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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 9h

Putin faces mounting problems at home and abroad as police crack down on protests calling for his demise.

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Putin Humiliated as Thousands Rebel Against Him

The Russian president faces mounting problems at home and abroad.

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Gary Crumdumble @enfend.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I really love your writing, George, but this article is abysmal. Freedland defines Zionism as the fantasy of an ethnostate and then equates all Jews and Judaism with it. This is a dangerously ahistorical and antisemitic idea. You can't have an ethnostate and a fair and democratic society.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"Dear Diary, There were six by-elections in England and Scotland this week and Reform lost all of them. Two of them were seats we previously held. The problem with running councils is that people can see how useless we are."

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

She peddles disinformation that can, if followed have fatal results, yet gets a luxury paid for visit to UK. Shameful that people profit from exploiting others in this way

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‘Self-healing’ coach who was banned from working in Australia to speak in UK

Barbara O’Neill has previously claimed that cancer is a fungus that can be treated with bicarbonate soda

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026

I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here.

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Some beautiful stuff in here about the human-bird connection. From Atwood’s late partner Graeme Gibson who had dementia: “I no longer know their names, but then, they don’t know my name either.” #birds

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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Evening, #Ofcom. A British politician is advertising, in advance, that his "full verdict" on the Prime Minister's speech today will be given in his own programme, which carries his name, on GB News tonight. Aren't News channels supposed to show due impartiality? 🤮 x.com/Nigel_Farage...

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Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) on X

I will give my full verdict on Andy Burnham’s speech LIVE on GB News at 7PM tonight.

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Syd Cannings @sydcannings1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When the local dinosaur hops up onto your car... #birds #Yukon

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Ben from Spookily Drawn Swords @glenatron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My brother did a back-of-the-envelope calculation based on current estimates that suggested the amount of biological material required to make the oil to produce a single plastic tree protector was approximately equivalent to two oak trees.

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Andy Prentice @andyprentice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Locally an area of land came available for a nature conservation project. Bodies couldn’t agree on what approach to use. Meanwhile the plot happily returned to nature and thrived

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Alison Foster @alisonfoster.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The tree planting provides evidence that Something is Being Done. Statements made, money allocated, contracts signed, boxes ticked. Simply letting nature regenerate is much harder to quantify, despite it being more successful.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Compare @angelaeagle1.bsky.social's statements to those of Reeves and Starmer, who repeatedly deployed the Cauldron Principle, casting the living world as nothing but an obstacle, and a slimy, scuttling, creepy one at that. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot

The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Revolving doors and political auctions. Labour peer and former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir. Palantir is trying to save its £330m NHS contract, wants more public contracts. Nick Clegg, Rishi Sunak, George Osborne and others have taken similar jobs.

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Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir

Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"The activities.. we are undertaking in support of our friends in Saudi Arabia are purely defensive" The Saudis have been committing war crimes in Yemen for years, with British trained pilots in British built planes dropping British bombs. Thats what Pollard means by 'defensive'

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In terms of messaging, this is very positive, and a big shift from the nature-hatefest of the Starmer administration. Mind you, most tree-planting is unnecessary: I'd like to see much more emphasis on natural regeneration. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government

Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m really grateful that Senator Kennedy, while questioning Jack Smith on his former prosecution of a sitting President who committed crimes against this country, got down to the nitty-gritty by demanding to know if Smith believes in the Easter Bunny and tooth fairy.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."

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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Shame on those who stayed

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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Absolute Truth

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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

(from)The Second Coming By WB Yeats “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; / Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, / The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere / The ceremony of innocence is drowned; / The best lack all conviction, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity."

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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Netanyahu holds a pager up to the UN to remind us that Israel sold pagers & mobile phones in Lebanon, with no control as to distribution, & then indiscriminately detonated them injuring over 3,000 people, many children. This monster is proud of his crimes against humanity x.com/HowardRBecke...

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Howard Beckett (@HowardRBeckett) on X

Netanyahu 🇮🇱 holds a pager to the UN To remind us as to how 🇮🇱 sold pagers & mobile phones in Lebanon 🇱🇧 Had no control as to distribution And then indiscriminately detonated them Injuring ove...

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The fact that the Fairford suspects are all British Nationals proves nothing. I’m a British National and look at the damage I’ve already caused to the UK.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In his ongoing quest to help #SaveSquareChapelArts in Halifax, my buddy @reecedinsdale.bsky.social has written a short poem. Do follow & support him in his quest to save this fantastic Theatre & centre for the Arts.

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A Funny Old Game @sidlambert.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Gary Lineker scoring The Most Unlikely Gary Lineker Goal Ever in 1985. Not bad for a Goalhanger.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Gary Lineker, "What's going on there (Gaza), the mass murder of thousands of children is something we should have an opinion on" Amol Rajan, "The BBC needs to be impartial about it" Gary Linekar, "Why? It needs to be factual"

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WePlanet @weplanetint.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In this video, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social and @marklynas.bsky.social go an adventure to watch bluefin tuna. George explains how Atlantic bluefin tuna were fished to near-extinction — but now, are in recovery Tell the UK Government: Defend bluefin tuna! Sign the petition: shorturl.at/fTY80

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"The Bank of England was set up by Tony Blair" It's easy to forget that Tony Blair had been in power since 1694 when the Bank of England was founded. Good job Brain of Britain Liz Truss is here to remind us.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

More birds, fewer birdies. 👌 'There's no chance of a birdie or an eagle but there are skylarks, short-eared owls, avocets and curlew. A former golf course has been transformed into a nature reserve with wetlands, wading pools, rough grassland and coastal scrub.' www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Skylarks and sandwich terns among new birdies on reserve created from ‘boring old golf course’

National Trust has transformed Sandilands in Lincolnshire into a nature reserve with wetlands and wading pools

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Why is the UK’s suppressed #climate national security report significant? Report warns of food shortages, conflicts, mass migration and other threats to the UK’s national security, including going as far as the risk of nuclear war or the breakdown of society. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?

Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous prime minister

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

⚡️JUST NOW: MASS UN WALKOUT ON NETANYAHU

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ratcliffe fought a 6-year battle with his neighbours, planning authorities and conservationists for permission to build a £6m beach house on the coast in the New Forest. Months later, he quit the UK for Monaco to save £4bn in tax. Whadda guy! #politicslive www.theguardian.com/business/201...

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'It's a bit selfish': neighbours angry as Jim Ratcliffe quits UK

UK’s richest man had battled for six years to secure planning permission in New Forest

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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What a farce. As farmers fail to access funds to support sustainable farming, this will undoubtedly mean valuable wildlife habitat (recently created or much older) will be destroyed, as farmers feel they have no option but to intensify their farming systems. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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‘Worse than the scramble for Oasis tickets’: England’s sustainable farming funds run out in just six hours

Entire £233m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed

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Hunt Saboteurs Association @huntsabs.org.uk · 21/09/2026

𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 Avon and Somerset Police have charged Quantock Staghounds hunt master Chris Gibbons and huntsman Martin Watts with illegally hunting a wild mammal with dogs in relation to an incident on March 16, 2026. www.huntsabs.org.uk/quantock-hun...

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 13/08/2026

Sign our petition to call for climate action here: buff.ly/IrLHG0f

A fire service vehicle stands on the charred remains of heathland, smoke blows around the area

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Steve Gale @stevewg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Colley Hill, Surrey: coffee break from birding the steep scrub. Love the plaque on the bench I’m sitting on

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ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This rule completely nullifies the ESA. During the public comment period, they received several hundred thousand comments with nearly all decrying the rule and begging it not be implemented, yet trump did it anyway. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...

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Trump, Ending Decades of Protection, Opens Wild Habitats to Drilling and Mining

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Johnny Marr's iconic guitar collection sells for three times the estimate. The black and white Rickenbacker (pictured) went for £358k and the cherry red ES-355 for £204k. 31 lots were sold for the charities Guide Dogs for the Blind and the National Autistic Society. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The Smith's Johnny Marr's guitars sell for almost £4m at auction

One instrument was used on the The Smiths' debut album and also appeared on the cover of Oasis's debut single.

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Elinor Elliot @elinorelliot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

There you have it folks. Farage would ban the RNLI. As we have seen in the USA, fascists are, at bottom, destroyers of the kind of institutions that keep us behaving like civilised human beings in civilised societies, all the while claiming to uphold "civilised values." They are savage filth.

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...

The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass. It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots. This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.

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