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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 33m
Western intelligence agencies have warned Europe’s defence bosses that Russia is stepping up efforts to assassinate them, prompting companies to increase personal security around their top executives www.ft.com/content/5da2...
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Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn
Companies increase personal security for top executives as Kremlin orders expansion of sabotage and ‘hybrid’ operations
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 17h
Zelenskyy is the greatest Western leader of the modern era. Trump is the worst. Zelenskyy is the leader of the free world. Trump is its most treacherous betrayer. Zelenskyy saved his democracy. Trump destroyed his. Слава Україні! 🇺🇦
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18h
In more serious times, the US government trying to cover up the deaths of service members would be a career-ending scandal.
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Pentagon raises official toll of troops who died during war with Iran to 21 — The Washington Post
The Post exclusively reported last month that the numbers of service members lost was greater than what the Pentagon was reporting in its public database.
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bertiebirdman @bertiebirdman.bsky.social · 18h
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Jewish News @jewishnews.bsky.social · 17h
'The Green party can now fairly be called an institutionally antisemitic party with policy in common with fascists', local Jewish leaders warn
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‘Greens in same league as British Union of Fascists’, says Hastings Jewish community over Zionism policy
'The Green party can now fairly be called an institutionally antisemitic party with policy in common with fascists', local Jewish leaders warn
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 22h
just when you thought it couldn’t get worse
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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I don't see anything erratic here. For over a decade, Trump has prioritised "getting along with Russia"; since 20 January 2025, Trump administration policy has reflected that priority. It's perhaps the most consistent aspect of Trump foreign policy. 🧵on Trump and sanctions.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 09/10/2026
Oh boy did someone get played here
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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
All timer headline
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 09/10/2026
“Come on, Donald. Jump! You almost had it!”
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Polanski's excuse for not having voted on the "Zionism is Racism" motion appears to have been that he had to leave conference to go campaign in Holborn & St Pancras. But the Green Party explicitly offered an option allowing members to register to vote online. He could have voted from London.
CONFERENCE registration
All paid-up Green Party members are eligible to attend Conference and vote.

Book for one day, two days, or all three.
Attend in person (voting rights and access to all sessions) or online (voting rights, access to pre-Conference workshops and plenaries).
Choose the fee level which is right for you: Standard or Lower Income (fees are set out below).
Book before 1 September to take advantage of the early bird pricing.
Registrations will close at midnight on 25 September.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Apparently the Trump regime will prevent Sharia Law in the USA by having....(checks notes)....public executions.
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
After the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" vote, the Leader of Haringey Council, controlled by the Greens, wrote to some Synagogues in the borough to "reassure" them. I want to show you Highgate Synagogue's reply. I believe it is worth reading in its entirety. www.jewishnews.co.uk/synagogue-re...
Dear Mark Thank you for your emails to us. We take it from both the tone and the content of your email that you are deeply embarrassed with the decision taken by your party to not only brand Zionism as racism but to call for the eradication by any means necessary including violence, of the only Jewish state, the only practising democracy in the Middle East, and also home to half of the world’s Jewish population.  We are not surprised you are embarrassed. The policy decision which has not just been endorsed by but was publicly celebrated by the Haringey branch of the Green Party, of which we assume you are a member, is thus aligning itself with Hamas, a genocidal, homophobic and misogynistic Islamist terrorist organisation not only responsible for the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, but countless murders and torture of its own people. You may not be aware that members of our synagogue have close relatives and friends who perished in that pogrom - of which today is the third anniversary - not to mention other horrendous terrorist atrocities carried out in the name of the resistance that your party supports. We also adopted Emily Damari, a British Israeli hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas from her home at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, suffered terribly at the hands of her Hamas jailers and had to keep her sexual orientation secret from her kidnappers or else would have been murdered, along with 87 others including the Bibas children, four year old Arieh and nine month old Kfir who were killed in cold blood for the sole crime of being Jewish children born in their ancestral homeland.  Our synagogue along with the majority of British synagogues recites weekly Sabbath prayers for both the Royal Family of the United Kingdom and the State of Israel and will continue to do so, irrespective of what you or other Green Party members think. 

 Love of Zion and a hope to be able to return to live in our ancestral homeland is integral to all streams of Judaism, as, it so happens,Earlier this year we hosted at Highgate Synagogue a noted Palestinian campaigner Ahmed Fouad AlKhatib who lost more than 30 family members in Gaza. He told a packed synagogue - and it was really packed -- how he as a Gazan and a Palestinian believed that Hamas had brought nothing but disaster on the Palestinian people, and that those keffiyeh wearing sympathizers in the West who cheer for Hamas are doing more harm than good.   He was no shill for Israel or its Prime Minister, but he at least acknowledged the attachment of Jews to this land, and the fact that non-Jews in Israel have rights that no-one, certainly not Jews or Christians, let alone Muslims can aspire to anywhere else in the Middle East. So no, we don’t accept your assurances that we are safe under your watch. You may see no connection between the ceaseless vilification of Israel, the blood libels that you and your party regularly trot out, and the hostility to Jews in this country, but we do. If this motion does not mean that Jews in Haringey who have family or friends in Israel, or who attend our synagogue, or who maybe aren’t religious but believe that there is a place for a haven for the tattered remnant of the most persecuted race on earth, are considered by you and your party as racists and by implication fair game for ostracism, intimidation, violence or worse, please explain to us what else it means. And if that is indeed what it means, and we are pretty sure that those who voted for it believe that is precisely what it means, how can we as Jews feel safe when the largest party of the borough we live in, entirely peacefully up to now, publicly align yourself with the most virulent jew-hating racists of all, Hamas and the Nazis. As it is, despite living in one of the most peaceful and crime free parts of the borough, we have had as a synagogue to invest substantial sums in building terrorism-proof fences round our premises, and employ both volunteers and professional security with stab vests to enSo your embarrassment is not enough. If you really want us to feel you do not agree with the racist and genocidal implications of your party’s policy, the least we can expect is for you to publicly resile yourself from that policy and commit yourself and your party colleagues to reverse that policy and to educate themselves about the realities of the Middle East conflict, and about Jewish life, before you pronounce on these matters with such unshakeable certainty again.  Yours sincerely,
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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
One of the underdiscussed outcomes of the Green conferance was Greens4Palestine running a slate and getting members elected to key bodies - particularly disciplinary/disputes. They've got their candidates elected to both of those. And you already have stories like this:
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 09/10/2026
"Polanski seemed to hope that by ignoring the “Zionism is racism” motion, it might resolve itself without his intervention. Instead, he is likely to spend the next few months, if not years, dealing with its fallout."
thenewworld.co.uk
Zack Polanski’s moment is over
After Holborn & St Pancras, everyone now knows the Greens leader’s instincts are lousy and the Zionism vote was a disaster
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peterkellner.bsky.social @peterkellner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ignore the Greens’ misleading claims. It was a catastrophic night for Zack Polanski, and a remarkable victory for Sagal Absi-Wali kellnerp.substack.com/p/the-figure...
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The figures that make Sagal Abdi-Wali’s victory remarkable
Ignore the Greens’ misleading claims. It was a catastrophic night for Zack Polanski
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"On the [Zionism is Racism] motion, I voted and argued against it...but the clash of conference with an exciting and mobilising by-election campaign meant many of us were persuaded not to campaign publicly for these ends". Do you not see how absolutely damning that admission is?
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
As we all know, it's always far harder to spot errors when they reinforce the case you're wanting to make.
theguardian.com
Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data
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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
it's roughly a standstill result for the Greens when including Feinstein's vote, which would be fine given the Burnham bounce - except they decided to stand their party leader in it, who's meant to be a big draw. It's a poor result given they played supposedly their strongest card
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Simpsons Old Man Yells at Cloud
ALT: Simpsons Old Man Yells at Cloud
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
this is absolutely nuts: "the UK’s pension “triple lock” was costed at just £50mn when politicians first settled on a measure that has gone on to cost 300 times as much, according to the top adviser on economic strategy at the time" www.ft.com/content/efdc...
ft.com
UK pension ‘triple lock’ was first costed at just £50mn, says ex-government adviser
Guarantee on value of state pension was a demand of Liberal Democrats in negotiations to form coalition with Tories after 2010 election
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Britain Elects @britainelects.com · 08/10/2026
Public opinion towards Zack Polanski by age-group: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This does in fact seem obvious to everyone apart from the people who came up with the policy.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 08/10/2026
President Zelensky and UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband visited the site of the strike on a residential building in Pryluky, where 22 people were killed, including five children. #Ukraine
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I wonder who Nadine Dorries thinks this mocking of Badenoch is for - and what she thinks Reform will gain from attacking her on this
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Matt Leys @mattleys.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Just starting the day with a pure hit of Bluesky
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Jewish News @jewishnews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Dan Levene, 52, tells Jewish News he was kicked in the head and ribs by two men spraying the slogan 'Don't Vote Sagal Abdi-Wali A Puppet Of The Genocidal Israeli Regime' on cobbles
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Proudly Jewish man reveals he was viciously attacked after halting duo spray-painting ‘genocide’ slur at Labour candidate
EXCLUSIVE: Dan Levene, 52, tells Jewish News he was kicked in the head and ribs by two men spraying the slogan 'Don't Vote Sagal Abdi-Wali A Puppet Of The Genocidal Israeli Regime' on cobbles
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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 08/10/2026
This is a good example of why I am not a fan of the pivot to podcasts/audio articles. It says it takes 6 minutes to read (actually about 3 mins max), but 9 minutes to listen to. Audio is just such a SLOW way to consume words.
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Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Excellent front page here
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Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Some of the anti-Mamdani signs cropping up here. Several protesters I've spoken to see firing NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch as a key step for Mamdani to take to get back in their good graces.
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Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside City Hall to call out Mayor Zohran Mamdani for what they see as his betrayal of the movement. "Mayor Mamdani, you can't hide we charge you with genocide" was a chant that just rang out.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Best thing I read on the Tories this week? This counter to the emerging common wisdom by @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk
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Badenoch has fallen into the trap that locks parties out of power
Her Tory party is restating all the old ideas voters have rejected, but harder and louder
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Conor Tomlinson - clear that he will not accept Saka as English, nor Badenoch's children. His position is that Badenoch would be banned from parliament, along with all the other ethnic minority MPs. Remarkably, Tomlinson was a guest of Mr Harry Cole's ridiculously softball podcast interview.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Latest approval ratings for party leaders. I thought populists were meant to be popular..?
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Reform contractor says it was for the party. The fundraiser tells the donor it was for the party. The pollster says on camera it was for the party - but he is concealing that from media. The leader is told it was done & thanks the donors for doing it for the party. bsky.app/profile/sund...
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The minority Green Party administration on Stroud District Council "refused the planning application in December 2025. It rejected the project, Wheatenhurst Solar Farm, on the grounds of negative visual impact," traffic management and other points, but it has now been overruled
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PACE wins appeal for 49.5MW solar plant
Clean energy developer Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE) has secured planning permission for a 49.5MW solar plant in Gloucestershire following an appeal.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 07/10/2026
Anti-migrant activist Levi Mason is set to speak at a demonstration in Telford on Sunday. The event is organised by Telford Patriots and Alexandra Whyte, whose sister, Rhiannon, was killed in 2024 by an asylum seeker. But Mason's violent past cannot be ignored. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/10/07/c...
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Convicted Domestic Abuser Set to Speak at Telford Demo – HOPE not hate
Warning: This article contains a graphic description of domestic violence.  Levi Mason, an anti-migrant activist from Liverpool, is set to speak at a Telford ‘Enough...
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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tories damn Labour leader as loveable national treasure whose appeal crosses political divides.
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CURSE BOWL (look it up) @excited.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Read the whole short thread.
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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: European Parliament significantly toughens China position, adopted by landslide FOR 454 AGAINST 86 ABSTAIN 110 Report says China is “decisive enabler” of Russia & backs a “continuous [European] naval presence and joint exercises” in and around the Taiwan Strait
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
@andruyeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In our latest voting intention, Labour hit 29% their highest since 2024, Reform move to 2nd & Greens fall to lowest since August 2025 🌹 LAB 29% (+2) ⏩ REF 24% (+3) 🌳 CON 21% (-1) 🔶 LIB DEM 10% (-1) 🟢 GREEN 7% (-2) ⚫ RES: 4% (-2) N 2,088 | Dates 3-5/10 | Change w 29/09
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Kemi Badenoch accurately notes that the common sense consensus that black people can be Englsh was pretty settled by the early 1990s. It was being contested vocally by the NF in 1984 (when Barnes scored in Brazil) with the Daily Mail vocal against the NF but much less by 1993 (when Ince was captain)
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I for one am reassured that an investigation into Reform UK, carried out by Reform UK, has found that Reform UK did nothing wrong www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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Michael @michaeljsc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
seems clear that whatever Polanski’s ambiguous feelings about the motion pre-passage, he now thinks critics should shut up and move on
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Paul Singh 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @paulsingh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It’s good to see how many have finally realised that racism is as prevalent on the left as it is on the right.
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ScouseLakes @scouselakes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Greens say she holds no official position; no, she’s just set official party policy, that’s all.
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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Green member behind Zionism motion named as 'close friend' of jailed al-Qaeda supporter in court
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Green member behind Zionism motion named as 'close friend' of jailed al-Qaeda supporter in court
Lubna Speitan offered to testify on behalf of Minh Quang Pham, who was jailed for 40 years after a Heathrow bomb plot investigation.
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you still support that party, then you are support racism, making racism acceptable - one of the oldest form of racism at that - one that we ought to have learnt to avoid from history to avoid many times over. 2/3
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David Aaronovitch @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A free 2000 word post on the sad irrelevant history of the 'Zionism is racism' debate davidaaronovitch.substack.com/p/the-anti-z...
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The anti-Zionism of fools
On the Corbynising of the Green party
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