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Jill

@gingerjill.bsky.social
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Recovering people-pleaser, hoping for benevolent government. Far too optimistic. Gardening and painting allows me to find the strength to follow the politics 🇬🇧🇨🇦

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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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James Dart @jamesdart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Asked to respond to whether his team were 'not German enough' or 'not white enough', Klopp said there was no point in giving room to 'such people and their utterances', adding: 'I have little time in everyday life for idiocy'. Story: @kateconnolly.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Jürgen Klopp disgusted by claims his Germany team are ‘not white enough’
Jürgen Klopp has reacted with disgust to a social media debate questioning whether the Germany team he is in the process of forming are ‘white enough’
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
New Survation poll: Rejoin: 63% Stay Out: 37%
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Dan Nye @ohhidannye.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ICYMI: This morning on Radio 4's Today programme, Andy Burnham confirmed joining the EU customs union, single market membership and full rejoining are all on the table, and said "we could go all the way" (after the next election)
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I keep seeing Americans losing it over the price of petrol so I just looked up what they're paying and it's the equivalent of £1.07 per litre. In the UK it's currently around £1.73 per litre. Other than during COVID, the last time fuel in the UK was that price it was over a decade ago.
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Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's been happening forever, and will happen forever, that rich people fuck off to lower-tax areas and frame it as political defiance of some law they personally don't like. 'Seatbelts in cars make it impossible for me to deliver wealth.' 'Without smoking in pubs, how am I meant to...'
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Watch to the end for the best bit
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
EXC - We *also* have an MRP out today - which has some very striking findings. Progressives who vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage’s Reform UK could push his party into FOURTH place. The poll also shows Burnham’s Labour is winning back left-leaning voters. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Treasure the ones who add a little sprinkle to your world. 🍦✨ And if you’re lucky enough to have one, make sure they know it.
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That’s why business investment has grown since 2024 and we’ve seen the fastest growth in the G7 this year (oddly missing from the article). There is lots more to do, but we should focus on the brilliant businesses building modern Britain, not just those who sadly seem to hate it
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irishgoonet.bsky.social @irishgoonet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Nothing demonstrates your patriotism and love for your country more than fucking off abroad to become a tax exile.
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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hello, Good Morning, and welcome to another episode of What The Fuck Is Wrong With You?
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Night night sweet dreamies If we saw souls before bodies, perhaps we’d understand what truly makes someone beautiful. Be kinder to yourself. Stop focusing on everything you think you should be and appreciate everything you already are. You are enough. 🧡
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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 16/09/2026
Fair play to the wife of a Caribbean man and mother of mixed race children being informed by the BBC reporter that she’s in the minority in her community regarding immigration and responding with, “Yes, I’m surrounded by bigots.”
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Piddington thing must be so annoying for twee British film producers as "village declares independence" is the perfect setup except for the toxic racism.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
True…. #BookSky
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday “Some days you’ll have everything figured out. Other days you’ll stare into the middle distance wondering why breakfast isn’t being served for a second time. Both are perfectly acceptable.”
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Using embroidery, yarn, and wool, Peruvian artist Ana Teresa Barboza creates textile art depicting land and seascapes #WomensArt
Embroidery hoop with embroidered image of a a turquoise sea and waves with yarns handing out of the hoop. All against a white background
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have an announcement.
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thatgirlinsb @34thparallel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Protesters at the Irish Open. shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland. Thank you, Doonbeg!
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I’m just a person on my fucking knees begging the government to use its absolutely massive majority to do something extremely fucking popular: save our democracy.
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Chrissy @chrissysea.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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sudo @pseudopigraphia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The new term is "Glassholes".
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Mark @mysoulstears.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Amazon. Showing how life works without unions, and without government regulation. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs
Four women sue Amazon, say company denied basic accommodations and fired them.
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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Do you ever stop and think that Donald Trump has by now probably cost you personally thousands of dollars, regardless of where you live in the world? Like, your actual own money that you could have spent on stuff.
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Dig It! @digitscotland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
One of Scotland's finest Pictish stones, the Hilton of Cadboll cross slab was erected in the Highlands some 1,200 years ago ⚒️ Now archaeologists have returned to the original site to explore new evidence of Pictish activity and you're invited to take a peek: www.digitscotland.com/events/cadbo...
Photo of a carved stone slab showing a hunt
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Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · 08/09/2026
Finally, UK appoints a national statistician, poaching André Loranger from Canada... "Gather, guard, grow, give" is his vision for statistics www.youtube.com/watch?v=6720...
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ESCoE Conference 2026: André Loranger keynote interview
YouTube video by Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence
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𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑦 🎃 𝑀𝑀 🦇 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑥𝑦 @mintyminxy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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This image is a parody graphic featuring a portrait of Sigmund Freud styled after Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon album cover, with the caption

 "Pink Freud: Dark Side of Your Mom"
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Thomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
My legitimate concern is that this world leading success story of multicultural integration is being usurped by racist hoodlums and thugs who want to tear it all down, and many in power think that's just dandy.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Suella Braverman: "It is our last chance to save the country... If everyone in this room buys my book, we can send a message to the establishment that the People's Army is not going anywhere." I. Shit. You. Not.
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💚🌏Myles🌏💚 @rainbowregionmyles.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We spent thousands of years trying to produce enough food, shelter and energy for everyone. We finally became capable of doing it. Then we invented shareholders.
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Pete Marchetto @petemarchetto.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
To quote a French friend, 'If we hadn't liberated you in 1066, you'd all still be speaking German.'
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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Fuck THAT, I think I'll shit in the house today"
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Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon @gurdeep.ca · 03/09/2026
So delighted that my dear friend Constable Sukhvinder Singh Sunger of the Vancouver Police Department has made global headlines for a historic appearance at the prestigious Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Scotland.
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Jill @gingerjill.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🌱 Late summer colour in my tiny Northumberland garden. Particularly chuffed with the renegade Nasturtium self seeding last year and climbing the Dogwood.
Patio furniture surrounded by pots and beds of late summer flowers, including Rudbeckia, Aster and Nasturtium.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 02/09/2026
👏 This is brilliant news - Britain must be at the top European table. ♥️ Only together with our European allies can be deal with the international issues that face both our country and our world.
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Ed Miliband to attend EU foreign ministers meeting in Ireland
Britain’s top diplomat wants to prioritize relations with European neighbors.
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Alan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Chuckle of the day incoming! 🤣🤣🤣
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It doesn’t get any cuter than this, folks. 😍
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 30/08/2026
Current view of Google Maps while using a Canadian VPN (left) and an American VPN (right)
Lake Ontario as seen on Google Maps using a Canadian VPN"Lake America" as seen on Google Maps using an American VPN
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Alexis @alexisg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Time to start deleting google products (and to let them know why)
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
For all the emphasis on young people not in education, employment or training, the proportion of NEET youngsters is currently just below the 25-year average Not saying more shouldn't be done (and it's long been neglected) but recent breathless coverage suggests its a new problem or at record levels
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Night night sweet dreamies Forgive the version of yourself who didn’t yet know what you know now. You were doing the best you could with what you knew, what you had, and where you were at the time. Be gentle with your past self. You were learning, growing and finding your way
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New immigration stats show that the numbers of asylum seekers in hotels is down to 16k - falling 50% in a year. Small boat crossings down 23% in the year to June. Numbers waiting for initial decision down from almost 180k to 40k.
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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Brilliant.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/08/2026
The Empire State Building went pink at exactly 9:25pm for Dolly Parton. Because of course they made it 9 to 5. That’s how you honor an icon. 🩷
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