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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

NEW: ‘Nigel Farage is not my friend…he’s just a handsome & stylish English gentleman’ The wife of the Russian agent who Nathan Gill has admitted to accepting bribes from says Nigel Farage is not her ‘good friend’ after saying that he was her ‘good friend’ 1/ open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

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'Nigel Farage is Not My Friend...He's Just a Very Handsome Man'

The wife of a Russian spy gets in touch...

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 04/11/2025

He’s so unafraid’: how New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani aced his TikTok game As New Yorkers vote, the popular Muslim, socialist candidate is favourite. @kattenbarge.bsky.social reports on the role his fearless, canny, funny social media posts have played www.thenerve.news/p/tiktok-sav...

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‘He’s so unafraid’: how New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani aced his TikTok game

As New Yorkers vote today, an unapologetically leftwing – and hugely popular – Muslim candidate is leading the polls. His fearless, canny, and often funny, social media posting has played a key part i...

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own. Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week. Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

While US polarisation predates social media it doesn’t really predate the end of broadcasting impartiality Basically the US has been living with social media style partisan bias for decades, and now Europe is catching up (with similarly disastrous consequences) Will policy makers now respond?

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

"Would you say that this is entirely grassroots?" Man putting up flags in Lichfield: "Yes.." "Do you support Tommy Robinson?" "Yes, massively" "So are you affiliated with him?" "I was with him last night, yes. He gave me these flags"

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Carol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Mr Dodgy and his girlfriend’s house in Clacton

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Maybe there's something in this Nigel Farage and Nathan Gill Russian bribes story....

Lots of stories about Nathan Gill and Russian bribes.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

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I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Keir Starmer, "Before we left the EU we had a returns agreement (for asylum seekers) with every country in the EU" "These are Farage' Brexit Boats that are coming across the channel"

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ellenfraser.bsky.social @ellenfraser.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

PPE Baroness (Mone) will now compensate. How about the other Baroness? ie the Test&Trace £37 billion Baroness? NHS needs that money back!

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ellenfraser.bsky.social @ellenfraser.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

PPE Baroness (Mone) will now compensate. How about the other Baroness? ie the Test&Trace £37 billion Baroness? NHS needs that money back!

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ellenfraser.bsky.social @ellenfraser.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

PPE corruption = deaths of NHS staff = corporate manslaughter?

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ellenfraser.bsky.social @ellenfraser.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

PPE Baroness (Mone) will now compensate. How about the other Baroness? ie the Test&Trace £37 billion Baroness? NHS needs that money back!

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ellenfraser.bsky.social @ellenfraser.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

PPE Baroness (Mone) will now compensate. How about the other Baroness? ie the Test&Trace £37 billion Baroness? The NHS needs that money back!

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ellenfraser.bsky.social @ellenfraser.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

PPE Baroness (Mone) will now compensate. How about the other Baroness? ie the Test&Trace £37 billion Baroness? NHS needs that money back!

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ellenfraser.bsky.social @ellenfraser.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Pandemic profiteer. PPE corruption = Covid deaths of NHS staff

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 01/10/2025

Looks like Michelle Mone is going to have to sell that yacht (from Feb 23)

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

My latest on the indictment of James Comey and the attempt to hide the trail of dirty Russian money. charlieangus.substack.com/p/james-come...

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James Comey, the Fascist Playbook and the Trail of Dirty Russian Money

Are you shocked by the arrest of former FBI director James Comey?

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

NEW: Only 14 of 23 Grand Jurors voted to indict James Comey.

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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Legendary, veteran prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, known for targeting Osama bin Laden and bringing down the Illinois mob, is coming out of retirement to defend former FBI director James Comey.

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Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald who took down the mob is coming back

Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, 64, served as a US attorney in Chicago for more than a decade, and he is a longtime friend and former colleague of Comey, 64.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Astonishingly, I've discovered, the Tufton Street junktanks that shaped Liz Truss's agenda are still operating at the heart of government. Remind me what we voted for again ... This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Warning! The rightwing junktanks behind the Tories’ worst disasters still have the keys to No 10 | George Monbiot

Who is running the government’s ‘growth school’ for civil servants? The answer surpassed my worst fears, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Three of my great uncles, heroes all, died in World War Two to stop men like this. Will we now allow them to saunter into power?

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Ana Ribeiro 💙 @anabl18.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Article from 2021, imo, as relevant as ever. British Psychological Society - official publication www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

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The problem of pathocracy | BPS

Do psychologists have a responsibility to help prevent ruthless, amoral people attaining positions of power? Steve Taylor considers the arguments.

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

While in office, Johnson appears to have held a secret meeting with Peter Thiel, the billionaire who founded the controversial US data firm Palantir, months before it was given a role managing NHS data. theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals

Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

A TUC poll shows 74% of 2024 Labour voters who are now "leaning to Reform" back wealth, gambling, and bank taxes. Rachel Reeves will make her tax plans clear at her autumn budget on 26 November news.sky.com/story/tax-th...

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Tax the rich to thwart Reform, TUC chief urges Labour

A TUC poll shows 74% of 2024 Labour voters who are now "leaning to Reform" back wealth, gambling, and bank taxes. Rachel Reeves will make her tax plans clear at her autumn budget on 26 November.

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ellenfraser.bsky.social @ellenfraser.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Re: extra revenues raised by Reeves from the disabled + farmers + low&middle income earners... How will Labour protect that revenue from the next administration ie grand-theft Tory/Reform? - Also, what happened to Labour's Corruption Czar? - Also what happened to Covid crony NHS robbed £billions?

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ellenfraser.bsky.social @ellenfraser.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

This is one of the most important voices in the UK right now. Haven't seen anything on main stream news about this. Terrifying.

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

"Money buys influence in British democracy" My evidence from Parliament yesterday on threats from foreign influence in British politics. Full video on the Democracy for Sale YouTube channel (Do subscribe!!) www.youtube.com/@Democracy_f...

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Anthony Barnett @anthonybarnett.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Donations used to be £50,000 a decade ago, now they are in the £millions. Democracy in England is an auction house. @petergeoghegan.bsky.social tells Parliament. At least we can listen! Will they?? www.youtube.com/watch?v=hckx...

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Defending Democracy: How Mega-Donors Influence Elections

YouTube video by Democracy for Sale

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ellenfraser.bsky.social @ellenfraser.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Now you're collecting taxes/savings from the farmers and the disabled and the least well off- can you tell us how you will protect that revenue from the next administration ie grand theft Reform/Tory?

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ellenfraser.bsky.social @ellenfraser.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Agree. Post WWII, Britain was broke Bevan rescued the UK with a wealth tax The subsequent redistribution of wealth set up the NHS If it worked then, it can work now.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/07/2025

The Trump administration is set to destroy a large stockpile of U.S.-funded contraceptives stored at a warehouse in Belgium. Belgium, the United Nations and aid groups say they have offered to save $9.7 million in supplies.

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Trump administration to destroy birth control intended as aid

Belgium, the United Nations and aid groups say they have offered to save $9.7 million in supplies kept in a Belgian warehouse.

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

The previous data we had showed agricultural relief claims by farmers, but not business property relief claims (broadly, APR covers the agricultural value of land; BPR covers other stuff). We now have more. And it comes with a surprise, hidden in this paragraph:

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Detailed analysis and full proposal here, with technical input from farm tax specialists. buff.ly/3Ol9R1Q Summary thread:

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Left: Susanna Reid announces that kwasi Kwarteng will be on GMB again today Right: Carol Vorderman explains why the public are frustrated with the normalisation of politicians who were an absolute disaster for the country

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

This is a really big deal. Who knows what will happen but this is a really solid case brought by a group of incredible MPs and human rights lawyers. And all they want is for the UK government to try and find out the truth. broligarchy.substack.com/p/new-landma...

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NEW: Landmark decision on UK's failure to investigate Russian interference to be handed down tomorrow

A five-year legal battle in UK and European courts comes to a head: will we finally - learn the truth about the Kremlin & the Brexit vote?

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Maria McGloughlin @miamcgloughlin.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Both Jameela Jamil & Ash Sakar making similar points on two very different pods I listened to recently, open.spotify.com/episode/4UeS... & the News Agents open.spotify.com/episode/2tdU... Both highly worth listening to in respect of debate and disagreement

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Jameela Jamil: How Algorithms Are Breaking Society

The Sacred · Episode

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Jack @nashtn5.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of California National Guard www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of California National Guard

Read more here.

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SallyinFrance @sallyinfrance.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

Heard Carole Vorderman on LBC yesterday saying she was now starting to use Threads. Ali Miraj was promoting it too and I think Paul Brand was too. I was shouting ‘Blue Sky’! at the radio! Why are they all fixated on Threads? It’s is owned by Meta. I can’t see how that’s much better.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Baron Prem Sikka, "The poorest pay a higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest" Labour, "We are increasing the incomes of the poorest people in society by increasing minimum wage"

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Ian Deare @iandeare.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Prem Sikka@premnsikka Failed COVID PPE contracts cost UK public purse £1.4bn. £762m lost - PPE over ordered and defective, delays in checking quality. Govt trying to recover £468m. Some got richer. Will govt snoop on their bank accounts, as on benefit claimants? www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Failed Covid contracts cost British taxpayer £1.4 billion

New report commissioned by Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, reveals multibillion price British taxpayers paid for reckless handling of Covid contracts

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Ken Schultz @kschultz.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Delighted to see Stanford among the 24 universities that submitted this amicus brief in support of Harvard in its suit over research funding. drive.google.com/file/d/1fF5S...

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Amicus Brief.pdf

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50501 New York @50501newyork.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

“They are building a techno-authoritarian surveillance state. We can see that happening in real time. This is huge amounts of data on every single person in America that can and will be used in opaque & unaccountable ways—and it is terrifying.” Must watch interview with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social.

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Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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Timo Betcke @timobetcke.me · 03/06/2025

They called her a mad cat woman and tried to destroy her reputation. Then they dragged her through the courts and tried to destroy her life. But @carolecadwalla.bsky.social is standing tall and continues telling the inconvenient truth. A must see. youtu.be/vG7CvbccdVM?...

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Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 05/06/2025

Trump has tapped Palantir, which has been used by the Israeli government in its war on Gaza, to compile information on people in the United States. “If you're not freaking out yet, you should be,” says @carolecadwalla.bsky.social.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 09/06/2025

Los Angeles: don’t take Trump’s bait. Trump wants chaos and he’s instigated violence. Those who assault law enforcement or cause property damage will risk arrest. Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don’t give him the excuse he’s looking for.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 09/06/2025

I'm filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to end the illegal takeover of a CalGuard unit, which has escalated chaos and violence in LA. Donald Trump's violation of the U.S. Constitution is an overstep of his authority. We will not let this stand.

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