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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is "easily provoked", "will believe anything and question nothing", is "stingy and greedy" and "praises the good old days and hates the present." Reform UK's voter base has been knocking around for a very long time.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Quick, alert Peter Thiel! We are a 10th of a cent away from the apocalypse.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Even if you're not a hardcore Greenie, electing Zack Polanski would make UK politics more healthy because he would help to hold Andy Burnham's government to account. His influence from the periphery has already improved Labour policies. The Commons needs Polanski, so please help him to get elected.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

You have to get a very long way through this BBC report before you learn which party runs the council which took the decision to close all these 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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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

With big thanks to @doctorofmusic.bsky.social, here's my discussion today with Lord Jackson about North Sea oil and gas. Tape your jaw to your face before watching. Really.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026

Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The United States, which once freed prisoners from Germany's concentration camps, is now siding with the war criminals—and obstructing those who would hold them into account. Shameful—if this administration had any shame.

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US prepares to sanction the ICC, that indicted Russia's Putin and Israel's Netanyahu for war crimes

Trump is preparing sanctions against the International Criminal Court itself, potentially cutting it off from U.S. banking, technology and services. The US has already sanctioned 13 ICC officials and ...

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

God this is going so well. I haven’t laughed this hard in so long!

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I am reading this book about the rise of Putin's authoritarianism after a short period of democracy after Gorbachev. The indifference of the population was a key reason why Putin was able to suppress opposition. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin

'Read this book.' - John Sweeney**Named one of the Economist 'Best Books of the Year So Far' May 2026**An extraordinary first-hand account of Russia’s descent into totalitarianism, paranoia and madnes...

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The only 4 constituencies where rejoining the EU wasn’t the preferred option were those of Lee Anderson, Farage, Tice and Lowe. In those 4, the top answer was ‘don’t know’. Confirming that Brexit has no real support at all. Not surprising for a total shitshow. And makes red lines seem very silly.

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Voters across Britain back rejoining EU
Reversing Brexit is most popular option in 646 of 650 constituencies, finds new electoral survey of 12,000

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Which EU relationship respondents most wanted the Uk government to propose

EU membership 35%
Single market 6%
Customs Union 5%
Uk govt position 18/19%
Starts quo 8/9%
Don’t know 16%
Loosen ties 11%

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

When I was a teenager my parents had a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary. It was in tiny script in two huge books and came with a magnifying glass. I was fascinated by the etymology and the subtle distinctions between words. It's a bit above my price range now... global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Caroline Lucas says Labour won't rule our new oil and gas, and aren't announcing that till after the by-election in Holborn & St Pancras, because they think announcing it will help Zack Polanski win the seat Twice Labour's Heidi Alexander refuses to rule out more oil and gas.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/09/2026

🤔 Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he now hosts his own weekly primetime show on GB News. 🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias. 👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.

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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain

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Kevin Wardrop @kevinwardrop.nitemayr.com · 18/09/2026

Dear Donald, A Letter from us: soundcloud.com/user-2075269...

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Dear Donald a letter from us

A Punk Rock Letter to Donald Trump

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ed Miliband is maturing like a fine wine. He is one of the few UK politicians with the slow, thoughtful gravitas that we need so much right now. www.youtube.com/shorts/lJQtY...

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How Ed Miliband's late mum was at the forefront of his mind during his statement on Israel-Palestine

YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics

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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have formed a patriotic vigilante force in the village. We are The Gussage Patriot Guard. Naturally we disguise our identity. At the snap of a custard cream we can be mobilised to: Quote the bible Urinate in public Set up funding pages Eat spicy foods Spit Chant in cockney. 🇬🇧

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Billionaire Donors Are Poisoning British Politics – But There Is a Solution" Starmer and Labour had a chance to end a bent system, now being exploited by Reform to allow the mega-rich to buy British politics. They blew it, & more racism & Islamophobia are the result. Peter Oborne for Zeteo UK:

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Billionaire Donors Are Poisoning British Politics – But There Is a Solution

Keir Starmer and Labour had a chance to end a bent system, now being exploited by Reform to allow the mega-rich to buy British politics. They blew it, and more racism and Islamophobia are the result.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Nigel Farage is a political conman. He claims to represent the man in the street - but he's the champion of the filthy rich. New column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Trump dismisses the 10% possibility of humanity being extinguished within 10 years and you think the problem with his opinion is that he isn't good enough at making money???

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Please vote like your life, the lives of your fellow Americans and the lives of everyone around the world (like this Brit) depends on it. Trump's immoral rampage though all that is right in the world needs to end.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If ever there was going to be a world "leader" who would dismiss the warnings of a 10% chance of the erasure of humanity on earth within the next decade just to let him make some more money first, it was going to be Donald Trump, the blady fool. www.economist.com/the-world-in... From The Economist

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World in Brief: Donald Trump dismisses AI warnings; Russia hits Ukrainian train line

Catch up quickly on the global stories that matter

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Don't forget that nearly all Republicans stood by and supported Trump's... -Big Ugly Bill -Iran War -ICE abductions & National Guard deployments -Inflationary tariffs -Blatant corruption His unpopularity is theirs too — and the midterms are right around the corner.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This applies everywhere. It is why Keir Starmer lost his job as UK Prime Minister.

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The evolution of the Republican party.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Jonathan Pie is very good at boiling things down to their essentials. Here is his summary of Trump's qualities. youtu.be/5ArrYBP8YMk?...

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The Trillion Dollor Bribe

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Andy Burnham's integrity was looking pretty good, but this decision will change the picture and show how much Polanski's Greens are still needed.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Left: Kemi Badenoch is really angry that a Labour policy means £330 million less in tax income every year Right: Wait till she finds our that Conservative Brexit costs us £90 billion in less tax income every year, that more than 292x as much

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What fresh hell is this? But don't worry. The regulation of these companies is ultimately in the safe hands of *checks notes...* Trump?? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'

It is the latest in a series of increasing warnings about the safety threat posed by artificial intelligence.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Personally I think this will make things better and DECREASE antisemitic feeling, because citizens with a conscience can see that their own governments (UK, France, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and Canada) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Miliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions move

The foreign secretary disagrees that sanctions on Israeli settlements could put British Jews at greater risk.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

At last, the UK government takes steps to sanction the illegal Israeli settlers. These are small steps, as they seem to be doing very little to address the broader massacre of over 70,000 Palestinians, (58,000 civilians), www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backing

In strongest condemnation ever by UK government, Ed Miliband announces sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Next time I am teaching data visualisation (Wednesday) I'm going to use this wordcloud as an example. Click the image to see it.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If Farage manages to make a comeback after all the uncovered corruption, we should remember that he declared his Trumpian fascist principles right here.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In case you had any doubts about the judgement and moral standards of my (former) Chief of Staff, Dan Jukes, here he is with Andrew Tate.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

On the BBC's Today Programme this morning they had a pundit reeling off the reasons why JLR is in trouble. I would have liked them to have made the observation that two of these reasons, the tariffs and the Iraq war, have been caused directly by Trump and www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Jaguar Land Rover boss to meet minister as thousands of job cuts expected

Speaking to the BBC, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds ruled out a bailout for the company.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Violent thugs

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Europoor or Eurorich? Emma Beddington's article here is a jokey take on a serious subject. In GDP terms the US outstrips European countries. But GDP is not the only way to compare 'wealth' - except that here the argument becomes rather circular www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Some Americans call us ‘Europoor’ - but there are seven ways we’re exceedingly rich | Emma Beddington

Our US friends may pity Europeans for our low salaries, high taxes and dependence on public transport – but they’re forgetting the really important stuff, writes Emma Beddington

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🤔Yikes— Trump’s guy Witkoff (+ Kushner) bending the knee in Russia: “President Putin, thank you so much for having us… We were sitting outside talking about when we retire how we’ll have all these incredible memories, and yours will be right at the top.”😍🤷🏼

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Left: Nigel Farage, "It was great (you picked up the tab for the poll), it worked, boom.. For a modest investment.. Amazing" Right: Nigel Farage to Laura Kuenssberg, "I frankly wasn't listening.. I was just there to say hello"

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