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Ellsworth Green @greenellsworth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 05/10/2026
Standing up to the balaclava nonces. Inspiring.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 06/10/2026
A newly elected Reform UK councillor has been arrested on suspicion of making false statements in nomination papers. Reform UK is haemorrhaging the people it recruits. We keep track of all of them: bestforbritain.org/reform-uk-defect…
independent.co.uk
Reform councillor arrested over election paperwork
Elected representative for Nigel Farage’s party arrested on suspicion of making false statements in nomination papers
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 21h
“This is the first time the United States has declined to invite in OSCE monitors since they began observing US elections. The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly president…said that the Trump administration’s decision ‘represents a significant departure from an established democratic practice.’”
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
To be clear, we're going straight back to Brexit chaos if the Conservatives or Reform are in power, and that is because of their commitment to withdraw from the ECHR, which would almost certainly mean parts of the TCA suspended and huge US diplomatic pressure. www.ft.com/content/f923...
ft.com
Tory plan to rip up UK-EU food deal risks ‘huge uncertainty’, producers warn
Food and drink industry fears it may be forced to comply with different regulatory regimes every few years
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Seán Hanley @drseanhanley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
An important development, but I wonder if EU preparing to fight the last war. Measure assumes threat comes mainly from newer members at a time when enlargement isn’t moving fast and populist breakthroughs look imminent in West European founders members. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
‘No more Viktor Orbán’: EU plans 15-year probation period for new member states
Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos outlines proposed safeguards to protect EU from undemocratic leaders
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old.
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The Cockney Yiddish Podcast @cockneyyiddish.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Today is the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street. Hear about this and more on the CYP’s brilliant ‘Protest & Politics’ episode open.spotify.com/episode/5Xib... @thegentleauthor.bsky.social @london.gov.uk @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @clivesg.bsky.social
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2. Forverts! Politics and protest
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New paper: Long COVID exposes a huge blind spot in how governments define “security.” We respond quickly to sudden, visible crises, but seem to accept mass disability as normal, even while it puts growing pressure on healthcare, the workforce, the economy and society. Published: 28 September 2026
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The securitization of global slow-onset risks/threats: long COVID, a case study - Globalization and Health
This paper investigates why Long Covid, despite affecting millions globally and posing a serious threat to public health and economic stability, remains largely absent from contemporary security agend...
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 06/10/2026
Breaking News! Code UFB!!! For the first time in recorded history, the Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature (SST) is above 30.0°C, reaching a preliminary SST of 30.06°C on October 5th. The Niño 3.4 SST anomaly is now 3.41°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. Everything is not fine.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 06/10/2026
🚨The government is looking for UK alternatives to Palantir to run the NHS data platform, the FT reports. This follows a week of protests in 40+ places across England and a rally of hundreds at Palantir's London HQ. Help keep the pressue up: nopalantirinthenhs.com
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dr Ellie Chowns, "If we're talking about security against things that kill many people, covid, killed 250,000 people in this country and cost us hundreds of billions" "But I don't hear anybody in this country talking about pandemic preparedness - why is that?"
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Kuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Paging the UK....
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Vegan FTA @veganftaofficial.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Colombia has introduced legislation to prohibit the intensive farming of octopuses and other cephalopods, becoming the latest country in Latin America to act against the emerging industry. 🐙🦑🚫 veganfta.com/articles/2026/10/03/co…
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
One thing I find endlessly funny about the rise of AI is that it has revealed that there is a large number of people who believe that the reason they wrote essays at school or university is their teachers were desperately waiting for them to provide a definite answer to “Lear: what’s up with him?”
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Sarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
To the surprise of absolutely no one, but to their courage, victims of far-right figures arguing they are “protecting women and girls” from unknown and unseen particular threat from migrants are coming forward to tell their story of sexual and domestic abuse
theguardian.com
‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This really dents Katie Price's image as a serious political figure, and I'm not convinced there's any coming back.
STARS CUFFED Katie Price &
Suella Braverman chained
together for C4's Celebrity
Handcuffed - as pair are
seen debating in street
Rod McPhee, TV Editor Felicity Cross, Showbiz Editor
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Updated: 14:33, 5 Oct 2026
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Keith Alexander @keithalexander.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s monstrous that people would consider trying to kill 1000 beings that are hundreds of years old and take 150 years to even reach sexual maturity, purely because they interfere with fishing for halibut. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
To cull or not to cull: Greenland debates fate of world’s slowest shark
As trawlers compete with Greenland sharks for halibut and cod, conservationists and fishers clash over what to do about misunderstood species
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Journalist, "You called Margaret Thatcher a genius. Was one of her biggest mistakes the privatisation of England's water networks?" Kemi Badenoch, "Privatisation was a success" She then explains exactly how privatisation was not a success - shameless gaslighting, utterly disgusting.
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Noemar @noemardau.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bonita tarde, amigos. 🤗 La iguana Godzilla (nombre científico oficial) fue descubierta en mayo de 2017, junto a otras 4 especies, que también existen desde Darwin, pero que eran confundidas con las normales de la Isla de San Cristóbal, Galápagos, donde único se encuentra. La llamaron Godzilla, 👇
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
OMG it’s like @snellarthur.bsky.social is in my head, answering all the questions I have. This time on undersea cables and how much of a global shitshow a big attack on them would be.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Losing a parent to Alzheimer's is a double loss and it's bleak as hell. Good people don't joke about things like that. But Archibald Graham long ago gave up on being a decent human being. metro.co.uk/2026/10/04/m...
metro.co.uk
Mike Graham filmed making 'hideous' jokes about Andy Burnham's dad's death
His comments were 'the lowest of the low'.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I love talking our country down While offering no solutions Because I’m a grifting gobshite Who likes to incite unrest Small boat crossings are down 44% Deportations are the highest in 10 years Immigration is 82% lower But who needs facts When you can make up lies
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026
Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. So why is Nigel Farage allowed to host his own primetime show on GB News? Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action ⬇️
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/10/2026
For Kemi, being the Nasty party is not toxic but a badge of honour | John Crace
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For Kemi, being the Nasty party is not toxic but a badge of honour | John Crace
The Tory leader says the party’s plans to cut people’s benefits are no more than ‘common sense’
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Gavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I visited the Amazon rainforest a year ago ahead of the cop conference in Belem. Historically the only thing that has stopped deforestation has been electing Lula da Silva has Brazilian president. www.economist.com/the-americas...
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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is our extraordinary 🌎 Why are we destroying it? Why are we killing whales in 2026? Polluting and warming oceans? #ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis #WarOnNature
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hadn’t realised that you could ‘attend’ GPEW conference - and seemingly vote - remotely just by being a member and paying a fee. Can’t see what might go wrong with that, at all….
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Robert Jenrick’s handling of donations to his failed 2024 Tory leadership campaign has come under fresh scrutiny, after the UK donor at the centre of the row claimed that the politician and his senior campaign staff knew about the involvement of an overseas donor. www.ft.com/content/38a5...
ft.com
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick faces fresh accusation from campaign donor
British businessman Phillip Ullmann says the politician was aware of his relationship with potentially illicit US donor
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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Funny how things are so much simpler in opposition. Now the Tories are claiming they can do all the things they failed to do during 14 years in office.
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Bernhard Weidinger @bweidin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In 2022, I conducted research at Northwestern on how American college fraternities compare to their 🇩🇪/🇦🇹 counterparts. Masculinity plays a key role in any all-male organization, but what is regarded as ideal masculinity differs. A couple of thoughts on the #Cornell57. 🧵 1/8 CN: sexualized violence.
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 01/10/2026
Was just explaining this to someone at Labour’s conference - Crown Estate owns the coast and seabed and charges for the use of it for green energy projects - pushing up energy bills.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is just beautiful youtu.be/cP5JCtqOgnM?...
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The refugee girls from Afghanistan and Iraq who escaped the Taliban learn to surf Devon waves
YouTube video by The Mirror
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bless.
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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Demand Mexico ban the possession, sale, and export of shark fins to protect these vital ocean predators and end the cruel practice of finning. action.eko.org/a/mexico-ban...
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 01/10/2026
Palantir's founder hates the NHS, so why is he handling our NHS patient data? Private companies should be nowhere near our NHS and our patient data It is time for them to go. Their contract ends in February 2026. You can help make sure it is not renewed Add your name: vist.ly/5kkst
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Tell the Health Secretary, Yvette Cooper: No Palantir in our NHS
Palantir’s contract with NHS England is up for renewal in February 2027, with discussions expected to begin this year. This is a critical moment for us to tell the new Health Secretary: No Palantir in...
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Brexit revisited. New, unscheduled, post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog on why Burnham's conference speech was a significant development in the Brexit saga, the questions and concerns it raises, and why it might come to be seen as a historic moment: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/brex...
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"'We're rapidly running out of time': 7 of Earth's 9 life support systems already breached, and the situation is getting worse, report warns" 'Our planet has had its annual health check, and the prognosis is pretty grim ...' www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
livescience.com
'We're rapidly running out of time': 7 of Earth's 9 life support systems already breached, and the situation is getting worse, report warns
Our planet has had its annual health check, and the prognosis is pretty grim. Despite breached planetary boundaries, however, scientists argue that Earth can still have a safe and sustainable future.
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David Combest @decombest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oceans Absorbed 40 Times the World's Energy Use in 2025 as 84% of Coral Reefs Hit Bleaching Heat | IBTimes UK www.ibtimes.co.uk/oceans-recor...
ibtimes.co.uk
Oceans Absorbed 40 Times the World's Energy Use in 2025 as 84% of Coral Reefs Hit Bleaching Heat
The 2025 Copernicus Ocean State Report says oceans absorbed record heat, while sea-level rise, acidification, coral bleaching and marine heatwaves continued to intensify worldwide.
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 01/10/2026
On this day of action against Palantir, here’s a handy thread of the Nerve’s ongoing Palantir investigation. From the web of gigantic state contracts to the revolving door between government/ civil service and their top team, with a manifesto for technofascism along the way… 👇👇👇
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time. ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused. What happened next is horrific. No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 01/10/2026
The far right thrives on lies and disinformation. We’re debunking some of the most common myths they peddle, exposing the harm they cause, and showing why their claims don’t stand up to scrutiny. Read our new report: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/10/01/f...
hopenothate.org.uk
Far Right Fact Check
Disinformation Debunked - What the data actually says.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
👀👀👀👀👀👀 Please have a listen.
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BBC re-running their headlines from 3 years ago when Sunak released 10,000 prisoners early over 6 months....oh wait, no, that went off without a media fuss. Labour are releasing up to 5,000 early over a year - due to Tory failure to build prison capacity. They only built 36 net new places a year.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
‘If you’ve got £1 million or £2 million to spend on political advertising, forget it,…. If you’ve got £8 million, you can make people believe anything you want.’ I wrote about Britain’s broken political finance system for the latest @lrb.co.uk
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UK PM Andy Burnham is now looking for a Brit company that can take over from Palantir.
ft.com
Andy Burnham searches for UK alternative to Palantir
Prime minister’s ‘buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts
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