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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
The hero of Bondi Beach, Ahmed al Ahmed. It was a Muslim that stopped the attack and saved lives, exactly like it was in Australia, and in the UK.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Some of the works and artists I have found to be incredibly inspiring #poetry #activism #feminism #climatechange
LUCIA
OSBORNE-CROWLEY

THE LASTING HARM WITNESSING THE TRIAL OF GHISLAINE
MAXWELL


GRETA THUNBERG

NO ONE
IS TOO SMALL
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 

UNDROWNED
BLACK FEMINIST LESSONS
from
MARINE MAMMALS
Alexis Pauline Gumb

LORD of the 
BUTTERFLIES
Andrea Gibson

Sinead O Connor 

Alexis Pauline Gumbs
SURVIVAL
IS A PROMISE
The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde
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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 14/12/2025
Australian news reporting that the hero bystander here is named Ahmed al Ahmed. Muslim, father of two.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Fact-check: true
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life.
Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage.
I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys.
I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show,
A show that I named and helped develop over all those years.
Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry.
These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenterIn a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices.
Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'.
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I chose the latter.
It broke my heart.
I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make.
I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer.
I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence.
One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more.
I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost".
James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice.
Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences.
I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness.
Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire.
I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal.
I am so sorry to let you down.
I hope that you can understand my reasoning.
I have to accept that I am not what the current
BBC expects of their freelance presenters.Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not
"just a job"
I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world.
From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too.
The strawberry is dead.
Long live the strawberry. B
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/09/2025
New in PN: Trump's lawyers won't stop lying in court "The administration is now the worst possible litigant, constantly belligerent & willfully defiant, & not a single person speaking on its behalf, from Trump to the lowliest newbie DOJ lawyer, should be given the benefit of the doubt ever again."
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Trump's lawyers won't stop lying in court
It's past time for judges to stop giving them the benefit of the doubt.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Decrying violence against political opponents rings a bit hollow when you pull Secret Service protection from your political opponents.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
🔴From Epstein to Starmer: Mapping Peter Thiel’s Web of Influence in the UK The tech billionaire Trump-backer is rapidly gaining influence over politics and public services in the UK, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...
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From Epstein to Starmer: Mapping Peter Thiel’s Web of Influence in the UK
The tech billionaire Trump-backer is rapidly gaining influence over politics and public services in the UK, reports Peter Jukes
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Jay @jdbatts79.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Eric Andre meme
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
We’re peacefully protesting for our neighbors. What does ICE do? Pick us up and throw us on the ground. No arrest, no identification, no process.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Good question! Why?
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
ICE is acting as Trump’s secret police to torment and destroy our communities. But we aren’t helpless. Join me and hundreds of committed activists at ICE’s main Chicago-area facility Friday morning at 7 am.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
ITV's GMB covering Gary Lineker winning the National Television Award
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
“MPs get suspended by the party like I did for voting against putting children into poverty. “But calling the world’s most infamous paedophile and child trafficker ‘your best pal’ among other comments, that’s ok? It stinks to high heaven.” Well said @ianbyrnemp.bsky.social #r4today
Screenshot of the telegraph story on Mandelson
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Manfred Weber, “We cannot allow Orban to turn the EU into a foolish organisation” #SOTEU2025 “The nationalists applaud America First" “The reality is the nationalists are not patriots, they turn the Europe into a colony of Silicon Valley, and even worse, of Moscow"
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
This. 👇
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podfoodfighters.bsky.social @podfoodfighters.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Is PM Starmer using Brexit deregulation and 'Henry VIII' powers to dodge parliamentary scrutiny and force through a US trade deal that will be bad for the health of our nation? It looks that way, and we're campaigning to stop it. @lizwebster.bsky.social @nick1webb.bsky.social ep2 available now!
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Mary Wood @maryrosewood.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
@maddow.msnbc.com thank you for this succinct indictment of the destroyer of democracy. You’re absolutely right.
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Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
The Epstein case is a multi-system cover up, and how we handle it sends a message to survivors of sexual assault everywhere. We will not allow the wealthy and powerful to be protected at the expense of survivors. Above all, they deserve healing, peace, and justice.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 10/09/2025
Republicans will blame immigrants for everything, but stay silent on white supremacists, Jan 6th rioters, and school shootings. If y’all really cared as much as you claim you do, you’d call out all threats to our communities—not just the ones that fit your agenda.
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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
MAHA is all marketing and a distraction. It wants to tackle poor air and water quality but the EPA just got defunded. It wants to promote healthy eating, but the admin gutted SNAP benefits that would do just that. Biggest killer of kids? Guns. Totally silent on that. @anacabrera.bsky.social
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
It’s real and they know it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2025
Moskowitz on Mike Johnson: "If he was lying then, is he lying now? ... I don't think in the history of this country we've had a Speaker of the House say the president was an FBI informant ... we need to hear from the FBI."
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Adrian+Shane @adrianandshane.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
They erased the new Banksy mural in London. But the stain remains.
Side-by-side images of Banksy’s mural on the Royal Courts of Justice in London. On the left, the artwork appears faded and scrubbed, leaving only a ghostly outline of a judge raising a gavel over a protester holding a placard. On the right, the mural is fully visible in sharp black and white stencil, showing a judge in a traditional white wig and robes striking down at a protester who defends himself with a bloodied sign.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Damn good question.
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Why are we still providing military support to a country that has bombed almost every neighbouring state over the past year?
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 09/09/2025
They shout “America first” but are always putting Americans last. Cutting SNAP and food assistance doesn’t make children healthy. You can’t talk about making America healthy again while taking food out of their mouths
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 09/09/2025
Let’s be clear—this is bigger than Trump. The Epstein files show how banks, corporations, and even governments looked the other way while children were abused. Survivors deserve justice. We can’t let this cycle repeat.
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Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 08/09/2025
Release the files.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
If you remember one thing today, remember that Greta Thunberg and all the other people on the Flotilla are brave enough to risk death to oppose Israel. Your Politicians wouldn't even speak up because their paychecks would get stopped.
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God @thegodshow.com · 09/09/2025
These people belong in prison. Every last damn one of them.
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Trump's House Of Cards Collapses
The Epstein evidence against Donald is damning.
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Mayor Karen Bass @mayor.lacity.gov · 08/09/2025
The Supreme Court’s decision this morning is an attack on every person in every city in this country. Full stop.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Crockett: There were lots of modeling agencies that were doing things and the modeling agency was basically a farce. And there's a lot of people that we want to talk to. And a lot of these models came from foreign countries. I'm going to just leave it there.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Nepal has just had people's revolution. They were outraged at Government corruption. So the Government went.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/09/2025
Any handwriting experts out there? Oh wait, we don’t need one because we have eyes…
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Mick Lynch wants a progressive wealth tax with the richest paying the same as everyone else on PAYE, 47%. That would bring in hundred of billions, it is time for the richest to pay what everyone else has been paying their whole lives.
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JoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The birthday book is clear: there was a cabal of rich, powerful people (mostly men) whose fondest memories with Jeffrey Epstein involved trafficking young girls for sex—trading them like baseball cards—and one of them is the current American president. You’re cool with this or you’re not. That’s it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Israel has no desire for a ceasefire or wider peace in general. It behaves as a rogue state. Once again, it has violated the airspace of a sovereign country to carry out an attack in a heavily populated area, with no regard for civilian casualties. We need sanctions now!
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The Supreme Court just ruled that ICE can target people based on their race. Can we get a “Fuck ICE” in the chat?
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U.S. Federal Department of Propaganda @usfdop.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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Forbes @forbes.com · 08/09/2025
The judgment has now ballooned to more than $89 million with interest.
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Appeals Court Upholds E. Jean Carroll’s $83 Million Win Against Trump
The judgment has now ballooned to more than $89 million with interest.
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Hawkeye8 @hawkeye8.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Zionists often insist that the use of the word “genocide” to describe Israeli actions in Gaza cheapens other past crimes. Yet in both scale and in intent, Israel’s destruction of Gaza conforms closely to historic genocides.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Richard Gere says that Netanyahu should be in jail.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Retired Doctor has been going to Peaceful Protests for 60 years, but yesterday was the first time she felt afraid to go.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
@zackpolanski.bsky.social pointing out that a household budget is nothing like a national economy.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
When people tell us to avoid being “political”, they fail to realise every day is political - my multiple delayed and overcrowded trains are political , my water bills are political, my rent is political - our lives are perpetually under the yoke of politicians’ choices
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