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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Marc Elias: We all have a role to play, it starts with voting. The more seats Dems win, the larger their margins of victory, and harder for Trump to execute his plans. The weeks before election will be critical, the weeks after even more so. Trump’s told us what he intends to do, take him literally…

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 20h

Apparently "Kemi" has "fresh solutions" uniquely tailored to Britain's current problems. <excitedly prepares to take notes> Cut taxes, reward the wealthiest, punish the poor and sick, alienate our allies, deregulate big business, and privatise any remaining state function. WAAAAAAIT A MINUTE!

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 11h

Every single leader of Reform UK is an ex member of the Tory Party responsible for 14 years of austerity which killed thousands of old, poor, sick and disabled people Don't listen to their promises to make life better They are the problem "From one bin to another......" via We Demand UK

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Michael @vivamjm.bsky.social · 8h

Brexit Britain: continuing to look good ... "UK haulage company enters liquidation after 13 years | Messenger Newspapers" share.google/J93DHkkf3oq2...

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'Family-run' UK haulage company falls into liquidation after 13 years

"Family-run" UK haulage and warehousing company Q Delivery Services has entered liquidation after more than 13 years in business.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Robert De Niro, Yesterday.......👏🏻

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Mark Purchase 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇸 🇪🇺 @markpurch.bsky.social · 10h

Niall ploughs on, trying to bring some reality to the debate but as we so often see, facts and reality are too often confused with unnecessary barriers by the rejoin crowd Until facts and consequences are understood we are doomed to continue going round and round in circles going nowhere useful

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Suella Braverman too proud for benefits... Went to university for free Studied in Europe using the heavily subsidised Erasmus program Claimed ALL her rent, energy, council tax bills for at least 5 years Millions of pounds in expenses claims She just doesn't call them benefits

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 11h

This is the second of two pieces exploring the options for Britain’s future relationship with the EU by former European Parliamentary Labour Party leader Richard Corbett labourlist.org/2026/10/imag...

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'Imaginary and real obstacles to Britain resuming its membership of the EU' - LabourList

Former EPLP leader Richard Corbett looks at the myths and real objects that arise in any conversation about rejoining the EU.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12h

Voters loathed the Tory party when they booted them out in 2024.They really needed to shake off their disgrace with humility and better ideas. They haven’t. They’ve doubled down. More Brexit, more austerity, more anti-immigration ugliness, more tedious arrogance… and no good reason to vote for them.

Party seems to have learnt nothing from 2024 defeat
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The Conservative Party is keen to show it is now ready to return to government, two and a half years after a
historic defeat.

Their self-soothing explanation posits that defeat came from not being able to do what they wanted

No such pivot is happening at the current conference. The Tories have come to Birmingham calling for a return to orthodoxy, with similar lines about cutting benefits and regulation. Even so, they seem trapped by the same contradictions
- pledging to cut benefits, but not the winter fuel payments and triple lock on pensions that go to their voters.
There is no "hug-a-hoodie" moment in Birmingham. The Conservative Party is not indicating that it has changed or seeking to broaden its appeal. It is doing the opposite: it is a party returning to its core, restating all the old ideas voters have rejected but louder.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11h

As Nick later says he "WAS" the Tory Mayoral candidate and indeed it was as a result of running for the gig that he was ultimately brought to justice. This wasn't "a thing that happened"

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 10h

If The Times’ political editor didn’t challenge Kemi Badenoch on her banning of @bylinetimes.bsky.social can the newspaper of record just make this simple correction?

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 8h

I wonder why Badenoch couldn't say that London benefitted from Brexit 🤔 The reality is that neither London nor any other region in the UK has benefitted from Brexit - the opposite is the case. That's why our polling with YouGov shows that 628 out of 632 constituencies want to rejoin the EU.

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Kemi Badenoch refuses to say if Brexit has benefitted London

The Tory leader insisted that voters were not interested ‘in having a row’ over the debate to rejoin the EU

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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

He Told Her To Calm Down. Oil on canvas. 🎨: Henri-Léopold Lévy

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ruffalo: Keep the bastards away from our most vulnerable people, our beloved, beloved immigrants. Because if you ain’t Native American, you’re an immigrant, a beautiful immigrant.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 23h

⚡️ Embassies of European nations rejected Russian Foreign Ministry threats against foreign diplomats in Kyiv. Diplomatic missions confirmed they have no intention of leaving the Ukrainian capital, stating, "We remain in Kyiv."

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The West is divided into two sets of people: 1. Those who accept that trickle-down economics has failed and are therefore trying to correct 40 years of social injustice. 2. Those who benefitted from the trickle down lie because they were at the top of it with an ever-expanding bucket!

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 9h

#BigTech's data centres use as much power as millions of homes and guzzle our water. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Zero water waste 🗣️ Local community consent Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming our communities and environment now you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...

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Ban data centres that harm our communities and climate

Big Tech’s giant data centres swallow as much power as millions of homes, guzzle our water, and risk driving up our energy bills - all with zero limits. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Ze...

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 11h

"Farage is using people whipping up hate to protect himself and his Brexit ..... that's all it's about." via We Demand UK

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.

Grenfell Tower, a black smouldering carcass of the building shorty after the fire, in 2017.

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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 13h

I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 10h

Just as a counterpoint to some of the obituaries this morning, here's the start of the Archer chapter in my history of political lying, The Lies of the Land:

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Zionism is racism” is not a policy but a slogan. It compresses a complex history, going back millennia, and a very wide set of beliefs into one narrow meaning. The answer to genocide is not discrimination. We don't fight racism with racism. I’m gutted to see this motion adopted by the Green Party.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026

In one week, MPs will debate rejoining the EU in Parliament. Rejoining the EU would boost our economy, and the majority of Brits want it. Use our tool to ask your MP to attend:

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Tell your MP: 628 constituencies want EU membership. Only 4 don't. - Best for Britain

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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 11h

Thousands are now marching at Cornell University campus, standing in solidarity with Jane Doe. “Tear down the fucking frats. No Justice, No Peace” Thank you to everyone who is protesting. Jane Doe, you are not alone. We are all with you. Justice for Jane Doe.

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 7h

Not to be alarmist, but to those of us of a certain age reports of a test tube breaking at a Russian research lab immediately recall the opening sequence of the 1975 TV series 'Survivors': www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch7N...

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Survivors title sequence

YouTube video by VHS Video vault

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 9h

what if I told you that there was a huge loophole – that allowed billionaires, whether based in the UK or otherwise, to spend unlimited amounts influencing our general elections? You’d be shocked, right? And probably pretty appalled. Well, there is. goodlawproject.org/the-loophole...

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The loophole allowing foreign billionaires to spend unlimited sums influencing UK elections | Good Law Project

To try and limit the influence billionaires have over our elections the law limits how much both ‘non party’ campaigners - anyone spending more than £10,000 on activities intended to influence elector...

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 8h

Dame Angela Eagle MP, Labour's Environment Secretary, on Kemi Badenoch claiming water privatisation has been a "success": "Kemi Badenoch is living in an alternate reality. How anybody can look at the Tory record on water and call it a success is baffling."

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 05/10/2026

📢A new megapoll has found that 53.4% of people in the UK want to stay in the ECHR versus 24.2% of people against👇 🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o... via @theguardian.com The ECHR is on the side of the people, and vice versa.

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Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds

Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10h

The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

There was a time when the Tories, however hypocritically, claimed to want to protect our natural heritage. Now they're just a party of vandals, ripping down the few protections the living world has for the sake of their rich chums. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England

Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 21h

Trump's arch is not about national security. It’s about his own personal insecurities.

A Panel graphic of Senator Duckworth speaking at a press conference in Washington, D.C. There are three images of Senator Duckworth speaking with text that reflects what she is saying over each picture. First, "This arch is about Trump's personal insecurities." Second, "I don't know what he's insecure about." Third, "He must have a lot of insecurities because he certainly is trying to make up for it everywhere he can."

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026

More than 2,500 people have already emailed Apple and Google to demand that Reform UK's app be removed. Let's flood their inboxes so they can't ignore us ⬇️

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Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 8h

Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA. It has made JD Vance very mad. It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?

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AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 8h

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Zionism, racism & the Greens. Shabana Mahmood & the myth of the unemployed welders. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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The Green Party vote that has alarmed Jewish members

Podcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 5 October · 1hr

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 9h

With respect to the Times’ claim that ‘£100,000 is not the lavish payday it used to be’: yes it fucking is. The fact that these knobs can write that shows just how lazy & out of touch Times journalists are. Just how difficult is it to visit the ONS website & check? Too hard for the chump below.

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Rob Baron @rob-baron.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I have heard rumours that Richard Tice heads a company called Britain Means Business, that has no employees and sells no products but takes in very large donations from foreign based people and forwards them to Reform UK Ltd. I can't believe this is true, but if it is it should bring down Reform.

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