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Helen Style

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Interested in ideas. Londoner. I will block for personal rudeness.

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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 2h
A 28-year-old woman has died from plague in Russia, with 190 people who had contact with her placed under quarantine, according to UNN.
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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 5h
Well worth bearing in mind!
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Katie @rebelrouser1962.bsky.social · 19h
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Stroke victims are often given leg braces to help them walk.
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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 23h
I consider it inappropriate for Americans to comment on matters of U.K. domestic politics so I try not to comment on US politics that do not directly affect the rest of the world - however distasteful the topic.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A federal judge has ruled that Roger Rogoff, the judicially appointed U.S. attorney in Seattle, has been illegally fired by the Trump admin and must be provisionally reinstated by the Justice Department.
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Trump illegally fired Seattle’s U.S. attorney, judge rules
The ruling is the latest in a string of decisions finding that the administration bent federal law to keep loyalists in key prosecutorial posts.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” @semafor.com www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs"
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Beth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
👇👇👇 Vote EARLY & BLUE! Up & down the ballot! 🌊 #nokings
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Rod Evans @ultra-rejoiner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yesterday, French president Emmanuel Macron said it would ⁠be “excellent ​news’ ⁠and “a good decision” ⁠if Britain decided to rejoin. Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez said Britain would be welcome back to the EU "with ⁠open arms". Mr RobertBob
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Sapient Librarian @22rabbit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Popular Science: How smart are octopuses? Smart enough to use mirror. These eight-limbed mollusks can use a mirror to locate a yummy meal. Mollusk, mollusk on the wall who's the cleverest of them all? www.popsci.com/environment/...
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How smart are octopuses? Smart enough to use a mirror.
Mollusk, mollusk on the wall who's the cleverest of them all?
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Don't believe the Europeans when they say the UK is no longer interesting, a priority etc etc Every senior EU official I've met today in Brussels has spent 20 mins talking about @andyburnham.bsky.social speech. The EU is paying attention and interested - even if it pretends otherwise
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You can just do things
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is how a seal pup is introduced to water for the first time [📹 Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan] Repost of @round_boyz: Original post
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The sign being used in stores across Canada, thanks to Trump. =====================
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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Schrodinger’s pensioner here. Envied for free uni, occupational pension and owning house, while pitied for being unable to afford heating and living off cat food. Make your minds up, politicians!
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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ada, Countess of Lovelace, 1815-1852, daughter of Lord Byron, mathematician & a pioneer of computing. Painted by Margaret Sarah Carpenter 1836. UK Government Art Collection
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exclusive: I asked Andy Burnham about the gangs of masked thugs marauding around parts of our country and asked if he and his government should be doing more to call out their actions He called them ‘poisonous’ amongst other strong words. His condemnation was unequivocal. Full story here 👇
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Burnham slams 'poisonous' masked gangs & praises Liverpool solidarity
The Prime Minister was unequivocal in his condemnation of those sowing intimidation and division on the south coast as he arrives in his Liverpool, which he says has a proud history of fighting discri...
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@merleorfell.bsky.social @merleorfell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Israeli bastardry . . .
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists at the University of Nottingham Develop a New Gel That Starts Repairing Damaged Tooth Enamel in Just 2 WEEKS This could replace fillings and change dental treatment worldwide, with use expected around late 2026–2027.
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Rowdy Rebel @rowdyrebel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I also have White Coat Syndrome & need my bp taken 3 times for accuracy. 😱🫨🫤🩸
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Octopus disguise: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
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Natalka @natalkakyiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🇷🇺 While ordinary Russians keep dying for their piece of shit president, Russia could be on track to set a record for Lamborghini purchases. In the first 8 months of the year, 141 new Lamborghinis were registered in Russia. That’s 48% more than during the same period in 2025 (95 cars).
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Thony Christie @rmathematicus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Danish astronomer, Ole Rømer, who used the Moons of Jupiter to determine the speed of light, was born 25 September 1644 #histsci thonyc.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/t...
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The speed of light, a spin off from longitude research.
When I was growing up in the dim and distant twentieth century spin-off was one of the most frequently used buzz words in the public discussion of science and technology; a spin-off being an uninte…
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Rafael Mitchell @rafaelmitchell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Electricity has been turned off in Tigray
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 25/09/2026
Happy equilux to those who celebrate! Not to be confused with the equinox - the equilux is the day with closest to equal day and night hours ☀️🌑 This year, the equilux is today, Friday 25 September 2026. Want to find out more? Head to our YouTube channel for the full explanation 👇
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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Apparently many ICE agents in the US are off duty police. Interesting to find out if police violence goes up or down now they’re allowed to be violent with impunity. Will they enjoy it more or get it out of their systems?
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Marco Rubio: “Iranians are radical religious lunatics.” Also: Have you met Paula White, the White House faith advisor?
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Stacie Rosenzweig @ethicking.com · 23/09/2026
My son’s driver’s ed kept reiterating, no screens while driving. No phones. Don’t be distracted. We have a loaner car that has a giant iPad on the dashboard and you have to operate it as a touchscreen while the car is moving at least sometimes. We decided this was a good idea?
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LordSteveyPofStoke @lordsteveyp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

OSWALD MOSELY  NIGEL FARAGE
THE SAME STORY, SEPARATED BY 80 YEARS... WEALTHY FAMILY, PUBLIC SCHOOL
EX-TORY, PART OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
POPS UP DURING A RECESSION CAUSED BY BANKERS 
FORMS NATIONALIST AUTHORITARIAN POLITICAL PARTY 
CLAIMS TO SPEAK FOR THE MAN IN THE STREET
BLAMES MINORITIES AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY PEOPLE AT THE TOP
Anti-
REFORM
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Tracy @wacket.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 23/09/2026
At 24, she discovered pulsars. The Nobel Prize went to her male supervisor. Jocelyn Bell Burnell spotted the signals that changed astronomy. Decades later, she received a $3 million physics prize. She gave it all away to help underrepresented students become scientists. #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
Black-and-white photo of Jocelyn Bell Burnell smiling outdoors beside a large radio telescope array, holding papers in her hands.
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KarrieS @kspink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Have you seen his monstrous YouTube channel ! I have long form reported it I know youtube are notoriously bad at protecting those who really need it but have to try www.youtube.com/live/lkeZbk8...
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LIVE: Tracking Migrants in the English Channel #DannyTommo #PatriotPlatform
YouTube video by Danny Tommo
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John in Western New York @johnwalczak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So ICE agents are getting fired before their probationary periods are up and are having to repay the $50,000 signing bonus. I love this for them.
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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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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Dan Thomas has been doing a brilliant job,” Nige continued. “I’m sorry for his personal difficulties.” Yeah, Dan. Great bloke. Brilliant Reform leader….just unfortunate he’s been arrested on suspicion of assault and coercive control.” Crace - Reform’s nemesis. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Another day, another Reform Wales leader. Grumpy Nige seems to miss the old one | John Crace
At a low-key event, Helen Jenner replaces Dan Thomas, who was arrested on suspicion of assault and gets warm words from Farage
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
OTD in 1939, in accordance with requirements of Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, USSR handed Polish town of Bialystok over to the Nazis. As part of what we say was “preventing a genocide”, we handed 100,000 people to the Nazis. Who were very nice to all of them.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wowser!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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View from Argus @viewfromargus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Between 1946 and 1970, the US dumped roughly 47,800 containers of radioactive waste into the ocean west of San Francisco — many missed the designated sites, and the drums now lie scattered across about 1,400 sq km, much of it inside a national marine sanctuary spacedaily.com/d-between-19...
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Between 1946 and 1970, the United States dumped roughly 47,800 containers of radioactive waste into the ocean west of San Francisco — many missed the designated sites, and the drums now lie scattered ...
Nobody expected the barrels to last.
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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My observation as a grandmother and from bus stops and streets all over London is that schoolchildren couldn’t care less.
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biologist077.bsky.social @biologist077.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A new antibiotic, pre-methylenomycin C lactone, was just found in an old compound. It's over 100x more active against drug-resistant MRSA & VRE. This is hopeful news for tackling antimicrobial resistance.
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New antibiotic discovery could help tackle antimicrobial resistance
Scientists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic, pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hidden within a compound that has been known for 50 years. This new compound demonstrates strong activity against dr
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW MRP JUST DROPPED: All but four constituencies in GB support UK membership of the EU. In those four, the most popular option was 'Don't Know' (Ashfield, Clacton, Great Yarmouth and Boston and Skegness).
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, said the polling shows it is “clear now that Brexit was a massive economic mistake” “The only way to clean up the mess is by getting far closer to our European allies; a future voters support and one our stability and security depend on,”
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...
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Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
$3B this month, $3B next month, and pretty soon you're talking about real money. AP: A Congressional Budget Office report released Tuesday said the Iran war had cost $38 billion through Aug. 1 and will continue to rack up expenses of about $3 billion a month depending on the conflict’s intensity.
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Helen Style @helenstyle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If the late Diana POW had to die wearing no seatbelt in a speeding car with a drunk driver, thank goodness it was not in the U.K. - the craziness would be even more off the scale.
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