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At 7.35am GMT, I deleted my Twitter account. Here for less stressful times and less racists being platformed or commenting because free speech or something

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crompy62.bsky.social @crompy62.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A must listen.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
60 years ago #StarTrek The Original Series Premiered on NBC
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Stop whatever you’re doing & watch this now! Reform’s magic money tree has been bust wide open. Huge kudos to undercover reporters Verbatim via @channel4news.bsky.social youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?... huge
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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
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crompy62.bsky.social @crompy62.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
@andyburnham.bsky.social my wife is impacted by the Civil Service Pension debacle. The task force was set up at the end of January with a target of being up to date by June. My wife has been waiting since January and we get no communication. Even Angela McDonalds team are not communicating 1/2
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
look I'm not saying sacrificing Matt Goodwin in a wicker man would definitely improve the way England play, I'm just saying we can't definitely rule that out
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
New paper from Giovanni Peri et al: "The immigration impact on population, labor productivity, investments and TFP in OECD countries." Finds non-OECD immigration boosts productivity & GDP per worker because it increases human capital & stimulates investment. www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/sint...
 We find that immigration from non-OECD countries has been a significant driver of GDP per worker growth, primarily through higher investment. High-skilled immigration, in particular, is associated with stronger human capital accumulation, faster TFP growth, and greater capital deepening. Positive immigration shocks and surges and more open immigration policies, are likewise associated with improved economic performance. By contrast, native population growth has either no effect or a weakly negative effect on GDP per capita and productivity growth. The estimated coefficients on immigration, while positive, are often imprecisely estimated. Still, their magnitude and direction are important and consistent with a large and growing literature documenting the positive effects of immigration – especially high-skilled immigration – on productivity, entrepreneurship, and economic growth.
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Eoghan Sweeney @eoghan.eurosky.social · 28/06/2026
I don't want to hear another word about how much white European visitors are enjoying ranch dressing while team officials, Africa's top referee, and now one of the world's most celebrated fans are turned away from the World Cup. The USA is an utterly unfit host — it's as simple as that
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DR Congo superfan denied US visa to support team at World Cup
Michel Kuka Mboladinga is iconic for his motionless tribute at DRC games, but a US World Cup repeat has been denied.
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 25/06/2026
Bluesky launched in February 2023 as an invite-only platform. As of June 2026, we have 45 million users. For reference, that's almost the population of Argentina. Thank you for being here with us 💙 Here’s to the next 45 million accounts.
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
It's important to stand up to racism and hate crime. We need to reclaim our flag.
Photo of someone (me) standing in the public urban space at the top of Hill Street / bottom of Victoria Square, Birmingham on Saturday 20 June for the counter-demonstration to the Britain First Remigration rally.
They are holding an England Pride flag, that is, an England flag where the horizontal bar of the cross is a Pride rainbow which has the words "English Pride" printed on it. 
A number of police in hi-viz are around them but not bothering them. 
Halfway down the hill behind them is a portable PA stage which points down the hill. At the bottom of the hill is a small group of racists with a lot of flags on poles
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Of the interviews with Farage I have seen so far, not one mention the fact that one of Reform’s few actual policies on their website is about promoting crypto. He received a £5 million “gift” from a crypto billionaire. Omg I wonder if there’s a link! Can tv interviewers please do their job? 🧵
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
“Your wages will rise... weekly food shops will get cheaper… You and your family will benefit from a resurgent economy... Politicians both local and national will become more accountable..." A quick reminder of how Brexit was sold to us ten years ago today
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crompy62.bsky.social @crompy62.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Disgusting stain on our society.
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Today is World Refugee Day. Here’s a poem called ‘Refugees’.
Refugees

They have no need of our help
So do not tell me
These haggard faces could belong to you or me
Should life have dealt a different hand
We need to see them for who they really are
Chancers and scroungers
Layabouts and loungers
With bombs up their sleeves
Cut-throats and thieves
They are not
Welcome here
We should make them
Go back to where they came from
They cannot
Share our food
Share our homes
Share our countries
Instead let us
Build a wall to keep them out
It is not okay to say
These are people just like us
A place should only belong to those who are born there
Do not be so stupid to think that
The world can be looked at another way

(now read from bottom to top)


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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 19/06/2026
In accordance with ancient tradition, our next Prime Minister is announced to the nation while standing between a furry and a man with a bin on his head.
A victorious Andy Burnham MP (24,937 votes), as the result of the Makerfield by-election is announced, flanked by defeated candidates Count Binface (a bloke in a vaguely sci-fi costume with a large bin for a helmet; 95 votes) and Robert Pownall (who is in a full body fox costume, holding a sign reading "Protect British Wildlife"; 18 votes). There are some other candidates there just out of shot but that's not important right now.

Photo: Jon Super/AP
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
God I love this country. We're just so ridiculous.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Excellent.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Disagree with lots of this, including the central argument, but it's very thoughtful. The best single idea in it is this: "Any platform that uses an algorithm more complex than ‘people you follow in chronological order’ to be treated as a publisher, and held to account for content."
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Left: UFC player Josh Hokit standing inside the Octagon in front of the White House, "Michelle Obama is a man" Right: Michelle Obama, "Strong men, men who are truly role models, don't need to put down women to make themselves feel powerful"
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Should Nigel Farage be arrested for inciting riots? Like - Yes RT - Instantly
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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"The apparent objectivity of the responses and suggestions these systems provide can lead us to overlook the fact that they reflect the cultural assumptions of those who designed and trained them,"
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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"ownership of data cannot be left solely in private hands but must be appropriately regulated. Data is the product of many contributors and should not be treated as something to be sold off or entrusted to a select few."
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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
"Tools that could foster dialogue and participation are often used to construct distorted narratives and blur the boundaries between truth and falsehood, mixing facts with opinions. Disinformation did not begin with Al, yet today it finds a powerful amplifier in Al."
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That's HEDLEY! @hedleylamarr23.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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crompy62.bsky.social @crompy62.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Please feel free to share and help disappoint the Daily Fail www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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POLL: Would UK vote to rejoin the EU if a second referendum is held?
Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting - frontrunners to take over as PM from Keir Starmer - said Britain's future was as part of the EU - but Kemi Badenoch warned rejoining would be a 'disaster'.
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Christopher Ramsay 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦🌻🇬🇱 @iotechris.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social is very well read. I wonder has he seen this new title?
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 14/05/2026
In 2015, the UK scored 86% on LGBTQ rights protections. This year, we’re down to 43.9%, and as a big old homosexual living here, I would be lying if I said that doesn’t increasingly worry me.
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A Big Old Homosexual’s Growing Sense of Dread
The UK still calls itself progressive on LGBTQ rights, but the data, and the mood, tell a more complicated story.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.
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Spotlight on Corruption @spotlightcorruption.org · 08/05/2026
1. 📰 Timely story in @theguardian.com on the growing pressure for the government to deliver on its promises to tackle abusive legal threats, with the latest calls coming from 111 members of the House of Lords urging Keir Starmer to include anti-SLAPP legislation in the King’s Speech next week. 🧵
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‘It’s David and Goliath’: how UK campaigners feel silenced by Slapps
Pressure is growing on the government to act on legal threats designed to ‘harass and intimidate’ opponents
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 08/05/2026
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Will Sebag-Montefiore @wsebag.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Philosophy with Andrew Tate
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sabins.bsky.social @sabins.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Have you heard the story of Barkley’s good friend Lin, a Chinese immigrant scientist in Iowa? www.wbur.org/onlyagame/20...
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My Dad's Friendship With Charles Barkley
Shirley Wang's father, Lin, was on a business trip when he ran into NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley. It was the beginning of a friendship.
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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I know people are sceptical about journalism right now but this is the kind of story that takes weeks to get to the bottom of. I hope people see the value in what we do
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
What do I get if I turn left?
A sign from Thailand, the translation of which reads "To Bang Sue".
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EVBP @evbp.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A YouTuber I follow sarcastically referred to this military campaign as “Epstein” Fury rather than “Epic Fury”, and I’d say she hit the nail on the head.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The response to this extraordinary piece tells us so much. The British media and establishment remains so obsequious and deferential to royalty that to have the truth spoken so openly and freely feels positively revolutionary.
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Cliff Schecter @cliffschecter.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Funny AF Shuster post: "The 5 Funniest MAGA Parody Clips" WATCH www.blueamp.co/p/the-5-funn... "Donald Trump's rage-tweeting emperor & Broadway belter. Sen Markwayne Mullin, at DHS, is supposed to build a wall between the US & Mexico, but couldn’t even separate his first 2 names" (Epstein & Trump)
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The 5 Funniest MAGA AI Parody Videos You’ll See This Month! Shuster's Weekly Wrap-Up!
Watch now | From Trump impersonations to absurd campaign deepfakes, AI satire keeps getting sharper—and funnier.
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Is it really a war? Play along with Andrew Heaton's new game show.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/02/2026
I don’t think anybody will see this post because Bluesky is broken. But rest assured this is a problem the platform inherited from the Biden administration
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
All Hail, the patron saint of ‘Unhinged Headlines’ received g the respect he deserves.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I’d say he’s sweating now
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Wow.
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Cooper River Indivisible @crindivisible.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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kathleenpolarb.bsky.social @kathleenpolarb.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
47% of Europeans want X banned across the EU, so the flipping Scandiwegians are doing something about it, with proper Viking energy. W is now accepting registration ahead of it's launch. wsocial.eu
wsocial.eu
W — Trust your feed
We believe in the need for a global, trusted social media platform owned, run, and hosted in Europe. W is built on verified human users, transparency, privacy, and free speech.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This is really encouraging. It's not too late to stop this.
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Adso of Menk @adsomenk.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy! Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence. Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Lady in brown, "I honestly think the general consensus particularly amongst young people is that we've lost our humanitarianism" "And the only party that is showing any semblance of that are The Greens"
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