Reposted by Dale Bennett🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 7h❗️19 people were killed, including five small children. A Kh-101 missile hit a house directly in Pryluky, Zelenskyy said. “This is the kind of ‘gift’ Putin gave himself for his birthday. The murder of children, the murder of people.” 613872
Reposted by Dale BennettDuncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Matthew Shepard would be 49 years old today. But on this day 28 years ago he was beaten, tortured, tied to a fence and left to die by two young men whose violence was founded on homophobia. The attitudes and beliefs which fed their hate are still with us today. Don't ever let Matthew be forgotten. 27115
Dale Bennett @dalebennett91.bsky.social · 06/10/2026static.klipy.comHomer Simpson: Cerveau qui sort et chuteALT: Homer Simpson: Cerveau qui sort et chute 030
Dale Bennett @dalebennett91.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Grim stuff www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comFlávio Bolsonaro poised to win Brazilian presidency after shock first-round victoryProgressive voters and supporters of incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva left reeling after far-right surge 000
Reposted by Dale BennettSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hugely dishonest to pass off a sentence for setting off a bomb as "destroying a camera" 1231459371
Dale Bennett @dalebennett91.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Bizarrely, Bolsarno jr. has pledged to end illegal deforestation by 2029, but also says climate change isn’t real 🫨 000
Dale Bennett @dalebennett91.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yes, but Bolsonaro is to far ahead in the 1st round for Lula to take it in the 2nd. Looks like the numbers just aren’t there 120
Dale Bennett @dalebennett91.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yeah it really isn’t looking very good for the runoff 000
Reposted by Dale BennettJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It's hard to see how the Green party's motion today will avoid an investigation by the EHRC, given Labour was previously found in breach. 1524455
Reposted by Dale BennettElizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I will be resigning my membership of the Green Party, as this motion has passed unamended. I’m absolutely heartbroken. 3329030
Dale Bennett @dalebennett91.bsky.social · 04/10/2026static.klipy.comCJ: Ah Shit, Here We Go AgainALT: CJ: Ah Shit, Here We Go Again 020
Reposted by Dale BennettDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026As climate scientists, it sucks to be defunded. But it adds insult to injury to be defunded by this moron who has access to the best climate science and data in the world and still says asinine things like this. 8518112
Dale Bennett @dalebennett91.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Future of Amazon rainforest rests on a coin toss 😬 000
Reposted by Dale BennettYouGov @yougov.co.uk · 02/10/2026How popular are European leaders in their own countries? (10-21 Sep 2026) 🇬🇧 Burnham +6 net favourability (+1 from Aug) 🇩🇰 Frederiksen -6 (-2) 🇮🇹 Meloni -22 (-4) 🇪🇸 Sánchez -35 (-2) 🇫🇷 Macron -60 (-6) 🇩🇪 Merz -73 (-7) yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 23023
Dale Bennett @dalebennett91.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Completely out of touch. Good luck to em www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...thetimes.comTory deputy vows to reverse any step closer to EUAlex Burghart says Labour’s reset has been disastrous, his party is ‘wedded’ to the pensions triple lock and Andy Burnham’s electoral reforms are doomed 000
Reposted by Dale BennettKevin McKenna MP @kevinmckenna.co.uk · 03/10/2026Sarah’s reaction isn’t surprising. We all know the criteria she uses & that Reform’s constant two-tier refrain reveals rather more about how they see the world than how our police & courts do This incident should have been a much bigger wake-up call to all of us. Instead it was too often downplayed 29435
Reposted by Dale BennettThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Endless corruption. 630121195456
Reposted by Dale BennettGerman Embassy London @uk.diplo.de · 03/10/2026"This morning, Germany is one nation again." This is how BBC Breakfast News reported on German reunification on 3 October 1990. 411446
Reposted by Dale BennettStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A rich text. Robert Jenrick, who this time last year Kemi was defending and wanted to run the justice system, depicted frequently as an unperson. The multiracial crowd celebrating Kemi, the monoracial one on the boats (are Albanians, Iranians, Iraqis and Syrians black now?) 4020649
Dale Bennett @dalebennett91.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Chancellor, I’m afraid the long grass is on fire 020
Reposted by Dale BennettJordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Not a novel observation by any means but the irony here, of course, is that it is precisely the UK’s successful approach to multiculturalism that has allowed us to generate a brown white nationalist. 47783159
Dale Bennett @dalebennett91.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I simply cannot get my head around the existence of non-white, white nationalists 000
Reposted by Dale BennettJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The UK has added 291,000 new solar PV installations in the 12 months to August 2026, the most in any 12-month period since 2012 It brings the cumulative installed solar in the UK to 23.2GW across 2,131,000 installations. It's also a 9% increase from August 2025, with 1.9GW of new capacitysolarpowerportal.co.ukUK installs record 291,000 PV installations in 12-month periodThis brings the cumulative installed solar capacity in the UK to 23.2GW across 2,131,000 installations. 524370
Reposted by Dale BennettTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026He is not burning cash. He is investing money to shape political discourse and public opinion in line with his ideology and interests. And it's a successful strategy. Also, for a billionaire losing 10 million is like losing 1000 pounds for a middle class person. 111032
Dale Bennett @dalebennett91.bsky.social · 30/09/2026static.klipy.comSimpsons Barney: Just Hook It To My Veins!ALT: Simpsons Barney: Just Hook It To My Veins! 000
Reposted by Dale BennettTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Voters can respond, as they did when Thatcher was PM, to a leader willing to take tough decisions in the short term that seem to have a pay off in the long term. If Burnham can combine his likeability with her toughness--not an easy trick to pull off--then Labour has at least a chance of reelection. 1216
Reposted by Dale BennettLuke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In this week’s voting intention, Labour's lead widens as Reform fall to their lowest in over 18 months. 🌹 LAB 27% (+1) 🌳 CON 22% (-1) ⏩ REF 21% (-1) 🔶 LIB DEM 11% (-) 🟢 GREEN 9% (+1) ⚫ RES: 6% (-) 🟡 SNP 3% (+1) ⚪️ OTH 1% (-) N = 2,041 | Fieldwork 25-29/9 | Changes w 18/09 615041
Reposted by Dale Bennetta rare photo of sean connery signed by roger moore @steamedhamms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026i know a lot of people have been long invested in the idea that andy burnham is a bit crap at politics, and with the caveat I know polling this far out isn’t the whole thing, but taken together with his electoral record is there a chance he’s maybe alright at it 3596
Reposted by Dale BennettTim Wakeling @timwakeling.co.uk · 30/09/2026Worth noting in this prediction the gas price rise is double the electricity one, because it comes from fossil fuel volatility. Households with no gas will see a MUCH smaller jump. 232
Reposted by Dale BennettBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A bit like net migration figures being lower, the fact that UK economic growth has been higher than expected cuts against the narrative but can’t be ignored forever. Maybe (probably) I was wrong and Labour did have a theory of growth after all. 57025
Dale Bennett @dalebennett91.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Be honest, your PDF is ready to go when this National Commission on Electoral Reform gets an email address isn’t it 000
Reposted by Dale BennettAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Reform want to indoctrinate our children. Freedom of (and from) belief is a human right. humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...humanists.ukReform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymnsReform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave... 3011858564
Reposted by Dale BennettJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The BBC news summary this morning went seamlessly from "critics warn PM scrapping triple lock would be electoral suicide" to "critics ask if PM has nerve to make tough decisions" and I don't think it's a particularly pro Burnham stance to suggest he might not be the entire problem here. 441427255
Reposted by Dale BennettJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 28/09/2026The degradation of British politics has either made Suella Braverman – a former *attorney general* – this stupid and irresponsible, or else entirely indifferent to appearing as such to those who know the law if it gets her applause from her online fan base. 1219136
Reposted by Dale BennettLeonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 28/09/2026More generally, in Western Europe we’ve collectively decided that if we ignore Russian hybrid influence operations hard enough, Putin is just going to get bored and move on. 518932
Reposted by Dale BennettKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026During the offensive in Lyman direction, a large number of Russian military units surrendered in their entirety. Under Operation Vivaldi alone, more than 250 Russian soldiers have been taken prisoner. - 3rd Army Corps 26796201
Reposted by Dale BennettEmmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 28/09/2026My friend's office is next door, I wasn't sure where she was at the time. Just heard from her and thankfully she is unharmed. What is happening in Kyiv right now is truly horrific. Millions of people are at risk of dying at any time. I'm not quite sure this really comes across, abroad. 018693