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Andy Parker

@exeterandy.bsky.social
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Retired Mental health support worker in Alphington, Exeter, Devon, UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺. Humanist 🔶. I love nature and the natural world. Music and arts. Supporter of Aston Villa UTV 💙💜 and Exeter Chiefs. Ukraine and the Ukrainian people 🇺🇦

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14h
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...
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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 · 14h
Reform Councillor and group leader Ryan Coogan has been arrested for making false statements on nomination papers. It’s a mystery why a party whose leadership are under investigation by the police, NCA and Parliamentary Commissioner seems to attract so many dodgy characters...
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 14h
Reform councillor, the group leader on Huntingdonshire District Council, has been arrested on suspicion of making false statements on nomination papers 🤔 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Reform councillor arrested on suspicion of false statements on nomination papers
Reform's Ryan Coogan - the party's group leader on Huntingdonshire District Council - was released on bail and said he will help Cambridgeshire Police with their inquiries
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 15h
Trump yet again blames Ukraine for defending itself instead of blaming Russia for invading our country. 🤦‍♀️
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 23h
More lying-by-omission right-wing outrage exposed meme via FascinatingAvocados
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Dmitri. #freeLink @momus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
the most predictable consequences ever: Strikingly, every single one of the many smart glasses videos we found were captured by teen boys — and their bad behavior was overwhelmingly directed at girls.
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Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Terrorize Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools
Teen boys are using Meta's AI glasses to harass and bully victims -- overwhelmingly girls -- at middle schools and high schools.
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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 22h
Ukrainian warriors have been busy 2020 orcs nullified 💙💛💪
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 23h
There isn’t a net zero 2030 target. There’s a net zero 2050 target and a clean power by 2030 target. These are different things and if you’re going to attack climate policies in the ‘paper of record’ it’s kind of important to get the details right. www.thetimes.com/article/3c9a...
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Time for climate realism: net zero 2030 is only making us poorer
Wind and solar alone can’t power the future — there are better options that could actually help curb climate change
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
For policy reasons relating to Europe, immigrants and economics Harold Macmillan Anthony Eden Ted Heath Benjamin Disraeli William Gladstone David Cameron Alec Douglas-Home and Winston Churchill wouldn't have been allowed in your cabinet, you feckless wazzock www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I'm a classic old school Conservative, says Kemi Badenoch
The Tory leader seeks to echo Margaret Thatcher as she sets out her guiding political principles.
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Frosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Simon Andriesz, the British banker who told lawmakers about Howard Lutnick’s business ties to Epstein, has reportedly died by suicide at 57. Coinkydink, I'm sure.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No doubt news of this act of generosity will appear in every Reform UK social media group (Just kidding!) meme via Ann E. Butterworth
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Nadiia Omelchuk🇺🇦 @ukrainianart.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
✨️ Friends, this handcrafted necklace is still available and truly deserves your attention! I’m sharing a video so you can see all the details in motion. 🌻💙💛 DM to order! 💌
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
For a long time I have heard rumours that you strangle kittens for fun and worship Satan. I have never believed it and still don’t. Am I doing this right?
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Russia is working on bio-weapons in Siberia.
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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Truly vile. At a public event, Mike Graham mocked Andy Burnham’s father for having Alzheimer’s, less than three weeks after Roy Burnham died and apparently on the day of his funeral. Just the lowest of the low.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ten USAF B-1B Lancer bombers have left RAF Fairford for bases in the United States. They’d been stationed in the UK for the war with Iran.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🛢️ Bloomberg names five reasons for high oil prices. Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries are on the list, but the main drivers are the consequences of the war in the Middle East. Oil supplies from the Middle East have almost returned to pre-war levels, but a barrel still costs more than $ 100.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/10/2026
Plague outbreak in Russia from a lab. We MUST ban all commercial flights to and from Russia NOW
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Merz and Zelenskyy visit bombed sciences academy in Kyiv #AssociatedPress
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Merz and Zelenskyy visit bombed sciences academy in Kyiv
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Good evening from Ukraine 🇺🇦 Still here. Still us. Still not russia. #ukraine #ukrainian #ukrainiangirl #war #ukrainerussiawar
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 04/10/2026
4 men in plain clothes kidnap a woman—they claim to be ICE. Woman's name is Angel Zhao. She lives in Huntington Beach, California—originally Shanghai, China.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
EU, Polish, and Estonian embassies stayed in Kyiv after Russia warned diplomats to leave "The responsibility for russian attacks belongs to russia!" EU Ambassador Katarína Mathernová wrote on 4 October. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/04/w...
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Kuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The government's consultation on fireworks closes this week, so here is the link. I'm pretty sure there's also an email address for people who "cannot respond online" www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Fireworks and pyrotechnics in the UK
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nigel Farage has a cheek writing about spending '24 hours a day' in Parliament when he's amongst the five worst absentees, matched only by his absentee record when an MEP, and negligible attendance in his constituency meme via Fibbymcfibface
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Kyiv. Early Sunday evening. I went to have warcoffee at my favourite place. Drones? Frequent uninvited ‘guests’ during the day. One of the bridges was hit earlier. People are out, doing the same as I do: living their lives.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
Reform UK’s ‘Small Boat Watch’ app is in flagrant violation of both Google Play and the Apple Store’s rules. Send an email to the Apple’s Head of the UK App Store and the General Manager of Games on Google Play to demand that this app is removed immediately.
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Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 04/10/2026
President Zelensky warned Ukraine will retaliate symmetrically against Russian infrastructure, including telecom networks in Moscow. He vowed that Russian strikes on Ukrainian bridges and facilities will not go unanswered. www.kyivpost.com/post/86086
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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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Ohwoisme @kmohwoisme.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 04/10/2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz began his visit to Kyiv by honoring Ukraine’s fallen defenders, President Zelensky announced. He thanked Berlin for standing with Ukraine in solidarity and defense as the two leaders hold bilateral talks. Video: Volodymyr Zelensky
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Don't get us wrong. Ukrainians are not being offered peace. We will either fight to remain free on our own land — or, if conquered by Moscow, be forced to fight its imperial wars against other free nations. That is the choice russia is generously offering. Not war or peace.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick confronts shoplifter and it backfires metro.co.uk/2026/10/03/r...
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Reform UK's Robert Jenrick confronts shoplifter and it backfires
The Reform MP was filmed confronting a woman in Brixton, south London after she left a store with several bottles without paying.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
While President Zelenskyy was showing Chancellor Merz the aftermath of Russian strikes on Kyiv, a new air raid alert sounded as Russian drones approached Kyiv again. Russia has been attacking Ukraine all morning today.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/10/2026
A Russian drone strike hit the road surface on Kyiv's Pivnichnyi Bridge on Oct. 4, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. Video: Kyiv Info; President Volodymyr Zelensky / Telegram.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Calls grow for investigation into Reform UK’s ‘extensive’ links with UAE" 'FairSquare wants the relationship examined by the government’s Defending Democracy Taskforce. It has also called for the UAE to be placed alongside Russia and Iran ...' thedailybritain.co.uk/reform-uk-ua...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/10/2026
⚡️ Russia targets Kyiv bridges for fourth consecutive day, hits Northern Bridge. From Oct. 1 to Oct. 3, Kyiv's Southern and Northern bridges were targeted in multiple Russian drone strikes amid an intensifying campaign against infrastructure in the capital.
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Russia targets Kyiv bridges for fourth consecutive day, hits Northern Bridge
From Oct. 1 to Oct. 3, Kyiv's Southern and Northern bridges were targeted in multiple Russian drone strikes amid an intensifying campaign against infrastructure in the capital.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I have no words🤬🤬 This is what russia is doing to Kyiv. The moment of a direct strike on the Northern Bridge. Cars were driving across it at the exact moment of impact. There may be casualties. This is a bridge full of civilians.
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Pól Micheál O'Slatraigh @pmoslatraigh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Suella Braverman, consider Walter Tull. Born in Folkestone to an English mother and a Barbadian father. A footballer for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town. A British Army officer who led soldiers into battle and was killed serving his country in 1918.
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kaybell27.bsky.social @kaybell27.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The hypocrisy of Braverman and the right, as they sell their souls for money.
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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The culling of the invasive continues, today's orc losses are a respectable 1750 Glory to the Heroes 💪💙💛
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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Putin regime accused of Russian black plague cover-up after scientist dies amid possible spread A suspected plague outbreak has erupted in Russia — killing a young lab worker, forcing nearly 200 people into isolation nypost.com/2026/10/03/w...
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Putin regime accused of Russian black plague cover-up after scientist dies amid possible spread
A deadly black plague outbreak has reportedly erupted in Russia — killing a young scientist, forcing nearly 200 people into isolation and triggering accusations that Vladimir Putin’s re…
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I don’t understand why @andyburnham.bsky.social uses ‘X’ Facebook etc but doesn’t use his @bsky.app account? Shouldn’t we be able to see his posts as well? Not to mention the damaging influence of Musk who promotes far-right narratives.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Whenever Farage or any of his brainwashed followers complains aboiut migrants coming in small boats send them a copy of the Dublin Agreement and ask if they campaigned for Brexit knowing it would massively increase crossings meme via Alan Hussey
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
With the rise of the Far Right, we’re in a situation where every election could potentially be the last one. No excuse not to vote with rigour.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Dobropillia. Over 28 thousand people used to live here. They worked, loved, built homes, dreamed, raised children... Now it's all gone. It's just another Ukrainian town Russia erased.
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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2026
“UK is an outlier in choosing not to put import taxes on Chinese vehicles…US has shut them out & EU imposes up to 45%…UK must put tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicles [or face]“made in Europe” barriers on British exports to the EU, British carmakers largest market.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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UK car industry faces ‘difficult trade-off’ between Chinese and EU markets
Britain under pressure to put tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicle imports ahead of protectionist trade measures
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kaybell27.bsky.social @kaybell27.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I think as another Reform Councillor 'steps aside', Reform is going for a full bingo card of criminal offenses, this time linked to 'unlicensed prescription drugs and class A drugs.'
bbc.co.uk
Reform UK cabinet councillor steps aside amid police inquiry
The leader of North East Lincolnshire Council says Reform UK's James Sawkins remains a councillor.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv. “I came to Kyiv today because in the coming weeks Ukraine needs our support,” Merz stated at the station after his arrival.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Moldova’s National Army radars recorded a sixth airspace violation in one day, an unmanned drone, as Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine.
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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Really painful read from @sportingintel.bsky.social on the darkest aspect of sportswashing: how some Man City fans turned to horrible abuse and threats because he dared to report on their club's finances. www.dailymail.com/sport/footba...
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NICK HARRIS: The truth about all the ugly tactics Man City used on me
It's 2020 and I'm sat at a hospice window. Behind it, paralysed due to terminal brain cancer is my wife Helen. My phone rings: 'Your address has just been posted on Twitter by a City fan, making threa...
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