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Trump, Musk, Weidel, Le Pen: These are collaborator-populists who triumph at the ballot box and yet would sell their country to a Russian despot iandunt.substack.com/p/these-are-...

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These are the men and women who betrayed Ukraine

Some of them are fascist collaborators. Some of them are self-interested Machiavellians. Some are merely cowards. All of them have blood on their hands.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

“You could almost believe that the real purpose of government was to do the bidding of corporations, foreign states and the ultra-rich... Will Burnham allow the mob rule of private business to keep dominating our lives…?” @georgemonbiot.bsky.social asks: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot

Tom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

'I'm not sure Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson should be going round calling anyone a liar' On #BBCBreakfast this morning Defence Minister Luke Pollard defended Andy Burnham after the PM said it was "clear" there had been interference in the Brexit referendum by Russia

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Gaza is Auschwitz. Anyone who denies it is a collaborator and belongs in the Hague.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Like someone said, they should release the whole unredacted Epstein Files. Then we can start the Public Executions.

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 10/10/2026

This is an escalation but tbh I really want my colleagues in UKHE to realise how increasingly unwelcoming the country has been for international students over the past decade. From my own experiences alone, I could not in good conscience recommend students come to the UK without serious caveats.

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Sadiah Qureshi 🦈 @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Educational opportunities should be lifelong and open to everyone. Congratulations to every person who studied later in life and achieved more than they thought possible.

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Ali Messer @freereed59.net · 09/10/2026

Systems expect you to get those GCSEs in a lump at 16. And the idea that retakes would work well hasn't worked that well? I see the fairness in your point, but in practice my family could not have supported me if I hadn't got the bare minimum at 16.

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Ali Messer @freereed59.net · 09/10/2026

Middle class, white, neurotypical kids, and others from nurturing homes of all kinds -rightly- get second chances. It is up to all of us, via the state, to offer those to everyone else.

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Ali Messer @freereed59.net · 09/10/2026

I will always be grateful for the following that turned my life around. Free school meals. Kinship care from 14 after missing some school. Free piano lessons at school so I could do Music A level. Free undergrad and PGCE with maintenance. The thing is...

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Ali Messer @freereed59.net · 09/10/2026

Everyone should have a *right* to consider a university education and be supported. If you have difficulties in your childhood, by definition not of your making, you might not have the expected school qualifications.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "I grew up with this idea of a land without a people.. but in recent yrs I've been discovering what happened to those people in the land. They were displaced, & [now] there is a genocide that our govt is not just complicit in but actively selling arms licences to"

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's Genocide. The Nobel Prize Committee and winner agree.

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Dr Lynn @lyndenwood.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The funniest overhead snippet of conversation in Ilkley today: "Why did we move South, when we really like it here in the North?" 😂😂

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The Victorian Hand @victorianhand.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🤏 Have you ever noticed what politicians do with their hands when they want to appear sincere, authoritative or persuasive? Read the latest blog post from @jbhist.bsky.social and @medhistoryman.bsky.social to explore the long history of hands in politics: www.thevictorianhand.uk/gallery/the-...

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Michael Brown @medhistoryman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

@jbhist.bsky.social and I wrote a blog post about some research we did for an upcoming publication on emotional gestures in rhe political realm. Check it out on our website!

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Peter Whitewood @pwhitewood.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hard to keep up with ignorant Conservative commentary on HE. Amanda Spielman says humanities degrees are a waste of time and students spend three years ‘kicking their heels’. Given her party just produced the ‘Birmingham Tapestry’, we probably need as many humanities graduates as we can get.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Jarrow ladies fire brigade, 1916 (Tyne & Wear Archives & Museum).

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

NHS England waiting list hits 7.33m appointments for 6.21m individuals, rises for the third time in 4 months. Privatisation by stealth. NHS capacity neglected. Thousands suffer. Private sector profiteers. www.oecd.org/en/publicati... Hospital beds per 1,000 population, Comparison 2013 and 2023.

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Sarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

To the surprise of absolutely no one, but to their courage, victims of far-right figures arguing they are “protecting women and girls” from unknown and unseen particular threat from migrants are coming forward to tell their story of sexual and domestic abuse

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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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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Why do we have robots replacing artists and ordinary jobs when they could be replacing Billionaires, CEOs, Bankers, Lawyers and Politicians. That would save much more money

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Your weekend reminder that Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes no fault evictions He is not on your side youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...

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If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him

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Dr Lynn @lyndenwood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A book from my collection, Imperial Dream Book, c.1890. By An Aged Dreamer 😅

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Reminder more bombs have been dropped on Gaza than Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Dresden combined. It is a far worse War Crime than any of them.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026

🚨 Ed Miliband: "Europe is not just our geography, but so much more. "And on economics, on defence, on security, I say to this conference: our future lies in a stronger, deeper partnership with the European Union."

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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

DAVE MATTHEWS: “I said it last night, but I’ll say it again - man, I’m so tired of this fuckin’ President.”

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Reminder that Palestine the victim of GENOCIDE is banned from the UN Conference. While Netanyahu the perpetrator of GENOCIDE will get to give a speech at the UN Conference.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Jim Ratcliffe suspends production at key UK plants as gas prices soar. High prices due to Trumpian wars, profiteering by energy companies. UK squandered the North Sea oil revenues, privatised energy. Govt has fewer policy options but can remove green levies from customer bills. Nationalise energy

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe suspends production at key UK plants blaming high gas prices

Ineos said natural gas in the UK is twelve times more expensive than in the US.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Rebuilding our relationship with the EU “is the cheapest way to boost the economy, the fastest way to unite Europe in the face of security threats and the best way to get leverage on a global system that no longer has an American anchor.” So obvious it hurts. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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Brexit has left Britain ‘impotent – a bobbing cork in the sea,’ says David Miliband

Exclusive: Former foreign secretary adds to mounting pressure for a new UK deal with EU to repair Brexit damage

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £354m a year tax free from the tax payer including £132m personal spending money and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed. Like if he needs a pay cut. RT if you want the Monarchy gone. #NotmyKing

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just for all the people who don't know, our battle isn't against 'thinking machines' they don't exist. No it is against the people controlling the machines that don't think and do exactly as they say, but they pretend it is 'ai' doing it and not them. Those lying billionaires are the threat.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bank of England and the British financial system were deeply involved in the enslavement and trafficking of millions of African people. Slavery and colonialism is part of British history. It should be part of school curriculum, so that we can recognize ourselves and do better.

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Slave-trade wealth was embedded in Britain’s financial system, research finds

Dozens of Bank of England directors and founding subscribers invested in trafficking of enslaved Africans

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just, and I mean just, over the Lancashire border to the village of Wycoller. The ancient village has three notable bridges although the beck is bridged seven times in total. The date of this clapper bridge. is the subject of some debate. The village lies on one

The historic Clapper Bridge spanning Wycoller Beck, located within the scenic Wycoller Country Park near Colne, Lancashire. Visible in the background is the famous twin-arched Packhorse Bridge. image: Jackie CC BY-NC 2.0

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

of the former main packhorse routes between Lancashire and Yorkshire. Visible in the background is the famous twin-arched Packhorse Bridge. Image courtesy of Jackie CC BY-ND 2.0

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Me reading a very tiny story from this. (Yes I know I have great taste in socks.)

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Dr Lynn @lyndenwood.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Publishers are very wrong! I love short stories, and read one every night before going to sleep.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"If you read the review of Everything Will Swallow You in The Guardian, and were put off by the description of 'comfy cardigan fiction', please ignore and forget it. That is as wrong as it would be to describe Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet as 'chicklit'." www.marshwoodvale.com/books/2026/0...

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Tom Cox and the Power of Friendship » Books, Most Recent - Marshwood Vale Magazine

Tom Cox is the antithesis of the short-attention-span writer. He doesn’t use text speak, trendy abbreviations or any of the life’s-too-short-to-actually-read-something scraps of Tik-Tokery or Instagra...

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

THIS 👇 HERE TOO, AS WELL.......

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🖼️ Children of the Forest, Elsa Beskow.

One child is riding a bat over a pool of water, three children are looking up, one is holding a stick, there are four frogs sat by them. All the children wear toadstool hats. Illustration.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations. Allegations it broke foreign funding laws. Electoral Commission considering steps in parallel with the police inquiry. Parliamentary standards watchdog looking into Farage’s £5m gift from Thailand.

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Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations

The investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been under way into other donations.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Nigel Farage’s pile of financing scandals. Unexplained £5m from Thailand. Gifts from convicted fraudster. Willingness to circumvent laws on political donations Threats to judges, civil servants, journalists, parliament, anyone who disagrees. archive.ph/eiR9R

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Nigel Farage’s pile of financing scandals

Undercover report raises new questions over funding of Reform UK

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

‘The sun is set; the swallows are asleep; The bats are flitting fast in the grey air; The slow soft toads out of damp corners creep; And evening's breath, wandering here and there Over the quivering surface of the stream, Wakes not one ripple from its silent dream...’ ~ Shelley #BookWormSat

Maurice Sendak, The Bat-Poet, 1963.
Drawing.
Bats roosting, overlooking landscape, illustration.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

UK households have the most expensive energy bill in Europe. In 2024 energy companies made £30bn profit. Profit margins, 23%-38%. £500 of average household bill is profit. Profiteering is a bigger factor in household bills than green levies. Nationalise energy to cut household/business costs

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

All white. Where is Farage and his 'pure cold rage'? Nowhere. He's banging on about migrants instead.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

So much more than a Country Music Superstar. Philanthropist, humanitarian, defender of diversity & fierce advocate for the working class, she helped fund the Moderna Covid vaccine & donated 332+ million books to children. Thank you, Dolly. We will always love you.♥️ #RIP

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Dolly Parton, Hardscrabble Storyteller Turned Global Entertainer, Dead at 80

Dolly Parton, country music legend, dead at 80.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

UK offshore tax havens are epicenters of global corruption. Secrecy is used to launder money, evade taxes, bust sanctions, shield crooks. Money flows to the City of London. Despite promises, they obstruct transparency. UK has legal responsibility for good governance of its tax havens. Must act.

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‘A mockery’: how offshore tax havens are thwarting the UK’s transparency push

Critics say ownership registers are too costly and too complicated, scuppering attempts to expose alleged money laundering

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