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Following the facts, applying the theory, with one eye on the bigger picture. Curious futurist.

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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 22h
Because entrenching polarisation of a country never ends badly.
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 23h
Exactly this.
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Equating Zionism with racism is not the same thing as declaring the current actions of the Israeli state as xenophobic and genocidal www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism
Motion that has alarmed some Jewish members is passed by 1,022 votes to 813 at party’s annual conference in Brighton
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right? | Esquire archive.today/INHdW
Aerial view of the White House showing a large crane and construction of a large structure to the right of the White House. 

Photo credit: SAUL LOEB//Getty Images for Esquire Magazine
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I find myself getting quite frustrated with this 'well it's a contested definition'. It's only contested if you think the views of ignorant people are as valid as those who know what they're talking about.
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Fred Sochard @fredsochard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dessin : deux lycéennes et un lycéen face à Lecornu.
Dialogue :
- On se révolte pour notre avenir.
- On s'en occupe.
- De notre avenir ?
- De votre révolte.
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Roman Sheremeta @rshereme.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Do you know what reason did the Soviet Russia give to attack Poland in 1939? The same reason they gave to invade Ukraine in 2022: “To protect russian minorities.” It is also the same reason that the Nazis gave to invade Poland and other countries.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
The fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
While many are still surprised by the anti-Semitism of the left, that of the right is well known. Jordan Bardella circulated stereotypical and conspiracy-theory-based messages, including claims about Jewish control of power and the pursuit of a new world order. www.mediapart.fr/journal/poli...
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« Les banques sont toutes détenues par des juifs » : Jordan Bardella face à ses écrits antisémites
« Mediapart » a mis la main sur des échanges de l’actuel président du RN, au début de sa carrière politique. On y découvre l’antisémitisme obsessionnel de celui qui rêve de devenir premier ministre. …
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
With AI it’s the humans we should fear “we ought to be very concerned about the fact the AI companies we’re meant to trust to keep their models in check seem unable to do so. Worse than that, they don’t seem to know what their products are even doing.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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As AI models go rogue, do you still trust OpenAI and Anthropic to stop them? I don’t and neither should you | Chris Stokel-Walker
The need for independent regulation grows more obvious by the day. We must keep this tech in check before it’s too late, says technology writer Chris Stokel-Walker
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Moving beyond IRL; we have entered a new era - In Real Sci-Fi
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 28/09/2026
Any American patriot would hold Chinese communists accountable. Not Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans.
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fellow GenXers: remember how often we were bombarded with images of late-period USSR? Old, decrepit men in charge, clinging to an ossified ideology. Political repression, nakedly false propaganda, empty shelves, food shortages, inadequate health care, deep-seated cynicism, crumbling infrastructure
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Ironic Star Wars Moment
Alt: A smirking emperor palpatine says "ironic."
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 28/09/2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he would like to buy American weapons, the United States' ambassador to Beijing revealed in an extraordinary development.
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Trump offered to sell arms to China’s Xi, U.S. ambassador says
The revelation will add to allied concerns as U.S. partners struggle for a firm grasp on the White House’s policy toward China.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This Labour government could have responded to the genocide in Gaza in so many ways, instead they cut aid. This is a dereliction of duty.
Stuff of nightmares UK cuts aid to Un Gaza food operations by 78%
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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.
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Bert Bouwhuis @bert0210.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The deceitful bully has been outwitted. 🫢 Well done, Ms. Mette Frederiksen!
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
VOTE BLUE IN OVERWHELMING NUMBERS #IMPEACH #CONVICT #REMOVE #Blues #VOTE #RegimeChange #Invoke #Rule9 #RuleNine #RuleIX #Remove #Trump #Vance #Johnson #Congress #House #Senate @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats-judiciary.house.gov @democrats.senate.gov
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Denmark confirms that NATO (European forces) will be the main defence force for Greenland. Arctic defence will continue to be under NATO command. US role unclear, reports from early 2026 indicate US forces lack the equipment and expertise to operate effectively in Arctic conditions.
A Danish serviceman walking in front of the Joint Arctic Command center in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 16. Evgeniy Maloletka / AP file
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
And a malignant narcissist is a narcissist who ends up trying to destroy everything he hasn’t contributed to and isn’t entitled to. ht: @narceducator.bsky.social
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is straight out of Handmaids Tale. A high school trying to force girls to disclose the dates and lengths of their menstrual cycle. Don’t comply? You lose a grade. There’s absolutely no reason a school needs this information other than to exert control over our bodies.
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Frankenstein or the monster FFS which is it man! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation
US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 15/09/2026
Trump Jr’s wedding appears to have been paid for by Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch *linked to the theft and kidnapping of Ukrainian children*. This is both hideously evil and so utterly tawdry. newrepublic.com/post/215371/...
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The Terrifying Person Who Bankrolled Trump Jr.’s Wedding
Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, which he described as attended by “just really close friends,” was thanks to an ally of Vladimir Putin.
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.” A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding. 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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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill. But that might not be enough The president has amassed significant amounts of crypto wealth while in office, complicating dynamics for senators drafting legislation www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nationa...
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Trump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill. But that might not be enough
A Senate vote on Tuesday could mark a watershed moment for the $2.3 trillion market — but it hinges on whether the sign-offs from Trump go far enough.
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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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Oaf @languidoaf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
CEO of Taco Bell: we’re actually worried that some of our upcoming items could destroy humanity as well
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The proposal is already undone by the delay in proposing the establishment of any safeguards, let alone the supposition competing platforms will call a truce and submit to 3rd party governance www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown
In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
As before, movement of people, paying of money, making positive statements in Brussels - then the UK might be in business with regard to the EU. Making the same vague statements as before, or worse the demands for special treatment, then forget it.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Anyway Brussels sees no sign that this Burnham government cares or knows much about the EU, and that's all they really need to know. Keep the show on the road, but there's not really much incentive to do any more.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The balaclava blackshirted thugs are a result of a decade of politicians, tabloids and the broadcast media telling racists they have "legitimate concerns." The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries. We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.
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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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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
So what matters more: historical claims based on discovery or proximity, or the wishes of the people who actually live there?
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
From a journalistic perspective, and indeed from others, this is brilliant work by Louis Wilson and Lawrence Carter of Verbatim Investigations. Of course Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s attempts to trash their year-long undercover report as a “hoax” and “loose pub talk” are falling flat.
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The remarkable undercover investigation into Reform exposes a party that has defined strategies to break electoral law - and shows how badly our political finance rules need radical change. I spoke to Times Radio about all this: youtu.be/FEN2Hsij1UY?...
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Reform UK Donor Stand-off Shows The Risks Of ‘Dark Money’ | Peter Geoghegan
YouTube video by Times Radio
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Rachel Salvidge @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Revealed! How companies ‘secretly’ use billions of litres of public water in drought-hit England. Companies use 2.6 billion litres of public water a day, many not required to report or cut their use. Less than 1% use same amount of water as 10 million people. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Revealed: how companies ‘secretly’ use billions of litres of public water in drought-hit England
Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If you privatise the profits from fossil fuels, you can’t keep socialising the costs of the damage. Those who’ve profited should pay their fair share of the impacts. That’s why Spain’s push for an EU oil and gas tax to help fund climate adaptation is worth supporting. www.ft.com/content/86da...
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Spain pushes for EU oil and gas tax to pay for climate change response
Rising extreme weather costs fuel campaign ahead of new resilience strategy
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Content warning: Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Felonious Farage
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Ukraine, meanwhile, needs to become more serious about neutrality.” - Chivvis ignoring why Ukraine was left vulnerable to attack by Russia, err, because America fails to keep its promises. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The wars in Ukraine and Iran are becoming dangerously enmeshed | Christopher S Chivvis
As the Trump administration refuses to end its war in Iran, it is steering into the storm, not out of it
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Make it so @zackpolanski.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Green party leader Zack Polanski seeks to stand in byelection for Keir Starmer seat
Polanski says he will ‘stand up for people struggling to pay their bills’ if he becomes MP for Holborn and St Pancras
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In no way unique to France. One feature of modern politics is that we are treating global trends as distinct national happenings. Larger countries do seem to be particularly susceptible to magic money tree myths though. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Save the Earth weird particle! www.science.org/content/arti...
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World’s biggest dark matter detector spots a single weird particle
It’s far too early to declare a discovery, physicists with the LZ detector say
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
💯 They live in an alternative reality.
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mobilista.bsky.social @mobilista.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social 🎯 “it is always the same betrayal: the public interest is sacrificed for the sake of a tiny number of immensely wealthy people. And it tends to happen almost immediately.” Burnham has failed to ignite positive change already. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot
Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Alex Ries @alexries.com · 02/09/2026
But then they DO support it, right? If you perform the act demanded of you, you have literally supported it.
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