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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 6h
While US Republicans and Democrats remain deeply divided on most issues, there is one issue where they appear to be increasingly aligned - data centres.
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Data centres emerge as bipartisan concern in US midterms
While US Republicans and Democrats remain deeply divided on most issues, there is one issue where they appear to be increasingly aligned - data centres.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 8h
NEW: Russian milbloggers recently acknowledged Ukrainian advances east of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, possibly after months of battlefield shaping efforts similar to those conducted in the months leading up to Operation Vivaldi in the Lyman direction. 🧵(1/7) Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar100826
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Kemi Badenoch wants to exempt the family home from inheritance tax. But that creates a perverse incentive for elderly people to *upsize* to save IHT. That could double the cost of the policy, and push £100bn+ from savings into housing. A 🧵 on bad tax cuts.
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 21h
Tories totally unfunded tax cut for the wealthiest latest: they’ve hugely underestimated the cost of their policy and therefore the borrowing splurge their plans would cause. This is absolutely mad approach to economic policy making - totally giving up on fiscal credibility
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 9h
NEW: Forces aligned with the Yemeni government seized mountainous terrain overlooking the Red Sea coastal plain on October 8, creating favorable conditions for government-aligned forces to continue their counteroffensive and advance northward. + 4 maps 🧵(1/6) Read more: isw.pub/IranUpdate10...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h
Just despicable people. All of them. It’s not just that they’re corrupt and shitty at their jobs - they’re terrible humans.
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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 6h
All the momentum Polanski brought has now been lost and it is hard to see how he can bring it back. Good that nobody voted for Galloway. The Communist League, zombie descendants of a Trotskyist split from the 1980s (allies of the US SWP) got 9 votes.
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Labour fends off Green party to win Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Victory by Sagal Abdi-Wali in north London seat will be a relief for Andy Burnham in high-stakes battle for the left of British politics
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 7h
NEW: ICE agent in a high-viz vest holding a rifle at the scene of shooting near the Bronx has a history of allegedly lying, using excessive force, and courts have found his arrests unlawful. @dmehro.bsky.social @awinston.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...
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ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 6h
❗️Estimated losses of the 🇷🇺Russian Armed Forces as of October 9, 2026
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 6h
NEW – Factcheck: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder ✍️ Written by @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/CIGaq6y
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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 6h
RUSSIAN MILBLOGGERS ADMIT MAJOR UKRAINIAN SUCCESS AT KRAMATORSK & SLOVYANSK Operation Vivaldi may have been taking place further north at Lyman, but equally important results have apparently been achieved by the Ukrainians in the fortress belt around Kramatorsk and Slovyansk. The success is so
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 6h
FACTCHECK: UK Conservatives double the ‘cost of net-zero’ after spreadsheet blunder The Tory "Right Way" booklet makes an erroneous claim about the cost of cutting emissions, possibly taken from a Jan26 thinktank report, and deffo the most idiotic error I've seen for a while 🧵
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 6h
Harry Cole is annoyed that Restore have robbed Farage of third place and handed it to the Tories. No question where Harry's loyalties lie these days.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 12h
Kind of a buried lede in the results of this Supreme Court approval rating poll from Marquette: Overall support for Supreme Court expansion, which even Democratic politicians were dismissing as "radical" just a few years ago, is now at 53 percent today.marquette.edu/2026/09/marq...
Proposal	Favor or oppose
Favor	Oppose
Enforce strict ethics code for justices	89	10
Limited terms for justices	79	21
Increase number of justices	53	47
Marquette Law School Poll, national survey: Sept. 2-9, 2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Q: Many feel you have not addressed the fact your son in law is a white supremacist influencer. What have you said to your family? COLLINS: That's my family OSSOFF: Imagine running for Senate while neo-Nazi propaganda is disseminated to an audience of millions from your home. That's Mike Collins.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Ossoff says that Mike Collins has "hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
OSSOFF: Mike Collins is one of the most extreme members of Congress. He's a Trump puppet election denier. I want to hear if Mike still believes the 2020 election was stolen. What do you say Mike? COLLINS: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Solar panels are always the giveaway that any accusations of "overcapacity" are basically "we resent China winning" since the price keeps coming down even though China dominates the market, and that is changing the world - for good. ourworldindata.org/grapher/sola... ustr.gov/sites/defaul...
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Solar photovoltaic panel prices
Average price of solar modules, expressed in US dollars per watt, adjusted for inflation.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 08/10/2026
🔴 Russia may increasingly target Kyiv’s seven bridges across the Dnipro River in an effort to divide the Ukrainian capital. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
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Russia May Target Kyiv’s Seven Dnipro Bridges in Bid to Cut Off Half the Capital
Russian drone strikes recently hit Kyiv’s Northern and Pivdennyi Bridges, targeting Dnipro River crossings and damaging civilian infrastructure.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
When people say the Conservatives play politics on easy mode this is what it means
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh this can just fuck off An AI-'written' complete copy of my own book is now on Amazon; same title, more-or-less the same blurb, and exactly the same impetus. Reviewers of Amazon, I urge you to absolutely dive-bomb this plagiaristic piece of shit: www.amazon.co.uk/FORGOTTEN-VI...
A hollow copy of my book with a shit AI-generated cover
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“My main worry is that the idea is the A.I. can make a smarter A.I. in some way that we’re not going to understand. .. So we’re ending up in a world where .. we’re just going to have to trust what it tells us about how it works or whether it’s aligned.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...
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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 08/10/2026
Stopping #CrossChannelRail trains at Stratford would be possible. But it’s no panacea. 🧵 to explain.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Russians are barbarians and should be treated as such, not as people to negotiate new business deals with to benefit corrupt oligarchs in the US.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film.
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
1/ While attention has been focused on the elimination of the Russian salient north of Liman, Russian warbloggers are reporting an increasing number of setbacks for their forces elsewhere in Ukraine. "Autumn will bring many unpleasant surprises," one predicts gloomily. ⬇️
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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
YOUGOV POLL SHOWS HUGE SUPPORT FOR UK REJOINING EU YOUGOV tends to lean right largely because its user base is older and have the time to fill in lengthy surveys which eventually earn them £50 once every year to eighteen months. That makes this even more shocking. No mater which way you look at it
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 07/10/2026
As bipartisan backlash against Flock grows, some cities are asking anti-surveillance advocates and media outlets to pay eye-popping fees to get information about how police departments are using and potentially abusing AI-enabled camera systems: arstechnica.visitlink.me/LYylZf
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Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage
Prices of public records tracking cops' use of Flock go up as backlash swells.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Failures of privatisation. Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs Foreign-owned RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets even after regulator lowered them. Postage: 1st class, £1.80, 2nd class 91p. When privatized in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p. Poor service at triple price. Customers fleeced.
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Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 head office jobs
The postal service firm wants to cut the head office and other jobs by the end of 2027.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NEW: The Houthis have, at least for now, prevented further Yemeni government advances northward on the Red Sea coastal plain. (1/8) Read the full update: isw.pub/IranUpdate10...
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🔥🚚Footage from Russia’s land logistics corridor to occupied Crimea shows trucks fully engulfed in flames after strikes by Ukrainian mid-range strike drones.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Don't they have enough?? All these little weeny billionaires do is suck up our resources and leave us with nothing." ICYMI - South Park calls out billionaires for data centers and resource extraction👇
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 07/10/2026
⚡️ A woman in Saratov, Russia, demanded a local café remove a figure of Dobby from its window, claiming it resembled Vladimir Putin.
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Maria Drutska @mariadrutska.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Budanov: "To those who continue to calmly watch the Kremlin’s crimes. What other 'business prospects' are you trying to glimpse through the dust of destroyed Ukrainian homes? To the Russian pilots who launched missiles at residential buildings specifically: you cannot hide behind orders."
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The person responsible for carrying out the totally independent investigation into Reform and clearing the party of all wrongdoing has been identified.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn't leave a paper trail.
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Trump Crime Family
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Russia sunk two grain ships off the coast of Romania. So Ukraine did a proportionate response and sunk a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Sochi.
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Jeffry Bazooka @jeffrybazooka.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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All 32 NATO Members Send Military Representatives to Kyiv in First Such Visit in Eight Years
All 32 NATO members sent military representatives to Kyiv for the first time since 2018, discussing Ukraine's war lessons and future security threats.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My favorite thing about the Kimberly Guilfoyle donor texts scandal is that it has to be humiliating for her that it’s now public. And it’s got to sting to know that it must have been Eric Deters who leaked her messages instructing him to help her commit tax fraud and cover up the scheme.
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Moon-Watcher @bobsmyusername.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Poll workers in my county have been issued specific and clear, written instructions for potentially dealing with federal agents who might arrive on Election Day at a voting site and that should be absolutely terrifying to every American
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Apparently Reform are now launching their own website as a full TV station. They are recruiting right now. ... And the question for Ofcom is this: When will you finally clamp down on this client media masquerading as a news channel?" via Reform Are Not Your Friends www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
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Roberta Metsola @president.europarl.europa.eu · 07/10/2026
20 years since Anna Politkovskaya was murdered. A fearless journalist who refused to look away, even when facing threats and attempts on her life. She refused to be silenced, continuing to speak out against corruption and abuse.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
25 years ago today, the U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan. Weeks earlier, Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There we have it. Reform officially ditches its pledge - or rather, its 2024 "contract" with voters - to back proportional representation. A clear breach of contract... Via Politico:
In other Reform news: Second-in-command Richard Tice finally admitted that now the voting system Farage has long railed against could help him win a general election, the party no longer wants to scrap it. Farage used to want first-past-the-post replaced with a form of proportional representation.

Here’s the line: “In order to rescue the country from the gravity of the chaos that we face, actually a proper majority is needed from a right of center, conviction-led Reform government,” Tice told Times Radio this morning. Asked whether that meant Reform no longer wants electoral reform, he said: “Yes, because the crisis is so great.”
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A new statue titled “The Orange Plague”, also known as “King of Injustice”, by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where it will remain through 8 October. Remember to stop by for a selfie if you have a chance. 😏📸
This sculpture is a satirical piece titled "[The Orange Plague] created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt.

The Imagery: The 2.6-meter-tall, gold-plated bronze sculpture depicts a naked, oversized Donald Trump riding on the back of a smaller man. He is holding a golf club in one hand and a pair of scales in the other. 

The Meaning: According to Galschiøt, the piece is a satirical commentary on modern political power, climate policy, and the subversion of the rules-based international order. 

Recent Exhibition: In October 2026, the statue drew global headlines when it went on public display inside the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, organized by Danish MEP Per Clausen.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A Ukrainian Sargan 3000 unmanned surface vessel destroys a Russian Shahed drone operating on a mesh network with fire from its turret. 📹: Ukrainian Navy
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“.. defense companies backed by the president's sons, including Anduril, have now raked in more than $6 billion dollars in active or promised government contracts since those investments were made, according to the government's official contract reporting. abcnews.com/Politics/tru...
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
previous owner, a US private equity firm: eats Boots and leaves
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