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Dr. Steven Buckley @stevenjcbuckley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Many UK politicians and journalists: “it’s important we stay on Twitter/X as we need to listen to and speak to all sides” Twitter:
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
💥 On Oct 12th, Parliament will debate the UK JOINING THE EU! Use this page below to send an email to your MP. In the context of Canada-EU, 61% of the UK public for joining, and devolved leaders saying the future is the EU... ...Westminster needs to catch up. Sign and share everywhere please. 👇
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Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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Michael @mykl.sparkle.blue · 08/09/2026
This is a total disaster. There needs to be resignations over this failure to protect critical national infrastructure.
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Police were told night before Dover unrest that far-right agitators had converged on village
Details passed to Kent police after far-right activists heard in pub boasting about going to to Dover to ‘attack Muslims’
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I encourage everyone to listen to Ed Miliband's full statement announcing the UK ban on Israeli West Bank settlement goods. It perfectly captures the anguish of many of us UK Jews who don't want to see Israel destroyed but who are increasingly horrified at Israel's barbarism against Palestinians.
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 08/09/2026
With over 870 school streets in London, 66% of kids are now getting to school by active travel. Every day there are 73,915 fewer cars doing the school run than when we started in 2016 - that’s the equivalent of a traffic jam from London to Newcastle.
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John Pike @johnpik60774011.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@bylinetimes.bsky.social have been reporting about James Orr, Cambridge University and financial links to Peter Thiel for months.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Nigel Farage and Reform foreign donations scandal excluded from all but one national newspaper front page this morning. No sign of it at all on the front pages of the two papers which splashed the polls secretly funded by a Reform donor earlier this year
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Jirani's heart... @jiraniheart.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
So he chopped down the weeping willow trees outside the Kennedy Center to let us know he's about to commit further destruction.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Get ready.
Get ready for every person on a bike to take the whole lane for every trip
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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ivanishvili's two-time prime minister, Irakli Garibashvili, says in a letter released from prison that Ivanishvili's current prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, MAY BE KILLING PEOPLE and disguising it as suicide. 1/
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You got it.
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🎃HalloDeeny🎃 they/them @geraldinepiche.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Rest in peace, Dolly. You could have died a billionaire but you lived as a good person
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A win.
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Brónagh 🇮🇪🇵🇸🚴‍♀️ @beebsymca.eurosky.social · 21/08/2026
We're going to need as many people as possible in Newry tomorrow. Drown these fuckers out with joyous noise.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🔥 FLORIDA State Rep. @AngieNixon : “If believing a mom shouldn’t have to work 3 jobs to keep a roof over her head is extreme, call me extreme… Ashley Moody can call me whatever she wants— but in November she’ll be calling me ‘SENATOR’.”
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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Anytime there's a crash caused by aggressive or distracted driving we're gaslit that "it must be a medical emergency" If there are really so many medical emergencies causing people to spontaneously lose complete control of their cars, thats MORE reason to protect people outside of cars w/ concrete.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
ULEZ has to stand as one of @london.gov.uk Sadiq Khan's finest achievements www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone
Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
NEW: It was a digital lynching. And the media is never going to hold itself to account for the role it played in Jason Arday’s death. But there are things we can do. This is a practical guide based on my own experience. broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-digital-...
broligarchy.substack.com
A Digital Lynching
A practical guide for individuals and organisations when the mobs gather
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NPR @npr.org · 17/08/2026
New bans on using student IDs for voting in Indiana and New Hampshire have sparked lawsuits after creating the latest hurdles to the ballot box for the U.S. voting-age group least likely to vote. n.pr/3UlC1jA
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Can a student ID be used for voting? More Republican-led states are banning it
New bans on using student IDs for voting in Indiana and New Hampshire have sparked lawsuits after creating the latest hurdles to the ballot box for the U.S. voting-age group least likely to vote.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Rep. Max Miller has given campaign cash to 16 fellow Republicans competing in some of the midterm's tightest races. Just one has confirmed plans to return the money as Miller faces serious domestic abuse allegations. Rep. Mike Lawler says he will keep the money.
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Republicans stay mum on whether they’ll return campaign cash from embattled Max Miller
So far, just one House Republican has said he relinquished the contribution.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/08/2026
NEW: Judge Sullivan spent the final 30 minutes of the Phang v Blanche Epstein files hearing telling a story of the one time he had to hold DOJ lawyers in contempt. He says he's done it before, and he'd rather not do it again, but he will if he needs to. "It's not a threat, it's a promise."
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
If you use the clapping hands emoji between every word for emphasis, screen reader users will hear "clapping hands" after each word. This is true for any emoji. This will be distracting, annoying, and disorienting. The message you're trying to emphasize will likely be lost.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Zelenskyy told CNN that just 5% of the U.S. Patriot missile stockpile would help Ukraine get through the winter, while 10% would be enough to intercept Russian ballistic missiles.
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"Many of the thousands afflicted each year by criminal driving felt that “the harm they had suffered mattered less” than that from other serious crimes" - this double-standard is exactly what we called out in our work on motonormativity. Road crime is crime www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug...
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Victims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review finds
Many of those affected in England and Wales think offences are not treated with the seriousness they deserve, says commissioner
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Spicoli's Dad @spicolisdad.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Seth brings the receipts.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Delay is the name of the game for Todd Blanche in my lawsuit. But, my latest filing on the eve of a big in-person hearing tomorrow is designed to blast Blanche into compliance. I walk through the brief & explain why this Status Hearing is a huge inflection point. youtu.be/dbvQ1cW4XQ4?...
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🚨AG Blanche BLASTED In NEW FILING Ahead of MAJOR HEARING In MY Lawsuit!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Larry Colvin @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Well, damn. Big AI’s super PACs are backing Abdul El Sayed’s opponent, MAGA Mike Rogers, while El Sayed demands protections for our water, electric bills and workers, enforceable by shutting the data center DOWN. Wonder why billionaires prefer the other guy.🙄 #Blues
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
WaPo Exclusive: The Trump admin is now set to spend at least $900 million for construction projects on the White House grounds. 
The price tag is much larger than previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts. Taxpayers would cover most of it.
washingtonpost.com
Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction
The price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it.
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Stew Elliott @stewcelliott.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The boots theory is a metaphor about how the main thing being rich buys you is the ability to save money whilst being poor gets you nickel-and-dimed constantly because you can't afford the upfront cost of a good investment. It is not literally about buying clothes.
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Kaz, TheHippyHen @thehippyhen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Please sign the petition to ban supermarkets from throwng perfectly good food in the bin. This food could be donated to foodbanks or homeless outreach projects. Sign and share. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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Petition: Ban all supermarkets from throwing away edible food & require their donation
Everyday, UK supermarkets throw away tonnes of edible food while millions of people rely on food banks to survive. We believe this is wrong, and that food that is safe to eat should not end up in bins...
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
“3/4ths of disabled people don’t drive. Stop using us as an excuse for car dependency.” — @nondriver.bsky.social in collaboration with @urbantruth.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth Worth repeating. #UrbanTruth
Same quote as in post. Tagline is “Mobility freedom comes from mobility choices.”
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphy201.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
#Belfast city centre’s been largely pedestrianised for the 2026 #Fleadh. Still motorists are willing and able to take liberties. “Road closed” (to motor traffic), but needs to let public transport buses through. This (I think) Uber driver stopped, argued, went around & stopped + argued again 🤦‍♂️.
Narrow urban street. Single lane down the middle; cycle lane on one side, restaurant seating on the other.
The road’s closed off with a sign and cones. A red car has been stopped at the sign. The driver’s out and addressing traffic-staff at the side of the road.

The cycle lane further back is full of parked vehicles.
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Elle @biknmusicmama.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
“Just hire more police” my friend since COVID police have done 0 traffic enforcement. And police often bring racist traffic encounters. Speed cameras aren’t using the color of the driver as the pretext to take the photo, partly because they only take a photo of your plate *if you are speeding*
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🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
There are fires everywhere. We had one storm with 5 inches of rain. Yet we still are in a drought. If we don’t stop burning fossil fuels, it’s only going to get worse. Climate change is real. 🔄
Fires everywhere.
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NPR @npr.org · 16/07/2026
Higher oil prices since the Iran war began mean many oil companies have brought in excess profits. Some U.S. lawmakers want to tax those windfall profits and give the money to lower-income Americans. n.pr/4fimkk9
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Oil companies are making billions. In the U.S., calls to tax their windfall are growing
Higher oil prices since the Iran war began mean many oil companies have brought in excess profits. Some U.S. lawmakers want to tax those windfall profits and give the money to lower-income Americans.
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Dublin Fire Brigade @dubfirebrigade.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Have you tested your smoke alarm lately? We recommend testing them once a week and you should have one installed per floor of your home.
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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Beneath this stunt there is, of course, a serious point: A 2% wealth tax on assets over £10 million would raise up to £24 billion a year. And asked if millionaires with a wealth of more than $10 million should pay a 2% tax, 58% of more than 2,000 G20 millionaire survey participants said yes.
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Deaves @deavesm.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Whatever it takes to overturn that red card 🫡
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gec236.bsky.social @gec236.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Thank god for the establishment when it comes to his expenses & tax avoidance
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Yes, I pay myself rent in order to avoid tax, but it is coincidentally £1 less than the level at which I would have to declare it under Parliament's transparency rules.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Unions fighting *against* taking big money out of British politics 🤯 Btw this is the same GMB that is vociferously anti net zero www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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GMB warns Labour MPs that cap on political donations could endanger party funding
Exclusive: Sources say Labour whips are calling MPs urging them to heed union’s warning and not vote for cap
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The current stack of charges against Farage and Reform. Just in case you’d lost count. Spoilt-brat richboy, Tice, calls it all “a politically motivated smear” rather than the frenziedly greedy and corrupt piss-taking that it is. “Reform and Farage have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing” (iPaper)
Charge sheet All the major claims against the Reform UK leader and his party

Nigel Farage’s finances are under increasing scrutiny as the Reform UK leader and his party face fresh allegations over donations and support.
The former UKIP leader is the subject of a parliamentary standards inquiry over £5m he received from Thai-based crypto billionaire and Reform backer Christopher Harborne.
He is also facing questions about financial support from convicted fraudster and crypto gambler George Cottrell, known as “Posh George”, who has funded Farage’s office and security staff.

Reform and Farage have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing through accepting donations.
Here, The i Paper takes a look at the key allegations they are now facing.
Criminal investigation into Reform donations

Headings and extracts:

1) Criminal investigation into Reform donations

The Metropolitan Police has been investigating £500,000 in donations from Cottrell’s mother to Reform for more than a year, The Times has reported.

2) £5m donation from crypto billionaire

Farage is being investigated by Parliament’s ethics watchdog for accepting a £5m undeclared gift from Christopher Harborne, Reform’s largest financial backer.

3) Money-laundering probe

A report in The Guardian suggested on Wednesday that bankers raised concerns to the National Crime Agency through suspicious activity reports (SARs) about at least four transactions involving senior Reform leaders.
These include the £5m gift to Farage and a £1m donation from Cottrell’s mother to Britain Means Business, described as a fundraising vehicle for Reform which deputy leader Richard Tice is a director of.4) Donations from fraudster ‘posh George’

Farage faces questions about undeclared support provided by his long-standing ally George Cottrell. He faces claims he failed to declare benefits, including staffing, security and housing,
According to The Sunday Times, Cottrell recruited and paid three staff to work on Farage’s social media before the general election.

5) Lobbying referral

A separate referral was made by Labour MP Phil Brickell over accusations that Farage “lobbied” Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey to drop plans for a state-run alternative to cryptocurrency, which could be costly to Harborne’s business interests.
But doubts remain as to whether a probe will be launched over the claims. Bailey has insisted that Farage’s lobbying on cryptocurrencies has had no effect on the Bank of England’s policies.
  
6) Jenrick donations investigated by police

Police have also opened an investigation into a political donation of nearly £40,000 to Robert Jenrick’s campaign to become Conservative Party leader in 2024 amid claims it ultimately came from a foreign source, The i Paper revealed this week.
It is illegal to accept political donations from foreign sources under UK electoral law. Scotland Yard did not state which individuals are under investigation.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphy201.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Was in #Barcona yesterday. Big Christopher Columbo monument on a pillar. Here you can see him pointing out “Just one more thing”
Christopher Columbus stone statue in Barcelona. He’s pointing out to sea, supposedly at the Americas.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
MSG Kept a List of Gay Celebrities An MSG database tracked hundreds of celebs, Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.” MSG also stored Mamdani's personal info. @noahshachtman.bsky.social @regret.bsky.social
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Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities
An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Clacton residents on Nigel Farage calling a byelection, Man, "He's done nothing in Clacton so far, so I don't see the point" Lady, "He promised all these things and has gone back on his promise. He's in it for himself"
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Worth remembering the Knights of St John still exist AND have a serving, modern military arm. The Pope could legit call in the crusaders on the weird Swiss schismatics if he wanted to go full Chicago Battle Pope.
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 01/07/2026
great year for medievalists; first you’ve got a tyrant starting shit with the Pope and now we have a full blown schism
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Shivaji Shiva @shivajishivalaw.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
At the Delivering Vision Zero conference today. Richard Parker delivers the opening speech. He says: “We have made some progress but frankly not enough.” I agree. @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
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