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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
NEW: This is what happened when we doorstepped Malcolm Offord after his charity was found to have broken the law in Scotland
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Some notes now that I’ve seen the transcript of the hearing, thanks to @lizdye.bsky.social . First: the government dismissed the felony count in an effort to convince the judge not to make them produce full transcripts, knowing they showed serious misconduct.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
In 2017, Criselda Vasquez painted this portrait of her parents and titled it "The New American Gothic." Last month, her father, the man in this portrait, was abducted by ICE after being in the US for 30+ years. The family is now struggling with bills. A GoFundMe has been started: gofund.me/456d8a193
A painting of a man and a woman standing in front of a red Chevrolet truck. The man is holding a hoe; the woman is holding a bucket with house cleaning supplies. The artist's two parents stand proudly in front of the painting.
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badly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼‍♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Pat Butcher-inspired red carpet looks, a thread.
Pat Butcher in dark pink satin trench coat and matching lippy and earringsActor Simone Ashley in a dark pink satin Thierry Mugler dress
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
We’ve spent almost fifty years burning state capacity like it was chopped up furniture
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 11/04/2026
They're choking US R&D, and when it withers, will claim it's because American universities let in too many minorities and labs wouldn't let directors call junior staff who won't sleep with them slurs.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Trump has never wavered in his threats and insults to Canada. Comments from Tucker Carlson about "regime change" in our nation reflects the toxic menace that Canada is facing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyTJ...
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CANADA IS ON THE MENU FOR DERANGED TRUMP !!!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
ICE loves hurting and killing women.
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 08/04/2026
One thing city and state governments can do to help resist ICE is to mandate swift public release of bodycam footage any time police interact with ICE or CBP. D.C. passed a law like this and it's already uncovered an ICE shooting nobody had even heard about.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 08/04/2026
💢 Lebanese mother Khawla Madlaj & her 2 children, Youssef & Abbas Amehz, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on April 8, Quds News reported. The killings were part of a brutal day full of massacres across Lebanon. A short list of some of the targets Israel struck is linked in the post...
💢 Lebanese mother Khawla Madlaj and her two children, Youssef and Abbas Amehz, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on April 8, Quds News reported. The killings were part of a brutal day full of massacres across Lebanon. A short list of some of the targets Israel struck is linked in the post below.

Ali Rida Sbeity
@AliRida_SB
The "Hezbollah" targets hit today by Israel:
📍 A funeral in Shmistar
📍 A Mosque in Saida
📍 A cafe for taxi commuters in Ouzai
📍 A local grocery shop in Ouzai
📍 A traditional bakery
📍 A shop in Rahab Market
📍 A house in a crowded street in Hayy el-Sellom
📍 A car wash in South Lebanon
📍 A grocery shop in Hayy el-Sellom
📍 A pharmacy in Mount Lebanon
📍 A civilian buildings
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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I made a whole BBC TV series (2020) about the remarkable resilience of the people of Iran and their culture over centuries of threat and callous rule. You can watch it right here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Four - Art of Persia
Broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed reveals the remarkable story of Iran.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
imagine if i happened to be a trillionaire and bought twitter and 80% of the stuff on the site was just about big pants. you couldn't escape it. just an endless deluge of big pants propaganda
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Millions of American dollars are being poured into targeting women’s rights in Scotland. The southern Poverty Law Centre (USA’s Hope not Hate) have them designated as a homophobic hate group. Fascism is well funded www.thenational.scot/news/2599260...
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Anti-abortion group active in Scotland under fire over missing US funding details
AN anti-abortion group active in Scotland has withheld details about the amount of US funding it receives ...
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 01/04/2026
Leaked calls confirm that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó is being run as a Russian intelligence asset in the halls of the European Union and NATO at the highest levels. Incredibly damning transcripts. Another EU foreign minister has likened Szijjártó to Kim Philby.
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Kremlin hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks
A hotline between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave Moscow strategic information on critical EU…
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Recorded two sketches for a BBC Radio 4 show last week, sketches I wrote. These will be my first professional broadcast writing credit. Just a big giant thank you to @edmorrish.com who took a chance I didn't think I'd ever get x Here is a vintage £3 Oxfam denim jacket I bought to celebrate.
It's a denim jacket with a sheepskin lining! It's the BEST!
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Why do these Reform types celebrate ignorance and stupidity? Matt Goodwin says "Bilingualism undermines our shared culture and nation". What of the Welsh, Scottish, and Cornish bilingual people, able to communicate in two home languages? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Reform politician Matt Goodwin forced to defend new book after using AI
Former candidate for Nigel Farage’s party lost the Gorton and Denton by-election last month
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Po-LINA-tergeist 👻 لينا @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
It’s America and Israel’s fault and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Little kids should not be in prison. Like ever.
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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Skinner meme from Simpsons: 

"Do I get blackout drunk?"

"No I teleport to Waffle House"
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Private Eye on the recent hissy fit Farage had when YouGov published polling results that show he isn’t as popular as he thinks he is… “He's a thin-skinned, corrupt demagogue whose party has dodgy Russian links and most true British patriots would rather chop their hand off than vote for him” Yes!
YouGov®
Releases results of new poll of YouGov staff
AFTER Nigel Farage accused
You Gov of using "bizarre adjustments" to "suppress the true figures" about how everyone in the UK loves Reform and can't wait for him to be PM, which of these best sums up YouGov employees' opinion of Mr Farage?

• He's a bold pioneering visionary who will make a fantastic PM:
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• He's a crafty politician willing to say anything for a headline:
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He's a thin-skinned, corrupt demagogue whose party has dodgy Russian links and most true British patriots would rather chop their hand off than vote for him:
98%

Don't know:
2%
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The establishment is in full panic mode. When they can’t debate ideas, they have to manufacture doubt.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
where’s my money 😔
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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"People who left Britain to avoid tax are putting their families in danger in Dubai rather than taking them to a place of safety and risking paying tax. This is because Labour is anti-British."
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This is a genuine concern of Brits 'directly' catch up in the Iranian conflict. They are concerned to come back just in case they go over their 90 days 'welcome' to then get taxed to max. Native Brits that have probably paid hundreds of thousands if not millions (like myself) into the British system and they're willing to jeopardise their own personal safety and that of the families to avoid their motherland to not get absolutely robbed and pillaged by the UK government. All whilst we hand out freebies at the expenses of the UK government (that many have paid into) to illegal criminals invading our borders. This is how anti-British the current @UKLabour is! They've got to go. Simple!


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The BMJ @bmj.com · 12/03/2026
Every hospital in England has been urged to disobey an NHS directive to use software operated by controversial US analytics software company Palantir www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Idea: mandatory retirement age for Congress equivalent to the average U.S. life expectancy (79) so they actually care about improving it.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Today is the LAST DAY to effectively use our resources against the onslaught of AIPAC ads on air, and we need all the help we can get!
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 12/03/2026
Picked up Heinz low fat, low salt, low sugar, low flavour baked beans by mistake. Worse than that I bought a pack of 8.
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a young man is crying and covering his face with his hand .
Alt: a young man is crying and covering his face with his hand .
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 12/03/2026
June 19th 👇
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
“Today, March 11th is the 178th anniversary of Canadian democracy. 178 years of unbroken, uninterrupted parliamentary democracy. Which makes Canada the oldest continuous democratic federation in the world.” - John Ralston Saul Happy Canadian democracy day peeps.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
"i think he bought the wrong size"
Marco Rubio wearing a navy suit and black dress shoes. He's looking down at his feet.
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
A tax barrister sued me personally for £8m for libel after we linked him to a tax avoidance scheme. Today the High Court struck out the claim, granted summary judgment, and ruled it was a SLAPP. The judgment is highly critical.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
CAMPAIGN UPDATE: 7 DAYS TIL PRIMARY DAY!!! 💥 Catch me on Majority Report and Behind the Bastards! 💥 AIPAC released another ad about us yesterday! 💥 Donate BEFORE March 13! 💥 We’ve got volunteer opportunities every single day for both local and remote folks!
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Bellingcat analysis makes a strong case that a US tomahawk hit that girl's school in Iran, contrary to U.S. government claims www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...
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Video Shows US Tomahawk Missile Strike Next to Girls’ School in Iran - bellingcat
New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footag...
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Chris Boyd @paperghost.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
gonna try and make "nonce bins" stick
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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Happy birthday to Betty Boo. Here's a reminder of the time she rapped with Public Enemy in the McDonalds at Shepherd's Bush back in 1987 (look out for the unimpressed manager!)
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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ @sloanelysbeth.northsky.social · 05/03/2026
labour are as far right as the bnp were 15 years ago and ppl like @stellacreasy.bsky.social, @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social, and @labourlewis.bsky.social think it can be saved by writing a column or a couple of letters. the bnp deal was actually better. think about that. labour is dead. vote green.
This article is more than 15 years old BNP would offer non-white Britons £50,000 to leave UK,
says Nick Griffin Party leader says resettlement grants would be partially funded by scrapping 'ridiculous'
climate change adaptation policies
Haroon Siddique
Thu 29 Apr 2010 12.24 BSTRefused asylum seeker families will be offered up to £40,000 to leave Britain under pilot scheme, says Shabana Mahmood

The home secretary said that Britain will trial a scheme to encourage a small number of asylum seekers whose claims are rejected to exit ...
www.theguardian.com
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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Everyone's acting like Rubio just came up with that fatuous rationale for the war yesterday. It was reported a week ago, before the war started: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Politico headline from Feb. 25: "White House believes "politics are a lot better" if Israel strikes Iran first.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Every time Nigel Farage's parties have lost an election he has blamed it on "cheating" by ethnic minorities and every time he receives huge amounts of media attention for doing so. The only problem? No evidence of cheating is ever found bylinetimes.com/2026/03/02/n...
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Nigel Farage's Long History of Crying ‘Fraud’ Whenever His Party Loses Elections
The Reform UK leader has a long record of blaming his own party's election defeats on "cheating" by ethnic minorities, yet no evidence of it can ever be found
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 02/03/2026
never mind world war three, there's a new Harry Hill episode up www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SZY...
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The Harry Hill Show - Phil Wang
YouTube video by HARRY HILL
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I have a piece out in @theguardian.com today on how the internet is becoming a fully surveilled digital panopticon and why we need to fight back with everything we have
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The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all | Taylor Lorenz
Age-verification systems require collecting sensitive data to support the biometric information. In no time, the internet will become a fully surveilled digital panopticon, says technology journalist ...
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Farage opposes better workers rights, Braverman wants to dismantle workplace equality, Reform want a lower minimum wage, and your guy writes this? Farage has 9 jobs, never bothers with constituents, is rich enough to argue about whether he banks at Coutts, and he represents the working class? 🤡
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I got an email from @asn.org.uk about their week helping many women in 🇪🇺having to travel for abortions including girls under 18 and victims of violence. I’m running to raise money for them if anyone has a few spare 💰 ajbellgreatscottishrun2026.enthuse.com/pf/gemma-clark
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About us The AJ Bell Great Scottish Run is the biggest and best running event in Scotland. Starting in the heart of the city, runners soak up the incredible atmosphere and music all the way to the fin
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
You don’t beat the far right with moderation. You have to confront it. Career politicians are unequipped to handle this moment. It’s time for them to step aside.
Excerpt from The Guardian story, featuring midterm candidates looking to change the Democratic party. Copy on excerpt reads: 

THE GUARDIAN: US NEWS
HEADLINE: "'Are you willing to fight back?: Democrats ready to take on party's old guard ahead of midterms"

Photo of Kat showcased holding a stack of yard signs. Copy below reads: 

"Another test case is Illinois' deep blue 9th District, where Kat Abughazaleh, 26, a progressive Palestinian American, is taking on a Democratic establishment she accuses of complacency and cowardice."
Excerpt from The Guardian story, featuring midterm candidates looking to change the Democratic party. Copy on excerpt reads: 

"Abughazaleh believes that Democrats have long failed to meet the moment of taking on the far right. For her and many progressive challengers across the country, countering the Trump administration is inextricably linked to combating the influence of groups such as Aipac and challenging the corporate status quo.

Abughazaleh said: "I even see it in my own campaign where there are local leaders and elected officials that call me before endorsing one of my opponents, apologetically saying, I love what you're doing but I'm feeling a lot of pressure to endorse this way or the other. They feel that pressure in the first place instead of being able to stick to their values and it's a shame that we have a party that makes people feel like that."

"I don't know how many times we have to keep doing the same thing over and over and over again of insisting that we have to be more moderate, that we have to move to the right," Abughazaleh added, arguing that policies ensuring affordable housing, groceries and healthcare should represent the political centre."
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 27/02/2026
I think we all have to assume that in the near future, we will have grok spying on every American. Insane.
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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 27/02/2026
The Greens are offering a different kind of politics – one that offers a sense of solidarity, camaraderie, and agency in an age of individualism. Contests like this don’t just give us hope. They make us feel we’re part of something bigger than ourselves. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-ground...
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The Ground Game is Back
In an era of fractured politics and collapsing trust, grassroots organising offers the left a path to victory.
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Martin Nicholls @martinnicholls.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
In honour of the Sunday Telegraph's editor and offical maddest columnist, we have created the Allister Heath headline generator... stirring-fox-7e1fab.netlify.app
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Allister Heath Headline Generator
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
A reminder that racist historian David Starkey, said in 2020: "Slavery was not genocide, otherwise there wouldn't be so many damn blacks in Africa or in Britain would there? An awful lot of them survived." He's speaking at this year's How The Light Gets In festival.
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