A Northern Lad

Three-quarters of the responses to the 2023 UK govt consultation on the tobacco and vapes bill were machine-generated. 90,835 of the 118,756 responses were by bots. Corporations have a new tool for subverting polices and public opinion; to increase profits, spread addiction, health hazards.

Cheesecake Factory #whitehouse

Today Alex Pretti's mother appealed for justice for her son, murdered when he was shot in the back multiple times while on the ground. This blatant murder has been protected from any investigation by the War Criminal Donald Trump.

Yesterday, I was barred from entering the West Bank by Israeli officials, as part of a @progintl.bsky.social delegation.

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HSBC quarterly pre-tax profits surge 32% to $9.6bn (£7.14bn). Banks receive bailouts, subsidies, pay measly return to savers, hike charges, rely on the state as lender of the last resort but threaten retaliation if taxed. Must levy windfall tax.

Cultural argument? The phrase is racist no matter the colour of the person using it. Obfuscating as usual he tries to deflect but mud sticks Nige. Mud sticks,

Stupid needs to be redefined as morons target HMO for young adults who have left the care system Image supplied anonymously to @manchestermill.bsky.social 1. This targeting of people's homes is disgusting and akin to 1930s Nazi Germany 2. Our care leavers deserve better than some of these HMOs.

Anyone want to put some truth serum in the Tories teapot? From Truss to Lam - all deniers of any responsibility. Barking mad the lot of them. news.sky.com/story/politi... #Truss #Lettuce #PM #Politics #UKPolitics #Budget

"I am really disappointed that since then we haven't actually made any progress" Dhara Vyas, CEO of EnergyUK, joined us on the latest episode of High Resolution to discuss the need to accurately target government support with the cost of energy. Listen in full here ⤵️ buff.ly/UJHHTFi

Had mine and also flu. Last thing I want as a transplant patient is covid and flu this winter. Or at least not a full blown version. Get yourself jabbed!

Do love an episode or three of Canal Boat Diaries.

Poll finds that in a head to head Burnham would comfortably win against every other party leader.

UK stockpiling: How government wants people to prepare with ‘Be Ready’ resilience campaign www.channel4.com/news/uk-stoc...

Drag yourself from this sun room and explore the rest of the house www.wallpaper.com/design-inter...

‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre | Environment | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Four brothers went to war against Hitler. Three were killed. The fourth survived, and his grandson, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is the president of Ukraine. Zelensky comes from a family that fought tyrants: Trump negotiates with them while demanding concessions from their victims.

Elon Musk boosted the lie that James Talarico stayed at a mental hospital. Meta suspended No Kings’ Instagram account during nationwide actions. Staff at the Ellison-owned CBS News were reportedly told to tie Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood and 9/11. Democracy dies in billionaire hands.

The audacity and irony of Tommy R and his petty pleas. Let's remember how many locations of people he's shared shall we? Syrian Refugee in Huddersfield for one. He's crying now because the law won't suffer fools. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Proper shocking stuff here

Just watched @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social on Sky News. Damn you look good for your age! Great interview and I’d love to see Persevilliance to be taught in schools, colleges and Unis. We need this Sisu embedded in our society. Be great for @therestpolitics.bsky.social to do a Finland special soon?!

Donald Trump is now officially abandoning the entire Middle East region after losing the war HE started with Iran. Take note Europe, don't listen to,follow or buy anything from the US Fascists again.

Here we go. This is 100% dictator/Nazi Germany tactics. International Election Observers required.

Barack Obama just delivered a blistering rebuke of Trump's actions against Ilhan Omar. This is worth reading in full.

The problem in every country is the same For the last 50 years the billionaires have demanded ever higher profits Their profits are now so high the Government can't afford basic services But those billionaires bribe Politicians So the Government won't take action against them

This is awesome. If your vote didn’t matter Republicans wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop you.

Sounds just about right @newsthump.com - maybe a monkey and an elephant doing show tricks in the Oval offices next?

Netanyahu has said that if Lula wins he WON'T visit Brazil. Come on Brazil! That's the best reason ever to vote Lula.

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£150bn is on the table. EU membership is a no-brainer. https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/rejoining-eu-boost-growth-6-per-cent-goldman-sachs-zz3tlc8hn

Piers Morgan blocked me because I posted this. Feel free to quote Tweet it and get him to block you too.

No @premnsikka.bsky.social my income has not changed one bit. 2% pay rise for the last two years. Pay cut in real terms yet the costs of living go up. £2 bus fares help as car park costs gone up despite low pay rise.

White House Taps Mean Teen In Zara Fitting Room As New Press Secretary theonion.com/white-house-...

What has the ECHR ever done for us? Quite a lot actually, and we wrote it too.

Not sh1t Sherlock! She was another unqualified to do the job. The Donald is a fool surrounded by more fools. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck... #presssecretary

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Private equity puts PizzaExpress, Morrisons and Itsu up for sale. All devoured and declining brands, asset-stripped. PE has no long-term commitment to any product, people or place. Chances are another PE group will see opportunity for scavenging. archive.ph/DFYPq

Call on the new Prime Minister to introduce a Right to Food Bill so that all governments from now on have a duty to make food affordable and accessible to all. www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...

Hats off to the Eye (as ever), for flagging the Conservative hypocrisy over our conference ban

Ofwat appoints Grant Thornton to help improve South East Water performance l £6m wasted. Similar exercise at Thames Water yielded zilch. SEW has £1.7bn debt, can't raise new money, loses 100m litres of water a day to leaks, customers fleeced for decades. End the scam. Nationalise water.