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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

That thug sabotaging rescue efforts, racist riots, flags on lampposts, pink ladies wanting to burn down hotels, doxxing charity workers, ICE-style deportation plans, threats to scrap the Equality Act and leave the ECHR… “legitimate concerns” No. A tornado of hate and prejudice set off by Farage.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

September 1943. Charles de Gaulle visits New York to meet US senators and discuss de-escalation proposals against Nazi Germany that he plans to raise with US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Nope, didn't happen. Because that's not how you beat the growing empire of a militaristic dictatorship.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“Trump is the biggest arch villain.” - Why is that, Batman? “For he is the villain who wants the biggest arches.”

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Christopher Kelly @hfmatters.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Well done #Wolves! If you carry on like this, you might even go top... @wolvesfc.bsky.social

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Who knew that defacing the building, tearing up its trees, removing its sculptures, replacing the Board with political cronies, giving the finger to every performer who isn’t a Trump voter, and talking down its facilities daily would cause a revenue drop?

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Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show

Officials said the center is facing “certain fiscal collapse” within weeks, insist that adding President Donald Trump’s name may be the only way to avoid bankruptcy.

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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I wrote down my thoughts about the last several weeks of AI hell. aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...

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Misleading Metaphors, Real Risks

What To Fear from AI Agents and How to Reclaim Our Human Agency

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We've had a "Number 10 spokesperson" briefing to journalists, and reported comments from Burnham in a closed door meeting That's pissweak. If you can make videos about chicken nuggets or whatever, you can make videos about violent fascists

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Caroline Keep @ka83k.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Finding it really telling right now we CAN arrest people holding signs peacefully about their political views. But we CAN'T arrest men beating women with literal sticks at Reform UK for expressing their views. So freedom of speech includes violence now for certain groups?

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Eamonn Sweeney @sweeneyagonistes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"Police are observing for now." The bravery evident when they're manhandling old women at Palestine protests is conspicuous by its absence.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/09/2026

I am a scientist – and the answer is climate change. Yes, there is nuance. Yes, it could take a long time to identify the precise mechanisms. But there is no question why ice and snow-related disasters are on the rise. Our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and humans are responsible.

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Accuracy matters. Since 2018 there have actually been 17 convictions for voter fraud from approx 47 million voters. And 11 election convictions from approx 1300 Reform/Brexit Party officials. That's about 25,000 times more convictions per capita. I did the maths. You're welcome.

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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The catastrophic flash flood on the Nepal-China border that left more than 160 people dead and hundreds missing was caused by a 2,000-foot-wide chunk of ice that broke off of a glacier. The immense block of ice plummeted 4,000 feet straight down, pulverizing upon impact and mixing with mud and

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Music to our ears. Farage has made a total fool of himself and turned the volume up *himself* on all the many investigations into his own and Reform’s dodgy dealings. That’s not prime minister material that’s someone ridiculous. Someone who needs to run away…. or go to jail.

Of all the seats currently held by Reform, Clacton should be by far the safest. At the EU referendum 70% of local people voted for Brexit, with 96% of the current population now white and 53% of them aged over 50. If all was going well for the Reform leader, this would be somewhere where he would absolutely clean up, and yet when faced with a single rival, who is best known for wearing a bin on his head,
Farage ended up with a significantly smaller percentage of the vote than the Conservatives achieved in the constituency under Boris Johnson.
It was, in short, a humiliation and it was a humiliation which explains perfectly why he refused to turn up in person in order to be associated with it.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I mean, much of the media *does* ignore (or sanewash etc) Trump's lies. Ditto Farage, Johnson et al. It's the dichotomy between the treatment of Arday - whose appointment really only hurt one person directly - and the treatment of lying politicians who hurt millions that's striking here.

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Christopher Kelly @hfmatters.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Confirming that Farage, despite all his pontificating and strutting, is fundamentally a pathetic coward

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Berend van der Kolk @berendvdkolk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Still one of the best takes on GenAI. Thanks @marketoonist.bsky.social.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Farage cannot be allowed to get away with this lie. It's the politics of the absolute gutter. And invoking the two world wars in his grubby little game is an insult to the people who actually fought and died in them.

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 07/08/2026

Heatwaves are getting stronger and our cities and villages are feeling it. Trees and green spaces in urban areas can make a real difference: 🌳 Create shade and cooler streets during heatwaves 🌳 Reduce air, water and noise pollution 🌳 Support our physical and mental wellbeing

Split image showing two urban environments during hot weather. The top half shows a tree-lined city street with green vegetation and the text ‘More of this’. The bottom half shows a city street during extreme heat, with a temperature display reading 43°C and the text ‘to have less of this’. Photo Credits: Top image: Adobe Stock. Bottom image: Getty Images.

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Colin Yeo @colinyeo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Am I right in thinking it is now Conservative Party policy to evict Windrush migrants from their homes?

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Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Apologies: I’m not online much, I haven't paid any attention to Rod Liddle for a long time, I didn't really know his extremes. I do now: I wouldn’t have posted if I'd known. I’ve seen death of difficult people up close (and its impact on others): that’s the only reason it was on my mind as an issue.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

There is a danger that by arguing the amount, we end up conceding the framing. Britain's welfare is ungenerous, the spend in total is mid-to-low table, and below past peaks. Benefits need reforming because they're unfit for purpose and trap, instead of enabling people. Not to make fantasy savings.

Chart of UK overall benefit spend, showing it lower than post-GFC or pandemic and largely in similar proportions, pensions being the largest chunk by far.

Charts showing the UK is mid-table of comparative OECD countris on total social expenditure and bottom third in terms of cash benefits.

Charts showing that the UK has the lowest welfare income replacement rate (ie. how far one's income drops if they lose their job) of any comparator OECD country, and third lowest, if you add housing benefit (which is more than the cash benefit element).

Graph showing that the generosity of the UK's welfare spending has been declining over decades against trend.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

66 seems a young age for Rod Liddle to die. Talented comic writer, insightful about football.obvs took much pleasure in transgressing political correctness But just lied when caught being much more indefensibly racist+ sexist online in his Millwallmonkey persona www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...

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Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle dies aged 66

Tributes paid across industry to provocative journalist who died after short illness

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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Evidence of the great benefits of AI: it used to take a huge amount of time and effort to make yourself look this stupid; now AI allows you to humiliate yourself almost instantly.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Across the country, wildfires are raging. The Prime Minister needs to call a COBRA meeting and treat the climate crisis with the urgency this moment calls for.

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 27/07/2026

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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Senator Patty Murray/Washington state: “I blocked Senate Republicans' petty and offensive resolution that implied Canada is letting their own forests burn just to spite us. I know my Republican colleagues want to show the President how much they agree with him, but please.” Thank you 🇨🇦 #Canada

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Nualaatpeace @ros14.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Our government should be ashamed of privatisation. Not satisfied with the public being fleeced, they look the other way. Ofwat unfit for purpose. Water co's profiting whilst the infrastructure collapses & our entire eco system too. Not fit for purpose through sheer neglect and greed.

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Eoin McLaughlin @eoinaldo.substack.com · 10/07/2026

Andy Burnham wants “growth in every postcode”. But how has UK growth actually fared under different governments? I played around with 80 years of data and came to a slightly awkward conclusion: which government grew Britain fastest is probably the wrong question. open.substack.com/pub/eoinaldo...

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Moe mai rā Sam Neill. What an actor.

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Christopher Kelly @hfmatters.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Sounds great and looking forward to watching it #Evolution

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Joseph Finlay @josephfinlay.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The Jewish leaders and rabbis quoted here are profoundly out of touch. Kairos II reflects how most of the world sees the situation. This is not likely to change. Judaism needs to be pro-Palestine in order to have a future. www.thejc.com/news/uk/chie...

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Chief Rabbi warns ‘genocide’ document due to be discussed by Church of England Synod will ‘harm peace’ - The Jewish Chronicle

Kairos Palestine text brands Israel a ‘colonial settler entity’ and criticises Abrahams Accords

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Martin @capallfada.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Ann Widdecombe, 'strong christian values'? Whatever 'values' she held, christian charity, love, respect, were not among them. Amazing how these people are alleged to have allegiance to a dark skinned Palestinian man, while ignoring his teachings, and dehumanising other dark skinned people today.

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Unsurprising to see Farage, a billionaire-backed politician who can hardly be bothered turning up to Parliament most of the time, attempting to further distract from his dodgy finances with this stunt. We cannot afford to underestimate or overlook the corrosive effect of dark money on our politics.

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Christopher Kelly @hfmatters.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

A special 25th anniversary version of the "sweetest kick" which the #SpookyMensChorale are very proud of, and would like everyone to hear... thespookymenschorale.bandcamp.com/track/sweete...

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Sweetest Kick in the Heart (25th Anniversary Version), by The Spooky Men's Chorale

track by The Spooky Men's Chorale

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

10/ 6️⃣ Know the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke Heat exhaustion can often be treated by cooling down and rehydrating, but heat stroke is a medical emergency. If someone becomes confused, loses consciousness, or has a very high body temperature, call 911 immediately.

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