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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A short thread on “legitimate concerns”. The phrase is used repeatedly by UK government ministers. The Home Secretary is at it again this week. But only ever - as far as I can tell - in one context: people’s response to the arrival of asylum seekers. Please read whole 🧵before responding - thanks

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

What's a really obvious policy that could save people millions of people money *and* save the government £2 billion a year?

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

OMFG I had to go and check that this ACTUALLY happened. Since when does the BBC ever do chyrons with a political party's branding, rather than their own? Not to mention this is during a pre-election campaign purdah. (h/t @iainsol.bsky.social)

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

NEW: Will Google's AI hype man kill the BBC? I've written about Matt Brittin because the coverage of his time at Google is shockingly naive. The BBC's next DG is a corporate yes man at a rapacious AI monopoly that preys on journalism in order to destroy it. 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/matt-britt...

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Will Google’s AI hype man kill the BBC?

Matt Brittin spent two decades at Google, a tech company helping to destroy journalism. His appointment as leader of Britain’s biggest news organisation represents an existential threat, writes Carole...

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PacoOnPause @pacoonpause.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Here are 5 reasons why I would wear a respirator, if I lived somewhere with a Meningitis B outbreak.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

This is huge - and proves exactly what we're saying. We cannot have a moment of complacency - only the Green Party can stop Reform. Vote Hannah Spencer and the Green Party on Thursday in Gorton and Denton. 💚

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Demographics, not dinghies, will decide Britain's future, and nothing Jim Radcliffe or Nigel Farage says can change that. No paywall. open.substack.com/pub/russinch...

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The Indisputable Maths of Migration

How Demography, Not Dinghies, Will Decide Britain’s Future

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Michael Free @mpfree.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

"Tell J.K that I'm still rolling, Yeah, tell Russell I'm a brand" gives similar vibes.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Someone sent this to me earlier. It's a genuine Farage quote from 2015 and boy does that not say it all about the defender of British culture.

don't listen to music.
don't
watch television, don't read.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

They claim they’re putting personal ambition aside and defecting to Reform to help fix the country. To stop that pisstaking farce, they should be made to hold by-elections in their constituencies and let the voters decide if that’s ok with them. Please sign. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

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Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party

When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...

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Al Haddrell @ukhadds.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

One of the reasons why I go so hard on science misinformation/disinformation, is that as a working scientist it is frustrating to see your research misreported to push an agenda. For example, consider this piece of right-wing propaganda from The Telegraph that was just published

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Steve Griffin @profstevegriffin.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic... 1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.

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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 07/12/2025

“NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm…We’ve set up a simple tool so you can find out if your local NHS trust has started using the software & send an email demanding they say no to Palantir.” notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...?

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Say no to Palantir in the NHS

NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Want to know why the prisons system seems to be suddenly falling apart? Well, it's not sudden. It's just suddenly being REPORTED. This rot was a deliberate policy choice, and I kept the receipts. Because I'm not the BBC. (A note on what Tories did to cause this, from The Decade In Tory)

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Jeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

How does various mask fit compare to filter the air and protect you or others? Most masks, even baggy blue procedure masks use filtering material that can filter 95%+ of particles that pass through it, but the key is "pass through it". Continue to learn more... 🧪🧵1/

Bar chart titled “Equivalent Exposure Time to Unmasked Person.” The chart compares how long different masks/respirators extend the equivalent exposure time relative to being unmasked. The x-axis shows unmasked infection times of 1, 5, and 10 minutes. The y-axis shows equivalent masked exposure time, ranging up to 5000 minutes. Seven mask types are represented by colored bars:
- Procedure mask (loose fit, FF=2)
- Ear loop mask (tight fit, FF=6)
- Vertical bifold headband mask (FF=30)
- N95 headband masks with fit factors of 100, 200, and 500
Key pattern: higher fit factor masks dramatically increase equivalent exposure time. For example, at 10 minutes unmasked, a procedure mask extends exposure to 20 minutes, while an N95 with FF=400 extends it to 5000 minutes.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Boris Johnson, "I tried to get the scientists to say that lockdown was a bad idea" *they all laugh* There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week

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Michael Free @mpfree.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

And I'm sure a lot of people do this, but whenever we're in a big car park it has to be "Remember, we're in the Itchy lot"

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Michael Free @mpfree.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I have a ball. Perhaps you'd like to bounce it. Also tramampoline!

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23/09/2025

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.” Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.

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Sean Fay-Wolfe | Diamond Axe Studios @seanfaywolfe.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life. The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

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Autistic Science Person @autsciperson.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Research summary thread!! A COVID research paper found that the histamine 1 receptor (HRH1) is highly involved in enhancing COVID infection. They also found that most H1 blockers (antihistamines, like Claritin) reduced COVID after exposure! 1/8 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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The histamine receptor H1 acts as an alternative receptor for SARS-CoV-2

Numerous host factors, in addition to human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2), have been identified as coreceptors of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), demonstrating ...

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Following Farage’s announcement that he plans to make “serious cuts to the welfare budgets” if he wins the next election, I’ve seen this claim being repeated from last year’s headlines again. So let’s take a look at the the reality rather than the weaponised version 🧵 1/21

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with" JR then demolishes Farage, ending with "You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"

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Michael Free @mpfree.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Fully equipped, but still no oven? Is this normal in France?

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Right, so I was asked to take a look at this headline and as you can imagine, there is a lot wrong with it! 🙄 This was initially published in @thetimes and then picked up by the usual GB News, DM, Telegraph etc Let’s take a look….👀 🧵 1/26 (1/1)

Daily Mail headline:
Migrants who cross the Channel into the UK 'are 24 times more
likely to go to prison than Brits'

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Bob Vylan's speech in support of the people of Palestine spoken at Glastonbury 2025 and broadcast on the BBC

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Sabina Vohra-Miller @sabivm.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Joint post with @jessicamalaty.bsky.social and @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social So much misinformation on thimerosal due to the ACIP meeting. If you want factual evidence, please read this. And when you hear others bring it up, use this post to counter any wrong or false information you come across.

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Michael Free @mpfree.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Jez San was hugely influential in gaming and one of the few outside of Japan to work directly with Nintendo in the early days. Someone to think proudly of in the UK. So for him to now support the Tories is a bit of a kick in the teeth.

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Michael Free @mpfree.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

So you at least get to keep the cup, but nothing if you opt for the mocktail?

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

eight years ago today we all watched the glory of zendaya falling madly in love with tom holland and the internet was never the same

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

So let’s have a little look at the Right wing media feeding off its own ecosystem. Here’s @TiceRichard claiming NET ZERO caused the Heathrow shut down, while sharing a Telegraph article that appears to back up his claim Must be true then, right?? 🧐you know the drill… 🧵 1/

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Protect the Heart of the Arts 💕🎗️🌈 😷 @heartofthearts.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

🚨PRESS RELEASE🚨 Long COVID-suffering performers sounded the alarm on the Long COVID emergency in the arts outside #EEBAFTAs. One protestor chanted “Silence=Death” echoing the estimated 27m people who have died from COVID. Share/tag news + big accounts to get the word out⬇️⬇️

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Michael Free @mpfree.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

It's likely only open to those in the UK (post code is what we call zip code).

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Michael Free @mpfree.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom :point_down: action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...

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Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate

*CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...

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Michael Free @mpfree.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

You've recommended CPC mouthwash in the past, but what are your views on probiotics like BLIS K12? I haven't been able to find a clear answer as to whether you can take both (as wouldn't the mouthwash just kill all the friendly bacteria?).

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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 21/11/2024

The same newspapers who scream increases in the national minimum wage will damage the economy, are happy to go to the barricades for a tax break for Clarkson, Dyson & friends.

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