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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Moby Dick by artist Gerard DuBois

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The corruption is staggering. In plain sight. Barely mentioned by mainstream media. As Reform dominates the polls and the airwaves, no one really seems capable or willing to scrutinise this deeply murky and frenziedly greedy operation. No one holds Farage to account as he deceives voters again.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Strongly disagree with Nelson on his claim that Farage offers “*genuine* hope to people who feel betrayed by the established parties” As with Brexit, it’s hope built on lies and prejudice, funded by corrupt power-brokers who offer nothing but cost and loss to ordinary people. The ultimate betrayal.

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How did Nigel Farage manage to rustle up £215,000 to invest in Kwasi Kwarteng’s crypto company?
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Nine years ago, aged 53, he declared himself “skint” because “there’s no money in politics”.

Only two years ago he was telling friends that he could not afford to run in the coming election. Then suddenly, his fortunes seemed to change — and change utterly. How? The likely explanation emerged this week: he was given £5 million by Christopher Harborne, a Thailandbased crypto billionaire and Reform UK donor. The money, Farage says, was a personal gift — so, not disclosable. It was to pay for bodyguards, he said, making him “safe and secure for the rest of my life”. But such protection costs are, at most, £300,000 a year. Farage was given a lifetime of financial security, clearing the way for his return to the political arena. Albeit with a lifelong feeling of debt to Harborne, who sits in a web of interlocking global financial interests.
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Harborne says he wants nothing in return for his donations. Perhaps.

But it just so happens that Farage proposes a new “Big Bang” that could add tens of billions to crypto companies’ market value. A Reform government would order HM Treasury to stop work on its own digital currency apparatus, which could threaten the current crypto elite. The Bank of England would instead be told to hold Bitcoin, elevating it from a cowboy currency to a UK-approved official asset class.

Tax on crypto trades — and only crypto trades — would be cut from 24 to 10 per cent.

All this would greatly help Tether, a crypto giant in which Harborne holds a 12 per cent stake. Farage says the company is worth $500 billion. If he’s right, then Harborne could afford to give away £5 million a day, each day, for the next two years and barely eat into 1 per cent of his fortune. By the standards of UK politics, Harborne’s donations are enormous: no living man has ever given as much to any party.

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bryson @brysonm.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

holy shit

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Lanzifer Longinus @lanziferlonginus.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

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Dave Starkey @davidstarkey.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Interesting start to our weekend break… at a standstill on M20 for the last 2.5 hours, but could be worse, we could be at the front of this queue and judging by the 20+ emergency vehicles that have gone up the hard shoulder, thoughts are with anyone involved

View out car windscreen of standstill traffic, with YouTube video on main car screen

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

🌹 Happy Valentine's Day From the Private Eye archive. Issue 1437, February 2017.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I often wonder if those criticising the current Prime Minister remember any of the previous five.

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Dave Starkey @davidstarkey.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

How many years did you spend in prison?

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 03/01/2026

It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

It's a really interesting essay - not entirely convinced, but it does a lovely job of unpeeling the Bedford Falls onion.

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

My company food allowance is £50 per day. Realised I can buy a couple of homeless people a sizeable meal whenever I travel and consume fewer calories at the same time. Makes me feel great and have had some great chats with real people. Do it if you can.

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 25/10/2025

That's no ballroom!

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postpunkandnewwave.bsky.social @postpunkandnewwave.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I know I’ve posted this before but it’s such damn good song this is the live version The The This Is The Day Love 1983 youtube.com/watch?v=hhKc...

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I look at the ugly state of politics in the USA and ask myself how anyone with a brain would want that imported here... but then ... Reform...

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

This has been a rough decade to be a supporter of parliamentary democracy, liberalism, membership of the EU and Manchester United.

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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Funny how the world is. We all come from different homes, backgrounds, families, countries and we all see life/events from a hugely different perspective. We should try to remember this when we are all confidently telling it as it is. Me included. None of it is black or white.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Chloe Kelly. Hanwell’s Finest. We salute you. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

My wife just texted me “Lasagne at 6 o’clock” so I immediately looked behind me.

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PieGuy @ilovepie84.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

I still can’t believe someone stole my neighbours wind chimes tomorrow morning

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

In six days god created heaven and earth. On the seventh day, in the interests of balance, Laura Kuenssberg interviewed satan.

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Dave Starkey @davidstarkey.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

F1 movie at the IMAX; plot exactly as you would imagine, even if you know nothing about the film, but what a great ride

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Dave Starkey @davidstarkey.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

What a fabulous film “The Ballard of Wallis Island” is! www.focusfeatures.com/the-ballad-o...

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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Americans who sound like Carabao Cup ties

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Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Minimum safe distance to view a dangerous wild animal (by YouTube creator The Brain Maze) www.youtube.com/shorts/KulVz...

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Last One Laughing on Amazon Prime is stand out funny... cannot recommend it highly enough (if you have it) and it's a reminder of the outstanding comedy talent we have here... you just want to see these people in something more than just game and panel shows.

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 10/03/2025

I know I keep banging on about my designs but it’s not easy being a small business at the moment. Take a look at my wares and please retweet. gailmyerscough.co.uk Thanks!

A collage of Gail’s designs and a photo of Gail

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Dave Starkey @davidstarkey.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Right to Left: My son Tom, his Uncle Ben and Ben’s son, Tom’s cousin Alex. Alex and Tom are running tomorrow’s Cambridge Half Marathon in memory of Ben, who we sadly lost last year. www.justgiving.com/page/tom-sta...

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Help Tom Starkey raise money to support Macmillan Cancer Support

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Sanjeev Kohli @govindajeggy.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

I learned all I know about art from Tony Hart. And I learned all I know about architecture from Tony Harchitecture

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Word of the day is most definitely ‘hurkle-durkling’ (19th-century Scots): to linger in bed long after it’s time to get up.

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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

All born on Christmas Day: Humphrey Bogart (1899), Kenny Everett (1944), Annie Lennox (1954) and Shane MacGowan (1957).

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Simon Varwell @simonvarwell.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

“Have you watched that new Ifor Williams documentary?” “No, but I’ve seen the trailer.”

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Dave Starkey @davidstarkey.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Something that means an incredible amount to my son Tom, and I am immensely proud of him doing… www.justgiving.com/page/tom-sta...

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Help Tom Starkey raise money to support Macmillan Cancer Support

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

When I left X, I left 260000ish followers who cared about the NHS. This is bad because the NHS is in a state of emergency and EveryDoctor has just launched an important petition. If you can see this, please could you follow me and share this? 🤞💙🚨

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Ready Aye Ready - Royal Canadian Navy #RCN @ready-aye-ready.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Officers and men of the motor torpedo boat M.T.B. 463 of the Canadian-manned 29th Flotilla, Royal Navy, Ramsgate, England, 19 May 1944. (LAC a176739-v6.jpg) #RCN #Photos #History

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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

#OTD in 1942. ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) Corporal Vivian Ashby was engaged on the plotting of the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during the Channel action. #WW2 #HISTORY

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Karen Averby 🌊 @karenaverby.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

#Seaside Alphabet #AdventCalendar 8th December H is for Hastings! But of course... I love JWM Turner's atmospheric paintings of a pre-seaside Hastings with moody skies and seas. Boats and fisherfolk characterise this era. Also a Very Good Boi in this one- The Fish Market at Hastings Beach, 1810.

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Davey Jones @daveyjones.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Make your Christmas party go with a bang with the aid of this cartoon from 2008

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Joe Saunders @joesaunders1.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Public service announcement that Charles Booth's 'Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9' have been uploaded by LSE archive online to be viewed and reproduced freely. 🗃️ unsplash.com/collections/...

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Word of the day is ‘sequaciousness’ (16th century): the slavish and reckless following of another person in matters of thought or opinion.

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