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Harrysmum21

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Retired District Nurse NHS in UK. Green voter. Animal lover. Against privatisation of public services. Supporter of NHS💙 and Social Care

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 2h
"There’s a lot of bullshit in the mainstream news about the Green’s anti-Zionism decision yesterday. All part of the ‘stop Polanski’ game. Don’t believe it." via The Daily Politik
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h
🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms
DOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 5h
Recommended reading: "Renewables are just being added on top of fossil fuels." Wrong comparison. Demand grew 75% since 2005 regardless. Without wind and solar, power sector CO2 in 2025 would have been 28% higher. Excellent analysis by @zekehausfather.com www.theclimatebrink.com/p/what-if-th...
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What if the world hadn't built wind and solar?
Clean energy does not simply “add to” global energy use; it displaces fossil sources that would otherwise get built.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 5h
'The University of Nottingham has confirmed that it will close its music and languages departments as it presses ahead with more than 500 job cuts despite widespread opposition from staff and students.' A blight on East Midlands and UK higher education.
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Nottingham confirms course closures with hundreds of jobs affected
Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 5h
📌 ICYMI — Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think…
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Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use
Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 5h
'seven women...have told the Guardian they are survivors of domestic abuse carried out by key figures in the anti-immigration street patrol movement. All have chosen to come forward to make the public aware of the patterns of violence behind this new form of activism.'
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‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 17h
I'd have more respect for racists if they just said "I am a racist." All this dancing around "they won't integrate" and "legitimate concerns" is mealy-mouthed bollocks. Just grow a spine. Have the courage of you fucking awful convictions, and stop assuming we're all as stupid as you are.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 17h
"There are parts of Luton – and the police will tell you this – that are no-go areas where white people won't go" Police say that's false But this Tory shadow-minister still uses false claims to justify "a consensus on the right" that immigration is a disaster www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tory shadow minister claims Luton has ‘no-go zones’ where ‘white people won’t go’
Blake Stephenson tells fringe meeting at Tory conference that the town is ‘a very dangerous place’ with ‘ghettoes’
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Chris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 7h
American soldiers severely wounded in Trump’s war w/Iran receive non-existence medical care Pete Hegseth doesn’t care bc he’s too busy obsessing over Service members’ Testosterone, beards, & their weight Hegseth is a clear & present danger to the U.S. Military www.rawstory.com/us-iran-war-...
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US soldiers wounded in Iran attack speak out after horrific medical treatment by Pentagon
Nine U.S. service members wounded in the Iran war have gone on the record about the military medical care they received, which they say left them fighting for treatment on their own, according to the ...
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22h
Renters are spending up to 40% of their income on rent. Here’s our plan to change that in 30 seconds.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 19h
Denmark: State has suffered a major data breach that has given unauthorised access to the names, addresses and personal identification numbers belonging to about 8.8 million people.
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Major Denmark breach exposes personal data of 8.8 million people
Hackers gain access to names, addresses and personal identification numbers
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 11h
Fight for the US and when you get killed they will claim it isn't a 'war' and your family gets nothing. Don't die for the Orange Clown.
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 19h
🚨 NEW POLLING: Nigel Farage has suffered another slide in his personal ratings as Reform struggles to maintain the polling advantage it enjoyed earlier this year. The Independent's latest poll tracker says Farage's favourability has fallen to -36, compared with a previous high of -27 last summer.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A former political prisoner who was tortured for leading protests against Nicaragua’s Sandinista government was arrested and jailed immediately after he was deported there from the US last week. Trump appears to have notified the Sandinista regime that he was coming. www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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The U.S. deported a former political prisoner to Nicaragua. He’s now in prison again
Jeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua’s Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him, ad...
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Why is Nigel Farage back on air? Ofcom bans politicians from presenting news programmes, but GB News claims Farage's show is just 'current affairs' despite him using it to defend Reform's £72m in donations. Close the loophole now.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The apoplectic rage of the entire media and the politicians against the Green Party shows that like Corbyn's Labour Party you have a Party that will actually stand against the Establishment A chance for a Government for you and not the billionaires for the first time in 50 years
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reform leader on London council accused of 'stoking hatred' with 'import the third world' remark after stabbing www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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Reform leader on London council accused of 'stoking hatred' after stabbing
Hillingdon councillor Sophie Dror has come under fire for the comment she made in a social media group following a machete attack
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 22h
Zack Polanski was banned from Israel because his Party dared to say Zionism is racism. Ironically this proves that Zionism is racism as even non-Zionist Jews aren't allowed in Israel.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14h
Dr Ellie Chowns, "If we're talking about security against things that kill many people, covid, killed 250,000 people in this country and cost us hundreds of billions" "But I don't hear anybody in this country talking about pandemic preparedness - why is that?"
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Zack Polanski has just been banned from Israel for calling Zionism racism. That's got to be the biggest boost for any politician ever.
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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hull City Council says it remains committed to the South Blockhouse project. 👇 BBC News - Hull's Henry VIII castle attraction takes step forward - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hull's Henry VIII castle attraction takes step forward
Survey work has started on the long-delayed attraction at the former South Blockhouse in Hull.
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.
Grenfell Tower, a black smouldering carcass of the building shorty after the fire, in 2017.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Energy suppliers urge UK govt to help households struggling with energy bills. Silence on cutting profit margins, windfall taxes on excessive profits. Household energy debt heading to £7bn. 120,000 a year die in fuel poverty. We can't afford privatisation and resulting profiteering.
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Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills
Immediate action is needed to help households struggling with bills this winter, says trade body Energy UK.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 16h
Conservative Helen Whateley, "Tax cuts have to be funded.. I'm doing work on what is the right way to bring down the welfare bill" My view: Why is the answer always more hardship for people who are already struggling, while vast wealth can be hoarded almost untouched?
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Rose❤️🇨🇦Part owner of Canada.🇨🇦❤️ @scotfreeme.bsky.social · 14h
Meanwhile, in Alberta Canada...
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 14h
🔥 On Mon Oct 12th, MPs will debate the UK applying to join the EU. The responsible govt minister will respond. This is not a vote - but it’s the first time since the Burnham speech on “options” that we’ll see where the MPs actually stand. #Rejoin #EU #AndyBurnham #UKpolitics #Brexit
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Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"As the Prime Minister declared in Liverpool: privatisation of the water industry in England has failed. Debate is now not whether change is needed, but in what form." Read an extract from our new briefing "Crystal Clear" on our Substack: cmmonwealth.substack.com/p/why-public...
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Why Public Ownership of Water is Better than Alternative Proposals
An extract from our new briefing “Crystal Clear”.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reform UK Hit By Humiliating X Community Note Over Badenoch Chess Champion Claims www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
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Reform UK Hit By Humiliating X Community Note Over Badenoch Chess Champion Claims
The party wrongly accused the Tory leader of exaggerating her achievements.
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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Great to see the results of this summer's flying in the news via the excellent Current Archaeology the-past.com/news/insight...
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Insights from above
Last month we shared images from Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, highlighting how recent drought conditions have revealed the outlines of long-buried archaeological remains. Features both familiar and newly identified have also been emerging across Wales this summer, and have been documented by Dr Toby Driver, the Senior Investigator for Aerial Survey at the Royal Commission.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
England's water infrastructure at breaking point. Large part of water network installed 130-150 years ago. Thames Water infrastructure has average age of 79 years; industry average 56 yrs. 40% of TW assets are 100+ yrs old. Must end privatisation, remove profit motive.
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MP says London water network is 'at breaking point' with two incidents in a week
London MP Paul Kohler said the two incidents highlighted the poor state of the region's water infrastructure
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NHS England waiting list hits 7.33m appointments for 6.21m individuals, rises for the third time in 4 months. Privatisation by stealth. NHS capacity neglected. Thousands suffer. Private sector profiteers. www.oecd.org/en/publicati... Hospital beds per 1,000 population, Comparison 2013 and 2023.
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Not one person born THIS CENTURY voted for Brexit.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026
🚨 Nigel Farage was interviewed for half an hour last month over money from a crypto-billionaire.
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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
However, if we are to undertake all the repairs that are necessary at St Tyfi’s, we would be looking at a bill somewhere in the region of £650,000. 8/10
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 15h
Despite all the fire and fury the Luftwaffe was only able to put a major RAF airfield out of action for a matter of hours.
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 15h
IF the strike aircraft were driven out of RAF Fairford by an enemy threat, then that enemy has enjoyed more success than the Luftwaffe during the whole of the Battle of Britain.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Can you imagine the derisory coverage and outright mockery if any other party with single-digit MPs decided to "declare a General Election" and go on a bus tour? Yet when this outlandish nonsense comes from Farage, it is treated as somehow brilliant. "Subscribe to continue..." No thanks. I'm good.
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Reform leader to begin in Yorkshire next week where party sees ‘many Cabinet scalps to be had’ in Labour heartlands

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Nigel Farage campaigning in Southend-on-Sea for the local election in May
Nigel Farage campaigning in Southend-on-Sea for the local elections in May Credit: Geoff Pugh for The Telegraph
Nigel Farage is to “fire the starting gun” on Reform UK’s general election campaign with a nationwide tour beginning next week, The Telegraph can reveal…
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 23h
Suella Braverman too proud for benefits... Went to university for free Studied in Europe using the heavily subsidised Erasmus program Claimed ALL her rent, energy, council tax bills for at least 5 years Millions of pounds in expenses claims She just doesn't call them benefits
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why stop there? Scrap the treasury to make the national debt go away Scrap the NHS and cure cancer Scrap the MOD and lo: world peace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A decision on the parliamentary investigation into Farage is said to be 'imminent' - and Clacton voters may soon find themselves going back to the polls.
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Trilby @mountainbear006.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
8th of October is Holborn & St Pancras election day. Not long now!! Make it be the day for the 6th Green MP. With just a few days left to take this previous Labour seat here’s how you can make this happen - leafleting, providing transport, donating funds, phone support & polling day activity 💚✊
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Everything you need to get involved! Promoted by Elfrede Brambley-Cranshaw on behalf of Zack Polanski (The Green Party) c/o PO Box 78066, London, SE16 9GQ
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"We don't want violent men in ill fitting balaclavas intimidating people and trying to take over – that's not democracy and they're not patriots " via The UK Against Hate
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DAPPER DON DHARSHI @dapperdondharshi.bsky.social · 15h
A simple act of kindness from a dog that expected nothing in return. Sometimes animals really do bring out the best in us. 🐾
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 22h
Standing up to the balaclava nonces. Inspiring.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hugely dishonest to pass off a sentence for setting off a bomb as "destroying a camera"
Misleading statement by "journalist" Andrew Pierce
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 21h
More than 2,500 people have already emailed Apple and Google to demand that Reform UK's app be removed. Let's flood their inboxes so they can't ignore us ⬇️
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Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 21h
Australia has just recorded its second-hottest September on record, with the hottest September nights ever recorded. It’s worth thinking about what this should mean for decisions to continue approving new coal mines. How many more warnings will it take? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine
Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national park
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 17h
If only the Tories had as much concern for families on the minimum wage cliffedge as they obviously do for those on the £100,000 cliffedge
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18h
Brexit has been a Tory masterclass in ideological madness. It’s widely accepted by the country as a barrelling shitshow but *still* their entitled little reps strut about insisting we can’t be allowed to vote on it again. Who TF does this person think she is? And why TF should she decide anything?
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cbnewham @parishchurches.org · 18h
The magnificent alabaster tomb of William Phelip, 6th Baron Bardolph (d.1441) & Joan, Lady Bardolph (d.1447) at St Mary, Dennington, Suffolk. Sir William fought with Henry V at Agincourt. In 1438 the couple obtained a royal licence for a chantry at Dennington.
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