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Nick Nack

@nick-nacks.bsky.social
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Horrified/Fascinated with UK & US Politics, Excited by all things STEM, Economics, Dog-lover, 🏉,🏏, slight obsession with elephants, and proud parent to teenage daughter.

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Tyson @lscpunk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If Dolly was our constant reminder that it was Good to be Good, Tim Curry was our reminder that it was Good to be Weird. Embrace your strangeness, sing with Muppets, wear your lingerie with a leather jacket, and fuck with uptight people who hate anything that makes them remotely uncomfortable.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
My writing on trade appears leaden and bland by comparison with this, about an entertaining as you can ever make my subject
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I've been combing through Reform UK's latest party accounts. Reform UK took more in donations in 2025 than Labour and the Lib Dems combined...twice over. £31.9 million in donations in a non-GE year. It's staggering. They spent a lot (over £21m) but banked over £10m. Reform's war chest = £11.9m
REFORM UK
Income and Expenditure Account
for the year ended 31 December 2025
Notes 2025 2024
£ £
Income
Donation income 2 22,872,257 5,861,950
Fundraising income 3 1,418,902 389,703
Merchandise sales 3 719,742 48,593
Membership fees 4 5,976,354 4,344,371
Notional income 144,880 -
Investment income 5 96,750 1,874
Miscellaneous income 6 633,535 186,225
Total income 31,862,420 10,832,716
Staff costs 10 2,966,604 741,146
Depreciation 12 27,393 1,710
Premises costs 499,635 144,226
Office costs 8,944,096 2,601,650
Campaign cost 4,376,601 4,248,408
Fundraising costs 3,472,805 1,341,280
Notional expenditure 144,880 -
Branch campaigning costs 736,958 -
Financing charges 11 400,587 236,167
Total Expenditure 21,569,559 9,314,587
Surplus before taxation 10,292,861 1,518,129
Tax on surplus (98,296) -
Surplus for the financial year 10,194,565 1,518,129
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🧵On @thenewsagents.co.uk yesterday, school closures and the lab leak theory were offered as two examples of legitimate questions that were hard to ask. Both have in fact been asked constantly since 2020. But here's a thread on why I think they were wrong and dangerous on school closures 1/12
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Simonetta Vezzoso @wavesblog.eurosky.social · 15/07/2026
"The department posted applications online on Monday for $1mn-$3mn grants for European civil society and non-governmental organisations as well as educational institutions and for-profit groups seeking to “address national sovereignty, migration, censorship, and lawfare challenges..." 🤡
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Nick Nack @nick-nacks.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
My view this afternoon… #Rugby #ENGvFIJ
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Lucibee @lucibee.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
For those who may not be aware, Count Binface is actually a serious comedian and historian, Jon Harvey, who did a very interesting series on BBC Radio 4 about the origins of democracy a few years ago. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Could an Ancient Athenian Fix Britain?, Episode 1: Know Thyself
Jon Harvey discovers why the essence of 21st Century democracy would horrify the Greeks
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
It seems to have become commonplace to blame net zero for Britain’s high energy bills and/or weak job market… … and I guess I’ll have to explain again why there is very little evidence of this. Britain has plenty of economic problems; net zero is not high on that list (though climate change is) 🧵
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Ed Miliband would be ‘noose around neck’ of job creation as chancellor, union boss warns
Comments by Sharon Graham come as Burnham team explores key government appointments
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Lou Mannheim @loumannheim87.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
No special treatment for Space X in the S&P 500! Just announced. Wow. That profitability requirement means it might never get in.
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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Reform's candidate Robert Kenyon said abortion was a "cowardly act of murder" and implied that people falsely claimed to have been raped He said: “Don’t dole out the ‘what if someone is raped by their brother’ arguement... don’t want babies? Use contreception! [sic]” observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Reform candidate for Makerfield by-election calls abortio...
Robert Kenyon, who is standing against Andy Burnham, suggested on social media that women falsely claim rape to terminate pregnancies and has links to far-right figures
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Today @who.int declared a PHEIC—a public health emergency of international concern—for the Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in DRC/Uganda without convening an Emergency Committee. That is unprecedented. The situation is catastrophic. Six experts explain why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKag...
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We Responded to Ebola. Here's Why This Outbreak Terrifies Us. | Read & subscribe: celinegounder.com
YouTube video by Ask Dr. Gounder
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 10/05/2026
I just spoke with Dr Freddy Banza, the @who.int staff still on board of MV Hondius, and captain Jan Dobrogowski to get the latest updates. I used the opportunity to express my appreciation @ecdc.europa.eu and the Dutch medical teams on board. #hantavirus
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Alexandra Phelan 余雪莲 @alexandraphelan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
A direct letter from @drtedros.who.int to the people of Tenerife, Canary Islands in light of the MV Hondius’ arrival. This is thoughtful and compassionate, and correctly describes the legal framework, but more importantly the solidarity that underpins it.
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Three die in suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard Atlantic cruise ship LSHTM expert explains #hantavirus symptoms, transmission and risk to wider public: 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n... #PublicHealth
“Hantavirus is not generally considered easily transmissible between people. Infections are uncommon and the wider public risk is generally low.” Roger Hewson, Professor in Molecular Virology, LSHTM
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 19/04/2026
EU: The European Union will require sale of mobile phones with “user-replaceable and longer-lasting batteries” starting in 2027. The regulation demands “availability of spare parts and manuals for 10 years to curb planned obsolescence”.
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Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🚨 THE TACO IS ON 🚨
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Just in time for Trump's scheduled war crimes, Bellingcat has updated our tool for identifying damaged buildings and structures in satellite imagery, ideally for investigating atrocities in Iran. Full details here: www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
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When Satellite Imagery Goes Dark: New Tool Shows Damage in Iran and the Gulf - bellingcat
Bellingcat is introducing an updated damage assessment tool — called the Iran Conflict Damage Proxy Map — focused on destruction in Iran and the Gulf .
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Of relevance to recent bluesky discussion BBC News - Fewer people posting on social media, Ofcom finds - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fewer people posting on social media, Ofcom finds
Some experts believe it highlights a social media shift as platforms boost short video.
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Ever wondered why North is at the top of our maps? If you're assuming there are logical, scientific, Nature-driven reasons for it - yeah, me too. In fact, they're often whimsical, arbitrary or just plain ridiculous! Hold onto your hat. This may turn your world upside-down. 1/
Stock image of a stylized compass rose.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🚨🚨Breaking and welcome news: #wikipedia bans #AI-generated content. 🧵 www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...
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Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content
“In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 19/03/2026
Brilliant news. The Lords backed amendments to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, end police investigations, to pardon women who had previously been prosecuted, and fought off anti-abortion amendments designed to limit choice and access. 🧵 humanists.uk/2026/03/19/l...
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Lords vote to uphold decriminalisation of abortion and secure historic pardons for women
Last night, the House of Lords voted to back abortion reform passed by MPs last year which will take abortion out of the English and Welsh criminal law for women in relation to their own pregnancies, ...
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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Bloody hell
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling. If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
This clip is all over the other place and has made its way onto GB News and Talk TV so I’ll do a bit of an explainer here too! The clip doing the rounds is of a fantastic police officer telling a group of Muslim men that a Christian preacher nearby is entitled to freedom of expression. 🧵 1/19
Screen shot from Paul Embery’s X account:

Respect to this police officer. Confronted by radicals demanding the arrest of a Christian preacher on the grounds that Whitechapel "is a Muslim area" she was calm and professional and
gave them short shrift. Let's see more of this from the police.

Has a video of a woman police officer talking to a group of Muslim men
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 20/02/2026
*TRUMP’S GLOBAL TARIFFS STRUCK DOWN BY US SUPREME COURT
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Spoiling a lot of takes but begging a large number of other questions... "Worsening graduate fortunes, it turns out, are a particularly British problem" www.ft.com/content/649d...
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Adam Brown @adamlbrown.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
This is the story, ratcheting minimum wage helped school leavers, but grads knackered by overexposure to financial services, austerity, public sector wage stagnation, and brexit
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Can Mandelson be prosecuted? We’ve discussed the law and the evidence with leading lawyers. The bottom line: "misconduct in public office" is the only viable route. The law is messy and proving intent is hard - but we believe there is a realistic prospect of conviction. 🧵:
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/02/2026
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Andy Moore @aaandmoore.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Not something you see in textbooks very often: tripolar mitosis.
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
90,000 properties in England/Wales are owned by offshore companies. Almost half unlawfully hide their true ownership We've found them, mapped them, and published everything ▶️ This 60-second video shows how to find secretly owned property near you 📊 Details & stats below
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
It is excellent. Minnesota is a case study on how to turn people who don’t see the point of protesting into determined protestors. I am blown away by their courage in the face of a rogue, murderous state. The other America. Try this link archive.is/2026.01.26-0...
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
NEW: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group was 8-1 against him.
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andyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election. Read my letter here.👇🏻
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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
How North Londoners View The Rest Of The UK Or Why The Rest of The UK Hates London Full map: brilliantmaps.com/north-lon...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
No Kings is projected on to a mountainside above the town’s lights
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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
When you know Pips' story, moments like this – calm and at ease with Keeper Justus – mean everything. Rescued from Tsavo after her mother was likely killed by lions, she hid from rescuers for hours. With patience, we earned her trust. Her journey: swt.bio/pips
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 19/01/2026
BREAKING: Germany now on board with readying the anti-coercion instrument against 🇺🇸 “There is a legally established European toolbox for responding to economic blackmail...we should now consider using these measures,” 🇩🇪finance minister and vice chancellor Lars Klingbeil just said in Berlin.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The Nobel Prize museum in Oslo subtweeting the fuck out of Trump today.
The #NobelPeacePrize medal.

It measures 6.6 cm in diameter, weighs 196 grams and is struck in gold. On its face, a portrait of Alfred Nobel and on its reverse, three naked men holding around each other’s shoulders as a sign of brotherhood. A design unchanged for 120 years.

Did you know that some Nobel Peace Prize medals have been passed on after the award was given? A well‑known case is Dmitry Muratov’s medal, which was auctioned for over USD 100 million to support refugees from the war in Ukraine.

And the medal displayed at the Nobel Peace Center is actually on loan and originally belonged to Christian Lous Lange, Norway’s first Peace Prize laureate.

But one truth remains. As the Norwegian Nobel Committee states: “Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time.”

A medal can change owners, but the title of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate cannot.
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Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @jphillll.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
Bluesky Twitter account: NEW FEATURE: This button allows you to opt out of having images you post on X turned into porn

Plus image of the create new account button on bluesky
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Rick Burin @rickburin.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I feel obliged to share this masterpiece from my brother:
Differently Dave @GoldenVision90
2 years ago
Hey girl are you the North of England, because I want to promise you the greatest rail you've ever had and then immediately disappoint you.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
if you want to understand the misinformation about Net Zero estimates this is a great starting point
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Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
#Watercolor #Illustrations by Steeven Salvat Cloak Natural Specimens with Elaborate Metallic Motifs Link for more information and to see more of hos amazing #art: www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/08/stee...
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Nick Nack @nick-nacks.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Brilliant - for all the right reasons…
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Dr Karl Kruszelnicki @doctorkarl.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
"this new chemical process operates at ambient temperature and pressure. It chemically dissolves the glue holding the blade together. The high-value carbon fiber can be recovered, cleaned, and reused in everything from new turbines to car parts." interestingengineering.com/energy/china...
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Ming Yang unveils world’s first fully recyclable wind turbine blade
Chinese energy giant Ming Yang Smart Energy has developed the “world’s first fully recyclable carbon fiber wind turbine blade.”
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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 10/01/2026
Your occasional reminder that it's not the job of women to stay in toxic spaces in order to civilise men. (This piece is written by a woman, btw.) www.independent.co.uk/voices/grok-...
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If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
As women abandon X because of its use to generate non-consensual sexual imagery, the danger is not just what happens to those who stay, but what happens when abusers are left alone on the platform, sa...
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