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It's absolutely then, yes

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I absolutely don't think there's a homophobe sitting somewhere vetoing them, but it's a weird little quirk

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Hazel Southwell @hazelsouthwell.bsky.social · 8h

From 2012 though, which I regret to inform everyone was not in the last decade...

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really can't ever hear It's Raining Men without thinking of the sheer horror of it. fucking hell they're everywhere oh my god they're falling apart oh my god it's horrible I'm covered in bits of men what did this tornado pick up a MAGA convention-

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sam @samthielman.com · 8h

I was going by the thumbnails and so if only one appeared in that I'd miss it, so v possible there – definitely wouldn't want to deliberately exclude someone because they died!

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"To staff our military, we turn now to the schools where rich christians send their gay kids as punishment"

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Yep, but it aired in 2012!

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Lol I'd never watched it long enough to see the end

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 9h

100% yes, that's a given. An audience? Of course.

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Very unclear what this is, because the U.S. military…already has a robust chaplaincy corps? This has been true literally since the U.S. military was created 251 years ago — technically, before the U.S. even declared independence?

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 9h

A mad hubristic building project does not seem out of character for quite a few of the homosexuals I know, is all I'm saying.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 9h

One mildly fascinating thing about this show: it seems to be the most heterosexual thing on television. I've just scrolled through the last decade of the show to confirm my hunch and not one same-sex couple! Do gays just not go in for the whole mad self-building thing?

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Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 10h

This appears to be the reason for the Fetterman emails through Parler.

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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I have no idea if this is true but the collage kills me

A black lemur in a leafy tree with its mouth open as if singing, beside an inset photo of Pavarotti striking a similar pose. Text reads: “New research shows lemurs use operatic techniques when they sing, to reach high notes.” Classic FM.

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Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 11h

As per my previous blogging about real history being age-gated, a folk song merely about the 1966 Aberfan disaster now requires age verification. Which is a fairly awful irony. Chapeau @cjforms.bsky.social

YouTube screen cap showing “sign in to confirm your age. This video may be inappropriate for some users”. The song is about Aberfan.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 11h

Had to look it up and oh, it's VERY cotswolds-y isn't it.

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Sam Macrory @sammacrory.bsky.social · 12h

NEW:"There is no reason for delay. Burnham has a huge majority & a mandate to establish the National Care Service from the 2024 manifesto" @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk on why Burnham should accelerate care reforms www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/comm...

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Andy Burnham should establish the National Care Service this parliament | Institute for Government

There is no reason to delay plans for potentially three years.

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Ed you tell me to do that every day and it never helps :(

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Yes, an information vacuum is bad. But throwing out tiny morsels that invite speculation every 8-12 hours while offering no actual narrative or explanation might be the one thing that's worse.

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At this point I would honestly prefer that the UK authorities said nothing on this than they kept dribbling out cryptic clues like it's a murder mystery evening. "What if I told you one of them rang 999 himself?" "We've bailed them, but it's still Iran, what might that mean?" Not. Helpful.

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And it was very obviously built for the man who delivered it, as these things should be

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Jo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social · 12h

The first 15 minutes were a bit hallmark for me. Lots of platitude. But it built very well, and the emotional bits actually tied the policy story together in a way they often don't. I think it's far from technically perfect, but there's some clever thought behind it

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We rightly give Home Office ministers a hard time here for many things, but in their defence, not one of them has ever ordered the Identity & Passport Service to mail out passports in envelopes that might as well be printed with the words ‘Important identity document enclosed: please steal’.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 15h

It's okay phonogram isn't for everyone

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 15h

"Progressive rhetoric" suggests he really didn't put much research in before he launched this deeply shabby attack.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 15h

Relax, you don't look a day over 45.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16h

Amateur hour: even if you hate the proposal, you surely join the commission, play spoiler, and engineer a reason to walk out that makes the government bad or factional (insist on including party finance reforms Labour would hate, etc) Just saying "no" outright is surely what Burnham *wanted*.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16h

Well yes but in the context (it's me that says it in the podcast) I am v obviously talking about Britain :p

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 17h

That was surpassed by Theresa Mary's conference speech, surely

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 17h

what country do we live in tyron

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ironeconomist.bsky.social @ironeconomist.bsky.social · 17h

Someone wishes for the good old days and the monkeys paw has decided we should do: (1) a 1970s oil crisis (2) a 1990s tech cycle (3) a 2010s eurozone debt crisis All at once.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 18h

I'll be listing my ancestors occupations next

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 20h

Man City have shown zero remorse and are still belittling the legal process. Hard to see how they can expect any leniency.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 18h

(Don't worry, I fret over the details too, I promise)

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 18h

I am from Yorkshire. I have listened to far too many political speeches. I favour the practicalities over poetry every time. In other words, I'm a tough crowd. And yet…that Burnham speech really did have a certain something, didn't it?

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Andrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social · 19h

I was genuinely choked up by AB’s passion and honesty in his conference speech. It even got @jamesrball.com's lip wobbling. We convene at a God-awful hour to talk about a piece of oratory that really will go down in history.

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Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 19h

🌹 BONUS BURNHAMCAST 🌹 The PM stuns and rouses Labour’s Liverpool conference with a bold address promising to usher in a new era. Have we just heard the “Wonderwall” of political speeches? The New World's political editor @jamesrball.com and @nndroid.bsky.social weigh in ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

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It's going to be *fascinating* to see how the companies handle this one. Especially with the midterms so close and Trump of October 2026 not being the Trump of January 2025...

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Imagine how dumb this would look to the rest of the world if they understood English, huh

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026

The first few minutes were a bit cliché heavy / sentimental for my taste. It very much improved though.

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SNAP POLL / By 48% to 28%, Britons support Andy Burnham's proposal to change the triple lock in order to help fund part of a national care service yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

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