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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 11h
Welcome to my daily life, always having to battle tedious doom mongers on our own side, and who get proven wrong again and again. Politics is about the art of the possible, and we campaign day in, day out for something they tell us can’t happen. It will. Believe it, and make it reality. Join me! 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Wowhaus @wowhaus.bsky.social · 10h
From earlier…
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 11h
Burnham made Farage seem “angry, thin-skinned… absurd. What we witnessed today was a masterclass in political communication which makes Farage look like an amateur” Finally. The confidence that comes with emotional intelligence. It could make all the difference. iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...
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Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment
It’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here.
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julieinstitches.bsky.social @julieinstitches.bsky.social · 13h
Could this be the perfect evening shoe? Designed by Roger Vivier for Dior, Paris, 1954. Description here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O138244...
Black silk satin evening pump with a tulle rosette on the toe and high stiletto heel. Long squared-off pointed toe, V&A
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 11h
When cake decoration meant: 'half a glacé cherry and put them on a doily' #GBBO Cooking With Mother (1977)
Photograph of a plate with doily and a group of simple sponge cakes -each with half a cherry on top 
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Someone from Reform & their shrill harridan who live as tax free exiles in Dubai have been entertained by the wife of a former minister of state of a country hostile to the UK and he failed to declare it to Parliament he's elected to sit in? You couldn’t make this up" via We loathe Reform UK Ltd
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Baroness Floella Benjamin @floellabenjamin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today it’s 50 years since I first presented Playschool wearing my blue beads and silver heart. I adore bringing joy into the lives of my Playschool Babies during the 12 years I was on the programme. ❤️
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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nelson Mandela shared a cell with a trans woman. In Mongolian society shamans would often live lives openly as the opposite gender they were assigned at birth. So I'm pretty sure they did know what a woman was tbh.
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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Me looking at the slides from the RED C focus group on the proposed 'new' trans model of care.
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Simpsons: Moe Szyslak Choking on Rage
Alt: Simpsons: Moe Szyslak Choking on Rage
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msc13.bsky.social @msc13.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building is a masterpiece. We need a full, faithful restoration with zero erosion of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s original design intent. If you agree, please add your name to the petition to help save 'The Mack': you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
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Fully and Faithfully Restore ‘The Mack’
The Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building is a masterpiece. We need a full, faithful restoration with zero erosion of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s original design intent. If you agree, please add...
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Dr Florence H R Scott @florencehrscott.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Young woman on train talking jovially about how when she goes on dates with her boyfriend he calls her ‘disgusting’ if she wants dessert and she doesn’t order it because he insists on paying and it ‘wouldn’t be fair‘ then she goes home and eats chocolate in secret. IT IS LIKE FEMINISM NEVER HAPPENED
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/09/2026
⚠️ "I think it is absurd that when we're talking about individuals being made to feel unsafe where they live" 🚨 "When we're looking at boats being slashed on camera, children chanting into megaphones, "Let them drown." You guys are just saying, "Well, it's about the small boats.""
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It takes a loading error to produce such candour.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Something very strange and disturbing is happening in this country, of which Braverman is just the most pitiful example. iandunt.substack.com/p/the-return...
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The return of race politics
Ethnic minority politicians on the right are engaged in depraved acts of self-hatred, in order to capture a movement which will never accept them
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good. Now arrest those who were with him for conspiracy, and then arrest those who tried to set fire to a hotel for arson. And then proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. Which is what you are if you use violence for political ends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel
Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Free speech latest...
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
been thinkin about how robots are gonna kill us
Scratchy drawing of a two panel comic.
Panel 1: 
Titled:“How we thought robots would kill us”
A robot shoots a human to death with a gun. It screams “Die flesh sack”

Panel 2:
Titled “How robots will actually kill us”
A MediBot is injecting something into a humans arm. The bot says “Whooops. I injected you with cancer instead of insulin. That’s on me”
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Asterix Archiv 🐗 @comedix.de · 20/09/2026
Eine schöne Bastel- und Malarbeit. Manchmal trägt Obelix den Hinkelstein. Manchmal ist Obelix der Hinkelstein. Dürfte nicht leicht gewesen sein, diesen Stein zu finden. #Asterix #Fanart
Das Bild zeigt einen kleinen, länglichen und nach oben abgerundeten Stein, dessen Form an einen Hinkelstein erinnert. Der Stein wurde rundherum so bemalt, dass er selbst zum Körper von Obelix wird.
Auf der Vorderseite sind Obelix’ Gesicht mit den roten Zöpfen, sein nackter Oberkörper sowie der grüne Gürtel mit großer gelber Schnalle zu sehen. Darunter setzt sich seine typische blau-weiß gestreifte Hose bis zum unteren Rand des Steins fort. Seine Füße stehen auf einer kleinen grünen Wiese, die mit roten Pilzen und Blumen verziert ist. Der obere, dunkelgraue Teil des Steins bleibt weitgehend unbemalt und wirkt dadurch wie ein Hinkelstein, der hinter Obelix aufragt.
Die Rückseite löst den kleinen optischen Scherz auf: Dort fehlen Kopf und Oberkörper völlig. Stattdessen sieht man nur Obelix’ Arme, die sich von beiden Seiten um den grauen Stein legen. Seine Hände greifen hinter dem „Hinkelstein“ ineinander. Darunter sind wiederum die gestreifte Hose und seine Füße auf der Wiese zu erkennen.
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john hogarty @johnhogarty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Playing the Barrowland Ballroom tomorrow night with @thepastels.bsky.social supporting @bobpetesarah.bsky.social - on at 8pm if you’re coming
Picture from 2010, The Pastels with the St Etienne Fox Base Alpha signs, in a tent at Mosley Folk Festival
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
If you or someone in your house is not trans, the only thing you should ever think about trans kids is “How might I brighten their day should I come across one?” Beyond that, you’re a fucking weirdo who is extremely useful to nazis.
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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Shrug off the short, crossover red satin jacket to reveal a strapless, many petalled cocktail dress in the same fabric. Mainbocher had made a name for himself two decades earlier but in the mid #1950s was still creating drama in evening wear @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A red satin ensemble shown here with a short jacket with crossover fastening and a roll necked collar with tie dress beneath consisting of a layered petal shaped skirtThe red satin cocktail ensemble shown without the matching jacket showing the strapless bodice above the many petalled layered skirt
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“There’s an unwritten rule that says disabled people should just be grateful for what we’re given by the state, lest be scroungers or burdens. I say unwritten. It’s written in newspapers most weeks.” My col. on the care users fighting for the right to go abroad. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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An effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? You read that right, and we will not settle for it | Frances Ryan
This scandal shows there are many who don’t expect us to live rich lives – and that paternalism lives on in disability services, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"The same people who were rending their garments when Lord Alli bought a dress for Starmer's wife, screeching 'WHAT INFLUENCE IS HE BUYING?' now look voters in the eyes and insist the crypto bros giving them £72m want nothing in return. By all means, take the donation, but stop taking the piss."
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/09/2026
👏 Angela Rayner: "Nigel Farage's sugar daddies made their money in crypto, but there's nothing cryptic about their motives." ⚠️ "They know full well that a Reform government will act in their interests" 💷 "If Farage will do you a cameo for £70, just ask yourself what he'd do for £ 70 million."
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If you support a cap on political donations, share this post. Over the weekend two crypto billionaires gave a combined £72 million to Reform UK, yet there is still no overall cap on individual donations. Share this post to help us demand the change we need to protect our democracy.
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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 13/09/2026
📣 Important PSA! 📽️ I'll be screening and talking about the wonderful 1951 short film "The Singing Street" on next 2 weekends. 📅 19th & 20th, 10AM, Abbeyhill School with Colony of Artists 📆 26th, 12 Noon, Norton Park Centre with Doors Open Day 🎫 Free, unticketed, arrive early to avoid disappointment
A little poster for the event with some stills from the film and the dates and places. "“A WONDERFUL PICTURE OF EDINBURGH – as true perhaps as has ever been put on the screen” The Scotsman"
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Love the Irish🇮🇪
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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
An extract of my new book Out Now in The Guardian. It is the most astonishing story of how a same sex kiss was broadcast on the BBC back in 1990, without BBC executives knowing at the time. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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‘That was all secret’: the ‘gay mole’ who fought the BBC to show the first queer kiss on kids’ TV
Everyone thinks Byker Grove broke the taboo in 1994, but another teen drama got there first. Here’s the astonishing story of Two of Us, which put a gay relationship on UK screens – and was the origina...
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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It’s not too late to stop this madness - the government has said the uk mega donors are a problem. The lords can bring in a cap on UK donors to stop any attempt to buy the next election. Share this and ask your MP to join us protecting British democracy.
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msc13.bsky.social @msc13.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Things I was frightened of as a child.
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Crush Walls
Alt: Scene in Star Wars when Leia and Luke and about to be crushed in a trash compactor on the Death Star. Characters use bodies and junk to try to stop the metal walls closing in.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 11/09/2026
omg. (it wasn't me) www.famouscampaigns.com/2026/09/meta...
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Meta smart glasses mocked by fake notices on London Underground
London’s backlash against camera-equipped smart glasses has reached the Tube, with spoof stickers styled as official TfL safety notices appearing inside Underground carriages and warning wearers that ...
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C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEWS: The Society is thrilled that 22 Parkside in Wimbledon, the pioneering Grade II* listed modernist home by Richard and Su Rogers, has been gifted to the nation and taken into the care of the @nationaltrust.org.uk ➡️Read more: c20society.org.uk/news/richard...
22 Parkside, Wimbledon, London - Richard and Su Rogers, 1968-70 (Grade II*)
Image (c) National Trust Images - Megan Taylor22 Parkside, Wimbledon, London - Richard and Su Rogers, 1968-70 (Grade II*)
Image (c) National Trust Images - Megan Taylor22 Parkside, Wimbledon, London - Richard and Su Rogers, 1968-70 (Grade II*)
Image (c) National Trust Images - Megan Taylor
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Been feeling this a lot today! Have appeared everywhere from France 24 and Times Radio to Radio Scotland and 5 Live (twice!) talking about Reform’s funding scandal Would have struggled to do that from Reform conference if they hadn’t banned me!!
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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Frankly amazed that despite wall-to-wall Bayeux Tapestry coverage nobody has mentioned the Playmobil version I made back in 2016.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Stop whatever you’re doing & watch this now! Reform’s magic money tree has been bust wide open. Huge kudos to undercover reporters Verbatim via @channel4news.bsky.social youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?... huge
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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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msc13.bsky.social @msc13.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Jawa side-hustle.
Photo of hotel in Cumbria. Looks like a sandcrawler.
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Siobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If I were a cis woman in England, I'd be so angry that this is what their equality boss considers important rather than all the actual harms and dangers of my day to day existence. This is where their limited resources will go. It's utterly harmful bigotry.
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Dr. Catherine Strickson @brigitteempire.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Completely untenable to have someone who talks about a minority group like this in charge of anything, let alone being the final say in matters of equality and human rights
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Here's Jason Arday's death - and the media's role in it - trending on social media, again. And yet it's *nowhere* in the mainstream media today. It's "fallen" out of the news cycle in the same way that Russian scientists "fall" out of windows. 🔗
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Gabby HC @scriblit.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
If we actually did have a world beating national press, maybe their commitment to rigorous, forensic journalism would go a little further than 'breathlessly repeating myths their mates said bc of vibes'. That clip of the Private Eye podcast presenters sneering at the marathon thing has stuck with me
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Prof Jason Arday was hounded to his death. This was not journalism. It was a coordinated campaign by a race science network funded by billionaires and given a home at Cambridge. The press amplified every word. The institutions must answer. We cannot let Jason's name be buried with him.
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The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network
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msc13.bsky.social @msc13.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Guardian tipped from 'truth-seeking' to click bait in the article quoting people who may or may not have known Arday as a boy. Two clearly did and one or two thought they might have. The Guardian did a 'both sides' with a sensational headline suggesting he was lying about being non-speaking.
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I've added my name to the open letter calling for a public inquiry into the tragic death of Professor Jason Arday. Will you join me? goodlaw.social/625453
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Pete Lowe 🌹 @petelowe-exx.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Zoe Williams @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The necessity of this is absolutely heartbreaking gofund.me/48619c00f
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Donate to In Memory of Dr Jason Atta Kwei Arday: Supporting His Family, organized by Patrick Vernon OBE
Help us support the family of Dr Jason Arday with funeral a… Patrick Vernon OBE needs your support for In Memory of Dr Jason Atta Kwei Arday: Supporting His Family
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aslynn is just a ghoul 👻 @aslynnromano.com · 14/08/2026
"Jason was subjected to a campaign of sustained abuse for >3 yrs since he accepted the role of professor at Cambridge U. by those who would leave no stone unturned in their quest to undermine him. [It] was too much for Jason, who was a gentle man and who always wanted to see the best in everyone."
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Laurette 💙🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇺🇺🇦🐸 @laurette-mamab.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I feel so angry that Jason Arday was hounded by the 🇬🇧 media as if he was public enemy no1 with devastating consequences. The UK media need reining in. They have learned nothing since their destruction of Caroline Flack. This can’t be allowed to happen again. Leveson 🤔
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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Jason Arday found dead. The press in this country is an unstoppable monster.
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