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Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Only white people can be English - Suella Braverman Every single black and brown person in the UK will be in danger if Reform UK ever wins an election.

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Suella Braverman accidentally exposes Reform UK racism - BBC Question Time

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Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I spoke in Parliament yesterday about preventing violence against women. We need to stop blaming migrants or trans people for the problem. They are not. That kind of rhetoric only distracts us from the real causes of violence against women. 1/2

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 18h

I'm wondering where all the "protect women and girls" people are in this conversation, or have they been too busy demonising trans+ folks and migrants? Seriously. Get your priotities straight. Widespread misogyny is not coming from below, it's coming from above. The techbros. tinyurl.com/4pst7f3r

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From unwanted touching to rape: the scale of child-on-child abuse in English and Welsh schools

Ten years after full extent of problem was revealed, Guardian investigation finds schools facing uphill battle amid rapid societal changes

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Putin’s fascination with the medieval takes the next step. www.newsweek.com/suspected-pl...

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Suspected Plague Death at Russian Lab Sparks ‘Anti-Epidemic’ Lockdown

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

defending Ukraine is a feminist issue.

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Hellhounds20 New Era @hellhounds20.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Harry Potter can stay banned. The rest I will happily break the law and read. LOUDLY

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Mugwump Jr. the Third @mugwump-jr-the-3rd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Books are just people's thoughts, ideas & dreams put on paper How can anyone control how people think, envision, dream And why would we let them

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sad to not have been there in person to support this. Well done all of you for calling out the bs "pelvic health" talk which was also deeply ableist - shaming anyone needing continence products as responsible for tonnes of plastics pollution when apparently they can just could do kegels instead! 🙄🙄🙄

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Still wondering why people are fed up with the system?

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thinking of people of Bangkok. Yes, they are used to floods, but this is huge scale. "The capital recorded 487mm of rain between Sept 1 and 25, compared to an average of 269mm for the same period from 1991 to 2020" #ClimateEmergency www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

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All 50 Bangkok districts declared disaster areas

All 50 districts of Bangkok were declared disaster zones on Saturday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain that caused widespread flooding, traffic problems and disruptions to daily life.

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“I’m pleased the Mayor is piloting insourcing TfL cleaners jobs. "There is no justification for keeping cleaners outsourced to a private contractor when they are part of the TfL family and deserve the same terms and conditions as directly employed staff. www.london.gov.uk/caroline-rus...

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Caroline Russell AM responds to Mayor’s new TfL in-house cleaning pilot

Caroline Russell AM responds to Mayor’s new TfL in-house cleaning pilot.

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Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Labour Party’s women’s conference on 26/9/26 was an embarrassing farce, with only 200 delegates of the 1,000 normal attendance (no major unions) in protest of the Labour Party’s shameful abandonment of trans people following the legally absurd ruling of the Supreme Court in FWS in April 2025.

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antibot4navalny | bot blocker | блокировщик ботов @antibot4navalny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Another day of Kremlin-aligned Matryoshka bots impersonating celebrities, this time with transgender fearmongering to target Democratic party for the upcoming US midterms.

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Feminist Greens (GPEW) @feministgreens.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A joint statement from Green Party groups in response to the recent organised far-right activity. Signed by: Black Feminist Greens @disabledgreens.bsky.social Feminist Greens @globalgreens.bsky.social @jewishgreens.bsky.social Latinx Greens @lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk @younggreens.bsky.social

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Don't we all know it!! Chatbots - "Research found they wasted time, caused stress and delayed problem solving for more than half of users" Don't we all know it!! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Stop relying on AI chatbots for customer care, UK banks and energy firms told

Citizens Advice says providers of essential services such as energy, banking, phone and internet should guarantee the ‘right to talk to a human’

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

When intersectional and inclusive feminists call out the framing by the far right and transphobes over who is really causing harm to women and children this is what we mean. tinyurl.com/yhu7j28j Real action on DA doesn't scapegoat migrants or trans+ folks. It aims to protect victims and survivors.

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Thousands of pregnant women in England are reporting domestic abuse. Midwives are struggling to cope

Exclusive: Analysis ‘lays bare’ something midwives already know from their day-to-day work, says professional association’s leader

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026

NEW WRITING 👀 I finally got my shit together and wrote a little newsletter about the Spectrum of Allies which is a helpful exercise and a better theory of change than "nobody with a bad point of view can ever change their mind" Please read and use and share the links within!!!

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The Spectrum of Allies is Better than Pessimistic Binaries

A theory and tool that can help you rethink the work head

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17/09/2026

"It's just sports and it's a red state." "It's just medical care for trans youth." "It's just banning trans people from schools." We are here. Stop rationalizing Dems throwing trans people under the bus. Do not vote for anti trans Dems.

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 17/09/2026

why do pro-AI researchers seemingly hate doing research so much

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS: Otter has an itch

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Asylum Matters @asylummatters.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We don't want to talk about a meaningless gesture of hostility. We do want to talk about the very real harm that privately-run, profit-driven camps do to people seeking sanctuary. Everyone needs a home in a community, not a camp.

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If IFS and others think means-testing PIP is the solution they wholly misunderstand the #disabled "tax" on life. ESA and equivalents exist for those unable to earn an income in addition to basic UC. "in-kind" or "vouchers" for goods and services immediately gatekeeps choices we make. #PIP #DWP

Means-testing personal independence payment (Pip) would save £8bn without behavioural change, says IFS thinktank

At his press conference this morning Andrew Griffith, the shadow chancellor, was asked if he backed means-testing the personal independence payment (Pip), a disability benefit. (See 12.03pm.) The question was prompted by a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Griffith said he had not read the IFS report and he ducked the question about means testing.

The IFS does not explicitly propose means-testing Pip. But it says the government should have a clear sense of what it wants Pip to achieve, and it considers the pros and cons of seven potential reforms.

On the need for more clarity of purpose, it says:

When designing reforms to Pip, the government needs to decide what it is trying to achieve. What outcome arising from disability is the government attempting to address? Does it want to target resources towards those whose living standards are lower because they face the additional disability-related costs? If so, this would justify a benefit that provides financial support such as Pip. Alternatively, does it want to improve overall well-being? In which case, it is possible that it is more effective to subsidise particular goods and services, which could be achieved by providing vouchers or in-kind support.

The government must also decide on the distributional outcomes it would like to achieve. Does it want to reduce inequalities caused by disability even if this means providing additional money to people on high incomes? If so, then this would justify the current non-means-tested structure of Pip. Alternatively, does it want to focus resources on those most likely to have poor outcomes? In that case, it should consider means-testing support, as those with disabilities and on low incomes are more likely to report not being able to afford essentials and more likely to report low life satisfaction.

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

For any doubts that the Green Party stands with trans+ people against discrimination and for their rights, please do note, not every message can go out immediately. But the Green Party is clear. Trans rights are human rights.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 15/09/2026

“On AI, we think there should be a statutory right for workers to be consulted on any new tech that comes into the workplace.” Rachel Millward, Co-Deputy Leader of the Green Party, speaking at TUC Conference.

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 14/09/2026

“In 2025, I was forced out of my role as coordinator of the NHS Confederation’s BME Leadership Network. My crime? Refusing to use Palantir’s software, and refusing to keep quiet about the risks the US spy-tech firm poses to our health service.” goodlaw.social/g56h

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Forced out of a job in the NHS for speaking out on Palantir | Good Law Project

I lost my career after refusing to keep quiet about the risks that a US spy-tech company poses to our NHS

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Me trying to find some humour in this dumpsterfire of a news cycle sees someone fundraising to buy and name an #RNLI hovercraft"The Flying Farage" made me smile. I actually LOVE hovercraft - like slightly obsessed? shorturl.at/YHVJI (Yes it may not actually go to an actual hovercraft just to RNLI!)

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Donate to Buy A New RNLI Hovercraft - The Flying Farage, organized by Simon Harris

I am trying to raise enough money to buy a new lifesaving hovercraft for th… Simon Harris needs your support for Buy A New RNLI Hovercraft - The Flying Farage

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"Yes. Do not do this. Please. Thank you. SUPPORT THE RNLI - rebrand.ly/imvl9mb EDIT: I’m also told that the following address is valid. Freepost Plus RUHS-YGAJ-TKBL Reform UK Millbank Tower 21- 24 Millbank LONDON SW1P 4QP via Simon Harris

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"The draft recommendations leave open the possibility of completely replacing some cash payments with services or other non-cash support..." "Oh you have this thing in place locally, you don't need any money then" could so easily happen here. Massive slippery slope into dependence, not independence.

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thanks as ever to Baroness Bennett for calling out the worst of the broligarchy and surveillance militarist capitalism! #PalantirOut

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Steve has a new hat! He's not sure how to wear it, but he has a hat regardless. Well done, Steve.

Steve the otter is indoors, lying on a light‐colored carpet with a small straw sun hat perched on his back in a candid snapshot style.
There is no text in the image.

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"“Now, close to 25 years later, more people have died from 9/11-related illnesses than were killed on the day itself.” That's staggering. So many first responders, locals and survivors silenced whilst billions and billions spent on the military industrial complex and forever wars and propaganda.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

By being the world's most broken clock Trump ends up supporting universal basic income.

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I thought the first screenshot I'd seen in a chat was a joke so googled it... and BBC says... another one? This is just ✨s p a r k l i n g c o r r u p t i o n ✨. Crypto is a massive wealth transfer scam. We need laws to clamp down on it ASAP! #cryptoscam #reformuk #corruption #news #inequality

BBC News site 12th Sept 2026 "Reform receives second £36m (million) donation on two days as crypto investor matches record".
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The right-wing organizing around the Lindsay Clancy trial is growing and it’s frightening. A lot of people overlook these culture wars revolving around women’s issues, because, well, they’re women’s issues. But the right doesn’t. It’s how they regained such a massive cultural foothold.

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Great to read that Southwark is one of the London boroughs piloting "Donate to Educate"'s school uniform recycling and donation to not only reduce waste but ensure every child is clothed this new school year. tinyurl.com/yjhys6mm All clothes are new and donated by retailers! So much waste averted! 💚

Shirts being sorted for Southwark's school uniform project - white and blue shirts of various sizes and sleeve lengths hung on rows of rails to be measured, sorted, pressed and packed to distribute - over 7000 pieces of uniform for families with lower incomes to help reduce the huge costs of a new school year. Growing teens especially often grow out of clothes well before they are worn out.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 03/09/2026

📉 Between 2022 and 2024, Brexit cost the British creative industry over £200 million and over 2,000 jobs. 🌍 Britain's ability to project its culture abroad is weakened, our hugely talented musicians held back, and for what? 🇪🇺 We must seek EU membership to regain the opportunities we have lost.

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Government Must Find Practical Solutions to EU Touring Barriers says UK Music Chief, as Report Finds Brexit Red Tape Costs UK Touring Sector £208m

02.09.2026: New research from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), underpinned by PRS for Music

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Not so populist ... "‘Racist’ & ‘liar’ top descriptions of Farage as voters brand Reform untrustworthy & extreme" 'Reform spent a year on PR as Britain’s coming political force. New YouGov research says the public is increasingly seeing something very different' www.reformwatch.org/news/racist-...

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‘Racist’ and ‘liar’ top descriptions of Farage as voters brand Reform untrustworthy and extreme - Reform Watch

Reform spent a year presenting itself as Britain’s coming political force. New YouGov research suggests the public is increasingly seeing something very different.

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Sustainable Hackney @sustainhackney.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Films for Action The Conspiracists Friday, September 18th 7.0 PM, doors open 6.30pm St Paul's Church, 182 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7UE A road trip with 'patriots' Free, donations welcome Panel discussion after break Refreshments, stalls, Fair Trade Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-conspi...

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I forgot this was a thing! Looked at my old twitter profile and found the Horrible Therapist comic generator by @theoatmeal.bsky.social from 2023 Caution: results often NSWF! Sometimes we just need to laugh even if I know how awful things are or our sanity will fray. theoatmeal.com/pages/horrib...

The Oatmeal Horrible Therapist Random NSFW Comic Generator
the images below are picked randomly, so they may be nonsensical and/or terrible.

first panel: a bunny therapist with notepad in chair asks "what happened when you tried online dating?"

second panel, therapist bunny on one side, a patient lying on a couch saying "boo hoo hooo, sob sniff!" and crying a lot

third panel: bright red background - therapist bunny now wide eyed with drum kit "ba-dum-tss!"

Other results are funnier if you like dark mental health humour but were probably not safe for sharing on Bluesky without me being scrutinised one day for my promotion of questionable humour by someone with none.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You have to choose. You can't be nice to everyone. Appeasing corporations and billionaires means abandoning everyone else. When it comes to policy, it's us or them. And for far too long political leaders in this country have sided with them. If Burnham is to survive, this is what he needs to change.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Honestly, why would Navratilova even get to say who plays.. *checks* BASKETBALL? 🏀 Is she playing against them? No. Is she a regulator or governor of the sport? No. Is she spreading hate and misinformation using her position as a historic player of a completely different sport? Yes.

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

While Ofcom deliberates over its belated investigations into GB News and Talk TV, these toxic channels continue pumping out bile demonising refugees – even after this summer’s racist violence in Belfast and Thetford: stopfundinghate.info/2026/08/27/w...

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Why we’re campaigning on Ofcom – and what we’ve learned so far – Stop Funding Hate

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

On Jason Arday "We believe that real change comes from removing structural barriers and using redistribution of resources to correct ongoing injustices" You can't change dismantle structural racism by including token minority voices as "proof" you're not racist. #BlackLivesMatter shorturl.at/nuWdp

We know poverty is a key factor to determining who goes to university and who doesn’t. Abolishing tuition fees and funding education from general taxation would be one major step. Even without that, Black students make up 8% of UK undergraduates but receive just 1.2% of funded Research Council PhD studentships. This funding gap systematically excludes Black talent before their academic career even begins.

We know at the hiring stage, Black applicants are 45% less likely to receive job offers than white applicants. If they beat the odds to get a job, Black academics face racial harassment, opaque advancement processes, and insecure contracts that prioritise neither their research nor their promotion. This resulted in the rarity of Dr Jason Arday until recently being part of the exceptional 1% of UK professors that are Black.

Real anti-racist change comes from redistribution of resources to remove financial barriers in education, funding PhDs for qualified disadvantaged students, abolishing student loans, investing in schools, using transparent processes to dismantle racial bias in recruitment, and holding institutions accountable when they fail.

Jason was committed to an anti-racist academia, not to the kind of smoke-and-mirrors diversity offered up by Cambridge. Black people do not want crocodile tears, toothless reviews or new tokens. We want real change.

In honour of Dr Jason Arday, who is now gone, we must demand it.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The fallout from the collapse of this glacier - a torrent of mud surging down the valley - killed hundreds of people. Gone, in a flash. Those people were wiped out by anthropogenic climate change. Our governments are simply not responding quickly enough to this disaster which is already upon us.

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A new record has been set for the number of children living in temporary accommodation. A total disgrace. We need new council housing and FAST. The PM must fund councils to buy the supply of existing homes, and get these 177,530 children settled and safe. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...

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Fund Councils to Buy the Supply of Council Homes

We urgently need to replenish our decimated council housing stock, and part of the answer is real funding for councils to Buy the Supply. Over 169,000 children are homeless and living in overcrowded…

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Marge von Marge @margevonmarge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The *least* surprising Guardian headline of the day.... of course he didn't own them all. I always thought they were rentals. Almost all of them are, people posing with them especially. Influencer and obscene wealth culture are just lies to pretend your life is worth something. Hollow inside.

"andrew tate rented supercars to appear 'uberwealthy' says his lawyer"

Self-described misogynist and his brother, Tristant, are playing role to generate income from online attention, Miami court filing says.

image of the knobber in a purple ferrari in bucharest in april 2024

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