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Anonymous
about 3 hours ago
Robert Reich thanks us for not giving up in 2025. We thank you as well. Together we can make 2026 better. We will prevail. Happy New Year!
#Resist
#NoKings
#EndOligarchy
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Here’s Why I’m Hopeful for 2026
YouTube video by Robert Reich
https://youtube.com/shorts/QYp8pSVY_qM
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO
about 5 hours ago
Please repost if you want the full restoration of our EU Freedom of Movement.
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1 day ago
Please sign and repost as American chlorinated chicken is not safe to eat, it does not meet our stringent food safety standards. A further plus you are sending a clear rejection to Trump as well.
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine...
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Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine-chicken-eaoi?bucket=other--30_12_2025_chlorine_df&utm_campaign=30_12_2025_chlorine_df&utm_medium=&utm_source=other
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Earl Russell LD
1 day ago
At least 12,454 grassland, woodland or crop fires were recorded by fire services in England in the three months from March to May 2025. This is more than four times the 2,621 incidents logged by these services in the same period in 2024.
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Ten English fire services tackled record number of grass, forest and crop fires in 2025
Fire chief says summer, UK’s hottest on record, was ‘one of the most challenging for wildfires we’ve ever faced’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/31/record-number-wildfires-2025-tackled-by-10-english-fire-services
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East Anglia Bylines
2 days ago
🔥 Bonfires and loud fireworks pollute the air, trigger asthma, strain emergency services and release wildlife-killing toxins. Composting, recycling centres and silent fireworks are better for everyone. Let's choose safer traditions, writes Amaya Edwards.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
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Stop noisy fireworks and bonfires
A heartfelt message from a young writer who has a huge heart for the environment and for wildlife
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/stop-noisy-fireworks-and-bonfires/
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Robert Reich
3 days ago
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.
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Seth Abramson
5 days ago
Fascism.
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Justice Department says filming immigration raids is 'domestic terrorism'
A leaked Justice Department memo directs federal prosecutors to press “domestic terrorism” charges against individuals who record immigration operations.
https://reason.com/2025/12/26/justice-department-says-filming-immigration-raids-is-domestic-terrorism/
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Barry Howard 🔶
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Liberal Democrats
4 days ago
Ian Sollom successfully campaigned to secure the UK’s return to Erasmus.
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Mike Galsworthy
4 days ago
Call it “mutual” and suddenly people get it.
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‘Mutual free movement’ for UK and EU citizens supported by 84% of Brits, in stunning new poll
Omnisis poll suggests opposition to free movement was based on lack of awareness and the UK government failing to enforce the rules
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/mutual-free-movement-for-uk-and-eu-citizens-supported-by-up-to-84-of-brits-in-stunning-new-poll/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAO-W7dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeB8m7G6azwelq7jrjpy8RxXe8DmD45PMPoqPx-lPLgdfl3rNG27iErD6L4xs_aem_SgHhpvk0pI_1UE26gCGgQA
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Ian Denton
4 days ago
2/2 During the Beast from the East, they were forced out of cover, desperate for food in the icy conditions.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
5 days ago
If this is true, it is the most impeachable offense ever.
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Paul Chiddicks
5 days ago
28 January 1896. Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, became the first person in the UK to be convicted of speeding. He was doing 8 MPH, which was over the 2 MPH speed limit. He was fined 1 shilling plus costs. He had been caught by a policeman who had given chase on a bicycle.
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Krassensteins
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Guy Shrubsole
6 days ago
The Countryside Alliance are once again talking out of their (top) hat. 80% of the public, rural & urban, think fox hunting should remain illegal. The ‘rural culture war’ is a myth, as
@jon-moses.bsky.social
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European Commission
8 days ago
We strongly condemn the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on five European individuals, including former Commissioner Thierry Breton. Link to full statement:
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Election Maps UK
9 days ago
The Liberal Democrats won 106 Council By-Elections in 2025, more than any other party
#ByElectionsWrapped
1) LDM 106 2) RFM 104 3) CON 45 4) LAB 36 5) GRN 24
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Krassensteins
14 days ago
BREAKING: Kennedy Niece Maria Shriver: "It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
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Peter Stefanovic
10 days ago
Lib Dems write to human rights watchdog over election delays Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has said nearly 10 million people could see their democratic right to vote "ripped away" if proposed delays to some local elections in England go ahead
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Liberal Democrats write to human rights watchdog over election delays
The government has indicated it would postpone elections if requested by local authorities.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyljpjwy2zo
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Raptor Persecution UK
13 days ago
FOURTH White-tailed Eagle disappears - RSPB offers reward for information leading to a conviction for this one or any of the other three. New blog ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch
#WildlifeCrime
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Fourth White-tailed Eagle ‘disappears’ & RSPB offers £10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction
Following the appalling news over the last couple of days about the highly suspicious, and almost certainly criminal, disappearance of three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles here, here and here…
https://raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/19/fourth-white-tailed-eagle-disappears-rspb-offers-10000-reward-for-information-leading-to-a-conviction/
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Byline Times
13 days ago
🔴Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit? Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
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Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer's decision to exclude Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in our elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/russian-interference-brexit-investigate-inquiry-eu/
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Alison Bennett
14 days ago
The Labour government has today asked Conservative-led West Sussex County Council to decide if they would like an extra year in power. This looks like another anti-democratic stitch up. Elections must go ahead. Sign my petition here:
www.midsussexlibdems.org.uk/campaigns/st...
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Sam Bright
22 days ago
🔴 REVEALED 🔴 The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. 📝 Exclusive findings from
@desmog.com
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The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/10/the-institute-of-economic-affairs-donations-funding-oil-giants-shell-bp-exxon-rupert-murdoch/
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Prem Sikka
14 days ago
Michelle Mone-linked PPE Medpro wound up after order to repay £148m for faulty goods. Company has £600,000 assets. Govt is unsecured creditor, won't recover anything. Hard to trace money in offshore bank accounts. Govt could sue directors for fraud, will take years, what will it recover?
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Michelle Mone-linked PPE Medpro wound up after being ordered to repay £148m
In a ruling, Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Sebastian Prentis placed the company into liquidation
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/michelle-mone-ppe-medpro-wound-up-covid-pandemic-b2887041.html
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Steph' Thorpe
14 days ago
A small watercolour from the archives. A Siberian Chiffchaff in Dogwood stems.
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Kate Anderson
20 days ago
Mockingbirds and wild rose hips. Day 12
#ArtAdventCalendar
I think I drew this after reading that mockingbirds might eat winter moths? We have been inundated with the moths the last few years.
#NatureArt
#WildlifeArt
#birds
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Graham Simpson
14 days ago
Please watch. Our unfair, anachronistic voting system is no longer fit for purpose. In a multi party political environment we need a fairer system that reflects how we vote. Time to upgrade our democracy…
youtube.com/shorts/nls1Q...
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Britain’s political system is struggling
YouTube video by The Economist
https://youtube.com/shorts/nls1QEBsaIY?si=XVqa_qXdC-2UcAUX
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚
15 days ago
38d.gs/vzgv
This! 😭
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Shady billionaires can quietly pour money into our elections, completely hidden from view.
Join me and add your name to the petition to stop this.
https://38d.gs/vzgv
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚
15 days ago
Agreed . 👇
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EvilBunny Pottymouth Resists The Cultists every day!
15 days ago
Jack Smith UNLEASHES on Trump in BOMBSHELL Testimony Video by Legal AF "The attack on our nation's capital on January 6th, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of our American democracy, fueled by his lies."
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Jack Smith UNLEASHES on Trump in BOMBSHELL Testimony
YouTube video by Legal AF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_ZxNVqHMjI
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Layla Moran Lib Dem MP is quite correct - the Labour Government is being unbelievably naive in my view I wouldn’t believe a word that comes out of the current US President mouth
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO
15 days ago
Petition - Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK. Everyday that passes, Brexit inflicts more harm on ordinary people, pushing up taxes and damaging government services. Please sign and share as widely as possible.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/749128
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Hina Bokhari OBE AM
15 days ago
At last Labour see reason! Lib Dems fought for Erasmus for Londoners but Labour blocked us. Mayor then put it in his manifesto but did nothing. Thankfully Govt have acted. The lesson? Keep the pressure on Labour to repair our relationship with the EU. Eventually they'll catch up!
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The Tennessee Holler
16 days ago
Read this. Then read it again.
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Declassified UK
16 days ago
❗️Some of the UK spy flights for Israel coincided with Israeli airstrikes and the killing of British aid workers in Gaza. We spoke to the Henderson family, one of the victims.
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Family of Israeli strike victim demand spy footage from Starmer
YouTube video by Declassified UK
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UPh4U5wcH38
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Mike Galsworthy
15 days ago
🔥 The “Friends of Bylines Network” scheme… … citizen journalism can break the grip of mainstream media on the news mix we consume. HOW? Because community roots go deeper than superficial mainstream broadcasters. Check it out, share & get involved—>
bylinesnetwork.co.uk/friends-of-b...
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Liberal Democrats
26 days ago
Our voting system is broken. It's time for a change that truly reflects what voters want.
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George Monbiot
9 months ago
You think the arbitrary arrest of political dissenters cannot happen in the UK? It already does.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/quakers-condemn-police-raid-on-westminster-meeting-house
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Carole Cadwalladr
16 days ago
Do read this. It’s by Brian Eno for
@thenerve.news
& it’s about this generation’s BandAid. Lullaby is based on a traditional Palestinian melody, all proceeds go to Gaza, it would be amazing for it to be Xmas no 1, but more than that, buying it is a political act 👊
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Krassensteins
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU
17 days ago
James O’Brien reacts to the new MI6 chief’s first public warning that Russia poses an “acute threat” and that the frontline in this conflict is “everywhere.”
youtu.be/76POWXOwYoY?...
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'Russia poses an acute threat,' new MI6 chief to warn
YouTube video by LBC
https://youtu.be/76POWXOwYoY?si=DMacwG3Hu-M6UhNF
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Berkshire for Europe
18 days ago
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/749128
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EUwatch 🇪🇺
18 days ago
EU bypasses Hungary’s veto to advance Ukraine’s accession talks
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EU bypasses Hungary’s veto to advance Ukraine’s accession talks
In a breakthrough for Ukraine’s EU ambitions, Denmark – holding the rotating Council presidency until ...
https://eualive.net/eu-bypasses-hungarys-veto-to-advance-ukraines-accession-talks/
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Peter Stefanovic
18 days ago
🚨A Petition calling for a full, public inquiry into RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN UK POLITICS AND DEMOCRACY has hit the threshold for a debate, but a debate isn’t automatic. MPs need to show support. Email your MP NOW & ask them to publicly support the call for a Commons debate
youtu.be/Cnl8MNhwEY0?...
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Petition calling for a full, public inquiry into RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN UK DEMOCRACY hits threshold
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
https://youtu.be/Cnl8MNhwEY0?si=OhwT2G8PniTFcaip
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Liz Webster 🏴🇬🇧🇪🇺
19 days ago
⚡️ SHOCKING! Chris Bryant’s huge Brexit admission: 🫨16,000 fewer 🇬🇧 biz exporters after Brexit. Brexit crippled 🇬🇧 biz That’s why France/Germany are outperforming 🇬🇧 👉growth is weaker 👉wages are under pressure Brexit used sovereignty as bait to deliver self-harm which benefits Russian 🇷🇺 aggression.
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Adam Bienkov
19 days ago
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party. Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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(((Tendar)))
20 days ago
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy reports from Kupyansk, where Ukrainian forces conducted successful counterattacks. Nevertheless, it is quite a move. That man has balls of steel.
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Oversight Dems
20 days ago
🚨 BREAKING: Oversight Dems received 95,000 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world. Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
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