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HIV activist. Health advocate. LGBTQ+ advocate. Londoner in Sussex European 🇪🇺 Tactical Voter

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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Sailing Steve @sailingsteve.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good advice!! Make noise. It's long. Read it!
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Gradually shutting down my social media presence, starting here. It's an open doom-filled sewer that does nobody any good.
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I simply do not understand what's going on in Labour that renders its leaders incapable of finding a TV camera and speaking out against street violence. Even if you assume they agree about immigration, violence is wrong, unpopular AND against the interests of any even vaguely left wing govt.
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In fairness to Kent police, it is always a bit awkward to see what your colleagues get up to on their day off
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Paul 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇺🇵🇸🇺🇦 @paul1254.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Lebensraum springs to mind www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Israel ‘seeking Trump’s support for plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza’
Defence minister says he believes US backing could tip regional balance in favour of forced resettlement
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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Not just a run of the mill member, but someone who was part of Paul Golding's security detail searchlightmagazine.com/2026/08/memb...
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Member of Britain First security team gets 24 years for rape and domestic abuse | Searchlight
Britain First hailed James White as a member of its security team. He has now been jailed for 24 years after being convicted of rape and multiple violent of ...
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badly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼‍♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Note carefully how Burnham says 'public control' and not 'public ownership'. Words matter. That's a deliberate choice.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Video evidence now available of Moroccan police directing crowds in the orchestrated mass illegal crossings into Ceuta. An event that was weaponised against Spain and the EU.
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
🔥 The EU 🇪🇺 is banning Brazilian 🇧🇷 beef and chicken after Brazil failed to prove compliance with antibiotic rules. Britain 🇬🇧 has not. NI must follow the EU ban, widening UK divide. Accepting meat rejected by Europe also threatens Burnham’s SPS reset. Shared food safety 👉 or Brexit divergence?
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Welcome to the Age of Burnham-ism #BurnhamsBrexit
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Mikko V. Matson / Salish Nomad 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 🇫🇮 🇸🇪 @salishnomad.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Ha ha ha. Milo Yiannopoulos arrested by ICE, held at major deportation hub in Louisiana - Fox News
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Kuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
....then they came for Milo Yiannopolous, and I did not speak out because I was too busy laughing at what a beautiful thing karma can be....
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Does anyone know an industrial scale popcorn vendor? I find myself in desperate need. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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BREAKING: Far-Right Pundit Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE
British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been detained by ICE agents in Louisiana, according to a report from TMZ.
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Another backtrack! The British Museum’s chairman is: George Osborne (who buy the way is also now a lobbyist for OpenAI)
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The “fraud” allegation against Arday is gone. Regular “fabulist” is fading. What is left is his paranoid reaction to the two academics hounding him for three years — calling the police, engaging Carter Ruck. “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you”
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Right now the government is putting our communities, our water security and our climate ambitions second to the demands of tech giants. It's time to slam the brakes on water-guzzling, energy hungry datacentres.
Greens call for temporary ban on new data centres
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
More evidence that RFKJr lied to Congress during his hearings about his trip to Samoa- accumulating evidence shows he explicitly visited to look at vaccines esp mmr but he denied this repeatedly. Democrats considering charges now.
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RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Release the hounds.
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Gianni Infantino: Uefa pursuing criminal legal proceedings against Fifa president
Uefa is pursuing criminal proceedings against Fifa and its president Gianni Infantino over the failed plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup.
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Pieter T. L. Beck @ptrbck.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We have written a statement in support of Ghent Uni's decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. We resist attempts to frame this as a punishment for "whistleblowing" or censorship of "controversial research". We invite all academics who share our views to sign our letter. forms.gle/qwN8xzEM5C7Q...
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Open letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University
We, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond to the negative and incorrect framing of Ghent University’s decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. With th...
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GeekOnALeash 🏳️‍⚧️ @geekonaleash.co.uk · 26/08/2026
~2700 signatories and counting... If you are an academic, please sign this ⬇️
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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Feels like the only sensible thing to do today is sit and read from 9 to 5… - Michael
I always loved books. I don’t remember learning to read, it was just something I always did - Dolly Parton
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Again, the *wrong* 80-year-old, Lord. Do try better to pay attention to the *details* of my prayers. Thanking you in advance, Betty."
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Fantastic news as data shows that shingles vaccine in older people is helping reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease! Shingles is reactivation of chickenpox so this data must also strengthen case for chicken pox vaccine in children (given with MMR as the MMRV vax)
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Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds
Researchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication
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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 25/08/2026
I’ll always remember Dolly Parton for the fact that she donated $1 million in 2020 to the research that led to Moderna’s COVID vaccine, as well as millions more for childhood vaccine and cancer research. She was an immensely talented, kind, and giving person.
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The 'New Right' shaping Reform and possibly more... postmoderniconoclast.substack.com/p/james-orr-...
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James Orr: The Man in the Middle
Inside the network of ideas, money and influence reshaping the British right
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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
UK media always asks the wrong questions. Instead of hounding high achieving people of colour , perhaps they'd consider asking why white people who fail spectacularly in government so easily walk into high paying media & consultancy work once they’ve exhausted that particular racket .
UK media always asking the wrong questions. Instead of hounding high achieving people of colour , perhaps they should consider asking why white people who failed spectacularly in government so easily walk into high paying media & consultancy work once they’ve exhausted that particular racket .
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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The fun thing about "heightened scrutiny over academia" is that you only need to shake the tree of the collective scholarly wisdom just a tiny bit and some really weird shit starts falling out (this is from the guy who got Nathan Cofnas into U Ghent).
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Imagine an administration so evil it *intentionally* makes citizens worry about where their next meal is coming from. Well, guess what? You don’t have to imagine. That evil is our reality.
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If only Burnham would speak up and do the same.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
HG Wells is alleged to have remarked "Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race”. You could see this shocking chart as an index of civilisation. A country which gets this issue so badly wrong is likely to fail in many other ways.
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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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Of course Eric Kaufmann would be signatory to this!
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Professor Jason Stanley - ex-Yale, now Toronto - is also a leading authority on fascism. He busted Nathan Cofnas back in 2020 BEFORE his appointment at Cambridge. This entire story has been reported without any meaningful expertise of the context. spectator.com/article/acad...
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Academics are trying to get my paper retracted — and some of them haven’t even read it
Philosophy is ultimately about questioning orthodoxies and challenging taboos
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
One of the things that MUST be demanded of Cambridge's senior leadership, as they are termed, must be to cut out the wall of silence on white supremacy networks on campus, & their billionaire backers. They cannot be allowed to get away with dismissing queries or not replying at all to questions.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026
In the meantime, you can access the censored Amnesty reports on gender critical groups here. Make sure they cannot erase these documents from the internet. Like a snowball. dn711306.ca.archive.org/0/items/amne... A growing threat. archive.org/download/rep...
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STEAMLORD @exoplanetdinosaur.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fascinating. The Guardian piece quoting multiple academics of colour was what gave me pause for thought. But this is a more serious analysis
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A very important article to read, the death of Jason Arday was caused by far right attempts to take over UK universities.
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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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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
When I see commentators using terms like “DEI” I immediately suspect that they’re trying to ignite a US inspired (and maybe funded?) culture war here. Because the acronym used in the UK is EDI - equality, diversity, inclusion - linked to the equality act 2010. www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/1...
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Equality Act 2010
An Act to make provision to require Ministers of the Crown and others when making strategic decisions about the exercise of their functions to have regard to the desirability of reducing socio-economi...
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026
For years, London's children’s lungs lagged behind. Now they’re catching up. A major new study shows the ULEZ cut exposure to toxic NO₂ and reduced impaired lung function from 14% to 9%.
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Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
Critics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.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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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
String of really nasty offences detailed in Clacton and Frinton and Essex. Surprised Nigel hasn't called them all out. Wonder why that is. www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/2646426...
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Essex criminals jailed for sex crimes, domestic violence and burglaries
Eleven criminals have been put behind bars across Essex so far this month, from domestic abusers and burglars to dangerous drivers and serious…
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A Digital Lynching - a practical guide for individuals and organisations when the mobs gather Carole Cadwalldr broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-digital-...
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A Digital Lynching
A practical guide for individuals and organisations when the mobs gather
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Another no-show from Nigel Farage at Reform's press conference this morning. Still not a single public appearance from him following his supposedly epoch-defining, establishment-crushing by-election victory
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Marina Purkiss, "188 articles on this man, Jason Arday, who was not a public figure, over 9 days" "It was a blood sport for The Telegraph, The Times, The Spectator" "They have blood on their hands for this man"
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/08/2026
A London legend makes history. Congratulations to Dina Asher-Smith on an eighth European gold, making her the most successful athlete in European Athletics Championships history. A great achievement for a great Londoner.
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European Athletics Championships 2026: Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith make history with relay gold
Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith make history and Georgia Hunter Bell claims a commanding 1500m gold as Great Britain maintain their bid to top the final medal table at the European Championships.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊 IG: @artistsuniversum @raphael_gromy
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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Oh my god what TF is wrong with #BBC #BroadcastingHouse? They have got KATHLEEN STOCK on to do the review, SPECIFICALLY to talk about Jason Arday. When she was one of the most egregious examples of the pile on, just days ago. I have turned the radio off. Shame on you BBC.
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