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Ellie Reeves @elliereeves.bsky.social · 10h

As Attorney General, we stand firmly behind the International Criminal Court and its vital work in holding perpetrators of international crimes to account. I disagree with the sanctions on the Court. I will continue to protect international law and defend its independence.

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 10h

If you think a distinct sub category of human exists because some medieval warlords agreed that the border of England should be on the River Tweed, you are, Im afraid, an absolute maniac bsky.app/profile/theh...

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 11h

This a million times. People of colour being dragged on to debate maniacs about imaginary labels & race science is an abomination. proper ‘how German are you’ Nazi shit Note that people like me with white migrant parentage never asked to defend our identity Englishness. Is. A. Made. Up. Thing

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 12h

I'm already getting emails claiming that synthetic folic acid added to flour causes cancer, amongst other fun claims.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 21h

It would be lovely to think that on discovering an error of this magnitude it would prompt the Tories to stop and ask themselves if maybe we can afford net zero after all. Sadly, there is zero chance of that happening. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error

Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 09/10/2026

Holborn & St Pancras By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 45.2% (-3.7) 🌍 GRN: 32.8% (+22.4) 🌳 CON: 7.1% (-0.1) ➡️ RFM: 5.9% (-0.2) 🔶 LDM: 3.4% (-2.4) ◼️ RES: 2.5% ⚙️ WPB: 1.2% [1/2] No Inds (-18.9, -1.6, -0.1, -0.0), or SE (-0.2) as previous. Labour HOLD. Changes w/ GE2024.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

God. We wasted an entire season of Origin Story telling the story of this word, when we could've just checked in with James here.

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Hope For Ukraine @hfu.org · 08/10/2026

💔 President Zelenskyy and British Foreign Secretary Miliband visited Pryluky, Ukraine, to honor the 22 people killed in a Russian missile strike on a residential building. hfu.org

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This does in fact seem obvious to everyone apart from the people who came up with the policy.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm sorry if this is obvious but the Tory proposal to exempt family homes completely from IHT will lead to 1] pensioners buying the biggest houses they possibly can 2] pensioners refusing to downsize which can only be bad news for younger families trying to buy family homes

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.

, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.

As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end

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zoë @zo-e.xyz · 07/10/2026

okay so this anecdote in Margaret's obituary has me crying because this is exactly what it's like being in tech and trying to anticipate failures and having men basically tell you you're being hysterical and then you have to fix it later

"the Lauren error": One day, her daughter Lauren, then four years old, was playing with the command module simulator at the
Instrumentation Lab when she somehow activated a pre-launch program, called P01, while the simulator was in midflight - which
crashed the simulator altogether. Hamilton created a program add-on in the technical documentation warning users not to launch P01 during flight.
She also proposed a software fix to prevent the error happening during a real mission, but she was overruled on the grounds that the highly trained astronauts were never going to make that same mistake. Yet during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, that's exactly what happened: Jim Lovell inadvertently launched P01 during the flight, causing the on-flight navigational data to vanish. Hamilton and her team were called in to solve the error, and after that her proposed changes were integrated into the program. This was an early example of "defensive" programming, the

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A woman (30s?) in a pale blue felted witch hat, wearing a fluffy blue jumper and small circular spectacles is sitting on a bench. Gazing out at people coming and going on a sunny morning. A faint, enigmatic smile on her face.

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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

There's more whitewash in this report than at your local B&Q. Nothing in it exonerates Reform UK or Nigel Farage. They're not above the rules. The sleaze, scandal & police investigations aren’t going away. It’s time to stop the cover ups and come clean to the public. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Reform internal inquiry says party did not break law over donations sting

Officials were recorded by undercover journalists discussing a potential way to secure foreign donations to the party.

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

What you need to know about changes to the state pension 👇 The most important one: it will keep rising every single year.

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This seems kinda important.

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Long tribute from Kemi Badenoch in her conference speech to Jeffrey Archer, complete with round of applause. The world is a "less colourful" place without him, she says, which is one way to describe a serial fraudster, fantasist and liar who wrecked several lives in the process.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

She is currently doing her bit about defending the UK from "separatists". Her problem, and it is a very severe one, is that Burnham's version of this section was one of the most compelling moments of oratory in decades of British politics. Her version is like watching something die.

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Graeme Downie MP @graemedowniemp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

For years, we've rightly focused on the military and political threat posed by Putin's Russia. But there's another cost that receives far less attention. A hidden cost paid by British taxpayers, businesses and public services. It's called the Putin Tax. 🧵

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Dr Scott Arthur MP (Edinburgh South West) 🌍🌈🌹 @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Westminster Transport Select Committee, of which I am a member, is currently examining the safety of women and girls across the transport network, including walking and cycling routes. If you have views, please submit them to the enquiry: committees.parliament.uk/work/9900/sa...

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Jeff Smith MP @jeffsmithmp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Labour is investing almost £10 million to improve access to healthy, affordable food, helping families & communities get room to breathe on the cost of living. Through the Government’s Good Food Cycle, the programme will help communities access healthier food & build a more resilient future.

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I think I've seen the headline...but I'm not spending my very rare free time watching her 🤣 I was thinking mainly of her ability to choose to show some humanity and pivot/deviate from the script during her attacks (both of which she's been terrible at but have, I think, improved)

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is entirely true. There's no morality to her leadership, no 'too far'. Her performance has gotten better but in essentials she remains very much the same.

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Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 05/10/2026

It is deeply irresponsible for any politician, let alone a senior Conservative, to peddle the same far-right nonsense about Luton that we see from the likes of Yaxley Lennon and Reform.

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Tory shadow minister claims Luton has ‘no-go zones’ where ‘white people won’t go’

Blake Stephenson tells fringe meeting at Tory conference that the town is ‘a very dangerous place’ with ‘ghettoes’

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Lucy Potter @lucypotter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Catching up with the BBC doc 'Faithless', which follows people who have left a religion. It highlights the lived experiences of growing up in what they term ‘high-control’ religions, the risks of leaving, and the challenges of navigating life afterwards. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Illuminated - Faithless - BBC Sounds

Examining the line between religious devotion and unhealthy control.

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

You clearly chose the wrong Andy for inspiration... (no *you* shouldn't be allowed days off)

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm a bit sceptical about varifocals, hence the training wheels version 🤣 Interesting idea with the contacts. I generally much prefer glasses (and the appearance of my face in them too!)

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

...and going to trial multifocal contacts for when I'm on holiday (I use contacts for holidays so I can use normal sunglasses) Right now I've got normal contacts in to test a new type of lens and got some cheapo reading glasses to go with them - it's fine but annoying to take them on and off.

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This was the question I had, having noticed that I'm now struggling with v small text even though I'm so shortsighted that I've always needed to wear my glasses to read (well, to do anything!) Had a good chat with optician and now options are clear at least. Hoping the 'superboost' glasses work...

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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

As ever, and for the last time in connection with lying shit Jeffrey Archer, we remember Monica Coghlan, whose life he destroyed.

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Starting to lose the other end of my sight is a whole new level of fun 🤣 I'm awaiting a pair of 'superboost' glasses, the equivalent of training wheels for the varifocals I'll need. In the meantime, contacts and reading glasses are fun to play with, not least glaring over the top of specs 🤣

Lizzi Collinge looks sternly over her new reading glasses.

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D.Moore @d-moore.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

‘He kept her at home where he was emotionally and physically abusive towards her, including once attacking her with a machete. These days, he runs protests outside houses of multiple occupancy that he claims are housing asylum seekers.’ www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols

Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just the dumbest collection of halfwit confetti emerging out of that conference. Tax cuts everywhere, paid for with imaginary spending cuts. Huge spending projects with precisely zero utility, except to anchor their 'defence day' narrative. Clowns.

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Humanists International @humanists.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you weren't able to attend the World Humanist Congress in Ottawa, Canada this August, don't worry. You can now watch the panels and keynote speeches on YouTube. The first two sessions are available to view now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=drd9...

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World Humanist Congress 2026: Panel on “What are we resisting?”

YouTube video by Humanists International

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is why I get so frustrated by my neighbours in our Tweeddale village whose only political activism seems to be focused on ensuring their nice views aren't spoiled by pylons. We need new interconnects because the lack of them is driving up our electricity bills.

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Most of them I can trace to an election address or my website but the fruit and veg thing has me a bit stumped! Not that I don't tell people but I can't recall putting it on a leaflet!

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Mitch Benn @mitchbenn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Kitchen, living room, Hellmouth, bathroom, bedroom…

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is a great database. Also quite funny to see what gets pulled out about yourself.

Screenshot of the linked website which says:
Trivia

Collinge grows her own fruit and vegetables.

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Is it possible to physically turn yourself inside out? Cos that's what I feel like doing now.

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My favourite part of a spa treatment is the bit at the end when the poor young woman from Carlisle (who has just given a most expert massage) has to try to upsell the gunk they use. Trying to find a word to recommend what is essentially orange-scented grease, she managed 'uplifting'.

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Man's Relaxing Spa Day

ALT: Man's Relaxing Spa Day

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Humanist Society Scotland @humanistsociety.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We're back! Head to our events page to book your ticket for our next Festival of Humanism, in Glasgow on 14 November. www.humanism.scot/events/festi... #Humanism #Atheism #HumanRights #LGBTRights #PerformingArts #Ecology #Festival #Conference #Glasgow #Scotland #EventsInScotland

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

re "Zionism is racism" - it's a cornerstone of British equality law that discrimination need not be intentional for it to be discriminatory I'm not making *legal* claims about the Green Party motion - but a policy that would render the vast majority of Jews as personae non gratae is flatly racist

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

69 years ago today, humanity launched the world's first artificial satellite 🛰️ Sputnik 1

An artist's illustration of the Sputnik 1 satellite, a small polished metal sphere with four long antennas, orbiting Earth against a backdrop of a starry black void.

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Matthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One of the most racist messages ever created by the Conservatives.

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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Labour are delivering hope again 🌹

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There's only one topic to write about this week: @andyburnham.bsky.social's positive, patriotic speech. To wrap up the week, I'm sharing answers to the questions I’ve most often been asked about changes the PM announced to the Triple Lock 🧵 torstenbell.substack.com/p/the-future...

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The Future of the Triple Lock

The questions I’ve been asked most after Andy Burnham’s speech - and what the answers are.

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