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@drpeterjmurray.bsky.social
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Reading crime fiction, SF etc, and touring book festivals; enjoying photography, good beer, wines & uisge-beatha. Retired nurse/health informatician. Still European

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 3h
Learning from history ... "How the East End Stopped Mosley's Blackshirts at Cable Street in 1936" via Very Brexit Problems verybrexitproblems.com/blogs/news/b...
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How the East End Stopped Mosley's Blackshirts at Cable Street in 1936
On 4 October 1936, five thousand men in black shirts assembled to march through the East End of London. It was a deliberate provocation, aimed squarely at the Jewish community living there and it had ...
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 01/10/2026
Solid chance Openai goes belly up and takes softbank and oracle with it. Couldn't happen to more deserving companies.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Renee Good’s family is suing ICE agent Jonathan Ross and senior Trump officials, it states that her killing was the product of Operation Metro Surge. Ross fired three shots at Renee; nine months later, he is uncharged and back at work.
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Renee Good's family sues ICE agent Jonathan Ross, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem under the 1871 Klan Act
Renee Good's family sued ICE agent Jonathan Ross, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem and Tom Homan on 1 October, over her killing in Minneapolis advanced a conspiracy against Somali and Hispanic Minnesotans....
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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Asked to respond to whether his team were 'not German enough' or 'not white enough', Klopp said there was no point in giving room to 'such people and their utterances', adding: 'I have little time in everyday life for idiocy'. Story: @kateconnolly.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Jürgen Klopp disgusted by claims his Germany team are ‘not white enough’
Jürgen Klopp has reacted with disgust to a social media debate questioning whether the Germany team he is in the process of forming are ‘white enough’
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James Oswald @sirbenfro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's also silly cheap on the kobo platform too! Today only, so don't dawdle! #TheViolentHour
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The Violent Hour ebook by James Oswald - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The Violent Hour THE LATEST HIGH-STAKES INSPECTOR McLEAN THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Oswald at the height of his powers' IMRAN MAHMOOD, author of YOU DON'T KNOW ME" by Jam...
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Narrator: it wasn’t mind-boggling. It was entirely predictable.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BREAKING: Police admit NO explosives in Fairford trucks The government narrative around Fairford had already collapsed into farce. Now, it's simply wallowing in ridicule.
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BREAKING: Police admit NO explosives in Fairford trucks
The government narrative around Fairford had already collapsed into farce. Now, it's simply wallowing in ridicule.
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SACosby @blacktopkid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Got into it with a tech bro "You're gonna get left behind if you don't embrace AI, ppl aren't always gonna read your books" Me: maybe not but it will always be me writing them" 😎
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FediBoard Travel @fediboard-travel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A new direct train service connects the far south of Sweden to the Norwegian capital in just over six hours, with the option of stopping off in the seaside town of Varberg or lively Gothenburg en… #travel #scandinavia #trains
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Saunas, cinnamon buns and coastal scenery on the new rail route from Malmö to Oslo
A new direct train service connects the far south of Sweden to the Norwegian capital in just over six hours, with the option of stopping off in the seaside town of Varberg or lively Gothenburg en route
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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
WOW! Thank you SO MUCH to @theguardian.com for featuring #TheLastTenant by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir (t. by Victoria Cribb) in their picks for THE BEST recent crime and thriller books!📚️✨️ READ THE FULL ARTICLE BELOW⬇️ 🔗https://tinyurl.com/89yntrr4 AND ORDER THE LAST TENANT NOW!⬇️ 🔗https://geni.us/An7RZ
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Bloody Scotland @bloodyscotland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We're very sad to hear of the death of Peter May, he was a wonderful writer and a generous and gracious presence at the festival over the years. Here he is, at the most recent of six appearances in 2024 - Sending love to Janice and the rest of his family. He will be missed.
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Abir Mukherjee @radiomukhers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thrilled that #TheBurningGrounds has been chosen by @waterstones as one of the Paperbacks of the Year! Go buy it at your nearest Waterstones, or online here: www.waterstones.com/book/the-bur...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who’s ready for No Kings? We’re getting an early start on making signs! ✊💚
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Is the reason Patriot Platform hasn't been proscribed because UK prisons are already full ... (but there's always room for anti-genocide protestors) "#Daniel Thomas will be sleeping soundly again in police custody tonight; lucky for him that he is not a pensioner" via The UK Against Hate
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New York Times confirms reports that, days before Oct. 7, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major attack. According to five former senior Israeli officials, Netanyahu never passed the warning to Israel.
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New York Times sources back Haaretz report that UAE president warned Netanyahu before 7 October
Five former senior Israeli officials told the Times the warning never reached Israel's security chiefs. Netanyahu denies the call and has ordered lawyers to sue Haaretz.
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 26/09/2026
It's handy to know that if I ever commit a genocide, the police will arrest the people who protest against me while I make a speech at the UN saying how racist they all are
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference – again. A Trumpian policy started by Keir Starmer. Burnham can't make a fresh start without getting rid of the previous advisers. Democracy means accepting scrutiny, even when it is uncomfortable.
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Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference - again
Labour MPs have condemned the ‘Trump-like’ decision, saying party is ‘bang out of order’
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Anglo-Scottish border, first agreed at the Treaty of York on this day 1237, has proved one of Europe’s most enduring national land boundaries. The only modifications have been to the 'Debatable Lands’ north of Carlisle and to Berwick-upon-Tweed, retaken by England in 1482.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Says it all. @jvp.bsky.social
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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily
Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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Cairngorm Reindeer Herd @cairngormreindeer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Two of our very handsome boys, Colorado (on the left) and Zap (on the right). Both Colorado and Zap have been trained to pull the sleigh this year and were both absolutely fantastic. Here they are, up on the hill last week! 🤩
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 24/09/2026
Macklemore Sets ‘Free Palestine’ Tour Now That His Schedule ‘Freed Up a Bit’ "What happened to me is bigger than one artist or one stage," the rapper says of booking a tour to raise funds for the Palestinian people. Details: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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James Oswald @sirbenfro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Biscuit Time! youtu.be/SKeZSXkmo40
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Biscuit time!
YouTube video by James Oswald
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Vaseem Khan @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's paperback day for sixth Malabar House novel, THE EDGE OF DARKNESS. Set in the Naga Hills, a headless corpse is found inside a locked room at the Hotel Victoria... History, mystery, politics... A video to explain, complete with mood lighting... Buy options here: vaseemkhan.com/the-edge-of-...
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Angry Algonquin @angryalgonquin.com · 24/09/2026
From @marinasofia.bsky.social: #Chorleywood Library and @chorleywoodbooks.bsky.social will be hosting the first Global Noir Festival in support of the Wycombe Homeless Connection charity. @solveigpals.bsky.social and Jón Atli Jónasson will be there... #BookSky 📚 💙
Poster for Global Noir Festival, Chorleywood Library, October 3rd. In aid of Wycombe Homeless Connection.
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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
5/ The Green Party wants to change British politics. I still believe we can.
But being progressive isn't simply something we can say about ourselves. Our values have to survive disagreement. They have to survive internal conflict. And they have to apply when examining our own behaviour, not just everybody else's.
For now, I welcome the Council's findings. I want to spend some time with my family, continue serving the people who elected me and get back to the reasons I entered politics in the first place.
But I will not be silent about what this experience has taught me about race, leadership, accountability and political culture.
Those are conversations worth having, not simply for me, but for everyone we want to encourage to step forward and believe that politics can be different.
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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🧵 You've heard the one sided attack, but the right wing rags or the wreckers working internally don't get the final say. It's time to speak out.
🧵 Since I announced that I was standing to become Deputy Leader of the Green Party, I have been subjected to a sustained series of allegations, complaints, leaks and personal attacks. Some have been explicitly racist and Islamophobic.

It didn't stop when I was elected.
I have tried not to respond to every allegation. I've tried to be patient, trust the proper processes and let the evidence speak for itself.
But there comes a point when you have to look at the pattern.
In early August, allegations were made about the Special Responsibility Allowance allocated to me by the Leeds Green Group.
The Head of Democratic Services looked at it. The Office of the City Solicitor looked at it. Both confirmed that the Green Group had acted properly.
The allegations continued.
Now Leeds City Council's Internal Audit team has completed a further review. We have received confirmation that:
"The payment for the Special Responsibility Allowance (Opposition Group Officer Holder) has been made by the council in accordance with normal practice, and that the council has discharged its role appropriately."
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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The most dangerous voices are the ones nobody else can hear…😳 A haunted woman. A dead killer. A wound that will not heal. #TheCutting by Michael J. Malone, the chilling new #AnnieJacksonMysteries thriller, is OUT NOW! 🔪❤️ 🔗https://geni.us/pBxc0z
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
… And the National Front of the late 1970s/early 1980s would fit in perfectly among the larger parties in Parliament today.
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The BBC we grew up with—committed to at least *looking* impartial—was finally corrupted by Tony Blair during the Iraq War. Since which time it has been infiltrated and corrupted by the far right, as has the traditional press (while the big social media platforms are owned by neo-Nazi billionaires).
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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How I feel right now about the British/ 🇬🇧English( whatever) political landscape is that some one wrapped in a Union Jack could whack me over the head with a flag pole & the BBC would shove a microphone in my face asking why I provoked the attacker & the Home Sec would invite the attacker for tea .
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Not a dicky bird about thugs trying to sink a dinghy with a rescue worker on board or their claims to be "forming an army". Two boats of people seeking safety land and bingo bango they're the ones portrayed as the issue. Labour is complict in the rise of the far right. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Home Secretary hits out at 'unacceptable' migrant landings in Kent
Usually brought ashore by Border Security Command or the RNLI, these are the first uncontrolled landings since 2025.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Billionaire Brexiteeer and Man United owner says he has "lost confidence in the UK"... A man who is so 'patriotic' to our country that he doesn't even live here! He lives in Monaco to avoid UK taxes, owns several luxury properties." via Jay Church
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just as well those committing wrongs against the RNLI are not holding placards supporting a proscribed organisation, else they would really be in trouble.
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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Government is being urged to tear up contracts between the Caledonian Sleeper and a Spanish train company linked to illegal Israeli settlements 👇🏻 thenational.scot/news/26573108.caledonian-sleeper-must-end-contracts-israel-linked-train-firm?…
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Caledonian Sleeper under fire over contracts with Israeli settlement-linked firm
THE Scottish Government is being urged to tear up contracts between the Caledonian Sleeper and a Spanish train firm blacklisted by the UN over…
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has REFUSED to rule out Labour promising to REJOIN THE EU at the next general election.
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Bill Hersh @billhersh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am thrilled and honored to be the recipient of the 2026 @amia.org Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence. This award is the highest honor in the field of biomedical informatics and is presented to an individual whose personal commitment and dedication to biomedical informatics has made a lasting
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/09/2026
I don't know, maybe all those non-"straight white dude" people won their awards because their books were actually really fucking good, how about that as a hypothesis
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Oor Blaze fae Skye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @blazespage.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I see the American press has somewhat grown a spine, but please don't stop there. You are part of the problem by normalising a president who is batshit crazy. Call it out.
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SHADOW OF MADNESS out now! @dvbishop.com · 21/09/2026
I got the big D! Successfully defended my doctoral thesis at viva today and got an immediate pass, just a handful of typos to fix. A relief to be done having started my PhD journey in January 2017. Not officially a Doctor of Creative Writing until I graduate in December, but nonetheless: stoked!
David Bishop before his PhD vivaDavid Bishop after his successful viva for City and f Vengeance
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Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The only possible conclusion to draw here is that Sunderland’s Reform council leadership are absolutely fine with racism in football. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sunderland's Reform Council ends Show Racism the Red Card support
Reform ends Sunderland Council support for Show Racism the Red Card in a row with the charity's head.
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Richard K Morgan @quellist1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Gotta love how you protest about migrants by dressing up as one of those guys from back when those you consider *your* people travelled a couple thousand miles en masse to someone else's country to rape, pillage and despoil everything in sight. 🙄
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Accurate
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Four hours is a long time to spend inside the mind of the world’s richest man – and that’s because his mind turns out to be a twisted, miserable nightmare ✏️ @jamesrball.com
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A new film about Elon Musk reveals him as so awful it’s almost tragic. Almost
Four hours is a long time to spend inside the mind of the world’s richest man – and that’s because his mind turns out to be a twisted, miserable nightmare
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Cairngorm Reindeer Herd @cairngormreindeer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Do you remember Elbe and Alba, our twins born in 2023? Here they are now, fully grown at three years old. 🤩 Twins are incredibly unusual in reindeer and as they don't produce enough milk for two calves, we handreared Alba ourselves. It's wonderful to see them both thriving three years later!
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