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@fierygran.bsky.social
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Centrist. 🇬🇧 citizen. Privileged to be living in rural 🇫🇷. Old age isn’t improving my intolerance of smug fools & the charlatans who exploit them. Prefer animals to most humans. Please say hello here, not by DM

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 5h
It’s pretty nuts. Tom Watson’s very first intervention in his new job at spytech firm Palantir is to write a letter to his former colleague @labourlewis.bsky.social detailing all the times the firm has monitored his anti-Palantir activities
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fierygran.bsky.social @fierygran.bsky.social · 4h
I actually find this quite shocking 😳 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Lord Watson praises his new employers but says there are "legitimate questions" about big tech firms that "require answers".
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 5h
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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Hakan Sonok Antalya 0553 802 52 86 @flowmeow1812.bsky.social · 5h
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𝓙𝓮𝓭𝓲 𝓢𝓴𝔂𝔀𝓪𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓻 🇺🇸 🌊🌊🌊 @jedi-skywalker.bsky.social · 4h
Jennifer Welch: “The real boogeyman is not the brown-skinned Abdul or Zohran. The real boogeymen are white crusty pink arm Republicans like Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk. These are the people that don’t give a fuck about you." "The whole Communist scare is total bullshit”
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Ben Franklin’s ghost @ben-franklin-ghost.bsky.social · 11h
They (GOP) know this to be true and it will always be true.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 9h
The Skeleton Panda Sea Squirt (Clavelina Ossipandae) is a translucent reef-dwelling creature whose rib-like structures and panda-like markings give it a spooky, animated look. Found in Southeast Asia, it harmlessly filters seawater and helps keep coral ecosystems healthy. Original post
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 22h
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "I will not allow it to continue like this. Today I can confirm Angela Eagle will present a strengthened water bill to Parliament. The center piece of that bill will be this. The repeal of Margaret Thatcher's ideological ban on public ownership of water companies."
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21h
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 11h
THIS!
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AutokratDaily @autokratdaily.bsky.social · 12h
A Lithuanian presidency from January will put defence where it belongs: at the top. Few EU members know the threat better, with Kaliningrad and Belarus on two borders, Germany's first permanent brigade abroad on its soil, and defence spending among NATO's highest.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Hope comes from honesty” Prime minister Andy Burnham
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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He's doing it again, even arguing with his more well-informed guest about the 5 suspects being bailed. Then he asked his listeners if they agreed with something Trump said "for once".
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I must say I’m very disappointed in the police over their dealing with the RAF Fairford incident. By announcing that the suspects are British nationals, they have completely undermined the stream of made up bollocks from myself and every other right wing gobshite on Twitter.
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Rachel Holdsworth @rmholdsworth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This Guardian article is headlined 'Fairford bomb plot', no quote marks. But the penultimate paragraph says "After the suspects’ release it emerged that no explosive material had been found.". Someone have a word with the subs?
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Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot
The US secretary of state offered no evidence for his claims, and also said many people were ‘disturbed’ that the five suspects had been released on bail
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We still don't know what's happened but Farage making a serious twit of himself here.
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NPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026
OpenAI's decision to hold back the model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, comes amid a broader push within the industry to slow the development of increasingly autonomous systems until safety measures catch up. n.pr/4huz1JF
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OpenAI delays latest model over security concerns, as industry faces pressure
OpenAI's decision to hold back the model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, comes amid a broader push within the industry to slow the development of increasingly autonomous systems until safety measures catch up.
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AutokratDaily @autokratdaily.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Same playbook, one more piece. Ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, launch Trump TV on YouTube, and now rerun 2024 campaign promos as public service announcements. Shut out the press and you end up paying for your own coverage. With taxpayer money.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 28/09/2026
The White House has insisted such ads are “public service announcements,” but the use of taxpayer funds has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans.
forbes.com
White House’s New Taxpayer-Funded Ad Is A Rehash Of Trump’s 2024 Campaign Promo
The White House has insisted such ads are “public service announcements,” but the use of taxpayer funds has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans.
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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump seeks to label Democrats as communists, but he was the one who rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping and kissed his ass. He is clearly Putin’s comrade and buying government stakes in private companies, so why aren’t more people calling out this bullshit? #ComradeTrump
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AutokratDaily @autokratdaily.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Poland has more than doubled its defence spending since Russia invaded Ukraine, from 2.2% of GDP to 4.8%. And it's building at home: shell output up from 5,000 rounds in 2023 to 30,000 this year, aiming for 200,000. Warsaw's logic: Putin only understands "solidarity and power." #Poland #Europe
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Spicoli's Dad @spicolisdad.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Rest assured, they will buy up your media companies, and weaponize your poor hateful and ignorant against the reasonable majority ..same as they did in the US. It's just not your turn yet... (But underway in Britain and Germany)
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Sane Human 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇸🧠🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⚛️🌎🕊✌️ @sanehuman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yup! All of those platforms are refusing paid ads for it. Musk must have provided them with lucrative bribes. Soon, they are going to be looking to also take down videos like the one you shared from YouTube, too. So, yes! Share while you can, folks! 😉👇
hollywoodreporter.com
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Paul Hikari @paulhikari.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I think what she's trying to say is that those social media platforms won't show any paid ads for it. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
hollywoodreporter.com
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
This is an entirely new phenomenon because before the vaccine, most women who survived measles were immune because they had it when they were young. But now, idiots who refuse to get vaccinated are giving birth to babies with measles. Two babies have died. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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James Neill - 🇺🇦💙 🇪🇺🇮🇪🇬🇧🔶 @jneill.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wordle 2/2 @debramorganr.bsky.social @johnthescot.bsky.social @alangw.bsky.social @scepticaussie.bsky.social @joecat2.bsky.social @fierygran.bsky.social @teddylepp.bsky.social @jackson1948.bsky.social @issmith.bsky.social @kas118.bsky.social
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James Neill - 🇺🇦💙 🇪🇺🇮🇪🇬🇧🔶 @jneill.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pleased with that Wordle 1,925 3/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 1/2 @jessicacheshire.bsky.social @nemeses666.bsky.social @elljay1.bsky.social @JohnFinagin.bsky.social @janehogarth.bsky.social @johntopham.bsky.social @natpearson.bsky.social @drianjackson.eurosky.social
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fierygran.bsky.social @fierygran.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"We will send military resources—that is, soldiers, radar, and defense systems—to protect this site, not to engage in any conflict, but to protect this site," in order to ease tensions in the oil markets, declared Emmanuel Macron. He did not rule out the possibility of deploying Rafale fighter jets.
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"On fait tout pour" éviter les pénuries: Emmanuel Macron déclare que la France aura d'ici à la fin de l'année "tout ce dont elle aura besoin en gaz, en diesel, en fioul"
Le président de la République a déclaré jeudi soir que la France "fait tout" pour éviter des pénuries de pétrole et de gaz dans les prochaines semaines. Face à la flambée des prix, le chef d'Etat anno...
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𝓙𝓮𝓭𝓲 𝓢𝓴𝔂𝔀𝓪𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓻 🇺🇸 🌊🌊🌊 @jedi-skywalker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ms. Rachel: “We’re putting kids in detention centers where they have water that makes them sick and they’re being traumatized and the pediatricians I’m talking to are saying they’re being tortured. We’re torturing kids 0-3 when their brain’s rapidly developing. It’s a choice”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY…
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Jada Jones @jadajones57.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Omg, Talk about bitter sweet So beautiful, so devastating
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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"men fucked up. Are women to blame?"
An article titled "twice as many men are single than married today. Are women to blame?"
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PKs Powerfromspace1 🚀 Last Angry Bernie Brother cast adrift 😒 @powerfromspace1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@RFUNews #ReportingFormUkraine Russians lost all hope of retaining their bridgehead as Ukrainians break their lines in the south. www.youtube.com/watch?v=04It... 9/25/26 #UkraineWar #RussiaIsLosing too slowly...
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Russians lost all hope of retaining their bridgehead as Ukrainians break their lines in the south.
YouTube video by RFU News — Strategic Geopolitics
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haversack @hsack121.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Stop eating octopuses.. A marine biologist films this octopus changing colors while dreaming and it’s spectacular
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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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M31🍁 @m31author.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The donation will establish the Graeme Gibson Chair in Avian Biology, a new research position at the London, Ont., school focused on understanding how birds move, behave and adapt to changing environmental conditions www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic...
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Margaret Atwood donates $1M to Western University for avian research chair
The legacy of celebrated Canadian author and bird conservation advocate Graeme Gibson will continue through a $1-million gift to Western University from his longtime partner, acclaimed author Margaret...
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Epic www.france24.com/en/send-in-t... ChrisThompsonthreads.com/@cthompsonyyc
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The "Cameraphone" was a revolutionary portable wooden gramophone manufactured in the 1920s, mostly coming out of Germany and Great Britain. Designed to look precisely like a folding box camera of the era, it was the 1920s equivalent of a portable music player. IG: @popmania.es
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New contracts for Canadian suppliers. Good jobs for Canadian workers. Paycheques staying in Canadian communities. For the first time in four decades, VIA Rail passenger cars will be built in Canada.
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LJ 🐟🕯️💙 #BoycottUSA @elljay1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#Support the #RNLI 🛟🛥️😀
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AutokratDaily @autokratdaily.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The one "win" Trump cited: Xi supposedly backing his rebrand of AI as "super intelligence." Xi never said the phrase in public. What Xi did ask for was "human control" over AI agents. Trump wants to leave AI "exactly where it is." Next round: APEC in Shenzhen, then Xi at Trump's G20. #China
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AutokratDaily @autokratdaily.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Two days of pageantry, and what came out of Trump-Xi? A trade truce extended by two months and farm promises with no details. Chip controls weren't on the agenda. On Taiwan, Xi pressed; Washington says nothing changed. Xi leaves pandas in Atlanta and flies home with the photos he came for. #China
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James Neill - 🇺🇦💙 🇪🇺🇮🇪🇬🇧🔶 @jneill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wordle 2/2 @debramorganr.bsky.social @johnthescot.bsky.social @alangw.bsky.social @scepticaussie.bsky.social @joecat2.bsky.social @fierygran.bsky.social @teddylepp.bsky.social @jackson1948.bsky.social @issmith.bsky.social @kas118.bsky.social
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LJ 🐟🕯️💙 #BoycottUSA @elljay1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Suddenly lots of greeeeen! 🦅😄 Wordle 1,924 2/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Traitor Trump thinks you’re all a bunch of morons. And he’s not wrong, if you’re still supporting him because of your shared racism and bigotry.
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Lav @lavenderbean.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You openly support and campaign for a party in government that has taken away rights faster even than the Tories. Why should anyone care what you have to say?
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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 25/09/2026
🇬🇧 Le sort de l'explorateur de 82 ans Ranulph Fiennes suscite l'inquiétude de certains de ses proches, qui accusent son épouse de l'isoler et ne l'ont plus vu depuis des mois, au point d'en avoir appelé au roi Charles III pour obtenir des réponses. ➡️ u.afp.com/S9pv
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Peter Leslie @notthehatemail.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Farage's UKIP/Brexit party & few right wing Tory loonies 'triggered' the craziest Self Harm in UK history. Corbyn was a weak non leader. Cameron didn't realise Rothermere's Mail, Baclays' Telegraph & Murdoch's Sun & S.Times would be so proBrexit. BBC platformed Brexiteers with no due diligence!
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AutokratDaily @autokratdaily.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
First joint Finnish-Swedish interception, just a few years after both joined NATO. The Nordics aren't waiting. Several European intelligence services have warned Russia could be ready to test NATO within a few years. The Gulf of Finland is one of the likeliest places for it.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🇫🇮🇸🇪✈️ Finnish and Swedish fighter jets conducted their first joint operational mission to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of Finland on September 24. The mission involved Finnish F/A-18 Hornet and Swedish JAS 39 Gripen.
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