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Elliott Smith

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“Macabre.” “Clown.” “Car.” “Crash…” (Global leadership themed Mallet’s Mallet.)

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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Black Widows from the Any Which Way… movies have really fallen off. youtu.be/1MRIDCqR2bQ?...
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Man Dressed As Htler Speaks At Nzi Rally In Texas (2026) | The Kyle Kulinski Show
YouTube video by Secular Talk
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Business groups urge John Healey to show restraint on raising UK’s minimum wage. They claim lifting people out of poverty is inflationary. Can't recall millionaires restraining on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks. Have they tried living on minimum wage? archive.ph/h0pVc
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Business groups urge John Healey to show restraint on raising UK’s minimum wage
Companies warn that a steep rise in labour costs will fuel inflation and cut jobs for young people
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Waltz, Trump. Throw in Hegseth and Rubio. This has to be the least capable ‘negotiating team’ in history. Putin’s had his money’s worth and then some. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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UN ambassador Waltz says Iran was not negotiating ‘in good faith’ to end war
Waltz says Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to end war because they ‘were asking for everything up front’
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I don’t like Rayner, but I do like Rayner saying this: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Angela Rayner stands by attack on care worker visa reforms ahead of Labour conference
Housing secretary says Home Office moved goalposts with ‘disruptive’ change to permanent residence rules
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is the dumbest intervention by a sportsperson I think I have ever heard. And I’m a Liverpool fan. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Andy Robertson says players are ‘not to blame’ for Manchester City’s actions
The former Liverpool defender Andy Robertson believes Manchester City’s players should not be punished for the club’s ownership breaking Premier League fair play rules
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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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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You mean it wasn’t all down to Guardiola’s magic…? www.theguardian.com/football/202... (Prime’s docs made that plain enough.)
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Manchester City found guilty of breaking Premier League’s financial fair play rules
Manchester City face substantial sanctions from the Premier League after an independent panel found they had broken rules over financial fair play
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Mouratoglu is being a prick for clicks, here. www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/...
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Carlos Alcaraz, Alex Eala, Jessica Pegula, Iga Swiatek called out over 'new trend' in tennis
Being gracious after defeat has apparently become "a new trend on the ATP and WTA Tour" with respected coach Patrick Mouratoglou saying, "players who pretend they don't care are lying".
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Like chilled Coke from a dripping glass bottle, each time I hear the words ‘Kash Patel is the head of the FBI,’ it’s always going to be like the very first time…
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Woman Drinks Coca-Cola 'I Love It' Bottle
ALT: Woman Drinks Coca-Cola 'I Love It' Bottle
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Is this guy trying to get arrested…?
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you’re a Tory in your twenties… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Feeling ‘forced out’ by Badenoch? Lib Dems conference welcomes young Tory defectors
Self-described moderates say Ed Davey’s party offers them a home as Conservatives shift further right
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Why would anyone build a sniper nest in the middle of their capital city…?
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
You can’t claim to be a democracy in any serious sense when you consistently elevate, tolerate, and maintain some of the worst people in your society at the very highest levels. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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George Osborne ‘thought Peter Thiel’s Bayeux tapestry visit would be secret’
British Museum chair tells Big Brue festival he thought no one would find out about the private viewing
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Everybody knows that this photo can be the product of one national culture, and one national culture only.
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Getting big money out of UK politics is so essential, so inarguable, so correct, so genuinely moral, it’d be akin to a political miracle if we were to achieve it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK politics increasingly funded by billionaires as mega-donations surge
Exclusive: A total £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research reveals
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Stephen Miller really leaning into the malevolent cocksucking inadequate persona.
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Pseudo-British, tax-avoiding in Monaco, and living online. Billionaire Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Major mistake of astonishing naivety. If you doubt this, just google ‘Dryden Brown.’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security after Trump threats
Trump says the agreement will give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland", though specifics have not been confirmed by Danish officials.
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The US is now way past the point of being an unmitigated disgrace. usun.usmission.gov/explanation-...
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Explanation of Vote Before the Vote for UNGA 80 Adoption on the Resolution to “Correct the Map”
This resolution mocks the work and purpose of this institution. While this initiative is presented as an anodyne effort to update cartographic proportions, the United States clearly sees it cannot be ...
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Historic tennis idiot John Lloyd speaks up for the attention deficit demographic. Virtually all tennis punditry should be muted. tennishead.net/john-lloyd-p...
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John Lloyd proposes three big changes to tennis after Alexander Zverev's 'ludicrous' serve at the US Open
What would you most like tennis to change right now?
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The premise of this is sound: too much abnormality, too early, but… Clubs do actually seem better at protecting them now. & Sterling had his troubles in the past, but became a fairly rounded guy; his spiralling is a reaction to the collapse of his late career. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Raheem Sterling’s bleak tale a reminder of absurd path young footballers face | Jonathan Liew
The winger was one of the first big-money academy transfers, part of a child labour market that has barely been questioned
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Great technique.
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Criminally underrated tweet:
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I was 5 years old in 1980, and I could see this coming is what’s up. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Planet’s atmosphere breaks record for water vapour levels increasing risk of extreme heat and rainfall
Global heating contributes to record, with a warmer atmosphere able to hold more water, scientists say
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just a few bad apples… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Why is The Guardian carrying video of this…? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Raheem Sterling could face prison for reckless driving while using nitrous oxide
Ex-England footballer pleads guilty and admits to failing to provide a specimen as he appears in court
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Let’s be serious. These people understand that the longer the can maintain the bubble, the better for them. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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OpenAI boss and Elon Musk back calls to put brakes on ‘reckless’ AI development
Rare show of unity from rival developers after safety warnings from Anthropic boss and AI researchers
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This remarkably on-point take is what’s up… youtu.be/n1uasPcaQxI?...
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IT'S GENUINELY OVER
YouTube video by Vaush
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
@lbc.co.uk Absolutely loopy coverage of the Israeli settlements sanctions on Shelagh Fogarty’s LBC show. Talking down to two Jewish women, letting some looney-tune London Zionist rant for a bit, and then…let’s hear from the IDF… I’ll admit I turned off at that point. Wild stuff.
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Trump’s Space Force uniforms’ ‘legacy stylings’ is what’s up…
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Dorries as on the ball as ever, this time on the question of Zia Yusuf.
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Who knew that Fox and Friends wasn’t the talent pool to be pulling senior defence leaders from…? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Iran war likely to drag on for another six months, ex-US defense secretary warns
Leon Panetta tells Guardian US is risking ‘forever war’ and says Pentagon ‘turmoil’ sending message of weakness
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Honestly…
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Yes, let’s…
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I don’t need to be seeing this.
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I have nothing to add.
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
‘Boom!’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting
Reform UK leader maintains innocence in overseas funding controversy on last day of party conference
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Anyone who hasn’t yet clicked-on to the reality that MAGA isn’t leaving the White House in ‘28 - no matter what - is part of the problem. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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How much does Donald Trump care about winning the midterms? Apparently, not much at all | Jonathan Freedland
Such is the US president’s narcissism that he would see a Democratic victory as proof that he’s indispensable – meanwhile, his every decision spells calamity for voters, says Guardian columnist Jonath...
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is what’s up…
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is what’s up… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham blames Brexit and Thatcher for ‘wrong turns’ in first Commons speech as PM
The prime minister said Britain needed to be brutally honest about the mistakes of the last 40 years of UK politics
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
An absolute ‘No shit…?’ moment, that will turn into a hill for the paid-off hacks of the right wing media to (not die, because why would you die for something you’ve only bee paid to say?) disgrace themselves on. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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More public control is only way to grow UK economy, Burnham to tell MPs
Exclusive: Prime minister wants to ‘bring back hope’ by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reform
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Watching the Trump ‘administration’ has taken on the quality of watching a particularly stupid-coloured sock going round in a dryer. For a while, utterly tedious, yet still compulsory because people have given this sock the rudder-hand on the US economy, and the nuclear codes.
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in between days socks
ALT: in between days socks
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Peak Guardian, today.
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Truly, the tailoring of a man with an un-inflated opinion of himself…
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It’s as good as an interview at this stage. The establishment blob of the Dem are basically being tasked with cooperating in the purge of their party of anyone trying to do anything, in exchange for being allowed to run controlled opposition, keeping donor cash. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Hakeem Jeffries defends his meeting with Trump envoy Jared Kushner
House minority leader is under attack from his own party for ‘affordability crisis’ meeting with president’s son-in-law
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Palmer looks nothing if not confused. I remember a ways back, when getting footballers’ teeth fixed was all the rage for eking out top performance. Given the dip in form, maybe someone should have a go at Palmer’ (and Foden’s for that matter) hair. It’s barnetative determinism.
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Ben Stiller Laughing
ALT: Ben Stiller Laughing
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
You know it’s crossed Alcaraz’s mind whether to turn up in a wheelchair…. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...
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Jannik Sinner and Jack Draper out of US Open as injuries take their toll
The men’s world No 1, Jannik Sinner, has ⁠ruled himself out of the US Open and Jack Draper is also set to miss the event
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
As per, (I guess we can call it the ‘Arday Effect’) the Mail managing to be simultaneously outraged and ecstatic at a the slightest sniff of black prominence.
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Elliott Smith @elliottsmithblesky.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In what can only be described as a ‘Philpism,’ the Tory flailing unintentionally serves to draw attention once again to the overall fall in crossing figures - plans/attempts/preventions/crossings. Foiling plans/attempts means preventions/inferceptions will go down. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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