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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Today's Mail on Sunday is going full-on MAGA with a claim that "foreign-born voters" stole the Gorton and Denton by-election... With advertising from Staysure, Trailfinders, Sky, British Gas, Boots, P&O, Great Western Railway, Tesco, Holland&Barrett, Gtech, Artemis, Cruise Club, Avalon, Insure&Go
Mail on Sunday front page, with the headline "FOREIGN-BORN VOTERS STOLE BY-ELECTION BLASTS FARAGE"
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
As Nigel Farage is now so concerned about the influence of "foreign-born voters" can he finally explain why a Kazakhstan-born billionaire appears to be bankrolling his own political party?
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Action Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 23/02/2026
Moms For Liberty named RJ May the South Carolina Legislator of the Year for 2023 for his efforts to protect children from the evils of the LGBTQ community. He was just sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison followed by 30 years of supervised probation for distributing child pornography.
Moms for Liberty ceremony
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Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Palantir's most recent scandal, covertly working with Topham Guerin to discredit the work of Good Law Project, is just the latest in a career littered with this kind of activity, beginning with the "Team Themis" scandal in 2011. They've been doing this for decades. goodlawproject.org/how-palantir...
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How Palantir and Topham Guerin’s plan to discredit us unravelled | Good Law Project
Social media influencers give us the inside story of a campaign to discredit Good Law Project over the concerns we have raised about the award of a huge NHS data contract to tech giant, Palantir.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I’m not normally that person but…. It’s really annoying that Democracy for Sale a has hardly been credited anywhere in last 24 hours for breaking story of Labour Together paying to spy on journalists *almost two weeks* ago Hadn’t expected Tory press office to be the exception!
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/02/2026
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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DeSmog @desmog.com · 06/02/2026
🔴 NEW - MAGA Gathers in European Parliament to Attack EU Laws The European far-right rubbed shoulders with pro-Trump groups in Brussels. 📝 @joeygrostern.bsky.social
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MAGA Gathers in European Parliament to Attack EU Laws
BRUSSELS – Groups aligned with Donald Trump’s administration rallied against “online censorship” and “extreme environmentalism” as they took to the stage at an event held in the heart of the European ...
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Why isn't this a major news story?
Churchwarden linked to
foreign-born billionaire is
behind £200k Reform gift
The man whose firm made the donations will
not discuss where the money came from, nor
his ties to wealthy Farage allies who may not
hold citizenship


Gabriel Pogrund, Whitehall Editor
Saturday January 31 2026, 8.00pm, The Sunday Times


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A churchwarden from Potters Bar who works
for the family of a highly secretive,
Kazakhstan-born billionaire can be revealed as
the man behind £200,000 of donations to
Reform UK.,


John Richard Simpson is a 59-year-old
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 31/01/2026
A world where our health records are used to power state-sponsored surveillance and target vulnerable communities isn’t so far away. And it's exactly what Palantir wants Keep Palantir out of our NHS 👇 notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/ema…
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Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
We urgently need a parliamentary debate on Palantir. Please sign this & share with your network. Via @the-citizens.bsky.social & @change.org. www.change.org/p/hold-a-par...
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Brits: you are nowhere near frightened enough of what's happening in the US right now and what UK politicians are promising with the help of Palantir and friends. From @ markmcposts on IG.
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Why did you delete this, Matt Goodwin?
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Waterfox @waterfox.com · 28/01/2026
This is why I drew a line in the sand. The industry wants to turn the browser into a concierge between you and the web, interpreting and filtering your reality. They call it delegation - I call it a loss of agency. A browser should be a tool you wield, not something that makes decisions for you.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 27/01/2026
Speaking on GeeBeebies, Pritti Patel has described Deform UK as "national socialists", the English transliteration of Nazi. So bets on her being the latest defector to Nige Fartrage's wet dream by the end of next week?
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Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
This is interesting because when I went for my first Covid vaccination, Farage arrived and pushed straight to the front of the queue.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 06/01/2026
Welcome to 2026, where Reform UK candidates have psychic pet pigs. Perfectly normal.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet. Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I don’t want to live in a Christian country I want to live in a country where i have the right to choose to be a Christian - or a Muslim, or a Buddhist, or a Jew or an atheist.
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Who Funds the Right @whofundstheright.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
How much of your monthly streaming budget goes to media and tech companies that aid the rise of fascism in the US? With our new streaming guide you can read the evidence and make a plan for 2026. Swapping out one service for another can make a difference.
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Who Funds the Right: 2026 Video Streaming Guide
Save money, resist fascism. American households average over $500 per year for streaming. Our guide can help you make democracy-informed streaming choices.
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Troods @troodledoodle.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Essential and insightful deep dive into the rise of Christian Nationalism, first in US and now their increasingly blatant attempts to recruit and mobilise here in the UK youtu.be/8swSkk9yeV8?...
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Why Billionaires Want You To Be "Christian" Now
YouTube video by JimmyTheGiant
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Oh wow there’s a new Beta Band KEXP. Exciting because there is not that much good live footage of them out there ime youtu.be/VFfouWrR6lY?...
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The Beta Band - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage. His first question was: “who funds him?” Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
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New research reveals the best attack lines to use against Reform
How to stop Farage...
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 24/12/2025
NEWS! World's greatest code breakers enter third day of trying to decipher identity of ‘A’ from ‘Balmoral’ buff.ly/HruKA1A
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World’s greatest code breakers enter third day of trying to decipher identity of ‘A’ from ‘Balmoral’
The greatest scientists, code breakers and detectives from around the world have entered the third day of trying to work out who ‘A’ from ‘Balmoral’ could possibly be.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
More anti-renewables astroturfing from the BBC, quoting exactly three (3) villagers opposed to a solar farm, and zero data.
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Plans to build a huge solar farm set to be opposed by villagers - BBC News
Villagers have expressed concern about plans to build a 373 acre solar farm nearby.
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Peter Hutchison @peterhutchison.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
THE INVISIBLE DOCTRINE is now available on YOU TUBE for a limited amount of time, via the good people at Journeyman Films. Best Docs of 2025 - Vogue Top 10 Must-Watch 2025 - Eastern Eye Enjoy it for free this holiday season & spread the word: youtu.be/gR4eSEetKP0 @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Matthew Bowles works for the IEA. Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco. Times up. Merry Christmas! Join.greenparty.org.uk
A green Christmas would be more awful than you can imagine
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
This Government once vowed to be “the most nature-positive [we have] ever had”. Months of blaming wildlife and stripping back protections have already made a mockery of that promise. And if the rumoured cuts to BNG go ahead, it will deal yet another devastating blow to nature.
A Robin sits silhouetted on a bare branch against a muted golden sky, its beak open as if calling out. The scene is quiet and atmospheric, hinting at the fragility of nature at a moment when vital protections are under threat.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC. *Why not?* Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
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DeSmog @desmog.com · 10/12/2025
🔴 NEW - Mapped: Pro-Trump Heartland Institute’s European Network The U.S. climate science denial group is attempting to forge a global anti-green alliance. 📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social
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Mapped: Pro-Trump Heartland Institute’s European Network
A year ago, as the world convulsed from Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, his allies were already identifying their next frontier. In December, the Heartland Institute hosted a...
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
How the BBC upholds fossil fuel industry narratives, 09/12/2025: an article about a battery storage project featuring one (1) person objecting to the scheme. The opinion is presented as indicative of popular opposition. No other viewpoint is offered.
A BBC News story headline that reads "Villagers 'fed up' of battery storage schemes"
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
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Derbyshire Wildlife Trust @derbyswildlife.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Only two weeks left to save Middleton Moor 🌿 This is a rare opportunity to create a nature corridor of 1,000 acres! With your support, we can turn this land from species-poor grassland into a thriving haven for wildlife and people. Donate here: pulse.ly/vkivlaa9qg #WilderDerbyshire
A grassy field under a clear blue sky with scattered trees and hills in the background. A bright yellow element at the top with "2 Weeks left" written in bold, green letters.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
This isn't an idle point. The infiltration of far-right fossil-fuelled lobbyists into Westminster and every corner of our media is a key driver of the UK's democratic and social breakdown.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 23/09/2025
Vote for future generations, vote for the places you love, vote to make a difference. Have your say in our Annual General Meeting before midnight on 31 October: buff.ly/xI01XbS
A photo of a young boy in a blue waterproof coat looking up through a pair of binoculars at something unseen in the surrounding woodland scene. Text overlay reads: "have you cast your vote yet? Make your voice count in this year's AGM"
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
"My school saves thousands of pounds every year from those solar panels." The TUC directly takes on Reform, a party funded by the fossil fuel Industry. Posted on IG by tradesunioncongress
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Politics in the U.K. @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Reform UK Party Conference Day Two. A poster from the political campaign group "Everyone Hates Elon" featuring Reform UK Ltd leader Farage is displayed on a bus shelter at National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. #ukpolitics
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
It's not asylum seekers who jack up rents, undermine the NHS, hold down wages and keep people insecure. It's capital. The role of the far right is to shift the blame for decades of economic attacks by the rich and powerful onto powerless people who have only just arrived here.
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
You've GOT to be kidding me! The Conservatives - who oversaw every single thing on this list - are trying to claim that only the Conservatives would "stop the madness" - that they created...? So incredulity aside, what about the list itself? Let's go Debunking! 1/34
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Ian B. @bairyhastard.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Bread making update. How it started vs how it's going. @carolinegr.bsky.social
Two shit loaves of breadA much better loaf of bread
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Well said, Mo Salah. Suleiman al-Obeid was shot dead by IDF forces whilst waiting for food aid in southern Gaza.
Mo Salah respond to a post by UEFA with:

Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?

The UEFA post reads: 

Farewell to Suleiman al-Obeid, the 'Palestinian Pelé'. 

A talent who gave hope to countless children, even in the darkest of times
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
I see BBC Newsnight had an IEA staffer on again last night - alongside Kim Darroch and Jon Sopel. It’s ridiculous that the BBC continues to platform the IEA’s extreme, economically ruinous agenda. It’s like the Truss fiasco never happened.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Sorry to burden you with another jaw-dropping scandal. But what the government intends to do to chemicals regulation in the UK is chilling. Its consultation was slipped out so quietly that most of us missed it. When I read it, I saw why. This week's column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Want to import toxic chemicals into Britain with scant scrutiny? Labour says: go right ahead | George Monbiot
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Tory fantasy of a post-Brexit bonfire of regulations is coming true. Our bodies and ecosystems will pay the price, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party. 🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 18/07/2025
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Mapped: Reform UK’s Anti-Green Network
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK describes itself as a people’s movement taking on the British establishment.  The anti-immigration party, which won five seats in July’s general election and is holding its an...
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