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nickequipechasee #TuckFrump @nickequipechasee.bsky.social · 5h

Because the scale of that threat has been deliberately suppressed - see the Tories (grateful recipients of numerous donations from Russian Oligarchs) handling of the 'Russia Report'

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 5h

just a heads up, the alt-right is descending into florid insanity over increasingly absurd conspiracy theories about James Talarico having the flu I think it was @jamellebouie.net who said Texas is a critical part of the conservative mythos and losing the state will break the party in absurd ways

gotta say, seeing the alt-right descend into florid insanity over increasingly absurd conspiracy theories about James Talarico catching the flu is one of the more bizarre discourse cycles I’ve seen in a while

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 5h

“That's just not what we do here in this country." Translation: I’ve been politely pretending not to notice my racist, fascist political allies for my whole career, and I fucking expect you to do likewise.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 6h

Carole is understandably annoyed.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 6h

Eight years ago

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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 17h

I think the EU need to look seriously at taking the Trump run USA out of the equation on Ukraine. Trump is completely unreliable and relying on his administration endangers Ukraine.

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Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 7h

There are a number of things to say about the Prime Minister's public statement that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit referendum

PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ that Russia meddled

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 7h

At last! Big congrats to all including @carolecadwalla.bsky.social As MP I was proud to join a court case to try to force ministers to hold an inquiry into the impact of Russian disinformation on the Brexit vote & other recent elections - their lack of curiosity, from Boris onwards, was stunning …

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 7h

Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?

Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 8h

If Russia is engaged in a huge online influence campaign against European states then it might not be entirely surprising that Ukrainian strikes are targeting that capability.

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Tero Kuittinen @teroterotero.bsky.social · 8h

Aaaand it keeps getting sicker. America has turned Boeing, Lockheed and its entire defense industry into a weapon against NATO. EU must replace as many US corporations as rapidly as possible.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 9h

Russia has no chance of advancing any further on the ground in Ukraine. That is why it has focused on destabilizing Ukraine and Europe from within and intensified its terror from the air. Russia has also poured enormous amounts of money into information warfare: fakes, bots, and fabricated news.

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Julia Curlee @juliacurlee.bsky.social · 11h

“If they don’t attack us—kill our children, we won’t attack their diesel.” - Volodymr Zelenskyy The leader of a democratic nation shouldn’t have to beg America to not fund the war killing its children. The time is long past to choose good over evil. We should be ashamed of our leaders.

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 8h

Putin was desperate when he recruited Trump. How it started... "This guy is the biggest idiot to have walked the earth, he's the perfect asset." How it's going... "Okay so we underestimated just how much of an idiot he is. He's actually now a fucking liability."

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Ian Black @balmachreuchie.bsky.social · 14h

Guy Garvey just played Janet Kay Silly Games. Nice.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 14h

Estonian intel chief Rosin "It's great that everyone is now taking the russian threat seriously and dealing with it. That helps us too, but it could be done with little less panic." www.delfi.ee/artikkel/120...

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 16h

‘For years the Observer tried to get to the truth of Russian interference until we sacked the reporter involved for participating in union activities’

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 17h

💥"Polish security services are set to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday over reports of a possible assassination plot targeting Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the country's defense minister, the interior ministry has said." @tvpworld.bsky.social

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 18h

This is who runs US security and intelligence. Guy was Tulsi Gabbard's no. 1 ally as the leader of the National Counterterrorism Center. Full-blown russian asset.

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Ian Black @balmachreuchie.bsky.social · 17h

Another awful act from the Home Office under Shabana Mahmood, whose main purpose is to appease neo-nazis

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Franz-Stefan Gady @hoanssolo.bsky.social · 19h

“Western intelligence agencies have warned Europe’s defence bosses that Russia is stepping up efforts to assassinate them, prompting companies to increase personal security around their top executives.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn

Companies increase personal security for top executives as Kremlin orders expansion of sabotage and ‘hybrid’ operations

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The other important thing to know about Rhodesia (and Ian Smith) fandom in the US is that it has a long history on the radical (and not so radical) right. Here’s the American Conservative Union, the people behind CPAC, stanning Rhodesia in 1978.

OFFICERS
CHAIRMAN
Hon. Philip M. Crane
Member of Congress, Illinois FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN
Thomas S. Winter
SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN
Jamesoo Campaigne, Jr.
Publisher
SECRETARY
Stefan T. Possony, Ph.D.
Author and Lecturer
TREASURER
Hon. Mickey Edwards
Member of Congress, Oklahoma
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hon. John Ashbrook
Member of Congress, Ohio
C. Lee Barron
Coral, Idaho
Hon. Robert E. Bauman
Member of Congress, Maryland
Jeffrey Bell
Trenton, New Jersey JohnS. Buckley
Chairman, Young Americans
Sor Freedom
John Chamberlain
Author and Columnist
Leroy D. Corey
The American
Conservative Union
316 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E.
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 546-6555
October 18, 1978
Mr. Ron Dreeszen
421 Southwest Fifth Avenue
Portland, OR
97204
Dear Mr. Dreeszen:
ACU, as a public interest lobbying organization, is continually involved
As a leader in the American Legion, I believe you are probably concerned
about many of the same issues with which we are also concerned.
Al though I
realize you have a very busy schedule, please read this letter with the
COON OTOW
thought of strengthening lines of communication between us.
Ronald B. Dear
Attorney, Houston, Texas
Donald J. Devine
University of Maryland
M. Stanton Evans
Editor and Author
Hon. Jake Gam
U.S. Senator, Utah
Alan M. Gotteb
Critens Committee for the Right to Keep and
in many areas and we would like to share a few with you.
One such area is
that of national defense.
Through an ACU television documentary entitled,
"Soviet Might/American Myth:
The United States in Retreat,
ing to do our part to bring the tragedy of the weakened
we are attempt-state of our defense
system to as many Americans as possible. The film features Senators Barry Goldwater and Jake Garn, General John Singlaub, Admiral Thomas Moorer,
Richard Harvey
President,
Congressman Richard Ichord and ACU Chairman Congressman Philip M. Crane. Our
Texas Freedom Forum
Hon. Jesse Helms
goal
is to air the film throughout every state.
Enclosed is the November
U.S. Senator, North Caro…

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Maybe the most amazing aspect of the Russo-Ukraine War is that Russia is getting backing from both China and the USA, the two largest powers of the moment--and Ukraine could still emerge triumphant as long as Europe backs it stoutly.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My man ended USAID, condemning millions to death

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Ian Black @balmachreuchie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is an important point 👇

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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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Gillian Mackay - Scottish Greens @gillianmackaygreen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It was a pleasure to be in Glasgow at the unveiling of the Nelson Mandela Statue. While Thatcher’s UK Government labelled Mandela a terrorist, Glasgow gave support, and in 1981 awarded Mandela the Freedom of the City. This statue is a permanent symbol of the struggle against Apartheid.

Gillian Mackay at unveiling of Mandela statue in Glasgow

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

there’s something very midcentury about Ossoff’s look & cadence to me—he reads like the kind of American you’d see in a studio movie about virtuous but angry Americans. I think part of it is that he’s grave when something requires gravity, much like AOC, not trying to ingratiate himself to you

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 10/10/2026

“She definitely shouldn’t be here tonight.” The Nerve’s @carolecadwalla.bsky.social introduces silenced Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams at a screening of the Social Reckoning, where fellow whistleblower Frances Haugen - whose story inspired the film - spoke out on Sarah’s behalf 🧵

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Anthropic is out with new nonsense about Claude (or the collection of models called Claude) deserving moral consideration and/or be able to feel distress, so my inbox is filling up with journos asking me to comment. I've also got a day job, so here is a brief set of public comments on this: >>

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is nothing short of spitting in the faces of all the professions that make book publishing what it is. And I think they’ll find that most authors and illustrators will be digusted by it.

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Josh Self @josh.politics.co.uk · 10/10/2026

The unravelling of Polanski’s insurgency in recent months has exposed the pitfalls of “eco-populism” Piece for @politics.co.uk: www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/gree...

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Green struggles expose the limits of ‘eco-populism’ - Politics.co.uk

Zack Polanski claimed the Greens could learn from Nigel Farage and Reform. Now he is falling into the same traps.

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Eduardo Bayón @eduardobayon.es · 10/10/2026

En Madrid se protesta por la vivienda y en París por la escuela pública. Las demandas son distintas, pero quienes salen a la calle en ambos países son la misma generación, aquella que ha crecido encadenando diferentes crisis www.infopolitica.es/p/de-sol-a-p...

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De Sol a París, la misma factura

Una acampada en Sol por la vivienda y medio millón de estudiantes en las calles de Francia. Son demandas distintas, pero tienen la misma raíz: una generación que ha crecido encadenando crisis

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Police in Bristol said they asked organisers of a far-right protest in city centre to move it or reschedule, because the big Shine Night Walk big cancer charity 10K fundraising walk of 2,000 people - mainly women - was planned for Friday night. Police confirmed the group refused, so walk postponed.

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Far right 'were asked to move' protest for cancer charity fundraiser

Police say they asked far-right Bristol Rises protesters to change their plans but 'an agreement could not be reached' so now the big Cancer Research event has been postponed

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 10/10/2026

AUTUMN, by Ali Smith (2016) “Autumn 2016… the UK is in pieces, divided by a historic once-in-a-generation summer. Love is won, love is lost. Hope is hand in hand with hopelessness… Here is time, ever-changing, ever cyclical. Here comes Autumn” #BookWormSat #Booksky www.penguin.co.uk/books/285171...

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Autumn

Autumn 2016: Daniel is a century old. Elisabeth, born in 1984, has her eye on the future. And the UK is in pieces, divided by a historic once-in-a-generation summer. Love is won, love is lost. Hope is...

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Restore Britain supporters are sharing Britain First's petition to deport Kemi Badenoch

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

New primer about the news from the last few hours that the US is getting back to business with Russia. This is not Trump being erratic, it is not about diesel, it is not a small move. It is about the US moving to a more active position of helping Putin. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/this-is-ab...

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This Is About Much More Than Just Diesel

What Really Matters From The Last Few Hours

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Racism ruins everything.

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Charles McPhedran @charliekreuz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Would love to know more about how the Austrian authorities ‘injured’ a Ukrainian journalist, and what happened during their interrogation. Ukrainska Pravda’s account follows:

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Alex Panchenko @alexpanchenko2.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Outrageous shit happened in Austria these days: a star investigative journo from Ukraine and his videographer, both with Ukrayinska Pravda (a top UA news media) were VIOLENTLY arrested and interrogated on suspicions of "espionage"🤯, and the videographer was injured in the process🤯🤯.

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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This arbitrary change in terminology—which Trump and other members of his regime have done before—is a well-worn tactic for authoritarians. It may seem farcical, but that’s actually the point: it’s an intentional farce used to test the subservience of his supporters and the resolve of his enemies.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026

Ossoff: "If you want to understand whether the Trump-Collins budget has helped you, just go fill up a tank of gas. Go to the grocery store. Try to buy food for you kids. Look at your electric bill. Look at your health insurance premiums. They've doubled for more than a million Georgians."

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity.

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Louis Witter @louiswitter.com · 08/10/2026

On est à un stade où Reporters Sans Frontières alerte les journalistes sur les risques encourus en manifestation en France et leur conseille en sous texte de se protéger de la police. On est pas bien là ?

Post Instagram de RSF : conseils de sécurité pour les journalistes couvrant les manifestations.

Couvrir les faits est essentiel et assurer sa propre sécurité doit rester la priorité absolue.

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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

FWIW, just on pure vibes, I think Labour win H&SP. It was a big lift for the Greens on the Camden People's Alliance and whilst they clearly got the volunteers I'm unclear they got the messaging right. Polanski as the candidate is probably going to be remembered as an error, for that reason.

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