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Bruce Annett

@bruce22.bsky.social
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Scots pensioner watching Democracy dying in the USA and the UK. Would like to make a difference before it's too late.

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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside andy burnham's Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026
Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...
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Companies
• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
trillion
• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.
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Bruce Annett @bruce22.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lots of discussion about the triple lock on UK pensions today, but not a word about how it is the lowest in the civilised world! 🤨
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"The one thing your viewers can know for sure is that we believe in controlling spending and reducing taxes, not increasing taxes," says Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, whose own government raised taxes to their highest level in more than 70 years, just two years ago.
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33
Daily Express headline:

"More Freedoms Handed to New Arrivals than British Citizens"

Above an image of Kemi Badenoch

All with a Monk Debunked stamp on top
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Life comes at you fast
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I was told by a guy on Truth Social who wears orange makeup that leaking to the press was treason and people should be prosecuted for it.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sounds guilty to me.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/09/2026
Paxton won’t agree to debate Talarico, and we all know why. He doesn’t want to answer these questions: “Why did you give an Epstein-style sweetheart deal to an admitted child predator? Why were you impeached… by your own party? Why do you own 15 homes on a government salary?” James Talarico
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I had a massive bust-up over North Sea gas and oil with Lord Jackson on Politics Live today. "It shocks me to the core that sopmeone so ignorant, so ill-informed, sits in the House of Lords." I just wish I could figure out how to clip it. From 20'47" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Two - Politics Live, 23/09/2026
The big political issues of the day.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
👉 Brendan Carr (Trump's FCC) was a member of a rogue Alcoholics Anonymous group some labeled a ‘cult’ for 9 years. They abused & trafficked teenage girls and young women. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Brendan Carr was a member of a rogue Alcoholics Anonymous group some labeled a ‘cult’
Carr was a member of the group in his teens and 20s. There is no evidence Trump’s powerful FCC chair participated in any inappropriate conduct
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted.... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/09/2026
Ashley Hinson voted repeatedly against efforts to end U.S. hostilities with Iran while taking more than $217,000 from oil and gas interests, including $38,500 since the war began. Meanwhile, Iowa gas prices have surged 60% since the start of the war as major oil companies report soaring profits.
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Ashley Hinson Got Big Money From Oil Companies After Repeatedly Voting For the Iran War
The price of gas for her Iowa constituents has risen by 60% since the start of the war, while oil companies are making record profits
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migas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And Trump will act like he is doing a great thing.
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you're advocating dismantling the triple lock on British state pensions rather than greater taxation on the super-rich or rejoining the EU then you I'm afraid are part of the problem in this country no matter how liberal you might pretend to be. You're just another cosy middle-class useful idiot.
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Resistenza @resistenza.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
More corruption.
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David Combest @decombest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is going to infuriate Donald, especially with Fox joining the boycott. Donald as a little boy never got enough attention from his wary, selfish parents. As an adult, he is so thirsty for attention—and watches for himself on television CONSTANTLY—being ignored by media is kryptonite.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Funny how Farage & the far right keep lying about the ratio of non-white & Muslim rapist & paedophiles and never mentioning horrific abuse by all white gangs ... memes via Chris Payne
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In case anyone was wondering why Trump is pushing AI so hard and doesn’t want any government regulation.
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Daryl Feehely @darylfeehely.com · 20/09/2026
It's mad that after everything, Ed Sheeran thinks it's a win to stand on stage and say he wants people who agree with genocide to be able to stand next to people who disagree with genocide, so they all can listen to his songs about love & unity. And by mad, I mean complicit. #FreePalestine
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Man who supported Brexit then fucked off to Monaco to avoid contributing a penny of his £15 billion fortune to public services makes the mistake of thinking anyone gives a shit what he thinks.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It’s really that simple. His ego and megalomania tie everything together—the war, the tariffs, the economy, affordability, the grift, the corruption, and his attempts to glorify himself with shiny objects large and small.
Terry Moran: The reason Republicans are looking at a grim midterms is because the president clearly doesn’t give a damn about the real problems people are facing across the country, across the great political divide.

All he cares about is himself, his money, and his own glorification.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This image went viral a few months ago. Data centres are energy hungry and can cause substantial grid constraints and in worst case new fossil generation. But there is a silver lining: we can use some of the waste heat for district heating. More here: janrosenow.substack.com/p/district-h...
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Fixed that story about Sir Jim Ratcliffe on the BBC.
Picture of man smiling with tea-mug. Headline reads: "Non-Billionaire who actually lives in the UK and pays its taxes says he has lost confidence in the super-rich", with sub-header: 'One of Britain's taxpayers says he has lost confidence in billionaires, describing them as "on the take"".
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why does the BBC have as one of its lead news stories this morning another Britain-hating interview with Jim 'the UK has been colonised by immigrants' Ratcliffe? What public interest is this serving?
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A new study found that mice with Alzheimer’s that were treated with nanoparticles showed reversal of the disease at the molecular and cellular level, as well as improved symptoms. “I’ve been working on Alzheimer’s for 30 years and I’ve never been so excited.” www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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‘I’ve never been so excited’: New nanoparticle study at U of A offers hope for new Alzheimer’s treatment
University of Alberta researchers are excited about a breakthrough that could improve how Alzheimer's disease is treated.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
JUST IN: Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, and that he will be banning additional news outlets soon.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gas prices hit $4.46 a gallon today — a gain of 17 cents over the previous week and $1.26 higher than the same point last year. Diesel prices are up more than $2.74 from a year ago. Families, farmers, and truckers are all getting squeezed. Meanwhile...
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 18/09/2026
"Several Trump Org executives who had previously traveled to the island to explore real estate deals and who even registered the Trump trademark there in 2008 have in recent months returned to Cuba under the aegis of Dominari Holdings for meetings" Lee Schlenker, Ed Augustin for @theguardian.com
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Trump and Rubio allies are vying for control of Cuba’s assets if regime falls
Washington and Florida insiders are exploring lucrative deals for a post-communist Cuba crushed by ever-increasing US sanctions
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DJ Black @djblack21.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Note the community notes below: All they do is lie.
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The councillor who chairs Piddington Parish Council, near Bicester, says that yesterday’s stunt referendum – in which the village voted to leave the UK in protest against an asylum centre – was “an example of democracy in operation”. Tim McNally himself gained his role without a contested election.
Tim McNally, chair of Piddington Parish Council, on GB News
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The worst human being to ever occupy the office. Just reprehensible scum.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting *corrected* by handlers around him
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The answer is never. And maybe at some point an interviewer can also point out the absolute disaster that Biden inherited in Jan 2021 from Trump, which everyone seems to have forgotten. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
No shit, 100% agree here.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Seeing Ed Sheeran's own band quitting on him is, I have to say, really doing it for me. Restoring one shred of hope for humanity.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yes, what his happening in Gaza is "An Israeli Genocide." But it is more accurately described as "An American-Sponsored Genocide." As with all things, follow the money.
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Not only does the westminster Anglo-state not act in Scotland’s best interests, it often acts AGAINST Scotland’s interests Here the british gov is trying to boost the English whiskey sales by falsely linking their inferior products to Scottish Single Malt whisky 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 15/09/2026
Ben Delo, the crypto billionaire pardoned by Trump, has given £36m to Reform UK. In March we exposed Delo as the funder of The Sanctuary, a hub for right wing activity in Westminster. investigations.hopenothate.org.uk/the-sanctuary/
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The Sanctuary | HOPE not hate
Funded by a crypto billionaire, this Westminster base supports some of the most controversial figures in politics — including Restore Britain
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Imagine a Vice President of the United States getting a fact-check Community Note that the heckler was right and you are lying. These people just can’t stop lying.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Around the world, the Trump regime is viewed as government of, by and for pedophiles. And this is a Tory MP, btw.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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