David Sword

David Sword

@david-sword.bsky.social

Retired after a long career in education. Looking for a better future for my grandchildren. No DMs please.

1.3K followers1.9K following1.6K posts

David Sword
@david-sword.bsky.social

Isn't it time for the funeral service for RFK's addled brain?

Adam Rutherford@adamrutherford.bsky.social

Michael Atiyah 🇪🇬: Fields Medal 1966 (also Abel Prize 2004), for K-theory. Ahmed Zewail 🇪🇬: Nobel for Chemistry 1999, for his work on femtochemistry. Omar M. Yaghi 🇯🇴: Wolf Prize 2018, Nobel for Chemistry 2025, for his work on reticular chemistry Naguib Mahfouz 🇪🇬: Nobel for literature 1988

David Sword
@david-sword.bsky.social

"Staff incompetence" sums up the dangerous shambles that is Reform - with Farage as its Chief Incompetent.

The Daily Britain@thedailybritain.bsky.social

The Reform leader was forced to address the embarrassing turnout at London's Lindley Hall on Monday afternoon.

David Sword
@david-sword.bsky.social

Oh, and get rid of the NHS.

Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social

Your weekend reminder Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes “no fault evictions” youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...

youtu.beIf UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting himYouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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Randi Mayem Singer
@rmayemsinger.bsky.social

Americans, please don’t worry about your child coming home from school a different sex. Worry about your child not coming home from school because they were shot to death.

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Sarah Murphy
@13sarahmurphy.bsky.social

It’s now a tsunami of racist, sex-pesting horror from Reform. Nonsense about “unfair targeting”, “disgruntled former employees”, “being provoked”, “vetting issues”, “banter” and being “on medication”… just make it worse. Bye bye Farage. It’s been shit knowing you. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/483...

David Sword
@david-sword.bsky.social

The stench of desperation can be sensed even on this side of the pond ... 👇👇👇

Outspoken™️@out5p0ken.bsky.social

Mike Rogers’ wife is handing out $10 gas cards in Michigan while asking people to vote for her husband. Republicans made gas unaffordable. Now they’re offering $10 to keep them in power. #BlueWaveIn20Days

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Morgan J Freeman
@mjfree.bsky.social

😱😱😱 And just like that, it’s completely VANISHED from the media. A sitting congressman, Ted Lieu, said on the record the Epstein files are being blocked because they show Trump raped and threatened to kill children. Lets make this viral again 👇

David Sword
@david-sword.bsky.social

Sounds as though the Nobel Peace Prize judges got it exactly right then ...👇👇👇

The National@scotnational.bsky.social

NEW: Israel has reacted with fury after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a lead investigator who determined that the country was committing genocide in Gaza

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Otto English
@ottoenglish.bsky.social

Perfectly put.

David Robson@davidotley.bsky.social

Couples with £1 million and a family home will be able to avoid contributing anything to the collective good of their children’s and grandchildren’s country says Kemi Badenoch. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

theguardian.comCouples would be able to leave £1m and family home exempt from inheritance tax under Tories, says Badenoch – UK politics liveConservative leader says proposed measures would halve the number of families paying inheritance tax
David Sword
@david-sword.bsky.social

Helen "Brains" Whateley is "doing work on what is the right way to bring down the welfare bill". Can't wait to see what she comes up with.

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social

Conservative Helen Whateley, "Tax cuts have to be funded.. I'm doing work on what is the right way to bring down the welfare bill" My view: Why is the answer always more hardship for people who are already struggling, while vast wealth can be hoarded almost untouched?

David Sword
@david-sword.bsky.social

You watch! Farage will be backing our re-entry into the EU next ...

The Daily Britain@thedailybritain.bsky.social

Nigel Farage is now accusing Burnham of a “betrayal of British pensioners”. But less than a year ago Richard Tice said Reform was not guaranteeing the triple lock, while Farage himself said its future was “open for debate”. Reform has since changed policy and now promises to keep it.

David Sword
@david-sword.bsky.social

For the UK to thrive we need to be breaking down borders and disincentives that hinder trade, innovation and cultural exchanges - while at the same time devolving decision-making to the most local levels possible. Reinventing borders is yesterday's agenda.

John Swinney@johnswinney.bsky.social

If Andy Burnham is so determined that he won’t be the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, let’s have a referendum, let the people in Scotland decide, and see who is right.

David Sword
@david-sword.bsky.social

How is it that these limp biscuits manage to accumulate so much wealth? And why should we care if they want to bugger off abroad?

Girl on the Net@girlonthenet.bsky.social

I will never get over how funny it is when people act as if LTNs are this gigantic boogeyman rather than just some well-placed bollards to get them to take a different route.

David Sword
@david-sword.bsky.social

An excellent example of Kuenssberg management by the PM.... 👇👇👇

Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social

Absolutely fascinating to see Laura Kuenssberg interviewing Burnham, flailing to adjust her stance to a politician with a moral argument and a positive message, who stands up for his policies and answers her questions clearly. She is getting so agitated at him not playing the game by the 'rules'.

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wokeyvegan.bsky.social
@wokeyvegan.bsky.social

This takes seconds to complete. Now’s the time to let all MP’s recognise that we aren’t prepared to let Farage decide how our economy works.

Mike Galsworthy@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social

🔥 This video is approaching 1 million views collectively across social media. Pretty please use this tool to write to your MP - whoever they are - it all counts. And then share this link everywhere to family, friends, groups —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...

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Anti-Reform
@antireform.bsky.social

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David Sword
@david-sword.bsky.social

Better late than never ...

News to Remember@moments2remember.link

Donald Trump’s escalating fight with the press has triggered an unusually coordinated response from America’s biggest television networks....

allchronology.comMajor TV Networks Unite Against Trump After White House Blocks CNN From Press PoolDonald Trump’s escalating fight with the press has triggered an unusually coordinated response from America’s biggest television networks. ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox News have jointly suspended pooled television coverage of presidential events after the White House prevented CNN from carrying out its scheduled pool assignment. The move means Trump is heading into one of the most consequential diplomatic weeks of his presidency without the normal rotating television camera crew that follows and records the president for all major networks.

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MadGreek 🧿
@madgreek2024.bsky.social

"Signs of Fascism" originated in my town. (Sequim, WA) I filmed it. I remember getting a call, "hey your video got 5,000 views." By the end of the day it had 60K. Over 100K in a few days from just one platform. Then my DM blew up! Everyone wanted to replicate the signs. Nice to see the signs today.

David Sword
@david-sword.bsky.social

Instead of constantly begging for more money from the state why don't the UK construction companies invest in innovations which would enable them to build better houses more quickly and at lower cost? You know, like most European companies have been doing for years.

Dale Vince@dalevince.com

Profits up, housebuilding down - that’s the story here, the stranglehold of the big builders on our housing market continues. Barratt just made one third of a Trillion pounds but still calls market conditions tough and calls for government aid….seriously.

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Sarah Murphy
@13sarahmurphy.bsky.social

Harborne: “My £36M is a philanthropic gift to the nation” Delo: “My £36M creates a level playing field for Reform” Farage: “I’ll slash CGT to save you £100M/yr” Reform: bought by millionaires to enrich millionaires. Reform voters… They. Are. Laughing. At. You. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

independent.co.ukReform to hand crypto investors hundreds of millions in tax breaksExclusive: Analysis seen by The Independent reveals the wealthiest crypto investors would get £100m a year in tax relief from Nigel Farage’s party

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Ryan
@radicalbyte.bsky.social

Replying to @rolandmcs.bsky.social

I live in Holland and there are about 2000 migrants who are housed on a large industrial estate very close to where I live. Our houses are in the 1 - 1.5M value bracket yet we voted to allow it. Not had any trouble, I see them around at shops and when walking and say hello, as I do to everyone.