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Political junkie, woke lefty, hater of Tories, Reform, Brexit, Trump and Musk. Pro-EU and pro-PR. #FBPE #FBPPR #OurStar #ProEU #RejoinEU #ElectoralReform #ProportionalRepresentation #AbolishTheMonarchy #BoycottX #FBPA ⛔DMs ⛔Crypto ⛔MAGA

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12h
Voters loathed the Tory party when they booted them out in 2024.They really needed to shake off their disgrace with humility and better ideas. They haven’t. They’ve doubled down. More Brexit, more austerity, more anti-immigration ugliness, more tedious arrogance… and no good reason to vote for them.
Party seems to have learnt nothing from 2024 defeat
John Oxley

The Conservative Party is keen to show it is now ready to return to government, two and a half years after a
historic defeat.Their self-soothing explanation posits that defeat came from not being able to do what they wanted 

No such pivot is happening at the current conference. The Tories have come to Birmingham calling for a return to orthodoxy, with similar lines about cutting benefits and regulation. Even so, they seem trapped by the same contradictions
- pledging to cut benefits, but not the winter fuel payments and triple lock on pensions that go to their voters.
There is no "hug-a-hoodie" moment in Birmingham. The Conservative Party is not indicating that it has changed or seeking to broaden its appeal. It is doing the opposite: it is a party returning to its core, restating all the old ideas voters have rejected but louder.
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 6h
Trump claims people tell him he’s a better president than Lincoln and Washington 😄 www.indy100.com/politics/tru...
indy100.com
Trump claims people tell him he’s a better president than Lincoln and Washington
Donald Trump has claimed that people often tell him he’s a better president than Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. The president was speaking in front of crowds on Monday night (October 5) at the...
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 11h
The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 6h
This Trump fan was asked for one good thing he'd done in his second term and it's like the essence of Maga in 37 seconds flat 😄 www.thepoke.com/2026/10/06/t...
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This Trump fan was asked for one good thing he’d done in his second term and it’s like the essence of Maga in 37 seconds flat
To the United States now, where Davram Stiefler of The Good Liars was keen to know from this Trump supporter one good thing he’d done in his second term in office. Just one positive change – anything!...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 6h
Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News, in case you were wondering what to nominate for Least Surprising Development of the Week www.thepoke.com/2026/10/06/k...
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Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News, in case you were wondering what to nominate for Least Surprising Development of the Week
It’s been a year of real change for former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. In May she gave birth to her second child, before returning to the lectern just eleven weeks later, full of ent...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 6h
Impeachment on the table after Trump 'jokes' Iran can bomb LA or San Diego: analysts www.rawstory.com/trump-los-an...
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Impeachment on the table after Trump 'jokes' Iran can bomb LA or San Diego: analysts
A glib rally comment by Donald Trump on Monday night that he would be fine with Iran bombing either Los Angeles or San Diego set off a call for his impeachment on MS NOW on Tuesday morning.Speaking in...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 6h
Gasps as 'insane' Trump goads enemy to 'take out' 5M Americans: ‘No words’ www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2...
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Gasps as 'insane' Trump goads enemy to 'take out' 5M Americans: ‘No words’
President Donald Trump horrified countless onlookers Monday night after openly encouraging Iran to “take out” two major U.S. cities, adding that doing so would be a “very small price to pay” for “keep...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 6h
This American lawmaker's epic takedown of 'Putin-loving free speech imposter' Nigel Farage will never fail to make our day better 👍 www.thepoke.com/2026/10/06/t...
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This American lawmaker’s epic takedown of ‘Putin-loving free speech imposter’ Nigel Farage will never fail to make our day better
There’s nothing Nigel Farage likes more than going to Clacton, sorry, flying to America to get up close and personal the cult of Maga. Except not every American lawmaker is delighted to see him. And w...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 6h
Brain lesion possible as Trump ‘struggles significantly’ through garbled speech: expert www.rawstory.com/trump-267801...
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Brain lesion possible as Trump ‘struggles significantly’ through garbled speech: expert
President Donald Trump struggled “significantly” to articulate several words during his recent rally in Alabama, something clinical and forensic psychologist John Paul Garrison suspected to be due to ...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 10h
Kemi Badenoch refuses to say if Brexit has benefitted London 🤔 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Kemi Badenoch refuses to say if Brexit has benefitted London
The Tory leader insisted that voters were not interested ‘in having a row’ over the debate to rejoin the EU
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h
Pete Hegseth gave a speech in front of a backdrop that almost perfectly matches Nazi imagery. Meanwhile, Trump calls opponents “vermin” who he will “root out,” and says the blood of our country is being poisoned. We are far past left vs right. Our choice is democracy or fascism.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If only the Tories had as much concern for families on the minimum wage cliffedge as they obviously do for those on the £100,000 cliffedge
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 10h
The door that leads back to the EU is finally open. Now let's walk through it www.thenewworld.co.uk/alastair-cam...
thenewworld.co.uk
Alastair Campbell's diary: The door that leads back to the EU is finally open. Now let's walk through it
How fitting that new talk of joining again coincided with the 500th issue of The New World, originally founded to oppose Brexit
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 10h
Britain still hasn’t learnt what being outside the EU means eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Britain still hasn’t learnt what being outside the EU means
Closer ties with Europe require Britain to abandon exceptionalism and understand what being outside the EU means
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 11h
Why are the Tories obsessed with inheritance tax? 🤔 www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/10...
taxresearch.org.uk
Why are the Tories obsessed with inheritance tax?
There is something quite extraordinary about the Conservative Party apparently deciding that cutting inheritance tax should be a centrepiece of its attempt to recover its electoral fortunes. Politico ...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 11h
Reform UK Slump Continues As Labour Hit Near Two-Year Opinion Poll High www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
huffingtonpost.co.uk
Reform UK Slump Continues As Labour Hit Near Two-Year Opinion Poll High
Nigel Farage’s party continues to lose support.
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 11h
Labour opens biggest poll lead since early 2025 as Reform drops to 22% thedailybritain.co.uk/labour-refor...
thedailybritain.co.uk
Labour opens biggest poll lead since early 2025 as Reform drops to 22%
Labour has surged to 27% in a new YouGov poll, five points ahead of Reform, while 52% of voters now support Britain rejoining the EU.
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 11h
Labour opens up five-point gap over Reform UK to take highest poll lead since start of 2025 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Labour opens up five-point gap over Reform to take highest poll lead since early 2025
The Labour Party has gained a five point lead over Reform UK
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 11h
Krishnan Guru-Murthy's 19-word takedown of Helen Whately was so good it was basically Mrs Merton-esque 😄 www.thepoke.com/2026/10/06/k...
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy’s 19-word takedown of Helen Whately was so good it was basically Mrs Merton-esque
We like a bit of Krishnan Guru-Murthy on these pages, the Channel 4 News man having an uncanny ability to cut to the chase in a way that is rare among TV news anchors. And this is right up there with ...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 23h
Rejoining The EU Should No Longer Be An Unsayable Idea Says Labour MP www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rejoin...
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I'm A Labour MP. It's Time We Started Talking Seriously About Rejoining The EU
Writing for HuffPost UK, Rachel Blake says overturning Brexit “should be part of the national conversation about Britain’s future”.
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 23h
Trump claimed to know more about everything than anybody in the world, and the world hasn't stopped laughing 😄 www.thepoke.com/2026/10/05/t...
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Trump claimed to know more about everything than anybody in the world, and the world hasn’t stopped laughing
Once Donald Trump has won the Nobel Peace Prize he craves so much, he’s bound to be a shoo-in for ‘Rear of the Year’, Gold in the 110-metre hurdles, and the Ballon d’Or. If he manages to pull that off...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 23h
Ayoade’s brutal Farage gag lands as £5m gift investigation continues 😄 thedailybritain.co.uk/richard-ayoa...
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Ayoade’s brutal Farage gag lands as £5m gift investigation continues
Richard Ayoade mocked Nigel Farage on Have I Got News For You as scrutiny continues over the Reform leader’s £5 million gift.
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 23h
Billy Bragg's magnificent takedown of Nigel Farage feels even more relevant now than it did then www.thepoke.com/2026/10/05/b...
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Billy Bragg’s magnificent takedown of Nigel Farage feels even more relevant now than it did then
Question Time is back on our screens and we don’t know if the new run will feature a return appearance by Billy Bragg but, well, fingers crossed. Because the great man’s takedown of Nigel Farage from ...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 23h
Genius 😄 crooksandliars.com/2026/10/trum...
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Trump Boasts Of High IQ Because He Can Add One To A Number
Vainglorious Trump tells another fractured fairy tale about his alleged intellectual exploits.
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 23h
Robert De Niro And Mark Ruffalo Slam 'Piece Of Shit' Donald Trump 😄 www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/robert...
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Robert De Niro Tells 'Piece Of S**t' Donald Trump: 'Keep Your F**king Hands Off Our Vote'
The Oscar winner and fellow actor Mark Ruffalo delivered a blistering double-punch against the US president.
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 23h
'Why Andy Burnham Will Ultimately Back Rejoining the EU' bylinetimes.com/2026/10/05/w...
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'Why Andy Burnham Will Ultimately Back Rejoining the EU'
The logic of the Prime Minister's argument that Brexit has done more harm than good only points in one direction, argues Simon Nixon
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
‘We are different from Reform. Totes’ Kemi’s Conservatives. Also Kemi’s Conservatives - ‘we want to completely deregulate everything, stop people talking or doing anything about climate change and if you claim from the welfare state you’re a lazy loser and we’re coming for the little you have’.
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 23h
Trump’s Popularity Just Hit a Dismal Historic Low 😄 newrepublic.com/post/216199/...
newrepublic.com
Trump’s Popularity Just Hit a Dismal Historic Low
No president has been more disliked in Kansas, a longtime Republican stronghold, since Herbert Hoover.
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 23h
Of course. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk
Tories plan to cut inheritance tax... and woo billionaires to Britain
Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith pledges to cut one tax a year at the Tory Party Conference
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 23h
No queues, empty seats and the worst speech ever heard: welcome to the Tory conference 😄 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No queues, empty seats and the worst speech ever heard: welcome to the Tory conference | John Crace
Birmingham event is like a safari park attraction where we get to see the remnants of a party in a protected habitat
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Brexit has been a Tory masterclass in ideological madness. It’s widely accepted by the country as a barrelling shitshow but *still* their entitled little reps strut about insisting we can’t be allowed to vote on it again. Who TF does this person think she is? And why TF should she decide anything?
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 05/10/2026
Donald Trump is a corrupt pig!
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 23h
Kemi Badenoch calls Thatcher’s water privatisation a ‘success’ despite sewage, debt and failing firms 🤔 thedailybritain.co.uk/kemi-badenoc...
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Kemi Badenoch calls Thatcher’s water privatisation a ‘success’ despite sewage, debt and failing firms
Kemi Badenoch has defended Margaret Thatcher’s privatisation of water despite debt, sewage pollution and pressure on failing companies.
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Conservatives shared their conference lineup like it was Glastonbury, and got owned into next year – 17 brutal responses 😄 www.thepoke.com/2026/10/05/c...
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The Conservatives shared their conference lineup like it was Glastonbury, and got owned into next year – 17 brutal responses
Forget The Celebrity Traitors for a moment, as there’s now a rival in town. The Conservative Party Conference has kicked off and judging by the glitzy, festival-style lineup poster shared by the offic...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Greens welcome 'new momentum' for UK re-joining the EU www.eureporter.co/world/uk/202...
eureporter.co
Greens welcome 'new momentum' for UK re-joining the EU
The European Greens has welcomed what they call the “new momentum” for Britain to rejoin the EU. This comes amid media reports that UK PM Andy Burnham has said it is
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times)
Value of the
ECHR
Sir, In dangerous times, serious countries do not retreat into splendid isolation. They build alliances, multiply their influence and strengthen institutions. Key among those is the 46-member Council of Europe, at its heart the European Convention on Human Rights.As former independent reviewers of terrorism legislation we have seen at close quarters that the ECHR is not just a human rights instrument. It is a national security asset. Terrorist networks, hostile states, organised crime gangs and people smugglers do not respect borders. Tackling them requires arrangements for the closest possible co-operation with our neighbours, including through joint investigations and police access to European passenger, fingerprint, DNA and vehicle data.These arrangements expressly depend on internationally agreed human rights standards, applied by a supranational court. We detect no political willingness to excuse the UK from compliance with standards to which the rest of Europe already subscribes. As authoritarian powers grow more aggressive and democratic institutions face mounting pressure, Britain should not be abandoning one of its greatest postwar achievements.
The question is not whether we can afford to remain within the ECHR. It is whether, in an increasingly perilous world, we can afford not to.
Lord Carlile of Berriew, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, Sir Max Hill
Independent reviewers of terrorism legislation, 2001-18
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Petulant Trump published the phone number of the senator who's blocking plans for permanent Daylight Savings and extra golf time - 24 top takedowns www.thepoke.com/2026/10/05/t...
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Petulant Trump published the phone number of the senator who’s blocking plans for permanent Daylight Savings and extra golf time – 24 top takedowns
We cross now to the whiniest little baby in the world – the one who just happens to have access to the nuclear codes. We are, of course, referring to Donald J Trump, bankrupter of casinos, serial phil...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
'The sunlit uplands were total fiction' - Sadiq Khan calls to reverse Brexit by 2029 www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sad...
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'The sunlit uplands were total fiction' - Sadiq Khan calls to reverse Brexit by 2029
London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he wants the UK to reverse key aspects of Brexit 'within the term of this current Parliament'
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump branded ‘totally clueless’ as he claims he knows more than ‘anybody anywhere in the world’ 😄 www.indy100.com/politics/tru...
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'Totally clueless': Trump claims he knows more than ‘anybody anywhere in the world’
He’s bragged about acing cognitive tests, and now, US president Donald Trump is claiming he knows “more about anything” than “anybody anywhere in the world”.Yes, really.Speaking at a rally in Ohio on ...
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So, Tories would cancel Erasmus and youth mobility, scrap the SPS deal that reduces red tape, lowers costs and eases backlogs for goods trade and renege on our new energy, defence and security arrangements… Ridiculous threat, ridiculous party, ridiculous people…
Tories would reverse steps to undo Brexit
Alex Burghart, the deputy leader, also says his party is wedded' to triple lock and electoral reform is doomed
Ben Riley-Smith - Political Editor

Photo of Burghart, arms folded, looking absurdly self important
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House
If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Fears mount that Trump admin ‘absolutely gearing up for something’ on eve of election www.rawstory.com/brazil-26779...
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Fears mount that Trump admin ‘absolutely gearing up for something’ on eve of election
Fears mounted Saturday that the Trump administration was “gearing up for something” ahead of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, in which incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face ...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Farage claims people ‘quite impressed’ by £72m donations from crypto-billionaires 🤔 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Farage claims people ‘quite impressed’ by £72m donations from crypto-billionaires
Shrugging off slumps in polls, the Reform leader insists the historic donations has won 'grudging respect'
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump makes astonishing boast about remembering 1776: ‘I'm very proud’ 😄 www.rawstory.com/trump-267799...
rawstory.com
Trump makes astonishing boast about remembering 1776: ‘I'm very proud’
President Donald Trump shared an anecdote Saturday night that he claimed was proof that he had “among the highest IQs anywhere in the world.”Speaking at his rally in Vandalia, Ohio, Trump doubled down...
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A return of closer ties with the EU cannot come soon enough for businesses all over London www.standard.co.uk/business/uk-...
standard.co.uk
Closer ties with the EU cannot come soon enough for businesses all over London
Across London, businesses are breathing a collective sigh of relief at the prospect of closer ties with the EU, writes Chris Blackhurst
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Of course. crooksandliars.com/2026/10/best...
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Best-Selling Christian Authors From Texas Arrested For Child Abuse And Sexual Abuse
Not drag queens.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The subjugation of women is part of a neo-fascist, warrior culture going all the way back to the 1930s. It was on full display during Pete Hegseth’s military speech this week.
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
John Swinney says 'Scotland's best future lies in the EU' www.thenational.scot/news/2660433...
thenational.scot
'Scotland's best future lies within the EU', John Swinney says
John Swinney has urged the UK Government to work towards returning to the EU as swiftly as possible
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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Plaid Cymru say Wales couldn't afford Brexit and call for UK to rejoin the EU www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
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Plaid Cymru say Wales couldn't afford Brexit and call for UK to rejoin the EU
Plaid Cymru's Westminster leader Liz Saville-Roberts said the UK leaving the European Union has made Wales poorer
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A second Brexit referendum is a truly stupid idea. Straight to rejoin. No fucking about. There’s no logical argument, economic or otherwise, for not rejoining. The British electorate has proven that they don’t have a clue and are easily duped by disinformation campaigns and foreign interference.
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