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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Food history is labour history, and labour history is almost always colonial history." #France #Guadaloupe #India #Sugarcane #Labor #History #Colonialism www.instagram.com/p/Dd6CZEcDMr...
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@mayor.nyc.gov #NYC #SecondHomeTax #JudicialOrder I hope our (he's everyone's now) Mayor persists in this project and that he and his team deliver on his manifesto. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Judge Orders New York to Scrap Rollout of Second-Home Tax and Start Over (Gift Article)
A Staten Island judge sided with a group of homeowners who had sued the city over its introduction of the tax, dealing a blow to Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#UK #MaleBeauty #HunkContest #Shortage Could a certain beauty pageant organizer step in (or lumber in, or waddle in, or shuffle in) and help rescue this here beauty pageant? www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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The hunk shortage: where are England’s handsomest men hiding?
When the Mr England contest put out a call for entrants, only seven people signed up. Now, with 13 days to go until the final, the organisers are getting desperate
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#NewcastleUniversity #Sustainability #Oil #Billionaire #Climate #Backlash 🤦‍♂️ tinyurl.com/264wzy3b
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Backlash as Indian oil heir made professor of sustainability by Newcastle University
Role for Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest person, who also runs a controversial mega-zoo, met with incredulity
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Awesome photographs of Glastonbury Tor!
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#YesPrimeMinister #BritishComedy #NuclearDeterrent #BritishComedy youtu.be/IX_d_vMKswE
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Yes, Prime Minister - Nuclear deterrent
YouTube video by odmarolsen
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#BritishComedy #YesPrimeMinister #ForeignAffairs #Diplomacy #BureaucraticWeaseling youtube.com/shorts/a44hh...
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The UK’s Support for the US in Iran (Yes Minister) #iran #iranisraelwar #iranusa
YouTube video by Our Pictures
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@miniminuteman.bsky.social Milo, I thought this might interest you. youtube.com/shorts/PQ0dg...
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Rex Jr | A T. Rex Mummy May Reignite the Feather Debate #animals #dinosaur #evolution #fossil
YouTube video by Zeke Darwin
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I hope Dem Speaker of the House keeps the House in session making every Representative slog 15 hrs a day x 6 days a week for the entire year. There is The People's work to be done and hauling the asses of every R cretin through legal consequences. No quarter given to ANYONE! #House #Representatives
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#GeorgeCarlin #War #Criticism youtube.com/shorts/j_D5O...
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Look out below 💣 #georgecarlin #politicalhumor #standupcomedy
YouTube video by Official George Carlin
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#BritishComedy #HyacinthBucket #Tea #LightRefreshments #NewVicar #KeepingUpAppearances youtube.com/shorts/DNXvo...
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Mrs Bucket is such a perfectionist!
YouTube video by BBC Comedy Greats
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#BritishComedy #FawltyTowers #JohnCleese #FrenchGuest #Basil #Cybil #Short youtube.com/shorts/iI_4l...
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Burglar Downstairs | Fawlty Towers | BBC Comedy Greats
YouTube video by BBC Comedy Greats
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#BritishComedy #Irish #Ireland #NorthernIsland #MockTheWeekS23E02 #21Sep2026 The two new panelists absolutely slayed ! A particularly brilliant episode! Everyone was simply 🔥 ! @mredbyrne.bsky.social @daraobriain.bsky.social youtu.be/IZnpFyF0WT0
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Mock The Week (2026) S23 E2 -
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#BritishComedy #YesPrimeMinister #CabinetDecisionMaking youtube.com/shorts/unEco...
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Yes prime minister. Nonsense go on 😅😅
YouTube video by iart breezy
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I hope this is not AI ! Elderly person demonstrating *amazing* skating skills! #SeniorCitizen #SkateBoard #Skill www.instagram.com/reel/DdQwiy6...
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@daraobriain.bsky.social #ComparativeDegreeChallenge #DaraOBriain WINS ! Hey, there, Dara. Just watched your latest episode and heard you say, "The winner is whoever I think is the funnier." I am so happy that you responded to my request. 💯 💙 👍 👏 Excellent work, team! youtu.be/brcBfVHS5jY
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Mock The Week (2026) S23 E1 - Rhys James, Laura Lexx, Sara Pascoe, Hugh Dennis
YouTube video by AR Club
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#BritishComedy #AreYouBeingServed #MrsSlocombe #Unanimous youtu.be/yznpy_YSYLU
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Are You Being Served Cold Comfort 2
YouTube video by Kris
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#AbdulEl-Sayed #GunControl I observe Dr @abdulelsayed.bsky.social and wonder how he is allowed to carry those, admittedly superb, guns around ? Isn't he breaking some law ?
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Thought, word, and deed in alignment vs. divergent. "One in thought, in word, and in deed — good people; Different in thought, in word, and in deed — bad people"
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#BritishComedy #AreYouBeingServed #MrsSlocombe #GraceBrothers youtu.be/jVqcswbke1k
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Are You Being Served Take Over 5
YouTube video by Kris
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
@theguardian.com In your (otherwise) interesting article on how #GloriaSteinem 's stay in #India shaped her feminism, there is a lovely photograph of her in a sari. However, the image is laterally inverted! Looks like an editorial oversight. Please fix it. 🙏 #Sari tinyurl.com/2a5jjkzg
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How Gloria Steinem’s lifechanging stay in India shaped her approach to feminism
The activist said her two years studying and travelling in country ‘made me who I am’
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#young_progressives @lukebeasley.bsky.social #FireBrand #Treasures #Hope Here is a posting from @lukebeasley.bsky.social . He is one of *my* favorite progressive kids. I am so proud of them all. youtube.com/shorts/kfUA3... That last monosyllabic comment ... brilliant !
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RFK Jr.’s HHS just got CAUGHT using fabricated evidence. This is insane.
YouTube video by Luke Beasley
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
01:35 hrs Eastern, 3 Sep. 2026. This is what it's showing outside the US.
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#SCOTUS #Justice #ShadowDocket #Papers #Documents #Archives I came across this. I didn't know about this before. youtube.com/shorts/-ZT9c...
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How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History
YouTube video by The New York Times
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If possible, @adammockler.com @parkergetajob.bsky.social @jackcocchiarella.bsky.social @deanwithers12.bsky.social , and @harrysisson2028.bsky.social should all descend on the venue of this shitshow and interview the hordes. These kids are my favorites !
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ave, Oh @daraobriain.bsky.social ! It's September. You'll soon start taping MTW. Remember your promise to this here ardent fan of the show that you will remember to say "the winner is whoever I think is *funnier* " when there are only two contestants. Come back soon !! #MockTheWeek #TLC
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#pet #PetDeath Is there some way to automatically block posts that talk about the illness / death of pets? I understand people's sorrow over these things. But the volume of such messages in my feed is getting to be too much! Likewise, people's #MedicalInfo and #MedicalUpdates.
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Steven Goldsmith 🦋 @stevengoldsmith.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I truly believe that everyone gets what they deserve. I really hope that Trump gets exactly what he deserves.
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Tasha @toshyou.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried
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Blue Woman Voting 📎 @bluewomanvoting123.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
If you're voting by mail, make sure that you sign your ballot the same way you signed your driver's license. And, make sure you follow all the directions, so it won't be thrown out.
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#English #RichardLederer #StudenBloopers #WorldHistory One of the most delightful things I've ever read ! 🤣 💙 👍 👏 Wherein "Socrates died of wedlock" , "unleavened bread is bread made without any ingredients", and a whole lot more ! www.cs.cornell.edu/info/people/...
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The World According to Student Bloopers
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𝓕𝓲𝓻𝓮𝔂 𝓣𝓸𝓹𝓪𝔃 @fireytopaz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Good morning BlueSky🌞 🐓🪻🍩☕
A photo of a white kitten hanging upside down from the top of her cage. "I forgot how to kitty, so I'm a bat now."
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#KingOfTheHill #Spanish #PeggyHill #PeggyOnTrial #México #Comedy youtu.be/b7QCvykBXik
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Peggy's Mexicano Trial - King of the Hill
YouTube video by No Watermark Clips
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The Guardian, on M Cohen's ultimate caving-in to 🍊 ! So, everything he has said between exiting the cult and now is complete shite ! What a slimy bugger ! tinyurl.com/257672vh
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Sycophancy in stereo as former Trump hater Michael Cohen loses his nerve
Fawning, deferential, oleaginous – this was the Untruth and Reconciliation Commission as Trump called in to 77 WABC
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@nothoodlum.bsky.social @muellershewrote.com @adammockler.com @parkergetajob.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @maddow.bsky.social @briantylercohen.bsky.social Have you seen this?
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#BritishComedy #GraceBrothers #AreYouBeingServed youtu.be/wIHFK9n9Gss
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Are You Being Served Hooray For The Holidays S2 Finale
YouTube video by Kris
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Mamdani is succeeding in part by projecting joy Ossoff is succeeding in part by projecting steely ferocity We’re in a moment when attitude is nearly as powerful as ideology, because we all need courage. And these are two ways of summoning it
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#EEC #EU #BritishComedy #Yes,Minister #UKCivilService youtu.be/ZVYqB0uTKlE
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Why the UK is in the EU
YouTube video by André Cunha
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
#BlackadderIII #RottenBorough #DunnyOnTheWold #By-Election #BritishComedy youtu.be/rzuNRIC7we4
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Blackadder The Third - Election results (full)
YouTube video by Bastian J
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
#BlackadderIII #RottenBorough #DunnyOnTheWold #By-Election #BritishComedy youtu.be/rzuNRIC7we4
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Blackadder The Third - Election results (full)
YouTube video by Bastian J
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#BritishComedy #AndIAmUNANIMOUSInThat #I'mFREE #AreYouBeingServed #BritishComedy #GraceBrothers youtu.be/B6MQNfRqzd8
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69 funny moments from 'Are You Being Served?'
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#FawltyTowers #KeepingUpAppearances #BasilFawlty #HyacinthBucket #BritishComedy youtu.be/OI3V-BFZoUE
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Basil vs Hyacinth | BBC Comedy Greats
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Coyote V. Acme In The United States District Court, Southwestern District, Tempe, Arizona Case No. B19294, Judge Joan Kujava, Presiding By Ian Frazier February 19, 1990 The origin of the forthcoming movie "Coyote v. Acme" archive.ph/Lwhaf
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
@caolanrob.bsky.social #Ukraine #Russia #MilitaryStrategy #War #Status Did you know? You are cited in this report at approximately the 11:20 mark. 💙 👍 youtu.be/TK0zgLnAMHM
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ZELENSKYY REVEALED A SHOCKING FIGURE ON FOX NEWS! 1.6 million Russian losses and 700,000 corpses!
YouTube video by UATV English
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
#AOC #AlexandraOcasio-Cortez #DSA #2028Generals #President #DemocraticSoicialism Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for president | Bhaskar Sunkara | The Guardian tinyurl.com/28batxrm
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for president | Bhaskar Sunkara
The congresswoman can run a serious national campaign on the left and pull a movement in behind it. She should get in early
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
@daraobriain.bsky.social For the stand-up challenge, when you have only two participants, the winner is whomever you think is the funnIER, not funnIEST! You've been doing this for far too long. As someone, who's not your mum, once said to you, "I am not angry, I'm just disappointed."
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Avagraha @avagraha.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
#Mamdani #MayorMamdani #NYC #NewYorkCity #NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/m...
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Zohran Mamdani Knows He Has Political Capital. And He Intends to Spend It. (Gift Article)
Lulu Garcia-Navarro sits down for an interview with the mayor of New York City.
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