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Born & bred in South London, voted Labour. Love tennis, follow Crystal Palace. Seemingly a nice funny bloke, so my friends say, you may follow you may not, I may follow back I may not. Will block all porn sites it is one of the reasons I left X.

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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 10h
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Trump Treats Congress Like a Suggestion
Millions Approved for European Security Are Being Redirected to Trump-Friendly Governments in Latin America
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 14h
I don't like Putin, but boy, does he handle the wig wearing orange pedophile. www.reddit.com/r/ITOI/s/Kx6...
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From the ITOI community on Reddit: The Alpha Man
Explore this post and more from the ITOI community
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 14h
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Mercury Is Shrinking. So Am I.
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 16h
BBC News - Widdecombe suspect charged with planning terror act against Farage www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Widdecombe suspect charged with planning acts of terror against Farage
Counter terror police say the further charge comes after a "hugely intensive and complex investigation".
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 16h
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How Farage plans to ‘set fire’ to a Burnham Brexit – and the plot to stop him
Proportional representation would reassure Brussels that any deal with the UK wouldn’t be torn up by a Reform government, experts argue
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The Fighting Liberal Texan🌈🌊💙🦋Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 @fightingliberal.bsky.social · 16h
Trump’s South Korea ‘deal’ blows up in his face Trump tried throwing Alaska’s incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan a bone—but it quickly backfired.
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Trump’s South Korea ‘deal’ blows up in his face
Trump tried throwing Alaska’s incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan a bone—but it quickly backfired.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 16h
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19h
ICE arrested the mom of a 9-year-old at a school bus stop in Austin, leaving him alone and crying. The video has profanity and is heartbreaking to watch, but it shows the fear/pain of what happened. This is evil. This is wrong. And it has to stop.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20h
How it started, how it's going.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20h
Elon Musk has abandoned another one of the women he's had children with. This time it's Shivon Zillis. He's no longer following her on X.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16h
Pretty clear, I think.
Chart: Monthly job creation in the U.S.
January 2022-September 2026
September's 29,000 net jobs created missed expectations, and estimates for July and August were revised down by 60,000 combined.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 16h
‘People are scared': Trump's loyal friend watches his famed restaurant go empty #RawStory
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‘People are scared': Trump's loyal friend watches his famed restaurant go empty
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 16h
A federal judge ordered DOJ to expedite FOIA requests concerning Epstein files, Trump, and senior administration officials. The court cited exceptional media interest and possible government-integrity questions affecting public confidence. meidasnews.com/news/judge-f...
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Judge Forces DOJ’s Hand in Explosive Trump-Epstein Records Fight
A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to fast-track records involving Trump and the administration’s handling of the Epstein files, finding the fight raises “possible questions about the gove...
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 17h
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Rob Nelson @porschejunkie.bsky.social · 17h
Now we know why Jeff split. She has empathy.
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 16h
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The Age of Antiheroes
The best shows of TV’s best age featured the worst of people. And we loved it.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer
Line chart titled 'GB News has lost £142m to date', showing cumulative losses in pounds rising steadily from around £3m in 2020/1 to £142m by 2025. The red line climbs most steeply between 2021/2 and 2023/4, reaching roughly £110m, then flattens as growth slows towards £142m. A note states the latest figures cover the seven-month period to 31 December 2025. Chart by Press Gazette, source: Companies House
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h
The Trump administration was too stupid to realize that cutting food safety programs and firing thousands of public servants would have shitty consequences. Watch.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17h
OpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers
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OpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers
Home affairs department orders all federal government agencies to conduct review of ‘legacy technology’ amid fallout from AI agent hacks
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Frenchie McFrenchface @frenchie.eurosky.social · 20h
Well, Nigel is lying. The teachers are hand in hand with the students who are blocking their lycée because they have : no teachers, no chairs, no toilets in some, no nurse. Nothing to do with the Left..Just kids wanting what they should have. On the other hand the police have been monsters.
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Chris @oakymoron.bsky.social · 20h
As much as I detest the Mail I can safely say he is detested much more Hopefully justice will prevail and he share a cell with the other racist git www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/t...
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Tommy Robinson in the dock at London court accused of harassing two journalists
Right-wing activist Robinson, 43, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Friday
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Samuel morrin @samuelffs.bsky.social · 17h
No
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Gary Gilligan @garygilligan.bsky.social · 17h
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Reform UK Mayor Has Firm Struck off as Another Files No Accounts in Six Years
Exclusive: Reform UK's Sam Journet branded "Britain's worst councillor" as opponents demand he be suspended as Mayor of Basildon Council
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 22h
Legitimate concerns update: “These idiots talking about love and peace with their unicorns and rainbows, a lot of them are mentally retarded”.
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It was the most welcoming town in Britain. Why has Crowborough become so divided?
In 2022, they opened their arms to Ukrainian refugees. But this year, the arrival of more than 300 asylum seekers has split the community. Can the rift be healed?
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our democratic republic has been bought by special interests and billionaires. Because of it, we are less safe, less healthy, and financially poorer.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 17h
"We're at a crossroads." With the midterms one month away, some election officials are hiring lawyers in case federal agents come for their voting machines. A new Reuters investigation shows how the administration got here.
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White House turmoil as Stephen Miller pushed midterm voting machine seizures: report
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller pushed to bring in the FBI and potentially seize more voting machines after investigators found no evidence of vote tampering ahead of the midterm elections.The account comes from a Reuters investigation published Friday into an effort by President Do...
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 19h
Questions left unanswered as Reform UK leads miss council scrutiny panel warwick.nub.news/news/local-n...
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Questions left unanswered as Reform UK leads miss council scrutiny panel
Reform UK faces criticism for portfolio holders not attending Warwickshire County Council scrutiny panels, raising accountability concerns.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 17h
Decades from now, people will look back at Europeans and wonder why they didn't use Russia's frozen assets earlier. Let's do it now!
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17h
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Chloe: Fille Choque Shocked Reaction
ALT: Chloe: Fille Choque Shocked Reaction
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 20h
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
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John Crace @mrjohncrace.bsky.social · 17h
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At Brighton, Polanski raised his arms in triumph. It felt more like a wave goodbye
The Greens’ leader seems long on agitprop but short on ideas – and one byelection away from losing his job
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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 19h
EXCLUSIVE Reform MP Sarah Pochin asked a question about the impact second homes have on rural areas, just 48 hours before buying a £800k second home in Wales… willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/reform-mp-...
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Reform UK MP buys £800k Welsh second home just days after questioning their impact
Is this a case of politicians saying ‘do as I say, not as I do’?
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 18h
Appreciate the Reds might not like it, but we need to know more about the PM's links to the owners of the Sky Blues. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Andy Burnham urged by Lib Dems to reveal all meetings with owners of Manchester City
The prime minister is facing calls from the Liberal Democrats to publish details of all his meetings with Manchester City’s owners
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 17h
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‘They tried to bury it’: The frat house gang-rape case tearing America apart
Former students say such stories are not uncommon across US campuses
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 20h
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This will not end well for Donald Trump
Earlier today, barely 33 days before the midterm elections, Donald Trump admitted that there might not be any line he isn’t willing to cross to make sure that he and his party win the elections in Nov...
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 20h
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Cornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of Trump
Friends,
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 20h
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Heather Delaney Reese (@heatherdelaneyreese)
Earlier today, barely 33 days before the midterm elections, Donald Trump admitted that there might not be any line he isn’t willing to cross to make sure that he and his party win the elections in Nov...
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 20h
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Not To Alarm You, But Trump’s Brain Is Melted
And Hegseth’s neo-fascism is out in the open.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Renee Nicole Good's family sues Trump administration and immigration officials over her killing
​The cases are the first major civil actions taken against the president for the unprecedented deportation sweeps ‌he ordered in Minneapolis last winter, dubbed Operation Metro Surge.
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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AutoWar
The nightmare
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Pablo @un5toppabl0.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
White people will literally do anything but hold white people accountable....... So someone else ends up accountable 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡
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Majority of detainees in South Coast ICE raids have no criminal records - The New Bedford Light
The Light reviewed statewide court records for 23 of the local men arrested last week and found 19 had no criminal charges.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 01/10/2026
No other city in the world has 4 universities in the top 50. Congrats to Imperial, UCL, King’s College and LSE. Another feather in London’s (graduation) cap as the greatest city in the world.
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World university rankings 2027: Where are London's institutions on the list?
The US and UK dominated the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, but which London university was highest?
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Unless you're Donald Trump, then the world just laughs AT you.
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John. @jfw73.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Donald Trump never met a lie he didn't love
At 1:39 this afternoon, after a nearly 40-minute delay and an unexplained commotion right outside the doors, the President of the United States finally made his way into the East Room of the White Hou...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow!
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Reform UK in Durham are down to 1 above No Overall Control. It’s time Leader Andrew Husband and Deputy Darren Grimes hung up their boots. Durham is the chaos council.
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lukewarm24.bsky.social @lukewarm24.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
These are reform and Farage policies They would Benefit only the richest in society Why can’t clacton and other reform voters not see it??? What messages, and how can these messages, be spread to reform voters to ensure they wake up ???
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