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Peter Hale

@petervhale.bsky.social
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UK Politics, Science, Tech, Autism, Disability Rights, Mental Health campaigning - PhD in computing.

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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 28m
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ex-top official Olly Robbins reaches settlement with government over sacking
Sir Olly Robbins was sacked as the top civil servant in the Foreign Office over the vetting of Lord Mandelson.
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 1h
Does anyone know - What are the colours of the Green Party?
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 5h
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1h
The blame for having an incompetent press secretary rests solely with Donald Trump, not Katie Zacharia. She can’t help that she’s incompetent, *he* chose to appoint her anyway. Just like he chose to appoint incompetent Pete Hegseth and incompetent RFK Jr.
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 1h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Trump urges new press secretary to ‘reconsider’ taking job: ‘Is this for you, Katie?’
Katie Zacharia had a rough start as she fumbled first press conference and faced questions from media about her professional background
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 1h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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New White House press secretary faces more scrutiny – this time from Trump-friendly Fox News
Katie Zacharia made the rounds at the conservative news channel to defend her appointment as Trump’s mouthpiece
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h
A lot of misinformation, miscommunication is around the fact that I labeled myself a pharmacist. I asked many random people: “Is it cool for me to call myself a pharmacist?” And they said, “Absolutely! You dispense drugs—multivitamins—to yourself every day!”
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 2h
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 3h
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 1h
As a qualified lawyer I’m applying to be White House Press Secretary
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 4h
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bbc.co.uk
Letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to US senators and election offices
A number of states have confirmed they were targeted by the mailings, including Oklahoma, Ohio and Louisiana.
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 4h
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
bbc.co.uk
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank during olive harvest
Israeli settlers were seen attacking Palestinian farmers and setting fire to olive trees in the West Bank.
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 6h
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi...
bbc.co.uk
Beth Dobbin: The Olympian who is bedbound for 22 hours a day after ME diagnosis
She's an Olympian, a world record holder and a Commonwealth Games medal winner. She's also bedbound for more than 22 hours a day. Sprinter Beth Dobbin shares her health struggles with BBC Sport months...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 8h
Trump, Musk, Weidel, Le Pen: These are collaborator-populists who triumph at the ballot box and yet would sell their country to a Russian despot iandunt.substack.com/p/these-are-...
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These are the men and women who betrayed Ukraine
Some of them are fascist collaborators. Some of them are self-interested Machiavellians. Some are merely cowards. All of them have blood on their hands.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 17h
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 6h
Amazingly, Earl Spencer’s name - Earl is exactly the same as his job title - Earl
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 7h
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bbc.co.uk
China tells Israel to stop 'forced establishment' of West Bank settlements
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of a conference.
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 7h
www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
forbes.com
White House Reportedly Ordered Limits On Ukraine's Starshield Use—As Trump Blasts Zelenskyy
The disruption in Ukraine’s use of SpaceX’s satellite internet service for military operations came after President Trump called for an “energy ceasefire” in its war with Russia.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 20h
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 18h
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bbc.co.uk
Reform faces questions over candidate vetting after undercover filming
Reform UK says the party has "improved and prioritised its vetting procedures".
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 23h
benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/are-adh...
benefitsandwork.co.uk
Are ADHD, autism, anxiety and depression cost-free conditions?
Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 23h
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 23h
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bbc.co.uk
Hole in Neanderthal shoulder bone linked to ancient wooden spear
A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal spear wound may be evidence violence shaped human life far earlier than thought.
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I was invited to a 15 minute Andy Warhol and Velvet Underground party. I’m still there!
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
Katie Zacharia now says she misheard question about where she passed the bar exam
The White House's new press secretary graduated from law school - but there is little evidence she's been licensed to practice law
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Can someone help me with a crossword answer? It’s a town near Portsmouth beginning with H I haven’t a clue!
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Albanian students are rising up! 🇦🇱 Thousands are striking in Tirana to demand halved tuition fees, better university resources, and an end to corruption. Driven by systemic neglect and economic hardship, their fight for affordable education deserves global solidarity. Stand with them!
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
A Reform UK official tells ITV News undercover report how to beat vetting, "What Farage has learnt over 30 years in politics, you've got to play the game"
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
When I was searching for properties I realised an image was AI altered. It started eating cars
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
“In this Administration, former Ambassador Guilfoyle is the rare Trump associate to face consequences for misdeeds.” By Ruth Marcus www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Kimberly Who?
In this Administration, former Ambassador Guilfoyle is the rare Trump associate to face consequences for misdeeds.
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I often misspell President Trump as Prisoner Trump
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
news.sky.com/story/katie-...
news.sky.com
Katie Zacharia faces scrutiny over her claim to be a lawyer - as watchdog calls for probe
Donald Trump's new White House press secretary has repeatedly referred to herself as a "lawyer". But questions have emerged about whether she is licensed to practice law.
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I feel for Farage over his milkshake attack since I was beaten with a walnut whip
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I feel for Farage over his milkshake attack since I was beaten with a walnut whip
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Jeffrey Donaldson has no option left in politics. Except to join Reform of course
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Extraordinary undercover reporting in Reform by ITV, uncovering what many of its councillors and activists are really like, when they think the cameras are off. A racist party which attracts racist people. www.itv.com/news/2026-10...
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Unelected Musk had called on Zelensky to step down
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
IMF advise on economics, and created the 1990s song - Unbelievable
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MAD DAVE! @maddave7.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Cats only sleeps all day because their real job is guiding lost dreamers.
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Reform have said there is no room for racism within the party. Despite all the proof that there absolutely is!
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Tough session of squash today. I drank 4 glasses within an hour!
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
bbc.co.uk
Jeffrey Donaldson: Former DUP leader sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse
The ex-MP was convicted in June of 18 offences, including one count of rape. The judge says Donaldson's offences have led to a "catastrophic descent into disgrace".
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Peter Hale @petervhale.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Hundreds of IDF investigations into killings without public outcome, BBC Verify finds
BBC Verify has identified 254 incidents from the past three years the Israeli military said it is reviewing after being accused of harm.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Left: Reform UK Councillor Chris Whelan making misogynistic remarks about a female Reform councillor, "If she was my daughter it would still be bath time on a Thursday" Right: Emily Thornberry is all of us when she says, "What on earth! He's passed vetting and is a councillor"
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