purpose is to:
1.) Cement Musk's monopolies by ending gov't subsidies to his competitors.
2.) Get rid of any regulations that have ever or will ever constrain his behavior.
3.) Loot the gov't by privatizing public programs like SS and the VA.
1.) Cement Musk's monopolies by ending gov't subsidies to his competitors.
2.) Get rid of any regulations that have ever or will ever constrain his behavior.
3.) Loot the gov't by privatizing public programs like SS and the VA.
December 5, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Musk+DOGE are *not* about government efficiency. It's purpose is to:
1.) Cement Musk's monopolies by ending gov't subsidies to his competitors.
2.) Get rid of any regulations that have ever or will ever constrain his behavior.
3.) Loot the gov't by privatizing public programs like SS and the VA.
1.) Cement Musk's monopolies by ending gov't subsidies to his competitors.
2.) Get rid of any regulations that have ever or will ever constrain his behavior.
3.) Loot the gov't by privatizing public programs like SS and the VA.