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Trae Crowder @thetraecrowder.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Here’s what I thank about closeted gay Republicans
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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This disingenuous commentary doesn’t help anyone. Frauds start unravelling pretty quickly. That you apparently cannot afford to put your oven or treat yourself is quickly undermined by the question “so why are you spending £50 per week on petrol?” Then, it turns out, she has an agent and /1
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 04/02/2026
⚡️ Russian bot networks are flooding social media with fake reports using the Epstein files to smear President Macron and Ukraine.
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Russia Turns Epstein Files Into a Disinformation Weapon Against Macron and Ukraine
The Insider exposes Matryoshka's coordinated disinformation effort tying Epstein's investigations to Macron and Ukrainian youth.
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John Ferrett @johnferrett.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
"Worse than the Tories" latest.
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Former Conservative councillor charged with drugging and raping his ex-wife remanded into custody www.itv.com/news/westcou...
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Busiest day of announcements I can remember. Our Labour Government do more in a day than the Tories did in 14 years. Our workers are better protected, our Politics will be better protected and our BBC will be updated. And that’s not to mention house building 👏👏👏
1. Erasmus Scheme from Jan 2027
2. Abuse victims to get specialist NHS support
3. New licensing scheme blocking illegal knife sales and imports.
4. 500 jobs protected at Grangemouth as UK Government partners with INEOS to save vital plant’s future
5. Marine Recovery Fund to get nature thriving and accelerate offshore wind development
6. Major consultation on a revamped National Planning Policy Framework :
* New builds to include nature-friendly features, such as installing swift bricks, to support wildlife
* A default ‘yes’ to suitable homes being built around rail stations
* A default ‘yes’ to new homes building upwards in towns and cities
2. Workers Rights Bill passes
3. UK’s first Universal Studios theme park has been granted planning permission to begin construction in Bedford 
4. Review into foreign financial influence & interference in domestic politics from Russia & other hostile states
5. UK PMI composite output index up to 52.1 in December, from 51.2 in Nov
6. Government launches Charter Review to future-proof the BBC
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Just pointing out that the UK has the highest pension and minimum wage we ever had. Also the highest level of regulatory protection. Because it is rarely mentioned when everyone talks about how terrible everything is.
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This is brilliant news: individuals should not be allowed to get away with callous and self-serving decisions while leaving it to taxpayers to compensate their surviving victims. “Criminal suspects in Horizon scandal increases to 8 as police request more funding” www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Why is Badenoch talking in funny voices? Has she been taking presentation classes from Donald Trump?
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Canadian Humanist 🍁 @1000wordsinapic.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
The attack comes amid a campaign of sabotage in Poland and other European countries that has been attributed to Russian security services, seeking to sow chaos and discord in Europe over support for Ukraine’s war effort. In Poland, this has included fires and explosions at other sites.
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Poland railway blast was unprecedented act of sabotage, says Donald Tusk
Polish PM vows to ‘catch the perpetrators, regardless of who their backers are’ after blast on track used for deliveries to Ukraine
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Oh, they're talking about it now, Mr Vance.
Remember when we learned that our
wealthiest and most powerful people
were connected to a guy who ran a
literal child sex trafficking ring? And
then that guy died mysteriously in a
jail? And now we just don't talk about
it.
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I like the idea of #WorldsApart, but the challenges are so unequal. The fish-identification and saki challenges had basically told them all the answers an hour or so previously whereas if you weren’t familiar with the songs in the karaoke challenge you had no chance. They should be randomly assigned
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Yeah, I don’t like Farage much either, but you’re really not helping, mate. news.sky.com/story/migran...
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Migrant with AK-47 face tattoo who threatened to kill Nigel Farage shouts from dock as he's jailed
In the "chilling" video, Fayaz Khan said he was coming to England to "pop, pop, pop" Nigel Farage after the Reform UK leader posted a video of the Afghan national coming to the UK in a small boat.
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Farage amazed by uncharacteristic display of truthfulness from an ex-Reform colleague. news.sky.com/story/politi...
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Politics latest: Farage 'stunned' at guilty plea of former Reform leader in Wales for Russia-linked bribes
Nigel Farage has said he is "stunned" that a former Reform UK leader in Wales pleaded guilty to taking Russia-linked bribes. Meanwhile, the Plaid Cymru leader is delivering his major party conference ...
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
The rats are on the move… news.sky.com/story/politi...
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Politics latest: Four Tory councillors defect to Reform
Four Tory councillors have announced they are defecting to Reform this morning. It comes ahead of day three of the Conservative's annual conference in Manchester today.
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Not just a thieving fraudster, but a nonce, too. His family must be so proud. www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshir...
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'Kardashian of Cheshire' jailed for fraud and indecent images
A man who described himself as Cheshire’s very own Kardashian has been jailed for fraud, theft, and possession of indecent images.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Lucky for Nigel Farage that he never met that bloke who took bribes from the Russians, otherwise the media would be all over it.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
In shocking: "most people want to eat competitively priced, good quality fresh food and don't care where it comes from or what Nigel Farage thinks" news.
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
news.sky.com/story/michel... “My business owes the NHS £122million for sending them utterly useless PPE during a killer pandemic, and now people are furious with me, which makes me feel scared, so I’m blaming the Government.”
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Michelle Mone says she won't step down as Tory peer - and accuses chancellor of 'endangering' her
Baroness Mone has written to the prime minister accusing the chancellor of endangering her life with her comments, citing the murders of Jo Cox and David Amess as evidence of the risk facing parliamen...
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
No, she shouldn’t resign. She should be stripped of her title and face prison. People died during the pandemic because of the actions of individuals ripping off the NHS. Not getting to be called “Lady” any more isn’t a punishment. news.sky.com/story/barone...
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Baroness Mone should resign from Lords, after order to pay back £122m over COVID PPE
Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho said the former Tory peer do the "honourable thing" and resign after PPE Medpro was ordered to pay back the government close to £122m.
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Paul Singh 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @paulsingh.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
If only there was some way to know if Farage is a Moscow stooge?
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I remember voting for Andy Burnham twice in Labour leadership elections. Unfortunately at the time, most members were obsessed with Magic Grandad, who turned out to be electoral BO. And so, here we are. Anyone know if Burnham’s still into that National Care Service idea? news.sky.com/story/almost...
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Almost two in three Labour members back Burnham over Starmer for leader, poll shows
The exclusive poll also reveals that around a third of Labour members polled no longer think Sir Keir Starmer is a good prime minister.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
"We have a debt crisis so I've joined the party that was in power for 14 years and under whom debt massively grew." "Commentator of the Year"
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
news.sky.com/story/teenag... “Teenagers”, but old enough to serve grown-up sentences. Good.
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Teenagers charged over cyber attack on TfL costing millions of pounds
Thalha Jubair, 19, from east London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall in the West Midlands, were arrested on Tuesday at their homes.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 11/09/2025
NEW: There have been nearly 10,000 fewer offences of violence with injury over the past 12 months, compared to the same period when I first became mayor.
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Violent crime plunges 13% in London as homicide rate less than Paris and Berlin
Despite there being ‘tens of thousands of fewer victims,’ Mayor of London Sadiq Khan acknowledged that ‘one death and one crime will always be too many’
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Lots of pictures of the victim in this report, yet none of the perpetrator. I think women should know what this despicable creep looks like. Former “Army officer admits sexually assaulting teenage soldier Jaysley Beck months before her suicide” www.itv.com/news/westcou...
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Pie Thagoram @piethagoram.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
We remember #RejoinEU
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Kentish Fran #FBPE @kentishfran.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Dubai immigrant says what? news.sky.com/story/politi...
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Politics latest: Reform deputy leader says archbishop's criticism of plan to tackle immigration is 'all wrong'
Richard Tice has responded to criticism of his party's plans to tackle illegal migration, from the acting head of the Church of England. The Archbishop of York told Sky News that Reform's plans are a ...
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I do think X is seriously damaging the brains of the UK political class. It's wildly unrepresentative of actual public opinion but is still being treated as such. (Bluesky isn't representative either obviously but no one treats it as such).
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
news.sky.com/story/farage... But hey, why should that stop Sky and the BBC from giving this destructive chancer even more publicity?
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Farage's small boats plan not about policy but putting Labour and Tories on the spot
Nigel Farage's speech was not so much about presenting real policy proposals but about putting Labour and the Tories on the backfoot, Sam Coates writes.
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
“Miss! 2C have got into the crayon cupboard again.”
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Aggressive idiots mistake Scots for asylum seekers. news.sky.com/story/angry-...
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Angry locals from Welsh town under investigation for online comments after mistaking youth group for asylum seekers
Gwent Police has launched a probe into "inappropriate and offensive" comments made online
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 24/07/2025
It's an Abbott and Costello sketch "I'm going to vote for Your Party" "So, you're voting for Reform?" "No, Your Party" "You mean Labour? I don't support them any more" "No, YOUR PARTY"
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The net tightens. And Murdoch isn’t going to let up till Trump is gone.
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Exclusive | Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files
Attorney General Pam Bondi told the president that the department also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victim...
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I didn’t think this kind of thing was legal. news.sky.com/story/inside...
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Inside the whites-only settlement in Arkansas: The group building a 'fortress for the white race'
Inside the whites-only settlement in Arkansas: The group building a 'fortress for the white race'
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
This is false passport is only the latest legal trouble for ex-Tory MP Wallis, who in 2022 was banned from driving for crashing and fleeing the scene, and last week received a community order for harassing their ex wife. news.sky.com/story/former...
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Former Conservative MP Katie Wallis appears in court accused of having false passport
Wallis, 41, formerly known as Jamie, was accused of having a false passport "without reasonable excuse" in April 2022, while she was still the MP for Bridgend.
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
One of those battles you wish both parties could lose: President Trump sues Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties www.itv.com/news/2025-07...
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Mick Hitchin @mickhitchin.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
The London/Olympic stadium is great for athletics & gigs. I know I’ve experienced both. It’s been rocking for European football. The European fans often brought the atmosphere. Metal fans brought the fun. It’s often dead when the Essex pensioners turn up for premiership. #ironmaiden #diamondleague
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
I can see why the school has closed early. I’ve had versions of this story - from various news outlets - served up to me at least 15 different times on Facebook. I’m sick of hearing about it. The school handled it badly but social media is rabble rousing on this one. news.sky.com/story/school...
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School that took girl out of class for wearing Union Jack dress closes after receiving 'extremist abuse'
The Bilton School in Warwickshire said it had made the "difficult decision" in the "interest of student and staff safety".
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
No shit, Sherlock? It’s supply and demand. Of course prices go up when lots of people want the same thing at the same time. It’s also when it’s likely to be dry and sunny, which tourists usually want. It’s not a conspiracy to con parents. Go at Easter or stay in the UK. news.sky.com/story/money-...
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Money latest: 'Stark' difference between term time and school break holiday prices revealed
Welcome to the Money blog, Sky News' personal finance and consumer hub. Today, the stark difference in cost between term time and school holidays. Plus, a look at drop-off charges at UK airports, a ch...
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
So it’s yet another Tory Government mess that Labour has to clear up. news.sky.com/story/mod-da...
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Almost 7,000 Afghans being relocated to UK in secret scheme after MoD data breach
Details about the blunder can finally be made public after a judge lifted a court injunction that had been sought by the government.
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
After hearing Chris Philp slagging off Labour’s returns agreement with France. Yvette Cooper reveals that Chris Philp was working on a returns agreement with France, when he was immigration minister. 🤭
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Whaley Queen of the Woke @simonwhale.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
It’s not just around the world , it’s around the corner and it’s happening already. It’s terrifying the fuckwittery that is killing innocents
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
So how many of the shitbags who knew about the problems with this system but failed to reveal them to the accused postmasters are going to spend time in prison? I hope I’m wrong, but I’m guessing none. news.sky.com/story/at-lea...
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At least 13 postmasters may have taken their own lives, public inquiry into Post Office scandal finds
The first volume of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry report focuses on what Sir Wyn Williams calls the "disastrous" impact of false accusations made against at least 1,000 postmasters.
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Netanyahu “surprises him with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination”. Is this the modern alternative to bringing wine or flowers? Is it a fucking joke? news.sky.com/story/gaza-i...
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Israel-Gaza live: Trump says ceasefire talks 'going well' - as Netanyahu and US working on controversial plan to relocate Palestinians
Donald Trump was upbeat about Gaza ceasefire talks as he hosted Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. The Israeli leader said Israel was working "very closely" with the US to identify countries that ...
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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Just realised that it’s a mistake to search “Sinner” on Bluesky if you’re simply in search of chat about the latest goings-on at Wimbledon… 😬
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