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Socialist, republican (not Republican), European, internationalist, feminist, anti-fascist Neoliberalism must die Right-wing trolls get instablocked Don't send me DMs, I haven't got that bit switched on

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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 4h
The Tories just don't get that the discourse has changed, do they? They don't get that pushing the same old shit that got us into this mess, and them to an all-time low election result, just isn't going to cut it. The broken record party. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories plan to extend cuts beyond £47bn previously pledged, leak reveals
Exclusive: Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith told party members last year he had discussed making further savings if they win next election
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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 14h
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 10h
Yet another example of how the internet will destroy us all. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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UK urged to act as Polymarket takes bets on whether HSBC and Lloyds will fail
Revelation comes amid mounting concern over online prediction market’s effects on integrity of financial system
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 13h
I'm furious about the two Iranians who came across as part of the surge in small boats created by my Brexit and under a Home Office run by my MPs Suella Braverman and Robert Jenrick.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 12h
This is a great explanation. The proposal is to move from a Triple Lock to an Adjusted Triple Lock.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 12h
#WorldPoetryDay
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 14h
I don't know about you, but I don't find that a reassuring statistic, bearing in mind what happened last time. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds
Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This isn't a comment about this issue or this particular poster, but it seems that Democrats on Bluesky have shifted from Epstein to gang rape recently, probably with much the same level of impact. Memes don't change anything. Take a leaf from French students on how to protest.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Americans are remarkably quiet about this. Is it envy? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests
Government struggling to deal with worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by massive demonstrations
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bloody two-tier policing! Oh. . . www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with planning terror act against Nigel Farage
Joshua Kerry, 28, of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts, say police
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
No he isn't! Lowden would be perfect for Bond! share.google/UXkB0wfgIfVS...
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Jack Lowden "too old" for Bond, says 'Slow Horses' co-star: "We've talked about it loads"
Jack Lowden may be just outside the age range to play the new James Bond, according to his Slow Horses co-star Nick Mohammed.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lots of wankers, though.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Burnham was Mayor of Greater Manchester. Of course he accepted hospitality from City. City, like United, are extremely important to the success of Manchester. Now he has a different job. FFS.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yeah, right, Zacko. It's going to look a bit funny if the leader of the Greens lost a by-election. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Polanski says he does not need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader
Party leader says outcome of ‘knife edge’ vote in Keir Starmer’s former seat will not affect his position
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Worth reading (if you're a fan of cut-up).
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Manchester City's appeal seems to centre on arguing that it was the Abu Dhabi government that provided the top-ups, which is an odd argument because, (a) there were still top ups, and (b) it suggests that City is owned by the Abu Dhabi government. www.plataformamedia.com/en/2026/09/3...
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
With all due respect: Fuck off Mason, you Tory twat. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Chris Mason: Why Andy Burnham's about-turn on Manchester City matters
The prime minister's comments on Man City were revealing on several levels - and leapt on by many in football, the BBC's political editor writes.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hello, American Democrats posting memes: THIS is what protest actually looks like - and these are kids! France school protests: Hundreds of schools closed and 40 headteachers hurt - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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France school protests: Hundreds of schools closed and 40 headteachers hurt
Images from Brest, western France, show protesters throwing stones at police. More than 1,900 people have been arrested, according to the French government.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The noise has started. I do wonder whether people actually want stable government or just an endless perpetuacrisis which eats away at, and eventually destroys, the country.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Interesting article on how journalists respond to complex, breaking news where the facts are unclear. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Friday briefing: How we covered the flydubai incident as it unfolded
In today’s newsletter: When a passenger plane plunges 17,000ft amid claims of terrorism, hijacking and geopolitical intrigue, Guardian journalists have to try and separate fact from fiction in real ti...
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Turning around 50 years of neoliberal hegemony isn't going to be easy. bsky.app/profile/dr-n...
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Tom Watson will be fuming.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If more Democrats switched their brains on rather than reposting simplistic memes, they might actually be getting somewhere.
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I Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Simon Clarke MP was born on 28 September 1984. That's all you need to know. #r4today
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
'It woz the government that topped up the sponsorship deals' doesn't sound like a very strong argument, especially as it's already been rejected in the Commission's ruling. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Man City: HMRC urged to scrutinise tax implications of Premier League verdict
The Treasury Committee, which is responsible for overseeing HMRC, has urged the body to scrutinise the tax implications of the Premier League's verdict on Manchester City.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hegseth also announced a new 'Office of Religious Affairs'. Isn't that a teeny weeny bit unconstitutional? I thought religion and the state were supposed to be separate in the USA. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Clowns out, cowboys in,' says Hegseth as a fifth of generals and admirals are fired
Roughly 20 admirals and generals already have either resigned or been fired since Hegseth took over the defence department.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Getting all the ducks in a row for martial law at the mid-terms. BBC News - 'Clowns out, cowboys in,' says Hegseth as a fifth of generals and admirals are fired www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Clowns out, cowboys in,' says Hegseth as a fifth of generals and admirals are fired
Roughly 20 admirals and generals already have either resigned or been fired since Hegseth took over the defence department.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some useful reading to hasten the demise of neoliberalism. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy them, look to Keynes | Larry Elliott
Borrowing can be good, there is no such thing as the ‘nation’s credit card’, and, yes, you can buck the markets – as previous governments have shown, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"The attack came just days after Netanyahu warned of an unspecified security threat to Israel that could come during its October election." Blimey, what a coincidence!
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Well, imagine my surprise. . . 🙄 www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Farage hints Reform’s internal inquiry could clear two aides suspended after C4 investigation – UK politics live
Farage was speaking ahead of a rally in Doncaster
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Avg GDP growth 1945-79: 2.8% Since then: 1.6% And this apparently "broken, economically stagnant" basket case kept its AAA status right through the Winter of Discontent We lost it under Cameron, and it fell again under May, then Johnson, and then Truss: i.e. the whole time Clarke was in govt
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Daniel Hannan has been spectacularly wrong about everything to do with Brexit, so this is hugely encouraging for all #RejoinEU voters. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Well they would do, wouldn't they. They're scuzzy morons, which is why they're in goal in the first place. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Prisoners thank Andy Burnham as they leave jail in first wave of early releases
Seven hundred offenders from dozens of prisons in England and Wales expected to be freed on Thursday
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There are a lot of very odd elements to this FlyDubai 'attack', for example: - why was there apparently a second crew onboard? - how did a passenger gain access to the cockpit? - why did that passenger have their own cable ties? - that passenger grabbing the controls www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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What we know about stabbing on Flydubai flight to Israel
A pilot has been arrested and is being questioned after another pilot was stabbed, officials say.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So, they'll save £7800 over the next 5 years but it cost £20000 to install (not that they paid for it), and it doesn't cover EV charging and it only really works or newish houses? I think we have a way to go. . . www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The zero-bills home: how one family is beating the energy price hikes
The Naylors’ four-bedroom home in Milton Keynes acts like a mini-power station after retrofitting solar panels, a battery and a heat pump
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🧵Neoliberalism now shares a lot of the features of a death cult. The ideology is so embedded that people are unable to comprehend that they are part of it, unable to engage with the idea that it has failed and that there are viable alternatives.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Dan McQuillan @danmcquillan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Anthropic leaders to control AI lab via 'Founder LLC' to promote the common good" www.reuters.com/legal/transa.... If only Elinor Ostrom was still around to explain to these AI doomer numpties that 'common good' is something we decide _in common_, not via a cabal.
screenshot from linked Reuters piece which reads: "Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic has long positioned itself as the virtuous AI company. An early look at its IPO filing shows how it is creating a ​new "Founder LLC" vehicle aimed at serving the common good, while insulating its leaders from market forces.
The new LLC will be made up initially of Anthropic's seven co-founders including CEO Dario ‌Amodei, individuals who are "distinctly equipped to be stewards of our mission," according to a copy of the filing, seen by Reuters. Anthropic's mission is to benefit humanity through responsible AI."
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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
OMG. Brazen if true
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Israeli defence forces bomb Gaza just to be on the safe side. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
Israeli media say incident, which raised fears of possible hijacking, stemmed from feud between plane’s two pilots
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Welcome to the future: where nobody writes anything or films anything or acts in anything, and nobody has a job. www.ign.com/articles/50-...
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Entirely AI-Generated Doctor Who Episode is 'Pretty Good,' BBC Boss Says, and 'Not All the Creativity is Bad'
The BBC's new director general has described an AI-generated Doctor Who episode as "pretty good," and suggested that the technology enabled the creation of content "at the standard of a Hollywood stud...
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Another tree for @jowolff.bsky.social
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is getting weirder and weirder. Now it turns out that one of the 'terrorists' phoned the police. As someone else has commented, it's all becoming a bit Four Lions. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Suspect in RAF Fairford case called police to report incident
Man dialled 999 before he and four others were arrested near military base in Gloucestershire, it has emerged
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think what we may have for the first time since Thatcher is a PM who's attempting to get people to follow his political vision, rather than stitch together a populist platform from polls and focus groups.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think that what we have, for the first time since Thatcher, is a PM who is aiming to lead the political discourse, to put forward a political vision and try to get people to follow - rather than construct a populist platform from polls and focus groups.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I mean, seriously, do you think he might die before the mid-terms. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Trump’s slurred, confused Oval Office announcement really should concern Republicans
The president seemed like he was struggling, writes Holly Baxter, and through the struggle he forgot to claim that the Iran war isn’t a war and that the $5,000 midterms payment isn’t a mass voter brib...
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham's dad confirmed not to be a toolmaker. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham vows to seek new ‘long-term’ relationship with EU in emotional Labour conference speech
PM also confirms plan to end pensions triple lock to pay for national care service and pledges to put electoral reform in Labour’s manifesto
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Lizzy Price @lizzyjprice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Refreshing in its honesty, bravery and authenticity. Burnham is right to take on the 40 yrs of privatisation & deindustrialisation orthodoxy that has dogged the country since Thatcher. At last we have a leader who knows how to make and frame a political argument.
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Considering it was the 80s when the Tories started fucking up Britain, this sounds like a reasonable plan. On a serious note, I think it's dangerous for the Tories to be the only remaining 'business as usual' party when the discourse has moved on. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Burnham says he would put PR in Labour manifesto and scrap triple lock to fund social care – UK politics live
PM, in first speech to party conference as leader, insists his plans are a ‘good deal’ for older people
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Dr Negrin's Victory Pills @dr-negrin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think I might achieve some sort of political orgasm by the time Burnham finishes this speech.
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