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Retired. Living the best life in SW France

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 5h
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Love them to pieces. I'm so lucky to be their grandson.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 9h
It's not as if any of Farage's cronies have illegal ties to Russia. Oh wait
Screenshot of news article: Farage crony Nathan Gill sentenced for taking bribes from Russia
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James Barišić 🇭🇷 @james.barisic.fr · 10/10/2026
Trump could have released all the Epstein Files many times, and he chose not to... because he's a sexual predator. Also, I don't care what any agent of Putin says about Ukraine or Zelensky. Especially that nonce.
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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I think it’s time for the US to get a new president. JFC 😡
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I try to avoid this language, but what a fucking piece of 💩
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mdando.bsky.social @mdando.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So very sorry to hear this. Please look after yourself xx
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 29/09/2026
The rush to speculate that asylum seekers are responsible for every crime in the news is a sort of opportunistic informational terrorism. Until it’s disproved it stokes fear and hatred. When it is disproved there are no adverse consequences and they know that they only have to be lucky once.
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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How I feel right now about the British/ 🇬🇧English( whatever) political landscape is that some one wrapped in a Union Jack could whack me over the head with a flag pole & the BBC would shove a microphone in my face asking why I provoked the attacker & the Home Sec would invite the attacker for tea .
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Not to harp on this, but one man has now coordinated the disruption of a port, two separate attacks on the RNLI, and interference with the border force and the police have no further questions? And the Home Secretary has not noticed?
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is simply far-right terrorism. And right now it’s being done with impunity.
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Crime Girl @crimegirl.co.uk · 21/09/2026
It’s back to school and for lots of parents it’s the first time you are not receiving updates on what your child is doing all day and you want to know, but when you ask your child they have amnesia and tell you they did “nothing” all day.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 18/09/2026
Absolutely devastating news. This is the impact of the radical right's hate. People who are saving lives are under attack. Appalling.
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RNLI suspends Portsmouth services after volunteers abused for saving migrants
Andy Burnham earlier this month hit out at 'appalling' abuse directed at hero crews after they were labelled as traitors
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 18/09/2026
Let’s show some community and decency
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mdando.bsky.social @mdando.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I can’t find it Where is it please?
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mdando.bsky.social @mdando.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Have you got someone with you who can support you? X
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Not to be pedantic but Christopher Harborne has already given £25 million to Reform and Ben Delo £8 million. So the figure isn’t £72 million - it’s £105 million.
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Franglaise @franglaise.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This deserves to be reposted widely
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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“Trump is a bully and a braggart, a self-confessed sexual predator and a purveyor of racial slurs... Most people would not welcome such a man into their home, and the majority of Irish people will not welcome this visit.” Irish Times editorial on Trump in Ireland.
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The Irish Times view on Trump’s visit: a less than welcome guest
Most people would not welcome such a man into their home but political leaders must make a different calculation
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 04/09/2026
So, if I understand Nigel Farage's argument correctly it is: "Everyone I trusted and elevated into a position of responsibility is constantly doing crimes that benefit me but of which I somehow have no knowledge. I am a man with the character, judgement, and intelligence to run the country." Ok.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Meanwhile over at bbc news this is the only reform story running
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mdando.bsky.social @mdando.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I just checked myself. Unbelievable!!
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
If Jenrick believes this, why was he an MP and minister in the government of Boris Johnson - who was born in Manhattan?
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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 03/09/2026
he’s got severe cancer, man. what the hell kind of christianity is this.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In case this is helpful to the Metropolitan Police, all those exposed in tonight's @channel4news.bsky.social expose, including Nigel Farage, will all be either on or near Stage A of the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, tomorrow at 4pm. You're welcome.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
So it looks like Reform policy chief James Orr has straight up broken the law here. It's also exactly the same crime Farage has been accused of re: George Cottrell donating via his mother and which Parliament is currently investigating.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I would love to breathe new life into this little gem… but I NEED funding! I may well eventually turn to you good people, but if there’s an arts-loving benefactor out there who fancies putting their shirt on a passionate, highly-qualified player, then do give me a shout.🙏🏻 Please RT, folks! x
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Alistair King @alistairking.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Struggling to work out why Jenrick would single out these three Commonwealth countries rather than, say, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, whose citizens have exactly the same rights. It’s a head-scratcher.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 27/08/2026
I hereby rename Washington DC “Trumpton”
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton supported so many important causes, among them donating a million dollars to COVID vaccine research early in the pandemic, which saved millions of lives. She will always be remembered as a champion of the people.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton spent 80 years proving you could have big hair, a bigger heart, a brilliant mind and absolutely no patience for anyone who underestimated you. She gave us unforgettable songs, free books for millions of children, and enough wit, rhinestones and kindness to light up Tennessee.
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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Nearly impossible to think of another artist that has commanded so much admiration and respect, as an artist and as a person, across generations of musicians and lovers of every genre music. RIP Dolly Parton. youtu.be/6xSEStRIs88
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The White Stripes: "Jolene" Live on 4/23/03 (HD Premiere) | Late Night with Conan O’Brien
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mdando.bsky.social @mdando.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dear dear Dolly. So so sad I’ve loved you for decades xx
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 24/08/2026
The problem with racists terrorising people seeking asylum is not wondering who they might come after next. The problem is that racists are terrorising people seeking asylum.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/08/2026
Ford: "I don't respond to a dictator like Trump, a bully like Trump ... I'm not gonna take any advice off a guy that's the king of bankruptcies ... your own people don't even like you. And they're gonna speak loud and clear in the midterms. If I was allowed to, I'd be down there door-knocking."
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
He was right about ULEZ He’s right about Brexit. No need to “revisit old arguments”/lies now we know it’s rubbish and costing us a fortune. Moving on means admitting this and asking about how to now join. Not pretending it’s ok in case Farage loses his shit. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sad...
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'Brexit lies are exposed, the debate is settled... we must rejoin the EU' - Sadiq Khan
This is searing stuff from Sadiq Khan, and his arguments for the UK to rejoin the EU are as clear and comprehensive as it gets.
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
To answer your question Mr Lowe, I do. His name is Nasser Hamid. He was 16 when he left his village, to escape Sudan's civil war. He could not speak English. Look what he achieved! I admire his courage, resourcefulness and intelligence. All qualities sadly lacking in... certain people 🤮
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David Cochrane @davidwcochrane.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
21 days before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the United States imposes 50% tariffs on the country that gave its citizens refuge during the worst terrorist attack in US history.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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North Korean News Anchor Delivers Propaganda
ALT: North Korean News Anchor Delivers Propaganda
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Another no-show from Nigel Farage at Reform's press conference this morning. Still not a single public appearance from him following his supposedly epoch-defining, establishment-crushing by-election victory
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/08/2026
Cambridge University should have known better, Fleet Street should have known better, the people hungrily absorbing every bit of news about it, making newsrooms feel like they had to keep going with it as a story, should have known better, horrible horrible horrible
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