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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@davetuller1.bsky.social, a great champion of patients, interviewed me about the massive, ongoing scandal of the neglect, abuse and mistreatment of people with ME/CFS www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maae...
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Interview with George Monbiot about Guardian column on ME/CFS
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
People aren’t faking their disabilities, they’re faking being well. We know society hates us. We know we will be judged for using assistive devices. Many of us take years to get the courage to lean in to accommodations. Stop judging. Help us build a more inclusive world.
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Other work by the Ladybird artists The English Lakes British Railways poster Artist: Ronald Lampitt
Scene of a lake in the Lake District with slanting sunshine breaking through the clouds and highlighting the purple tinged hills 
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sorry not to be reply to everyone who responded to my info request about #ME/CFS treatment y'day. Totally overwhelmed by utterly horrific stories. Now busy pulling it all together. And starting to see that there's a whole other story to be written (one day) about capital and chronic conditions. 1/2
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thanks so much everyone for a massive response. I've now had as many emails as I can cope with, so no more please - thank you. They paint a really grim and heatbreaking picture. The neglect and abuse of patients goes on and on. I hope to try to do the issue justice. #ME/CFS
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Intending to write another column about the treatment of #ME/CFS patients this week, pegged to new research findings on the biological basis. My question for sufferers: Are any of you still being offered inappropriate (psych/GET etc) "treatments"? Please email george at monbiot dot info. Thanks.
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Karami @mobinkarami.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I’m back. I'll be sharing firsthand accounts of living conditions and daily life in Iran these days. Feel free to ask questions.
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
An entire patchwork carpet of Cyclamen hederifolium at Anglesey Abbey a few days ago, looking for all the world like spring. Today’s botanical dopamine for your brain 🌿:
A carpet of Cyclamen hederifolium at Anglesey Abbey near Cambridge
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
god this is good
flight of the concords scene with murray, brit and jemaine. 

"How's this, then? Ed Sheeran, beloved by all, left without an opening band at present. Enter you two."

"What if we want a free Palestine, Murray?"

"I reckon you'll get lots of things for free when you're proper rockstars. This might be your ticket."
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
£72m for Reform over the weekend could be just the tip of the iceberg There's nothing to stop Elon Musk giving, via a UK X subsidiary, £300m to Restore Britain today Or a Trump ally giving £500m to Farage via a UK-registered firm There's a v narrow window to tackle big money in the elections bill
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The state we are in. 7.28m hospital appointments awaited. 4m waiting for a social home. Universities in financial crisis. Rivers polluted with sewage. Half of schools unfit for use. Manufacturing declined from 30.1% of economic output in 1970 to 8.5% by 2026. Must abandon neoliberalism.
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Here’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...
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Louis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Over on X, the far-right British Patriots have launched a hate campaign against the RNLI They are recording RNLI volunteers in order to dox them, reveal their identities and publish details of where they and their families live These men are dangerous
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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 08/09/2026
It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A detail missing from The Times story… the woman who took the photo shared it to a Facebook group called ‘South east patriots’.
Facebook post showing the photo of three white women on a train with a group of black-clad, masked men being shared to a group called ‘South east patriots’
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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Russia is waging a genocidal war on Ukraine. The war aim of the invaders from Muscovy is to eradicate the Ukrainian nation. The aggressor state declares its genocidal intent and acts on it over and over again, but Western leaders pretend it isn't true and retreat into cowardice.
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Helen H @helsbellsblue.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BIG NEWS: Criminal legal proceedings are being launched against Fifa president Gianni Infantino by Uefa. But Fifa has a deeper issue than Infantino - it has been selling the game to the highest bidder for decades. 🧵 1/6
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Gianni Infantino: Uefa pursuing criminal legal proceedings against Fifa president
Uefa is pursuing criminal proceedings against Fifa president Gianni Infantino over the scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 20/01/2025
⏰The Govt have under 2 weeks to block the bailout of Thames Water. 📑25,000 people have signed the petition to take Thames Water into public ownership. #Thames has failed and shouldn't be rewarded with a £3 billion bailout. Agree? Sign our petition tinyurl.com/yxht3p94
Activists outside the high court in London with banners. Text: Take Thames water into public ownership. Sign our petition
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Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Post Office closing 52 offices across the UK. Most are in Morrisons shops, which are closing as its private equity owner makes cuts. More will close as private equity owned TG Jones (previously WH Smith) makes cuts. Swathes of towns/Districts without banks and post offices.
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Burpham Post Office closure 'devastating blow to community'
Burpham Post Office is to shut its doors on Saturday, as 52 close across the country.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Kramatorsk… 😢
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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
the city that arrested the person for clapping during a data center meeting has decided to take its town halls virtual and eliminate public comments all together
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City That Arrested Person for Clapping at Data Center Meeting Moves to Virtual Townhalls for 'Public Safety'
A small town in Kansas took its city meetings virtual and ended public comment after city leaders received a wave of death threats.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Water companies panic as drought worsens in UK From the new Private Eye, out now.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/08/2026
Could Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ be banned across the UK? - The Latest
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Could Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ be banned across the UK? - The Latest
With more than 7m pairs reportedly sold in 2025, Meta’s Ray-Ban smartglasses are fast becoming the world’s most popular new gadget. Critics have labelled them ‘pervert glasses’, with some pubs and restaurants around the UK banning the technology from their premises. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major
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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Russia is committing genocide Don’t be scared to use the word……..
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Nicolas Chinardet @zefrog.eu · 06/08/2026
Words no longer mean anything, ep.3293847
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Kemi Badenoch calls Reform a ‘woke party’ as she rules out election pact
Conservative leader slams Nigel Farage’s party for using a ‘victim narrative’ and for not offering ‘proper solutions’
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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Why is so little attention being paid to North Korea supplying ballistic missiles to Russia?
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Your occasion reminder that there are now more Surgeons than qualified GPs That GP practice appointments are now 31-35m a month That the number of operations hasn’t changed And the share of NHS funding to GPs has reduced considerably And yet GPs asked to do more whilst hospitals do less 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
“Owners of vacant warehouses in Russia are currently unwilling to sign new leases with Wildberries, according to two Kommersant sources in the real estate market. This isn't a matter of space availability, but rather a refusal to accept risk” 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
‼️ Russia: “Wildberries is seeking 100,000 square meters of warehouse space in Kazakhstan.” 🍿 www.kommersant.ru/doc/8846772
Consumer market
July 29, 2026, 8:00 AM

With logistics everything is pretty clear
Wildberries is seeking 100,000 square meters of warehouse space in Kazakhstan.

Wildberries has begun searching for vacant warehouse space in Kazakhstan and is ready to occupy all available warehouse space in the country. RWB needed new space following the massive drone strikes on Russian facilities, and the group may now redirect some of its sellers' goods to Kazakhstan. Wildberries' owners are not prepared to lease their warehouses in Russia due to the high risks.
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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It’s a strange but incredibly dangerous moment in this war. Neither side believes its objectives are beyond military reach. Ukraine tightening the noose around Crimea, while Russia believes attrition can deliver victory, at enormous human and economic cost. 🇺🇦 londonlovesbusiness.com/world-losing...
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Russia's mobilisation and the influencer war - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Ukraine's war grows deadlier. Why the world's attention is drifting from the conflict that still threatens Europe ...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Ex-Southern Water boss among four charged over alleged plan to manipulate water tests and avoid paying penalties. Southern Water separately been charged with dozens of offences. No water company is pristine. All have violated their licence conditions. They all need to be scrutinized.
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Ex-Southern Water boss charged over alleged plan to manipulate water tests
Matthew Wright is accused alongside three others of trying to save the firm millions in penalties.
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Buses, famously for the richer classes and upper orders.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I've been rummaging through Keir Starmer's last acts in office, including many that got totally buried This (rather big list) is from his last week in power: bylinetimes.com/2026/07/22/f...
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From Steel Nationalisation to Plug-In Solar: Keir Starmer’s Final Acts in Government
The outgoing PM sneaked a lot of significant announcements out just before he left office
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TVP World @tvpworld.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The government of Botswana has warned its citizens that Russia is luring local people under false pretenses at an “alarming rate" then coercing them into frontline combat in Ukraine.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
'Foxgloves And Finches' by Annie Soudain, contemporary UK printmaker #womensart #summer
Print featuring a flock of five birds flying past a summer landscape with pink foxgloves, meadows, hills, cliffs and the sea in the distance
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
If you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this. It’s because: Brexit. The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest. But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade
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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Greece is blocking the EU’s 21st sanctions package against russia to protect Dynagas, a shipping company belonging to oligarch George Prokopiou. Russia can always corrupt one EU member and keep its invasion going. Ukraine has to defeat every russian attack in order to survive.
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marzzistar.bsky.social @marzzistar.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Water and Lemon 2022 By Duana Keiser Oil on canvas
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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Russia’s targeting of civilians remains central to its campaign of violence. 🇺🇦Kyiv 11 dead and over 50 injured.
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Of course, Farage wants the UK to quit the ECHR. It would be a huge victory for Putin in his war against human rights and international law.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 27/06/2026
As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports. Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round. A missed opportunity? @eastangliabylines.co.uk
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As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports
Ministers have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations
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Kungahuset @kungahuset.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
🕯️Albina Bitsman, Izium The 12-year-old Albina Bitsman was killed on March 23 2022 in Izium, #Kharkiv region. The girl went out on the porch of her house with her friends - Veronika Shulga & Maxim Zhivolup. At that moment, #RussianArmy fired on the yard with cluster munitions & killed the children.
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Stop Funding Heat @stopfundingheat.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
GB News gives its take on climate change. This is what a propaganda campaign looks like. Who'd have guessed that the GB News co-owner runs a hedge fund with massive investments in oil and gas? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Exclusive to all right-wing papers: It’s clear that Andy Burnham has been a complete failure as Prime Minister, although he hasn’t technically taken up the role yet. From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Severin Carrell @severincarrell.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Hats off to @privateeyenews.bsky.social a new guide to all those untapped oil fields
a cartoon from Private Eye naming untapped North Sea oil fields: Fuck Tuvalu, Icemelter and Scorchio and Dodo, etc etc
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Tim Farron @timfarron.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Badenoch being needlessly graceless, personally abusive and unpleasant. The Speaker rightly calling it out.
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This year, Exeter University’s vice-chancellor has received a pay rise (bringing the total salary to nearly 400,000 GBP) despite hundreds of staff leaving the university under cost-cutting measures. What an absolute shame. thetab.com/2026/02/12/e...
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Exeter University's vice-chancellor received £3000 pay rise despite hundreds of jobs cut
The university paid over £10,000 in compensation for staff cuts
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