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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Absolutely...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🔴 Jason Arday: The Story Behind the Story of The Times' 'Impossible Data' The newspaper of record failed to distinguish between corrections & retractions in the work of the late Cambridge University academic, fuelling the media storm that engulfed him. Special Investigation by @nafeez.bsky.social:
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Jason Arday: The Story Behind the Story of The Times’ ‘Impossible Data’
The newspaper of record failed to distinguish between corrections and retractions in the work of the late Cambridge University academic, fuelling the media firestorm that engulfed him
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Ugh, the state of this administration.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This is exactly the mindset for so many supporters of the conservatives, ReToryUk, and far right groups... I deserve it but "they" don't.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This article is informative on the initial intention and perpetrators behind the intensity of Professor Jason Arday coverage bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
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The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Jason Arday's marathon challenge and football claims found to be true after his death - www.middleeasteye.net/news/jason-ar…
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Jason Arday's marathon challenge and football claims found to be true after his death
Claims the late academic made which were widely derided as false in media and online discourse this month appear to be true, an MEE analysis has found
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
What you're saying when you say "DEI" when universities say "EDI" (as happens here) and vice versa. And why it actually matters. The great majority of UK (esp. British) universities use "EDI" while US universities use "DEI". Is that "just" semantic, or does it matter? A thread. 🧵1/8
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How Jason Arday’s appointment became a reckoning for Cambridge
Resignation of Black professor forces university to examine its approach to diversity, equality and inclusion
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Migration Observatory @migobs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We've updated our briefing on migrants and crime in the UK It looks at whether foreign nationals are more or less likely to be convicted than British citizens, and how many foreign national offenders are removed after serving their sentences Here are the key points.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Hmmm... some sums are not adding up.
Councillor with tattoo of swastikaDifference between Manji and Swastika
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Ok, have the police seen what passes in Facebook comments and the monstrous things said on twitter, that will be an awful lot of arrests incoming if what is reported passes as an arrestable offence...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
10,000 People Sign Official Petition Demanding Government End ‘Capture of UK Democracy by Media Billionaires’ Ministers will be forced to respond to the proposals for a new 'Media Sovereignty Act' after campaigners passed a key threshold
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10,000 People Sign Official Petition Demanding Government End ‘Capture of UK Democracy by Media Billionaires’
Ministers will be forced to respond to the proposals for a new 'Media Sovereignty Act' after campaigners passed a key threshold
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I agree it's not "pure", but how many times have we heard from various media outlets and time spent yourself talking about an end or change of leadership since he got in. There is an addiction to the drama & speculation arising out of the last governments.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
They should throw the booky-wook at the flappy haired sex predator.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
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a cartoon tiger says go get em tiger
Alt: a cartoon tiger says go get em tiger
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
We absolutely have lots of 'moms' in the UK, besides no mom is 'ordinary' and my understanding is that there is...
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a woman is sitting in a car and says there 's no such thing as normal people .
Alt: a woman is sitting in a car and says there's no such thing as normal people .
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
When we became cool parents and not like those "regulars"
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a woman in a pink jacket says i 'm not like a regular mom
Alt: a woman in a pink jacket says i 'm not like a regular mom I'm a cool mom.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Just lovely.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
@sabrinadec.bsky.social
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Have a repeat of this classic Redwood mime by the Reform/Tory reps... youtu.be/JdkixPGlQtw?...
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John Redwood
YouTube video by merryboy
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I was HONOURED to play JK Rowling in the latest from the incomparable @caelan.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNCe...
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"J.K. Rowling is a Trans Man!"
YouTube video by Caelan Conrad
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
For the love of Orwell, a safeguarding meeting in respect of literature on widely available books, available in a public library or stocked in the local bookshop... this is sinister stuff
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The failures of successive governments not to fully implement nor follow up on further Inquiry is despicable... the actions of the gutter press have been atrocious
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
From the guy who funded the Court case of Hulk Hogan against Gawker www.theguardian.com/film/2017/ju...
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Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press review – Hulk v Gawker in portrait of wealthy arrogance
This new documentary feature examines Hulk Hogan’s case against Gawker highlighting other wealthy figures aggressively seeking to silence the press
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
What in the actual fook... I wonder if similar has been occuring in Gaza and Ukraine amongst others.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Watch Karoline Leavitt, say it's the line to get into screenings of "Melania" and that sign is just them letting the attendants know that the soda dispensor is outta ice...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Absolutely disgusting.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
What is happening in United States is what happens when coercive powers of the state - arrest, detention, charges - are used as ends in themselves, and not as means of serving justice. They know the arrests and charges will not stick, but they don’t care. Intimidation, like cruelty, is the point.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Me too, there is loads of VOW tripe being pushed/shared in the Llanelli online facebook groups and a local piece of work with his "activist friends" took over admin of one of the largest using it to push their rhetoric/campaigns and kick out anyone they don't like.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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a black and white drawing of two cartoon characters talking to each other with one saying " i made this "
ALT: a black and white drawing of two cartoon characters talking to each other with one saying " i made this "
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I made this...
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a woman says so extortion while talking to a man
Alt: I made this
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims
Exclusive: Chloë Deakin tells how she wrote to Dulwich college master to argue against Farage’s nomination as prefect
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Wonder, if these PSA's are to a large extent responsible for creating a generation of helicopter parents!
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
I am so sorry to read this, how are we in a position that a freelance presenter expressing views promoting tolerance, empathy and understanding for many marginalised persons be 'problematic'. If anything, this demonstrates its needed more than ever.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
NEW: This is worth your time. @thenerve_news has the receipts. A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott. Please read & share.
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Alex Proctor @alexproeu.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Tuesday's session if listen from just after 30 min, he talks on this news.sky.com/politics-hub...
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Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge
Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge - a weeknight political show from 7-8pm on Sky News
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Gawain Towler was on Sky News recently saying she is going to be representing Reform UK for Barrow-In-Furness
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Well, Gawain Towler said in a recent show on Sky News that Ellie-Ann Reynolds was going to be running as a Reform UK candidate for Barrow-In-Furness... so this question needs to be followed up on.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Other than James, Lewis, Natasha, and Simon the rest can largely be ignored with their output.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
If you share this thread or images, please credit @thenerve_news. We are only 3 weeks old (!!) & can only do this work with your support. And if there was ever a story that proves why Britain needs fiercely independent news outlets, it’s this. 8/ 🙏🙏🙏 www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
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The glamorous TV host, the web of influence and a mysterious trip to Moscow – inside the downfall of Reform’s disgraced MEP
Ahead of a critical Welsh byelection for Reform next week, part two of our investigation into Nathan Gill uncovers the web of Russian influence that encircled him – and asks why it took so long to cha...
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Whatever happened to the "Russia report" and could it be released now by the Labour government? Are there any calls for further investigation into interference in Westminster?
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Reform UK in the dock ⚖ 9th October Andy Osborn. 14th October Neil Stevens, Tony Stevens, and Rob Sheridan. 15th October Sarah White. 21st November Nathan Gill. 16th December Mandy Clare. 22nd May 2026 Daniel Taylor. Under investigation: Joseph Boam. Lee Duffy. George Cottrell. #ReformInTheDock
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Maria @thismaria.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Wish I could say it comes as a massive surprise that there's an overlap between the flag people and suspected fraudsters, but this is great work by the @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social. 'It's 100% legitimate' www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/red-flags-th...
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Red flags: The non-existent company behind Brum's Union Jacks
'It's 100% legitimate'
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
It's such an ineffective strategy, whether they're banking on Reform et al., to go to the extremes to differentiate and lose support, but then burn through those that voted for them!
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Colin Sydes aka Lord SydesJokes #FBPE #FBR #Resist #Resistance @sydesjokes.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Yippee, arrival of much needed catharsis in the bedlam and vitriolic quagmire we seem to be trudging through. Very much looking forward to this @robinince.bsky.social I find your words are often a poultice and edifying.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Talks about what allegedly taught in school when he's homeschooled... may need to check with the interviewer if he said anything warranting a PREVENT referral.
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markdec.bsky.social @markdec.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Just absolutely reeks of "Silly plebs should know their place" and the gall of it for me is the online celebration by many working class and those struggling on UC etc., of her going... celebrating less of a voice of diversity amongst the privileged.
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