Old Bawn

Old Bawn

@oldbawn.bsky.social

Fan of democracy. Concerned husband and father. Dog lover, sea swimmer, fully rounded human, so possibly a couple of flaws here and there, but nothing for you to worry about :-)

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Old Bawn reposted

💥 70,000 signatures! 💥 ...and the petition closes on June 8th. Imagine if we can get it over 100,000 before then - and open a Parliamentary debate in time for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote on June 23rd 2026. That'd be powerful. All hands to the pump! Sign and share, share, share! 👇

petition.parliament.ukPetition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UKWe believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...

Old Bawn reposted

Oh, the grand old duke of york He ██████████████████ He ██████████████████ And he ██████████████████

Think Mango Mussolini may have overstepped. He's lost the ripstop jacket demographic, goes only one way from here

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

The one thing authoritarian leaders usually have going for them is the general apathy of the majority when they make a move solely against a marginal group in society. But when they occupy an entire city with clumsy, brutal force, that just forces everyone out of that apathy.

Old Bawn reposted

Trump filed lawsuits over jokes, tweets, and news articles, but not once over any of the countless allegations of child rape. I feel like more people should mention that.

Can only agree, Derek and I are living at a very singular point in history...

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social

glad to be born at a time when i got to see what life was like before the internet and will be dead before AI completely destroys humanity

Sage advice, don't do horrible shit, and you won't be called a horrible shit

BrooklynDad_Defiant!@mmpadellan.bsky.social

PRO TIP: If you don't want to be called - a fascist - a racist - a rapist Then stop doing things that make people call you those things. It's not complicated.

Harley will be going for lift-off in T minus 1, having just spotted a DHL delivery driver drawing up. Hoping that it’s not going to be a rapid unscheduled disassembly

"I didn't expect the leopards to eat my face", scream the men who voted for the Leopards Eating Peoples Faces Off party

Damien Owens@damienowens.bsky.social

Every time you hear an American saying 'I didn't vote for this', just add 'to happen to ME', and you're good to go.

Old Bawn reposted

"Apparently"? You should absolutely go arrest those very real 25,000 people right now. You have their addresses. Go! In fact, if you *don't* find every one of these absolutely real fraudsters and convict them all in court, then that's clearly a sign of your utter failure in office.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Lori Chavez-DeRemer: "Since 2020, over $400 million of payments have done out already and when you hear these numbers -- apparently in the US we have almost 25,000 who are over 115 years old who are collecting $59 million that we have sent out to people. Talk about fraudulent behavior."

Denial is not just a river in Africa, unfortunately

Schooley@schooley.bsky.social

The evidence that Trump is trying to destroy the economy and kill people is much stronger than any competing narrative. And yet the coverage of him day to day isn't just endless screaming.

Both sides, like...

NY Times Pitchbot@nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Whether it’s Donald Trump attack attacking Haitian refugees working blue-collar jobs in industrial Ohio cities or Tim Walz criticizing a South African billionaire working to install a fascist autocracy in Washington DC, members of both parties have adopted an anti-immigrant stance.