Rachel
@rachelgs.bsky.social
Love all music, especially punk and trad. Independent minded, European outlook. Creative. Best not to know the rest.
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I was also told that you shouldn’t call convicted sexual predators sexual predators because something or other
I used to get told off by people for calling certain people fascists - apparently it weakened the word - now, those people I called fascists are being fascists - what really weakens the word is not using it when we can try and stop them and only use it when they have power
September 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I was also told that you shouldn’t call convicted sexual predators sexual predators because something or other
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Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform.
They should be called Tory Party 2.0 as that’s what it’s becoming.
#NeverVoteReform
They should be called Tory Party 2.0 as that’s what it’s becoming.
#NeverVoteReform
Nadine Dorries defects to Nigel Farage's Reform saying Tory Party is dead
Former I'm A Celeb star Nadine Dorries said the Tories 'cannot win the next election' as she confirmed she has switched sides to Nigel Farage's Reform
www.mirror.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Nadine Dorries has defected to Reform.
They should be called Tory Party 2.0 as that’s what it’s becoming.
#NeverVoteReform
They should be called Tory Party 2.0 as that’s what it’s becoming.
#NeverVoteReform
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oh Nadine
Be fascinated to know what Farage thinks of the original Nadine Dorries version of the Online Safety Bill. ‘Cos if you think what actually passed into law is an assault on free speech, well…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries defects to Reform UK
The ex-MP told the Daily Mail the Tory Party was dead and its members now
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
oh Nadine
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JUST IN: A federal judge in Illinois has thrown out the Trump administration's lawsuit against the state that claims IL's workforce privacy law conflicts with federal immigration enforcement. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
August 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge in Illinois has thrown out the Trump administration's lawsuit against the state that claims IL's workforce privacy law conflicts with federal immigration enforcement. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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"Such effortless wooliness of mind might qualify Badenoch to be a Church of England priest, or possibly the Archbishop of Cognitive Dissonance, but not a national leader."
My weekly bit for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
My weekly bit for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
Russell Jones's Week Moment: The Blonde at the Bar
Why are the Archbishop of Cognitive Dissonance and the Ozempic Root Vegetable turning themselves inside out chasing right-wing voters who are already going home with Nigel, asks Russell Jones
www.bylinesupplement.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Such effortless wooliness of mind might qualify Badenoch to be a Church of England priest, or possibly the Archbishop of Cognitive Dissonance, but not a national leader."
My weekly bit for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
My weekly bit for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
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Just finished an advance copy of Baby's Breath by Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social : fantastic read, a world away from his brilliant Tory trilogy (The End Of An Error comes out before the end of the month), this is a gripping thriller that grabs you from the start and doesn't let go! Out 1/9.
August 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Just finished an advance copy of Baby's Breath by Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social : fantastic read, a world away from his brilliant Tory trilogy (The End Of An Error comes out before the end of the month), this is a gripping thriller that grabs you from the start and doesn't let go! Out 1/9.
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Big news. I'm self-publishing my first novel, Baby's Breath.
After my last two publishers went bust, I’ve decided to bet on myself (and on you).
Read Chapter One now, and apply to become an Advance Reader and get a free copy. Limited to 200
#BabysBreath
www.babysbreath.co.uk
After my last two publishers went bust, I’ve decided to bet on myself (and on you).
Read Chapter One now, and apply to become an Advance Reader and get a free copy. Limited to 200
#BabysBreath
www.babysbreath.co.uk
Baby's Breath - A Psychological Thriller by Russell Jones
Survival is only the beginning.
www.babysbreath.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Big news. I'm self-publishing my first novel, Baby's Breath.
After my last two publishers went bust, I’ve decided to bet on myself (and on you).
Read Chapter One now, and apply to become an Advance Reader and get a free copy. Limited to 200
#BabysBreath
www.babysbreath.co.uk
After my last two publishers went bust, I’ve decided to bet on myself (and on you).
Read Chapter One now, and apply to become an Advance Reader and get a free copy. Limited to 200
#BabysBreath
www.babysbreath.co.uk
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“It would be an earthquake in politics and make our legislative bodies whiter.”
The Supreme Court prepares to end voting rights as we know them
And justices don’t want you to notice.
www.motherjones.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Brexit referendum’s 10th anniversary: time to think again?
With 10 years of the Brexit referendum on the horizon, should a second referendum be in our sights?
@nick1webb.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
With 10 years of the Brexit referendum on the horizon, should a second referendum be in our sights?
@nick1webb.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Brexit referendum’s 10th anniversary: time to think again?
With 10 years of the Brexit referendum on the horizon, should a second referendum be in our sights?
centralbylines.co.uk
August 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Brexit referendum’s 10th anniversary: time to think again?
With 10 years of the Brexit referendum on the horizon, should a second referendum be in our sights?
@nick1webb.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
With 10 years of the Brexit referendum on the horizon, should a second referendum be in our sights?
@nick1webb.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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If Joe Biden had randomly walked the roof of the White House, CNN would spend a week saying he can’t even navigate the building and is old/lost/confused.
Instead we have Trump doing it and saying he wants to install misiles up there and the media is pretending it’s all normal.
Instead we have Trump doing it and saying he wants to install misiles up there and the media is pretending it’s all normal.
August 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If Joe Biden had randomly walked the roof of the White House, CNN would spend a week saying he can’t even navigate the building and is old/lost/confused.
Instead we have Trump doing it and saying he wants to install misiles up there and the media is pretending it’s all normal.
Instead we have Trump doing it and saying he wants to install misiles up there and the media is pretending it’s all normal.
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USCIS declared that the children of immigrants who are “unlawfully present” will “no longer be US citizens at birth.” They'll inherit their parents' status, rendering them detainable & deportable ...this new underclass of noncitizen babies are apparently subject to arrest from the moment of birth."
Chatting with @anacabrera.bsky.social on MSNBC in a few minutes about the Trump administration quietly plotting the first step of its attack on birthright citizenship slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump Just Released His Plan to Revoke Birthright Citizenship. It’s Worse Than Imagined.
Try as it might, the government cannot cover up the horrors with bureaucratic legalese.
slate.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
USCIS declared that the children of immigrants who are “unlawfully present” will “no longer be US citizens at birth.” They'll inherit their parents' status, rendering them detainable & deportable ...this new underclass of noncitizen babies are apparently subject to arrest from the moment of birth."
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If Bob Geldof actually did something like this I would forgive his silence of 21 months, as I think would most people.
Otherwise it is all just words to try save his own reputation.
Otherwise it is all just words to try save his own reputation.
July 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
If Bob Geldof actually did something like this I would forgive his silence of 21 months, as I think would most people.
Otherwise it is all just words to try save his own reputation.
Otherwise it is all just words to try save his own reputation.
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“It was easy, all I had to do was start abusing Muslims and mistrusting brown people and my lot in life miraculously improved, suddenly I could afford real Fred Perry t-shirts and Stoney jackets for the kids!”
- Jonathan SeaGullis.
Interviewed aggressively squawking by a bin.
- Jonathan SeaGullis.
Interviewed aggressively squawking by a bin.
July 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“It was easy, all I had to do was start abusing Muslims and mistrusting brown people and my lot in life miraculously improved, suddenly I could afford real Fred Perry t-shirts and Stoney jackets for the kids!”
- Jonathan SeaGullis.
Interviewed aggressively squawking by a bin.
- Jonathan SeaGullis.
Interviewed aggressively squawking by a bin.
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Reform's Richard Tice has written to energy firms to inform them of the 'political risk' of Reform to renewables
Labour official: “Reform are now actively trying to discourage businesses from investing in clean energy in the UK...
"They are disgracefully... undermining the UK's national interest."
Labour official: “Reform are now actively trying to discourage businesses from investing in clean energy in the UK...
"They are disgracefully... undermining the UK's national interest."
July 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reform's Richard Tice has written to energy firms to inform them of the 'political risk' of Reform to renewables
Labour official: “Reform are now actively trying to discourage businesses from investing in clean energy in the UK...
"They are disgracefully... undermining the UK's national interest."
Labour official: “Reform are now actively trying to discourage businesses from investing in clean energy in the UK...
"They are disgracefully... undermining the UK's national interest."
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The first people stripped of their German citizenship and made stateless was a list of 33 people published on August 25, 1933. 39,006 people were stripped of their citizenship during the Nazi regime. The final Ausbürgerungsliste was published on April 7, 1945, a month before the end of the war.
Trump calls for deporting US citizens: "We also have a lot of bad people that have been here for a long time ... many of them were born in our country. I think we ought to get them the hell out of here too, if you want to know the truth. So maybe that'll be the next job."
July 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The first people stripped of their German citizenship and made stateless was a list of 33 people published on August 25, 1933. 39,006 people were stripped of their citizenship during the Nazi regime. The final Ausbürgerungsliste was published on April 7, 1945, a month before the end of the war.
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Fartrage surprised to find that he’s got no policies, no plans, no costings, few MPs, reducing council elected mates and a line in propaganda that people increasingly know is bullsxxt
June 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Fartrage surprised to find that he’s got no policies, no plans, no costings, few MPs, reducing council elected mates and a line in propaganda that people increasingly know is bullsxxt
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Hundreds of Israelis marched towards Gaza, demanding an end to the genocide and called for a hostage deal. #3E #EndImpunity #FreePalestine
May 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Hundreds of Israelis marched towards Gaza, demanding an end to the genocide and called for a hostage deal. #3E #EndImpunity #FreePalestine
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Edinburgh Council is reviewing this supported service and your views are needed. Leith Central CC has created a short survey to gather local feedback. Please take a moment to share your thoughts:
tinyurl.com/mtvfetc5
tinyurl.com/mtvfetc5
May 8, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Edinburgh Council is reviewing this supported service and your views are needed. Leith Central CC has created a short survey to gather local feedback. Please take a moment to share your thoughts:
tinyurl.com/mtvfetc5
tinyurl.com/mtvfetc5
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📣 LCCC’s next public meeting is Mon 19 May, 7pm at Nelson Hall, McDonald Road Library. All welcome to attend. On the agenda: policing, planning, parks, transport & more. Meeting papers: bit.ly/LCCCpapers 🌐 Info: leithcentralcc.co.uk/reports 📸 rwphotoedinburgh.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
📣 LCCC’s next public meeting is Mon 19 May, 7pm at Nelson Hall, McDonald Road Library. All welcome to attend. On the agenda: policing, planning, parks, transport & more. Meeting papers: bit.ly/LCCCpapers 🌐 Info: leithcentralcc.co.uk/reports 📸 rwphotoedinburgh.com
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🚌 Use the No.13 bus?
We're gathering local views to help monitor its quality and usage.
Your feedback supports the future of this vital service.
📝 Take the short survey: tinyurl.com/mtvfetc5
We're gathering local views to help monitor its quality and usage.
Your feedback supports the future of this vital service.
📝 Take the short survey: tinyurl.com/mtvfetc5
Bus Service 13 - user survey in Leith Central Community Council area
The service 13 is a supported bus service procured by Edinburgh Council which runs in part through Leith Central Community Council's (LCCC) area.
Supported services are deemed to provide an insuffici...
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May 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🚌 Use the No.13 bus?
We're gathering local views to help monitor its quality and usage.
Your feedback supports the future of this vital service.
📝 Take the short survey: tinyurl.com/mtvfetc5
We're gathering local views to help monitor its quality and usage.
Your feedback supports the future of this vital service.
📝 Take the short survey: tinyurl.com/mtvfetc5
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Today’s poll raises an interesting Qn- what does Labour do *if* it comes behind Plaid & there is a strong Reform bloc in the next #Senedd. Opposition or can it accept, a huge undertaking let there be no bones about it, being a junior partner in govt even in a rotating FM scenario?
May 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Today’s poll raises an interesting Qn- what does Labour do *if* it comes behind Plaid & there is a strong Reform bloc in the next #Senedd. Opposition or can it accept, a huge undertaking let there be no bones about it, being a junior partner in govt even in a rotating FM scenario?
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For 100 days I've been saying "why are we even trying, we should focus on Europe", and loads of people have told me I'm foolish. I'm definitely foolish about lots of things. But I'm right on this.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Trump ‘makes trade deal with UK second-order priority’ in blow to ministers
US officials have split negotiations with countries into three phases, sources say, with South Korea taking priority
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
For 100 days I've been saying "why are we even trying, we should focus on Europe", and loads of people have told me I'm foolish. I'm definitely foolish about lots of things. But I'm right on this.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...