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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 16h
Ukraine just did more to clean up American elections than Congress has done in twenty years.
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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social · 12h
UK plc is being had by the biggest raft of political grifters in modern history & they just keep getting away with it
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Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
There's a time and a place for a Hedgehog
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TheParisAngel @theparisangel.bsky.social · 17h
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 17h
'This sculpture by Isaac Cordal in Berlin, Germany is called "Politicians Debating Global Warming". It speaks volumes. Hopefully more people start understanding that climate impacts each and everyone of us.' via Peter Ormond
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
15 outlets published 249 articles about Jason Arday, but there appears to be a partial media blackout regarding Dr Lola Salem, Michael Gove's ex-girlfriend, who has been suspended from Oxford University after being charged with possessing indecent images of children. jamradio.uk/news/2026/10...
jamradio.uk
Lola Salem denies indecent-image charges | Jam Radio
Oxford academic Dr Lola Salem denies indecent-image charges. Her recently reported separation from Michael Gove is a separate matter.
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Matthew Highton @matthighton.bsky.social · 19h
Everyone, please! This is serious. My girlfriend was in that data centre…
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 20h
Ed Balls almost getting it.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20h
Deloitte in Cyprus helped in falsifying documents to hide Roman Abramovich's wealth and evade tax, Leaked documents show transactions backdated and tailored. Assets spirited away to BVI. Big four accounting firms advise UK govts, get public contracts, routinely implicated in scandals.
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Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to evade tax on Abramovich’s wealth
Backdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, BBC finds.
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Kevin Gaughen 🇺🇸 @gaughen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Kremlin intelligence psyop that has been poisoning American politics for decades is literally burning. Ukraine removed all the Russian bots on social media just in time for the US midterm election. Ukraine really is defending the entire free world! Thank you, Ukraine! 💛💙 x.com/youranoncent...
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Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) on X
Drone strikes hit three Yandex data centres in four days as Ukraine responds to Russia's attacks
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Spookably UnAwake @lamentablyawake.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is the story about Michael Gove's ex-girlfriend, Dr Lola Salem, being charged with possession of CSAM. The one that's getting basically no mainstream coverage.
Female Oxford University professor, 33, is charged with possessing indecent images of children
Story by Elizabeth Ivens

An Oxford University professor is facing trial after being charged with possessing indecent images of children.

Dr Lola Salem, 33, is a music lecturer at prestigious Oriel College, the oldest royal foundation college at Oxford, where King Charles is the 'official visitor' as reigning monarch.

She was suspended by the college, whose famous alumni include Sir Walter Raleigh, after they became aware of the charges in June.
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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
America, I have three demands: 1) ditch Trump 2) support Ukraine 3) stop calling it the hokey pokey
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Zelenskyy: "Prices are rising because of the war in the Middle East, the blocking of Hormuz. Everyone understands it. If we want to speak with people fairly, if we want to be clear, if we want to speak with our nations openly, people have to hear reality. Don't play games with people."
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I should take advantage of the opportunity here to say that I have a book. It’s sold considerably more than 106 copies but I would definitely like to sell some more and if you hate everything Braverman stands for, you’ll enjoy it. geni.us/BreakingMicW...
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Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters
Out now!
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ThatKaren @wokekaren.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Karaoke George from now on 🤣
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I'm just kidding, I know loads of trans comedians who could easily make a joke about that.
They say you're not allowed to make trans jokes and that "trans activists" have no sense of humour.
But I have friends who are trans and they make trans jokes all the time and they're really funny.Much funnier than any trans joke Ricky
 Gervais could make. 
I wouldn’t expect Ricky Gervais to make a good trans joke in
the same way as I wouldn’t expect trans people to make a
good joke about what it’s like to be a man in his 60s who
can’t handle nobody liking his new cartoon where cats
say swearwords.
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patthepublican2 @patthepublican2.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
In 2015 David Cameron privatised the National Fostering Agency, it's now being paid £160m a year straight to a New Jersey tax haven to manage the fostering of just 2,616 children A tax free profit of £61,000 per child, and they don't even provide any care, that's the fosters job
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I encourage people to use GDPR and send this guy's company a subject access request (SAR) if you think there's even the slightest chance he's been putting you on a list. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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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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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I can’t emphasise enough: the totally undisguised hate and contempt for Old Jezza and the left was because they are seen as inferior people: honking, stupid, tedious scum that superior beings like the Starmer cabinet and their media arsegrapes should never have to think about, much less listen to.
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Paul Banks @paulbscenestories.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🎬 New Manchester Scene Stories interview! Colin Thorpe on Chapter and the Verse, meeting Aniff Akinola, Moonraker Studios, the making of A Guy Called Gerald’s ‘Voodoo Ray’ and Manchester’s early electronic music scene. Watch now 👇 youtu.be/U7jOkcDCEVw
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Colin Thorpe: Voodoo Ray, Electro & Chapter and the Verse
YouTube video by Manchester Scene Stories - Paul Banks
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
YOU NEED MORE POTATOES THIS WEATHER — Claude Atkinson (for the British Potato Marketing Board), 1930s
A poster featuring an image of a plate of baked potatoes  radiating a Heavenly light. underneath, a couple of line drawings of chefs in tuques respond with delight
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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 09/10/2026
Giving this one a little pop before I turn in for the night!
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👻 🎃 🦇 Boola Lughosti's Dad 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @belalugosisdad.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This would be FORMER LABOUR DEPUTY TOM WATSON.
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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If nothing else, just read the opening paragraphs of the new @vevalenz.bsky.social piece. This sort of casual cruelty, and worse, is so common in U.S. jails/prisons that to most it barely registers as scandalous—but it is, and this reporting really matters: boltsmag.org/california-p...
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Main Tenant @main-tenant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Looking forward to him getting voted off and immediately declaring to the remaining faithful how much he will miss plotting with Maya and James.
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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ah, hello blurred line between satire and truth bsky.app/profile/left...
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The French police are so militarized they blew up a 15-yr-old’s hand and took the eye of another one. Why are grenades being used to quell student protestors who are unarmed? Now the labour unions are stepping in to protect the students
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Sad mazov @sadmazov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
He did an hour long press conference with a bunch of experts on the climate 2 months ago and the entire MSM ignored it Stuart www.youtube.com/live/bsTXZ2V...
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Zack Polanski delivers an urgent message to the Prime Minister
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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Heeerrre’s Johnny Bravo @jbravo69.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Total emissions of Israel-Gaza war amounted to 33.2 million tons
• Emissions from the open conflict surpassed 1.3 million tons COz equiv
• Pre- and post-conflict activities contributed a considerate amount of COz equiv
• Mandatory reporting of military emissions is essential for effective climate mitigation.
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Chris @reallychris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
more about far right violence that really should be national news www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Salford mayor calls for city to unite
'The spirit of Salford is what unites us'
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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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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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John Earle @skembear.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Because they are nothing short of scummy ghouls
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badly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼‍♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If Sadiq Khan is a trans ally, why is he allowing JK Rowling’s Harry Potter to take over the Christmas lights in Oxford Circus? Email him now and ask him to pull the plug on transphobia. goodlaw.social/e1ae3f
goodlaw.social
Sadiq Khan: Pull the plug on transphobia
Tell the mayor of London to switch off JK Rowling’s Christmas lights
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
‘Revenge porn’ cases not taken seriously because victims ‘mostly women’ – Labour MP
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‘Revenge porn’ cases not taken seriously because victims ‘mostly women’ – Labour MP
We spoke to the Labour MP Jessica Asato. She's currently suing Elon Musk's company SpacexAI, which allowed users to create deepfakes of her and many others using its AI assistant Grok.
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Well now it's in four weeks! Already more than half the tickets are sold, really hope to see you there. November 4th @ Pleasance Islington
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Ian @hankmarvingaye.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Bless.
Snide comment about Diane Abbott MP.
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Pete Marchetto @petemarchetto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I find it odd that some adults insist that they are grown ups while the adults they oppose are not. Clearly someone, somewhere has discovered that some adults feel the need for such validation, and that it's useful in manipulating them to pat them on the head with it. It's so demeaning.
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Meryl O'Rourke @merylorourke.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Please repost if you fancy - my socials are a binfire :)
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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
They hounded Aaron Swartz to death for downloading papers from jstor but society is now supposed to just accept mass theft because this thing can write that TPS report *for* you. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_S...
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Aaron Swartz - Wikipedia
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I can't believe the party that enacted the first new anti-trans legislation since Thatcher and is still selling arms to the IDF is now stamping their feet and refusing to work with Greens, a party that, just to remind you, HASN'T said "please work with us, Labour".
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you want a better world we are going to need to be much tougher than I'm seeing from lots of people today. Regardless of what particular motions are passed, they will come for us, and a few negative headlines is just the appetiser. So prepare yourself for the fight. The world is at stake.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA. It has made JD Vance very mad. It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Sir, sir, the naughty Green Party did a thing I didn't like so now I won't vote for them! No I wasn't go to anyway, I prefer the status quo 4 lyf, but can you send them to detention, sir?"
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Shane Phillips 🏳️‍⚧️ @shanephillips.northsky.social · 07/10/2026
Green democracy is member led. Any member can propose a motion, and anyone attending the conference online or in person can vote on it. There is no Starmer style dictator in the green party that dictates what thoughts Green members are allowed to express.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I’m sorry, but this is a fantasy. The *entire point of all this* for ten years has been 1) Absolutely fuck you, the left does not get any kind of power, ever, 2) We will do and say literally anything, whatever it takes, to ensure this never happens and 3) Britain does what America wants, full stop.
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Let me try this once more.
It was a choice.
EITHER the Greens adopted a slogan.
OR they could have joined the next govt, where they could push for an end to arms sales, sanctions, support for the arrest warrants etc.
It was never going to be both.
Which one makes a material difference?
#GazaGenocide 1/2 07:20 • 7 Oct 2026
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Some people here don't seem to have understood the purpose of a political party.
It's not the same as a protest movement.
It is a vehicle designed to get into
government, to change legislation and make a material difference to the lives of people at home and abroad. 2/2
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
92 year old amputee & wheelchair user Donald Burgess was in his room in the care home holding a butter knife. The 2 police officers knew he had dementia but didn't know he had delirium from an infection. They pepper sprayed him, hit him with a baton & tasered him
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