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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Tanzanian teacher greets his students, some of them visually impaired, by cleaning their shoes and speaking words of affirmations to them. Original post
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Reform leader on London council accused of 'stoking hatred' with 'import the third world' remark after stabbing Hillingdon councillor Sophie Dror later tried to weasel her way out of accountability for her words claiming it could be "misconstrued" a certain way. 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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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Burnham scraps Starmer-era plans to curb jury trials. A victory for common sense. The Bill would have been defeated in the Lords. Due to Tory cuts, there is a backlog of over 81,000 Crown Court cases in England & Wales. Govt must invest in public services.
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Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials
The key policy idea announced by David Lammy when he was justice secretary will no longer go ahead.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Clive Lewis revealed details of the letter he had received from Tom Watson - the Uk chief of Palantir.
“There’s a level of detail there that I didn’t even know. That, to me, was an implicit threat. They’re saying: ‘We are watching you. We are monitoring you. And that’s what we do. Your card is marked.’”
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Comedian Michael Shafar points out that Reform supporters seem to hate migrants who have a core British value....
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"The survey, carried out in the days after the prime minister’s conference speech, suggested Andy Burnham’s announcements on Brexit, social care and pensions were popular among voters" Probably the fact that Burnham seems sincere, has a sense of direction - and is not afraid of Brexiters.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
*unless social media and his father's supporters give him a helping hand.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Flavio Bolsonaro: In the name of the father, sons, and holy ideology" "He’s less charismatic than his father but just as ideologically radical" - this kind of sounds like if Trump Junior were to run for President in the USA. Looks like Bolsonaro II will lose* www.france24.com/en/americas/...
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Flavio Bolsonaro: In the name of the father, sons, and holy ideology
The first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday pits two well-known names in the political ring: Lula vs. Bolsonaro. But it’s not former president Jair Bolsonaro facing off against the inc...
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The fraudster was head of passive equity at HSBC Asset Management. The curious thing about passive equity is that it's essentially about having ownership of things without doing any work or management - which makes me wonder if the nature of his work gave him the idea to fare-dodge.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My landlord decided to jack up my rent by over 26% because apparently he became "aware" it had "fallen behind market value" - which is just great.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A tenant is being evicted and stands unhappily in his garden before this takes place, however according to the AI generated text in the new story - he's gardening. There seems to be an increasing reliance on AI to do stuff like this and it often misinterprets the image and misses the point.
A picture of Ritchie Wood, a tenant, standing in his garden looking glum with arms crossed prior to his eviction.

The AI generated text says:

"An individual, dressed in casual attire and donning sunglasses, is engaged in the act of trimming a dense, verdant shrubbery, positioned in front of a building with a brick facade and a window adorned with white frames.
© Reach Publishing Services Limited"
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
He'll probably try and repeat the cycle for himself and his buddies as much as he can before he leaves office.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/10/2026
Polanski says he doesn’t need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader
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Polanski says he doesn’t need to win ‘50/50’ byelection to stay Green leader
Head of party in England and Wales says vote in Keir Starmer’s old seat is ‘high stakes for people in Holborn and St Pancras, and for the climate crisis’ Zack Polanski has insisted his authority as leader of the Green party of England and Wales does not depend on winning next week’s Holborn and St Pancras byelection, amid suggestions that the party’s popularity has peaked. Polanski, who is trying to take Keir Starmer’s former seat from Labour, described the contest as “probably 50/50 right now” and “really on a knife edge”. Continue reading...
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AnneMc #FBPE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🩵 @boof64.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Suella Braverman was left red-faced by Fiona Bruce after complaining that the Question Time audience was very 'Conservative-Labour.' www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sue...
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Suella Braverman humiliated by Fiona Bruce after complaining about audience
Suella Braverman was left red-faced by Fiona Bruce after complaining that the Question Time audience was biased against her.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well this would explain why they had been released on bail - my initial assumption was that they may have been eco-activists planning to unfurl banners or write graffiti but were suspected of being terrorists due to their location and attire. But fuel thieves at RAF Fairford would also explain it.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Angela Rayner noted that Mahmood’s plans would hit foreign care workers who had “moved their lives here to look after our loved ones”. Following pressure from within Labour - Mahmood seems to be softening her stance but it is still an extreme position that not even the Tories chose to implement.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"More than 60 people dead as heavy rain triggers flooding in northern India" 1000 homes were affected in Uttar Pradesh, the state borders Nepal (which recently had catastrophic flooding) although the mechanism here and severity of flooding were different. www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/i...
independent.co.uk
More than 60 people dead as heavy rain triggers flooding in northern India
Authorities say nearly 1,000 homes damaged across Uttar Pradesh state
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PJ @bella1229.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
London mayor says PM should 'prepare' British voters to rejoin EU Khan has, quite accurately, previously referred to Brexit as the “biggest act of economic self-harm in the UK’s history”. Khan seems keen for Burnham to say something now rather than later. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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London Mayor says PM should 'prepare' British voters for return of EU membership
The Mayor of London says Labour needs to start the ‘pitch rolling’ of rejoining the trading bloc
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🦋❄️🍁Baron🍁❄️🦋 @baron333.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And Norway has more oil than Venezuela
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AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‘Russian sleeper cell’: Can Germany’s far-right AfD be barred from sensitive intel? Pretty much every far-right party in Europe has some sort of link with the Kremlin, the AfD appears to be no exception and this is causing concern in Germany. www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
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‘Russian sleeper cell’: Can Germany’s far-right AfD be barred from sensitive intel?
The prospect of an AfD-led government in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt has exacerbated long-standing fears that the far-right Russia-friendly party may gain access to sensitive information of interest to th...
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Nepal avalanche kills at least 2, leaves several missing" "An avalanche has struck the Himlung Himal base camp in Nepal after days of severe weather. Two guides are confirmed dead and at least 14 people remain missing in the remote region." www.dw.com/en/avalanche...
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Avalanche at Himlung Himal in Nepal leaves 2 dead, 14 missing
An avalanche has struck the Himlung Himal base camp in Nepal after days of severe weather. Two guides are confirmed dead and at least 14 people remain missing in the remote region.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Spain housing crisis protest after 87-year-old woman evicted" The eviction of Maricarmen Abascal has stuck a chord with many in Spain - as rents rise with landlords and businesses seeking to extract as much cash as they can from properties they rent out to tenants. news.sky.com/story/spain-...
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Spain housing crisis protest after 87-year-old woman evicted
Maricarmen Abascal, a wheelchair user, was forcibly removed from the building on a stretcher, accompanied by social services officials. Her ejection sparked tense scenes outside, where police forcibly...
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Christoph Blocher, the billionaire behind the plan, is the leader of a right-wing populist party - however Swiss voters have rejected this plans. Switzerland will not be joining NATO but will cooperate reasonably with its neighbours and with NATO.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
'I can't say my own name': The pain of language loss in families Mithu's name is Bengali, but native Bengali speakers have told her that she doesn't pronounce it correctly - which she seems to find somewhat upsetting. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
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'I can't say my own name': The pain of language loss in families
Mithu Sanyal never learned her father's native language, Bengali, as a child. Is it too late to reclaim it?
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"My son and I could lose everything – because of a Home Office mix-up" Skye von der Osten says she ‘relied in good faith’ on information provided by the Home Office but now faces ‘traumatic’ move Another Home Office mistake with a digital visa. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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‘My son and I could lose everything – all because of a Home Office mix-up’
Skye von der Osten says she ‘relied in good faith’ on information provided by the Home Office but now faces ‘traumatic’ move
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This all started with David Cameron trying to appease the right-wing of the Tory party by campaigning on an "in-out" referendum in 2015. This then started the downward spiral - now in opposition regurgitating the same old tired talking points trying to out-Reform Reform.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Curious that she always gave Boris Johnson such an easy ride when he was PM.
Laura K laughing when Boris Johnson says something Laura  Kuenssberg's casual interview with Boris Johnson on a park bench
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Turns out they do know his full name - which makes the Enoch Powell meme even weirder.
Text from screenshot of Reform UK Rotherham supporters 

MUHAMMAD YUSUF, A PROPER BRITISH PATRIOT, UNLIKE ANDY BURNHAM AND CO🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Mark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The reporting of this hate march in Northern Ireland shows just how anti-Catholic our media in Britain still is.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Bangkok declared disaster zone after more than 30cm of rain in 48 hours" The flooding is consistent with what we'd expect to see with #ClimateChange news.sky.com/story/bangko...
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Bangkok declared disaster zone after more than 30cm of rain in 48 hours
Roads were blocked by torrential rain, which began on Thursday, hitting much of the city - as more than 84,000 people were affected nationally, especially in the central region.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
PM 'very supportive' of city mass transit system "I'm very committed to Bristol," he said. "I think it's a fantastic place and if we can bring forward together a vision for mass transit in Bristol, I think it goes to the next level." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Andy Burnham 'very supportive' of Bristol mass transit system
Andy Burnham says there is an opportunity to work with the Mayor of the West of England on the project in Bristol.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least 16 people killed as Russia and Ukraine trade deadly air strikes" "US-led talks to end fighting have not led to a breakthrough and the Kremlin has repeatedly said it intends to seize the rest of east Ukraine." www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
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At least 16 people killed as Russia and Ukraine trade deadly air strikes
At least 16 people were killed over the past 24 hours as Russia and Ukraine traded deadly drone and missile strikes, authorities from both countries said Saturday. The UN has warned of rising civilian...
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"India, Pakistan trade accusations at UN General Assembly" The really interesting thing here is that India did not criticise Pakistan over its internal policy in Kashmir - which is the one area it would have had tangible evidence due to India's own actions in the region. www.dw.com/en/india-new...
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India news: New Delhi, Islamabad trade accusations at UN General Assembly
Shehbaz Sharif criticized India's policy on Kashmir and praised Pakistan's military, while New Delhi accused Islamabad of supporting cross-border terrorism. DW has more.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Peter Thiel admitting it now - he named Palantir after an evil monitoring tool from Lord of the Rings
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's interesting how the (accurate) billionaire cartoon bears somewhat of a resemblance to the feudal structure of Mediæval England. Billionaires being the modern equivalent of Nobles and clergy with only the nominated ruler above them.
Diagram of the feudal system, arranged as a four‑tier pyramid showing how mediaeval society was structured from top to bottom.

At the top, the smallest purple section contains a crown icon and is labelled King.

Below that, a pink tier labelled Nobles and clergy includes an image of gold coins, signalling wealth, land ownership, and the Church’s influence.

The next, larger yellow tier shows a mounted knight and is labelled Knights, vassals and landlords — the warrior class and land‑holding intermediaries who served nobles and protected territory.

At the base, the largest blue section shows a simply dressed figure and is labelled Serfs, peasants and tenants, representing the majority of the population who worked the land and supported the entire hierarchy.
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The good old days of medieval  su
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Beyond two parking tickets for not moving his vehicle during snowstorms, Abdullah has no criminal record in Minnesota and was working legally as a mechanic while his asylum application was pending. He arrived in the United States in early 2023.”
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"2,000-year-old Vesuvius eruption that buried Pompeii helps scientists date Earth’s history more precisely" Thanks to Pliny the Younger documenting the disaster, scientists were able to fine tune and recalibrate argon dating for *all* of Earth's history. archaeologymag.com/2026/09/vesu...
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2,000-year-old Vesuvius eruption that buried Pompeii helps scientists date Earth’s history more precisely | Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study uses the 79 CE Vesuvius eruption to improve argon-argon dating and measure volcanic events with greater precision.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The strange thing about Trump is how much of his words and actions fit in with the sort of thing George Orwell wrote about. But it reveals not only does he thinks his supporters are stupid but how dictatorial he is in nature - luckily though his powers are constrained by a democratic framework.
’You are free to be a drunkard, an idler, a coward, a backbiter, a fornicator; but you are not free to think for yourself.’

George Orwell's 1934 novel Burmese Days.
Chapter 5
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Angela Rayner attacks Mahmood’s migrant crackdown" - says the Daily Telegraph headline with the most unflattering angry looking picture of her they could find. Yet her suggestion are sensible, changes to migration law should not be applied *retrospectively* - it's mean spirited and very wrong.
Angela Rayner attacks Mahmood’s migrant crackdown
The Daily Telegraph with an angry looking picture of Rayner
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"NI Secretary calls for ‘cool heads’ following Drumcree decision" The first Protestant parade by the Orangemen down the Garvaghy Road since 1997 has raised concerns within the Republican community in Northern Ireland. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/area/armagh/...
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NI Secretary calls for ‘cool heads’ following Drumcree decision
The procession down the Garvaghy Road has not taken place since 1997
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is the right decision, Labour were elected in 2024 and are not yet even halfway through their first parliamentary term. Theresa May called a general election because she thought she'd get a larger Tory majority - something that Johnson later managed riding a wave of populism.
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Brenda From Bristol: Not Another One! (Brexit)
Alt: Brenda From Bristol: Not Another One! (General election)
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Bristol’s love affair with pedestrianisation" "In 2021, a black coffin was paraded through Clifton Village, as people protested against plans to permanently pedestrianise Princess Victoria Street." www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
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Bristol's love affair with pedestrianisation
The city has seen increased discussion and polarising views on the topic in recent years
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Deanna @deanna-granny83.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BBC News - Some BBC channels and radio stations 'may well' have to close, director general says - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Some BBC channels and radio stations 'may well' have to close, director general says
The BBC's financial situation "may well mean" some channels and stations close, Matt Brittin says.
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nepal's PM is quite correct but also, over a year ago - a glacier collapse in Switzerland should have been a wakeup call. I fear that people still aren't learning the lessons here, this shouldn't be treated as a freak incident in Nepal but a taste of what likely to be much worse.
Imran Bristol  @imranicus.bsky.social · 30 May 2025

Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world

The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed this week is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier collapses around the world

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/peru-swiss-lakes-water-antarctica-b2760416.html
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Farage is blaming Al Cohol, otherwise known as Al-Kuhl, for this incident. Reeve is blameless.
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Imagine responding to the deserved criticism of your tasteless TikTok on prices at the cafe at Auschwitz with “no-one died in the cafe. No-one died there. No-one was gassed there. I just had a drink there which is nowhere near the park... the camp entrance.” 😱 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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Tourist who complained about Auschwitz cafe prices responds to backlash
TikTok user says she did not mean to offend with her ‘innocent video’ about the prices at the Auschwitz cafe, but also claimed it was a ‘money-making scheme’
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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"DNA evidence doesn’t match man who spent decades on death row, Utah prosecutors say" It seems quite likely that the Utah police chief himself was guilty of his aunt's murder the way that evidence was fabricated against an innocent man, www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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DNA evidence doesn’t match man who spent decades on death row, Utah prosecutors say
Douglas Stewart Carter, 71, was sentenced to death in 1985 after a jury found him guilty of murdering Eva Olesen
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