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Douglas Quigg

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I am passionate about my family, music, conserving our natural environment and the need for excellent, fact-based news.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. If turnips were swords, I'd have one at my side. If 'ifs' and 'ands' were pots and pans, There'd be no work for tinkers' hands." —Scottish Proverb, 1628 Donald Trump is an insane liar.
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Stupid buggers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Orange Order march row goes to heart of ongoing divisions in Northern Ireland
The dispute over the controversial parade is a reminder that the peace process is not over.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump regime has killed at least 234 people by bombing boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since last September. Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. This is a danger to us all.
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He is right to consider this risk. As a Brit, I think the US could even attack us now. No kidding. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Mark Carney says he has considered possibility of US military action
The prime minister described the risk of an action by the country's southern neighbour as remote, but said "it would be irresponsible" not to prepare.
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
'When America walks away'? More like, 'When America is kicked out and limps away'
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I had a massive bust-up over North Sea gas and oil with Lord Jackson on Politics Live today. "It shocks me to the core that sopmeone so ignorant, so ill-informed, sits in the House of Lords." I just wish I could figure out how to clip it. From 20'47" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Two - Politics Live, 23/09/2026
The big political issues of the day.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 22/09/2026
First, Trump banned independent news from the White House. Now, he's launching what is quite literally state-run TV to try drowning out the fact that he and his corrupt administration are failing the American people. This is truly autocratic behavior from a failed President.
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It doesn't sound like a military state at all, does it? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trump says his triumphal arch will become a military ammunition complex
Trump said the updated plans were at the request of the US military and for national security purposes.
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Hi Ron, I hope all is well. Had to share -
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Former MI6 spy takes Trump to Scottish court for £800,000 legal payout
Christopher Steele was the author of a salacious "dossier" linking Trump to Russia during his 2016 election campaign.
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Mack @urielandme.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Yes, most Americans sit on their hands because they don't know how to respond to this Fascist attack on our country, they expect Congress to deal with it, but Republicans control all three branches of Government, DOJ and they're lawless like the Nazis in Germany were.
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Since when was genocide a political debate Ed? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US fans with Ed Sheeran tickets are 'torn' by Macklemore controversy
With Sheeran's next gig this weekend, some ticket holders said they were in two minds about going.
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Spencer is a very bitter man. I have faith in King Charles.BBC News - Charles 'sounded giddily elated' after Diana died, Earl Spencer claims www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Charles 'sounded giddily elated' after Diana died, Earl Spencer claims
Buckingham Palace has strongly pushed back against claims in a new book by the late Princess of Wales's brother.
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is unsurprising given that the US is now a weak, isolated destructive and cowardly nation aligned to Pariah states. Source: Reuters share.google/C9FeT12lLorv...
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Poll shows rising trust in global institutions, less comfort with US as global leader
The poll showed that 61% of the people surveyed supported countries working together without the participation of either of the world's two largest economies.
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The sooner the world sees this lunatic for what he is, the better things will be. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump: US president's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted an audience across the Atlantic
Nobody could have predicted that today's main global headline would be Trump's desire to see a unified Ireland.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The UK government ceasing automatically to support almost anything the government of Israel does is a major shift. The next step should be to rescind the ban on #PalestineAction, to stop treating protesters as terrorists, and to acknowledge that those seeking to disrupt a genocide may have a point.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border
Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
'They promised more jobs, more trade and more power. Ten years later, Heseltine wants to know where all the boasting went.' "Never have so few done so much damage to so many’: Heseltine demands Johnson, Farage and Gove answer for the Brexit ‘con’" thedailybritain.co.uk/heseltine-br...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So the ultra-rich will continue to own our politics, and our country. Disappointing to say the least. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This means it's probably more dangerous than ever. BBC News - Trump says all mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trump says all mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz
Iran has closed the vital waterway since the beginning of the conflict causing wild fluctuations in oil prices worldwide.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Why does the USA think it is still relevant? Seriously, the nation has run away from the challenge. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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CIA chief travels to Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports
Flight tracking data confirms an American military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday.
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
American Psycho. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman if it 'gets in the way' over Iran deal
Trump's threat on Oman, which has been holding its own talks with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, comes as a 60-day window for peace negotiations expires.
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This speaks for itself. youtu.be/C27UXFdz0sA?...
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"Here's how I exposed Jason Arday and Cambridge" | David Starkey Talks to Nathan Cofnas
YouTube video by David Starkey Talks
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Instead of whipping up more hate, why would Reform not give them paid jobs to clean up and have them pay tax? Probably because it wouldn't be hateful enough. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Jenrick says Reform would make long-term benefits claimants clean up high streets – UK politics live
Party’s ‘welfare to work’ policy would force long-term claimants to do community work or face losing benefits
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This speaks for itself.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It’s time we sorted out the press. Constant misinformation to protect their donors and fossil fuels is destroying lives and our planet. The Government must step up and stop being cowardly.
Sorry Zack Polanski this long hot summer is not the apocalypse - it's like a gloriously long holiday in France
..with village green cricket thrown in good measure
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If Farage was suspended from the House of Commons for 10 days, how would anyone actually notice?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/08/2026
TV tonight: a remarkable Bafta-winning film gets a vital update
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TV tonight: a remarkable Bafta-winning film gets a vital update
The story of Mir Hussein in Afghanistan, who cameras have now followed for 25 years. Plus: a comedy from the director of Colin from Accounts. Here’s what to watch this evening
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 15/08/2026
🤥 Reform UK had claimed that Essex Police had told them that Farage should stay away from the count, but this claim was rejected by Essex Police... I wonder why people find it hard to believe Reform UK.
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Reform MP tells Kate Garraway to 'get a grip' in Nigel Farage safety row - AOL
Richard Tice told Kate Garraway to 'get a grip' as she reminded Good Morning Britain viewers that Essex Police 'didn't t
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Conor 📎❤️ #LaraCroft ❤️ #TombRaider ️❤️ #TombRaider30 ❤️ #gaming ❤️ @conormcl2026.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#RobinWilliams #filmsky #moviesky 💔🔄 #BeKind #BeKindAlways ❤️
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/08/2026
Israeli strike on southern Lebanon kills seven in worst toll since June, state media says
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Israeli strike on southern Lebanon kills seven in worst toll since June, state media says
Strike reportedly hit a home on the outskirts of Ansar village and also wounded three others Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike in the country’s south early Saturday killed seven people, the worst toll since deals in June saw a lull in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. The national news agency (NNA) said Israel “escalated its attacks on the south” early Saturday, reporting that “a strike launched by enemy warplanes on a home” on the outskirts of the village of Ansar “killed seven people and wounded three others”. Continue reading...
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
How she bounces away at the end without a lead will put the biggest smile on your face. She couldn’t even look at us humans 9 months ago now she has complete trust in her family on the beach. Look at her little jig ❤️
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/08/2026
Wife of US Service Member on Lincoln reacts to Trump’s statement: I don't think the man thinks before he talks. Take some accountability for what's going on with your military, your ships, and your war. It's infuriating that they're not taking accountability...
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
He didn’t change. They did.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/08/2026
Apparently the recent reporting from MeidasTouch, Aaron Parnas, and others, and the subsequent tantrum from CENTCOM, made its way into a new lego video
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14/08/2026
All of these ICE charter airlines have emergency landings, diversions, aborted takeoffs etc ALL THE TIME. And very often the shackled passengers have to sit on the plane until ICE flies in a new one. When I say I am drowning in stories and wish more journos were covering this, this is what I mean!
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
via Arrest Nigel Farage
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
And if this was put to the whole nation, Count Binface would have won!
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Douglas Quigg @douglasq.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
And if this was put to the whole nation, Count Binface would have won!
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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️ @johannshiel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The way this is going, Trump will be paying the BBC www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Trump's £7.4bn BBC lawsuit is based on fewer than 300 people watching Panorama
The US President has taken the broadcaster to court over an episode of Panorama that aired in the UK a week before the 2024 election, but was not broadcast in the United States
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Stan @picturepostsouth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Tired of flattery by his courtiers King Cnut set his throne by the sea shore here and commanded the incoming tide to halt, to prove, with wet feet, that he was not above God. Each high tide still floods Bosham village in West Sussex to this day. #coast #boats #history #photography a0312-astc
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Andrii Frolov @artandriifrolov.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My photo of today’s solar eclipse. The bird is real - what an incredible coincidence! 🙂
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God @thegodshow.com · 12/08/2026
The Odyssey made a billion dollars telling the story of a soldier who went to war and desperately wanted to come home. Meanwhile, actual US sailors have been at sea for 200+ days, and some are throwing themselves overboard. BRING. THEM. HOME.
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Thou Shalt Bring the USS Lincoln Home
Multiple sailors have tried to jump overboard.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
You may have seen I broadcast a message to planet Earth from the edge of space. I thought it was equally important to speak to deep space about you and your lovely little planet. But I thought humans might like to see it too, so here it is. #Clacton #VoteBinface
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Stan @picturepostsouth.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Bosham Harbour, West Sussex. #boat #sailing #harbour #photography a0337-c
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
An Israeli parliamentarian said they act without accountability, even killing 100 Palestinians nightly, while media justifies it. British surgeon said Israeli forces were killing 100–200 Palestinians nightly, calling Gaza a slaughterhouse.💔😢💔😢
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Hey friends🫂🫂 What do you think is the biggest lie about war? I asked myself that same question recently… And my answer completely surprised me. Watch for free via link: buymeacoffee.com/angelica.sha...
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