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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin had paid for Hunter Biden’s lavish island wedding while his dad was the PRESIDENT, Fox would be running that shit on a loop 24/7 from now until the midterms and beyond.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nigel Farage is posting this morning “More small boats in the Channel this morning. They will keep coming. Open Borders Burnham won’t stop them” Lets remind ourselves how we got into this mess in the first place - the BREXIT he championed youtu.be/A6fCl-uOEVY?...
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It’s time UK media reminded Farage how we got into this mess in the first place - BREXIT!
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I wrote about Ben Delo back in July... was obvious something like this was about to happen. Also, further evidence that Starmer was completely asleep. Donations reform should have been a priority as soon as Labour got in www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties bylinetimes.com/2026/09/10/r...
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Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Dear press. Seriously? Have you not learned a thing? Peace with Ukraine on day one, no new wars, lower prices etc. etc. And you still report the claims in the headlines with costing notes in the small print as though this is all normal? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms, Trump claims in lengthy convention speech
President makes offer that would cost US over $1tn and asks voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ despite being deeply unpopular among electorate
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Mike McLean @mike99.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I heard one of the balaclava clad protesters speaking on the radio. Attempting to justify his actions on religious grounds he claimed that he thought that Jesus would have approved as He fought for the oppressed. He claimed that, “as a white male in the UK”, he considered himself to be oppressed.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 07/09/2026
The Southport riots in 2024 felt like rage spilling into our streets. The Dover and Portsmouth protests feel far more planned, far more organised. And, frankly, they scare me a hell of a lot more.
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What Happened In Dover and Portsmouth Should Scare Us
Not because hundreds of men protested, but because they appeared disciplined, coordinated and ready to do it again.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie
Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Farage, a man who was doing Cameo videos for £70 a pop as late as March 2026, apparently turned up to a meeting to discuss a half-million donation and "wasn't really listening". What utter contempt he has for the very democracy, country, and people that he claims to love.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Robert Jenrick would have laughed about this, exactly as he laughed about female protestors being beaten up at Reform's Conference, if it wasn't his boss.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Imagine Corbyn or Polanski grinning as a protestor got assaulted, and their deputy sarcastically saying "boo hoo". The RW media would run with it for years
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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Reform UK Ltd : "Counter Terror Police won’t let Farage on stage" West Midlands Police : "We can confirm that Counter Terrorism Policing have had no involvement" www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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Chris Mason
Political editor

"Counter terror won’t let him on stage yet” a senior Reform figure says, explaining the delay in Nigel Farage’s speech at the Reform UK conference.20:08 4 September

Jack Fenwick
Political correspondent

West Midlands Police say the decision to delay Nigel Farage's conference speech "was made by Reform UK".

A senior Reform figure earlier told the BBC that Farage's speech was delayed because "counter terror won't let him on stage yet".

But West Midlands Police say: "We can confirm that Counter Terrorism Policing have had no involvement in the delivery of the Reform UK Party Conference 2026."
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
He's still going.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Larry as rat catcher.
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Mike McLean @mike99.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I think we all know that Reform’s finances are bent in the extreme. Surely one of the most noteworthy points of the investigation was Farage being captured on film actually in Clacton.
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Farage was filmed consuming wine and oysters, not a foaming pint of Heavy with a side of pork scratchings and a pickled egg. A cynic might think his man of the people image is pure fabrication.
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Totally missed the bit about the Reform guy James Orr being an associate professor at CAMBRIDGE, caught it on the rewatch Had a check of his Twitter and frankly I don’t have the energy for the discourse on this one AUDACITY! ™️
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Mike McLean @mike99.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Farage is a grifter and a crook. Let’s see some Justice.
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Mike McLean @mike99.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
No surprises here. They love to criticise others, but can’t stand any criticism of themselves.
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Reform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reporting
Guardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declined
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
📌 ICYMI — Reform’s £645,000 ‘Ghost’ Pollster — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending
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Reform's £645,000 'Ghost' Pollster
Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
1) Ensure election material is only distributed in "native British" languages. 2) Disqualify people judged to have insufficient English from voting. Classic voter suppression. His orange boss - or the original Nazis of the 1930s - would be proud of our Fuhrer... 🤮 share.google/zZsMW9TbN3J9...
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Farage demands crackdown on non-English speaking Britons voting in elections
The Reform UK proposals include removing the right to vote of Commonwealth citizens, ensuring that election material is only published in languages native to the British Isles and restricting postal v...
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This is exactly what we’ll be addressing in our @bylinesnetwork.co.uk webinar on Sept 3rd. 👇👇 Link in comments.
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Francesca Bonanno @runningwiththedogs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/08/2026
complete silence at the NASA center as Trump brags about the stock market and touts fake foreign investment numbers. just a brutally awkward speech that is going over like farts in church
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I really feel like it should be bigger news that fibreglass is in IV saline bags in the US. This isn’t a situation where you might get a little sick. Fibreglass going directly into your veins will kill you. IV saline is used for almost every medical procedure. This is unconscionable:
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Baxter Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall for Two Lots of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection Due to Potential Presence of Particulate Matter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – AUG. 25, 2026 – DEERFIELD, Ill., Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) is voluntarily recalling two lots of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection due to the potential presence of parti...
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Mike McLean @mike99.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Be more Dolly. And much less Donny.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So the ultra-rich will continue to own our politics, and our country. Disappointing to say the least. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
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Mike McLean @mike99.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP Dolly. What an amazing human being.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Under our new housing policy, anyone whose partner is not born in the UK will be entitled to have five houses. Oh... sorry, that’s just me.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Lots of focus on Natalie Harp's being one of three aide shepherded out of Turkey while lesser priorities such as Marco Rubio remained on the plane. But check out who were the other two: Dan Scavino and Walt Nauta, the man who kept the secrets and lied about them in the Mar-A-Lago prosecution.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I've been reading Reform UK's constitution so you don't have to. The party’s founding documents reveal the extraordinary levels of power Nigel Farage wields over Reform UK, making it all but impossible for party members to remove him: bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/c...
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Chairman Farage: How Reform UK Operates as a Democratic Party in Name Only
The party's founding documents reveal the extraordinary levels of power Nigel Farage wields over Reform UK, making it all but impossible for party members to remove him
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
📌 ICYMI — Reform’s Nadhim Zahawi Accused of ‘Fantasy’ After Falsely Claiming Labour-Backer Dale Vince Bankrolled Count Binface — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social The former Chancellor told ITV viewers that Dale Vince gave Count Binface hundreds of thousands of pounds for his Clacton campaign.
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Reform’s Nadhim Zahawi Accused of ‘Fantasy’ After Falsely Claiming Labour-Backer Dale Vince…
The former Chancellor told ITV viewers that Dale Vince gave Count Binface hundreds of thousands of pounds for his Clacton campaign. Both say this is completely false
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A year ago, Tice could have expected to make a reality-illiterate pronouncement and be coddled for it. Now, with UK food production destroyed and homes in ruins thanks to the fossil fuel industry, perhaps he's finally being portrayed for what he is: a jester to the court of Big Oil. 5/5
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Northern & proud 👊 @gazlancs.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Starbucks paid zero tax in 2025 on sales of £556.3m. They got a £13.7m tax credit instead. What's the benefit of having Starbucks in the UK? Either tax them on their sales or give the sites to independent British cafes instead. Stop letting foreign multinationals plunder our country.😡
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
(🚨) I can’t believe this hasn’t been major international news for weeks. Everything about this screams massive security breach—and worse still, the shape of this bizarre trip appears to mimic certain corrupt maneuvers Trump used during his 2016 preelection Russian collusion. Is new collusion coming?
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BREAKING: Trump Hid From State Department That He Sent Man Behind His White House Military Complex to Meet with Kremlin Officials—and Now Major Details of That Trip Are Shifting
Trump says his six-story bunker under the White House—which critics fear is a prelude to martial law—is so classified that U.S. citizens who even discuss it commit Treason. So why is Putin involved?
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Anyone else get this earlier? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767687
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 15/08/2026
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life | East Anglia Bylines
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Pecksniff: Alleged strong-arm tactics at the polls as Farage wins Clacton
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Apparently £5million can’t buy you enough security to protect you from an imaginary threat.
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Man spouts bollocks as he wins back a seat in a futile exercise that proves sod all. Or, as Shakespeare more eloquently put it… ‘A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.’
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
And now the investigation into the £5 million secretly-gifted by an ‘economic migrant’ recommences. If nothing else has been achieved with this daft by-election, the idea that Farage is some sort of master strategist has been put to bed. It’s easy to look good when you’re getting free passes galore.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
£5million for his security and Farage pretends he’s been threatened and won’t turn up to thank the people who managed his monstrous tantrum by-election, staying up through the night counting votes… or the voters who let him get away with his gross abuse of power. From start to end, an epic disgrace.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
JIM HENSON wrote a letter to his Children to be opened after his death. It’s entirely beautiful.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Haywain 2026
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Goodbye to the rules: Reform are the masters now
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Goodbye to the rules: Reform are the masters now
Suffolk’s Reform council broke the rules twice within weeks of taking power. So why are the findings secret?
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Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The old ‘hacking’ excuse from Banks, which he tried to use on me and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social when we obtained emails of his many visits to the Russian embassy to talk gold and diamond deals with Kremlin officials. He knew it wasn’t true then, and isn’t now
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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This is absolutely extraordinary. It's hard to know where to start. The utter tone-deafness? The scorn towards local government? The high-handed dismissiveness towards people affected by racism and antisemitism? Badenoch is an X-brained crackpot.
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