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Mary McAteer

@marymcateer.bsky.social
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Claire est limpide @doodleslave.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Thank you for your sterling work, at great personal cost. Your dedication to exposing the huge network of criminals exploiting our governing bodies through calculated misinformation to the gullible, has finally opened sufficient eyes.
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 08/07/2026
The Chancellor has the power to stop Farage's cynical ploy. I've written to her this morning urging her to act. Farage should not be allowed to resign until the investigation into his dodgy dealings has concluded. The people of Clacton deserve the facts first.
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Mary McAteer @marymcateer.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Nobody rioted over their murders, and nobody started a pogrom against all men of a similar demographic.
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Mary McAteer @marymcateer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Loved that Saturday Live on R4 this morning had Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell on, & loved even more that @adrianchills.bsky.social was incensed that she lost out on the Nobel Prize. Can we do something about this? Can we ask the Nobel Committee to make good an injustice & add her name retrospectively?
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Graeme Swanson @swansonian.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I hear Iran are just weeks away from developing a ballroom.
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Mary McAteer @marymcateer.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
His mind has been gone for quite some time. He's been protected by a load of cronies ... But what is their red line? Surely there must be one? What does he have to say or do for them invoke the 25th?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/04/2026
The dark side of the balloon boom – is it time they were banned?
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The dark side of the balloon boom – is it time they were banned?
From balloon arches at parties to mass balloon releases at funerals, these bits of floating rubber and plastic can have disastrous effects on wildlife. As some retailers are refusing to sell them, here are some alternatives
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Kathleen 🌲 @mossgatherer.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I wonder when we'll be ready to talk about how schools are now full of gameified dopamine slot machine apps for learning times tables, science, even reading itself, that are priming an entire generation for gambling and gaming addiction.
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Mary McAteer @marymcateer.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
It also includes his daughter, Mary, seated just to his left
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Mary McAteer @marymcateer.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Tax avoided by Ratcliffe - estimated to be more than £$ billion...
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Mary McAteer @marymcateer.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
What???? BBC News - Machado presented Trump with her Nobel medal at White House meeting www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Machado presented Trump with her Nobel award at White House meeting
The Venezuelan opposition leader said she
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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 05/01/2026
“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.” --Teddy Roosevelt (R)
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 05/01/2026
A note sent to BBC journalists by the Head of News, to "ensure clarity and consistency" in reporting.
As discussed in the Nine
 
To ensure clarity and consistency in our reporting, please follow these guidelines when describing the
 recent events in Venezuela:

• "Captured" - Please attribute this to the U.S. description of the operation. Example: "The U.S. said Maduro was captured during the operation."

• "Seized" - Acceptable for use in our own reporting where appropriate.
• Avoid using "Kidnapped."
 
Thanks for keeping this in mind as you work on related stories.
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call634-5789 @call634-5789.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Saturday's Mic Drop
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
No words
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
It is interesting that Jeremy Corbyn has been an MP for 42 years and led the opposition for 5 years. He's been on Question Time once. Nigel Farage, 44 times. Our Media is corrupt, corrupt to the core.
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Anyone noticed how UK media is a lot less obsessed with Farage’s alleged antisemitism than Corbyn’s alleged antisemitism? Odd that.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
"'Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’ with an accompanying hand gesture pointing towards a place far away." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
So I’ve had a very brief search of the Epstein database in the last half hour. Noticed Epstein was paying for Google search result poisoning and attending hacker conferences
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Trump is attacking the U.S.’s closest ally and trade partner, Canada, with illegal tariffs that are badly hurting Canadian businesses & U.S. citizens alike. Canada has been respectful & diplomatic (which Trump doesn’t deserve) but his attacks have only gotten worse. And he’s mad about COMMERCIALS?
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Network for Educational Action Research in Ireland @infoneari.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
NEARIMeet 23 October at 18.00 online on "Teachers as Researchers". Guest speaker: Prof Marilyn Cochran-Smith Book your place at www.eventbrite.ie/e/1419147150... Details at www.eari.ie/2025/09/30/a... @mairinglenn.bsky.social @marygtroche.bsky.social @marymcateer.bsky.social #research_in_practice
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
💰💰💰 Trump would hate if you reposted that Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings bonanza continues!!!
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Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings bonanza continues | CNN Business
Newfound enthusiasm about the ABC late-night show host is not evaporating after just one monologue.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
My first academic article was on the dictatorship of Uzbekistan inventing a group called "Akromiya" that did not really exist but which they used to arrest anyone with whom they disagreed under the pretext of "terrorism". Just bringing this up for no reason whatsoever!
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Over the weekend, the world's richest man appeared on screens in central London to call for a race war and for the UK government to be overthrown. No arrests were made in connection with that communication.
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Mary McAteer @marymcateer.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The "I'm not a racist, but..." brigade
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
There's no excuse of ignorance any more. Every single person on that fascist march knew who Tommy Robinson was and every single one of them knew why they were there. This isn't Brexit. People weren't conned. They willingly went out to join in, led by a five times jailed thug. Stop making excuses.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
26 Police Officers were injured at today's riots but only 9 people were arrested. Compare that with the peaceful Palestine Action protest where 0 Police Officers were injured but nearly 900 people were arrested. The Government has got Law Enforcement ridiculously wrong.
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James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 12/09/2025
The 3 stages of grief: denial, anger, ballroom
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Most other politicians aren't resigning because they failed to consult the right tax lawyer
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference. Has never happened before under any previous leader bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
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Kemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Hugh Bonneville, "Before I talk about the fluff and wonderfulness of our lovely film" "What's about to happen in Gaza city is indefensible. The international community must to more to bring it to an end" ITV News presenter, "Of course it's not about the politics, it's all about the film"
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Blistering.
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Fully agree. Bragg is such an inspiration for any of us doing radio to make sure you never talk down to your audience but to treat them as people just as fascinated by facts, arguments, stories, and data as you are.
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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I’ve often wondered why Nigel Farage, who as godfather of the Brexit fiasco engineered the biggest British foreign policy disaster since Suez is continually offered so much space in some newspapers and broadcast media. Serious question. Thoughts welcome.
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
It's simple, if you throw paint on a plane then you get proscribed and any 80 year olds defending you get arrested. If you ask people to burn down hotels, and they try, you get an interview in the Telegraph and positive coverage in the BBC. That's sensible, proportionate policing.
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Mary McAteer @marymcateer.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
This was ordered by the man who was given a red carpet reception and a round of applause in USA last week, by Trump
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
Alan Kurdi, dead on a beach
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Release The Epstein Files
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Trump is hosting the war criminal on American soil, whilst banning the victim of the war criminal from the “talks”
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
A dictator and an aspiring dictator meet to decide the fate of a democracy.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
If you'd rather we banned supplying Israel with weapons instead of banning Palestine Action. Spread the message, and prove we do.
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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 04/08/2025
There are a lot of idiots enraged by this misleading Times headline. The article itself - yes, the exact same one - points out that: A) In any typical year, about 50 independent schools close B) More independent schools opened than shut, so the overall number went up. But that's far too nuanced.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/07/2025
Palestine Action co-founder wins permission to challenge ban
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Palestine Action co-founder wins permission to challenge ban
Huda Ammori argued that home secretary’s decision to proscribe group under terrorism laws was ‘abuse of power’ The co-founder of Palestine Action can bring a legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban the direct action group under anti-terrorism laws, a high court judge has ruled. Lawyers for Huda Ammori argued at a hearing in London last week that the proscription of Palestine Action, placing it on a par with groups such as Islamic State and Boko Haram, was “repugnant” and an “authoritarian and blatant abuse of power”. Continue reading...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
What the government has achieved above all is to bring people onto the streets in disgust at its disgraceful facilitation of genocide in Gaza. Its authoritarian policy has backfired spectacularly. Try as it might, it cannot stop people caring.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Good.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 High Court grants full legal review of Palestine Action ban in massive blow to Yvette Cooper. Palestine Action founder, Huda Ammori, will now be able to bring a full legal review in the Royal Courts of Justice. Full Press Release: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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