Shallam
@shallam01.bsky.social
Fight fascism. Ride bikes. Read books. Eat cakes.
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This is the insanity of the current Labour approach. You are kneecapping the economy by slashing immigration to appease voters who hover between Tory and Reform, and yet they don’t even believe your numbers anyway…plus you’ve just alienated your actual supporters
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds.
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
This is the insanity of the current Labour approach. You are kneecapping the economy by slashing immigration to appease voters who hover between Tory and Reform, and yet they don’t even believe your numbers anyway…plus you’ve just alienated your actual supporters
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PSA: Taxes must rise. The wealthy will need to pay more, and the middle class a little more, too. That’s what both the math and our values demand. A republic isn’t magic. It must be kept, and keeping it takes shared sacrifice.
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 AM
PSA: Taxes must rise. The wealthy will need to pay more, and the middle class a little more, too. That’s what both the math and our values demand. A republic isn’t magic. It must be kept, and keeping it takes shared sacrifice.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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It is not true “England cannot effectively subsidise travel costs”. Retired people get free travel. By freezing the fuel duty escalator we are subsidising car drivers, which compounds inequality. See more here: bettertransport.org.uk/media/groups...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No free bus passes for under 22s, says goverment
The Commons Transport Committee recommended scrapping bus fares for young people in August.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It is not true “England cannot effectively subsidise travel costs”. Retired people get free travel. By freezing the fuel duty escalator we are subsidising car drivers, which compounds inequality. See more here: bettertransport.org.uk/media/groups...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We tried to place this story - very expensive polling, the first of its kind, strong quantitative data about what trans people feel about Britain: bluntly there is no better way to tell the story - with the BBC but it said it was "too weak".
But it will pick up any old piece of transhating garbage.
But it will pick up any old piece of transhating garbage.
In @yougov.co.uk polling of the trans community, to the best of our knowledge the first of its kind ever conducted, an astonishing 84% said Britain is “fairly unsafe” or “very unsafe” for trans people.
goodlaw.social/ncfw
goodlaw.social/ncfw
‘Abject terror’: survey shows 84% of trans people feel Britain is unsafe
YouGov poll reveals safety crisis for trans people in the UK
goodlaw.social
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We tried to place this story - very expensive polling, the first of its kind, strong quantitative data about what trans people feel about Britain: bluntly there is no better way to tell the story - with the BBC but it said it was "too weak".
But it will pick up any old piece of transhating garbage.
But it will pick up any old piece of transhating garbage.
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trump voters wanted him to persecute and punish the people they hated so much they were willing to offer themselves up as collateral. they wanted permission to hate openly without fear of censure, and he promised to grant it. there is no better nature to appeal to here. why are we wasting our time?
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
trump voters wanted him to persecute and punish the people they hated so much they were willing to offer themselves up as collateral. they wanted permission to hate openly without fear of censure, and he promised to grant it. there is no better nature to appeal to here. why are we wasting our time?
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Reform UK watchers have been puzzled by a newly disclosed donation to the party of £50,000 by a company whose accounts are overdue and which most recently reported a reading loss of more than £2.4m ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-17UW
October 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Reform UK watchers have been puzzled by a newly disclosed donation to the party of £50,000 by a company whose accounts are overdue and which most recently reported a reading loss of more than £2.4m ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-17UW
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'The UK electricity price is the most expensive in the world, due to prices being set 99% of the time by the marginal cost of the most expensive electricity other than nuclear, which is fossil gas electricity.'
Donnachadh McCarthy, via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Donnachadh McCarthy, via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
The Real Energy Scandal The Media Won't Tell You About
Fossil fuel interests are colluding with billionaire-owned media companies to block the UK's transition towards a cheaper and greener future, argues Donnachadh McCarthy
bylinetimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
'The UK electricity price is the most expensive in the world, due to prices being set 99% of the time by the marginal cost of the most expensive electricity other than nuclear, which is fossil gas electricity.'
Donnachadh McCarthy, via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Donnachadh McCarthy, via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Someone posted their ai generated comic on a Reddit /comic-crits thread and I’m so angry about it I dunno if I should respond.
October 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Someone posted their ai generated comic on a Reddit /comic-crits thread and I’m so angry about it I dunno if I should respond.
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Major disasters caused $101 billion in damages in the first half of 2025 — the costliest six month period on record.
How do we know? A nonprofit had to take over NOAA’s work tracking disasters, which Trump gutted.
What else doesn’t he want us to know?
How do we know? A nonprofit had to take over NOAA’s work tracking disasters, which Trump gutted.
What else doesn’t he want us to know?
Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows
LA wildfires and storms this year cost $101bn, new study by non-profit resurrecting work axed by Trump says
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Major disasters caused $101 billion in damages in the first half of 2025 — the costliest six month period on record.
How do we know? A nonprofit had to take over NOAA’s work tracking disasters, which Trump gutted.
What else doesn’t he want us to know?
How do we know? A nonprofit had to take over NOAA’s work tracking disasters, which Trump gutted.
What else doesn’t he want us to know?
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This needs reposting again!
Waiting for that tipping point when most sensible people realise that transporting a single 80kg person in 2.5 tonnes of SUV was not the height of technical advancement but peak stupidity for the human race.
Tax SUVs out of existence
Tax SUVs out of existence
Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn
Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This needs reposting again!
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Physics and biomechanics don't care about this petition.
Also, Dickie boy here has definitely been done for speeding.
Also, Dickie boy here has definitely been done for speeding.
New petition: "Ban 20mph speed limits with limited exceptions"
Deadline 24 April 2026, created by Richard Cottingham
#NewPetition
Deadline 24 April 2026, created by Richard Cottingham
#NewPetition
New petition: Ban 20mph speed limits with limited exceptions
We believe anti car sentiment has become rife and 20mph speed limits are becoming commonplace in many towns and villages which just slows traffic and causes more congestion. There should be a national policy so 20mph limits are only used as the exception, e.g outside schools.
petition.parliament.uk
October 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Physics and biomechanics don't care about this petition.
Also, Dickie boy here has definitely been done for speeding.
Also, Dickie boy here has definitely been done for speeding.
@mchshe.bsky.social don’t expect an answer but… the audible Mabinogion is read by a soulless English voice. What can we do to get a Welsh voice doing it justice
October 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@mchshe.bsky.social don’t expect an answer but… the audible Mabinogion is read by a soulless English voice. What can we do to get a Welsh voice doing it justice
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🚫 NO KINGS… 🚫
October 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
🚫 NO KINGS… 🚫
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Everybody: please stop mentioning that Farage was regularly on Russia Today, a channel now banned for its Russian propaganda content, blamed the EU for Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014, had a Russian spy running his Welsh operation, and built his whole career on a policy Putin supports.
Farage is doing a big media push to deny he has any links with Putin and Russia.
It’s obviously starting to hurt.
It’s obviously starting to hurt.
October 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Everybody: please stop mentioning that Farage was regularly on Russia Today, a channel now banned for its Russian propaganda content, blamed the EU for Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014, had a Russian spy running his Welsh operation, and built his whole career on a policy Putin supports.
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Periodic reminder to punch a Nazi.
October 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Periodic reminder to punch a Nazi.
@pauljholden.com sorry to bother you good sir. You’re mentioned here and many artists hate their early work but this stuff looks great and I hope you enjoy seeing it again. boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2025/10/viol...
Violent #2 & #3
boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
@pauljholden.com sorry to bother you good sir. You’re mentioned here and many artists hate their early work but this stuff looks great and I hope you enjoy seeing it again. boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2025/10/viol...
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What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.
October 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.
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"Those genuinely concerned abt violence against women should focus on funding frontline services,prevention work,addressing court backlogs &tackling the criminal justice system’s culture of disbelief rather than scapegoating migrants"
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/28/f...
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/28/f...
Far Right and the Press Accused of 'Weaponising Violence Against Women' to Fuel Hatred of Migrants
More than 100 women's rights groups condemn politicians and the media for spreading false claims about migrants while failing to back calls to fund actual support for sexual violence victims
bylinetimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Those genuinely concerned abt violence against women should focus on funding frontline services,prevention work,addressing court backlogs &tackling the criminal justice system’s culture of disbelief rather than scapegoating migrants"
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/28/f...
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/28/f...
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August 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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There is no route out of fascism that involves sacrificing the vulnerable. All that does is tell the fascists that we're willing to turn on each other for the illusion of safety.
A lot of political influencers within the Atlantic/NYT orbit are very, very eager to sell us on the lie that we can get out of fascism by sacrificing trans people.
They will beat that drum even louder as the right weaponizes this tragedy.
They are liars now & they will be liars in the coming days.
They will beat that drum even louder as the right weaponizes this tragedy.
They are liars now & they will be liars in the coming days.
August 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
There is no route out of fascism that involves sacrificing the vulnerable. All that does is tell the fascists that we're willing to turn on each other for the illusion of safety.
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If Obama or Biden had said this, it would be rightfully understood as them arrogating dictatorial authority to themselves, it would be the only thing anyone in the media or opposition would talk about for a year, and it would probably end their presidency. For Trump, it’s literally just Tuesday.
Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."
August 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
If Obama or Biden had said this, it would be rightfully understood as them arrogating dictatorial authority to themselves, it would be the only thing anyone in the media or opposition would talk about for a year, and it would probably end their presidency. For Trump, it’s literally just Tuesday.
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Unlike the swastika, the Cross of St George can still be reclaimed. England has the chance to take its flag back permanently from the right wingers and racists — to be as proud of it as the Welsh are of our dragon ✍️ Gwern Gwynfil
Swastikas, flags, and other symbols
Gwern Gwynfil In the early 20th Century, the swastika became popular across the Western world as an ornamental symbol of hope, good fortune and, in the aftermath of the First World War, of peace. Now ...
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August 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Unlike the swastika, the Cross of St George can still be reclaimed. England has the chance to take its flag back permanently from the right wingers and racists — to be as proud of it as the Welsh are of our dragon ✍️ Gwern Gwynfil