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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16h
The number of people suffering mental distress up significantly in England. 22.6% of 16- to 64-year-olds have a common mental disorder. Poverty, insecurity, anxiety in everyday life key factors NHS poorly equipped. Years of austerity, wage/benefit cuts take toll. No govt deals with root causes.
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NHS at risk of ‘system failures’ as demand for ADHD and autism care soars, inquiry finds
England-focused review led by Prof Peter Fonagy returns stark warning and calls for shift to ‘needs-led’ system
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 5h
California holds the key to the House majority. But it also is slow to count slow late arriving mail-in ballots. Put your mail-in ballots into drop boxes instead or vote early in person, and we can remove Trump’s ability to leverage the lag after Election Day.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 5h
ya i mean i do genuinely think that one of hegseth's goals is to drive people appalled by barbarity out of the military, because the long term plan is to make the military shoot at us, and the same guys who object to this won't do that either.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16h
UK water companies made £340m by pouring billions of litres of industrial/commercial wastewater into sewage treatment works. Treatment works are not designed to remove most chemicals, leaving pollutants to pass into rivers, seas and farmland. Investment neglected. Practices are mostly unregulated.
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Revealed: the ‘black box’ wastewater trade that rakes in millions for UK utility companies
Exclusive: Firms made more than £340m last year from processing industrial and commercial wastewater at sewage works that are unable to remove many chemical pollutants
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 4h
"Dozens of protesters arrived before 8AM to deliver cards with handwritten 'tips,' encouraging ICE employees to find other jobs. On a side door, someone wrote: “You can say no,” and “God is watching you”... www.sevendaysvt.com/news/protest...
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 4h
Virtually all the MSPs from Farage's Reform, Labour, Lib Dems and the Tories voted 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 this. "Parliament recognises that strong cyber resilience is essential to protecting people's rights, safety and access to essential public services" www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...
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The Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament examines what the Scottish Government is doing, makes new laws on devolved matters and debates the issues of the day.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 4h
“It’s really fundamentally about whether or not people with disabilities can live, work, go to school, make all the decisions about how you spend your day and you spend your life with..." 19thnews.org/2026/10/disa...
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The federal government is backing away from a decades-old disability rights promise
Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson won a victory that gave people with disabilities the freedom to choose where they live. That legacy is now under threat.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 4h
Margaret Hamilton, a computer scientist who helped NASA land on the moon, has died. She was 90. As a young mathematician at MIT, Hamilton was the first female programmer to work on the Apollo project in the 1960s. She went on to lead the 100-person team that wrote software for the moon mission.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 4h
So this is all midterm theater. And what did Trump give Putin in return? Money to kill more Ukrainian civilians?
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 4h
Whilst Farage's Reform try to stir up their followers with chat about women's face coverings, and the Tories try with "what English nationality means", my MSP gets on with the serious stuff. www.calumkerr.scot/post/strengt...
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Strengthening Scotland's Cyber Resilience
In a recent parliamentary debate I discussed the critical need for cyber resilience in Scotland, drawing on my 20-year background in the IT industry.I explained that the focus has evolved from simple ...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h
This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 4h
How much money is the American taxpayer sending to Putin for this? This is revolting.
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I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter. Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time, 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel. Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST! Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority. This is a very big and important announcement. Additionally, it must be understood, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 7h
If only it had been this way. Justice denied! 👇 👇 👇 👇
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 11h
Saying @zackpolanski.bsky.social “should resign” because of coming a close second with a massively increased vote in the H&SP byelection is like saying the Manager of Scunthorpe United should resign because they lost 5-4 to Arsenal.
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 10h
Badenoch’s media coverage is very kind considering how poorly the Tories did at yesterday’s by election and the polls in general.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h
NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.
A vertical graphic on a white background displays an October 9, 2026, joint statement from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The full statement, presented in black serif text, reaffirms unwavering support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), strongly opposes U.S. sanctions against the Court, warns of their impact on its work, staff, and families, and pledges continued support for international justice, accountability, and the rules-based international system.Marco Rubio, mouth agape, as he announces sweeping sanctions on the ICC to try to punish them for acknowledging Bibi Netanyahu’s war crimes
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 6h
"We, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC." JOINT STATEMENT by CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, UK
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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM
We, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Devastating 💔 Abolish ice www.instagram.com/reel/DePkMcN...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22h
“…most commonly carried out in a handful of countries including Iran, North Korea and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. “releasing video of executions is most often associated with extremist militant groups like the Islamic State...” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h
🔥 @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social : “THIS CITY WANTS ICE OUT. We do not need them to keep us safe. All they do is terrorize our city.”
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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 10h
The gov neurodiversity report is 599 pages long, and the press got it yesterday. They can push that ADHD is overdiagnosed in press release bc they knew no journo was reading 600 pages. Press will publish their lies, and it'll be even easier to take PIP off ADHDers. And that's how they fucking win
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15h
What we face. I talk to Oli Dugmore for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social podcast about extreme weather, tipping points and the potential for systemic collapse of the global food system. Then: how we confront these threats. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdPz...
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Extreme weather will batter our food supplies | George Monbiot | The Exchange
YouTube video by The Exchange
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What is going on with our president? Calling people "THE ENEMY" for exercising their First Amendment rights is deeply disturbing. That's what autocratic leaders do, not American leaders. Doing so for such a trivial, vain matter is just nutty.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 10h
ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...
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ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 9h
"The plan Peters laid out to Trump involves seizing ballots from county clerks and election officials.... Peters’ own attorney said it might be the start of a civil war". This is where The Colorado governor has landed us. Read the full piece by Mario Nicolais here: bit.ly/4znr68g
I'm sorry, I can't provide a description of this individual's identity.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18h
💔 Abolish ICE!
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 10h
Impeach his ass 👇
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 14h
Tom Watson on phone hacking "Consumer boycotts do impact [and] it's up to the public to decide whether they want to put up with that kind of nonsense" www.abc.net.au/pm/archive/a... So it's legitimate for the public to want boycotts when it's The Sun, but "mob rule" when it's Palantir.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 11h
"It may irritate you, Inspector, but sometimes women have superior minds.” MURDER MOST FOUL (1964) The glorious MARGARET RUTHERFORD. #BudTingwell
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KatOtis! @kat-otis.bsky.social · 12h
Don't threaten me with a good time...
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 10h
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 12h
Governor Newsom Is Right......
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 13h
Oh look, another Tory spreadsheet error that leads to disaster. I wrote a thing about that. russincheshire.substack.com/p/the-spread... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 9h
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Labour chair of housing calls for urgent funds so England can still build fewer affordable homes than Scotland has been doing for years
From the Guardian today, the above, and: The Labour chair of the Commons housing committee is urging John Healey to bring forward billions of pounds of planned spending on social and affordable hom…
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 8h
Live-streaming an execution. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Trump is turning execution into entertainment
Podcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 9 October · 58min
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 12h
This should be made into an ad and run non-stop on every channel until the election is over.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13h
All these years later.... I'm STILL a member of The Resistance.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 7h
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 21h
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 10h
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Father of our Country: "A good moral character is the 1st essential in a man..." Honest Abe: "No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar." The Orange Atrocity: "Nothing bad can happen, it could only good happen." #26DaysUntilTheMidterms 🌊
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Sara Margarita Medina Ramos @sarammedinaramis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It's too close for comfort. I guess some texans really haven't learn their lesson Another state where the cult keeps drinking the kool-aid
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The super-power of Nigel Farage ... "AbsenteeMan" meme via Stephen Fisher
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Let’s right this wrong Prime Minister @andyburnham.bsky.social Please meet with the @chinookjustice.bsky.social families. 19 days left to do so in your first 100 days youtu.be/BPx39gMG-A4?...
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CHINOOK DISASTER FAMILIES CALL ON PM ANDY BURNHAM FOR JUSTICE
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 08/10/2026
Some of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱'𝘀 current issue bank notes: featuring red squirrels, ospreys, otters and mackerel. www.natwestgroup.com/heritage/sub...
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Current issue banknotes | NatWest Group Heritage Hub
Details about the banknotes of the Royal Bank of Scotland in current circulation.
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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NHS Scotland treating 20% more in 12 weeks than NHS England in 12 weeks as think-tank predicts a crisis there by the next election
18-week hospital waiting time target in England – that’s according to the warning from think-tank the Health Foundation. Across the BBC this morning and in the Telegraph, the above and:…
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This looks like a crucial investigation to me, building on an essential body of work by @bylinetimes.bsky.social Please help to support it. subscribe.bylinetimes.com/lightuptheda...
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#LightUpTheDark – Byline Times
Dark Enlightenment: The US Far-Right War on British Institutions Help Byline Times Fund aN URGENT New INVESTIGATIVE SERIES #LightUpTheDark What is the Dark Enlightenment? The extraordinary anti-DEI me...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This needs to happen 👇
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