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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Surprise, surprise. All those cross-wielding Christian Nationalists at the UK’s fascist rallies don’t actually go to church.
theguardian.com
Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report
Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity
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Saskia Heijltjes @saskiaheijltjes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Eco 😜
Black SUV with number plate ECO 7 CER
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19h
Trump’s obeisance to Putin has been established beyond even the vaguest scintilla of doubt; the possibility of another January 6-style assault on US democracy after/during the mid-terms is clearly acute and ‘we’ are still wary of calling fascism fascism. These are the moments…
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
And now the best part: Bot traffic from the #Yandex network has plunged to near zero following the strike on its Vladimir data center. Bot traffic includes automated requests from search crawlers, scrapers and other online services. Twitter must be a ghost town by now.
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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
For today’s @ftweekend.com I am at the restaurant inside the high end Mayfair furniture shop RH London. And it’s chaos. Warm water. Can’t mix cocktails. Run out of hamburgers. Dull food for bored oligarchs who don’t eat. Have a few quotes and a pic of a £22 baked potato. www.ft.com/content/5993...
Drift through its rooms admiring the oversized sculptures, the overstuffed seating and the passive-aggressive war on colour. I was tempted to give myself a quick nosebleed just to introduce a splash of red. While there, do take a look inside the utterly magnificent restaurant at the back of the ground floor, housed in what was once a banking hall. The cathedral-high ceilings are coated in gold leaf and dangle with giant golden chandeliers like crystal udders. There are pillars, acres of polished wood veneer and lots of soft curved seating, picked out by pools of light from dainty table lamps. Gawp at it. Gasp at it. But whatever you do, don’t book a table in it. On my recent visit, the whole operation was a bloody shambles.It starts in the second-floor cocktail bar, designed by Anouska Hempel, where the £16 Margarita comes from a bottle of pre-mix with a hand-scribbled label, and they can’t make any classic cocktails which aren’t on the list. Ask them for a Daiquiri then watch the panic flicker in their eyes. Online, the cheapest bottle of wine offered up here is a Riesling at £68. When you arrive, it turns out to be £86.Back downstairs in the restaurant a bottle of sparkling water is brought. It’s warm. We ask for ice. None comes. We ask again. None comes. Third time’s a charm. At least we get water quickly; the wait for food is interminable (if you don’t count the £56-worth of mini lobster rolls we didn’t order, that they tried to foist on us). We watch one of our dishes being offered to a nearby table. The diners look baffled. The waiter returns to the pass in the open kitchen where a row with the chef appears to ensue. He waves a ticket at her. Finally, 10 minutes later the plate comes to us. In a functioning restaurant you should be able to spot the person in charge immediately. There is no one in charge of this room. It’s chaos.Our missing dish is the cutely named “Parisian petite potato”. I wanted to see what a £22 baked potato was like. Small, is the answer, and topped with the now obligatory caviar. Honestly, there’s so much caviar washing around London at the moment, I’m convinced there’s some bloke with a lock-up in Camberwell who has got hold of a surplus that fell off the back of a knackered old sturgeon. Now he’s pushing it out to W1. Anyway, it’s a baked potato with fish eggs. I’m not sure which bit of it is Parisian but it’s definitely petite, I’ll give it that.
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THX•1138 @ithx1138.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We stand with
ZELENSKY ‼️
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Andy @andy-kelly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I think the timing of Kemi’s conference speech shows she is a mystery hour fan
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And here it is…
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Ms M 💚🌱💙🦊🌳🦔🌸🐞🧶♾️ @themorganic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sorry, I just can’t get behind nuclear. Greens are really starting to challenge my support right now.
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Jane McLaren @jwpolite.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Astonishing. The article describes the party's opposition to have been historically based on their opposition to nuclear weapons? No,opposition was rooted in much protest about the nuclear power cycle from uranium mining to waste storage. Windscale,Three Mile Island,The China Syndrome, Greenpeace.
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wonder if Kerry Katona is still Trumpy?
ok.co.uk
Kerry Katona endorses Donald Trump for US President
EXCLUSIVE: Never shy with her opinions on everything from celebs to world politics, OK! columnist Kerry Katona has said she backs Donald Trump all the way - and maintains she could do a far better job...
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Louise H @louisesh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
She was a close friend of Epstien and one of the few to defend Prince Andrew recently. Says it all really!
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Rob @robertferry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
With the cost of fuel so high, why wouldn’t automakers go for 50.4 anyway? “The proposed rule, issued in December, required automakers to achieve an average fuel efficiency of 34.5 mpg for cars and light trucks in model year 2031, down from the standard of 50.4 mpg set by the Biden administration.”
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (Gift Article)
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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Jennifer Brassel Author @jennybrassel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In other words: I’m gonna die fairly soon so I don’t give a crap about climate change or the resultant disasters
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump says data center opposition is a Chinese psy-op. Chinese state media says US AI safety calls are a psy-op. Oxford China Policy Lab's Elisabeth Siegel says both accusations point to the same problem: no one can independently verify what AI companies claim.
buff.ly
US, China Psy-Op Accusations Signal Deep Distrust on AI Regulation
Without more checks and balances on AI companies, allegations of “psy-ops” in both the US and China will continue to cloud the waters, writes Elisabeth Siegel.
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Congresswoman Analilia Mejia @repanalilia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A school lockdown because agents are detaining someone nearby is unacceptable and frightens our children. The Trump Administration ripped away protections for schools and other sensitive locations. And now our own communities are experiencing the consequences.
patch.com
ICE Activity Sparks Shelter-In-Place At School In Essex County
ICE was back in Essex County this week. Here's where other recent arrests and detentions have been reported.
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🌻 PlentyNuff 🌻 @plentynuff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I remember thinking it was very clever when I first read about it, and installed the app and everything, and then never found a way to usefully incorporate it into my life. Tbh, I didn't know they were even trying to make a profit, I thought it was one of those early-internet nerd passion projects.
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Harry @harry-is-human.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No, their total losses to date are £156 million. If they'd simply bought government bonds with that cash they'd have 6 times the revenue.
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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Excellent advice not only for journalists, but also bsky posters <ducks>
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This guy… BTW annual subscription is currently £20 (instead of £79.99). And you get the whole paper for that, not just me! Offer ends September 30th. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/477...
liveapp.inews.co.uk
Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe should keep Britain’s name out of his mouth
James O’Brien: The tax exile knows a thing or two about chemical companies – but that doesn’t mean his other opinions are valuable
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#Railnatter podcast @railnatter.uk · 16/09/2026
Tonight on #Railnatter, we look at Britain’s failing railway infrastructure, following the Lewes and Wickford derailments, both caused by track buckles. Why has our railway been left to deteriorate this far? What happens when we stop renewing it? And why is Hendy involved again?
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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This isn’t funny. Commodities traders only do this when they’re in extreme distress
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#Railnatter podcast @railnatter.uk · 17/09/2026
"I'm a track team leader for NR, there's so much I could say, that I've wanted to say for a long time but cannot for obvious reasons... It seems to me that we have learnt absolutely nothing. Lives seem cheap and people have short memories." Catch last night's #Railnatter now.
the thumbnail from last night's railnatter with a stern looking Gareth in front of a derailed train in his oranges, with the text "this was a choice"
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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 17/09/2026
It's great to hear the new trains on TransPennine Express will deliver independent boarding for more passengers. We need step-free access to the platform and level boarding everywhere so disabled passengers can travel with ease and confidence, instead of having to wait for Passenger Assistance.
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Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 18/09/2026
Where are the patents, the materials supply chain ownership and the manufacture of the batteries all located? Zero points for a correct answer.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026
I promise you there would be no AI alignment problem if the CEOs of AI companies faced jail time if their AI killed anyone.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“Both Russian and pro-Trump U.S. actors are amplifying and spreading misinformation about Alberta separatism in the hope of fraying Canadian unity and sowing distrust.” An overt attack on Canadian sovereignty, meant specifically to manipulate Canadians. That’s what’s fuelling Alberta separation.
cbc.ca
Russia and U.S. amplifying Alberta separatist narratives to stoke division, distrust: report | CBC News
Moscow has long tried to meddle in foreign elections. What's newer is Canada's neighbour overtly trying to influence and fan flames of referendum bid, warns a new report on foreign interference.
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Christopher Reader @xopherx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This sounds awesome. This is literally a choice they made that we can make too. It won't happen immediately but it didn't there either.
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Michael C Merritt @mikecmerritt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Multiply that $15k times the 8 million cars in Virginia and you’ll see that Virginians spend an additional annual $120 BILLION on clinging to a car centric transportation network.
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hclark @hclark.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This. And Uber driving around empty 50% of the time.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
British journalism and polling are both utterly implicated in the Farage funding scandal iandunt.substack.com/p/british-jo...
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Nick Burdett @nickburdett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Buying flags to support the RNLI during WW1. How times have changed.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wake up people!
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How safe is our NHS data? Can we trust Palantir? Why are we campaigning to get Palantir OUT of our NHS? Join Steve Taylor, Tony O'Sullivan and Lucy Nichols for a detailed discussion on Palantir and our NHS. youtu.be/Bvdp6hjEMO8?... @thedauk.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social
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Andy @andy-kelly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Farridge started this. The RNLI are fantastic and we need everyone to start calling for Farridge who is inciting hatred against the RNLi to be prosecuted
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GuyD @thenotoriousguy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Andy Burnham earlier this month hit out at 'appalling' abuse directed at hero crews” - and yet no arrests and the group is not proscribed www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
RNLI suspends Portsmouth services after volunteers abused for saving migrants
Andy Burnham earlier this month hit out at 'appalling' abuse directed at hero crews after they were labelled as traitors online by far-right thugs for rescuing asylum seekers in the Channel
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 18/09/2026
If they arrested the RNLI for saving lives I'd be out to protest. I hope lots here would be too.
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Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What is this shit. I do not understand how this is possible.
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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to work with Transport for London to improve the timeliness of public transport provision." Hey Andrew, maybe you could ask your Refuker mate who leads #Havering council on what holds up buses in your constituency.
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Peter F @gwellin.ca · 10/09/2026
To a point, it is. Though compared to other companies, I do trust Apple to make some effort to actually anonymize and not overreach on its collection. I’m more concerned about third party apps. That said, I use a DNS service on all my devices to block telemetry domains used by Apple and others.
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Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If she had stayed at Stanford she'd probably be killing it in crypto or AI.
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Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If Elizabeth Holmes had started a cult instead of a company, she would have a fleet of Bentleys right now.
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Andy @andy-kelly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Id love to know what makes you think Apple TV isn’t linked to your iPhone or iPad and doing exactly the same thing?
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 09/09/2026
"a massively unfortunate incident" Also entirely predictable www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Protesters outside Portsmouth hotel mistake Pakistan U19 cricket team for asylum seekers
A group of masked agitators gathered outside a four-star hotel in Portsmouth after reports a group of asylum seekers had been taken there, when it was in fact Pakistan’s under-19 cricket team on a tou...
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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 09/09/2026
if you were thinking about getting an ebike to reduce your number of car trips to save on gas, the best time was earlier this year but the second best time is now!!!!
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Petri Mäkelä @pmakela.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
That's why it's commonly called "The Deathrow"
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Andy @andy-kelly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Or you could root the TV and take back control! www.webosbrew.org/rooting/
webosbrew.org
Rooting | webOS Homebrew
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Peter F @gwellin.ca · 09/09/2026
Oh, it is. Some are less worse than others though. A separate box limits the collection a degree, because it can’t see external video inputs such as a TV channels, games, or a computer display. Definitely be wary of apps and voice control options regardless of the device.
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Netz0 @netz0.com · 09/09/2026
Your TV might be recording all audio in your room, even when turned off and without Internet, waits until its connected and then transfers all audio. Things in your private home you think nobody can hear. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFV...
youtube.com
216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
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Andy @andy-kelly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What makes you think the separate box isn’t spying on you?
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