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Matt Payne

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Arsenal supporter. Communist. Photographer. Serial scroller. Reposting for the lads. Peace and Love. Back the Greens 💚. North London is red ✌🏾⚽🔴⚪ www.instagram.com/imagesbymattpayne…

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Jack Bernhardt @jackbern.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Prime Minister intervening in favour of sportswashing because they poured money into his city, and casting doubt on the independent verdict by referring to Everton, a completely different situation. staggeringly corrupt.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 30/09/2026
"I do actually thank the City Football Group and the wider ownership for the money that they didn't just put into the Etihad [Stadium] and the campus around it but also into the city". It cost £112m to build. It cost £42m to convert into a football ground. City paid £20m. Taxpayers paid the rest.
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Daily Cannon @dailycannon.com · 30/09/2026
RUSSO IN SEPTEMBER!!!!
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Lewis @lgambrose.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
People of the UK: Your Prime Minister is giving you carte blanche to commit fraud as long as you contest the accusations (and, ultimately, the guilty verdict) when they arrive. Have at it!
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Magical creatures don’t exist, eh? Roughly 400 million years ago, before the birth of trees, there were giant mystery cones called “Prototaxites,” which grew nearly 30 feet tall. We literally have no idea what they were. Plant: no Mushroom: no Animal: no Tell me this isn’t a little bit magic
Sunset with giant mystery cones Prototaxites https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prototaxites-fossil-explained-why-this-prehistoric-colossus-still-baffles-scientists-1773173
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 29/09/2026
"It is clear that Labour needs the Greens to keep them in check everyday to push them towards the real transformation this country needs." @zackpolanski.bsky.social reacts to the Prime Minister's speech at Labour conference.
HOPE IS NOT JUST A SLOGAN, IT NEEDS TO MEAN REAL CHANGE

ZACK POLANSKI
LEADER OF THE GREEN PARTY

"Unlike his predecessor, we have a PM who talks like he gets it. But sadly like his predecessor he isn’t prepared to break from the powerful and wealthy interests that have created an inequality, affordability and a climate crisis.
 
Hope is not just a slogan, it needs to mean real change. The speech today had no wealth taxes, no rent controls, no water nationalisation and a strong hint of more North Sea drilling.
 
It is disappointing that we have a country ready to break from the last 40 years, a Labour government with the majority to do it, and yet what we see are more half measures, reannouncements and tinkering."

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
UK spy chiefs warned government ministers of the catastrophic impacts on national security from the collapse of vital ecosystems around the world, driven by the climate crisis and the overexploitation of nature www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?
Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous prime minister
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 28/09/2026
This morning, 99% of delegates polled at Labour Conference said that Thames Water should be brought into public ownership. It's SO obvious what the public want. Now it's time for Andy Burnham to do it. #labour26
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The Guardian view on Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly | Editorial
strongEditorial:/strong Bill payers should not fund another rescue for financiers of the water industry. Public ownership can end the cycle of extraction and failure
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Green Elects @greenelects.world · 28/09/2026
🔔 NEXT WEEK: Green Party of England and Wales Leader Zack Polanski takes on Labour in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. 🏛️ On 8 October: VOTE ZACK. Spread the word. 💪
Green graphic with BY-ELECTION UK PARLIAMENT written, as well as EIGHT OCTOBER: VOTE ZACK, with an image of UK politician Zack Polanski, pictured to the left.
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Matt Payne @mattyp7.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Really bad. Not direct or urgent enough in the final action. Front line not up to scratch - weird starting 11 at the beginning as well? Team seems to lack drive. Needs to be more decisive. Where's Smith? Why aren't we hitting it first time? A real fear has crept in.. #arsenalwomen #wsl
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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now.arsenal @nowarsenal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Viktor Gyokeres answering the question when he last felt proud of himself. 🥹
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Three panel comic. Panel 1: 5 million years ago - a bunch of bedbugs lounge around in a living room, looking totally bored. Panel 2: another bedbug excitedly bursts through the front door and exclaims, “someone invented beds!” Panel 3: one of the bedbugs looks over their shoulder at the other and says, “you’re joking”
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Goonernation @goonernation.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If this verdict of a decade of cheating was against my club, I would be angry, devastated & hugely embarrassed. I wouldn't be saying you can't take the memories away from me or blaming some imaginary cartel. I would be out protesting, demanding a change in ownership & stewardship of my club.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers for spreading our great energy across Holborn & St Pancras. This election could not be closer and every single volunteer brings us closer to electing our 6th Green MP. We can win this election - but only together. Sunday sign up below!
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza.  May peace be our future.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 24/09/2026
This belongs in the Smithsonian.
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The Famous Arsen-alt @myarsenalalt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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ben smoke @bencsmoke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
REVEALED: New rules for rent tribunals introduced by the Renters Rights Act are actually increasing rents at a faster rate than the national average, despite claims from Housing Secretary Angela Rayner that they would bring rents down...
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ash Sarkar, "Every time we've had these squeezes on welfare recipients, what we've actually seen, rather than dealing with issues like long-term unemployment, is an increase in child poverty, and in-work poverty as well"
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We can win in Holborn & St Pancras But we need your help on the streets to help make history. 💚
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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not. Photo: AP News
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🟡 Print Edition Nathan Cofnas and America’s Protection for Anti-Black Racism By Karam Bales The reinstatement by Ghent University of a key figure in the Jason Arday affair followed pressure from Trump’s State Department. It reveals a wider ideology of ‘injustice as illusion’. Karam Bales reports
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Nathan Cofnas and America’s Protection for Anti-Black Racism
The reinstatement by Ghent University of a key figure in the Jason Arday affair followed pressure from Trump’s State Department. It reveals a wider ideology of ‘injustice as illusion’. Karam Bales reports
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Over 1,000 people are urging Ikea to pull their ads from Talk Radio - will you add your voice? actionstorm.org/petitions/ik...
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Orbinho @orbinho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Most of the "English" are descended from other European countries who invaded these islands on small boats over the last 3000 years. I mean Brits are associated with the term Anglo-Saxon and both those mobs were German invaders!
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Matthew Bland @thematthewbland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Is Cheddar Man English? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheddar...
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Cheddar Man - Wikipedia
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23/09/2026
“We’re the only party looking seriously at how we can build a sustainable, thriving economy that doesn’t leave the planet broken for our children and grandchildren.” Rachel Millward on why electing Greens means choosing a future where people and planet can thrive.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thames Water has long passed its notice period. Labour can use its massive majority to nationalise it right now.
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The complete and total collapse of state function in the face of far right extremists. It is frankly ludicrous that Daniel Thomas continues to be at large given the series of crimes committed which he has literally filmed.
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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
5. After around 30 hours at sea, the dinghy was intercepted by the RNLI and those on board transferred to two lifeboats. Two lifeboat personnel tried to secure the empty dinghy. Thomas yelled abuse and knifed the dinghy to deflate it - with a rescuer still on board.
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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thomas, again. The bar for being arrested and brought to justice is clearly very high in this country, unless you're a shoplifter or carry a Palestinian flag.
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Your mom did one of these to me.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026
Just go to therapy, bro.
DAVID JIANG, COFOUNDER and CEO of smart glasses company Viture, tells me about how he used to yell at his kid.

His 10-year-old son played tennis. During tournaments, Jiang says he had a habit of shouting and criticizing his son’s mistakes as he played. He wanted to apply pressure to make him succeed—it was the way he’d been taught to raise kids, after all. It made sense.

But then, unprompted, his smart glasses sent him a message. The AI assistant in his company’s newest wearable had picked up on what he was doing, recognized that his behavior wasn’t helpful, and messaged him about what he should do differently. Stop shouting. Stop criticizing. Just be there, be present, and show that you support your son. That worked, Jiang says, and being called out like that has supposedly made him a better father and improved the relationship with his kid, all thanks to his yet-to-be-released Vonder AI glasses.
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Millions of Chopped Landlord Pieces @thirteentwelve.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Charlotte Church roasting Ed Sheeran over a Dead Kennedy's cover
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NO CHOICE It’s 6 Days to go until hundreds take peaceful action outside Labour’s Liverpool conference. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has a choice: Lift The Ban on Palestine Action, or continue to allow the arrests and prosecutions of thousands of UK citizens for peacefully protesting.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Left: Ed Sheeran at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, "I've tried in my career not to be a political commentator at any time" Right: Except that time Ed Sheeran shot a music video in Kyiv, did a concert for Ukraine, because, "I just wanted to so something, rather than not do anything"
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Laura Kuenssberg asks if it bothers Labour's Bridget Phillipson that people who create jobs and pay a lot of tax, citing, Jim Ratcliffe, move abroad - except, that's not the full story. My View: Did you know companies owned by Jim Ratcliffe have received public support worth around £630 million?
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
been thinkin about how robots are gonna kill us
Scratchy drawing of a two panel comic.
Panel 1: 
Titled:“How we thought robots would kill us”
A robot shoots a human to death with a gun. It screams “Die flesh sack”

Panel 2:
Titled “How robots will actually kill us”
A MediBot is injecting something into a humans arm. The bot says “Whooops. I injected you with cancer instead of insulin. That’s on me”
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 19/09/2026
“The Green Party will keep fighting until our government’s complicity in genocide, occupation and apartheid is over.” Zack Polanski, Green Party leader and Holborn and St Pancras candidate, on why Greens will keep pushing for action on Palestine.
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The Socialist Dad @thesocialistdad.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Tom Watson joining Palantir is the most Tom Watson thing Tom Watson has ever done
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𝔸𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕨 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝔾𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕣 @fromdialsquare.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I saw Gabi do this and thought it was such a great thing to do. Our squad is so unbelievably tight, I love it
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Aaron Lerner @aaronclerner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It'd be nice if Arsenal absolutely smashed Ipswich Town to make Ed Sheeran particularly unhappy today because he's a fence-sitting coward.
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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Can we please stop doing this? I made a comic about it and everything!
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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Labour and Burnham have been silent on capping political donations while Reform gets £72 million from Farage's billionaire mates. We need @zackpolanski.bsky.social in Parliament to hold Labour to account, not another Labour backbencher to wave through Burnham's policies without scrutiny.
A quote from Rachel Millward, Deputy Leader of the Green Party. It reads, "Reform is a vessel for the super wealthy. They will always act in the interests of the super wealthy. Labour could have stopped this years ago by capping donations. Burnham promised to do it then backtracked. Will he now admit this was a mistake? Burnham and Labour have been quiet on a donations cap for the last 24 hours. The public needs to know where he stands."
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Reform have made £72m from two donors in a single day. Absolutely obscene. And Labour refuse to cap political donations. The Green Party are funded and powered by you. Please donate to help us win Holborn & St Pancras today! donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk?fbclid=IwdGR...
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We need your help to stand up to the billionaires backing other major parties and fight for social, environmental and climate justice. Donate now.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Vote Green in Holborn & St Pancras on October 8th. 💚
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 12/09/2026
Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing
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North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection
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