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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 20h
Summer 2026 heatwave cost France bewteen "€10 to €15 billion", according to Environment minister Monique Barbut.
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Suggestions for good articles answering this? For years, the position has been that PC believed the route "will be an adverse effect on community relations and a potential for public disorder." They carried out an "extensive engagement exercise" in April this year and came to same conclusion.
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Richard Bourke @richardfbourke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
does anyone, anywhere know an overview of why the Parades Commission changed its stance on the march down Garvaghy Road? I had assumed, to be blunt, that they knew their business?
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today is the Policing Board monthly meeting, taking place "against the [Drumcree] parading issue that has generated widespread political and community contention" (words of the Chair) Trevor Clarke (DUP) objects to Deirdre Hargey (SF) participation, as she was part of Garvaghy Road protest
Screengrab of live video of policing board meeting, showing nine police officers and staff sitting in a row at a table
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Michelle O'Neill demonstrated "a visceral hatred of other cultures and, by extension, other communities" by attending and encouraging Drumcree protest, writes former DUP first minister Peter Robinson in the Newsletter. He also said unionists block the fleadh so republicans shouldn't block the march
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane is being prevented from access to millions of intelligence documents. Government funding for a secure computer system has yet to be agreed, more than two years after the investigation was first announced.
thedetail.tv
Finucane inquiry blocked from secret files over funding delay
The inquiry is still waiting for secure infrastructure to handle sensitive intelligence documents
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Pat Finucane inquiry is being prevented from access to millions of intelligence documents because government funding for a secure computer system has yet to be agreed more than two years after the investigation was first announced. By Barry McCaffrey
thedetail.tv
Finucane inquiry blocked from secret files over funding delay
The inquiry is still waiting for secure infrastructure to handle sensitive intelligence documents
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026
Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Summary
Companies
• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
trillion
• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's Rupert Lowe MP's payments from X Corp over the past year. This man is making serious cash from Musk's platform. Payments surged over the summer, during UK 'unrest', and when Musk was frantically re-sharing Lowe's posts... Bleak, lucrative work if you can get it.
Line chart plotting 21 payments from X Corp to Rupert Lowe MP, as declared in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. The x-axis runs from 3 September 2025 to 16 September 2026; the y-axis shows the value of each fortnightly payment in pounds, from zero to £12,000.

Payments run between roughly £1,100 and £2,200 through late 2025, rise gradually through spring 2026 to around £3,000–£3,800, then jump sharply to £11,724.97 on 10 June 2026 and £10,265.50 in July. From there they fall in five consecutive steps — £4,412.76, £3,126.35, £2,885.36, £2,542.04 — to £2,413.89 on 16 September 2026, a fall of 79% from the June peak.

Two things worth carrying with the graphic whichever version you use.

The July point is marked with an asterisk because the register gives its received date as 7 August 2026 while recording it as registered on 15 July. Plotted it at the likelier 7 July.
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There is a growing network of far-right groups here and in Scotland, online and on the streets. thedetail.tv/articles/fro...
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From Facebook to street patrols: the growing anti-migrant networks linking Northern Ireland and Scotland
Northern Ireland is becoming a “model for far right activity to be emulated elsewhere”, a human rights charity has warned
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Brendan Hark! T'is nearly Halloween. @brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an important read. Also Facebook refused to remove that post calling for public hangings and the PSNI determined it isn't actionable. www.thedetail.tv/articles/fro...
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From Facebook to street patrols: the growing anti-migrant networks linking Northern Ireland and Scotland
Northern Ireland is becoming a “model for far right activity to be emulated elsewhere”, a human rights charity has warned
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Revealed: the growing anti-migrant networks linking Northern Ireland and Scotland By @billybriggs24.bsky.social
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From Facebook to street patrols: the growing anti-migrant networks linking Northern Ireland and Scotland
Northern Ireland is becoming a “model for far right activity to be emulated elsewhere”, a human rights charity has warned
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Criminal proceedings against far-right activist Glen Kane were thrown out because of the failure to obtain a certificate of consent from the DPP. Earlier this year a court threw out a separate charge of inciting religious hatred against loyalist Dee Stitt because such consent was not obtained.
uk.irishnews.com
Belfast man accused of possessing religious pamphlet for stirring up racial hatred has case thrown out
Judge rules she had no jurisdiction to hear the case
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
'All anger has been taken away' - says daughter of solicitor murdered by IRA, as report published
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Anne Frances O’Kelly: I thought my younger brother had got on with things after our father’s murder... I was wrong, but he finally got peace on his deathbed
Truth is the foundation for real forgiveness and lasting reconciliation, writes the daughter of Rory O’Kelly
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Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights @lphr-lawyers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hundreds of thousands of children in ​Gaza returned to in-person teaching on Saturday for the first time in nearly three years, albeit in damaged or makeshift school ‌buildings and tents, and with uniforms, notebooks and pens unaffordable for many families www.reuters.com/world/middle...
reuters.com
Gaza students return to in-person schooling for first time in three years
The reopening is a fragile milestone for Gaza after a conflict ​that has killed around 22,000 students and more than 770 education workers.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
wow. with this announcement, all of ed sheeran's openers for this tour have pulled out:
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Irish Agriculture Minister has largest farmlands among TDs and Senators Martin Heydon (FG) owns 245 acres of land, worth between €2.5m to €4.5m The Irish Times investigation found that about one in seven members of the Oireachtas have an interest in farming, with some owning large landholdings
irishtimes.com
Minister for Agriculture has largest farmlands among TDs and Senators
Irish Times investigation finds FG TD has largest landholding among Oireachtas members and is among highest EU Cap fund recipients
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barrybelfast70.bsky.social @barrybelfast70.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Finucane recap - Three state agents involved in murder of Pat Finucane. Brian Nelson (British Military Intelligence) admitted targeting solicitor, Billy Stobie (RUC Special Branch) admitted providing murder weapon, Ken Barret (RUC Special Branch) admitted carrying out murder.
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barrybelfast70.bsky.social @barrybelfast70.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Public Inquiry into murder of Pat Finucane will reopen today with Inquiry counsel Matthew Hill outlining open source material about what is already known about allegations of state collusion in the Belfast solicitor's 1989 murder. #FinucaneInquiry #detail.tv
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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“Trump is a bully and a braggart, a self-confessed sexual predator and a purveyor of racial slurs... Most people would not welcome such a man into their home, and the majority of Irish people will not welcome this visit.” Irish Times editorial on Trump in Ireland.
irishtimes.com
The Irish Times view on Trump’s visit: a less than welcome guest
Most people would not welcome such a man into their home but political leaders must make a different calculation
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Salmon and water supplies could be at risk from Sperrins mine waste facility, inquiry hears By @shaunacorr.bsky.social
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Salmon and water supplies could be at risk from Sperrins mine waste facility, inquiry hears
Objectors to the proposed Sperrins gold mine said a Stormont department is failing to properly assess the potential risks
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A parliamentary motion by Restore leader Rupert Lowe, in support of the masked men disrupting towns in southern England, has been backed by just four MPs. All from Northern Ireland: Jim Alister, Carla Lockhart, Alex Easton, Jim Shannon. (All are current or former members of the DUP.)
edm.parliament.uk
Right to peaceful protest against illegal immigration - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament
That this House recognises the fundamental democratic right of British citizens to engage in peaceful protest; acknowledges the legitimate public concern regarding illegal migration and the arrival of...
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This morning BBC Radio Ulster quizzed Gordon Lyons (DUP) re lack of any social media posts in support of Pride (compared to previous Communities Ministers): "I don't engage in identity politics, I don't engage in people who are wanting to put us all in separate little boxes", he said.
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Department of Communities silent on Pride under Gordon Lyon over last three years
The department responsible for LGBTQIA+ policy in the north has failed to issue any message of support during Pride celebrations since 2023
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Danny Tommo, the man behind the Dover port blockade, said he “came away inspired” after his time in Belfast during the racist riots.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Man behind Dover port blockade ‘came away inspired’ after visiting Belfast during racist riots
Anti-immigration campaigner was pictured with loyalist killer and ‘Freedom Dad’
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What's as shocking as anything in the Verbatim/Channel 4 scoop is how easily and cheaply democracy can be influenced. For a relatively small sum (£10k), a company will produce a poll saying what you want it to say, get it on front page of a national newspaper, and change government policy.
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The vast majority of unionist parades have no conditions imposed on them. Last year around 35 (1.5%) had restrictions on their route. Three-quarters of people in NI agreed that parades should not happen without consent of residents. Is the Parades Commission "anti-Orange", as has been claimed?
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More than 93% of unionist parades go ahead without restriction
There were 26 times as many unionist parades (2,507) than republican marches (96) in 2025/26
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There are 43 children at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) in Northern Ireland. A dedicated CSE team has 79 ongoing investigations. There has been a 20% increase in cases since start of summer. Comments made by Davy Beck, PSNI assistant chief constable, at today's Policing Board meeting.
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A Stormont department spent almost £400,000 on a gold mine report, but submitted it too late for it to be included as evidence at a public inquiry, it can be revealed. By @shaunacorr.bsky.social
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Stormont department spent £400,000 on gold mine report rejected as late evidence by Sperrins inquiry
This is the second time Stormont officials failed to submit documentation to the inquriy on time
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
More than 93% of unionist parades went ahead without any restrictions over the past decade. Of the 22,679 notified unionist parades that took place between April 2016 and March 2026, only 1,454 (6.4%) had any conditions imposed on them by the Parades Commission. By @lukejbutterly.bsky.social
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More than 93% of unionist parades go ahead without restriction
There were 26 times as many unionist parades (2,507) than republican marches (96) in 2025/26
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The vast majority of unionist parades have no conditions imposed on them. Last year around 35 (1.5%) had restrictions on their route. Three-quarters of people in NI agreed that parades should not happen without consent of residents. Is the Parades Commission "anti-Orange", as has been claimed?
thedetail.tv
More than 93% of unionist parades go ahead without restriction
There were 26 times as many unionist parades (2,507) than republican marches (96) in 2025/26
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CJ McKinney @cjmckinney.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A striking parliamentary question
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"The deal will give the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital a 35 percent ownership stake in the company..."
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Why were members of the US right-wing extremist 'Proud Boys', who toured Belfast after the June riots, granted visas to visit the UK?
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Belfast visit by US far-right figures raises questions over UK visa rules
The 'Proud Boys' are most known for their role in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021
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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Breaking: US has announced sanctions & terror designations on Palestine Action. UK previously banned Palestine ​Action, and there is ongoing legal challenge. Solidarity must be unequivocal esp as Pal Action is one of the most effective & inspiring organizations.
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
One in seven arrested during Ballymena riots has since been reported to the PSNI for domestic abuse.
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14 of those arrested during Ballymena riots have since been reported for domestic abuse
Police data consistently shows that many of those arrested for their involvement in racist violence had a history of domestic violence
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
One in seven arrested during Ballymena riots has since been reported to the PSNI for domestic abuse. "The attempt to frame racist violence...as a response to concerns about violence against women and girls is both deeply harmful and fundamentally dishonest" - Megan McClure @wrda-team.bsky.social
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14 of those arrested during Ballymena riots have since been reported for domestic abuse
Police data consistently shows that many of those arrested for their involvement in racist violence had a history of domestic violence
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The Ferret @theferret.scot · 21/08/2026
The flag of banned loyalist terrorist groups and a neo-Nazi banner were displayed at a protest in Edinburgh organised by a far right group called the Scottish Defence League.
theferret.scot
Loyalist terrorist and neo-Nazi flags displayed at Edinburgh anti-immigration protest
Loyalist paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland murdered hundreds of people during The Troubles. But far right activists flew their flag at an anti-immigration rally despite terror laws banning public support for terrorists.
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Cian Ó Concubhair @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I was on @rteradio1.bsky.social Morning Ireland today to talk about my @researchireland.ie–funded project with the @iccl.bsky.social on the Role of Crime and Security Journalism in Irish Democracy www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
rte.ie
Gardaí questioning crime journalists for confidential sources
A new report has found that many crime journalists in the Republic of Ireland have been questioned by Gardaí about their confidential sources, raising concerns about source protection, surveillance an...
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New research finds widespread suspicion among Northern Ireland journalists that they have been subject to police surveillance, writes @cianoconcubhair.bsky.social
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Journalists in Northern Ireland fear surveillance is undermining democracy - report
New research finds widespread suspicion among Northern Ireland journalists that they have been subject to police surveillance
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 19/08/2026
Around 200 people have attended a protest against the Government denying visas for a group of Palestinian students hoping to take up scholarships at third level institutions this academic year.
rte.ie
Protest calls for Palestinian students to get Irish visas
Around 200 people have gathered outside the Department of Justice to protest against the Government refusing visas for a group of Palestinian students hoping to take up scholarships at third-level ins...
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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Latest update from the Irish Department of Justice. Out of 134 applications for visas from Palestinian students in 2026 - at least 97 have been refused. Last year, out of 144 applications received - 122 were accepted.
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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 17/08/2026
Press regulator IPSO, which oversees the majority of the UK's national newspapers, is reviewing a "high volume of complaints and concerns" in relation to coverage of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday following his death pressgazette.co.uk/news/ipso-re...
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IPSO reviewing 'high volume' of Jason Arday coverage complaints after Cambridge academic's death
Press regulator IPSO is reviewing a "high volume of complaints and concerns" in relation to Jason Arday following his death.
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
For the evening crowd! Do share with anyone from a marginalised group looking to get into journalism. Thank you x
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Young children in England were referred to an anti-terror programme over fears they supported dissident republican extremism. But the Home Office admitted they have no guidance explaining the meaning of republican extremism, nor what speech or conduct should trigger a referral.
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Children in England referred to anti-terror programme over republican extremism fears
The 'Prevent' strategy has been criticised for failing to stop attacks and for curtailing free speech
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Sixteen people in England, including two aged under 10, were flagged for potential radicalisation relating to dissident republican extremism. In one previous case, police officers acting under Prevent powers questioned a man because his email signature contained a quote from Bobby Sands.
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Children in England referred to anti-terror programme over republican extremism fears
The 'Prevent' strategy has been criticised for failing to stop attacks and for curtailing free speech
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Luke Butterly @lukejbutterly.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Almost one in 10 posts on X relating to the Belfast riots contained calls for violence or paramilitary or vigilante action. A third of tweets were racist. One claimed they hoped the Belfast attacker was British-born because “race is the issue, not immigration status”. The post registered 2m views.
theguardian.com
Most X accounts posting about Belfast and Southampton unrest were based outside UK
Exclusive: Analysis shows 55% of accounts were overseas – and seven of 12 most-read posts came from US
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thedetailtv.bsky.social @thedetailtv.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Objectors argued the proposed mine's artificial lighting would be damaging to the welfare of local residents, ‘dark sky’ tourism, and the wider local economy
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Dalradian rejects claims proposed Sperrins mine would create harmful light pollution
Objectors argued the proposed mine's artificial lighting would be damaging to the welfare of local residents, ‘dark sky’ tourism, and the wider local economy
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I recall we had a period of time where the response of Starmer and Cooper to concerns about these groups was ‘I like flags’
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