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Looking for calm and purpose as the storms rage around us. Science, Oncology, Covid, Politics, NHS, Forever European, Slava Ukraïni 🇺🇦

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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Geophysicist & space physicist Marcia Neugebauer made the first direct solar wind measurements via instruments on the Mariner 2 spacecraft. She developed instruments used on Earth-orbiting satellites, Apollo lunar experiments & the Giotto mission to Halley’s Comet. Born #OTD in 1932. #WomenInSTEM
A black-and-white historical photograph of pioneering geophysicist and space physicist Marcia Neugebauer (born September 27, 1932) working at her desk during the mid-20th century. Sitting in an office setting, she leans forward slightly over her desk, looking directly at the camera with a calm, intelligent, and focused expression. She has short, bobbed light hair and wears a short-sleeved, collared white button-up blouse adorned with subtle vertical embroidered details down the front. In her right hand, she holds a pencil over large documents and charts with plotted scientific data curves spread out on the desk before her. To her right sits a large, vintage mechanical calculating machine with columns of buttons, characteristic of the 1960s computing era. The background features window blinds and office storage, creating an environment of rigorous research. The image captures the historical significance of a trailblazing woman in STEM whose work with these charts and calculations would confirm the existence of the solar wind via the Mariner 2 spacecraft.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm no fan of installation art as a whole, but this is brilliant.
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📌 ICYMI — Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500 — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social The deal would put the Reform leader's gold bullion 'brand ambassador' fees in the hands of a crypto company he part-owns
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Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500
The deal would put the Reform leader's gold bullion 'brand ambassador' fees in the hands of a crypto company he part-owns
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thank you for this, @privateeyenews.bsky.social Farage needs ridiculing far more. It’s a form of scrutiny he can’t cope with and one he so richly - yes pun intended - deserves.
TV HIGHLIGHTS
72 Up
The award-winning documentary series continues, charting the progress of one posh little boy, Nigel, over the years.
The last time we saw him was over a week ago in 36
Up when he had been given £36 million out of the blue.
In the latest instalment Nigel is given another £36 million, making the total donation a jaw-dropping £72 million.
This is a life changing moment for the former prep school boy who was recorded in the first episode singing the Horst Wessel song and coming up with charming but embarrassing comments about admiring Hitler.
As the clock moves forward
to 72 Up, viewers now see a completely different Nigel from the one we have come to know so well over the years
- from Europe-hating MEP to Brexit-promoting campaigner to the triumphant bin-defeating statesman of today. It's been a roller-coaster ride for Nigel
- and indeed the viewer - and this remarkable series ends with a poignant and moving climax in a Clacton oyster bar, where the older but no wiser Nigel faces the prospect of being Prime Minister and/or going to jail after criminal proceedings.
EYE VERDICT: "Boring, boring, Boring! Nothing to see here
- put a sock in it, love." 

(Insert photo of him slurping up oysters)
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Being the undisputed worst POTUS in history is pretty cool, but I think we can do better on this approval rating
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kaybell27.bsky.social @kaybell27.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Another example of when hope overcomes hate.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Day 1672 is upon us. How many people thought this war would still be going on after so many days? Hands up, I didn't. I knew Ukraine's people wouldn't give in. But I rather hoped the insipid Russian people would follow Ukrainian defiance & revolt. Instead they remain revolting
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 19/09/2026
🌹 | Highest Labour Polling (30%) with any pollster since December 2024
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/09/2026
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In May of 1940 there was a mass panic in Britain - stirred up by the tabloid press - about 'fighting aged men' who had come to Britain as 'refugees' posing a threat to the women and children of this country - and essentially forming a 'fifth column' that could, at any moment rise up against everyone
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WW2 Soldiers in Croatia: Ivan Janjic Storefront
ALT: WW2 Soldiers in Croatia: Ivan Janjic Storefront
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🔥Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley wouldn’t allow Scott Bessent to gaslight her.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
ICYMI: 😐Rarely at a loss for words - I got nothing. Kash Patel needs to be fired!
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Final point: I don’t think individual Substacks or legacy title propped up by millionaires are sustainable models for news. Hence @thenerve.news. We’re trying to forge a new path that bridges these 2 worlds.Huge thanks to everyone who’s supported both of these efforts🙏 www.thenerve.news/membership
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Observer announced another share issue today for an additional £10m funding as print circulation drops from 114k to 90k. It’s notable that in the same time period I have built a circulation of 124k for my personal Substack..having set it up amid fears I would lose my job (as I in fact did).
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
AfD leader Alice Weidel on the EU: “We are simply no longer going to co-finance all this fun for our neighboring countries. We want our money back. Very simple. “We want our money back, and we will make substantial cuts.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I predicted a month ago that Trump was going to say exactly this. I said he was going to try and blame Ukraine for diesel prices and tell Zelenskyy to stop. And here it is. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 In the 1930s Great Depression, a violent splinter group broke away from the Ku Klux Klan. They called themselves The Black Legion — America’s hidden white supremacist army. Pull up a seat🪑 my friends.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My brain hurts.....
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It would be more helpful for him to acknowledge and explain the role that his austerity policies played in encouraging people to vote for what he correctly critiques here.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 13/09/2026
Look up next time you're crossing Trafalgar Square. Perched above the crowds, Lady In Blue brings a fresh perspective to one of London's most recognisable landmarks. A bold new chapter for the Fourth Plinth programme.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Guys, they want us to go home.” 🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda)
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"So tell me Mr Farage, what was it about a system favoured by money launderers that allows donations to be totally untraceable that first attracted you to crypto?"
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Paul Simon pays tribute to the victims of 9/11 by performing “The Sound of Silence.”
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Watching 2,977 drones form the outline of the Twin Towers over NYC is a breathtaking reminder of what was lost 25 years ago. One light for every life. We hold their memories forever. 🕯️ #NeverForget #TwinTowers #911Memorial #momsky #sheshed #voterizer
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is big news for Ukraine and very bad for Russia - the failure of Putin’s summer offensive. 🧵
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
JON STEWART: “They began covering their ass 3 weeks after 9/11… There was poison in the air, on the ground, on your pets/clothes… THE CITY KNEW. Rather than limit the damage, they covered it up… After 9/11, business will never be usual again.” (From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I am bloody proud to be an #RNLI supporter and member! These brilliant men and women have quite enough to cope with without being harassed by the scum of the earth. Their only concern is to help people in danger at sea - not check passports first! Which is how it should be. Please RT if you agree🙏
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
There was a very active critic of the history syllabus in the 90s. Very wise people scoffed at how much time kids were forced to spend learning about the Nazis and democratic decay in the 30s. Turns out we should have gone much harder.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Palestinian children watch The Lion King in Gaza. Photo: Omar Ashtawy
Children watch the movie on a screen outside. In the background the ruins of Gaza
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
That is an incidence rate of… 0.00547% The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The US President calls on the FCC to do something about polls he finds uncomfortable.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Here is a true heroes story in the midst of all the tragedy.
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Before tonight ends Please join me in wishing Robert Di Niro a very Happy Birthday 83rd Birthday Not only a great actor & producer his unwavering voice & dedication to our Country's Democracy Here's a moment to listen. His passionate speech for the sadness of Trump's America God Speed & TY
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Rosie O’Donnell: “Donny Boy": "Oh Donny Boy, it's Rosie, Rosie calling From Hollywood, the Jimmy Kimmel Show Drop that Big Mac that we all know you're holding Because, my dear, I worry for you so Poor Donny Boy, your polls, your polls are falling Your reflecting pool is green as Mountain Dew
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
#MorningVibe Set to Sam Cooke’s timeless “A Change Is Gonna Come,” this dance honors resilience, hope, & the generations carrying the torch. A change came. A change is coming. The story is still being written. #ArtIsActivism
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/08/2026
You’ve got to see this. Angie Nixon’s Café Resistance is so much more than a bookstore. It’s a community hub offering FREE tutoring, a food pantry, Black history classes, mentorship, mental health workshops, music lessons, healthcare resources and more.
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
There is no one better at calling out #TrumpsCorruptionCostsUS than Bobby De Niro. He has this administration pegged as well as Congress and SCOTUS. ‘The Executive has descended into a cesspool of corruption, stupidity and cruelty.’ You’ll want to watch this, it’s pure🔥🔥💥💥💥
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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Greatest experimental physicist of 19th Century: Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction #OTD 1831 and transformed use of electricity. Ernest Rutherford noted “there is no honour too great to pay to his memory.” Royal Institution Science | Royal Society
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I had to say thank you.
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In Praise of Dolly Parton, 1946-2026, Our Goddess of Kindness
We will always love her, and there will never be another like her, this artist who came out of deep rural poverty in the 1960s to become not just a staggeringly great performer and songwriter but phil...
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
NYC street artists work fast….Fulton Street is now Parton Street 🙏 *Work by plannedalism(IG)
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wendy norris @wendynorris.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's been such an awful couple of years. Let's honor one of the best people on the planet.
Top image: Star Wars logo on a dark field of stars.
Bottom image: Scene of Dolly Parton's character seated behind a typewriter in the movie "9 to 5."

Caption: If 5/4 is Star Wars Day, can 9/25 be Dolly Parton Day?
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