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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks so much to the Camden NEU for having me at your meeting - educators are the backbone of our community but I know so many are struggling with increased workloads, stress and a lack of funding. As MP for Holborn and St Pancras I'll fight for the resources you need.

Teachers, educators, tas, support staff and NEU reps smiling at the camera upstairs in the Pineapple

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 10h

How many more times does this need to be said? Men need to be better allies. #EndViolenceAgainstWomen

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 4h

When did energy price increases stop being Russia & Ukraine, and start being Iran? Can you smell something?

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Sylvia @sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social · 11h

How things change. The root cause of energy price hikes under Starmer (and the Tories) was the conflict in Ukraine. I have a feeling politicians aren’t being honest and looking at energy company profits, the root cause might be profiteering through conflict

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Amra Watson @amrawatson.bsky.social · 10h

Will Nigel Farage ever learn? No matter how tempting it is to shoehorn small boats into every story, serious allegations require serious evidence, not insinuation. National security deserves facts, not fearmongering and political theatre.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

15 minutes later, they admitted their mistake and released him without any apology. He was in the area outside the Labour Party conference with his dog, his mum and his sister witnessing the arrests of over 150 peaceful sign-holders, and at no point did he hold a sign himself.

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Louise @louiseankers.bsky.social · 10h

Maybe I have to start from the point of losing your passport is not a crime! It's an inconvienence ! Citizenship is a right ! It ALLOWS you to apply for a passport. That's the cause and effect link. Argh....

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 4h

“We were very optimistic about the negotiations that were taking place,” said Pouria Askari, a prominent Iranian international law expert... on his commute to the university where he lectures. “We were not expecting the beginning of the war.” www.dropsitenews.com/p/minab-scho...

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Massacre at Minab: The School That Became a Grave

The bombing of an Iranian school, killing 120 children, is one of the worst U.S. war crimes since Vietnam. Drop Site spoke to survivors, first responders, parents, and witnesses. This is their story.

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 4h

The USA is a country in decline. Soon, the once world-leading nation will be less innovative than the global average. China is now leading the way in innovation, and let's be honest, in many other ways too, and they've done it without bombing anybody. www.statista.com/chart/36653/...

This chart shows the share of worldwide granted artificial intelligence patents by countries and regions.

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Hana-fr @h-a-n-a.eurosky.social · 5h

'"The Commission supports Treaty change where necessary, but it considers that measures already available under the Treaties should be taken forward now," (...). Among the options being considered is a move to ensure more decisions can be made with a qualified majority of member countries on board.'

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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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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 4h

He should be in jail for genocide, murder and terrorism.

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 4h

Why have Man City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and Chief Executive Ferran Soriano not resigned? They tried to blag it, and they failed; both of them should resign immediately while the club pulls itself together and prepares to move on after the sanctions. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Man City: Micah Richards 'devastated' after reading Premier League verdict on charges

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards felt "absolutely devastated" after reading the Premier League's "damning" verdict on the club's financial charges.

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 5h

“Honestly, it feels very Palantir. Very Big Brother. ‘We are watching you. We know what you are saying.’ There’s definitely a sense of power there. ‘This is what you are up against’... They have access to my health records. What else do they have access to? And how could they use it?”

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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 6h

Andy Burnham's speech yesterday felt like a genuine shift from vibes to vision & to unity from division. There was a lot to welcome: serious commitments on social care, green energy, housing, devolution, electoral reform & greater public control of essential services... 🧵1/5

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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 6h

even if they’re framed as incentives to work, they’d undermine progress at every step. If Burnham is serious about delivering on his vision, the Budget must ask those with the broadest shoulders to contribute more, from the mega-rich to the biggest corporations. 4/5

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 6h

'If emissions continue while we wait for complete evidence, the pollution does not wait with us. It may still be present decades later, when the science is much clearer.' Can we afford to let new forms of PFAS to build up, then find out later we shouldn't have? theconversation.com/high-levels-...

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High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in Lancashire residents’ blood – what I’ve learned from studying exposed communities for over a decade

Residents near a Lancashire chemical plant have high Pfas levels in their blood. A decade of research shows what that can and can’t tell us.

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WhiskeyStu @whiskeystu.bsky.social · 7h

For someone who claims to have no knowledge of cheating by City, Pep Guardiola has spent a lot of his career in close proximity to cheating. Accused of doping at Brescia. Refs paid off during his tenure at Barca. And now the biggest cheating scandal in the history of football at City. Smoke = fire.

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 7h

#Grenfell: 20 files relate to 20 companies & organisations & 54 individuals. They ask the CPS to consider charges including corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, health & safety offences, fraud & fraud-related offences & misconduct in public office news.met.police.uk/news/met-sub...

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Met submits all Grenfell files to the CPS for charging decisions

The files relate to 20 companies and organisations and 54 individuals.

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 7h

The Times ' far-right leanings have been exposed. "Times Higher Education’s chief global affairs officer, said upon closing the deal that: “Hungary’s ambitions for its higher education and research sectors are impressive and inspiring" bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/t...

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Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán's Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations

The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundatio...

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 8h

"Reform UK's David Bick had previously said he had not met Dennis Bacon before ... Council records show that Bick and another senior councillor accepted £100 of hospitality at Bacon's boutique hotel ... and could not recall". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Norfolk council leader dined at CEO's hotel before £215k hiring

Reform UK's David Bick says he cannot recall meeting Dennis Bacon at the luxury venue.

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The Register @theregister.com · 15h

Trump administration gets Big Tech to sign weak, non-binding, AI regulations

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Trump administration gets Big Tech to sign weak, non-binding, AI regulations

Also requires name change to 'Superintelligence'

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Ben McKenna @benmckenna.bsky.social · 19h

He looks like he’s been carved out of spam with a plastic spoon.

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 21h

And this stupendously majestic painting by artist Carl Kahler of a black cat nestled within voluminous folds of red drapery. If you look closely, there's a strong dose of realism in the inclusion of a small bird the feline protagonist has captured

Small black cat within voluminous red drapery

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 19h

Hats off, he's pulled a master-stroke here, it'll all be sorted before the weekend now that we can see it's all just part of a massive global conspiracy. Job done.

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eutopean.bsky.social @eutopean.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"There are many ways to reduce your risk of dementia. For some people, these changes could mean living longer without symptoms. For others, it could mean never having dementia at all. It’s about giving yourself more time to live with better brain health." www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-dement...

alzheimers.org.uk

Dementia risk and prevention

There are many ways to reduce your risk of dementia. For some people, these changes could mean living longer without symptoms. For others, it could mean never having dementia at all. It’s about giving...

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deck.blue @deck.blue · 20h

i have always been quite political in this account because i don't believe tech and politics should be separate topics: class consciousness is needed tech should be for the people, not for a few guys that are already more than rich enough. that's how we got into the AI bubble in the first place

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 23h

"My concern all along is what have we done to the kids. We moved here, chose this property, + I feel guilty because I’ve exposed them to that, even though I know it’s not my fault.” So often, with PFAS pollution, the innocent feel guilt. Do the culpable? share.google/uPs7Qpqek3qn...

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‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’ How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution

People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’. Last week they received the alarming results

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Beth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well, I for one am an economist who supports rent controls! Here’s why 🧵: Markets only work well if: -buyers & sellers have roughly equal power -producers respond to price signals & expand supply in response to scarcity -buyers can walk away if prices get too high

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The Autonomy Institute @autonomy-institute.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A three-step plan for a new administration to clean up British politics – and it would cost the government nothing 👇 Cap individual donations | Break the chain between donors and contractors | Ban second jobs for MPs autonomy.work/portfolio/cl...

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Cleaning up politics: a three-step plan

A call to cap individual political donations at £20,000.

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The Autonomy Institute @autonomy-institute.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The only historic sustained improvement in housing affordability came at the start of the C20th with rent controls – @bethstratford.bsky.social Catch up with the full Forum 2029 event: youtu.be/Uh1_AUP_dx0?...

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Beth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Proud to have contributed to this report. Do have a butchers - lots of great ideas for Burnham and team...

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Beth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And here's five more reports by think tanks backing rent controls: IPPR: www.ippr.org/articles/hou... JRF: www.jrf.org.uk/housing/how-... NEF: neweconomics.org/2026/05/a-mo... Positive Money: positivemoney.org/uk/publicati... Autonomy: autonomy.work/portfolio/re...

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Take Back Rent Controls

Why rent controls are the policy Starmer needs.

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Beth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In the coming months I’ll be publishing more (with @drdonalbrown.bsky.social and Madeleine Pauker) on the detailed design of rent controls – and how they have an essential role to play in tackling the poor quality & energy inefficient nature of PRS homes. Do get in touch if this is of interest!

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 19h

Spot on. I don't want a country that's run by landlords and effing economists - esp the same ones that have kept us in 18 years of austerity because they prevent us doing literally anything that might make life a bit better.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 23h

Andy Burnham is coming for your pension! By... er... increasing it by slightly less. Whereas Reform will scrap it completely.

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 20h

On the papal plane Monday, Pope Leo XIV said the mix of far-right politics “with a certain kind of religion” is “not an authentic expression of Christianity.” The values of the Gospel, he said, “are not about hatred and division.”

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“It Is Not True That Those Who Seek Revenge Are Stronger” — Pope Leo XIV Ends His France Journey in Metz

Hours after preaching against revenge, the first American pope pushed back on Nvidia’s chief over AI regulation and called Germany’s far-right religion “not an authentic expression of Christianity.”

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 20h

“The Church is on the side of the immigrants. It used to be that we would think of the church as aligned with right-wing parties. It’s not anymore. It is on the side of unity.” — Fr. Thomas Reese, SJ

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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 22h

Speechless, horrendous. "Northumbria Police said just before 13:30 BST a black Audi A3 came off the road at Panns Bank near Wearmouth Bridge, in Sunderland, and entered the water. Four people were in the car at the time and a 17-year-old boy managed to reach safety" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Three teenagers die after car enters River Wear in Sunderland

The bodies of two teenage boys and a teenage girl have been recovered from the water, police say.

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Inclusion London @inclusionlondon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The GLA are investigating youth unemployment and we want to make sure the experiences of young Disabled Londoners are included. If you're a Londoner aged 16-24, or their parent/guardian, make your voice heard by completing their short survey: buff.ly/lzOiWgg Deadline: 11th October.

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https://www.london.gov.uk/talk-london/topics/london-assembly/youth-unemployment-london/surveys/1273

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 29/09/2026

Restore leadership steadfastly refuses to “police the membership”, as they put it. This has emboldened ideological racists of all stripes within the party. If Lowe wants people to stop talking about the party’s Nazi problem, perhaps it should start by taking that problem seriously.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 29/09/2026

A Norwegian media outlet tested 53 toilets at ONS, our massive oil and gas conference. The results show that the fossil fuel industry is having a great time, even if the rest of us aren't 😍 www.aftenbladet.no/magasin/i/7p...

White caption reads "Aftenbladet tested over 50 toilets during this year's ONS." over a blurred close-up background.

Clear resealable plastic bags with red zipper strips, each labeled and holding small folded fabric pieces, arranged in rows on a table for sorting or distribution.

News headline reports cocaine found in every fifth toilet at the ONS event, shown above a uniformed officer with "POLICE" on his back looking out over a large, empty exhibition hall.

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 29/09/2026

A video being shared online supposedly shows an “asylum seeker” saying he wants “more money and more freedom”, and isn’t happy with how he’s being treated in the UK. But the clip is AI-generated. Here’s how we know 👇

fullfact.org

Video of ‘asylum seeker’ saying he wants ‘more money and more freedom’ is AI-generated – Full Fact

A clip which has been shared online contains a SynthID watermark, suggesting it was made with Google’s AI tools.

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