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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💥BREAKING: Andy Burnham announces a National Commission on Electoral Reform. This is a historic moment. The era of First Past the Post is coming to an end. It's time to transform politics and make all votes count. It's time for Proportional Representation.
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Tina Pearson @tinperss.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Great exposing piece by Cory Doctorow on what "digital sovereignty" should really be concerned about. (Also, love this woman-run independent media outlet)
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Tate Collection @tate.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Patrick Caulfield, 9. ‘Making circles on park lagoons’, 1973 botfrens.com/collections/14375/cont…
Purchased 1976
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 12/08/2026
The Nerve's @sangitamyska.bsky.social on the fallout from the Jason Ardlay story The former professor’s claims about his extraordinary life do not bear scrutiny. But the frenzied and vicious reporting about him is impugning the good name of every black academic 1/
Is Jason Arday a fantasist or a victim of racism? Actually, he’s both

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It's Clacton by-election day. Or, if you prefer, Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve.
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Text which says "I bought one of those self-assembly bird tables a while back. The lazy bastards haven't even opened the box, all they've done is shit on it."
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Meaning of life
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Jonesy Cartoons @jonesycartoons3.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I don't usually bother, but I was so sure this idea had been done I googled it. It hadn't, so I drew it up. Long story short it got rejected anyway... 😊 #Parliament #houseofcommons #MPs #vote
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The greatest trick the seagull ever pulled was convincing the pedants it doesn’t exist.
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Jonesy Cartoons @jonesycartoons3.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Here's a #cartoon that didn't make it. #wildfires #BanDisposableBBQs
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René Magritte @renemagritte.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
L'invitée / The female guest - 1956 #artbots #magritte
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Dame Joan Ruddock @damejoanruddock.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
If you agree please sign my parliamentary petition calling for the Commission to be set up petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 03/08/2026
A single piece of confetti is called a ‘confetto.’ spaghetti = spaghetto graffiti = graffito
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Jacob Bacharach @jacobbacharach.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I wrote a sonnet about Telemachus racing Spider-Man.
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Tate Collection @tate.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Patrick Caulfield, Earthenware, 1967 botfrens.com/collections/14375/cont…
Presented by Rose and Chris Prater through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
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René Magritte @renemagritte.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Le seize septembre / The Sixteenth of September - c. 1956-1958 #artbots #magritte
tree with crescent moon on it
The Belgian Surrealist artist René Magritte liked to surprise and confound viewers. In The Sixteenth of September, the moon has left its orbit and attached itself to a tree, yet Magritte’s dispassionate and careful brushwork makes the whole scene look matter-of-fact. Shifts in size and gravity were some of his favorite tactics for urging viewers toward awareness. He switched background and foreground, so that instead of seeing the moon through the tree, we see the tree behind the moon. A few daubs of white pigment in the landscape erase deep space, disturbing our notion of pictorial depth. There is also the matter of scale. A waxing crescent this size makes sense against the sky, but here, superimposed on the tree, it still looks as if it were 238,855 miles away.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 31/07/2026
Iran War Enters 6th Justification
Iran War Enters 6th Justification
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Text which says “Bird seed is amazing. sprinkled some on the garden and when I checked 10 minutes later lots of new little birds had already sprung up.”
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René Magritte @renemagritte.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
L'empire des lumières / The dominion of lights - 1949 #artbots #magritte
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René Magritte @renemagritte.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Le banquet / The banquet - 1957 #artbots #magritte
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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Average income tax per person, 2023/4: London £14,700 Greater Manchester £5,450 West Yorkshire £5,050 West Midlands £4,850 South Yorkshire £4,550 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income tax
The prime minister says the move will give power to "every postcode" but critics say the plans lack detail.
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Tate Collection @tate.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Patrick Caulfield, Window at Night, 1972 botfrens.com/collections/14375/cont…
Presented by Rose and Chris Prater through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
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Jacob Bacharach @jacobbacharach.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I wrote a sonnet about taking this longevity thing too far.
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🐈‍⬛ Emmaline, Segrentarri of Snakkies & 👵🏼Jean, her human @jeanchimera.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
in"fringe"ment haa haaa haaa
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/07/2026
Rogue AI Agent Autonomously Carries Out Cyberattack theonion.com/rogue-ai-agent-autonom…
“My sci-fi novel ‘The Robots Who Never Caused Problems’ is looking less prescient every day.”

Bruce Thelander, Mural Critic
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 28/07/2026
‘SOS’ is NOT an acronym for “save our souls.” ‘Golf’ is NOT an acronym for “gentlemen only, ladies forbidden.” ‘Posh’ is NOT an acronym for “port out, starboard home.” ‘News’ is NOT an acronym for “north, east, west, south,’ OR “notable events, weather, sports.”
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Jacob Bacharach @jacobbacharach.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I wrote a sonnet about the most progressive parents in American giving theirchildren the most traditional names.
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Political Cartoon Gallery @politicalcartoon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ben Jennings on southern Europe’s wildfires @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
We are already spending money on social care. The question is how best to do so - how to spread risks. Tax rises would not in aggregate therefore make us worse off. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Kemi Badenoch tells PM not to raise taxes to fund social care
In a letter to the PM, the Conservative leader offers to work with him on adult social care reform.
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P(aul) Frazee @pfrazee.com · 07/04/2026
I feel like we're not addressing the most concerning news from Mythos
so far being a now-patched 27-year-old bug in OpenBSD—an operating system known primarily for its security. It also awakened a thousand year old demon spirit embedded in MS Windows 3.1 which foretold humanity's demise before escaping through a vent. We are working with Microsoft to address this issue.
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Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Climate change hurts not just humans but large parts of capital: insurance cos, tourism, any business disrupted by it being too hot to work. In opposing net zero, the right is therefore aligned not with the interests of capital, but with those of the more reactionary elements of it.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 26/07/2026
Doctors Give Area Man Six Months To Pay theonion.com/doctors-give-area-man-…
Doctors Give Area Man Six Months To Pay
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Thoughtful thread about wealth taxes, and what they’re for:
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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This is why the "B..but he stood for leader before and lost! Twice!" discourse was so dumb. Maybe people staying in politics when they lose or fail & sticking at it makes them...better? If we applied today's norms on when you're meant to leave politics, Churchill would've been gone after Gallipoli
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Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Reminder: the cost of living crisis is a productivity problem, not a fiscal problem. Tax cuts are no substitute for a proper growth strategy.
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Annual (and thusfar futile) plea to move Pi Day from March 14 to July 22 since 22/7 is closer to π than is 3.14.
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Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Elsewhere on the BBC: Waterstones bosss says UK not reading enough Wetherspoons boss says UK not drinking enough Next boss says UK not buying enough clothes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK complacent about war threat, warns BAE Systems' boss
The threat of attack has never been higher, the boss of Europe's biggest defence contractor has warned. Dr Charles Woodburn
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
In the UK we have a new Prime Minister (that’s a whole minister who can only be divided evenly by one and themselves).
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ol' two-hats mcgee @shrink-e-dink.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
also I'm old so this vine plays in my head every time I see those states mentioned together
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I Am Confusion: Pointing at Kansas on US Map
Alt: a finger taps a map of the US on the states Arkansas and Kansas. Superimposed is the text "I am confusion" in block bold caps
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Jacob Bacharach @jacobbacharach.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I wrote a sonnet about whether the average person should be more afraid of the American rich, or Maoism.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 21/07/2026
#HappyBirthdayHemingway
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
We saw this restaurant in Plymouth yesterday and quick as a flash my son said “It’s not surf and turf… it’s boeuf and l’oeuf!”.
Photo of a restaurant called Steak & Omelette
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Modern Toss @moderntoss.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
be vigilant yeah
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The Onion @theonion.com · 20/07/2026
Trump Insists Frequent Naps Necessary To Protect U.S. Interests In Dreamland theonion.com/trump-insists-frequent…
Trump Insists Frequent Naps Necessary To Protect U.S. Interests In Dreamland
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 20/07/2026
Keir Starmer won’t get a £115,000 ‘pension’ or ‘salary’ for life. This sum is the maximum amount that can be claimed each year to cover necessary administrative costs. Ex-PM don’t just get the money to spend on what they like. fullfact.org/politics/kei...
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Proportional Commons @propvoting.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The Commons is now in Summer recess until 1st September. Of the 60 divisions held so far this session, 22 would have changed result if seats matched votes. That is, ~37% of the time, MPs opposing legislation represented more people, but the government won anyway. See tinyurl.com/4hxyc8e7
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Proportional Commons FAQ
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Jonesy Cartoons @jonesycartoons3.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Unsurprisingly, perhaps, this #cartoon didn't make it..
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David Cavlovic🇨🇦🍁 @davidcavlovic.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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Never Post, Always Reply @fritzby.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The number of ships launched for a beautiful woman has drastically increased in recent years for economic reasons. Google "ship girl inflation" to learn more
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