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Oliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I'm sure the Kremlin was delighted we voted to leave the EU, but I also think it's passing the buck to blame it on Russian interference. Russia's role in Brexit was tiny compared to that of unscrupulous hedgies, ambitious politicians and decades of lies from right wing newspapers.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We made a whole season about the complex history and different meanings of socialism and he just comes out and nails it in a sentence. Damn
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One of the most interesting debates in current international security is the degree to which we’re reliant on undersea cables and the degree to which these aren’t at all protected! I spoke to @katjabego.bsky.social about her excellent new book on the subject. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
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Deep Connections: Kaja Bego on the undersea cables that underpin the global economy.
Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 5 October · 53min
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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🆕 Sunday School: 24 Hour Party Conference People 🥂 🐉 Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth: Buoyant 🌳 The Green's Zack Polanski: Listing 🌊 Republican Senator Eric Schmitt: Sunk With @sturdyalex.bsky.social & @pimlicat.bsky.social. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/6p7q... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
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Sunday School: 24-Hour Party Conference People
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 4 October · 1hr 2min
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This week on Mildly Alarmed, @drjademcglynn.bsky.social joined us to discuss occupied territories and what and how Russia, Ukraine and the west are learning from the war. While we were recording, @lapatina.bsky.social heard an explosion close by and had some 20 mins of pause between air raids…
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Russian terror campaign on Kyiv and an update on occupied territories
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Kharkiv today ‼️ ​Russia killed at least 2 people and injured over 30 by dropping 3 glide bombs on a regular residential neighborhood in the middle of the day, crushing people's homes right over their heads. Terrorist bastards.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@davetuller1.bsky.social, a great champion of patients, interviewed me about the massive, ongoing scandal of the neglect, abuse and mistreatment of people with ME/CFS www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maae...
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Interview with George Monbiot about Guardian column on ME/CFS
YouTube video by David M Tuller
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Supremely bleak report on coal financing out this morning. Banks, including UK banks, are still pumping billions of pounds into coal projects that will almost certainly breach global climate goals. www.businessgreen.com/news/4536521...
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'Fuelling the financial shocks of tomorrow': UK banks branded Europe's biggest backers of coal projects
UK banks provided $8.3bn in loans and underwriting to coal companies between 2022 and 2025, according to new data
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The Citizens @the-citizens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mic drop moment at our event on the sidelines of #labconf26 in Liverpool, when @labourlewis.bsky.social revealed a letter from Tom Watson showing Palantir has tracked his mentioning them nearly 130 times. Is there anything Palantir doesn’t want to know about us?
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🇬🇧🇪🇺We have been working EVEN harder than usual @bestforbritain.org in 2026. On econometric and electoral analysis, message crafting and testing, arming allies in Parliament with data, and major digital campaigns. And it’s paying off.
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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Some people” my hole. Not even his wife and mother think this was well handled.
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The story of Natalie Abudayyeh (21) a journalism student and member of the Palestine Women's Football Team. She played in Dublin against @bfcdublin.bsky.social in 2024. Today, she's in an Israeli jail. Her family and teammates say she was taken at gunpoint from university without charge.
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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 23/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Danny Tommo has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and recklessly endangering life at sea after knifing a migrant boat in the English Channel
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Social Democrats @social-democrats.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The announcement of US sanctions on the International Criminal Court are deeply frustrating. We need to see the EU blocking mechanism – which would prevent these sanctions from affecting individuals – come into place. Ireland holds the EU Presidency – now is the perfect time to lead on this.
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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I see the EU’s all-in on its unable to act credibly on the international stage due to narrow Member State interests trick again. This shit might have been okay, if annoying and disappointing, back when the internal and external threats were minimal. It’s really reckless and damaging in this world.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Phil Jones' body double @philsbodydouble.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Another story that needs to be told is that of the Chinese sailors who served in the British Merchant Navy in WW2. Approximately 185,000 men and women served in the Merchant Navy in WW2, including roughly 20,000 Chinese seafarers, manning dangerous Atlantic, Arctic, and coastal convoys.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"We who are free have a duty to use our freedom courageously and bravely to make decisions that are for the benefit of society, nature, the climate and the world. We must protect and preserve the beauties and gifts of the Earth for future generations." - President Connolly @president.ie
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War, genocide 'normalised' by world powers - President
President Catherine Connolly has said war and genocide are being "normalised" by world powers.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
New Gist: What If? Exposed to bot armies on social media, politicians have become like Nipper, the loyal Jack Russell dog, listening intently to the automatic, unending and completely synthetic version of His Master's Voice. www.thegist.ie/the-gist-wha...
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The Gist: What if?
The Government wants to reduce immigration. This is the Gist.
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The Ken Harbaugh Show @thekenharbaughshow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ukraine's military goes to extreme lengths to save injured soldiers. Meanwhile, Russia's wounded-to-killed ratio is worse than during WWI. My latest in The Atlantic (gift article):
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The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers
Unmanned ground vehicles are conducting once-impossible medical evacuations along Ukraine’s front lines.
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eliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
just learned this today
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It was one of the great joys of my recent life to know Bonnie Greer. A truly remarkable person who radiated such wisdom and intellect. And when she spoke the audience was rapt. A kind, generous, passionate and very funny human. Thank you for giving us you Bonnie. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
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Bonnie Greer, writer and cultural commentator, dies aged 77
The British-American novelist and playwright who regularly appeared on panel shows will be remembered for her ‘warmth, humour and generosity’, says her husband
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/09/2026
Bonnie Greer, writer and cultural commentator, dies aged 77
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Bonnie Greer, writer and cultural commentator, dies aged 77
The British-American novelist and playwright who regularly appeared on panel shows will be remembered for her ‘warmth, humour and generosity’, says her husband The British-American novelist, playwright and commentator Bonnie Greer has died aged 77. In a statement, her husband David Hutchins said that she died on Tuesday evening following a brief illness. Continue reading...
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Why it’s just a matter of time when Merz will have to resign and what needs to happen now. My take on what’s going on in Germany. 👇👇
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Essentially indistinguishable from Putin propaganda
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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#GeorgiaProtests ✊🏻
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 12/09/2026
⚡️'Immoral and self-destructive' — Zelensky blasts EU for considering lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs. "Five hundred Shahed drones per day is certainly not the right time to even begin a discussion about easing sanctions," Zelensky said.
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'Immoral and self-destructive' — Zelensky blasts EU for considering lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs
"Five hundred Shahed drones per day is certainly not the right time to even begin a discussion about easing sanctions," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 12, after France reportedly joined Sl...
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Paul O'Donovan @paulodonovan.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026
Irish public libraries are on the top of their game. You can borrow and return from any library in the state and the range of digital resources is class.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is what Druzhkivka looks like today. Russians constantly strike it with glide bombs, destroying yet another town in the Donbas, the region they claimed they came to "liberate."
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Me trying to explain how the shit hit the fan in Germany this week without despairing. My attempt to end on a lighter note however was eventually undermined by @sturdyalex.bsky.social and rightly so. It was an interesting chat in spite of everything. Tx for having me.
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Gunnar Hillert @hillert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
As someone who grew up in East-Germany: This @quietriotpod.bsky.social podcast episode with @annettedittert.bsky.social is the best English-language explanation I’ve seen yet of WTF 💩 happened in #SaxonyAnhalt #Germany. #fascism
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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
yes it is if you are only concerned with the brown/black ones and only bang on about that small number and not about the cruel system we force *everyone* through, nor all the other obstacles we put in front of people seeking asylum. Also, you took away birthright for bullshit racist reasons!
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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STEVE-il Dead Rise @snark.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Every week the richest man in the world, who is both an unambiguous white supremacist and the largest Republican donor, posts heinous racist and antisemitic slop to the social media network he controls. Every week, reporters fail to treat this as a scandal worth their readers' time.
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Treblig 🇺🇦 @camtreblig.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It’s a high bar, but AfD is probably the far-right party I find it most inexplicable that people vote for. Their platform is just “The worst things about the DDR, but more racist” and explicitly want Germany to be a Russian satellite, and lots of Germans just go “Hell yeah, this is the good shit”
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
That's a lot of plastic. www.businessgreen.com/news/4535313...
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Plastic Overshoot Day: Close to 72 million tonnes of plastic will leak into nature this year
More than 46,000 tonnes of microplastics and over 1,000 tonnes of chemical additives will find their way into the UK’s waterways this year, Earth Action warns
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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.org
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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
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Liz Bourke @hawkwinglb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Not just Britain. The Irish service is also affiliated to the RNLI. Their work goes above & beyond. The law of the sea is to render aid to any vessel in distress - because one day it might be you - but the RNLI goes out in all weathers, in the most hazardous conditions, at risk of their own lives.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I'm very sorry to hear about the passing of veteran environmental campaigner, Irish Times journalist and good soul Frank McDonald. I eagerly devoured his book 'The Destruction of Dublin' (1985) and newspaper articles when I was young, learned a lot, and have remained a life-long admirer ever since.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I'm *wildly* excited to announce that my new book, 'Setting the Land Free – Visions of a Rewilded Ireland', will be published by Hachette on 27 August. We have a stark choice re our collapsing nature: the usual timid, token gestures, or real, gutsy ambition. This book makes the case for the latter.
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 The 1930 Watsonville Anti‑Filipino Riots is another forgotten chapter of American history. The violence that took place was disgusting. Pull up a seat🪑, my friends.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Jan. 19, 1930 | White Mobs Attack Filipino Farmworkers in Watsonville, California
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Canadian PM Mark Carney: I’ve met Putin in the past, multiple times. He only understands strength and directness. And the message would be simple: get out of Ukraine, give back all of Ukraine to Ukraine, end this war, which is killing more than 30,000 of your people every single month.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The two parts of An Irish Atlantic Rainforest – the tv version – are available to watch on @rte.ie Player anytime, if you're anywhere in Ireland (including the North). I'm over the moon with the documentary, and have had nothing but overwhelmingly positive feedback from all who've seen it.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Larry as rat catcher.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“Reform.... present themselves as the anti-establishment insurgents, but banning independent journalists like me from party conference isn’t anti-establishment. It’s the establishment playbook.” Am taking being barred from Reform conference as badge of honour! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK bans three journalists who have investigated party from its conference
Guardian City editor Anna Isaac, investigative reporter Peter Geoghegan and broadcaster Michael Crick refused entry
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#Russia murders 2 children in and near #Kyiv 14-year-old girl killed in Boryspil district of the Kyiv region 2-year-old girl was slain in a Russian attack on Kyiv's Obolonskyi district, and 8 people injured #Ukraine #RussiaWarCrimes
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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A truly biblical hailstorm brought an abrupt end to our holiday outside Zurich yesterday. I wonder if the climate is changing ?
Windscreen shattered in multiple places by giant hail
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