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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 7h
Very disturbing that a political party has moved from saying that there should be no penalty for encouragement to violence, to calling for reduced penalties for literally blowing things up. A party manifestly not fit for political office.
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Libby Weber @libbyweber.bsky.social · 14h
Spouse: [opens YouTube] Me: …were the dogs good this week? WeRateDogs: The dogs were good again this week. Me: THANK GOD.
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Sealdog Black Dog Wagging Tail
ALT: Sealdog Black Dog Wagging Tail
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12h
A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice."
It does raise this point of two-tiered
justice..


Reform's Sarah Pochin believes the
sentence handed to the 64-year-old who
blew up a ULEZ camera was
disproportionate'.
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 8h
He spent his entire life tangled up on a short chain. That’s why I called him Rusty. To see him now is a thing of beauty. One of the nicest and most gentle dogs you could ever wish to meet
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 13h
We don’t do the Daily Mail, but as a public service, here is someone with far too much money being attacked by an owl.
Princess Beatrice's friend Alice Naylor-Leyland is attacked by rogue owl during chaotic photoshoot.
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Andraste Sideyr @andraste.fuckbgp.com · 19h
Lane || Boot.dev v @wagslane
Holy shit, America is cooked. They were able to perfectly clone the Microsoft Teams experience.


POLTICO
POLITICOEurope
@POLITICOEurope • Oct 1
The European Commission has rolled out an alternative to Microsoft Teams.
But officials using it aren't impressed, with one describing the tool as "absolute shit."
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s a badge of honour for @bylinetimes.bsky.social to be banned from Reform and Conservative conferences - like being banned by Russia or China, it says more about them, than the journalists. Also, so ironic that the parties which waffle on about freedom of speech are the most scared of it.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"I'm supposed to be a tough guy," Curtis confided. "I can hold your hand," the mayor offered "What happens if I faint?" Sliwa asked. "I've got you," Mamdani assured him, grabbing his hand as Sliwa received his flu shot. abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...
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Mayor Mamdani holds hands with one-time rival Curtis Sliwa to get flu shot
An apparent bromance has continued to blossom for the one-time political rivals.
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GymCastic @gymcastic.com · 01/10/2026
British Gymnastics apologises to former gymnast abused by coaches as a child British Gymnastics has apologised to a former gymnast who was physically and verbally abused as a child by two coaches at a gymnastics club in Southampton. www.leighday.co.uk/news/press-r...
leighday.co.uk
British Gymnastics apologises to former gymnast over abuse
British Gymnastics has apologised to a former gymnast who was physically and verbally abused as a child by two coaches at a gymnastics club in Southampton.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨🚨Under-reported but strikingly radical #enlargement proposal from the @ec.europa.eu where the EU would offer unprecedented "gradual integration" into the EU SM and access to research programs for candidate countries, while their applications are being worked on. www.politico.eu/article/ursu...
politico.eu
EU to offer single-market access to candidate countries
Economic benefits would be conditional and can be taken away if non-members backslide on democracy or share sensitive tech with unfriendly governments, the plan says.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨🚨 @coe.int of Europe said yesterday that the #US formally notified it that it would leave the Group of States against Corruption, or #GRECO. Only two other countries have left GRECO before — #Russia and #Belarus. The fall of the #US on the world scene is striking. apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Since Braverman does not identify as English, its strange for her to insist that she could define for others the rules of an in group that she does not believe she can ever be a member of *and* to believe her intuition should trump a broad sustained consemsus amomg those who do identify as English!
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Tweeets of Dogs Automated @tweeetsofdogsauto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
He had been missing in the woods for a week, blind and alone One kind man refused to give up until he found him. When the reward came, he didn’t keep it for himself — he donated it to help more animals in need Original post
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not sure how the triple lock change will ultimately play politically. But trapping the Tories and Reform into defending a policy literally none of them support in private is potentially a neat move.
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Alf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish.
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: The BBC has permanently pulled a story that linked a trend for bare nails with “white supremacist standards of beauty”. It had kicked off a US/UK backlash... Bosses have concluded the article did not meet editorial standards. Story: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
theguardian.com
BBC article linking bare nails trend to ‘white supremacist standards of beauty’ removed
BBC says website article did not meet editorial standards after it attracts criticism from US and UK media
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Pete Apps @peteapps.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Breaking: the Met Police has submitted charging files to the Crown Prosecution Service resulting from its Grenfell fire investigation. The files cover 54 individuals and 20 companies and cover charges including fraud, misconduct in public office and manslaughter
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s pretty nuts. Tom Watson’s very first intervention in his new job at spytech firm Palantir is to write a letter to his former colleague @labourlewis.bsky.social detailing all the times the firm has monitored his anti-Palantir activities
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Remarkable that the Telegraph is not screaming this morning about Burnham's pledge of a closer/rejoining EU relationship because Brexit has failed.
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A bit like net migration figures being lower, the fact that UK economic growth has been higher than expected cuts against the narrative but can’t be ignored forever. Maybe (probably) I was wrong and Labour did have a theory of growth after all.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A satellite image of southern Gaza shows an apocalyptic scene—not a single building appears to be left standing.
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For the past 3d, russian drones have been bombing Kyiv nonstop. russia is particularly targeting education infrastructure. This horrifying photo shows people escaping a massive fire through a window in the National Academy of Science of Ukraine. russians also bombed 2 schools and 2 kindergartens.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Well, well, well - if it isn’t the consequences of our own actions. It would appear that migrants are not, in fact, the fiscal drain we’ve been told they are by years if we go by the £4bn to £6.5bn shortfall that’s been caused by the precipitous drop in numbers under this government. Funny that.
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Beau @drbeaubeaumont.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
To be fair, you honestly can’t say that Enid Blyton isn’t prepared to move with the times.
BBC headline: Five arrested as counter-terror police investigate major incident near RAF Fairford
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 27/09/2026
as.ft.com/r/cfb6d55d-0... Spain erupts in fury over housing after eviction of 87-year-old woman
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Spain erupts in fury over housing after eviction of 87-year-old woman
Thousands take to the streets after Maricarmen Abascal forced to leave Madrid flat she had lived in for seven decades
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The police have asked everyone to please not speculate about the RAF Fairford incident, so naturally I'm going to waste no time in making up total bollocks to suit my own agenda.
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 27/09/2026
One of the things that links Farage and Trumpism is the complete disregard for the seriousness of government, and restraint Vs making everything content.
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Tweeets of Dogs Automated @tweeetsofdogsauto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
EXC - Shabana Mahmood will announce a new legal route for refugees that prioritises Afghan women and girls and Palestinians, unfreezing a scheme that will put the most vulnerable refugees on a faster path to permanent status. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians
Exclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossings
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The happiness of this girl after discovering that her dog, whom she had been trying to teach sign language for some time, has finally begun to understand her. [📹 erycadias22] Original post
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Personally, I’d rather have healthy kids than mollycoddled millionaires
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AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Poisonous is the word
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
BREAKING: Massive Attack’s Rob Del Naja arrested under the UK Terrorism Act outside Labour Party conference venue. The legendary musician was arrested after peacefully holding “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on a paper sign on the eve of Labour’s conference.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
theintercept.com
DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 26/09/2026
It's handy to know that if I ever commit a genocide, the police will arrest the people who protest against me while I make a speech at the UN saying how racist they all are
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
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Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He imposed Shania Law
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Ancient Romans enjoyed an afternoon watching people being thrown to wild beasts or burned alive or crucified. And this chap identifies with that... while dubbing other people "barbaric"
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Juniper Bear and the Couch Potatoes @juniperbear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Poppy is an activist now.
A large dog sitting with a free Palestine sign.
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reform UK's new 'Small Boats Watch' app is not only cruel, it is in clear violation of Apple and Google’s rules and must be removed immediately. You can take action now: bestforbritain.org/take-action/...
bestforbritain.org
Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Lethargy in place of strategy. New post on my fortnightly Brexit & Brexitism Blog looking at the urgent lessons from the Reform mega-donations, Piddington, and the growth of the far right; reset inertia; and the real lessons from Canada & Carney: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/leth...
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
”Which window shall we look through today, children? Through the broken window, through the Overton window, or through the MS word for windows?” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Ready to knock? Play School returns as BBC pushes quality children’s programming
TV heads hope the revamped show – back after four decades – will win over parents seeking quality shows amid concerns about addictive online content
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Fifthcolumnblue @fifthcolumnblue.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
FAO anyone in Manchester this weekend #StandUpToRacism
United against the far right. All Saints Park, Manchester. Assemble at 11am
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ah man. The men he will help by disclosing this. I hope it helps him heal too.
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