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Chris Brewer

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#StillEuropean Resident in the mysterious Headington/Marston borderlands. A pleasant shade of Green. 💚 🇪🇺 🇩🇪 🇺🇦🐸

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 13h
Henna Virkkunen referencing Seamus Heaney's poem "Digging" here to justify AI. Really.
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Oliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Today's lesson for Europe: if your national security relies on US oligarchs' tech, they'll cut you off when you most need it.
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Your daily reminder that nobody has done a comprehensive assessment of the impact of Russian meddling in Brexit. McCallum is expressing an opinion, not the product of an MI5 investigation.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 08/10/2026
And so it begins: the very first proposal of the new regional parliament in which the AfD is the strongest faction is about an immediate end to sanctions against Russia and the normalisation of relations. (Which, of course, they cannot decide at the regional level.) www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
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Sachsen-Anhalt: BSW will mit AfD Ukraine-Antrag verabschieden
Das BSW und die AfD wollen im Landtag in Sachsen-Anhalt den ersten gemeinsamen inhaltlichen Antrag beschließen: Ukrainehilfen sollen eingestellt, Russlandsanktionen aufgehoben werden.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The "Zionism is racism" motion, to be debated at the Green Party conference tomorrow, will not advance the Palestinian cause one inch. But, if adopted, it would marginalise and discredit the party. There are powerful ways to confront the genocide. Toxic gesture politics isn't one of them.
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Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What a ridiculous question. Once again the BBC drives a nail into it's own coffin.
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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
During the eclipse an extraordinary gathering of gulls over Milham Ford park. I've never seen anything like it. As the eclipse ended they all flew away.
Gulls flying during the eclipse.
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Hedley Thorne @hedleythorne.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A bowl barrow in an alien landscape. Evening photoshoot in South Oxfordshire with @annadillon.bsky.social
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Not 'collateral damage', not 'an unfortunate consequence of war'. This was mass murder, and everyone involved in the attack should be tried and convicted for it.
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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Absolutely disgraceful, we owe Palantir NOTHING Well done @mayoroflondon.bsky.social standing up for the public ✊✊✊ As @labourlewis.bsky.social says "democracies are sovereign", France and Germany have "stayed well away" from Palantir www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Palantir to sue Sadiq Khan over blocked £50m Met police contract
US spy-tech company to challenge London mayor’s intervention after he raised concerns over breach of procurement rules
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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I wrote a Substack about Pete Hegseth's offensive address at the D-Day ceremony in Normandy. He used what is a sacred occasion to attack allies and immigrants. bit.ly/4ockl4I
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Pete Hegseth's Offensive Address
The secretary of defense uses a D-Day speech to attack allies and immigrants
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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
The US is run by our enemies.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
In the May 2026 local elections: In Birmingham, the Greens got the most votes but fewer seats than Reform. In Milton Keynes, the Lib Dems came fourth in vote share but became the biggest party. In Wandsworth, Labour won more votes than the Tories but fewer seats. First Past the Post is broken.
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Compassion in World Farming UK @ciwf.org.uk · 15/05/2026
ALL animals deserve to be treated with compassion.
"Farm animals are just as interesting and intelligent as the dogs and cats who we know a bit better." - Emily Deschanel.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter the dire threat of a Reform UK government elected on a minority of the vote
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Greens suggest they will properly contest byelection in blow to Burnham
Statement follows speculation party would not field candidate in Makerfield or barely fight seat
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Toby Risk @tobyrisk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
#r4Today for Baroness Margaret Hodge to say @greenparty.org.uk is ‘anti-semitic’ is the most disgusting ill judged slur. Having sympathy for Palestinians and critical of #Israel’s government is common among many parties a majority of the #UK. That was a vile comment
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Completely unacceptable from the Board of Deputies. This nakedly partisan hypocrisy does not represent me or many other British Jews. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Michael Wegier, executive director of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, told Haaretz that Reform UK “is a serious party with many supporters, local councillors, and an increasing number of members of Parliament from month to month, which cannot be ignored. They have also expressed very broad support for the fight against antisemitism. There was no way we would not invite them.”

He added: “We did not invite the Greens’ Zack Polanski because we very strongly do not believe he has done enough to root out antisemitism from his party.”
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Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
As we see results of the local elections across England continue to come in, it’s clear that First Past the Post is failing voters – with some councils bearing little resemblance to how people actually voted. It doesn’t need to be this way. It’s time to scrap First Past the Post in England.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 07/05/2026
‘So, instead of just 20 seconds you have a minute and a half of legendary television.’ The accidental BBC news guest, Guy Goma, and the man who put him on air, @elmog.bsky.social, tell @mrjamesob.bsky.social what really happened.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Statements that have now come to light from a handful of @TheGreenParty candidates are totally unacceptable & require immediate action. There’s no place for anti-semitism or any hate speech in the party. This is a society-wide problem & needs to be rooted out wherever it’s found
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Pawel Swidlicki @pswidlicki.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Cover any Reform-voting area in ULEZ and wind turbines
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
With so much awful news, here is something to brighten your day:
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
This is very important. The Green Party is the only party challenging Palentir’s takeover of the British state. Labour charlatans like Streeting and Starmer are trying to embed a fascist, genocidal company into our daily lives. Truly Orwellian stuff. Time to really take back control.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Beggars belief that Met Police is in talks with #Palantir about giving them access to highly sensitive data, when there’s already such concern over its links with ICE & Israeli military. Palantir already has UK contracts worth over £500m, incl. with NHS. We should be scrapping them not signing more
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Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations
Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
tbf they haven't been able to do any warcrimes in Iran for a few days, so...
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Tom Fletcher @tomfletcherun.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I’ve allocated $12M from UN's Global Emergency Fund to support the humanitarian response in Iran.
 
Thousands of civilians killed. Infrastructure destroyed. Essential services disrupted.
 
This funding will help our partners deliver life-saving assistance at scale.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The world not screeching to a halt when the US killed more than 100 little school girls on the very first day of this "liberating war" led us exactly to this moment
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
If your commitment to the Palestinian cause extends to somehow taking issue with the government for banning a man who repeatedly said "I am a Nazi", released a song last year called "Heil Hitler", and sold swastika merchandise...maybe it's time to rethink your life choices.
Zarah Sultana: "Glad Keir Starmer's Labour government is prioritising stopping musicians from performing.

"Wouldn't want them distracted from their complicity in Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people and an illegal war on Iran.

"What a pathetic excuse of a Prime Minister.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Shocking www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal
Exclusive: Animal welfare charities ‘bitterly disappointed’ UK government plans to backtrack on manifesto promises
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen. By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
No better than their Russian allies.
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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Excellent analysis.
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Chris Brewer @chrisbrewer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Quite right, we urgently need a vote in Parliament.
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 13/03/2026
"Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?"
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Introduce Proportional Representation now, for the love of god bsky.app/profile/elec...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Australian politician Penny Allman-Payne, "We see a government minister pose with Iranian soccer players we're giving asylum to" "But we're happy to support US-Israel continue to drop bombs on their families and their friends" "I feel like we are living in a dystopian parallel universe"
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD… Can we STOP with this ‘special relationship’ BS And also…can we wake up to the treachery of our right wing press?!
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Nicola Chester @nicolawriting.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Here’s a thread on some of the extraordinary women in my book, #GhostsoftheFarm: Farmers, Horse Breeders, Community Leaders & Change Makers, who had been all but forgotten. Their mid-life (& beyond) energy, humility & humour was an inspiration in itself… 1/21
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
These are Olena Udovichenko and her son Hordii. A Russian missile killed them today. Olena was a teacher in a Kharkiv school, Hordii was a second-grader there. Last night, Russia killed 11 people in Kharkiv, including Olena and Hordii. RIP.
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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
How the actual f*ck is this 'defensive'??? We should not be allowing this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US-Israel war with Iran: B-1 Lancer bomber lands at RAF Fairford
The aircraft is the fastest bomber in the US Air Force and is piloted by a crew of four.
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Fish concentration camps are as bad as chicken concentration camps. Horrendous conditions where animals are forced to live in their own shit. No wonder extremely infectious diseases spread so easily when humans practice concentration camp farming.
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🇺🇦🇺🇸 About 200,000 Ukrainian refugees in the US are currently in a vulnerable position, where they could be expelled from the country at any moment. There is information about at least several dozen Ukrainian refugees detained by the ICE and the death of one Ukrainian citizen in ICE prison in Miami.
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Torpedoed by the US. It's a war crime as it's outside combat area. But then it was a war crime when they killed people on boats in the Caribbean.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Extraordinary crowds as a mass funeral procession begins in Minab, Iran for the 165 school girls & teachers killed in the US/Israeli school strike on Saturday. Many outcomes of this war are uncertain. But a renewed generation of hatred towards the West is now baked in. (🎥 Alireza Akbari)
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Lord Peter Ricketts, former head of the Foreign Office: “If you’re going to attack a country you have to show it is in self-defence and that there is some kind of imminent threat. You can’t make that case here…An indifference to international law is dangerous.” www.ft.com/content/b988...
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Keir Starmer criticised over stance on US-Israel strikes on Iran
UK prime minister has adopted a much more ambivalent approach than other western allies
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
OK, the Gorton and Denton by-election, I have some thoughts! Let's take a look at some of the FACTS and burst a few of the more ridiculous takes doing the rounds But first up, can we acknowledge just what bad losers Reform are?!🤣 Right, let's get started... 🧵 1/
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Very clear that for Starmer, 'sectarian voting' is when British Muslims don't vote Labour, and for many others, it is just when British Muslims vote.
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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
3) Don't play dirty. The bizarre claims about the Greens in relation to drugs and sex workers were desperate, embarrassing, and harmful. It is no wonder they did not work and instead reflected badly on our party.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
A victory for decency, reason, empathy, equality, and justice is a victory for these things everywhere. As with Mamdani in New York, the Gorton and Denton result provides inspiration, and shows we *can* build a better world, wherever we are. Great news from the UK 👏
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