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Bob of Bobington

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"Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay." - Gandalf Views and opinions are my own. 🇬🇧 UK based

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 3h
Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/apps
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Crafting Apps: open-source creative tools
Image editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout: seven native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use.
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Mr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social · 42m
Reform internal inquiry says party did not break law over donations sting
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Man Faints - Omg!
ALT: Man Faints - Omg!
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Gary Rogers 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇺🇦⚛️🎨🖌️ @garyrogersartist.bsky.social · 1h
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h
The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition
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James O’Brien @handle.invalid · 1h
“Whether policies, polls or performances, the gulf between the reality I think I inhabit and the world according to Kemi seems almost inconceivably enormous, and yet so complete is her belief in her own brilliance that I frequently find myself checking whether my own memory of events is accurate.”
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 1h
We can’t even count the number of headlines we’ve seen recently talking about "Tax raids”. A raid is what Viking pillagers did to coastal villages, and robbers do to homes. It's a very strange way to describe the process through which a democratic society ensures decent lives for its communities.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 1h
The video feed for Badenoch's speech is very weird.
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 2h
What's the mood like at Tory conference? Well it's 10:30 in the morning and the party chair is drinking on stage #CPC26
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3h
The death toll in Pryluky has risen to nine after a Russian ballistic missile struck a residential building earlier today. The bodies of three children were recovered from beneath the rubble. #Ukraine
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Onkar @onkar01.bsky.social · 22h
The same Jeffrey Archer who used sex workers and was convicted of two counts of perjury and two counts of perverting the course of justice? That Jeffery Archer?? #abolishthemonarchy #grifters
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 5h
Fuck me
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 2h
She’s a liar, which has been proven many times.
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 2h
It seems to me that whilst this is an important issue, this is also a distraction from the main issue which is that over 20000 children have been brutally murdered and more than 44000 injured, and apparently no one is willing to do anything at all to hold those responsible, accountable.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 6h
Leader of party - that sold its own shrivelled soul to the devils of austerity and Brexit - will use her conference speech to slag off Labour (yawn) and make the only promise the Tories ever make - cutting taxes… They have nothing new or credible… or just plain nice… to say any more.
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Badenoch promises tax cuts in 'battle for the soul of this nation'
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 4h
The only way the Tories can cut taxes is by destroying what’s left of social care, the NHS and by enacting austerity 2.0. Labour should be taking every opportunity to spell out the consequences of these kinds of actions to the public and how that would damage their living standards.
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 4h
The problem we have is a certain media class who refuse to challenge these types of contradictions, which is definitely by design.
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Mark Thompson @handle.invalid · 4h
New from me on Political Sandbox: A Tale of Two Tiers Friday: a Reform MP calls a bomber's 15 years "disproportionate". Saturday: its deputy leader calls terrorism close to home "pretty shocking". The two tiers aren't in the courts. politicalsandbox.substack.com/p/a-t…
A noir illustration of a radio studio at night. A vintage microphone stands on a wooden desk under a hanging lamp, beside a set of brass scales of justice. Through the window behind, a roadside camera on a snapped pole lies toppled on the pavement of a terraced street, with a thin plume of orange smoke rising past a streetlight.
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Byline Times @handle.invalid · 19h
🔴 NEW Russia Scrambles to Cover Up Potential Plague Outbreak After Years of Spreading Biolab Conspiracy Theories By Caroline Orr Bueno Read below. ↓
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Russia Scrambles to Cover Up Potential Plague Outbreak After Years of Spreading Biolab Conspiracy Theories
The Kremlin launched its full invasion of Ukraine claiming it was facing biological attack. Now the disinformation has come back to bite it
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Jenny Cohn @handle.invalid · 06/10/2026
This is f#cking chilling. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 05/10/2026
I’d suggest the genre of profile journalism has some shortcomings
The cover of Fortune Magazine that calls the convicted fraud Sam Bankman-Fried “the next warren buffet” because of his crypto-scamThe cover of Forbes, where Elizabeth Holmes holds a capsule of blood for a cover story extolling her genius, shortly before she was convicted for fraud and sentenced to a long prison sentence.A glossy photo spread extolling the glamour and taste of Asma al-Assad, weeks before her husband committed multiple war crimes and eventually had to flee to Russia to avoid being hacked apart by an enraged rob.
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 06/10/2026
The ‘Iran War’ - is barely 8 months old, but in that time our own homegrown green energy sources (the wind and the sun) have saved us nearly £6 billion. buff.ly/AK0bDXo
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 06/10/2026
How to be a Happy Human: Seven Humanist Foundations for a Better Life is the new book on living well by our Chief Executive Andrew Copson, out 19 November. #Howtobeahapyhuman
Ti Minchin. 'A generous, inspiring book... I adored it.' How to be a happy human.
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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
will you people shut the fuck up
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Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #BanX #NoAfD #FBR @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Populist politicians have no principles; they’ll say anything just to win votes. On the left: Marine Le Pen in 2025: she condemns the brutality of the US to suspend aid to Ukraine. On the right: Marine Le Pen in 2026: France can no longer provide financial aid to Ukraine.
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 06/10/2026
We are rethinking it, hence the Dragon Fire project.
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aidThompsin (live, fridays @ 19:30) @aidthompsin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As I said last wk, Kemi Badenoch has been Tory Leader for two years & has failed to get a poll lead for so much as a single week. This “Right-washing”, as though she’s going to be the next Prime Minister, is verging on “is this gonna be Henman’s year?” levels of aspirational delusion.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
DHS reportedly collected data about anti-ICE protestors in Maine, uploading their photos and license plate numbers into a database. That database was built by Palantir — which may be the most dangerous corporation in America. Watch.
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The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir.
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 06/10/2026
More racist lies from the far-right, in order to create fear and division in communities. These people are absolute scum.
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Shadow Home Secretary @missfairhurst.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lying to the public, like this, needs to be made an offence for MPs. He should be suspended immediately and given 500 hours of community service in Luton.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"There are parts of Luton – and the police will tell you this – that are no-go areas where white people won't go" Police say that's false But this Tory shadow-minister still uses false claims to justify "a consensus on the right" that immigration is a disaster www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tory shadow minister claims Luton has ‘no-go zones’ where ‘white people won’t go’
Blake Stephenson tells fringe meeting at Tory conference that the town is ‘a very dangerous place’ with ‘ghettoes’
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/10/2026
Fuel from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on
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Fuel from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on
Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds more than 150,000 tonnes of fuel was shipped to Russian ports in July and August, some using sanctioned tankers Fuel is being shipped from South Korea to Russia via sanctioned tankers as Moscow scrambles for supplies amid the war in Ukraine, a move one expert said “undermines” Seoul’s public backing for Kyiv. Guardian analysis of port records and ship-tracking data found that in July and August over 176,000 tonnes of fuel, mostly diesel, was loaded at several South Korean ports on to seven tankers that made 14 voyages to Russia’s far east. Continue reading...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just the dumbest collection of halfwit confetti emerging out of that conference. Tax cuts everywhere, paid for with imaginary spending cuts. Huge spending projects with precisely zero utility, except to anchor their 'defence day' narrative. Clowns.
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Jonathan Cook @jonathan-cook.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Panorama editor who oversaw entirely discredited episode stitching up Jeremy Corbyn with antisemitism smears wins top job at BBC News. Rachel Jupp is feted as a "trusted troubleshooter". In other words: a safe pair of hands, ready to do the British establishment's dirty work.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Suella Braverman too proud for benefits... Went to university for free Studied in Europe using the heavily subsidised Erasmus program Claimed ALL her rent, energy, council tax bills for at least 5 years Millions of pounds in expenses claims She just doesn't call them benefits
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 05/10/2026
Abu Dhabi want you all to know that they absolutely don't own Manchester City but if Manchester City are sanctioned for their industrial scale cheating, then the UAE could pull all investment from Britain.
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/10/2026
I guess it’s just a coincidence that Elon Musk comes out of the woodwork before every major election and gets handed a government position with major consequences for the American people. 🤔
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.
Grenfell Tower, a black smouldering carcass of the building shorty after the fire, in 2017.
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gummitch (aka gummitch_uk) @gummitch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Worth noting that anyone against ULEZ is also against the very probable *thousands* of lives that it has saved... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Toxic air death estimates in London drop by 40%, study suggests
A new study suggests estimated deaths linked to toxic air in London fell by about 40% in five years.
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026
Retired engineer who was so completely radicalised by shit that twats like Pierce spew, that he almost killed people in a domestic terriorist incident, with a home made bomb.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hugely dishonest to pass off a sentence for setting off a bomb as "destroying a camera"
Misleading statement by "journalist" Andrew Pierce
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026
It’s about time someone brought these fuckers to heel. Tax the living fuck out of them for a start. Then investigate every part of their businesses, including development. This free pass has to end yesterday.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🗣️Ex FTC Chair Lina Khan on A.I. Regulation: “The idea that just because we have new technological capabilities there’s some blanket exemption from the laws on the books is totally laughable.”
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026
The Tories have just become political shitposters at this point. Almost everything they say and write is lies or irrelevant.
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026
It’s sensationalist crap that has been debunked many, many times.
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026
This bullshit again? Whilst money from the Middle East has certainly helped, it’s not the only factor in the fairly recent regeneration of Manchester.
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026
Altman, Musk, etc …we believe Ai will usher in a new era akin to the Industrial Revolution…
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Internet Watch Foundation reports huge rise in AI child sexual abuse material
Abuse material monitor says number of AI images assessed this year is already 40% higher than last year’s total
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Bob of Bobington @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026
What’s that you say, another Reform councillor has been arrested and is being investigated…
bbc.co.uk
Reform councillor Ryan Coogan arrested over election papers
Ryan Coogan, the party's group leader at Huntingdonshire District Council, is currently on bail.
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