Chris
@chris7th.bsky.social
Allotment,Barbershop,Centre Left.
Rejoin EU, NO DMs, #FBPE, Ex Welder
Rejoin EU, NO DMs, #FBPE, Ex Welder
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Barack Obama at his last press briefing with reporters, 2017:
"I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics."
"I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics."
September 22, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Barack Obama at his last press briefing with reporters, 2017:
"I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics."
"I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics."
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when the marriage counselling session is going badly
September 22, 2026 at 5:22 PM
when the marriage counselling session is going badly
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JD Vance is using AI to kick hundreds of thousands of people off health insurance. These are AI death panels.
September 22, 2026 at 4:58 PM
JD Vance is using AI to kick hundreds of thousands of people off health insurance. These are AI death panels.
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We’re too blind to see it.
Trapped in days of former glories.
Tragic.
Trapped in days of former glories.
Tragic.
From outside the UK the countries of Europe have moved on. Improving in ways you only realise when you return to visit the UK.
It's now a corrupt backwater.
Nothing works.
Enquiries & late stable doors slamming echo in its institutions.
Out here the UK is forgotten.
That passport devalued.
History.
It's now a corrupt backwater.
Nothing works.
Enquiries & late stable doors slamming echo in its institutions.
Out here the UK is forgotten.
That passport devalued.
History.
September 22, 2026 at 5:24 PM
We’re too blind to see it.
Trapped in days of former glories.
Tragic.
Trapped in days of former glories.
Tragic.
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For millions, Terry Pratchett opened the door to a lifelong love of reading. The passage below, from Reaper Man, has always struck us as one of his most moving – a humanist meditation on death and legacy that continues to be read at humanist funerals today.
#GNUTerryPratchett
#GNUTerryPratchett
September 22, 2026 at 11:30 AM
For millions, Terry Pratchett opened the door to a lifelong love of reading. The passage below, from Reaper Man, has always struck us as one of his most moving – a humanist meditation on death and legacy that continues to be read at humanist funerals today.
#GNUTerryPratchett
#GNUTerryPratchett
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RNC Chair Joe Gruters: "If you think Havana and Caracas and Moscow is the way to go, then vote for the left" (Trump is occupying one of those cities, trying to occupy a second, and loves the third more than the American cities he's constantly calling "dirty" and crime-infested)
September 22, 2026 at 12:33 PM
RNC Chair Joe Gruters: "If you think Havana and Caracas and Moscow is the way to go, then vote for the left" (Trump is occupying one of those cities, trying to occupy a second, and loves the third more than the American cities he's constantly calling "dirty" and crime-infested)
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The MAGA regime has officially launched “trump TV.”
Or to put it plainly, they have copied North Korea and Russia by creating their own propaganda state-run media which is a surprise to no one who uses their brain.
Or to put it plainly, they have copied North Korea and Russia by creating their own propaganda state-run media which is a surprise to no one who uses their brain.
September 22, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The MAGA regime has officially launched “trump TV.”
Or to put it plainly, they have copied North Korea and Russia by creating their own propaganda state-run media which is a surprise to no one who uses their brain.
Or to put it plainly, they have copied North Korea and Russia by creating their own propaganda state-run media which is a surprise to no one who uses their brain.
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On the BBC News Katya Adler has just described Germany, where the far right AFD keep winning elections, as entering 'uncharted political territory'. Hmmm. Where Germany is concerned I think that territory is pretty well charted.
September 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
On the BBC News Katya Adler has just described Germany, where the far right AFD keep winning elections, as entering 'uncharted political territory'. Hmmm. Where Germany is concerned I think that territory is pretty well charted.
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Can't believe I made it to 79. I mean, holy cow!
September 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Can't believe I made it to 79. I mean, holy cow!
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So, £72million from crypto billionaires to get Reform “ready for government”.
Absolutely no chance. They have over 300 candidates to find and this is their track record…
They attract total liabilities and Reform is too racist, corrupt and idiotic to recruit anything better.
Absolutely no chance. They have over 300 candidates to find and this is their track record…
They attract total liabilities and Reform is too racist, corrupt and idiotic to recruit anything better.
Just 4 months after the local elections, Reform UK (RefUK) have lost 158 of their local councillors:
-55 resigned
-42 went Independent
-28 defected
-24 were kicked out
-5 lost their seats
-2 disqualified
-2 suspended.
Appalling record - and a waste of taxpayers’ money!
-55 resigned
-42 went Independent
-28 defected
-24 were kicked out
-5 lost their seats
-2 disqualified
-2 suspended.
Appalling record - and a waste of taxpayers’ money!
September 21, 2026 at 6:33 PM
So, £72million from crypto billionaires to get Reform “ready for government”.
Absolutely no chance. They have over 300 candidates to find and this is their track record…
They attract total liabilities and Reform is too racist, corrupt and idiotic to recruit anything better.
Absolutely no chance. They have over 300 candidates to find and this is their track record…
They attract total liabilities and Reform is too racist, corrupt and idiotic to recruit anything better.
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Last week we were in Germany. They are well aware of the similarities between what happens in the US and what happened in WWII.
We saw someone who wore a shirt with the text:
"Wer in der Demokratie schläft, wacht auf in der Diktatur."
“Those who sleep in democracy, will wake up in a dictatorship.”
We saw someone who wore a shirt with the text:
"Wer in der Demokratie schläft, wacht auf in der Diktatur."
“Those who sleep in democracy, will wake up in a dictatorship.”
Two posts for retrospection. What are your thoughts? How do we get louder not just to our community but to those in America who are willing to think beyond MAGA?
September 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Last week we were in Germany. They are well aware of the similarities between what happens in the US and what happened in WWII.
We saw someone who wore a shirt with the text:
"Wer in der Demokratie schläft, wacht auf in der Diktatur."
“Those who sleep in democracy, will wake up in a dictatorship.”
We saw someone who wore a shirt with the text:
"Wer in der Demokratie schläft, wacht auf in der Diktatur."
“Those who sleep in democracy, will wake up in a dictatorship.”
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Neoliberals want to end the triple-lock on state pension
They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty.
Govt spending on state pension as % of GDP in G7 countries.
Italy 12.8
France 12
Germany 9.8
Japan 8.9
USA 6.6
Canada 4.7
UK 4.7
UK has one of the least generous pensions in the G7.
They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty.
Govt spending on state pension as % of GDP in G7 countries.
Italy 12.8
France 12
Germany 9.8
Japan 8.9
USA 6.6
Canada 4.7
UK 4.7
UK has one of the least generous pensions in the G7.
How does the UK State Pension measure up globally?
A global comparison of State Pension provision highlights the onus on individuals in the UK to build pension savings for their retirement, rather than leaving
adviserservices.fidelity.co.uk
September 21, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Neoliberals want to end the triple-lock on state pension
They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty.
Govt spending on state pension as % of GDP in G7 countries.
Italy 12.8
France 12
Germany 9.8
Japan 8.9
USA 6.6
Canada 4.7
UK 4.7
UK has one of the least generous pensions in the G7.
They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty.
Govt spending on state pension as % of GDP in G7 countries.
Italy 12.8
France 12
Germany 9.8
Japan 8.9
USA 6.6
Canada 4.7
UK 4.7
UK has one of the least generous pensions in the G7.
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echoes of the time I went clubbing as a teenager and the bouncer asked if I was 18 and I said "yes" (I wasn't) and then he asked "are you sure?" and I said "yes" and he let me in
Laura Kuenssberg: I asked Earl Spencer who we should believe, him or the King?
Laura Kuenssberg: I asked Earl Spencer who we should believe, him or the King?
Princess Diana's brother has caused a storm with his new memoir - the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg describes how she put his claims to the test.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 21, 2026 at 8:34 AM
echoes of the time I went clubbing as a teenager and the bouncer asked if I was 18 and I said "yes" (I wasn't) and then he asked "are you sure?" and I said "yes" and he let me in
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I can think of stronger words but that'll do.
September 20, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I can think of stronger words but that'll do.
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'I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.'
— Anne Frank
— Anne Frank
September 20, 2026 at 8:55 PM
'I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.'
— Anne Frank
— Anne Frank
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They took memory cards and sold us cloud storage.
They took CDs and DVDs and sold us streaming.
They took software you bought once and turned it into a monthly subscription. Corporate America figured out the real money wasn’t in selling you something. It was making sure you NEVER actually own it.
They took CDs and DVDs and sold us streaming.
They took software you bought once and turned it into a monthly subscription. Corporate America figured out the real money wasn’t in selling you something. It was making sure you NEVER actually own it.
September 20, 2026 at 10:39 AM
They took memory cards and sold us cloud storage.
They took CDs and DVDs and sold us streaming.
They took software you bought once and turned it into a monthly subscription. Corporate America figured out the real money wasn’t in selling you something. It was making sure you NEVER actually own it.
They took CDs and DVDs and sold us streaming.
They took software you bought once and turned it into a monthly subscription. Corporate America figured out the real money wasn’t in selling you something. It was making sure you NEVER actually own it.
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#nowplaying X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents youtu.be/n_tfI3rYu_Q?...
X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents
YouTube video by X-RAY SPEX OFFICIAL
youtu.be
September 20, 2026 at 9:14 PM
#nowplaying X-Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents youtu.be/n_tfI3rYu_Q?...
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🤔 ICYMI: Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he now hosts his own weekly primetime show on GB News.
🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias.
👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action
🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias.
👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action
Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
bestforbritain.org
September 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
🤔 ICYMI: Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he now hosts his own weekly primetime show on GB News.
🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias.
👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action
🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias.
👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action
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Farage being deliberately misleading by pretending the Govt have only announced that the donations cap will be retrospective as a response to Refuk's recent £76m.
In reality, Govt made clear in March that the cap would apply from then.
Perhaps if Farage sat in the House more he would have known...
In reality, Govt made clear in March that the cap would apply from then.
Perhaps if Farage sat in the House more he would have known...
September 20, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Farage being deliberately misleading by pretending the Govt have only announced that the donations cap will be retrospective as a response to Refuk's recent £76m.
In reality, Govt made clear in March that the cap would apply from then.
Perhaps if Farage sat in the House more he would have known...
In reality, Govt made clear in March that the cap would apply from then.
Perhaps if Farage sat in the House more he would have known...
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They all knew ahead of time who he is...
September 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM
They all knew ahead of time who he is...