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Original Bumble @originalbumble.bsky.social · 1h

Mine is apeirophobia. Only discovered this word recently.

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The irony that the BBC blurred out the Protect the Dolls slogan on a Strictly contestant’s tshirt for their social accounts as “political” but will happily dedicate a two-part doc to the woman who uses her billions to fund lawsuits to persecute transgender people www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

bbc.co.uk

Two-part documentary on J.K. Rowling announced by BBC Factual and BBC Scotland

The documentary will use her life as a lens through which to explore three decades of profound social, political and technological change

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Original Bumble @originalbumble.bsky.social · 6h

If only she asked herself that question regularly

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Claire Mullaly @clairemullaly.bsky.social · 11h

Fleur Ravensbergen delivers her report on the feasibility of paramilitary tranbsition in Northern Ireland today, 28 years after the Good Friday Agreement. A Keir Starmer appointee - she's spent 13 months privileging groups who are actively recruiting, controlling and terrorising the North. [1/n]

bbc.co.uk

Paramilitary racist violence deeply worrying development - report

Police intelligence pointed to the participation of individual loyalist paramilitary members during recent disorder.

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 20h

Chants of 'Don't protect the women, we can fight. We don't need your fascist shite' rang out in Glasgow tonight. As anti-fascists, women's rights groups and trade unionists protested against 'patriot platform' and their supporters pushing their racist agenda in the city. Things you love to see ✊

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Robert Jenrick for Reform says that Royal Marines using "lethal force" on small boats could end it in days. "Deploy the Royal Marines into the Channel. If they need to use lethal force then they'll be able to do so. I think the problem would come to an end within a matter of days."

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Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

‘Development Partner’ at Verduin, the fascist bookstore in London heavily connected to Nina Power

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?

Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Errr.... right, so UK is having to find more money for defence against Russia... by cutting funding for heat pumps that get us off gas... thereby keeping us dependent on an energy commodity *weaponised* by Russia & international conflict. Smart thinking guys www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending

Exclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say

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Original Bumble @originalbumble.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Likely American money funding their litigious inclinations

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dr. pseudonymity enjoyer @ulycia.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

@womenforindy.bsky.social have put out a statement on the absolutely abhorrent SPUC fringe at SNP conference glad to see pushback on this and hope more groups follow suit - we cannot let groups like SPUC erode our rights with wedge issues like this

Our Statement On The SNP Conference Anti-Abortion Fringe Group

Women for Independence are absolutely appalled to see the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, an anti-abortion group being platformed at the upcoming SNP conference.

Despite the event being presented as raising awareness on 'The reality of coerced abortion', this is merely a progressive veil for their outdated and bigoted beliefs.

The organisation is against the widespread use of contraception, morning after pills, abortion decriminalisation, most forms of sex education, and advocates for heavy restrictions to be placed on women's access to abortion.

We believe these measures, if implemented, would themselves amount to reproductive coercion of women to carry unwanted pregnancies.

Our Statement On The SNP Conference Anti-Abortion Fringe Group

The SPUC also has a deeply troubling record of homophobia, opposing same-sex marriage and encouraging parents to withdraw their children from sex and relationships education classes mentioning Igbtqia+ relationships.

We know these views don't align with the vast majority of party members, only two years ago party members passed a resolution to enshrine the right to abortion in the constitution of an independent Scotland.

We're shocked that in this day and age, a typically feminist party is actively choosing to platform this group. We're concerned about the message this sends to Scottish women - that our rights are up for debate and that the governing party supports that.

We call on the party to no longer permit this fringe group to go ahead - there is still time.

We highly encourage conference delegates to boycott this event, we need to send a clear message, that these kinds of extremist views are not welcome in the discourse on how to achieve an equal and independent Scotland.

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Euan @euan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

imagining what the second headline would be if she had so much been in the same room once with a left-wing politician

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RDCK98 @comradekenobi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Nice little nugget of horror buried in there

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Karen Campbell @writerkcampbell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Moments of joy, resilience and hope can be found in the most unexpected places. Spotted on the top of a Glasgow tenement this morning. 😊

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

What's the mood like at Tory conference? Well it's 10:30 in the morning and the party chair is drinking on stage #CPC26

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Original Bumble @originalbumble.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

That's an astonishing story. He looked utterly passive.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

92 year old amputee & wheelchair user Donald Burgess was in his room in the care home holding a butter knife. The 2 police officers knew he had dementia but didn't know he had delirium from an infection. They pepper sprayed him, hit him with a baton & tasered him

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

via EvolvePolitics

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 06/10/2026

‘A decade ago, donations of a million pounds or more represented 1 per cent of party funding. Now they account for more than a third. But even by these standards Reform’s reliance on large donors is unusual.’ @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on party fundraising. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

lrb.co.uk

Peter Geoghegan · Short Cuts: Funding Reform

British politics has long been complacent about the power of big money. The relatively low price of access to...

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

These are Moylan’s full comments on floating bus stop bike lanes. This is the sort of transport policy almost every other European nation would find deeply weird.

“People who haven't seen a floating bus stop might think it's got nothing to do with them and they're safe. But I can promise you, the zealots behind these bike schemes are coming for you.
“So you will get a floating bus stop if you don't have a Conservative government, because we are going to put an end to them.
“These are bus stops, basically where the cycle lane sits between the pavement and the boarding area for the bus. So to get to the bus stop when the bus comes, you have to cross over the cycle lane.
“Of course, the cyclists are all meant beautifully to stop for pedestrians across, especially for blind pedestrians who are crossing. They never do. There are horrendous videos of cyclists racing through them.

“Now we've announced that we are going to put an end to these. It'll take little time. We'll get rid of the most egregious ones immediately.
“We'll prevent any new ones coming along, and we'll design out the others as they go on, because they are hated by people, especially by the blind, by pedestrians, by elderly, by anyone who just does not want to have to think about a crazed bicycle coming at them at high speed, when all they want to do is get on the bus.”

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When did it become so normalised to describe often far right thugs attacking people as "scuffles" but make out anyone just trying to seek safety is a threat to national security?

The Guardian

Anti-migrant protesters scuffle with police in Gosport after Channel rescue

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BBC

Protesters scuffle with police as migrants brought ashore on south coast

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Protesters Scuffle With Police as Migrants Brought Ashore

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Three arrested at Portsmouth anti-migrant protest as scuffles break out

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Original Bumble @originalbumble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I can attest to developing quite murderous feelings towards football coaches over my years of standing on the sidelines, watching arseholes berating weans.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Wtaf is she smoking and could she share with the rest of the class please? If only so the rest of the class as something to dull the nightmare that is Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary

Mahmood says Palestine Action proscription is needed to curb support for neo-Nazis

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Original Bumble @originalbumble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And advocated by the one and only Audrey Dempsey of Reform!

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Original Bumble @originalbumble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I didn't actually realise it was this lot who staged a protest in the City Chambers the other week. I believe Colin McInnes is Alba.

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Original Bumble @originalbumble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Utterly batshit. Who is buying this

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Monorail Music @monorailmusic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

30 years of Mogwai (and @rockactionrecords.scot!), one definitive comp...several discs. Happy Tears: 13 hits and 13 extra tracks of remixes, rarities, live and previously unreleased music. Monorail exclusive signed screenprint edition: monorailmusic.com/products/mog...

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🔴 We asked Tony Blair's think tank about charging businesses £500k for political access at party conferences and why one of its sponsor's logos disappeared after our reporting last week on TBI's alleged cash for access scheme This is what they said

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Another appeal, which he's v unlikely to win, but the whole point is the generation of these headlines and the normalisation of the claim that homophobia is protected under the Equality Act. It is not, but these people have endless cash to spend to try to find a court that will set such a precedent.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 28/09/2026

"Once, I went out on the rob for diesel, and sparked a major international security incident"

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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Homophobes are very grateful to the transphobes who pathed the way for this. The racists can’t wait to get their turn. It’s only a matter of time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Christian 'discriminated' against in job retraction over LGBT views, court hears

Felix Ngole was rejected for a job after his potential employer discovered his views on homosexuality.

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The Haunting of Moose Malloy @spooksmalloy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"You will never defeat us" is a very funny thing to say after you've just bailed everyone who was involved in whatever the fuck this was

All five men arrested in RAF base plot are British nationals
The five men who were arrested and subsequently released on bail are all British citizens, home secretary Shabana Mahmood has just told the Labour party conference.

She adds that the scene is “now safe” and the residents living near to the RAF base are now able to return home.

“Let this be a reminder: you will never defeat us,” he says.

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *inclusion*, it would be all over the Times, Telegraph, Mail etc. This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets.

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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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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

As unprofessional as it may be, I suspect I will be shouting "we have been saying this for years" a lot today. Harsher immigration policies don't just ruin individual lives, they damage the economy, reduce jobs, and generally harm the whole country.

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Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Last day of the Rip It Up weekender at the Anderston Pyramid. Lots of great stuff all day. They're screening Beats later and I'll be doing a wee Q&A after the film if you're into that. Film starts at 6. Have a look at the whole programme: thepyramid.scot/events/event...

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Rip It Up at The Pyramid Weekender | The Pyramid at Anderston

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.

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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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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Shot (BBC) / chaser (Basingstoke Gazette)

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The second attack in two weeks on an LGBT+ bookshop in Glasgow. STV posted this story on Facebook and there is an endless stream of comments underneath suggesting the answer is for them to stop using the word "queer", stop supporting trans rights, and stop being so visible. Mainstreamed hate.

news.stv.tv

Queer bookshop vandalised again two weeks after targeted attack

Category Is Books in Govanhill has been targeted twice within two weeks

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't.

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