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Emma van den Berg

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UK national living in The Netherlands Cheese-loving crone Also fond of my husband

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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨 POCHIN’S PROPERTY PANTO! “Second homes are hurting communities!” Two days later: That £800k one looks lovely. That anti-establishment revolution looks rather comfortable. #politicsintheuk #ReformHypocrisy
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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 21h
"In this building lived and worked journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Killed 7 October 2006"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
It’s really remarkable to me that 10 years into this people feel compelled to “clarify” Trump’s homicidal and often genocidal fantasies. It is deranged for the president to daydream about American cities in states he hates getting blown up. Full stop.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 07/10/2026
Did Trump lie to the American people about using tariffs to close the trade deficit?
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Very, very rich people rarely have good taste. It's a thing.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This.👇
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Riding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
From NASA 📍Gale Crater, Aug. 11, 2026, 8:30 a.m. local Mars time. The Curiosity rover captures the Sun rising on crags known as yardangs, a scene that scientists have long been waiting to see up close.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This proves only two things. The Ukrainian campaign against Russian refineries is causing serious damage. Putin has asked Trump to help him out and the US president obliged.
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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 05/10/2026
Our statement on the recent Green Party of England and Wales motion 'Zionism is Racism'. europeangreens.eu/news/egp-pos...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sam Altman says "the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefit of AI." Perhaps Altman being charged, tried and convicted on fraud charges, and spending the next 20 years in prison? Wait—that would be a good thing. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
politico.com
Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AI
The OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic.
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Metje van Elten @metjevanelten.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Auw.. #lezersbriefVolkskrant
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David Firn @davidfirn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So the Iranians have closed the Strait of Hormuz and the Cotswolds?
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CNN @cnn.com · 04/10/2026
Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a suspected dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died. cnn.it/4i2BCfj
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Andrew Rait @andrewrait.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
But I enjoyed the current Govts comms dept response 😂
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The thing that gets me about these lurid anti-Zionist statements, like the one the Greens just passed, is that it is *so fucking easy* to criticise the Israeli government without engaging in that type of language.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 04/10/2026
“Don't even try to deny it. Oh wait, you can't."
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Reuters @reuters.com · 04/10/2026
Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met reut.rs/4yuuwpD
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met
The Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until seven Iranian conditions set ​out in a June interim agreement with the US ‌are met, Nournews reported Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as saying on Sunday, a few days after Tehran received Washington's reply to ​its diplomatic proposal.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So, Tories would cancel Erasmus and youth mobility, scrap the SPS deal that reduces red tape, lowers costs and eases backlogs for goods trade and renege on our new energy, defence and security arrangements… Ridiculous threat, ridiculous party, ridiculous people…
Tories would reverse steps to undo Brexit
Alex Burghart, the deputy leader, also says his party is wedded' to triple lock and electoral reform is doomed
Ben Riley-Smith - Political Editor

Photo of Burghart, arms folded, looking absurdly self important
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Dr Jaime Ashworth @drjaimeashworth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Her sole quality is that she’s survived the Hunger Games/Yellowjackets crossover that is Tory infighting for this long, and Farage has started to implode. It’s something, but it’s not actually leadership.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The 'Kemi Badenoch is a good leader, held back by the Conservative brand' is a take that immediately falls apart when you ask 'what was the Conservative party polling in September 2024, and what is it polling in September 2026?'
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The corruption is staggering. Wow.
theatlantic.com
MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/10/2026
A deep dive into the Baltic states' extensive preparations for a Russian invasion, from @isaacstanbecker who tracks "the emergence of a new order, in which Ukraine matters as much to the security of Europe as the United States" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Baltic States Prepare for War
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are readying themselves to fend off a Russian attack—with the help of the United States, or without it.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Suella Braverman’s parents emigrated (they were horrible economic migrants not from a war zone she hates). She went to Cambridge for free and didn’t collect £27k debt like everyone else. Scrounger. She used the Erasmus scheme to study in France. Which she has blocked. Horrible
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Rev. Magdalen @revmagdalen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
None of the horrible things Trump has done have been "distractions." They're all just horrible things that stand on their own as horrible, and he thinks up new ones every day.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Russia’s 2027 budget: military costs expected to spiral, at least by 40%. Unsustainable, of course, that’s why they’re proposing a 10% cut in real terms for development, infrastructure and healthcare and a 5% cut in education.
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Russia plans record military spending
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

Johnson on X
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
This is actually hell, right?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
UN Ambassador Mike Waltz claims "the primary thing" affecting diesel prices is "the war between Russia and Ukraine" (diesel prices only spiked after Trump attacked Iran ... )
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 25/09/2026
Portrait of marital bliss
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 26/09/2026
Exclusive: Egypt’s top spy flew to Israel shortly before October 7 with a dire warning about Gaza, Vivian Salama reports.
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day
Take five minutes to not destroy civilization
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These summits are too embarrassing - and too dangerous, with Trump's instability - and the country would be safer and better off if our president weren't hosting them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Should Stop Hosting Summits
He’s turned them into a pointless ritual.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Pentagon cover-up of US military casualties in Trump’s catastrophic Iran War continues. 37 troops have been quietly added to the public tally of wounded personnel bringing the total to 861.
WaPo: Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid
Iran war
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Gerrit Hiemstra🐇 @gerrithiemstra.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Helemaal mee eens. Voor het klimaat maakt het niet uit waar de CO2 vandaan komt. Elk extra molecuul in de atmosfeer draagt bij aan klimaatverandering.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Life comes at you fast
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This didnt happen by magic: This weapon was designed This weapon was tested This weapon was mass produced This weapon was transported This weapon was aimed This weapon was fired This was appeased This was excused This was permitted This was normalised
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just seen Danny Tommo referred to as "Captain Thugwash" and seriously, that's excellent work.
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Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss
ALT: Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon. many more here: www.newscientist.com/author/tom-gauld/
Image: A graph with lots of red dots clustered together in a curve. The are all looking upwards at a single red dot wearing sunglasses. 

Caption: Mike was an outlier and would probably be excluded from the study, but all the other data points secretly thought he was really cool.
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wow. Sounds like we should just shut down these companies and stop using it?
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026
Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/
Comic. [Person with long hair pointing to diagram with Tyrannosaurus Rex standing next to a person.] PERSON: We now believe the primary prey of Tyrannosaurus Rex was these humans who kept standing next to it for scale.
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Lord Piss @lordpiss.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
just the most pathetic dipshit loser
Pete Hegseth served in the National Guard for 19 years, leaving as a major in his 19th year. To anyone who served in the military this raises several red flags.

He would have come up for promotion in his 15th thru 18th years. This suggests he was passed over multiple times, even though the promotion rate is close to 70%. In his book he stated he voluntarily left the military in his 19th year because the military was “woke.” His definition of “woke” must be that he’s willing to accept that thousands of white majors were promoted instead of him but he can’t accept that hundreds of Blacks and women were also promoted ahead of him.

If you know any former military members, ask them how many of their fellow soldiers voluntarily left in their 19th year. This just doesn’t compute because serving a few more months to his 20th year would mean that he could retire and receive a check every month for the rest of his life. The more likely scenario is that he was asked to leave. This would help explain his vendetta against Blacks and women. He has pulled senior Black and female officers from responsible positions and deleted their names from promotion lists.
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 22/09/2026
What are we becoming?
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump's potash deal is designed to put massive sums directly into the private pocket of Belarus dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko. And no one inside the Washington Beltway is even asking questions about it.
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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
On the BBC News Katya Adler has just described Germany, where the far right AFD keep winning elections, as entering 'uncharted political territory'. Hmmm. Where Germany is concerned I think that territory is pretty well charted.
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🇵🇱🇺🇦 Polish FM Sikorski: Ukraine has destroyed, it is estimated, between 30% and 40% of Russia’s refining capacity. So if Ukraine, practically without an air force was able to achieve that, then I told the Russians, partly as a deterrent: watch out, because we have more combat aircraft than you do.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Professor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I'm far from a military strategy expert, but don't you usually hide tempting targets, not put gold statues on them and place them in flight paths?
Screenshot from news story reading "proposed triumphal arch will double as military complex with snipers and drones.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Trump's foreign policy is not isolationist. On the contrary, his ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve American crypto, mineral and tech companies, many with links to the president. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
theatlantic.com
Empire of Grift
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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