Kirsty Besty

Kirsty Besty

@k1rsty.bsky.social

Dog-loving, wine-drinking, book-loving, fascist-hating, woke optimist. Live in London and not murdered yet…🤪

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Fuck off #Farage. You have stated on the record that you wouldn't have accepted a loss in the referendum and would have continued to campaign for the UK to leave. #R4Today

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What an incredible night last night. To see the resistance against populism triumph in two such different countries, in two such different ways.

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Doesn’t matter how you voted if you were front and centre in a Brexit government, actively overseeing the shrinking of our economy, our influence and our opportunities, while you rolled around in the trough. We’ll be disregarding everything you now say, thanks.

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I finally watched the #prideofbritain awards last night. So many courageous and moving stories but one really stood out for me. Asif Hasan came to this country from Pakistan more than 3 decades ago. 1/3

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Published 3 months ago: "One UK mosque attacked ‘every five days’, says British Muslim Trust" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... But Labour decided to ignore Islamophobia focusing on ending far less prevalent antisemitism pleasing apartheid Israel the UK still arms allowing genocide to continue

theguardian.comOne UK mosque attacked ‘every five days’, says British Muslim TrustMore than 70 attacks have been recorded over past year, including acts of violence, property damage and vandalism

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Great to see on the front of the Mail, Telegraph, Express, Sun.* 'The no. of young people admitted to London hospitals after knife attacks is down 55% since Sadiq Khan launched a Violence Reduction Unit, with London falling faster than the rest of England.' *Joke www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/y...

standard.co.ukYoung person knife attacks in London fall by over 50%Hospital admissions for knife assaults among youngsters have more than halved, with London recording a faster fall than the rest of England, according to City Hall figures

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A growing number of Engalnd football supporters are fighting back against the far right attempt to assert exclusive ownership of the English flag meme via Adrian Sawyer

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JUST POSTED: A Russian energy giant has secretly moved to acquire a position in a massive Alaska gas project. Its part of talks between Witkoff/Kushner & Putin. But CEO of US company resigns after learning of Russian money in the project. A wowzer of a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/u...

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project EmergesInterviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Reform are already preparing to appeal the decision. To me, this just confirms that they know exactly what they've done is wrong, corrupt and probably illegal. The appeal process could take months, they're just clinging on and taking for as long as they can. They know without him, they're nothing.

theguardian.comReform UK braces for Farage standards verdict over undeclared £5m giftParty insiders say they expect initial verdict to be against leader and are preparing to appeal against adverse findings

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I suspect many ex-Tory Reformers are wishing they'd a return ticket ... "Reform lose 29th by-election on the trot. Grantham - St Wulframs Ward Cons win: Conseravtive - Lavender-487 Reform - McKinlay- 286 Independent Reid - 149 Labour-141 Simmons-74 Hasnip-54" via We loathe Reform UK Ltd

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"That right-wing lot who scream “nonce” at every opportunity are suddenly very silent. Funny how their outrage disappears when it doesn't suit their narrative." via BigNozey (Reference Reform Councillor Chris Whelan caught saying: “If she was my daughter, it would still be bath night ...")

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“Farage campaigned for Trump in the last 3 presidential elections and notably came to his defence at a low moment when Trump fell badly behind in 2016 over his grotesque “grab ’em by the pussy” remarks” Farage will never dump Trump. He owes too much to MAGA money and the far right oligarchy.

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Britons should use money we haven't got to buy food the country doesn't grow, store it in homes that don't exist, in spare rooms that got taxed away, so we can survive when reservoirs nobody built run dry because of a climate the govt won't protect. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.comEvery Briton should stockpile water and food supplies, government advisesBe Ready campaign aims to prepare UK for impact of climate crisis, technological dependency and threats by hostile state

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"Both Farage and Yaxley are friends with the Vile Tate Brothers. Farage stated what an "Important Voice" Andrew Tate is for Young Men...." via Angle Stroyan

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Meanwhile on the BBC a supposed 'expert' was allowed to say without challenge 'the UK will need gas & oil for decades' a "need" bought with political donations to stop the will to back renewables for prevent action based on the climate EMERGENCY climate scientists have warned about for decades

Mike Hudema@mikehudema.bsky.social

Finland is aiming to go carbon neutral in 15 years. They're creating jobs by boosting #renewables and saving trees. Its CO2 emissions have already dropped 21% since 1990s levels. We have the solutions, let's speed it up and implement them. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #vote

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Hillary Clinton: “It is truly unbelievable that we have a president who wants to be an authoritarian dictator with all of the unchecked power that suggests.”

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Today, while protecting Palestinians, Brad Lander & a group of American rabbis & others were taken by the IDF. Releasing Brad isn't enough, the Israeli govt must release them all.   If this is how they treat Americans, imagine how they treat Palestinians. Trump & Rubio's silence fuels this impunity.

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Much of the media isn’t picking up on the ITV investigation into Reform UK (WONDER WHY???). Anyway, I wrote about it for LBC Views and more specifically how if we tolerate this we will become the United States - www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...

lbc.co.ukReform wants you to believe racism and sexism are ‘pub talk’. Don’t let them get away with it, writes Natasha Devon | LBCReform are a party absolutely riddled with contradictions.

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Nothing will happen to Johnson or Hancock or any crooked Tory like Mone. Nothing will happen to Nigel Farage. Nothing will happen to Trump or Putin or Netanyahu. But it absolutely should.

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“Quick! Do some racism, you’re losing the crowd.”

Robert Hutton@roberthutton.co.uk

"There is a big fishing fleet here in Portsmouth," Nigel Farage tells a Reform rally in Plymouth, which actually boos in response.

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Nigel Farage jokes about “banter” and allegations of his racist or antisemitic behaviour at school around 40 years ago. Thirty-four former schoolmates have made such allegations; Farage denies the claims. The audience at Reform UK’s Christmas party laughs along. Why isn't the BBC playing this?

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Tumble weed across legacy media about ITV's exposé of Reform. Can you imagine the hysteria if an SNP councillor advocated for concentration camps or a Muslim Labour candidate said he wants to shoot MPs he considers traitors? The Mail front pages, Telegraph thinkpieces, and somber Today interviews?

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'September migrant boat arrivals fell to their lowest number since 2020 when the country was under stringent restrictions at the height of the pandemic' "Must be why they've redirected their fear campaign to the protests in France." ... and disabled people and ... and me or you ... via Mark Moody

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World War 2 was not fought to protect us from brown people. Nor from Muslims. Or communists. It was a war against fascism. Against the far right.

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'The government’s £15bn warm homes plan – insulating Britain’s homes and investing in heat pumps – which is currently under threat of cuts, would do more to cut the cost of living, create jobs and boost the UK’s economy than drilling for new oil.' www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comHeat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggestsWarm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank finds

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"When you've got a trillion dollars and prefer flying cars as opposed to solving global child hunger with your loose pocket change" via The UK Against Hate #BlameMilionairesNotMigrants #TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence