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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nicolas Cage says he’s “probably not” working with Amazon again after refusing to sign AI waiver for “Spider-Noir”: ‘I am not an AI-friendly actor’
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Nicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir,’ Teases Joining ‘True Detective’
Nicolas Cage says he 'probably won't be working' with Amazon again after refusing to sign an AI waiver for 'Spider-Noir.'
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MacroLogus @macrologus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#BBC5live commentator at #ManTot comparing Man C and the old Rangers. For the umpteenth time. Rangers were not relegated. After £180m of tax avoidance and illegal contracts, were bankrupted, liquidated, an new ltd company (Sevco5088) was formed and it was ‘permitted’ to join in the 4th tier.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Signs you’re a war criminal: You attack the court that goes after war criminals
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 10/10/2026
Reform have marked their own homework and cleared themselves of wrongdoing over donations. But it’s not them who get to judge. The investigation into Nigel Farage’s £5m handout from Christopher Harborne may be almost ready: bit.ly/4dybciZ
inews.co.uk
Farage could face another Clacton by-election before Christmas
The parliamentary investigation into the Reform UK leader's £5m undisclosed gift is close to a conclusion, sources say
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Whitney Webb exposes the history of Palantir. Palantir started as a DARPA project. It was going to completely destroy our constitutional protections so it was quietly taken out of government and rebranded as a private company to do the EXACT same thing.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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LadyFluffyOrca 🫍📎 🇬🇧🇵🇸🇺🇦 @ladyfluffyorca.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oops! UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese calls for ICC to open an investigation into the British ministers—including Rishi Sunak, Keir_Starmer, DavidLammy, JohnHealey_MP, GrantShapps—who authorised UK participation in the Gaza genocide “The UK has not complied with international law”
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Farage promoted Brexit benefits, and now won't #ApologiseForBrexit despite making us all poorer Now he wants more privstisaisation Perhaps he could explain how it made any of these public utilities cheaper, more efficient, less polluting, more accountable ... meme via Barry Lloyd
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Trump Unilaterally Ends American Sanctions on Russian Energy Products and Announces That America Will Now Help Finance the Genocide Against Europeans in Ukraine; Russia and America Now Co-Rogue States, with America Funding Two Genocides and Russia One
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
a grandmotherly woman just got booted from the Trump rally for protesting, and she went out like a hero talking trash and flipping the double bird
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Evidence which will of course be studiously ignored by Britain’s billionaire-owned press.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…
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LawrieBhoy 🍀 @lawriebhoy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Occasional reminder that transgender women in changing rooms or refugees in disused hotels aren’t the greatest risk to women and girls. It’s just men. Regular men. Every day men. The man next door. Husbands. Fathers. Partners. Neighbours. Police Men Rich men Boxers Presidents
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Ok lets do some Diesel maths The USA uses approx 125 million barrels of diesel per month & using the global oil industry standard conversion factor of 7.46 barrels per metric ton of diesel fuel. Pedolf's deal in total for 4.8 million tons of Russian diesel equates to 9 days supply! It's BOLLOXOLOGY
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Diabolical Zion'nazism" via Thomas Kersting
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Revealed: the recruitment boss behind a “doxxing” campaign against the RNLI, anti-racism activists and business execs who recruit ethnic minority workers. Tom Watson was behind the “Big Time Charlie” X account which was deactivated after he was named by Hope Not Hate
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Recruitment boss accused of being behind ‘doxxing’ campaign against RNLI and anti-racism activists
Tom Watson, of Worcester, alleged to be behind Big Time Charlie X account that created so-called Traitorbase
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Tomorrow's front page: Labour are accused of overseeing “the worst living standards in modern history”, as new analysis shows households are thousands of pounds worse off
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
When Glasgow changed the name of the street where the apartheid South African Consulate was located, Glaswegian Postal Workers wouldn’t deliver their mail unless it was properly addressed as NELSON MANDELA PLACE 💪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 PEOPLE MAKE GLASGOW 🇿🇦
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Green Elects @greenelects.world · 09/10/2026
Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley (Amber Valley) Green GAIN from Conservative
Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley (Amber Valley) Council By-Election Result for October twenty-twenty-six displays voting percentages across five parties. The Green Party leads at thirty percent, representing an increase of four percentage points since May twenty-twenty-five. Reform UK follows at twenty-seven percent. The Conservative Party stands at seventeen percent, showing a decrease of fifteen percentage points. The Labour Party is at sixteen percent, reflecting a decrease of six percentage points. Finally, Restore stands at eleven percent.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We TRIPLED our vote share. Second best byelection result in Green Party history. On a date that Labour chose to deliberately clash the same week as our conference. All with a brand new PM in previously a "safe" seat. Best response to all the absolute nonsense today? Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The United States is now officially allied with Vladimir Putin and Russia. We will fund Russia’s genocidal war machine in exchange for Putin helping Trump and the Republican Party in the midterms. One of the most shameful and disgusting days in the history of this Republic.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The billioires press are terrified of the Green Party Don't let them do #ItWasAScam on Zolanski Genocidal Israel is an Apartheid State, Zionism is racist The by-election was a Green success "An increase voter share of 22.4% for the Green Party of England and Wales" meme via Theresa O'Shea
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Reform mega-donor Ben Delo named in Bitcoin “theft” lawsuit democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-meg...
democracyforsale.substack.com
Reform mega-donor Ben Delo named in Bitcoin “theft” lawsuit
Exclusive: Class action seeks to hold BitMEX founders "accountable for fraudulent conduct". We spoke to the lawyer behind the case against the now-closed crypto firm
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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
One year after its agreement, the ceasefire in Gaza is in name only. The genocide and suffering continues, with Israeli forces killing and injuring Palestinians daily, and ongoing blocks to the entry of lifesaving aid, medical supplies and other vital repair equipment and building materials.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 10/10/2026
Former Labour MP Tom Watson is calling people power against Palantir "mob rule" while defending its NHS deal, despite the tech giant's reliance on lobbying, and lavish perks...
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Billy @cromartie7.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
W⚓W⚓W⚓ #Bigots4Scotland #RacistReform #ThomasKerr #OppertunistPolitician #GreivenceMonkey #WankStain
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Lady J of Tay @ladyjoftay.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Gaslighting the people over a managed and insignificant gas leak on an almost empty ferry – Whether or not Stephen Flynn saw the emails does not matter talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/10/09/g...
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Gaslighting the people over a managed and insignificant gas leak on an almost empty ferry – Whether or not Stephen Flynn saw the emails does not matter
From BBC Scotland today: Transport Secretary Stephen Flynn told a Holyrood committee he knew nothing about a gas leak on board a CalMac ferry, despite records showing he had been emailed about the …
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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 09/10/2026
At least five journalists were arrested while covering a pro-Palestine Action protest in Leicester yesterday They were held on the scene for two hours by Leicestershire Police before being de-arrested pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/fi...
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At least five journalists arrested at Palestine Action protest
At least five journalists were briefly arrested while covering a pro-Palestine Action protest in Leicester on Thursday.
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
(Scottish) salmon has retained its crown as the UK’s top food export, with international sales of £828 million in 2025 Scottish salmon remains the UK’s top food export | Salmon Scotland share.google/GrZUF36ehoNO...
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Scottish salmon remains the UK’s top food export | Salmon Scotland
Scottish salmon has retained its crown as the UK’s top food export, with international sales of £828 million in 2025.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump announces deal to import Russian diesel. Yet he imposed tariffs on China and India for importing fuel from Russia. 3 weeks ago signed law threatening 500% tariffs on India and China. Now facing midterm election defeat ... and Utter bankruptcy of Trump foreign, economic and other policies.
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Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a 'gift to Putin'
Ukraine's president sharply criticised the move, calling it an "investment in war that must be ended, not prolonged".
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Here’s “Low T” Pete Kegsbreath practicing for his December 3rd livestream of his upcoming snuff video.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "[Palestinians] are facing an ongoing genocide & its very obvious to me & clear, that if there is an ongoing genocide then that is underpinned by a racist ideology" 🎯
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Ghislaine Hull @ghizzybear.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NEW: The Conservatives will review devolution and strip the Scottish parliament of powers if they win the next General Election🚨 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“AGAIN”
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Republic @republiccampaign.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The royals only have power through mythology and control. Led By Donkeys co-founder Oliver Knowles on an alternative to royalty. #AbolishTheMonarchy
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
UK water companies made £340m by pouring billions of litres of industrial/commercial wastewater into sewage treatment works. Treatment works are not designed to remove most chemicals, leaving pollutants to pass into rivers, seas and farmland. Investment neglected. Practices are mostly unregulated.
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Revealed: the ‘black box’ wastewater trade that rakes in millions for UK utility companies
Exclusive: Firms made more than £340m last year from processing industrial and commercial wastewater at sewage works that are unable to remove many chemical pollutants
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🔴NEW: Ben Delo has given Reform £44MILLION Delo’s money comes from his now-closed crypto exchange BitMEX In 2019, a BitMEX investor asked about the status of his investment Delo responded by sending this meme, according to court documents. There’s more, a lot more (new investigation🧵)
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Billionaire David Reuben says he quit UK for Monaco ... actually already there since 2014. Worth £28bn, objects to non-dom tax changes. Doesn't want to be taxed on the same basis as UK residents Super-rich happy to make profits in the UK, want special treatment, hold govts to ransom.
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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Elon Musk told us to mark this. But he accidentally deleted it. So just for him I have recovered it and posted it.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 09/10/2026
Isn’t it strange how, when you start being paid by private companies instead of elected by the public, the people become the “mob”? Palantir’s record deserves scrutiny – from politicians and the public. bit.ly/47avtHW
theguardian.com
Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts
Former Labour deputy leader says tech firm would work with a Reform UK government on immigration crackdowns
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The SNP @snp.org · 09/10/2026
Westminster pledged a £200 million support package to safeguard the Grangemouth industrial cluster. Yet, as recent Freedom of Information requests and parliamentary evidence have laid bare, the grand sum of £0 has actually reached the area. www.snp.org/labour-grangemouths-mis…
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: Israel has reacted with fury after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a lead investigator who determined that the country was committing genocide in Gaza
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Shell’s refineries expected to make record profits. Profit margins of $42 a barrel, up from $24 a barrel. Cashing in on global conflicts. Bumper payouts for execs and shareholders. Misery for households and businesses. Millions plunged into poverty. Must levy 100% windfall tax.
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Shell expects refineries to almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel made
Record prices caused by global shortages amid shutdown of war-damaged refineries in Middle East and Russia
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says. Lost for words at the insanity in Trumpistan, a truly sick dictatorship. Like medieval times, executions offered as a public spectacle in a country that claims to be Christian. What next?
bbc.co.uk
Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
Pete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain".
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🇬🇧 The bbc british State Broadcaster Headlining News about 45 Police Scotland Officers being currently suspended for alleged crimes against women What the bbc don’t state is that there are currently 923 officers in England & Cymru who are similarly suspended 🇬🇧 Propaganda by Omission 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Natalie Bennett, Green member of the House of Lords, pledges to use her position to keep speaking up for Scotland's right to self-determination
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Former Labour Deputy Leader Lord Thomas Watson, now Senior VP at Palantir UK, wrote to me defending their public contracts. Instead of trading letters, I’ve challenged him to an open, public debate. He can defend Palantir’s ethos; I’ll argue for public accountability. Will you accept, Tom?
Formal letter from Clive Lewis MP, Member of Parliament for Norwich South, to Lord Thomas Watson of Wyre Forest, Senior Vice President of Palantir Technologies UK Limited, dated 7 October 2026. In the letter, Lewis challenges Watson to a public debate regarding Palantir's role in government contracts and public institutions. Lewis rejects Watson's claim that criticisms malign software engineers, stressing that elected officials must scrutinize corporate power, democratic control, and public accountability. He proposes a debate with an impartial chair, equal time, and audience questions.
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 08/10/2026
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