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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 5h

There are many challenges; a different UK&EU to 2016, a rogue US, 🇫🇷elections, the demands that could be made of us, our own fear of Brexit wars, Farage weakening our negotiating position BUT… At least Burnham “has created the political space to have a conversation” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Does the EU want Britain back?

Burnham has reopened the Brexit debate. That doesn’t mean the UK will be welcomed back on its own terms

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 20h

Junk Orchestra Chatsworth Road market #Hackney

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No Dumping Max penalty £50,000 Stoke Newington Common

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Reading . . . improves knowledge, critical analytical thinking, empathy, concentration, wards off cognitive decline, lowers stress and improves sleep. Maybe someone should inform the White House." "In the UK fewer than one in five young people read daily in their free time" Read this ⬇️ Read books.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“As the US mainland hasn’t been invaded since 1812 and there is no prospect of any country invading such a large land mass with (relatively) friendly neighbours, the only logical conclusion is that the implied threat will come from within.”

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The War At Home

The Pentagon identifies a new enemy…in America

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Humanity Must Win @humanitymustwin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Gaza model is being built for Americans and most are too dumb and distracted to see the cage being built around them.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

UAE officials have warned the UK that a severe punishment for Man City could hurt future Emirati investment in Britain, Bloomberg reports. This is the perfect argument for keeping foreign money out of football.

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Prof. David Kitchener @davidbsky1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As Donald Trump's behaviour becomes increasingly bizarre and dangerous, Alexi's words resonate. #AlexeiSayle #Trump #impeach

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"US pressures Europe over diesel reserves" "US farmers, truckers & businesses should not be left carrying the burden" OF AN ILLEGAL WAR THEIR PRESIDENT STARTED AND REFUSES TO END. Just honour the Memorandum of Understanding, Donny. Problem solved Mr President. #r4today www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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US pressures Europe to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban

President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Brazilian President Lula: “If it weren’t for me confronting these fascists, they would win the election easily. So I am an obstacle to them. “As long as I am alive, I will work to make sure fascism does not return to this country.”

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Nolan Principles Matter. End the #GazaGenocide💔💙 @philildo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Siri, who is responsible for high prices at the fuel pump in the USA and across the world?…. Donny Diaper of course. His illegal war on Iran is costing everyone thousands! #BoycottAmerica until he’s gone www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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US pressures Europe over diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban

President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

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Minerva47874627.bsky.social @minerva47874627.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Trump created this mess with his illegal Iran war. He didn’t consult the Europeans then. Now US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is demanding that the Europeans help the US by releasing fuel from their strategic diesel reserves. Does Bessent know that Europe is not a US colony he can order around?

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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 02/10/2026

Superb sense-making from Gillian Tett on the US v Europe diesel fracas - and why Trump is screwed either way. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Trump’s diesel threats could go very wrong — just look at the soyabean

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Trump’s diesel threats could go very wrong — just look at the soyabean

Yes, Nixon’s export ban did briefly suppress domestic prices but it had a huge long-term cost

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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Holy fuck, he's asking them for favors 😂

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The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

With gas in Germany at $11 per gallon, Europe is likely to tell Trump and Bessent to F off. Trump chose to go to war on Iran, refuses to allow them to open the Strait of Hormuz, so don’t expect help from anywhere. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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US says Europe should ready fuel supplies as Trump threatens diesel ban

President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

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DaveB728 @davebphotography.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#tangerinepedophileinchief started a phoney war over ''NONEXISTENT'' nuclear weapons in Iran, blockaded the Straits of Hormuz, and refuses to come to an agreement on peace, now threatens Europe over Diesel. When are the citizens of the US going to STOP this FUCKWIT. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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US pressures Europe over diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban

President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

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Marc Hertel 🇩🇪🖖🇪🇺 Pro-🇺🇦📝🐉 @sharkster1701.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh, oh, sorry, Mr. Bessent, you're right. We Europeans shouldn't have started (& lost) an ill-considered war of choice in one of the most critical regions of global energy supply! So we have to pay off our guilt and-- WAIT A MINUTE!!!

Screenshot from the article attached:
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent added that US "farmers, truckers, and businesses should not be left carrying the burden" of soaring prices.

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Spooky Robb from 8/16/32bit @81632bitretro.com · 02/10/2026

"Release your reserves so I don't have to deal with the consequences of a pointless war I started that I can't win". Fucking Trump. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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US pressures Europe over diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban

President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

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The Typist @typist.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

Looking forward to Trump digging himself even deeper into the pile of shit he made all by himself, as this is not going to resolve the Diesel scarcity he created.

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US pressures Europe to release diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban

President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“A pattern has been established since Trump entered the White House for his second term that indicates a strategy to cripple how the US operates to such a degree that whoever comes next will find it impossible to repair.”

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Scorched Earth

How Trump plans to break America so it can’t be repaired

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A reminder that a short time ago, under Starmer and Reeves, Labour were down to 15%. Obviously they are heading up to 35% or higher after Burnham's clear statement of principles and direction. Reform & Tories will continue to decline.

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Why hit pensioners?" asks the disgraceful & unprofessional Nick Robinson #r4today He knows full well Burnham is doing the opposite - no immediate change to the triple lock, with a long-term pledge to improve the lot of pensioners. Why not sack Robinson, BBC?

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This mindset is the least we deserve from a leader. Of course it has to be turned into action. But this kind of ambition and love for the country, this kind of personal but positive vision is what takes people with you. How feeble-minded Farage and Badenoch seem. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Photo of Burnham waving to the audience in front of HOPE AGAIN backdrop

Burnham was not going to die wondering. He knew he might be delivering one of the longest suicide notes in history, but he did it anyway. Because he couldn't not do it. Better to go down remaining true to his principles than being slowly airbrushed out of history like the previous six prime ministers. Failures all. Andy was prepared to burn through all his political capital right there in Liverpool, right then. Not just for his own legacy but for a country he wanted to rebuild. It was the only way he could look himself in the mirror.
Honour his parents.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Burnham made Farage seem “angry, thin-skinned… absurd. What we witnessed today was a masterclass in political communication which makes Farage look like an amateur” Finally. The confidence that comes with emotional intelligence. It could make all the difference. iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...

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Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment

It’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here.

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Dear NickWhat? Such a crap actor #Newsnight Clownish and creepy - this politics lark eh? Such a laugh, such japes. Get rid of him, BBC.

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Recalling the fish slapping dance - Michael Palin in the Philippines with young president Marcos. Those happy Empire days. youtu.be/Sq7pCTQCiDc?...

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The Fish Slapping Dance | Monty Python

YouTube video by Monty Python

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Great work by the Tech Bros. They managed to trash their own reputations and that of their products in a matter of years. Techno Optimism to Techno Nihilism and it’s all down to Musk, Zuckerberg, Altman and the rest.

IPSOS chart showing nearly two-thirds of Brits now saying “I fear that technical progress is destroying our lives”, up from under a third

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Farage honks his mouth off about ongoing police investigations, when told not to. His Welsh leader is in prison for taking bribes from Russia. He whips up riots. He’s in bed with Trump, foreign money, crooks and crypto billionaires…. A massive problem with national security is Farage himself.

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'We have a massive problem with national security': Farage challenged on Fairford speculation
Reform UK leader told his social media followers the five men arrested after an RAF Fairford situation were "Iranian nationals". Sky's Rob Powell spoke to him after it was confirmed the men arrested are British nationals.

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Delayed by four years"? Excellent news. Rachel Reeves & Keir Starmer approved this nonsense. Burnham said he was "open minded". It's time to be decisive, Andy. Spare London yet more congestion. Build necessary runways in the Midlands & North. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Heathrow Airport warns third runway could be delayed by four years

The UK's busiest airport cautions it may miss the government target of 2035 as ministers say the deadline has "always been ambitious".

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

youtu.be/nTwT-t12SgE?... Follow IHIP News for insights and radical thinking about the true state of America. The I've Had It Podcast.

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IHIP News: Trump's OWN PARTY Turns ON HIM with BOMBSHELL INVESTIGATION?! Clock is Ticking!!

YouTube video by I've Had It

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202... "Thatcher’s wanton vandalism of British industry and her financialisation of homes and utilities, made the UK a cesspit of mind-numbing inequality, with real estate spivs living parasitically at the expense of the vast, disenfranchised majority." Yanis Varoufakis

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Europe’s centrists are finally paying the price of their extremism

The centre’s blind adherence to austerity has devastated European societies.

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Read this article ⬇️ "A different way of operating"? It's time to put the final nail in the coffin of neoliberalism, banksterism, deregulated capitalism, tax havens, tax avoiding billionaires, gross inequality and financial injustice. The world needs social justice and democratic socialism.

A paragraph from a Substack article written by Mark Chadbourne, September 2026

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“The disillusionment is huge. Voters are hungry for a different way of operating. Parties that take power and then try to pick up where they left off by doing the same old thing — because it’s all they know — are quickly punished.”

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The Midterms

The message the Democrats need to hear

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Araghchi: “The allegation that Iran is on the verge of acquiring a nuclear weapon is a big lie, first concocted by Israel in 2003, and the United States and European countries have been parroting it ever since.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“You cannot bomb a country, threaten its annihilation, impose a maritime blockade and coercive measures, and expect the automatic restoration of security and navigation.”

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You need to get real BBC #r4today - the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is down to Trump trashing the US/Iran Memorandum of Understanding and the resumption of his attacks on Iran. It's NOT due to "a resumption of the conflict". Iran is still insisting on the deal set out in the MoU.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: “Until 28 February 2026, the Strait was open. The insecurity prevailing in the Strait of Hormuz and the disruption of maritime navigation are the direct result of the aggressive actions of the United States and the Israeli regime.

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Labour is giving families breathing space – opening new school-based nurseries, offering parents 30 hours of government-funded childcare and bringing back the best of Sure Start with Best Start Family Hubs. Reform UK are closing nurseries. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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South Tyneside Council nursery closures decision 'devastating'

Councillors confirm that all 10 Stanley's nurseries in South Tyneside will close by July 2027.

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"The fact is anyone with an interest in justice, equality and abiding by universal rules, should be pleased with this result." Pleased, delighted, thrilled, over the moon. share.google/6FOnS3y7mTeB...

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The age of asterisk: Manchester City’s glittering era of success is tainted now | Barney Ronay

Friday’s verdict against Manchester City changes everything we understood about their era and Premier League title triumphs

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

UK PM Andy Burnham has pledged in an interview for regional TV that he won’t call a General Election until one is due in 2029. “All of this speculation on an early election, I can knock that dead.”

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

aljazeera.com

Europe’s centrists are finally paying the price of their extremism

The centre’s blind adherence to austerity has devastated European societies.

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202... "What is dying in Germany is not just a hitherto dominant party, but the image of centrist politicians as moderate technocrats. After three decades of this facade of moderation and competence, it is now becoming clear that they were neither moderate nor competent."

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Europe’s centrists are finally paying the price of their extremism

The centre’s blind adherence to austerity has devastated European societies.

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Gary Foskett @garyfoskett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Conservatives call themselves the Nasty Party for a good reason. Teresa May was right to point this out. Under Badenoch they are also the Stupid Party. Britain needs a decent One Nation conservative Party, not TWO dreadful hard right parties led by idiots. #r4today www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes

The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.

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