Lainey Shaw
@laineyshaw.bsky.social
Northern Actress born in t'year of t'Rabbit. She\Her #BlueJean #Summerwater #SaltPath
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Lainey Shaw
@laineyshaw.bsky.social
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I stand with trans people | Good Law Project
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With trans rights under attack as never before, we need to show our support for the trans community. Will you join us? goodlawproject.org/s/d23a8a
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October 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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This is a message for @andyburnham.bsky.social
October 7, 2026 at 8:19 AM
This is a message for @andyburnham.bsky.social
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Wallsend, Tyneside, 1963, photo by Colin Jones.
October 5, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Wallsend, Tyneside, 1963, photo by Colin Jones.
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53 years ago, hip-hop was born at a back-to-school party in the Bronx. Now, the Bronx School of Hip Hop is preparing a new generation of artists to shape what comes next.
I sat down with Nas to talk about the past, present, and future of hip-hop in NYC — from the turntables to our classrooms.
I sat down with Nas to talk about the past, present, and future of hip-hop in NYC — from the turntables to our classrooms.
Mayor and Nas sit down to discuss the past, present and future of hip hop in NYC
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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September 30, 2026 at 4:23 PM
53 years ago, hip-hop was born at a back-to-school party in the Bronx. Now, the Bronx School of Hip Hop is preparing a new generation of artists to shape what comes next.
I sat down with Nas to talk about the past, present, and future of hip-hop in NYC — from the turntables to our classrooms.
I sat down with Nas to talk about the past, present, and future of hip-hop in NYC — from the turntables to our classrooms.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save Square Chapel for the people
Square Chapel has a strong history of supporting community events and professional performances and is a popular venue in the local community.
Square Chapel was a popular arts centre with good ...
www.megaphone.org.uk
September 27, 2026 at 11:20 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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If you would like to help me help #SaveSquareChapelArts, then click on the link on the post below and scroll to the bottom. There you will find a list of all the useful things you can do.
Let’s make some noise!
Thank you.
Let’s make some noise!
Thank you.
If you could take a minute to read this and, if it takes your fancy, then re-post it… I’d be so grateful. 🙏🏻
I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me.
Thank you! x
www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...
I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me.
Thank you! x
www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...
Actor and long-standing Patron, Reece Dinsdale fronts new campaign to save Halifax’s Square Chapel Arts Centre
Photo credit: Reece Dinsdale in the cinema/studio space at Square Chapel (photo by Ant Robling)Reece Dinsdale leads Square Chapel rescue mission: “It’s time to bring it home”Award-Winning Actor, Write...
www.canncomms.co.uk
September 27, 2026 at 7:20 AM
If you would like to help me help #SaveSquareChapelArts, then click on the link on the post below and scroll to the bottom. There you will find a list of all the useful things you can do.
Let’s make some noise!
Thank you.
Let’s make some noise!
Thank you.
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If you could take a minute to read this and, if it takes your fancy, then re-post it… I’d be so grateful. 🙏🏻
I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me.
Thank you! x
www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...
I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me.
Thank you! x
www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...
Actor and long-standing Patron, Reece Dinsdale fronts new campaign to save Halifax’s Square Chapel Arts Centre
Photo credit: Reece Dinsdale in the cinema/studio space at Square Chapel (photo by Ant Robling)Reece Dinsdale leads Square Chapel rescue mission: “It’s time to bring it home”Award-Winning Actor, Write...
www.canncomms.co.uk
September 25, 2026 at 4:17 PM
If you could take a minute to read this and, if it takes your fancy, then re-post it… I’d be so grateful. 🙏🏻
I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me.
Thank you! x
www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...
I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me.
Thank you! x
www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...
Britain's future relationship with Europe is being debated in Parliament on 12th October. I've just asked my MP to attend. Will you ask yours? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
September 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Britain's future relationship with Europe is being debated in Parliament on 12th October. I've just asked my MP to attend. Will you ask yours? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
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🎉 YES! This is a huge opportunity!
Please use this link to write to your MP - and then share, share everywhere!
—> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
#Rejoin #UK #Europe #EU
Please use this link to write to your MP - and then share, share everywhere!
—> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
#Rejoin #UK #Europe #EU
September 19, 2026 at 10:22 AM
🎉 YES! This is a huge opportunity!
Please use this link to write to your MP - and then share, share everywhere!
—> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
#Rejoin #UK #Europe #EU
Please use this link to write to your MP - and then share, share everywhere!
—> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
#Rejoin #UK #Europe #EU
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This graphic may need to be updated but it’s a good reminder
September 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
This graphic may need to be updated but it’s a good reminder
Come & see me in this rehearsed reading of Waiting to Happen by @janruppe.bsky.social 16th Sept @bdartscentre.bsky.social tickets are free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/waiting-to...
Waiting To Happen: A rehearsed reading
(Picture shows Aimee Berwick and Miriam O'Brien in Paines Plough's Tour the Writer event at The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry March 2026.)
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September 12, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Come & see me in this rehearsed reading of Waiting to Happen by @janruppe.bsky.social 16th Sept @bdartscentre.bsky.social tickets are free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/waiting-to...
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Anyone venturing onto toxic platforms like Facebook and Twitter at the moment will see an endless wave of abuse of the RNLI.
But on the plus side. The RNLI are reporting a "significant increase" in donations this week. Let's be part of it..... 👇
But on the plus side. The RNLI are reporting a "significant increase" in donations this week. Let's be part of it..... 👇
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
rnli.org
September 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Anyone venturing onto toxic platforms like Facebook and Twitter at the moment will see an endless wave of abuse of the RNLI.
But on the plus side. The RNLI are reporting a "significant increase" in donations this week. Let's be part of it..... 👇
But on the plus side. The RNLI are reporting a "significant increase" in donations this week. Let's be part of it..... 👇
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More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils as Musk terms fears a ‘psyop’
More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils as Musk terms fears a ‘psyop’
Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction while others are calling it a ‘setup’
A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence, more researchers and staff members at the AI startup publicly agreed with him and posted their own dire warnings.
In response, Elon Musk and other conservative figures on X, formerly Twitter, called the chorus of concerns a “setup” and a “psyop”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils as Musk terms fears a ‘psyop’
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I have more meetings in Halifax today. 🤞
I’m doing all I can to save this place for the Arts and the good people of West Yorkshire… and even further afield. In saving such places, we ALL win! 🙏🏻
Please RT. Thank you.
#SaveSquareChapelArts
#Halifax
I’m doing all I can to save this place for the Arts and the good people of West Yorkshire… and even further afield. In saving such places, we ALL win! 🙏🏻
Please RT. Thank you.
#SaveSquareChapelArts
#Halifax
Me, looking around the old place today.
Wow… just WOW!
There’s still magic in the air. 🙌
#SaveSquareChapelArts 🙏🏻
#Halifax
#WatchThisSpace
Wow… just WOW!
There’s still magic in the air. 🙌
#SaveSquareChapelArts 🙏🏻
#Halifax
#WatchThisSpace
September 10, 2026 at 9:17 AM
I have more meetings in Halifax today. 🤞
I’m doing all I can to save this place for the Arts and the good people of West Yorkshire… and even further afield. In saving such places, we ALL win! 🙏🏻
Please RT. Thank you.
#SaveSquareChapelArts
#Halifax
I’m doing all I can to save this place for the Arts and the good people of West Yorkshire… and even further afield. In saving such places, we ALL win! 🙏🏻
Please RT. Thank you.
#SaveSquareChapelArts
#Halifax
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If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
rnli.org
September 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
I can't believe a landowner is putting the iconic Glenelg to Skye ferry at risk. Support the local community and save the world famous Glenelg to Skye ferry by joining me and signing the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save the Glenelg - Skye ferry!
This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but the ferry's operator says its futur...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 6, 2026 at 9:23 AM
I can't believe a landowner is putting the iconic Glenelg to Skye ferry at risk. Support the local community and save the world famous Glenelg to Skye ferry by joining me and signing the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Despite a ceasefire, the killing continues. And Andy Burnham continues to send military planes to aid Israel.
September 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Despite a ceasefire, the killing continues. And Andy Burnham continues to send military planes to aid Israel.
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So many brave women in Iran - the world must acknowledge their courage and speak up about their fate
#WomeninPolitics #WomensHistory
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
#WomeninPolitics #WomensHistory
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests
Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confession
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2026 at 8:48 AM
So many brave women in Iran - the world must acknowledge their courage and speak up about their fate
#WomeninPolitics #WomensHistory
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
#WomeninPolitics #WomensHistory
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Look at these scumbags beating up a woman as Nigel Farage watches and then he praises them.
Protect OUR women (So WE can abuse them).
Is their slogan.
Protect OUR women (So WE can abuse them).
Is their slogan.
September 5, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Look at these scumbags beating up a woman as Nigel Farage watches and then he praises them.
Protect OUR women (So WE can abuse them).
Is their slogan.
Protect OUR women (So WE can abuse them).
Is their slogan.
Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...
Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
September 5, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...
Hey, I just signed this – it’s about stopping billionaires and corporations from silencing people and taking over our rights. They’re using money and intimidation to shut down free speech. Join me and sign here :point_right: act.gp/42pXUQC
Think corporate elites should not control our rights and freedom? SIGN >>
Billionaires and corporations are tightening their grip on our democracies — and silencing dissent. They weaken protections for people and the planet, bankroll politicians who serve their interests, c...
act.gp
September 3, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Hey, I just signed this – it’s about stopping billionaires and corporations from silencing people and taking over our rights. They’re using money and intimidation to shut down free speech. Join me and sign here :point_right: act.gp/42pXUQC
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60 years on, Notting Hill Carnival is bigger, bolder and more vibrant than ever.
From humble beginnings to Europe's largest street festival, Carnival brings millions together to celebrate Caribbean culture and community.
Here's to another unforgettable weekend in our city.
From humble beginnings to Europe's largest street festival, Carnival brings millions together to celebrate Caribbean culture and community.
Here's to another unforgettable weekend in our city.
August 31, 2026 at 10:07 AM
60 years on, Notting Hill Carnival is bigger, bolder and more vibrant than ever.
From humble beginnings to Europe's largest street festival, Carnival brings millions together to celebrate Caribbean culture and community.
Here's to another unforgettable weekend in our city.
From humble beginnings to Europe's largest street festival, Carnival brings millions together to celebrate Caribbean culture and community.
Here's to another unforgettable weekend in our city.
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If England water companies had not been privatised:
£88.4bn dividend to shareholders would not have been paid.
Billions more through intragroup transactions would not have been extracted.
Borrowing cost would have been much lower.
In public ownership, billions would have gone to infrastructure.
£88.4bn dividend to shareholders would not have been paid.
Billions more through intragroup transactions would not have been extracted.
Borrowing cost would have been much lower.
In public ownership, billions would have gone to infrastructure.
The case for nationalisation of water companies
England’s privatised water companies are leaders of predatory practices. In 1989, the industry was privatised for £7.6bn and had no debts. It joined Chile and a few US states&...
leftfootforward.org
August 31, 2026 at 10:09 AM
If England water companies had not been privatised:
£88.4bn dividend to shareholders would not have been paid.
Billions more through intragroup transactions would not have been extracted.
Borrowing cost would have been much lower.
In public ownership, billions would have gone to infrastructure.
£88.4bn dividend to shareholders would not have been paid.
Billions more through intragroup transactions would not have been extracted.
Borrowing cost would have been much lower.
In public ownership, billions would have gone to infrastructure.