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Billy Reeves @billyreevesok.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On sale Fri for Nostrano Foodbank

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33

Daily Express headline:

"More Freedoms Handed to New Arrivals than British Citizens"

Above an image of Kemi Badenoch

All with a Monk Debunked stamp on top

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Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sophie Anderson has a magic touch for reworking fairy tales & this collection of 12 stories brims with everything that makes her writing so appealing. NEW Book of the Week A YEAR OF FAIRY TALES is a treat for all her fans & fairy tale devotees. #KidLitUK booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/a-yea...

The cover of Sophie Anderson's collection A Year of Fairy Tales which is the new Books for Keeps Book of the Week. Cover illustration is by Elisa Paganelli and includes an image of the House with Chicken Legs as well as other characters climbing a beanstalk.

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

Jim Ratcliffe, tax-dodging Brexiter billionaire living in Monaco, says the poorest and most vulnerable should have their rights & benefits removed to bolster our economy. Don’t bother telling us this rancid man’s opinions unless you say how much he’s avoided in tax and what Brexit is costing us all.

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I often find that the usefulness of a person‘s opinions plots very neatly on a graph with their effective tax rate.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children www.propublica.org/article/dona...

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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

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Attie Lime @attielime.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Sorry to bang on about my orange book but it's publication day for Poems on Toast TOMORROW! I have freshly made copies ready to sign and post (£10 including p&p UK). Get yours now in time for National Poetry Day on 1st October - just let me know! 🧡🍞

A juicy orange copy of Poems on Toast by Attie Lime, along with an envelope, a toast-shaped sticky note, some orange heart stickers and a sticker shaped like a croissant with a dog's face 😄

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🔴 More than 80% of all the donations ever received by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK have come from just two cryptocurrency billionaires, new Democracy for Sale analysis reveals. “If that isn’t a massive corruption risk I don’t know what is.” democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-8...

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BREAKING: 80% of Reform’s funding comes from two crypto billionaires

“If that isn't a massive corruption risk I don't know what is.”

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Gill Ower @gillow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Assisted Dying - a tribute and a🧵 In the same week that the bill returns to the Commons, I wanted to share the story of my German 'uncle', our oldest family friend.

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Billy Reeves @billyreevesok.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

£15. For the foodbank. Tomo.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.

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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Have to say this is a very fair criticism. I criticised Starmer for waiting ages to condemn Tommy Robinson’s mobs in London. But this is even more frustrating because Burnham is popular and could have real impact. We can’t allow images of mobs of masked fascists blocking roads to be normalised.

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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A detail missing from The Times story… the woman who took the photo shared it to a Facebook group called ‘South east patriots’.

Facebook post showing the photo of three white women on a train with a group of black-clad, masked men being shared to a group called ‘South east patriots’

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This risks repeating the same mistakes Starmer made on the far right. Sometimes you have to call out racist thugs as racist thugs.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Govt should not have comms lines that lapse close to [we agree with a lot of the message but not the method] about direct action organised by racist & xenophobic vigilante groups bsky.app/profile/sund...

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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I thoroughly enjoy being part of the editorial team for English 4-11. We're always looking for interesting articles about any aspect of teaching English from teachers, librarians, lecturers or anyone else involved in children's primary education.

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Gill Ower @gillow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Twin sisters, just 20 years old, didn't even get the chance to finish high school. Now one is sentenced to death; the other for 25 years after enduring months of beatings and torture. The IRGC is pure evil.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thank you @gilltav.bsky.social for reminding us all of the Police response in 2021 👇 when some 40 environmental activists of Insulate Britain blocked the Port of Dover: 39 arrests. Compare that to yesterday when 200-400 fascist paramilitaries intimidated Dover town and blocked the Port: 0 arrests.

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Port of Dover: Arrests made as Insulate Britain blocks port

Queues form at Europe's busiest ferry terminal as Insulate Britain shift their protest from the M25.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My next Loki event is at Budleigh Salterton lit fest, saturday 26th September at 10am! Buy your tickets here for under a fiver! www.ticketsource.com/budleigh-sal... If you want to stay up to date on my books and events, sign up to my newsletter: news.louiestowell.com #BookSky #KidLitUK

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LOUIE STOWELL: LOKI - A BAD GOD’S GUIDE TO CAUSING CHAOS at St Peter's Church

Tickets are now available for LOUIE STOWELL: LOKI - A BAD GOD’S GUIDE TO CAUSING CHAOS at St Peter's Church, Budleigh Salterton on Sat 26 Sep 2026. Click the link for further information and to secure...

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

C4's Reform revelations are only the latest eruption of sleaze allegations around the party and Nigel Farage... @peterjukes.bsky.social joins the dots for @goldbergradio.bsky.social on our latest pod Listen: pod.fo/e/5d0ce0 Watch: youtu.be/1bJLKaEW8OQ?...

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(Not So) Nice n' Sleazy; Farage and Reform

YouTube video by Byline Times TV

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 05/09/2026

This morning at 7:30am, a group of men dressed in black and their faces covered, gathered in Dover. The men, members of the anti-migrant vigilante group Patriot Platform, proceeded to block the port of Dover and several roads nearby. Our briefing: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/05/p...

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Patriot Platform’s masked members march on Dover – HOPE not hate

At approximately 7:30 this morning, hundreds of black-clad members of Patriot Platform, a far-right vigilante unit, blockaded roads in Dover. They marched north east off...

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

It would be a strong interview Q to open with asking Yusuf about whether a tweet saying: Nigel Farage's Home Affairs Zia Yusuf spokesperson is a Muslim with parents from Sri Lanka. Can't you see what's happening?" would be legitimate or illegitimate. Then to see how he would explain the difference

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Apple: Think Different is now Apple: Think Compliant

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Compassion in World Farming UK @ciwf.org.uk · 02/09/2026

Factory farming has normalised things that should never be normal. Here are some facts that still horrify us.

Image showing numerous chickens in an indoor farming facility. Text at the top states, "85% of UK farmed animals are factory farmed." Below, additional text reads, "That's around one billion animals every year living in intensive systems."

Two pigs are seen behind metal bars in a confined space. The image contains text stating: "2. Around 90 billion land animals are used for food globally every year (That's more than 11 times the human population)."

Fish swimming in water, with text stating: "3. Around 130 billion farmed fish are used for food globally every year. (Fish are often left out of conversations about animal welfare despite making up enormous numbers)."

A cow stands in a dimly lit barn behind metal bars. Text above reads: "Animal production uses 83% of farmland but provides only 18% of humanity's calories." A note below states: "A striking example of how inefficient industrial animal production can be."

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Gill Ower @gillow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I think these horse chestnut leaves are rather beautiful, even if they have been munched on by a horse chestnut leaf-miner.

Horse chestnut leaves covered in rust-coloured shapes

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Darrell Wakelam @darrellwakelam.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Corrugated Card Seahorse. Sometimes, it’s simply a texture that inspires me. This seahorse looks realistic, but that’s you responding to the texture, so much so that no colour is required. 🙂 Info and images for this project are on the ‘news’ link at www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky #sculpture #art

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Half an hour after publish this, get an email from Reform saying can’t come to this year’s conference 🤔

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Just a little Water Vole, doing Water Vole things. What have you spotted in nature this weekend? 👀

A Water Vole sits partly hidden among dense green plants at the edge of still water. Its small brown face and rounded body peek out from the vegetation, with the surrounding greenery reflected softly across the water’s surface.

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Gunner Regretit @gunnerregretit.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I’ve been wondering this. Sadiq Khan gets massive grief about ‘lawless London’ even though its crime rate is relatively low. Middlesbrough has the highest crime rate in the UK but nobody points the finger at Ben Houchen.

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Billy Reeves @billyreevesok.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

this week's friday pic on sale now. linktr.ee/billyreevesok 'the villain' billyorig. A4. £15. freepost. all £ to Nostrano Lounge Food Pantry, Staines

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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Delighted by the response to my picturebook assembly overview. It's great to hear that people are finding it useful. If you missed it last time, you can find the link here: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r... There are also links to the lists from the previous two years.

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Gill Ower @gillow.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A very good letter, now up to 1800 signatories from academics.

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“You can never get enough books into the hands of enough children” Dolly Parton #BeMoreDolly

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Mark Goodrich @markgoodrich.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Broken record alert but if you are posting on X, you are helping to fund this guy.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

For Zeteo UK, my open letter to Louise Haigh, the most powerful woman in the British government, who last year on the backbenches called Gaza a genocide. What is she doing about that now that she is in government? zeteo.uk/p/you-called...

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 24/08/2026

Says Richard Tice, a divorced man in a relationship with Isabel Oakeshott, also a divorcee, speaking for a party led by a twice-divorced man, as he tells us unmarried people should be deprioritised for social housing. One rule for me. Another for thee.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26

Photo after Jason's final marathon taken from his archived blog showing Jason surrounded by supporters in orange charity t-shirts

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Billy Reeves @billyreevesok.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

on sale for the foodbank tomo. £16.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I'd say "Something for nothing" culture is getting paid £100,000 a year of public money, plus expenses, for a job that you then fail to turn up to for months on end

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Gill Ower @gillow.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Lonely poppy on my walk today

Single red poppy in foreground of a harvested field of stubble.

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