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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 30/09/2026
Six days ago I wrote the thread linked below. Times Higher Education's lack of interest in James Orr had bothered me for weeks. Today Byline Times published the investigation that explains this very British scandal at length. Corruption, racism, sycophancy & graft bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 29/09/2026
Lawmakers are urging the Commission to block EU firms and banks from applying U.S. sanctions — namely on the ICC. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/bloc...
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20... I can identify with this. Strava, Merlin, Skydemon in my case
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Is tech the secret to a more analogue life? How gadgets, apps and tips could actually reduce your screen time
It’s often thought of as the problem, but what if the right technology could help us switch off and live more in the moment?
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@alderneywt.bsky.social 🧪🌎 #ecology #marineecology
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This was an entirely predictable act of economic self-harm - both the Sunak and Starmer government decided that the priority was to cut migration *when it was already falling fast*. ukandeu.ac.uk/immigration-...
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Immigration is falling but the economic cost may be high - UK in a changing Europe
Jonathan Portes analyses the latest immigration figures from the Home Office and Office for National Statistics.
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Tyron @tyron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just seen it's Wikipedia's 25th birthday. The greatest website online, and possibly the internet's greatest fruit
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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police investigate a major incident near RAF Fairford 
They were arrested on suspicion of committing offences under the Explosives Act, and have been further arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Vaughan Tomlinson on billionaires and their kids – cartoon
The old adage ‘sharing is caring’ doesn’t always apply
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🌎🧪 #environment #climateemergency #mosquito
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access" Full story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
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BREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”
Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates.
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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
JOB: Senior Lecturer in Criminology/Criminal Justice, Newcastle University jobs.ac.uk/job/DTB032/sen… #criminology
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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 23/09/2026
A thorough and interesting review of my Fulmar book, and a discount code if you like what you read
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thank you for this, @privateeyenews.bsky.social Farage needs ridiculing far more. It’s a form of scrutiny he can’t cope with and one he so richly - yes pun intended - deserves.
TV HIGHLIGHTS
72 Up
The award-winning documentary series continues, charting the progress of one posh little boy, Nigel, over the years.
The last time we saw him was over a week ago in 36
Up when he had been given £36 million out of the blue.
In the latest instalment Nigel is given another £36 million, making the total donation a jaw-dropping £72 million.
This is a life changing moment for the former prep school boy who was recorded in the first episode singing the Horst Wessel song and coming up with charming but embarrassing comments about admiring Hitler.
As the clock moves forward
to 72 Up, viewers now see a completely different Nigel from the one we have come to know so well over the years
- from Europe-hating MEP to Brexit-promoting campaigner to the triumphant bin-defeating statesman of today. It's been a roller-coaster ride for Nigel
- and indeed the viewer - and this remarkable series ends with a poignant and moving climax in a Clacton oyster bar, where the older but no wiser Nigel faces the prospect of being Prime Minister and/or going to jail after criminal proceedings.
EYE VERDICT: "Boring, boring, Boring! Nothing to see here
- put a sock in it, love." 

(Insert photo of him slurping up oysters)
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 23/09/2026
Reform UK voters are the most likely to believe they have what it takes to be a good prime minister By 2024 vote Ref: 48% Con: 37% Grn: 32% Lab: 31% LD: 27% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 23/09/2026
34% of Britons believe they would make a good prime minister Very good: 10% Fairly good: 24% Fairly bad: 24% Very bad: 19% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Royal British Legion Says It Wants ‘No Association’ With Anti-Migrant Group Behind Poppy Fundraisers The charity says it never authorised a Hampshire group's… bylinetimes.com/2026/09/22/royal-br…
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Royal British Legion Says It Wants ‘No Association’ With Anti-Migrant Group Behind Poppy Fundraisers
The charity says it never authorised a Hampshire group's 'Raise the Poppies' appeal, as crowdfunding sites take pages down
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Jersey Lillies brightening up the North Coast in Jersey #jerseyci #channelislands 🇯🇪
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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We have responded to HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ review of children in custody, published today. The report looks at evidence gathered from inspections, survey findings and interviews from children held in four young offender institutions and a secure training centre. ow.ly/BnGn50ZPJ6M
“Prison is no place for a child. 
We know this from the calls we receive each week. We see it in the reports and official statistics showing that children are locked up for hours on end. And today, we hear it again from the children themselves, through the many survey responses that 
have been collated by inspectors.”
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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#RecipeOfTheDay is a real fave: an all-in-one-pan orzo dish that goes by the name of Pasta Risotto with Peas and Pancetta! You’ll lose the alliteration, but you certainly use bacon instead of the pancetta, by the way. www.nigella.com/recipes/past...
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Pasta Risotto With Peas and Pancetta
Here, I cook pasta much as I would if I were making a traditional risotto. But there is a difference — that you don't have to stir constantly and that the pasta takes only 10 minutes to cook are obvio...
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#poetry
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 20/09/2026
Brilliant to join Paddle UK, Surfers Against Sewage, Marine Conservation Society, and Rewilding Britain on Brighton Beach this morning for a beach clean. Great turnout and we are committed to protecting our coastlines and water.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump's stock-trading is out of control. A president is supposed to govern for the benefit of the entire country — not for his own financial benefit.
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
UK brings in £5bn a year from visa and other immigration fees. #migration #ukpolitics
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#reform #tv #ukpolitics #farage
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#jerseyci 🇯🇪 #channelislands #jerri
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/09/2026
Burnham will meet Irish PM as UK bids to get exemptions from EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ plan – UK politics live
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Burnham will meet Irish PM as UK bids to get exemptions from EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ plan – UK politics live
It will be the first time the PM uses No 10 North to host an overseas visit while the chancellor will be in Dublin meeting with EU finance ministers Good morning. On Monday, at her summit in Cardiff with the leaders of the SNP and Plaid Cymru, Mary Lou McDonald, the Sinn Féin president, joked about Liverpool being the 33rd county of Ireland. Andy Burnham is basically a Scouser; he was born in Liverpool and supports a Liverpool football team, despite being brought up in Culcheth, a village mid-way between Liverpool and Manchester, which made him enough of a Manc to be the city’s mayor. He also has Irish ancestry, and so the mood should be very cordial today when he hosts Micheál Martin, the taoiseach (Irish PM) at No 10 North in Manchester this morning. It is the first time that Burnham has used No 10 North to host an overseas visit, which should help a bit his efforts to establish that No 10 North is a proper government power base, and not just a branch office. The historic visit to No 10 North comes as the prime minister shines a spotlight on towns up and down the country, days after he hosted Canadian prime minister Mark Carney in Liverpool and Nato secretary general Mark Rutte in Oxford. Continue reading...
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Anthropology.net @anthropology.net · 16/09/2026
More than 2 million Indigenous people likely lived in Australia in 1788, over seven times the figure used for a century, and numbers fell by over 90 percent by 1861. #Archaeology #IndigenousAustralia #PopulationGenetics www.anthropology.net/p/australia-...
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Australia Was Home to 2.2 Million Indigenous People in 1788
DNA, radiocarbon dates and climate models put 1788 Aboriginal Australia at over seven times the old estimate, with excess deaths near 2 million by 1861.
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 15/09/2026
An award-winning website specialising in the science and policy of climate change has listed 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy made by Reform UK politicians ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-1tco
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George McGavin @georgemcgavin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...
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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#RecipeOfTheDay has one foot in Summer, one in Autumn, and is therefore perfect for right now: it’s the easy, speedy Venison Steak Salad! Other meats may, of course, be used. www.nigella.com/recipes/veni...
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Venison Steak Salad
I’d always associated venison with wine-rich stews and wintry casseroles, feeling that this wild, lean meat really needed long, slow cooking with a lot of moisturising liquid. But then I got the idea ...
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Maritime Tartan Co @maritimetartanns.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
What a beautiful shot by Marlene Lewis. This is from Sept 12 in Sussex New Brunswick
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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is really interesting, insightful on Jonn's part and scary at the same time (assuming it is an AI).
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
According to a column in the Times, gangs of masked vigilantes blocking roads have demands which "represent a consensus view across the country". This is very patently utter bollocks. Daniel Thomas, the organiser, is a far-right racist thug. His views are not in any way mainstream.
Should anyone wonder that groups of angry white men in balaclavas have now started occupying Dover and blockading coaches sent to ship more and more men into this utterly negligent system? It’s astonishing it hasn’t happened sooner. I don’t mean I want to see gangs of masked bricklayers marauding around ports. I don’t. But I do think that if you have spent three years allowing masked Gaza activists to take over the streets because police are too scared to stop them, and five years blocking policies such as Rwanda that would actually stop the boats, you cannot start hyperventilating the moment working-class British men take to the streets non-violently, as in Dover if not Portsmouth, to make their feelings known.

The non-violence is obviously critical. This was not a riot, as we saw in 2024. It was not a campaign of harassment. It did not target random people. And unlike the Gaza marches or “stop oil” stunts, its demands represent a consensus view across the country and relate to something under the government’s direct control. They amount to: “Can the government please do what it promised and stop ferry-loads of undocumented foreign men arriving on our beaches to fill up regional hotels and roam around town centres?” They might reasonably also ask for the Home Office to stop handing out asylum to the thousands who falsely claim it while visiting on student or work visas.
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#poetry
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Helen @futurestand.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A video statement from the RNLI chief exec about recent events and about the RNLI’s unchanging and single mission, to save lives at sea. rnli.org/news-and-med...
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Statement from RNLI Chief Executive Peter Sparkes
Statement from RNLI Chief Executive Peter Sparkes regarding Channel activity.
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Steve Dudley @stevedudley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
And mine! Switch today 🙂
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Does explain a lot. Dependence means willingness and action to hold Israel to any sort of account becomes more problematic
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 10/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. attempted to enlist its NATO allies in a campaign to “systematically dismantle” the International Criminal Court, straining already fraught transatlantic relations.
politico.eu
US pressures NATO allies to destroy International Criminal Court
Washington said it “would be watching closely” to see which allies help in its campaign against the court during a closed-door meeting this summer.
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Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
FREE large-scale live and online event with Michael Rosen for schools nationwide in partnership with Read for Good – register here: readforgood.org/michael-rose...
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Readathon Summer Party!
Join our spectacular virtual Readathon Summer Party* on Thursday 23 June, to celebrate YOUR school's amazing reading and raising this year!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We live in Rip Off Britain. The same corporations who are ripping us off are also destroying nature too. My speech to the Wild Summit 👇🏽 www.youtube.com/live/bbUxIM4...
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Greens leader Zack Polanski gives speech at summit
YouTube video by Sky News
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Surprising this story isn't getting more coverage...
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Protestors confuse Pakistan cricket team for migrants after gathering at hotel
Misinformation caused groups of people to gather at The Marriott Hotel
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Reform conference shock From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Had to repost! 😅 @leeaci.bsky.social #alderney #channelislands
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AvBrief.com @avbrief.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
President Trump Wants to Ban Bombardier Unless it Moves to U.S. Bombardier says it has a big presence in the U.S. already.
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President Trump Wants to Ban Bombardier Unless it Moves to U.S.
Bombardier says it has a big presence in the U.S. already.
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hear hear @jonnelledge.bsky.social very well put.
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#channelislands #guernsey
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Aurigny.bsky.social @aurigny.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
One of this week's #library books. My first Robert Harris novel. Thought provoking, empathetic and gripping. #jerseylibrary #booksky
Front cover of Precipice by Robert Harris
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Madame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Saw this attack in the wild for the first time, in a purported ebooks site claiming to be using Cloudflare. I expect many (most?) of you use Linux or Macs, but just in case: This is trying to get you to run a Windows program that will infect your computer. If you ever see this, run away fast.
C Verification Stesp
[cloudflare logo]

To better prove you are not a robot, please:

1. Press and hold the Windows Key + R
2. In the verification window, press Ctrl + V
3. Press Enter on your keyboard to finish.

Perform the steps above to finish verification.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“My profession smiles at hard-right figures when they walk into a TV studio and are given a disproportionate amount of air time to make their fact-free assertions while nodding along to their scapegoating of the weak.” ✍️ Patrick Howse
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The BBC Is Just Nodding Along
The corporation's news coverage has lost its soul as a bulwark against unaccountable power and extremism, writes a former BBC News producer
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