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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 02/10/2026
Is Andy Burnham really “abolishing” the triple lock on the state pension? No. He has promised to keep it for the current Parliament. From 2030, he proposes a different formula – designed to keep pensions rising, while lifting the fear of social care costs. Here are seven facts you need.
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The triple lock: seven things you need to know about Burnham’s plan for pensioners
Andy Burnham has radical plans. But he is not ‘abolishing’ the triple lock on state pensions. What are the facts?
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 01/10/2026
Israel’s latest false flag was amazing, but sadly no one believed it www.normalisland.co.uk/p/israels-la...
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Israel’s latest false flag was amazing, but no one believed it
You’ve gotta admire Bibi Netanyahu.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“We urge the Conservative Party to explain why Byline Times journalists have been denied accreditation and to rethink its decision. Once again, the union calls on all political parties to uphold press freedom, freedom of expression and the public's right to be informed.” ✍️ NUJ responds
nuj.org.uk
NUJ responds to reports of Conservative party banning Byline Times journalists from conference
The NUJ has responded to reports that Byline Times journalists have been denied access to the Conservative Party conference.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham confirms that VAT will be removed from electricity bills starting this Thursday
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'Water is a symbol of what has gone wrong with Britain. A service where the shareholders never lose and the public never win' PM Andy Burnham announces plans for a law change to allow public ownership of water companies 👏
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Mary Allen Wilkes is a pioneering computer scientist, logic designer, and attorney. She is celebrated for writing the foundational system software for the LINC (1960s), which is widely recognized as the world's first personal computer. She was born #OTD in 1937 & is 89 today. #WomenInSTEM #CompSci
Photograph of Mary Allen Wilkes (born 1937), the pioneering computer scientist, logic designer, and attorney renowned for writing the foundational operating system software for the LINC, the world's first personal computer. She is shown from the chest up, facing slightly to her right with an open, engaging expression and a warm smile. She has short, styled white hair and wears thin, round wire-rimmed spectacles. Her attire features a layered ensemble: a dark grey or taupe turtleneck sweater paired with an open black cardigan jacket. She wears a prominent, tiered statement necklace consisting of three nested strands of oblong black, grey, and cream beads.The backdrop is an understated, minimalist office or lecture setting with pale beige walls and a dark vertical partition line visible on the left. In the lower right corner, the glossy edge of a modern laptop screen is partially visible, hinting at a professional presentation or speaking engagement. The overall composition is clean and centered, creating an approachable, intellectually distinguished mood that underscores her lasting historical significance as an elder stateswoman of computer science and law.
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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
THE ABSOLUTE FUCK
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Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is a brilliant, concise takedown of the “Crime-ridden Britain” myth. You should share it with every Uncle Ken and Auntie Sue who are too frightened to visit London because Nigel tells them they’re going to get knifecrimed.
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Working as a conductor on the ghost train was all tickety boo.
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I sometimes use AI to help me write emails but when I want them to sound more geordie I use YI
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Keep sharing this link - even after you write to your own MP to ask them to attend the "join the EU" debate... just keep sharing to family and friends. This is a huge campaigning drive just starting up...
europeanmovement.co.uk
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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Deb @happyspinster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This literally takes seconds. Do it.
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Arjan Struik @arjanstruik.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Important piece by @alexhh.bsky.social
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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I absolutely promise you that if Dario Amodei says “I’m worried the thing we’re building might kill us all” and we say “okay we’re taking you seriously and that sounds like terrorism so you have the right to remain silent”, he’ll start saying something different REAL fucking fast
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Labour should have acted quicker to stop this - and it may seriously regret not doing so
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What a line! 😂
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Anthropic warns of ‘malicious attempts’ by Yemen militant groups to use AI to develop weapons www.channel4.com/news/anthrop...
channel4.com
Anthropic warns of ‘malicious attempts’ by Yemen militant groups to use AI to develop weapons
The US tech company Anthropic has warned of "malicious attempts" - by militant groups in Yemen to develop weapons using their AI software in its latest threat intelligence report. The firm said it man...
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Dave Jones @popzeus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This right here is the energy recent Alan Partridge series have been lacking
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Happy fifth birthday to this inspired bit of headline writing.
Man who stole Viagra from pharmacy is not a
'hardened criminal' says his lawyer
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ItIsStevenRhodes @400footghost.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I remember when this came out, telling people at school that it was in fact my dad who had been hired to do the "Yes I would"s in the chorus. I wasn't fussed if people believed it or not, I just thought it was a gloriously unlikely answer to "what does your dad do?"
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Raging narcissist says what?
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Trump Slammed After Jokingly Lamenting That 9/11 Hero Is 'More Famous' Than He Is In Tone-Deaf Speech
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 09/09/2026
"It would be funny if it wasn't actually so f**king sick." Donald Trump made his 9/11 memorial speech all about him, with a "complete fabrication" that he was lifted from rubble in the aftermath of the attack.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Before reading this place a cushion below your jawline
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In fairness to Kent police, it is always a bit awkward to see what your colleagues get up to on their day off
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Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Ban the Burqa!
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First Among Equals @pyncster.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"It was at this point that an oyster went down the wrong way and blocked my ear canals, meaning I missed the whole conversation where I agreed to a foreign donor illegally giving us £500,000..."
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Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Gerard McCarthy's response to Maureen Lipman is so fucking good
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Dr Anke Marsh @ankemarsh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just so we are clear: The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
A photo from the BBC of an older woman, with grey hair, being led away by police. A photograph of a line of men in black clothes and balaclavas blocking the port at Dover.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Let me get this right: if you're a retired vicar and peacefully hold up a sign opposing genocide, you're a terrorist. But if 1200 morons put on balaclavas and close half of Dover to stop people *escaping* genocide, police "constructively engage." Is that it? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent
Traffic on A20 in and out of port grinds to halt as Kent police say they are in attendance and engaging with group
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 05/09/2026
As gangs of masked men block Dover port, I will just leave this here www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Five Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25
Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance
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Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 05/09/2026
My cousin’s shirt took me a second. He said “it’s great because anyone who would be offended by it couldn’t understand it anyway.”
A shirt with the following words in rainbow colors:
Fluorine
Uranium
Carbon
Potassium
Titanium
Rubidium
Uranium
Magnesium
Platinum
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
GARY OLDMAN as Cary Grant from ‘North By Northwest’ for a photo project whereby Actors posed for a role they always dreamt of playing. (It had to be self-deprecating, ironic, absurd, a bit twisted and kind of like a funny/bad dream take on the movie.) Love it.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Farage is never drinking pints when he doesn't know he's being filmed but is always drinking pints when he does...
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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
😅😅🔥🇨🇦 #Canada #LakeOntario
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Jair, The Literary Masturbator @jairtlm.blacksky.app · 02/09/2026
Imagine being an Olympic gold medalist, 2021 NWSL champion, 2021 Rookie of the Year, USWNT striker going to World Cup next year, and ESPN calls you "Ben's girlfriend" first. That's Trinity Rodman!
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Cat 🐈 @mrsbadcrumble1975.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This post is ten years old and still accurate. #climatechange
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mweinstock.bsky.social @mweinstock.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
British editorial cartoonist David Parkins illustrates the bottom line.
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Stefan Bienkowski @sbienkowski.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
In the Bundesliga, this kind of fiscal discipline is celebrated as much as a German Cup.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 01/09/2026
The Eagles found a renewable energy source: one male cheerleader powering a million conservative meltdowns.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥
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Tyrone James @tyronej84.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Looking after this little stud whilst @happyspinster.bsky.social is away for the weekend. Meet Ziggy.
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WIRED @wired.com · 27/08/2026
ICYMI: Not even a quarter of the way into an expected 19-day federal trial over Meta’s alleged failure to protect young users, the social media giant agreed to settle the case. www.wired.com/story/meta-w...
wired.com
Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All
In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.
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