Sam Bacon
@sambsam.bsky.social
Social change professionally, fun stuff socially.
Charity Director (Active Bradford), and previously a Labour SPAD in the funny old days of opposition.
Music, culture, politics, ice hockey (#vegasborn), marvel + mental health is me
Charity Director (Active Bradford), and previously a Labour SPAD in the funny old days of opposition.
Music, culture, politics, ice hockey (#vegasborn), marvel + mental health is me
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If you think a just-fertilized ovary is entitled to life but are indifferent to what happens to a kidnapped 4-year-old with cancer, sent to a dangerous country without meds, you don’t give a fuck about the lives of children. You are just in a cult that fetishizes being against abortions.
April 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
If you think a just-fertilized ovary is entitled to life but are indifferent to what happens to a kidnapped 4-year-old with cancer, sent to a dangerous country without meds, you don’t give a fuck about the lives of children. You are just in a cult that fetishizes being against abortions.
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Someone go get Marcus Rashford
March 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Someone go get Marcus Rashford
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Van Hollen: "Can you imagine FDR in the middle of WW2 saying to Churchill, 'you know, we're not going to continue to help you until you turn over half of your coal and mineral reserves.' That's not how you behave when you want to support a friend who's under attack by an authoritarian like Putin."
February 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Van Hollen: "Can you imagine FDR in the middle of WW2 saying to Churchill, 'you know, we're not going to continue to help you until you turn over half of your coal and mineral reserves.' That's not how you behave when you want to support a friend who's under attack by an authoritarian like Putin."
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Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.
February 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.
On Ukraine, Europe must step into the void | Virgin
www.virgin.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.
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"Appeasement at Munich: World Wars, Past and Possible"
The symmetry between Germany-Czechoslovakia in 1938 and Russia-Ukraine in 2022 is uncanny, and pausing for a moment on the resemblances might help us to take a broader view of today.
snyder.substack.com/p/appeasemen...
The symmetry between Germany-Czechoslovakia in 1938 and Russia-Ukraine in 2022 is uncanny, and pausing for a moment on the resemblances might help us to take a broader view of today.
snyder.substack.com/p/appeasemen...
Appeasement at Munich
World Wars, Past and Possible
snyder.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"Appeasement at Munich: World Wars, Past and Possible"
The symmetry between Germany-Czechoslovakia in 1938 and Russia-Ukraine in 2022 is uncanny, and pausing for a moment on the resemblances might help us to take a broader view of today.
snyder.substack.com/p/appeasemen...
The symmetry between Germany-Czechoslovakia in 1938 and Russia-Ukraine in 2022 is uncanny, and pausing for a moment on the resemblances might help us to take a broader view of today.
snyder.substack.com/p/appeasemen...
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Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For more—and to sign— go to
saynotoethniccleansing.org
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For more—and to sign— go to
saynotoethniccleansing.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For more—and to sign— go to
saynotoethniccleansing.org
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
For more—and to sign— go to
saynotoethniccleansing.org
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DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
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February 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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🔥 @carladenyer.bsky.social:
"Until Labour are brave enough to deal with forces draining money out of us, people will look for someone to blame.
"The ultra-rich siphon off more & more, landlords hike the rent, & Farage will continue to sell the lie that migrants are the cause" t.co/oU9z5QdWYN
"Until Labour are brave enough to deal with forces draining money out of us, people will look for someone to blame.
"The ultra-rich siphon off more & more, landlords hike the rent, & Farage will continue to sell the lie that migrants are the cause" t.co/oU9z5QdWYN
February 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🔥 @carladenyer.bsky.social:
"Until Labour are brave enough to deal with forces draining money out of us, people will look for someone to blame.
"The ultra-rich siphon off more & more, landlords hike the rent, & Farage will continue to sell the lie that migrants are the cause" t.co/oU9z5QdWYN
"Until Labour are brave enough to deal with forces draining money out of us, people will look for someone to blame.
"The ultra-rich siphon off more & more, landlords hike the rent, & Farage will continue to sell the lie that migrants are the cause" t.co/oU9z5QdWYN
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At this point I genuinely don't think it's hyperbole to say that Elon Musk is functionally in charge of the US government. Perhaps not in specific policy areas - two bills or one on the hill, policy in the mideast. But certainly functional control of the state apparatus.
This new EO signed today appears to create DOGE as a shadow government across the entire federal government. Each agency/dept will be assigned a DOGE minder who will work with the Secry or Director and essentially be in charge of all new hiring and/or firing. People have been saying the Elon is ...
February 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
At this point I genuinely don't think it's hyperbole to say that Elon Musk is functionally in charge of the US government. Perhaps not in specific policy areas - two bills or one on the hill, policy in the mideast. But certainly functional control of the state apparatus.
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Labour should be using the need to increase defence spending as a off-ramp for their promises on tax, not letting their defence policy (like everything else) be constrained by their promises on tax.
Starmer summons UK defence chiefs in tussle over spending
Trump is pushing European governments to commit much higher funding to armed forces
www.ft.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Labour should be using the need to increase defence spending as a off-ramp for their promises on tax, not letting their defence policy (like everything else) be constrained by their promises on tax.
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We didn't vote for Reform lite. We don't want Reform lite.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK to refuse citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’
Home Office accused of shutting out refugees, as new guidance says those applicants will ‘normally be refused’
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We didn't vote for Reform lite. We don't want Reform lite.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Urgh. Self inflicted u-turn coming. Not in answer to this obviously - the gov will double down today and force the lords spokex to take flak from learned experts on why this is in breach of law, act ignorant and say it’s not, to only then uturn this once it gets successfully challenged in court.
🚨 NEW: Urgent question granted to Lord Blunkett on citizenship applications
Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle opted not grant a UQ to Stella Creasy on the same topic
Due at around 3.45pm
Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle opted not grant a UQ to Stella Creasy on the same topic
Due at around 3.45pm
February 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Urgh. Self inflicted u-turn coming. Not in answer to this obviously - the gov will double down today and force the lords spokex to take flak from learned experts on why this is in breach of law, act ignorant and say it’s not, to only then uturn this once it gets successfully challenged in court.
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Google: What’s the quickest way to lose trust and the good will of our customer base?
Answer: This shit 👇🏿👇🏾👇🏽
Answer: This shit 👇🏿👇🏾👇🏽
February 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Google: What’s the quickest way to lose trust and the good will of our customer base?
Answer: This shit 👇🏿👇🏾👇🏽
Answer: This shit 👇🏿👇🏾👇🏽
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Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
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Pfizer’s cancer drug commercial was beautiful, but their breast cancer drug Ibrance costs $10k per month and their prostate cancer drug Xtandi costs $22k per month.
Beautiful commercials don’t change the fact that 42% of cancer patients exhaust their life savings in 2 years.
Beautiful commercials don’t change the fact that 42% of cancer patients exhaust their life savings in 2 years.
February 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Pfizer’s cancer drug commercial was beautiful, but their breast cancer drug Ibrance costs $10k per month and their prostate cancer drug Xtandi costs $22k per month.
Beautiful commercials don’t change the fact that 42% of cancer patients exhaust their life savings in 2 years.
Beautiful commercials don’t change the fact that 42% of cancer patients exhaust their life savings in 2 years.
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@labourlewis.bsky.social hi Clive; we aren’t from the same wing of the party but just want to say thank you for your op ed in the Guardian today. I couldn’t agree more and it needed to be said; I’m desperately worried about the direction of our party (or lack thereof). So thank you
January 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM
@labourlewis.bsky.social hi Clive; we aren’t from the same wing of the party but just want to say thank you for your op ed in the Guardian today. I couldn’t agree more and it needed to be said; I’m desperately worried about the direction of our party (or lack thereof). So thank you
Spot the difference www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Can’t tell you how excited I am for rehashed Tory plans for a growth corridor in the south (again), rather than, I dunno? 🤷♂️ connect the 10.7m people who live in and around Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield?
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Can’t tell you how excited I am for rehashed Tory plans for a growth corridor in the south (again), rather than, I dunno? 🤷♂️ connect the 10.7m people who live in and around Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield?
Reeves plans to create ‘Silicon Valley’ between Oxford and Cambridge
Chancellor to announce plans to improve infrastructure in region to put it at forefront of science and tech advances
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Spot the difference www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Can’t tell you how excited I am for rehashed Tory plans for a growth corridor in the south (again), rather than, I dunno? 🤷♂️ connect the 10.7m people who live in and around Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield?
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Can’t tell you how excited I am for rehashed Tory plans for a growth corridor in the south (again), rather than, I dunno? 🤷♂️ connect the 10.7m people who live in and around Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield?
A really important and interesting post at a crucial time for DCMS - I do hope some great candidates go for it
Dept for Media, Culture and Sport is looking for new Board members. Would be great to get someone from a civil society background, and someone from culture/heritage/museums/libraries. Please pass on in your networks
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538
Appointment details – Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Non-Executive Board Members x3 – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK
GOV.UK
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk
January 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A really important and interesting post at a crucial time for DCMS - I do hope some great candidates go for it
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Dept for Media, Culture and Sport is looking for new Board members. Would be great to get someone from a civil society background, and someone from culture/heritage/museums/libraries. Please pass on in your networks
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538
Appointment details – Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Non-Executive Board Members x3 – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK
GOV.UK
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk
January 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Dept for Media, Culture and Sport is looking for new Board members. Would be great to get someone from a civil society background, and someone from culture/heritage/museums/libraries. Please pass on in your networks
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538