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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference. Has never happened before under any previous leader bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...

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Kemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference

The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press

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Steve 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 @wohyeahwohyeah.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

This is the biggest rollback of LGBT rights in the history of the UK. I'm ashamed to even live here.

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Kyle Reed 🟥 @kylereed.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

If they'd had the chance, the Quincy Institute folks would've criticized the Munich Agreement for being too lenient on Czechoslovakia.

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

This is the latest spin from ‘gender critical’ transphobes attacking trans people seeking recognition of their human rights from the ECtHR Apparently, if they win they’ll somehow be responsible for Farage getting into power. No, if that happens it’ll be because Labour are shit! 👉🏻 archive.ph/Gxwvc

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Why victory for British trans judge in European Court of Human Rights would be
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Nigel Farage may secretly be willing on Victoria McCloud for a ruling that could hasten the end of Sir Keir Starmer's Labour government and Britain's place in the ECHR

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Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 21/08/2025

Exactly. Trump and @jd-vance-1.bsky.social don't understand what the Russians are fighting for, and thus their attempts to find a compromise are doomed to fail. But at least it has started a much needed conversation in the West about what the war is about.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Carbon colonialism and removal roulette: @kevinclimate.bsky.social and colleagues blast the Climate Change Committee for prioritising "near-term political convenience over scientific integrity and climate stability".

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The UK’s year of climate U-turns exposes a deeper failure

Breaking free of the dangerous pretence that current efforts suffice demands a fundamental rethink of the UK’s climate policy consensus.

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CaffeineIsLife @caffeineislife.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

This article gives a good idea on the types of subtle attacks which Russia are constantly carrying out on other countries in the area. Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Norway have all experienced Russian interference, causing shutdowns and delays of various services. #NAFO

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Sabotage Shows How Russia’s Hostility Toward Europe Goes Beyond Ukraine

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/08/2025

Reminder that Putin has never said he wants a trilateral meeting, had never said he would respect Ukrainian sovereignty, and has never said he wants to end the war. Not to be a downer, but the discussion of security guarantees is premature.

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🇩🇰🇺🇦🇬🇪🇪🇺Tordenskjold🔔 @tordenskjoldcph.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Incredible that there is still politicians in small nations in Europe that can and will come up with excuses for making sanctions against fascist 🇷🇺 Just 1️⃣ regarding the 🇷🇺n fishing fleet. This is on the Feroese Island 🇫🇴 that relies on 🇩🇰 military protection if the orcs set their eyes on them 🤡.

Jacob Vestergaard sidder i udenrigsudvalget i det færøske lagting og mener ikke, der er noget grundlag for, at Færøerne sanktionerer to russiske rederier og udelukker dem fra at fiske ved Færøerne.

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/tidligere-faeroesk-minister-advarer-mod-smide-spionmistaenkte-russiske-rederier-paa

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

🧵 One of the big revolutions in the West, which has crept in almost unnoticed, is the decline in the stigma of identifying as LGBTQ. Year, after year the % of ppl who identify as LGBTQ increases. It is now a significant group. Ppl in their 40s, & above, are probably unaware of how much. [1]

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Flackarparn @flackarp.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

You are not. The only exception, when I actually appreciate having a huge selection in front of me, is when I buy wine. (But I still end up buying the same thing – most of the time.)

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Flackarparn @flackarp.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Southernmost Sweden, closer to Germany and Denmark, geographically and culturally, than to the national capital. Possibly somewhat comparable to Maine? Typically, I take a peek at someone's posting history, if/when I find some interesting thoughts, and feel a need for context.

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The European view is that Ukraine should not give up areas of its own country to appease Putin. The Baltic States & Finland are also, in Putin’s warped view, part of Russia. The Europeans could not allow them to be at risk from the fascist regime in Moscow by doing this.

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

It isn’t that Trump has no cards He deliberately chooses not to play the cards that are available that COULD give him leverage over Putin. The wonder is why he CHOOSES to make that decision….preferring, instead, for himself & 🇺🇸 to be humiliated by going to a gun fight bearing a limp lettuce leaf

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Flackarparn @flackarp.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

A kiss behind the parasol, unseen and unknown — to all but the happy sun. 🌞 An artist well worth a follow: @les-illus-d-alex.bsky.social

The shadows of two youngish males, hiding behind an umbrella. Bodies apart.

Since we see only their shadows, we can't know. But it looks very much like one is leaning in to the other, seemingly extending his hand to the waist of the other, who in turn appears to reach up to kiss his friend's forehead.

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Flackarparn @flackarp.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

The video, as I saw it (just once) in the autumn of 1983. Luckily, I was alone in front of the TV, as at 4:40 I burst into tears. Uncontrollably. I still do, even though the emotions have dulled over the years.

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ABBA - The Day Before You Came (Video)

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Alexander Khara @alexanderkhara.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Still, two positive moments did emerge in Anchorage. First, Rachel Scott, ABC’s Senior Political Correspondent, asked the pointed question: “Mr Putin, will you commit to not killing any more civilians?” 2/5

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Alexander Khara @alexanderkhara.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Second, the streets of Anchorage turned blue and yellow, thanks to the people who stood in solidarity. Thank you, good people of America! 3/5

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Hirut @hirut.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

No one in their right mind expected anything good was going to come out of this meeting, and, also Putin probably told Trump that he doesn’t want Zelenskyy to be at the meeting and Trump obliged.

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Anna Murray @comfort-blanket.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Compare the 2 meetings ..... Trump literally giving Putin the red carpet - almost state visit treatment - and Zelenskyy set up and humiliated on the world stage by Trump and his fellow goons . Just grim

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Flackarparn @flackarp.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Europe might indeed be consolidating. Late — and slowly.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Waiting like a teenager for his prom date & clapping his teeny little hands for the bloody dictator... Is this the most humiliating spectacle ever created by a US president? __ Yes __ Hell yes Bonus: If you lived through the Cold War, does this image make your head spin? __ Yes __ Kill me now

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Anders Östlund @andersostlund.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Putin got legitimacy and gave up none of his demands. Trump, and the U.S., came out looking even more like Russia's bitch. As predicted the summit brought nothing but humiliation.

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Tatarigami @tatarigami.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Some political pundits are already sharing this image as an example of how Putin should be dealt with. Unfortunately, it’s a terrible example. Ukraine was repeatedly warned not to escalate or use weapons while Russia occupied Crimea. At that time, we didn’t receive military aid, sanctions were weak

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Peter Alexander: "What struck me was the looks on the faces of a lot of the American, delegation here. Caroline Leavitt, Steve Witkoff, who came into the room, then left quickly. Leavitt appeared to be a bit stressed out, anxious. Their eyes were wide, almost ashen at times."

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 16/08/2025

US President Donald Trump said he will hold off on raising tariffs on Chinese goods over the country’s purchases of Russian oil, citing progress he said was made with Vladimir Putin toward ending the war in Ukraine

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Trump to Hold Off Hiking China Tariffs Over Russia Oil Purchases

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Devana @devana.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Imagine a German politician coming to negotiations wearing a "Third Reich" sweater. That's what Russia did.

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Niles Paine @theyblades.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

3 years ago reminding people that Russia was immensely homophobic and transphobic was a fun and easy gotcha to people push “Russia is important for a multipolar world” thing. Now the UK is rather embarrassingly heading that way.

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Flackarparn @flackarp.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

This too will pass. You survived your previous clearly unsuitable PMs. …But one day you ought to start discussing the systemic flaws giving these results — and possible solutions.

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Flackarparn @flackarp.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

...money, of course. Always a problem.

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Flackarparn @flackarp.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Immersion is the only thing that's worked for me, lacking that kind of language head some others seemingly possess. Goethe-Institut, going to daily classes, speaking German, not English, with other foreigners. (It's easier to bond with foreigners than locals.) A German lover is optimal, of course.

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Goethe-Institut | Sprache. Kultur. Deutschland.Logo Goethe-Institut

Das weltweit tätige Kulturinstitut der Bundesrepublik Deutschland✓ Deutschkurse✓ Interkulturelle Begegnungen✓ Informationen über Deutschland✓

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Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Former Swedish PM Carl Bildt, conservative but compassionate, writes very personally and sharp minded about Gaza, China, Japan, EU and USA in this brilliant article. Translate from Swedish to your language to understand the message. carlbildt.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/o...

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Om valet i Japan, EU:s toppmöte med Kina, fronterna i Öst och det hemska i Gaza.

VID ADRIATISKA HAVET: Det var inte någon större överraskning att det gick dåligt för LDP-partiet och dess koalitionspartner i regeringen Komeito i dagens val till överhuset i Japan. Exakt hur dålig…

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Momo Rulez 🏳️‍🌈 @momorulez.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Das sind die gleichen Leute, die mit dem instrumentalisierten Antisemitismus-"Argumentideologische Säuberungen an US-Universitäten durchsetzen.

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

But it’s not fascism, it’s just trans ppl, but it’s not fascism it’s just gay men, but it’s not fascism, it’s just women in the workplace, but it’s not fascism, its synagogues in public spaces, but it’s not fascism, its people of colour, but its not… …its… …not!

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Jacqice @jacqice.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I was out as trans in the 1990s - this never happened. We were always welcome in the NHS. Friends who transitioned in the 1980s NEVER SUFFERED THIS BIGOTRY AND MALPRACTICE. Disgusting. Vile. Sick.

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Note to exceptionalists: When we say it’s better with you in the room, that is not an invitation for you to exploit us. When we say we want closer ties, that is not a sign to expect exceptions. When we say it'd be better if you came back, that’s not at the expense of what we have already. 1

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

The UK Foreign Minister has destroyed his reputation thoroughly. A friend of Israel would have called out genocide two years ago & a supporter of the rules based international order would have prevented UK arms being exported to murder babies. Lammy* must resign & UK weapons must stop

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Unprecedented scenes in UK parliament as MP accuses minister of Gaza complicity | Janta Ka Reporter

YouTube video by Janta Ka Reporter

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Daffodilf @sequoiapnw.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I usedta self deprecate a lot (as my mama taught me) and still occasionally do. A major shift for me happened when a friend pulled me up short and said, “Quit talkin’ about my friend like that.”

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

🧵 My favourite ever feedback on Twitter was that the respondent liked everything I said in my human rights threads, but asked that I stop sharing my art, as it was putting people [him] off. It shows an astonishing lack of curiosity, never mind rudeness [1]

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Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

This is absolutely remarkable of @theatlantic.com. Most of the factual statements in this piece are either unsupported or straightforwardly false. I had thought that The Atlantic tries to fact-check things, but apparently they are happy publishing total garbage. Some examples 1/n

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

A terrific piece by @gidmk.bsky.social: clear, crisp, focusing only on evidence, data & science—not personalities! In summary: “What I like to focus on is the evidence. And the evidence, to me, is convincing that the pandemic started at the Huanan market in November 2019” Great science writing👏

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Flackarparn @flackarp.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

It is not! I.e. not offensive. Not at all. I'm just wondering why you prefer to block instead of muting.

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