Robert Franks
@robertfranks.bsky.social
Ex-southerner living up North. Music obsessive. Beer drinker. Whovian.
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It is mindblowing that the Home Secretary is not making absolutely clear that these scumbag thugs will be locked up and charged with every offence possible.
They put brave RNLI volunteers at risk, and they are clearly becoming more brazen.
Lock them up and send a signal, before a tragedy occurs.
They put brave RNLI volunteers at risk, and they are clearly becoming more brazen.
Lock them up and send a signal, before a tragedy occurs.
Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy with blade while rescue worker onboard
Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy with blade while rescue worker onboard
Thomas called followers to disrupt arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover
Charities have condemned footage of far-right activist Daniel Thomas using a blade to slash an inflatable dinghy in the Channel while a rescue worker was onboard, in a further escalation of organised anti-immigration protest.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the early evening at Gosport in Hampshire, aiming to disrupt the planned disembarkation of asylum seekers, but the Border Force vessels carrying them landed instead in Dover. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 8:46 AM
It is mindblowing that the Home Secretary is not making absolutely clear that these scumbag thugs will be locked up and charged with every offence possible.
They put brave RNLI volunteers at risk, and they are clearly becoming more brazen.
Lock them up and send a signal, before a tragedy occurs.
They put brave RNLI volunteers at risk, and they are clearly becoming more brazen.
Lock them up and send a signal, before a tragedy occurs.
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Imagine the reaction and consequences if Palestine Action cause this.
September 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Imagine the reaction and consequences if Palestine Action cause this.
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I predicted a month ago that Trump was going to say exactly this. I said he was going to try and blame Ukraine for diesel prices and tell Zelenskyy to stop. And here it is. bsky.app/profile/atru...
September 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I predicted a month ago that Trump was going to say exactly this. I said he was going to try and blame Ukraine for diesel prices and tell Zelenskyy to stop. And here it is. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Just so we are clear:
The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
September 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Just so we are clear:
The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
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Possibly the most shocking revelation in this whole thing is that Nigel Farage was at one point in Clacton.
September 4, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Possibly the most shocking revelation in this whole thing is that Nigel Farage was at one point in Clacton.
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I'd say "Something for nothing" culture is getting paid £100,000 a year of public money, plus expenses, for a job that you then fail to turn up to for months on end
August 20, 2026 at 7:54 AM
I'd say "Something for nothing" culture is getting paid £100,000 a year of public money, plus expenses, for a job that you then fail to turn up to for months on end
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August 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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CEO of Westerly Water has an idea.
August 15, 2026 at 9:11 AM
CEO of Westerly Water has an idea.
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The Odyssey merch is getting out of hand
July 31, 2026 at 7:20 AM
The Odyssey merch is getting out of hand
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Jodrell Bank?
JODRELL FUCKING BANK???
Fuck off and tax the super rich you absolute bellends.
JODRELL FUCKING BANK???
Fuck off and tax the super rich you absolute bellends.
July 27, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Jodrell Bank?
JODRELL FUCKING BANK???
Fuck off and tax the super rich you absolute bellends.
JODRELL FUCKING BANK???
Fuck off and tax the super rich you absolute bellends.
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In politics, we’re torn between ideals and practicalities, aspirations and realities, the world as we want it, and as we find it
But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge.
A rare moment of clarity and hope
But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge.
A rare moment of clarity and hope
July 7, 2026 at 10:54 PM
In politics, we’re torn between ideals and practicalities, aspirations and realities, the world as we want it, and as we find it
But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge.
A rare moment of clarity and hope
But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge.
A rare moment of clarity and hope
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Nigel Farage vs "the establishment"
He went to private school, worked as a stockbroker, has been a professional politician for 31 years, has his own TV show, is a brand ambassador for gold, is mates with POTUS, accepted a secret £5m gift, and owns five houses bought outright with cash
What a rebel
He went to private school, worked as a stockbroker, has been a professional politician for 31 years, has his own TV show, is a brand ambassador for gold, is mates with POTUS, accepted a secret £5m gift, and owns five houses bought outright with cash
What a rebel
July 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Nigel Farage vs "the establishment"
He went to private school, worked as a stockbroker, has been a professional politician for 31 years, has his own TV show, is a brand ambassador for gold, is mates with POTUS, accepted a secret £5m gift, and owns five houses bought outright with cash
What a rebel
He went to private school, worked as a stockbroker, has been a professional politician for 31 years, has his own TV show, is a brand ambassador for gold, is mates with POTUS, accepted a secret £5m gift, and owns five houses bought outright with cash
What a rebel
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FARAGE RESIGNS: What we heard from his announcement:
July 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
FARAGE RESIGNS: What we heard from his announcement:
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Saying you're the "most physically attacked" MP when two MPs have been killed in the last decade is just horribly self-absorbed.
July 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Saying you're the "most physically attacked" MP when two MPs have been killed in the last decade is just horribly self-absorbed.
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FIFA have announced the referees for the USA - Belgium game.
July 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
FIFA have announced the referees for the USA - Belgium game.
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Lösungen für alle Probleme
June 26, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Lösungen für alle Probleme
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He should’ve held on for another few days, just so all the journalists covering his resignation had to hang around outside Downing Street during a heatwave
June 22, 2026 at 8:47 AM
He should’ve held on for another few days, just so all the journalists covering his resignation had to hang around outside Downing Street during a heatwave
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The attacks in Edinburgh, in which an armed bare-chested white man terrorised Muslims, leaving five people injured, don't feature on a single newspaper front page this morning.
Two tier journalism
Two tier journalism
June 21, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The attacks in Edinburgh, in which an armed bare-chested white man terrorised Muslims, leaving five people injured, don't feature on a single newspaper front page this morning.
Two tier journalism
Two tier journalism
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Putin is having a bad week. Russia is on fire and he just lost his third UK by-election.
#Makerfield
#Makerfield
June 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Putin is having a bad week. Russia is on fire and he just lost his third UK by-election.
#Makerfield
#Makerfield
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Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales.
Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37.
They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.
Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37.
They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.
June 19, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales.
Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37.
They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.
Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37.
They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.
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okay but what if a 10-year-old thinks moby dick is better than middlemarch, what then. where are they supposed to go
BREAKING: The UK Government confirms that Bluesky will be INCLUDED in the ban on social media for under 16s.
The government said it will be BANNED because it is a “user-to-user platform who purpose is to enable social interaction.”
The government said it will be BANNED because it is a “user-to-user platform who purpose is to enable social interaction.”
June 15, 2026 at 3:12 PM
okay but what if a 10-year-old thinks moby dick is better than middlemarch, what then. where are they supposed to go
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If you say "I support Palestine Action", they might put you in jail.
If you incite a racist riot, they put you on the news.
If you incite a racist riot, they put you on the news.
June 3, 2026 at 7:01 AM
If you say "I support Palestine Action", they might put you in jail.
If you incite a racist riot, they put you on the news.
If you incite a racist riot, they put you on the news.