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Ben R

@benroutledge.bsky.social
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In the UK. Sometimes politics or science. Usually silly dumb stuff.

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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
If you put googly eyes on the Pillars of Creation you get muppets 😄😄
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/07/2025
Trump: "We have a lot of cases where ICE will go into a farm. These are guys working there for 10-15 years, no problem. The farmers know them. It's called farmer responsibility, or owner responsibility, They will be responsible for these people. They know these people."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick
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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.me · 13/06/2025
iPhone PSA
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
🤣🤣
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Zach | Last Place Comics @lastplacecomics.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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Zach | Last Place Comics @lastplacecomics.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
🤖 New comic: Local Voltron 🤖 (1/2)
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Ben R @benroutledge.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
I imagine ICE agents wouldn’t like it if people started slapping stickers on their vans that implied they were snatching people into them for rapey activities. Especially implied gay stuff. e.g. Free candy, Bussy wagon, Ass raiders, Party van in Pride colours, Daddy loves BBC etc.
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🦋🕊️🦋GinLy47 @ginly47.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
ICE agents are complaining that every time they go out (unmasked/in unmarked cars) protesters are dumping pounds of glitter on them. So people can identify them as ICE for days afterward. Time to buy glitter . . .
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enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Tomorrow. #BoneSpurs #NoKings
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
New Yorkers scream out each officer’s lawsuits against them for excessive force and more upon their city, right to their faces while protesting.
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Friendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
From a dear comrade who was kind enough to let me share their video. Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!
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Ben R @benroutledge.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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Epic Thundercat 🇨🇦💗🇨🇮🍀 @epicthundercat.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
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Ben Stiller @benstiller.redhour.com · 20/02/2025
Missed this #seal #severance
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Former KGB spy breaks cover to reveal Donald Trump was recruited as a Russian spy 38 years ago. Byline Times was subjected to a DDOS attack to prevent this story being published. bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
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Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
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Matthew Segal @segalmr.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Usually when states go to court alleging federal coercion in violation of the 10th Amendment there is not a literal video of the President doing it.
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Ogur Artsin' (Comms: 0/10) @ogurasyn.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
If the Balatro is 18+ because gambling, why isn't Genshin Impact or other Gacha game 18+?
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 09/01/2025
To all the new people following me: Hi. Hello. Also, I wrote a book last year. It’s been described as not shit. You can buy it at the link below (and some other places). 🐻 www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk/collections/...
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Bear Necessities of Politics and Power - Decoding the Chaos of Modern Politics, One Ideology at a Time
"Bear Necessities of Politics and Power is your crash course in political theory, history, and the tangled web of ideologies that shape the world today. Whether you’ve been called a “dirty Commie” or ...
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
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Martin @mkt1882.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
I really recommend this podcast, a fascinating insight into the grubby politics and vested interests of our times.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
The fact that so many are being taken in by an insane pitch from right wing politicians that the UK needs to leave the ECHR - based on a wildly inaccurate & misleading premise - is an indictment of UK media’s inability to call it out Leaving the ECHR will undermine all our rights. It’s that simple
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Ken M @horseysurprise.bsky.social · 13/05/2024
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Ken M @horseysurprise.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
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Charlie Brooker @charliebrooker.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
TONIGHT! Struggle to make sense of your very existence with CUNK ON LIFE, on BBC2 (and iPlayer) at 9pm. (Also avail to international folk on Netflix from Jan 2nd)
Philomena Cunk stands beside a skeleton. Or is it the other way round?
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bfkennedy @bfkennedy.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Blue Sky quality. I am new here (aren’t we all). I seem to be attracting users with sweepstakes giveaways, sexual content sales (OF), and Crypto Bros/Gals. I also see folks from Gambia and Gaza using the platform as a GoFundMe. Am I missing anything here that could minimize the bots and scammers?
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 27/12/2024
realizing i never posted it here….but too long have we been limited by the 2-dimensional political alignment chart. i think by using my new tool we can truly map another person's politics. here it is: The Ideology Cube
political alignment chart with an “annoying to me personally” z-axis
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Having not read the sentencing remarks, I’m cautious about rushing to conclusions, but on its face Feathers McGraw appears to be a prime example of the rampant sentence inflation that has led to chronic overcrowding in our zoos and the unedifying spectacle of animals being released early.
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MyakkaGold @myakkagold.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Me blocking MAGATS cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thu...
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Oh, and that reminds me - Pythagoras was a real guy (mostly!), but he way stranger and more interesting than the triangle stuff you learned at school. Here’s a funny podcast I hosted on him www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... And in 2 weeks we’re doing one on Aristotle
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You're Dead to Me - Pythagoras - BBC Sounds
Join Greg and his guests to learn about ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 24/12/2024
In 1459, Norfolk gentlewoman Margaret Paston balanced mourning with Christmas festivities, including the earliest recorded reference in England to playing cards. Her letter offers a fascinating glimpse into medieval holiday traditions 🕯️🎄 | Prof Diane Watt
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Christmas in the middle ages – from carols to charity and chess
Margaret Paston’s reference to playing cards in her letter to her husband on Christmas Eve 1459 is the earliest recorded reference to the activity in England
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Folks, FOLKS. This *includes* AI “art” making fun of Trump, or Elon, or whatever other political thing you agree with. It’s not “No fucking AI” unless it scores a point for my side. It’s “NO FUCKING AI.” Period.
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weird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
snowball fight, italy, ca. 1400
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Anna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Think twice before gifting someone an M dwarf this holiday season
An M dwarf star with the text: "I am not a toy. I am not a Christmas present. I am a 10 trillion year commitment"
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
I unironically rubbed my hands together like a cartoon when I read this post.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 15/12/2024
Mystery drones are not Iranian, Chinese – or Martian – says intelligence committee member www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Mystery drones are not foreign – or alien – says intel panel member
Congressman questions why FAA officials have not debunked conspiracy theories
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Brian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 14/12/2024
Breaking news: South Korea's parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol www.ft.com/content/12c6...
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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I'm sure the usual suspects will be outraged any minute now Annnnnnnnnny minute now... "Farmers protest impeding ambulances"
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 11/12/2024
Nothing to see here, just the incoming president's son announcing the incoming president's new business in Saudi Arabia that he's been working on
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
2016: Nigel Farage, "The worst case scenario (of Brexit) is better off than where we are today" 2024: Nigel Farage, "Let's worry about where the country is going, the fact that we're getting poorer"
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Safely Endangered @safelyendangered.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
This doctor’s letter to United Heathcare for denying nausea medication to a child on chemotherapy.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Many people are saying this is the McDonald’s employee who snitched on the backpack shooter.
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