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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Insane! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Labour has delayed its plans to allow new North Sea drilling until after the Holborn and St Pancras byelection. A Green win on 8th October will add pressure on Labour to reverse this shortsighted and dangerous plan. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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People ‘incensed’ by North Sea plans can vote Green in byelection, says Zack Polanski
Party leader, who will contest Starmer’s former seat of Holborn and St Pancras, says gas drilling has come up on doorstep
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The journalists banned by Reform. Well, some of them. And the unravelling of Farage. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
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Farage’s "party of free speech" banned the journalists
Podcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 3 September · 1hr 1min
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NHS England has said that you cannot opt out of Palantir having your medical data and they refuse to review their policy. So if you live in England, Palantir, Donald Trump, Netanyahu and co have access to all your medical data. Nobody voted for this.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 01/09/2026
Today the UK officially became a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The offer? £2 billion a year for the UK economy (in the long run). Basically a rounding error in comparison to the £92 billion on the table from EU membership.
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EU membership is the best deal for the UK economy - Best for Britain
The economic boost of at least £92bn via the UK's renewed EU membership would vastly eclipse gains from the new trans-Pa
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Unseen University Librarian @benhastings.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Imagine a Britain in which Parliament & the UK media is populated with educated, intelligent, compassionate & articulate subject experts, rather than partisan free-market think tank lobbyists & fearmongering shit-stirring columnists funded by rich, divisive, overseas-based shithouses.
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john.in.chicago @john-in-chicago.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I remember watching this when it aired live in September, 1976, the Muppet Show's first season. I didn't know who Rita Moreno was, only that she was amazing. She won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. Happy Sunday Funday! 🥵
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Number crunching: Compensation Fujitsu has so far paid to victims of the Post Office scandal vs value of contract for police network software awarded to Fujitsu by the Home Office. From the latest Private Eye, out now.
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Unseen University Librarian @benhastings.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
What is more irritating in motorway gantry speed signs? a) Showing a limit of 40mph when the road is totally clear and traffic running normally? Or b) Showing a limit of 40mph when the road is jammed solid and traffic is stationary?
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thattimwalker.bsky.social @thattimwalker.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
What the country — and certainly the business world — yearns to hear is ‘Labour seeking to rejoin EU.’
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Nigel Farage (2016), "It's legitimate to say.. If people feel that voting doesn't change anything" "Then violence is the next step"
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Randahl Fink @randahl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The International Olympic Committee is lifting the suspension of Russian boxers while Russia is bombing the old boxing center in Kherson. The IOC is on the wrong side of history.
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
2019 - Boris Johnson announced his 'ready made plan for social care'. 2019 - No tax rises in Tory manifesto. 2021 - Johnson to increase NI by 1.25% to fund social care 2022 - Truss cancels NI increase 2024 - Tories leave social care problem to Labour to sort out 2026 - Tories whine over cost.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
The Times: Net zero risks blackouts. Below a photo of French wildfires.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If Andy Beshear does not push this to a conclusion that either has him appointing McConnell's replacement, or McConnell reappearing, Beshear will be out of Democratic politics. We need rabble-rousers, not the same quiet, proper Dems who keep losing.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Nobody wants to hear about your wealthy "friend" who is thriving while most Americans are suffering. Read the fucking room, you orange dick-with-ears.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The FOTUS is laying the groundwork to dismantle democracy on his own behalf. The most despicable, destructive, divisive individual we've ever encountered is determined to proclaim himself our King.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
"The convicted criminal who funded Nigel Farage opened an account with an obscure overseas payments company days before it was used to channel an 'unexplained' £500,000 donation to Reform UK. Farage denies breaking any rules." via The Times
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
For anyone who thinks increasing oil & gas production is the path to energy independence, you're dead wrong. While we continue to rely on fossil fuels, we're held hostage to global pricing. The real path to energy security is local production of renewables and grid-scale storage. #EnergyTransition
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David Hearn @daveyph.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
How unusual that one of the dimest people in UK politics should have a “think tank”! How totally predictable that one of the richest men in UK politics should be accepting money from a foreign government to influence UK elections!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Deeply irresponsible. We're in a climate crisis. This is such a terrible start. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I give up - Liz Truss just made parody accounts redundant.
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Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
For anyone who thinks increasing oil & gas production is the path to energy independence, you're dead wrong. While we continue to rely on fossil fuels, we're held hostage to global pricing. The real path to energy security is local production of renewables and grid-scale storage. #EnergyTransition
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Be Happy and Civil @beakindhuman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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Unseen University Librarian @benhastings.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It's disgraceful that Starmer forgot to give a peerage to anyone from RefUK. Possibles:- The one who accepts bribes The tax avoider The racist The one who attacked his girlfriend The one who claimed expenses to heat his stables The one who helped his porn king mate save £45million for a bung...
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Ever feel like you've been cheated? Why Andy Burnham's reported appointment of Shabana Mahmood as his Chancellor is leaving many of his left-wing backers feeling duped bylinetimes.com/2026/07/17/a...
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Andy Burnham Making Shabana Mahmood Chancellor Would Resurrect the Failed Politics of Morgan McSweeney
If the incoming Prime Minister does buckle to media and city pressure not to appoint Ed Miliband as Chancellor it will be an ominous sign of things to come, argues Adam Bienkov
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Ralph Janik @ralphjanik.com · 14/07/2026
the International Criminal Court was created to ensure that no one is above the law: no president, no prime minister, no general. It draws from one of the core lessons of the Second World War, as formulated in Nuremberg: Crimes are committed by men, not by abstract entities (states). Think about it
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Not all the illegal actions by this criminal regime are... permanent. Unringing the bell though may take decades.
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Rajan Naidu 📎 Ⓥ @rajannaidu.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Reform UK ~ funded by Russia Restore - bought and paid for by an American trillionaire GB News - owned by a hedge fund in Dubai The Daily Mail - registered in Bermuda. Is that Patriotism? #NotOnOurSide ⤵️ #ReformUKLtd 🇷🇺 #RupertLowe 🇺🇸 #GBNews 🔥🇬🇧 #DailyMail 🔥🇬🇧 www.facebook.com/share/p/1H1z...
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So Reform UK is funded by Russia, Restore bought and paid for by an American trillionaire, GB News owned by a hedge fund in Dubai and the Daily Mail registered in Bermuda. That's patriotism for you these days.
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Unseen University Librarian @benhastings.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Unseen University Librarian @benhastings.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Bayeux Tapestry has arrived.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
People of Clacton, a timely reminder Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT! youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
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If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Robert Jenrick has a meltdown on #C4News He refuses to accept that there are parliamentary rules that Nigel Farage may have broken And insists the only people who can judge Nigel Farage are the people of Clacton 😅 - Whatever you do, please don't share this humiliating clip
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Unseen University Librarian @benhastings.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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aidThompsin (live, fridays @ 19:30) @aidthompsin.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I don’t give a shit if “Reform denies rules were broken” because the rules are that u have to declare any gifts over £300 for 12 months prior to becoming an MP. So unless they’re saying the Times fabricated the entire story (they’re not), then the rules were very much broken. Denial is irrelevant.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
"US spy tech giant Palantir paid an effective tax rate of just 8% on their £25.3m UK profits. Most companies with profits above £250,000 pay 25%. How is a company that’s won £670m in UK public contracts (including a massive £330m NHS deal) able to dodge our tax rules? " via 38 degrees
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Unseen University Librarian @benhastings.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
If you think Trump has fucked up the FIFA World Cup, just wait for the LA Olympics in two years’ time.
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Unseen University Librarian @benhastings.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Has Shabana Mahmood totally lost it? Why is she not a member of RefUK Ltd? Burnham’s first action must be to fire her for being a xenophobic fascist.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"No other country does birthright citizenship," Trump told reporters and the public yesterday. Not a single reporter told him he was wrong – that 32 other countries have it – even though all of the reporters knew that, or they should be fired for not knowing it.
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Dr. Dave @drdave1999.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Of course, no educated individual would ever suggest that the U.S. is a functioning democracy any longer. You’d have to look at North Korea to see a nation as indescribably corrupt as America.
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Badenough gets worse. The Tories slashed military personnel numbers and hit the lowest %of GDP for defence during their 14 year reign of error - and their Brexit deprives the Treasury of £65bn+ every year. But it's Labour not doing enough... As for welfare, the current %GDP is nothing remarkable.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Nothing says 'speaking for the concerns of the common man' like being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to promote actual gold bars
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