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Sandy Knowles

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Why can't people just get on - with each other and with their own lives. That is not a question just exasperation.

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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 08/08/2026
Written in 2019 for her 2020 book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT - The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America, this line by Sarah Kendzior has stayed near the top of my mind. "The crimes are much worse than the scandals, but the media will always take the scandal bait." Applies to so much.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Instead of annexing, the Trump regime and its supporters are simply doing and taking what they want Denmark and the EU should put a stop to this illegal incursion now - using force if need be It is the only thing these fascists understand www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
theguardian.com
Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Oddly reassuring to see someone so smart describe something that so many seem determined to miss… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
A ‘Keminaissance’ for the Tories is wishful thinking – Badenoch’s Reform-lite summer will only end one way | Jonathan Freedland
Hiring a convicted antisemite as an adviser; rabble rousing at a time of violent unrest. She is still in a race to the bottom and making too many mistakes, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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iansayer @iansayer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The Trumpistan Virus is spreading like the plague, but by the rats there rather than fleas.
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Eleanor Morton @eleanormorton.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Listen. I work in comedy. ADHD is absolutely real.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Don’t ask why Ukraine is unwilling to just cede the land that Russia has taken by force. Read how 🇷🇺 coerces 🇺🇦 citizens & children to force them to become the pipeline for military service where they would be fighting their own countrymen. It’s obscene theconversation.com/we-investiga...
theconversation.com
We investigated Russia’s military indoctrination of Ukrainian children in occupied territories – what we found was more shocking than we could have imagined
International law forbids the indoctination and militarisation of children in occupied territories.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 03/08/2026
The leader of Restore Britain, Rupert Lowe, has urged Nigel Farage to make a Reform-Restore pact "for the good of the country". The so-called 'good': - Mass deportations - A referendum on the death penalty - Brutal welfare cuts It's not a pact. It's a threat to the future of our country.
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Rupert Lowe urges Nigel Farage to work with Restore Britain
Lowe says the two should put ‘personalities and our past disagreements aside for good of the country’
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
AstraZeneca in talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400bn (£300bn) merger. Concentration of economic power. Bigger ability to hold people/govts to ransom. AstraZeneca CEO already threatened to withhold drugs from NHS unless it paid more. Govt capitulated. Promised UK investment didn't materialise.
theguardian.com
AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400bn merger
Tie-up would be one of the biggest-ever pharmaceutical deals and create the world’s fourth-largest drugmaker
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Pip Thompson, the interviewer (who allowed me to make my case) said they would give Philp the chance to respond to my points, so let's see if that happens. The full story is here: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
thebureauinvestigates.com
False migrant care worker data came from Conservative Party
The Times is forced to issue correction after claiming 12 workers from Cameroon brought 180 family members to UK
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 30/07/2026
Never count this city out. London’s been ranked #1 once again - this time as the most intelligent city in the world.
timeout.com
These are the world’s most intelligent cities in 2026, according to a new Index
How did your city fare?
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/07/2026
Miliband has taken back UK-EU relations from the Cabinet Office. Europe Minister Hamish Falconer has linked European reconnection directly to Burnham's big-picture domestic policy. The message? Europe's back on the agenda. www.politico.eu/article/ed-miliband…
politico.eu
Ed Miliband grabs Brexit reset role as he reboots UK Foreign Office
Britain’s new foreign secretary brings the U.K.-EU reset into his department’s ambit — and seeks advice from old foes ac
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Ann Kempster @annkempster.com · 30/07/2026
This. Run them side by side with images of the the wildfires across the UK. The dead fields. Farmers having to dip into their winter feeds in the middle of summer. A running tally of excess deaths due to heat.
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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 30/07/2026
Pranab Doley has spent years fighting against conservation-related human rights abuses. Now he's been arrested. Read more about it in East Mojo: svlint.org/EastMojo #DecolonizeConservation
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🌊Water shouldn't be a commodity. It should be a public good. Over 160,000 people have signed a petition demanding a referendum on public ownership of water - enough to force a debate in Parliament on Monday 14th September. Help me fill the room: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
actionnetwork.org
Ask your MP to attend the water debate
People are fed up with privatised water companies letting us down and ripping us off. We deserve a real conversation about public ownership. Can you help build pressure by asking your MP to attend th...
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 29/07/2026
Caring has been central to my life, and the lives of millions across the country. I'll be meeting the Prime Minister today to discuss how we can finally find a solution to the care crisis. We need to do things differently. I really hope we are on a journey to fix this.
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Northern & proud 👊 @gazlancs.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A Reform UK councillor shares a post saying a Labour MP “should be shot”? Nigel Farage won’t apologise. Zack Polanski shares an Instagram photo? Zia Yusuf demands police action within 24 hours!! 😡
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
So, Farage has another hissy fit about ‘the establishment’ not including him in social care talks even though he excluded himself by sticking his snout so deep in the trough he triggered several investigations into his insatiable greed. Pipe down you utter clown. www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...
lbc.co.uk
Reform MPs complain that Farage was not invited to social care reform talks - but his resignation means he is unable to | LBC
The Reform UK leader hit out at Mr Burnham for ignoring his party which 'led over 300 national opinion polls and represents thousands of councillors and millions of Britons across the country'
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Ian Moody @ianmoody.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
UK cryptobillionaire Christopher Harborne is one of the biggest donors in British political history & have put Reform UK on the map. It’s illegal to say you’re a resident somewhere if you’re not. The Electoral Commission is understood to be in touch. www.tiktok.com/@c4news/vide...
tiktok.com
UK cryptobillionaire Christopher Harborne is one of the biggest donors in British political history - his millions have put Reform UK on the map. But our investigations team has seen evidence that he ...
TikTok video by Channel 4 News
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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29/07/2026
Shamefully, London's waterways have long been neglected. But now, we’re taking action. Our brand new plan will clean up our rivers, restore habitats and bring nature back to our iconic blue spaces.
bbc.co.uk
London rivers and waterways clean-up plan announced by mayor
Ten locations across the city are earmarked for cash with more than £2bn pledged for the plan.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
👇🏼Newspapers exposing Tice and Farage using tax havens to avoid paying tax like you or me.. as they’re multimillionaire so money is tight 😡 And Farage posting yesterday👇🏼that millionaires “the biggest tax payers” are leaving UK which is factually wrong there’s no net exodus Plus many avoid tax so..🤷🏼‍♂️
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29/07/2026
London’s haters can’t stand our success. The picture they paint of a lawless dystopia is a gross distortion of reality. And now, neighbourhood crimes are down significantly too, with 35,000 fewer offences on our streets.
standard.co.uk
Neighbourhood crime plunges in London as mayor slams 'dystopian hellhole' narrative
‘Neighbourhood crime’ falls 14% with 35,000 fewer offences in a year
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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Worth a read
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tonyd2024 @tonyd2024.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I subscribe to @bylinetimes.bsky.social and look forward to reading what they're reporting. It baffles me why the legacy media don't pick up stories Byline breaks. #BBCNews, @itvnews.bsky.social, @channel4news.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social really need to start following up on their stories.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 29/07/2026
UEFA slams FIFA's proposed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup
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UEFA slams FIFA proposed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup
The new initiative is the second time Infantino has attempted to privatise football assets, with the first being in 2018 where the FIFA chief proposed a multi-billion dollar project to create more global competitions, funded by private investors.
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
#Zelensky on latest #Ukraine strikes, including on 1 of #Russia largest oil refineries and on warehouse of online retailer #Wildberries "Russia must feel every day of this war will only come at a higher cost for it. We need to weaken aggressor and keep up pressure to bring end to this war closer"
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
How he retains his sanity working for that rag, I've no idea. 'There comes a point when you have to conclude that the Tories have gone Trumpian on the existential issue of our time, competing with Nigel Farage’s crypto party for fossil funding and the backlash vote.' archive.is/202607281327...
Screencap of Ambrose Evans-Pritchard article headline in the Telegraph:

'Badenoch must reverse course on net zero before she destroys the Tories

Runaway climate change is threatening the conservative way of life: Kemi must end her green purge.'
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/07/2026
We're on track for the driest July for almost two centuries. Fire crews have been battling some of the worst wildfires ever seen in Britain. This isn't weather. It's a climate crisis. observer.co.uk/news/national/articl…
observer.co.uk
Firefighters battling ‘worst wildfires ever seen in Britain’
Large swathes of the country are now at ‘exceptional’ risk of a blaze after the driest July for more than two centuries
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
You couldn't make it up ... well unless you are generative so-called intelligence. For this they are trashing the planet and disrupting communities with data centres? www.ft.com/content/7e14...
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PwC published reports on AI marred by AI hallucinations
Big Four consultant is latest firm found to have produced slapdash work while marketing expertise on the technology
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Bob Berwyn @bberwyn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Countries with good governance and environmental rule of law can make a just transition work.
insideclimatenews.org
More Countries Are Factoring Fairness Into the Clean Energy Transition - Inside Climate News
Countries with strong environmental governance and trusted institutions are well positioned to pivot away from fossil fuels, a new United Nations report finds.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It is tragic watching Ukraine backers getting completely played by Loomer and Trump. She will say whatever she needs to to get paid while he laughs and gives Ukraine nothing of value and continues to help Putin. Nothing has materially changed in the last weeks--nothing.
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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
youtu.be/XXYnnK64CJM?...
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The Rachel Maddow Show 7/27/26 | 🅼🆂🅽🅱️🅲 Breaking News Today July 27, 2026
YouTube video by Morning_ America
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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 28/07/2026
📢 Can you take action? We’re close to hitting 40,000 emails sent to the Indian government telling them to scrap plans to turn Great Nicobar island, home to the uncontacted Shompen, into ‘the Hong Kong of India.’ Will you help us reach the goal? Send one now 👉 svlint.org/ShompenB
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 28/07/2026
We have often written of the negative consequences of mega farms in our region, and here's another 👇 Industrial chicken farming is accelerating the spread of the world’s most common bacterial cause of diarrhoea in humans and wildlife - campylobacter. Via The Guardian
theguardian.com
Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study finds
Intensive nature of modern chicken farming creates ideal conditions for campylobacter, allowing bacteria to evolve
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I've been out in Canada talking to people who fear their health will be affected if the gov't allows oil firms to treat + release tailings waste into the Athabasca River - which feeds drinking water supplies for First Nations. Hear the full report here: theworld.org/segments/202...
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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Open letter to the PM on Rosebank & Jackdaw oil and gas fields, covered in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/... Full letter here: climateuncensored.com/letter-to-th...
Quote from the letter - the link is in the post.
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iansayer @iansayer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It’s taken a time.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"What all the critics of Miliband’s appointment are overlooking is that it is not actually the purpose of the Foreign Secretary to appease Donald Trump. The job of Foreign Secretary is to stand up for British interests." ✍️ @alexhh.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/07/27/i...
bylinetimes.com
'It's Trump, Not Ed Miliband Who Is the Source of the UK's Transatlantic Problems'
The first job of the Foreign Secretary is to stand up for Britain's interests, not to appease a President trying to undermine them, argues former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 28/07/2026
We Own It in Left Foot Forward this week: “Thames Water is a symbol of everything that is currently wrong with our economic model... and Burnham knows this". This government mustn't hesitate to bring Thames Water into permanent public ownership. Sign our petition vist.ly/5cpqj
leftfootforward.org
All the policy pledges Andy Burnham has made in his first week as prime minister
From policy announcements to dropped pledges, here’s a look at the key decisions Burnham has made since entering No 10 on Monday
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Chris Philp (Shadow Home Secretary) has now, finally, deleted this video. It contained a number of (obviously) false claims based on his "research" which (deliberately or through incompetence) misinterpreted Home Office visa data. x.com/CPhilpOffici...
x.com
Chris Philp MP (@CPhilpOfficial) on X
1,000 workers from Pakistan brought 6,000 dependants - a staggering 6 to 1 ratio Many “workers” ended up in vape stores or kebab shops Low-skilled workers and dependents are still flooding in - pressuring public services and housing We must end mass low-skilled migration
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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🚨 The UK is being hit by a FOURTH heatwave in just a year, amidst a continuing severe marine heatwave in our waters 🌊 Our seas and climate can't take much more. We must cut emissions by ending our reliance on oil & gas & transitioning to renewables. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
bbc.co.uk
UK weather: Fourth heatwave of the year under way
A fourth heatwave of the year is now under way for parts of the UK, with temperatures expected to climb into the mid-30s Celsius later this week.
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Serene Doomer @serenaribena.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
'It is the jewel in the crown of the Highlands, one of Scotland’s most impressive natural landscapes, but 12 days on from the start of an enormous wildfire that is tearing through moorland and forest, the Cairngorms national park is unrecognisable.' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
theguardian.com
Swathes of Cairngorms unrecognisable after 12 days of ‘cataclysmic’ wildfires
With large areas still burning, damage from national park’s worst blaze could take decades, if not longer, to put right
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 27/07/2026
The housing crisis isn't just about bricks and mortar. It's also about skills. I'm investing an unprecedented £88.6m to train thousands of future construction workers, helping Londoners into good jobs while addressing critical shortages across the industry. www.london.gov.uk/mayor-invest...
Mayor Sadiq Khan lays a brick while wearing PPE and a hi-vis vest. Several other people look on.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/07/2026
All parties, over decades, have failed to fix social care. Burnham is right to seek cross-party consensus to fix it. www.theguardian.com/society/2026/ju…
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham seeks cross-party agreement on future of social care
PM promises lasting solution for England but Tories rule out backing changes funded by tax rises or borrowing
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Well said @greenparty.org.uk arty councillor Rebecca Tully. "This county has already lost the majority of its council-owned tenant farms; it would be a shame to lose this one in a similar way." www.herefordtimes.com/news/2640715...
herefordtimes.com
Councillor's fears as duchy seeks buyer for £6.5million farms
Concerns have been raised over the future of farmland after a major royal landowner put more than 600 acres up for sale.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Just loving how John Cleese, now reduced to one of his own caricatures, rages about immigrants coming to the UK and failing to accept "our" culture, from his home in ... (checks notes) ... Nevis in the Caribbean.
Telegraph article: John Cleese: I trust Rupert Lowe more than any other leader
Monty Python star backs the Restore Britain founder in a series of social media posts
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...
newrepublic.com
The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids
In his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.
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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Kevin the Librarian 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @the-librarian.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Well worth a watch, although it did put me in the strange position of largely agreeing with Ben Habib.
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