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Alison Gordon 🇺🇦

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Ex-Greater Manchester economic devt/regen policy, funding and delivery pro. Keen to learn with interests in politics, rejoinEU, environment and nature, creativity and whippets.

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 11h
Truth 👇
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11h
Zelenskyy: “I told Trump: If you enable Starlink access inside Russia, we can quickly destroy their ballistic missile launchers. Putin would come to negotiating table, and I wouldn’t need to destroy a single energy facility. But instead, they shut down Starlink.” As they say, "from RU, with love"
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 9h
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I thought I’d never have to say this in my lifetime, but this is 2026, and sadly nothing is what it used to be. 

The Trump administration has become an appeaser to autocrats and dictators, putting their personal whims before the best interests of the American people and those of the free world. What is it about Putin that President Trump fawns over?

How will America’s allies ever be able to trust this administration again when they are now turning against them at a time of war and suffering? 

The slowdown of Starlink/Starshield and the inexplicable lack of advance warning of Russian missile launches have already caused Ukrainian civilians to die unnecessarily. How much worse can it get? 

If one thing is clear it’s that European leaders must overcome the initial shock about Trump’s recent actions and step up to the plate. It’s as much about Europe’s freedom as it is about Ukraine’s sovereignty. Both are worth fighting for. All options should be on the table now, from the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine to the delivery of advanced weapons systems such as Germany’s Taurus. 

Why oh why is this happening? We cannot let the free world be dismantled before our very eyes.
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 11h
Reform Councillor Georged Madgwick, on the ITV documentary has a past. Madgwick was a manager for a band called MAD and ended up getting a reputation as a con man. There was even a Twitter account created: x.com/MissingMADMe... There’s also examples of selling tickets for gigs that weren’t booked
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Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #BanX #NoAfD #FBR @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 11h
Trump warns the US could suspend intelligence sharing and European purchases of US weapons for Ukraine if Kyiv doesn't halt strikes on Russian energy facilities. He wants to protect his treacherous diesel deal with Putin and is thereby putting Europe’s security at risk, purely out of self-interest.
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US threatens to suspend intel sharing, weapons purchases if Ukraine continues Russia energy strikes, sources say | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has warned Ukraine and allies in Europe that the US could suspend intelligence sharing and European purchases of US weapons for Ukraine if Kyiv does not halt its deep strikes ...
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 11h
We will be taking legal action against ITV for the well known criminal offence of filming people while they reveal exactly who they are.
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 12h
🚨 BREAKING: Reform MP Sarah Pochin was secretly recorded by ITV saying the party has a "male issue" and "excludes you if you’re a woman" In 2025, a female reporter worked as Reform's press office and attended a Christmas party with Nigel Farage and senior officials www.itv.com/news/2026-10...
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 12h
Farage accused of protecting Reform candidate who made racist slurs www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Farage accused of ‘protecting’ Reform candidate over racist slurs against David Lammy
Exclusive: ITV investigation shows leader stood by mayoral candidate who said Labour MP should ‘go home to the Caribbean’
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 18h
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
‘We don’t have the money for that’ says the former Chancellor who cut NI twice when we couldn’t afford it for purely political reasons.
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 18h
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Bill Hader as Keith Morrison Eating Popcorn
ALT: Bill Hader as Keith Morrison Eating Popcorn
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 20h
substack.com/@gileswilkes... The results are in, and I'm declaring a winner in the battle between Vibes and Macro as a means of assessing the UK economy. Don't be surprised.
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UK Growth - macro beats vibes
yes it is inelegant to say “I told you so”, your point being?
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 21h
Until the next time Putin and Dimitriev make an offer, Trump, Witkoff and Kushner talk themselves into thinking they can get away with it, the get more pushback than they expect, then...rinse repeat
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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 21h
I, for one, am shocked that the party now very publicly stating that only white people can be English is full of fucking racists.
Robert Jenrick sparks huge row over English identity - 'millions aren't English'

The Reform UK MP has waded into a row with the Conservatives over what it means to be English, suggesting "millions" of people living in Britain don't qualify.Suella Braverman

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As I've said before, I'm not English.

I'm proud to be British. My family and ancestors have a link to Britain which spans centuries.

But in no way are we English. Yes, I was born in England, speak English and support the England football team. And indeed, I love England and the English people.

But to say I'm English is to take a 'laissez-faire, anything-goes' attitude to ethnicity, citizenship and identity. It also denies me my Asian heritage. The liberals (many of them in today's Conservative Party) take this cosmopolitan approach to Englishness. They're terrified of being called racist so they say that anyone, as long as they're born here, can be English.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23h
Ukraine’s Neptune missiles hit six Russian Su-34M fighter bombers in an attack on Borisoglebsk military airbase in Voronezh oblast last night. Large-scale #explodey
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
🚨🚨A logical but despicable extension of the #Putin-Trump deal energy to further pressure #Ukraine to give up their fight for #independence and protect their #sovereignty against the #Russian illegitimate invasion: www.ft.com/content/5435...
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US floats unfreezing some Russian assets to restart Ukraine peace talks
European officials balked at proposal made by Donald Trump’s negotiators during meeting in Miami
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14/10/2026
CBS: “US officials blamed “bad weather” for not warning Ukraine of Russian missile launches overnight which killed 6 and left more than 600,000 without power, sources tell CBS News. Ukrainian officials don’t buy the excuse, believing intelligence was withheld on purpose.”
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Also from The Instituteof the Study of War: 'The United States and Europe risk squandering the best opportunity since 2022 to alter Russia’s trajectory toward a longer and larger war. Ukraine currently has the best chance of seizing the strategic initiative against Russia since December 2022'
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I see the "migrants taking all the new jobs" nonsense is back, in the Mail, Telegraph and Times. Reminder that this is BS, and IPSO ruled repeatedly that this is not what the data says. I expect corrections from all of them (Times has already agreed to correct) www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/1183...
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Taxing private jets at the same rate as regular flights, and ending the tax exemption on plane fuel could give the Chancellor an extra £2.7 bn. £2.7bn for our green transport networks! With other MPs I am calling on the Govt to end the tax breaks for wealthy private jet users. buff.ly/B65XyNf
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Private jet tax open letter — Possible
For *one week only* all donations have double the impact.
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
U.S. intelligence officials warned the Ukrainian Embassy in DC that if there are more strikes on Russian energy sites, the U.S. would halt intelligence sharing. “The warnings were so widespread that anyone with a Ukrainian-sounding last name got a call”-WaPo
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Somebody is lying again….. US Official: Trump Admin Had Nothing To Do With Starlink constraints.-Axios
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This is so moving to read, in light of where we are now.
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Looks like Elon caved, good.
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Paul Stenton @paulstenton.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
WTAF has happened to the US. America is increasingly a disappointment of unwelcome.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 14/10/2026
The Telegraph columnist Jake Wallis Simons accused Trump and Elon Musk of “throwing Ukraine to the wolves,” arguing that Starlink restrictions have disrupted Ukrainian frontline operations. He said the move has fueled feelings of betrayal in Ukraine as US pressure on Kyiv grows. #Ukraine
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ukrainian official to Jerusalem Post: Starlink internet speeds in Ukraine have dropped even further in recent hours, falling to 60–80 km/h (down from 160 km/h overnight).
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 14/10/2026
Zelensky told Piers Morgan that Ukraine feels betrayed and fears it is losing the US as a strong partner. “We are not selling our country. This is not business for us. This is our life, our country, our home, our children,” he said, adding that Ukraine cannot afford to be weak. #Ukraine
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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It’s a documentary into Reformp www.tvzoneuk.com/post/a-year-...
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A YEAR IN REFORM: ITV GOES UNDERCOVER FOR NEW DOCUMENTARY
Reform politicians have been filmed making threats of violence and expressing views that many voters will find offensive, racist and sexist during a year-long ITV undercover investigation.Reform’s lea...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Trump and Musk are doing everything they can to try and force Ukraine to surrender to Putin while Musk spends over $300 million to try and buy the midterm elections to maintain total power. The American government under Republicans are on the side of evil. Vote them out.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Pretty clear that Trump/Hegseth are doing everything they can to force Ukraine to surrender to Putin by withholding all US assistance while actively helping fund the Russian war machine to kill as many civilians as possible including kids. What a dark, evil chapter in US history.
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
OK, there is something very, very weird going on in the press right now. It certainly appears, from the outside, as if certain people are being very much protected in a way that was not afforded to certain other people! Let's start with the facts around Lola Salem... 🧵1/
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Alison Gordon 🇺🇦 @alisonmgordon.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Why would any country contract with Musk’s businesses when Musk can disable it at the US president’s request?
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14/10/2026
I told you that’s next.
@igornovikov
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I confirm that tonight SpaceX introduced a speed restriction on Starlink terminals while in motion.
At present, the restriction applies to the Star Shield
"military package" and is set at 100 miles per hour.
Our Defense Forces received no prior warning about this limitation, which resulted in the disruption of a number of missions.
Obviously, this cannot be a coincidence and is connected to the current political situation.
(Quoting Zelensky's miltech advisor)
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 14/10/2026
Yesterday, the head of MI5 warned that far-right, anti-migrant and anti-Muslim extremists are becoming increasingly likely to consider carrying out terror attacks. This should worry us all. 🧵
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Chrisco @00chrisco00.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Yup.
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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NBABeau @nbabeau.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I’m sure it’s all fine
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino received undisclosed $1.7M World Cup payment
FIFA President Gianni Infantino appears to have breached FIFA regulations after an IRS filing revealed an undisclosed $1.72 million pay package on top of his declared salary for 2024.
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John Hacking @hacking4chorlton.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
RIP Pat ' Mr Manchester' Karney. My friend and comrade for over 40 years. 💔❤️💔❤️
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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Zelensky has accepted Trump’s demand to stop hitting Russian refineries. The Russians are ignoring Trump’s demands and continuing with their strikes on Ukrainian power plants. Trump is saying nothing about this so far.
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Senior U.S. intelligence official said there has been *no* cut-off in intel sharing. Even Ukraine's Foreign Minister has said things are status quo. Kushner and Witkoff are threatening this, but the authority does not rest with them. Could this happen?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026
Abandoning Ukraine will be a stain on the United States for the rest of time
Screenshot of a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reporting a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv targeting critical energy infrastructure, including the CHPP-4 power plant. Zelenskyy says a residential building was also damaged and caught fire, warns of further Russian missile attacks, and criticizes the lack of advance warnings from Ukraine’s partners. An accompanying nighttime photo shows flames engulfing part of a multistory residential building, with debris scattered across the ground.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Trump backs out of deposition in his lawsuit against BBC, has not suggested new date - BBC asks court to get him to comply www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...
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BBC asks judge to force Trump to sit for deposition as part of his $10bn lawsuit
BBC asks US federal judge to compel Trump’s lawyers to schedule deposition after his team canceled initial session
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Salford Now @salfordnow.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Irlam Train Station nominated for the World Cup of Stations www.salfordnow.co.uk/2026/10/12/i...
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Irlam station has been nominated for the World Cup of Stations
Irlam Station has reached the top 20 in the World Cup of Stations at the first attempt.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
A completely fair and measured response that I think we can all get behind.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 13/10/2026
Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no warning from partners before Russia’s overnight attack with 100+ drones and missiles, incl 5 ballistic strikes on civilian infrastructure in Kyiv. Ukraine had paused refinery strikes for 2 days after Trump’s energy ceasefire announcement, Russia continued attacks.
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The UK with joint highest current growth and lowest forecast deficit in the G7 is… um… not what you might imagine from reading the newspaper.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide at the Warsaw Security Forum: “It doesn't really make sense that people who are not paying much for supporting Ukraine are those who have the key role in negotiations. “We need a strong European voice.”
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Fool…
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