Dumped my X. Won't own a Tesla.
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Which is confusing, when those who espouse, promote and profit from the austerity, are those who fund and encourage these "strongmen". Or bullies, as we should more correctly call them.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't encourage him, we don't need any more bigoted pontificating twats being bred.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
That anyone would give a toss what Half Hitch thinks he knows about anything is the mildly surprising part of this. But, the patriarchy gonna patriarch...
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Niche.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social)
So, the reason Reform is now the popular populist party of the right wing is that it represents the same callous cruelty and anachronistic nationalism, minus the historical elitism, despite being funded by the same elites. Clever bastards. Clever, but still bastards.
Old Soviet joke for today: A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves. After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?” “I’m looking for the obituaries.” “The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.” “Not the one I’m looking for.”
For decades, Republicans in Washington have told us that tax cuts would trickle down to workers. Instead, wealth and power have accumulated in the hands of the richest 1% at the expense of the rest of us. Trickle-down economics was never supposed to work. It was a hoax.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Had my first hot Scotch egg with a perfectly cooked runny yoke there back in 2011. I thought the chef must be a magician! Nice frontage too!
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
From a safe distance, the US is so obviously, terminally screwed that all of the Brexit stupidity here looks like a rounding error by comparison. And it remains a huge rounding error.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Golf is a long game.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
The Orangutan is going to be incandescent when he loses Congress, in spite of his blatant attempts to beg, steal and borrow every seat.
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Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. But they won’t act unless we demand it. Email the Home Office now: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
It’s no surprise that most people want the wealthiest in our country to pay their fair share… millions of Brits are struggling with everyday living costs - while a few thousand have gained incredible wealth aided by our tax system.
Brexit has been a disaster for businesses. 💼 📉 Nick Thomas-Symonds: "Companies - big and small - are crying out for a change, for practical help to bring down bills so they can make goods cheaper for the public."
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
So, no mention of the cost of energy increasing this winter, which is obviously caused by desperate people in boats.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Tax the rich!
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a... But immigrants are why you have too much month left at the end of the money. Do the maths (and a little more research).
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
I love how this song builds to crescendo and this version in particular is such a great illustration of that process. Like a team warm up to a winning game.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social)
Why are all the MSM outlets describing the situation in Palestine as "Famine grips Gaza" when the headlines should be screaming "Netanyahu and his cronies inflict famine on Palestinians"?
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
This person is entirely dedicated to drawing a very dark curtain, to ensure that literally no light gets in.
Excited to see new ideas being encouraged on wealth taxation from the government's own backbenches!
Ukrainians didn't surrender in 2014, when the world refused even to recognize russian aggression. Ukrainians didn't surrender in 2022, when the world expected us to fall in 72h. Ukrainians won't surrender in 2025, either. For us, freedom and sovereignty are not empty words.
“Less than 4% of people will ever pay inheritance tax.” Our member @stephenstroud.bsky.social discusses the reality of inheritance tax on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social and why the Government needs to tax wealth, not work, for a fairer, better Britain. Full interview: www.gbnews.com/shows/patric...
In the part of the country that most needs homes, we are building by far the least.
The richest are getting richer and everyone else is paying the price. Our member @stephenstroud.bsky.social joins the @bunkerpod.bsky.social to discuss why we need a wealth tax now. 📻 Listen via: podmasters.co.uk/the-bunker
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
And it so happens that the Royal Mail has produced a set of stamps to celebrate Charles M Schulz's magnificent creation.
It’s mind blowing that the RNLI should have to justify not letting people drown…
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
"It's all gonna be magnificent, she said".
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social)
Peanuts: balm for a world gone just plain nuts.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... Why can't he just stop at saying he knows nothing? That's bad enough, and saying the second part really doesn't help. Neither part surprises anyone.
This is good news, and long overdue. Ridiculous seeing beloved music venues shut after people move next door then complain about the noise. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
And even if the millionaires leave, their hard assets can't. It won't be simple or easy, but with £20,000,000,000 a year to fund services and relieve the tax burden of the majority at stake, we should absolutely be pursuing this. Who is selling the capital flight narrative? Follow the smell of fear.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
The Italians don't think we deserve to be sent the good stuff?
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
How little do you want to know?
Epstein’s monstrous crimes were no “hoax.” The survivors, some whose identities have been revealed (unlike the men who abused them), will carry unimaginable suffering to their graves. govt's argument—“There’s nothing here" is preposterous and unacceptable. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
"Enabler". "Assistant". "Co-conspirator". "Pimp." These are the words you are looking for.
Again, Universal Basic Income is a good idea.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Freddie is never going to shag Ozzy.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
You've got to be a very particular kind of arsehole to achieve this. In other circumstances, it would be impressive. As it is, he's just disgusting.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm sorry, I have plenty of time for Corbynite policies, but given his incapacity to even name his party, how is planning to lead anyone anywhere? He flattered to deceive when he was given a chance before.
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apnews.com/article/un-c... Cue a certain someone demanding the defending of the UN.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks for the reminder! I was fortunate to be at Lord's and I desperately hope the weather doesn't interfere with this crazy series.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Too much to hope it will be the end of both of these appalling human beings.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Has the Flag Shagger's Arms opened for happy hour?
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live... Oh, I don't know. Impeachment and imprisonment might just do it.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Where, oh where, is Wikileaks when you need it?
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Cool dude. Odd. But did some cool thinking.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Humble brag alert: I worked at the side of the stage that day and took a break to catch the Who, cos I'm a fan, and Queen because you couldn't not watch them. I was in good company because I turned to see who had moved in beside me, to find David Bowie watching intently.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Block X to reduce the likelihood. Shut down the oligarch-owned media outlets to obliterate it. If nothing else can be done, ensure Farage loses his seat for ignoring his constituents so the government is run by a bunch of unknown, no-clue losers who will crumble in days.
Things are going well.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Tells you everything you need to know about which sources to ignore for information, but track for disinformation.
"A wealth tax would give our country and everyone who lives here a better future in a better Britain — let’s make it happen." In this opinion piece for @lbc.co.uk, our member @stephenstroud.bsky.social discusses the huge support for a wealth tax and why it's time to rebalance the books.
Apparently Angela Rayner, now being discussed as a replacement for Sir Keir, had suggested that eight different wealth taxes be levied on big corporations and the super-rich in place of the cuts. That’s the way to do it instead of harming the vulnerable.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
How does the ink fit in the pencil? I'll fetch my coat...
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Kind of the patient to reveal the source of his sickness (and ours).
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Same as (Sir) Roger Daltrey. Thatcherite Brexity bastard. Still one of the greatest voices in rock-'n'-roll, but...
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social)
WTAF is wrong with the world? The dictator in chief will be dead in no time at all and we'll all be left holding a rusty, pox filled can. Why don't we just admit we're appeasing a wannabe tyrant and ignore the noxious cunt? We have bigger fish to fry and more important issues to address.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social)
Waiting for the wisdom of hindsight.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social)
If he's in the Epstein files, he's still in the Epstein files, no matter how many troops he sends to extinguish the flames he's been fanning.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Waiting for the offer of a jet that's just the right size.
WE ARE RELIEVED TO HEAR A U.S. COURT HAS RULED THAT TARIFFS AGAINST OUR ISLAND WERE ILLEGAL AND A SPECTACULAR MISUNDERSTANDING OF GEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, AND REALITY. FLIPPERS UP UNTIL WE ARE PERMANENTLY SHOWN DUE RESPECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER -PM Tuxley II
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Unscheduled disassemblies, if you don't mind.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
I think a number of us (around 52% at least) thought or said similar. It was never going to end well.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
"Lives in a cul de sac? He's a witch, burn him! They're all the same! BURN THEM!"
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Meanwhile, above the banner: "As a Daily Mail reader, you'll be a lot happier if you are a bit thicker."
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
"And will the wind be so mighty?"
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
What's not revealed is what calibre of MP Reform would put forward to provide a majority for the fake man-of-the-people snake oil salesman, wannabe dictator. Because if Tice and 30p are examples, we'd be in a world of pain for the foreseeable.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Signifying an intention to run for office?
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Should I look at the sky or am I supposed to buy a subscription to the channel? It's all very confusing, as the gentleman proves in a simple, but strangely difficult to read poster. (Why do so many protesters not realise that a rough draft and spelling checks might help their final presentation?)
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Granted. Should someone point out that this eejit should check out how Parliamentary democracies work and what "fixed term" means.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice bush, by the way.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Is Clive short for "Christ alive! Where did that come from?"
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
It's that time of the month again...
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/business/liv... I think the old boy needs to get something to balance out those hormones. He keeps waking up in a bad mood and doing daft things that he's bound to regret later.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Debatable about the hashtag. Like his jilting hero, the F-word thrives on attention and clicks. He needs to be starved of oxygen. Sorry, that should read: he needs to be starved of the oxygen of publicity. (I keep forgetting I'm on Bluesky.)
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
So Labour can't even get the messaging right when they have good news? They are so going to be a one term government if this incompetence with comms continues.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
As Eddie Izzard once said of a petty official, "He brings his own Darkness".
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't you mean "cheesy"?
@imogenwalker.bsky.social Mr McSweeney and @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social: If you are still capable of feeling shame, now would be the time ↓.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
It is hard to understand Labour's direction of travel. It's almost as if they have decided that since there is no longer an identifiable working class, just the asset rich and then everyone else and the assumption is that everyone else is swallowing the racist rhetoric about "immigrunts".
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
"How many times? I'm a fecking Buddhist!"
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, but with parts made in Peru. So still probably 25% more expensive than an Italian home grown version.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice gazelle.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, he sure as hell has no concept of or curiosity about how the real world is or works.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Convincing.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
It's all going to be someone else's fault, be that Trump's, Vance's or whoever. As long as there is plausible deniability for the bullshit being peddled.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Harry Hill to adjudicate.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Layers of consultants and contractors, protected by subcontractors creating expensive cushions of risk absorbent cash.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
With poor quality, hormone enhanced beef and shitty chicken. Whooppee. Go us.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm taking that as a win. Somebody she can't get fired, the shrewish, fascist viper.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
I have never shagged a flag, I'll have you know!
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social)
Fed up with Farage? Me too. I’ve signed the Never Nigel Pledge. Add your name today, and help show that division and hate have no place in our communities. secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/170649/... @hopenothate.org.uk
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
Because none of the arguments about immigration are related to facts, they're simply a massive distraction by the wealthy from the wealth inequality that is the root of most societal problems. The statistics related to the levels of education of voters in Reform constituencies bear this out.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social) reply parent
The mother of all inconvenient truths.
bearschoice.bsky.social (@bearschoice.bsky.social)
www.theguardian.com/business/liv... Well, facts can be hostile and political I guess. But they're still facts.
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The Merdas Touch?