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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.

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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I know what they’re like. I grew up with them. This is about poverty, class, boredom, radicalisation and the boys I used to know. I didn’t want to paywall an article about poverty, so this is free. If you can afford to subscribe, I’d appreciate it! supertanskiii.substack.com/p/the-men-wh...

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The Men Who Shout at Hotels

What happened to the boys I grew up with? The far right has even privatised working-class identity.

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Gillian Grafton @gilliangrafton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Going to be a hundred years of hurt at this rate.

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

RIP Wally Funk. In her youth, she was an accomplished pilot and part of a group of women tested for space flight but never allowed to become an astronaut. Six decades later, she finally made it into space at age 82. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/s...

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Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Quite a lot of people lost someone, maybe an elderly relative, during the heatwave. My Aunt Barbara, very ill with advanced dementia, died yesterday aged 91. She was unmarried, no kids and I had been taking care of her affairs for the past few years. That’s the least interesting thing about her. 1

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Cancer Research UK @cancerresearchuk.org · 18/06/2026

Amazing news! Cervical cancer deaths in younger women have plummeted in England following the rollout of the HPV vaccine, according to new research, published today in The Lancet. Read more: cruk.ink/4ozraO5

Pink graphic with black and white text which reads: “For the first time ever, no women in their early 20s have died from cervical cancer in a five year period in England.”

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Gillian Grafton @gilliangrafton.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Somewhere in Birmingham a scary looking spider is enjoying the sunshine!

This is what happens when you make your garden wildlife friendly. All kinds of wildlife show up. The photo shows a milk white spider that looks a lot like a crab, posing menacingly on a globe of yellow flowers. It is a goldenrod crab spider hunting for bees on a buddleia somewhere is southwest Birmingham, UK.

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Gillian Grafton @gilliangrafton.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Birmingham local elections are bringing out the worst in the vying parties. No caller from any party has delivered anything other than angry, divisive rhetoric. There has been no attempt to address issues or to listen. Distrust and disrespect are in the driving seat ☹️

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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Look at all that DEI sending astronauts around the moon.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

This is the ultimate test for a constitutional order. Either constitutional mechanisms are used to check and balance this, and remove him from office, or they are not. For there can be no greater test for any constitution.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Today’s poem is about trying to get around the UK by train. It’s called ‘The Poet Now Standing at Platform 3A’. brianbilston.com/2026/03/31/a...

The Poet Now Standing at Platform 3A

The poet now standing at platform 3A
is the delayed 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival,
calling at: Longwaite; Anguish; Bleakside;
Much Wallowing-in-the-Mire; Little Hope;
Hangdog Manor; High Dudgeon; Irk; Fuckham; Mope;
Doldrum Parkway; Wearyside Central; and Wits End.

We are sorry to announce this poet is delayed
by approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
Please listen for further announcements.
We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause.

The poet now standing at platform 3A
is the delayed 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival.
Please note, this poet will now NOT be stopping at:
Great Ease; Serenity Junction; or Arrival-on-Time.

This poet has been delayed by approximately one hour
and forty-eight minutes.
Customers are advised to stand well back from the poet,
who’s on edge.
Please listen for further announcements.
We apologise for the disruption to your journey today.

The poet currently standing at platform 3A
is the delayed 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival.
This poet consists of nine elements:
oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, tedium, delirium,
odium, caffeine, shortbread, and despair.

A trolley service, featuring mild palpitations and a selection
of hot and cold sweats, is trundling through this poet.
This poet has been delayed by approximately two hours
and twenty-three minutes.

Please listen for further disruptions.
We apologise for the announcements to your journey today.

There has been a platform altercation.
The agony at platform 3A does not stop here.
The 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival
has been disrupted.
Customers should not bore the poet at this time.

The platform now standing on poet 3A has been delayed
by approximately three hours and forty-two minutes.
We apologise for the apologies to your disruptions today.

If you hear an announcement that doesn’t sound right,
seek your stash. Or text a local dealer on 61016
to help you through this.
He’ll sort it. Seek it. Pay it. Snorted.

Please note that for your safety and comfort
this station operates a no trains policy.

The festival now standing at poet 14.30 is the delayed
3A speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry platform.
We are sorry to announce that this poet has been waylaid
by approximately four hours and twenty-two minutes.
Will passengers intending to travel on this service
make their way to the platform as the poet is now ready to jump.

Please note that longings must not be left unattended
at this station. Any hope left unattended
may be removed without warning, or destroyed.

This is a customer announcement.
The 14.30 speaker for the Downbeat Poetry Festival
has terminated here.
A bard replacement service will be in operation.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Brian Bilston

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ChristianG @mryeswecan.eurosky.social · 23/03/2026

So, about those Eid prayers in London... "What's the highest thing in Trafalgar Square?" "Nelson's column, innit?" "And the highest thing on the column?" "Nelson." "And on Nelson?" "His hat." "And the highest thing on his hat?" "That bit that sticks up." 1/8

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Gillian Grafton @gilliangrafton.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

If NATO is simply a vehicle for the USA’s whims then we have no sovereignty. I believe we are witnessing the end of the western alliance. Even the USA needs friends and they cannot be acquired by bullying. When will the citizens of the USA act to end this folly?

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Gillian Grafton @gilliangrafton.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Excellent news. It was always a nonsense born of self delusion and geopolitical anxiety. It has led us to dependency on a precarious country rapidly shedding the pretence of democracy. I hope this is the beginning of the end of this posturing.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Trump's utterance that force would not be used against Greenland has no more weight than any other of his utterances, and it certainly does not amount to him "ruling out" the use of force in any meaningful way. Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.

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Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Speeches still matter. This one was superb and deeply consequential if others follow his lead in the face of the corrupt mindless bullying and BS From USA. New ep @therestpolitics.bsky.social recorded just before he spoke. All themes covered!!!

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 20/01/2026

Europe is working on a package to support Arctic security. And at the heart of this will be the fundamental principle: it is for sovereign people to decide their own future.

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Gillian Grafton @gilliangrafton.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

This has to be the way forward. UK, EU standing up to a bully.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

1. The tariffs are paid by US consumers 2. Greenland isn't for sale 3. Go f**k yourself

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Give him Rockall and tell him it is Greenland.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 17/01/2026

Starmer’s US policy lies in tatters. Trump is now punishing the UK and NATO allies just for doing the right thing. Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.

“Trump announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with extra tariffs over Greenland”.

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Gillian Grafton @gilliangrafton.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Our study on microplastics in donated blood has been published in B.J.Haematology 🩸 This preliminary study developed the methodology for looking at microplastics in blood and shows that processing reduces their levels in the transfusable component. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Microplastic contamination of donated blood and red cell concentrates

Click on the article title to read more.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Remember: what Trump and his administration are doing is only possible because Congress and the Supreme Court have abdicated their proper constitutional functions of check and balance.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Trump’s obsession with Canada and Greenland is probably just because of the Mercator projection

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 03/01/2026

Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela. Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe. Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 24/12/2025

Freedom of speech is the foundation of our strong and vibrant European democracy. We are proud of it. We will protect it. Because the @ec.europa.eu is the guardian of our values.

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International Society of Blood Transfusion @isbt.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

🚨Submit your abstract for the 39th International ISBT Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!🚨 ISBT Kuala Lumpur takes place 20 - 24 June 2026 in conjunction with the Malaysian Blood Transfusion Society (MBTS). 🗓️Deadline: February 17, 2026 🔗Info: www.isbtweb.org/events/isbt-kuala-l…

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 16/12/2025

Keir Starmer needs to stand up for the BBC against Trump's outrageous $5bn lawsuit and protect licence fee payers from being hit in the pocket. Trump wants to interfere in our democracy and undermine our national broadcaster. We cannot let him.

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Gillian Grafton @gilliangrafton.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

🩸 Cryopreserved platelets did not meet noninferiority versus RTP. But given the shelf life of 2 years versus 7 days, is there room for CSP as a contingency component? #hemesky #platelets

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Gillian Grafton @gilliangrafton.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

It’s with deepest sorrow that I pass on the news that @profcelentyx.bsky.social John Gordon died on Wednesday 12th November. John was a superb immunologist, prolific punner, incredibly funny, warm and kind person. We will miss him terribly. #immunosky

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Right. Hitler's DNA. Brace yourselves for a deluge of misinformation and bad science. I'm in Australia, so do get in touch if you want some expert debunking.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

NEW The letter the BBC could send back to Trump A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim By me. Enjoy. emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...

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The letter the BBC could send back to Trump

A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Do we as licence payers get much return from the huge investment in US correspondents? Some rebalancing away from breathless reporting of the nonsense over there would be welcomed by many of us.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 10/11/2025

The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump. Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.

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Gillian Grafton @gilliangrafton.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Absolutely thrilled for John. Reflects a lifetime’s commitment to ethical and human centred research.

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 23/09/2025

First Trump slashed funding for vaccines research now he's peddling dangerous nonsense about paracetamol. The UK should take on Trump’s anti-science agenda and open our doors to US researchers.

News headline from the Mirror reads “UK experts slam paracetamol ‘fearmongering’ from Donald Trump officials,”

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

LIMERICK It was the Medical Council’s belief, That as a form of effective relief, Paracetamol would Be next to no good From the pain of the Satsuma-in-Chief.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 21/09/2025

Elon Musk is no friend of our United Kingdom. He should be held to account for allowing truly vile and illegal child abuse content on his platform.

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 15/09/2025

Right wing activist is shot - who’s to blame?

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Gillian Grafton @gilliangrafton.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

This is the leadership we desperately need.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 13/09/2025

Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons. Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.

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Gillian Grafton @gilliangrafton.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

A secretive legal rabbit live tweeting a lesson on English law through the medium of an American movie. It’s absolute genius and hilariously British 😁 You owe it to yourself to read the whole thread!

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