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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If you see Trump's "diesel deal" to Putin as anything other than direct aid to Russia to continue their illegal war and war crimes against Ukraine then you do not understand what is happening.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/2026

"Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." — Senate GOP, July 28 Ten weeks later, Trump is making oil deals with Putin. A brief history of Republicans being against this, until they weren't 👇

Collage of 12 Republican posts on X opposing Russian oil purchases, 2022–2026. Senate GOP, 7/28/26: "Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." Senate GOP, 7/14/26: backing Graham's bill to hold "major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable." House GOP, 3/8/22: "America should NOT be buying Russian oil. Biden is fueling Putin's war on Ukraine." Rep. Garret Graves, 3/8/22: calling on the administration "to ban Russian oil." House GOP, 3/7/22: "America should NOT be buying Russian oil." Senate GOP, 3/4/22: "Stop buying Russian oil." Senate GOP, 3/3/22: "sanction the oil and gas industry in Russia." House GOP, 3/2/22: "Instead of buying Russian oil..." Rep. Steve Scalise, 3/1/22: "stop financing Putin's war with Russian oil." Marco Rubio: "Stop importing Russian oil... That's the plan." Rubio, 3/9/22, on Russian oil imports. Peter Navarro, 6/24/23: India "buying up bargain-basement Russian oil."

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 09/10/2026

⚡️ Dropping sanctions on Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman crosses a dangerous line. 🧵 1/8 ⬇️

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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

How sheepish is Europe? This map shows the distribution of sheep across Europe. Source: buff.ly/dSfHDOe

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

He couldn't even do "very bad things" to a former Olympian who touched the reflecting pool. He was adamant that criminal damage was done by members of the public, and he created a trumped-up charge, which was immediately thrown out.

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/10/2026

Eva Marie Saint, star of "On the Waterfront" and "North by Northwest," has died. She was 102. bit.ly/4zm8kOP Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Ever since I first saw it, this scene has epitomised Amerlcan elegance for me. I wrote a short story about it for Radio 4 (never broadcast) and it's why I drink Gibsons even though nobody who works in a bar these days knows what they are. A perfect scene - RIP Eva Marie Saint.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

UAE officials have warned the UK that a severe punishment for Man City could hurt future Emirati investment in Britain, Bloomberg reports. This is the perfect argument for keeping foreign money out of football.

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I'd never heard of this show until she interviewed Paul McCartney a few months ago.

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Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

From asking around today the sense seems to be that he’s genuinely worried about the impact on Mcr - he also said something about wanting to “review” decision when it first leaked - and has made an unusual error in not reading the room (+mistakenly equated it too closely to the Everton situation)

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

NEW The diabolical defending of Manchester City Understanding an aggressive litigation strategy By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk (Prospect paywall is down currently.) www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th... #MCFC

What can explain such an aggressive and counterproductive approach? To an extent the answer may be in the facts and the evidence. Perhaps the view was that the only chance of getting out of this was to be unhelpful as well as robust. In respect of an earlier dispute with Uefa, an internal communication at the club apparently said “Uefa doesn't respond to anything other than aggression”. Maybe the view was taken that this would work here too. Maybe the club still thinks it will work in the end, with the league being pushed into settlement on appeal or at the doors of the High Court.

But this does not offer a total explanation. What may work with Uefa may not work with other adversaries. The structure of the league’s investigation and the disciplinary approach meant that aggression would not only be unhelpful, but would count heavily against the club. An appeal on the law or procedure at the High Court in this sort of case only has a remote chance of success. It can be assumed the club was warned of all this.

There is a phrase in football punditry that “the defending is diabolical”. Here diabolical is, of course, a synonym for dreadful. But in its more literal sense, diabolical means bedevilled with wrongful purpose. And the strategy adopted by Manchester City in contesting this matter is also in this sense diabolical. The club will have known that it was unlikely to work, and that it would make things harder, but the club decided to do it anyway.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 01/10/2026

A Russian drone struck the grounds of Kyiv's Institute for Nuclear Research, home to a research reactor, Ukraine’s nuclear regulator said. The facility was undamaged and radiation levels remain normal, with officials calling the attack a war crime. www.kyivpost.com/post/85849

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TeeDixie ✊🏼 @teedixie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Chris Dixon posted this on LI and I had to share it here. It’s just too good, the @jonronson.bsky.social twist is superb…

The image shows a film poster “The men who stare at Boats” featuring, Nigel Farage, Tommy Robinson, Danny Tommo, Ruper Lowe and Angry Balaclava man.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New Mystic Meg prediction by Daniel Hannan who famously predicted the ‘blue eyed Sheikhs’ of Iceland Banking would would save us in 2004, Brexit Britain would be booming in 2026, and that Covid wouldn’t kill anyone in 2020 In other words, we will be rejoining the EU

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

One for the great grandads.

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Better to say nothing. At the moment it looks like it would be much better if they sold City and gave it a fresh start, after ruining 15 years of the Premier League with their cheating. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Andy Burnham 'really concerned' if Man City owners sell up after rule breaches

The prime minister compares the allegations against Man City to the plight of his own club Everton.

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 30/09/2026

I really do think tech crossed a line at some point between "helping you do the things you want to do" on the one hand, and "helping you do the things tech wants you to do" on the other. At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I volunteered for Childline for a decade at uni and I know firsthand a snapshot of how many lives Esther Rantzen changed. Her later years were known for assisted dying but her legacy will be giving vulnerable children someone to listen to and care. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

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Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86

Rantzen announced lung cancer diagnosis in 2023 and became a vocal assisted dying campaigner

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

She was a sort of Angela Rippon, Anne Robinson, and Cilla Black rolled into one. Way ahead of her time delivering groundbreaking television that informed, educated and entertained, with such a passion and conviction that it was almost like a Reithian National Service.

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dame Esther Rantzen. TV legend I was an avid fan as a child. Now I can't get my head around how massive That's Life! was. 15-20 million viewers a week Consumer affairs, human interest, investigative reporting, sketches, carrots that looked like genitals. 5 shows rolled into one uniting a nation

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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Such sad news that the legendary Dame Esther Rantzen has passed away. Campaigning right until the very end. It was an honour to interview her several times in her final years. Thoughts with her family, who loved her so dearly.

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I hope David Mitchell is in it, like the 17 other shows he's in that I watch.

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Most TV is just this now.

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Man City arranged "sham contracts" with a number of commercial partners as part of a scheme to disguise secret funding of more than £830m, the Premier League says. City recorded £360m in sponsor fees in the 3 seasons they won the Prem League - 2012, 2014, and 2018. Only £43m of it was legitimate.

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Manchester City charges: Premier League confirms club guilty of all charges related to financial rule breaches

The Premier League confirms that Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I want to see the official LFC trophy wall unanimously update it to "23".

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The news of Michael Kiwanuka’s stroke is really upsetting but sensitively handled in this interview. He’s a great artist and a lovely human being and his new album is terrific. I hope he gets to record and perform again www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...

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‘Everyone can relate to pain and struggle. So I’m sharing mine’: Michael Kiwanuka on life after his devastating stroke

The Mercury prize winner hasn’t been able to go home since falling ill last summer. In his only interview, he opens up about the ‘poignancy’ of finally releasing the new album his stroke shelved

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's as if Andy Burnham had been injected with a truth drug. Brexit has done more harm than good, so let's try other options. Triple lock has to go, social care will be reformed if it kills us, double or quits...it's absolutely working in the hall, in the emotion of the moment. But outside it?

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On this day in 1998, Joni Mitchell released her 16th studio album. It was her last album of completely original material until she released Shine in 2007. The album received one Juno nomination for Best Pop/Adult Album.

Album cover showing a painted portrait Joni MItchell in a straw hat cradling a tabby cat inside a decorative wooden frame, with a pale green left panel that contains the text "Joni Mitchell Taming The Tiger"

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Gaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Anita Ekberg, 1954 She was BOTD in 1931 Photo by Andre de Dienes

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Is this the new season or have you started from S1? I love it. Great casting, terrific script, wonderfully performed. Balances the comedy, farcical elements with real thrills and spy drama perfectly. And to me, at any rate, shows London as a backdrop in a way that I remember and feel London to be.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Trump administration blocked the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium from reapplying for funding, terminating at least 2 clinical trials for children's brain cancer treatment.

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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Extraordinary for any American president: Trump offered to sell weapons to Xi Jinping of China. That was revealed by David Perdue, US ambassador. Trump is withholding a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan approved by Congress. China aids Iran and Russia. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...

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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says (Gift Article)

President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the U.S. ambassador to China. Trump is withholding a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan.

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh christ I've just finished watching the final episode of 7 Up I'm 56. I've been watching this show since the 70s, and how these lives have taken shape and developed in a changing Britain. It's a compelling body of work. It has many flaws but is utterly remarkable in what it managed to capture

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Alex Morris @asjmorris.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Now seems as good a time as any to post the plasticine Frank Muir that I built for the ‘Amateur Frank Muir Modeller’ Viz ad back in 2006.

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My #playlist of the week #newmusic from Tame Impaler, Michael Kiwanuka Solo songs from the Fab Four. Some blues & country - Dylan, Graham Nash, Bonnie Rait, Son House, Mississipi John Hurt + Beck, The Cure, Bowie, Teardrop Explodes, The The, Lloyd Cole, REM, Marvin Gaye, Durutti Column, Radiohead

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Alski's 30 Songs For The Week

NewWave to Indie PostPunk to Funk Soul & HipHop. 70s 80s 90s to the latest BBC6 Music releases. Changes weekly

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Lance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New word: CLICKWALL. (n) The opposite of clickbait. A headline so unappealing, promising so little reward even by the standards of these things, that it is physically impossible to tap the link to the article.

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I thought they were half naked because they were being interrogated, terrorist style. I now think they were found like that (probably). If they're released without charge they'll be forever dogged with the rumour.

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tbh I didn't like the look of most of the styles Bowie had from the late 80s to early noughties but he certainly pulls off this double denim. Contemporary but also with a 50s biker vibe

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David Bowie News @davidbowienews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

David Bowie, Chance Theater, Poughkeepsie, New York, August 19, 2003, by Kevin Mazur.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Farage posted this at 12.38 today. It has been hopelessly overtaken by events and shown to be entirely wrong (British nationals involved and they've been released on bail - not very terrorist-like). And if you believe anything Trump says, you are a credulous moron.

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