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Karen D Shipp

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Here to learn. And with others, to face up to the uncomfortable realities of climate change and the need for fairer distribution of wealth in these desperate times. Pro-Europe, pro caring for future generations, pro Ukraine. #CovidIsAirborne #BoycottTesla

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 28m
⁠Three health workers who ⁠treated the country’s first Ebola patient are among the latest confirmed cases.
aljazeera.com
Kenya confirms four more Ebola cases, bringing total to seven
⁠Three health workers who ⁠treated the country's first Ebola patient are among the latest confirmed cases.
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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 6h
Exclusive: Reform mayor Luke Campbell is under police investigation for allegedly cyberflashing a female member of staff Campbell, an Olympic gold boxer, is accused of having shown a a senior female officer four fully “naked and sexualised images” of himself observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Reform mayor under police investigation for alleged cyber...
Luke Campbell, an Olympic gold medallist boxer and rising star in Nigel Farage’s party, is accused of showing naked pictures of himself to female colleague
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 1h
🇺🇦 BREAKING: THREE MORE UKRAINIAN SETTLEMENTS LIBERATED! Ukrainian flags are flying again over Lypove, Zelena Dolyna, and Kolodiazi! Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps reports the complete liberation of all three settlements during Operation Vivaldi. Three more places free from russian occupation🇺🇦
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 2h
Lord Sumption at The Spectator free speech debate, arguing against a motion 'This house believes Britain no longer has free speech'. Here he explains why the buffer zones around abortion clinics are acceptable and why the restriction on 'silent prayer' is an incorrect characterisation of the law.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 22h
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Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses found recording audio without wearers' consent
The bug is fixed, but privacy concerns remain.
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 41m
Sweden replaced toxic road salt with leftover sugar-beet juice—it melts ice at colder temps, stops car rust, and saves wildlife.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 8h
Trump now completely out of the closet as Putin’s puppet. Things must be getting desperate if he can’t hide it any more.
bbc.co.uk
Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies
The US president temporarily ends many restrictions on Moscow recently passed by Congress over "national security" concerns.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20h
If you're still on X ... now my friends is the time to pull that plug. This very dangerous man needs to be stopped, not enabled www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
telegraph.co.uk
Exclusive: Musk approached Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine
SpaceX founder had publicly blamed president for chaos over restrictions, but sources say he initiated them
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 21h
I don't know how many lines have to be crossed before the remaining democratic West realises this fucking maniac cannot be permitted the power he's accumulated. We have Musk. Or we have established international security norms. We can't have both.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
UK ‘an outlier in Europe’ for letting Farage and other politicians present TV shows. GB News, owned by hedge fund manager, is the propaganda arm of Reform/Farage. Politicians must be scrutinized, and not allowed to present news or current affairs programmes.
theguardian.com
UK ‘an outlier in Europe’ for letting Farage and other politicians present TV shows
Analysis of countries’ broadcasting rules confirms Ofcom code is highly unusual, amid concerns about impartiality
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Student leader Neha Bora & Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke have been detained by Indian police. Bora was detained while participating in a flash protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Dipke was detained on his way to the “Lehra Do Tiranga” demo.
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CEC protests updates: Abhijeet Dipke, AISA’s Neha Bora detained
Hundreds of protesters were held by the police in central Delhi.
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Karen D Shipp @karendshipp.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Inspiring carrot in my #Riverford veg box this morning...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
“Trump and Musk continue to shoot themselves in the foot at every turn.”
chadbourn.substack.com
Who Betrayed Ukraine?
Musk? Trump? Or both?
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Mandeville was cavendish_maid 📎 🇺🇦 @mandeville24.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Some good news to end the week!
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski to Al Jazeera: “Since January of last year, the US has not contributed a single cent to the defence of Ukraine. “We are doing it, Europe.”
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/10/2026
When immigration agents struck a man with an SUV in Houston over the weekend, they said they were chasing an undocumented Mexican man facing deportation and multiple criminal charges. But the photo they shared of their target was of a man whose family says he died almost a decade ago.
nyti.ms
ICE Agents Who Rammed a Worker in Houston Were Chasing a Dead Man, Family Says
ICE agents rammed a man during a pursuit in Houston, leaving him with a shattered leg. But a bulletin of the target shows a man who died in 2017, his daughter said.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 16/10/2026
European leaders know they can’t stop courting Donald Trump. But as the US president menaces Ukraine and offers Russian an economic lifeline, they are preparing for a world where he effectively sides with Moscow.
bloom.bg
Europe Reckons With a World Where Trump Is Now Helping Putin
European leaders know they can’t stop courting Donald Trump. But as the US president menaces Ukraine and offers Russian an economic lifeline, they are preparing for a world where he effectively sides with Moscow.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The election interference starts.
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Justice Dept. sues California, asks court to force state to stop counting 20,000 ballots — Los Angeles Times
The Trump administration asked a federal court to bar California from counting ballots from about 20,000 voters it suspects aren't U.S. citizens. State officials blasted the lawsuit.
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Karen D Shipp @karendshipp.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Looking up. A perfect autumn day in the woods. #October #Woodland #Forest
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Karen D Shipp @karendshipp.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Well done Northern Ireland, showing the world (including the USA) what's possible.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Far Right AfD Leader Alice Weidel showing her Russian flag to the Deutscher Bundestag: “We in the AfD want diesel deliveries, a diesel deal for Germany, and we want natural gas and oil from Russia to provide relief to German consumers and German companies.”
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This is not good.
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Earth’s Condition Is ‘Serious and Getting Worse’ as Climate Change Intensifies — WIRED
Seven of 16 planetary vital signs are in their most extreme state ever recorded, and El Niño is here to make matters even worse.
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Karen D Shipp @karendshipp.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I'm glad our King (of whom I am fond) gets to meet the greatest leader of our times.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Zelenskyy: “I thank His Majesty King Charles III for the audience. It is important for me to have the opportunity to personally thank him for his unwavering support for Ukraine. We appreciate all the assistance provided by the United Kingdom.”
Zelenskyy and Charles shake hands. Photo by PA’s Aaron Chown
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Karen D Shipp @karendshipp.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
What a lovely graph!
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
French Far Right Rassemblement National leader and Putin puppet Marine Le Pen told the FT she would end French financial aid to Ukraine within six months of becoming president, oppose Ukraine’s EU membership and reconsider EU sanctions on Russia.
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Karen D Shipp @karendshipp.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
And presumably oppose UK attempts to rejoin EU... We have been so lucky with Macron.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ukraine continues to make advances on the battlefield with Operation Vivaldi. It’s retaken another 88 sq km, according to the 3rd Army Corps, and has liberated Zelena Dolyna, Lypove, and Kolodiazi.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
IRGC Navy: “A container ship went down this morning in the southern waters of the Strait of Hormuz. It was carrying more than 2,500 containers when it struck a naval mine, exploded and caught severe fire. The sinking was blamed on the intensity of the blaze.”
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Karen D Shipp @karendshipp.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Sun catching this massive trunk, newly cut, in the woods today. #heartshapes #woodland #forest
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 13/10/2026
For the first time, the British government has acknowledged that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum. So who did BBC Newsnight invite on to discuss what happened? Sergei Markov, Putin’s former spokesman. Par for the course, says Nerve co-founder @carolecadwalla.bsky.social 1/
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
It’s bad enough that Gavin Newsom opposes California’s Prop 40. But he also supports Prop 42, a billionaire-backed poison pill that would cancel out Prop 40 entirely and make it impossible to enact future wealth taxes. It’s clear whose side he’s on. Remember this in 2028.
commondreams.org
Newsom Endorses Ballot Measure That Would Cancel Out Billionaire Tax—and Ban Future Wealth Taxes | Common Dreams
"He’d rather millions of children and families lose their healthcare than ask a couple hundred billionaires to finally p
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The pro-Putin Georgian Dream party is going to the constitutional court to try to ban nearly all major opposition parties. #Georgia
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
OF GEORGIA
Georgia's Constitutional Court Fast-Tracks Case to Ban Opposition Parties
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“State sanctioned intimidation”.
cnbc.com
Judge says Musk engaged in intimidation of ex-FEMA CFO Mary Comans, clears her name
Ex-FEMA CFO Mary Comans' name was cleared by a federal judge after Elon Musk and other government officials falsely accused her of criminal actions in 2025.
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Hazie @hazie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“Among the changes associated with long-Covid symptoms, was an over-abundance of bacteria that produce lactic acid, and this was also linked to signs of inflammation found in samples of patients' blood.” www.news-medical.net/news/2026101...
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Severe long Covid associated with distinct oral and lung microbiomes
A study of more than 700 people has shown that those with long Covid have distinct differences in the mix of bacteria that live in their mouths and lungs, according to a study published today (Monday)...
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Karen D Shipp @karendshipp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Don't miss this piece. Fantastic level of detail here from Mark Chadbourn "it’s impossible not to think that Trump is doing Putin’s bidding. Every step he’s taken has zero benefit to America — indeed it damages the US — and total benefit to Russia"
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Karen D Shipp @karendshipp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
You're right. We all should.
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
realtallstuhull Reform UK are apparently going to send out an 8 page flyer to 15 million homes. Not that I'm suggesting that you send them back, so they have to pay for the return postage. But if you are, you might find this useful.
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LadyFluffyOrca 🫍📎 🇬🇧🇵🇸🇺🇦 @ladyfluffyorca.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Zelenskyy trumps Trump! 👍🏻
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Karen D Shipp @karendshipp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
BBC World at One OPENS their headline on our PM's confirmation that Russia interfered in BREXIT referendum with a clip of FARAGE telling the public that Burnham is a liar. FFS And this is supposed to be our national broadcaster. Putin's most prized UK success must be to have captured #BBCNews
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Polish PM Donald Tusk to the Warsaw Security Forum: “Nobody wants escalation and war. We are all dreaming of peace. “The road to peace is not through weakness. It is through stopping the aggressor by all means available.”
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Goodnight 🌙 🚨 BREAKING: Judge orders immediate halt to taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads www.politico.com/news/2026/10/11/ju…
politico.com
Judge orders immediate halt to taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads
A U.S. district judge ordered DHS to cancel ads set to run Sunday night – and barred the administration from resuming the campaign.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
😱😱😱 And just like that, it’s completely VANISHED from the media. A sitting congressman, Ted Lieu, said on the record the Epstein files are being blocked because they show Trump raped and threatened to kill children. Lets make this viral again 👇
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Probably a good time to put this out there again.
vice.com
This Website Will Let You Know When Rich People Are Fleeing the Apocalypse
The “Apocalypse Early Warning” site watches for unusual spikes in private jet travel, just in case the rich know something we don’t.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Damaged by repeated revelations of seeming grift, Reform is now trying to bypass the media by publishing its own paper, The Reformer, which will be sent for free to 15 million homes. There’ll be free content online engineered to appear high in Google searches.
spectator.com
Revealed: Reform's new media strategy
After a tricky few months for Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK is fighting back. Senior figures have spent the summer discussing how best to tell their side of the story, amid a wave of negative headli...
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