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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 6h

What we learned from the Merrick Garland debacle: In 2029 the DOJ is going to be hiring 1000s of prosecutors to handle the cleanup, led by AG Jack Smith. They will not be wearing kid gloves. Their mission will not be one of kindness, only justice.

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This you, @GregoryKBovino? Lawyer up,
pardner.
A Trump-appointed judge says ICE falsified an
arrest warrant, lied in court, and injured a U.S.
citizen in the Bronx. This isn't a left-wing
complaint. It's a federal ruling.

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 9h

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 $𝟒𝟔𝟒 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭🚨 Autocratic regimes are marked by massive corruption. Republicans are corruptly wasting billions of our taxpayer money on #IceLawlessness, like this fleet of useless & overpriced planes which was a giant kick back for a donor.

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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 9h

It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president ever.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 9h

Hats off to the Eye (as ever), for flagging the Conservative hypocrisy over our conference ban

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 8h

Corruption of this kind is why the Democrats need to freeze or cut back US defense spending of they take control of Congress. If you actually care about US security, funding this is destructive.

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

BRAVA, MADAME ATTORNEY GENERAL

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

Trump's foreign policy is not isolationist. On the contrary, his ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve American crypto, mineral and tech companies, many with links to the president. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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Empire of Grift

Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sensational. Can’t believe it dropped just after I filed a column about her epic ridiculousness, though.

Kemi Badenoch describes herself as captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000

Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Trump called for a massive Iranian attack on Los Angeles. But what did he really mean?

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Kemi Badenoch on Kemi Badenoch: “I never make gaffes or need to apologize or clarify my statements, as I think carefully about what I say.” Kemi Badenoch on her ‘Britannia Shield’ ‘plan’….

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Peter Holmes @pholmes8.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Very good for Balkan folks. But there is another country hoping to join on the western side of Europe. Anything that can be done to make our accession palatable is very welcome.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

When it comes to invoking faith as a cover for lies, the Southern Baptists have no meaningful competition. bsky.app/profile/atru...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

'seven women...have told the Guardian they are survivors of domestic abuse carried out by key figures in the anti-immigration street patrol movement. All have chosen to come forward to make the public aware of the patterns of violence behind this new form of activism.'

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‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols

Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement

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lesleya.bsky.social @lesleya.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Like Warwickshire where the Tories would rather work with Reform than ‘lefties’.

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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So the Tory plan to cut recorded pollution incidents, like sewage spills by water firms, is to scrap the agency doing the recording...

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 06/10/2026

Kemi is once again confronted by her arch-enemy, ANY DETAILS AT ALL. thecritic.co.uk/kane...

Unfortunately, like, I don’t know, the results of a charity fundraiser for the Kurds, the Tory claims for what they’re proposing grew a little in the telling. Newspapers everywhere were calling it a British “Iron Dome”, referring to Israel’s comprehensive – and expensive – system.

Nick Ferrari of LBC, a man who is to political weakness what Godzilla is to a Tokyo suburb, was doubtful that it would be possible to build a missile defence network that would defend the whole UK. “Well, because it’s mobile, it can,” Badenoch said, faltering slightly.

The LBC man closed in. “Is it moved by sea? By land? By air?”

“I do know that it would move,” the Conservative leader said. “I think certainly by sea.” She tried to explain. “It’s not one thing that’s sitting in one place.”

Ferrari wouldn’t let go. “How many units are there?” If the Daily Star’s barrister had been this good, Archer’s political career might have ended in 1987.

“How many units?” Badenoch repeated. “I can’t…” She resorted to

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Here’s Yusuf on the same theme. “State-sponsored incitement” to what exactly ? And he’s going to order the Navy to sink small boats? Very Trumpian

All this, so that a group of almost all men from countries that hate Britain, who just invaded our shores, could be escorted to their free hotel.
The political class is now wielding the state's monopoly on violence to impose invading men on British people, and crushing dissent.
This is state-sponsored incitement.
Burnham knows exactly what he's doing.
The sick irony is these men are invading right by Portsmouth, the home of our Royal Navy.
As Home Secretary, I would ensure our Navy would not sit idly by and watch this tragedy unfold.
They would be ordered into the Channel with clear orders:
To see that NOT A SINGLE ONE of these invaders makes it to our shores.
I promise you that.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hugely dishonest to pass off a sentence for setting off a bomb as "destroying a camera"

Misleading statement by "journalist" Andrew Pierce

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Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 05/10/2026

I’d also call on the new Lib Dem/Tory/Green coalition council to disown these comments from their colleagues.

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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Republican Party went from Abraham Lincoln to Donald Trump. No wonder they don't believe in evolution.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Zionism is racism” is not a policy but a slogan. It compresses a complex history, going back millennia, and a very wide set of beliefs into one narrow meaning. The answer to genocide is not discrimination. We don't fight racism with racism. I’m gutted to see this motion adopted by the Green Party.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

What a mess! “The resolution as voted yesterday goes against our agreed positions of the EGP and its Member Parties, therefore as EGP we unequivocally distance ourselves from it… we demand clarity from the leadership and parliamentary group of GPEW, to understand the official party policy.”

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Pia @cecallihelper.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Super Intelligence Force sounds like an AI written kids show,” tweeted The Dispatch editor-in-chief Jonah Goldberg www.indy100.com/politics/tru... “How can we have a super intelligence force when none of you are even remotely intelligent” ~ Bill DeMayo @bdemayo.bsky.social 🙌

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Trump’s latest move on ‘super intelligence’ sparks ridicule

Just days after US president Donald Trump and top tech CEOs signed an ‘accord’ on so-called ‘super intelligence’ (the Republican’s preferred term to describe artificial intelligence), which listed Tru...

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One of the most interesting debates in current international security is the degree to which we’re reliant on undersea cables and the degree to which these aren’t at all protected! I spoke to @katjabego.bsky.social about her excellent new book on the subject. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

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Deep Connections: Kaja Bego on the undersea cables that underpin the global economy.

Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 5 October · 53min

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 05/10/2026

You can’t make this shit up. Trump spent years telling Republicans that voting by mail was corrupt, rigged, and fraudulent. Now that the bottom has fallen out from Republicans, suddenly he wants them to vote by mail. Reminder: Trump has already been voting by mail.

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Mike @mikem51.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If Iran allegedly organises a spoof attack with 3 vans and 5 men near a heavily guarded air base and America heavy bombers fly away for protection Hesgeth must be head of the department of cowardice or the aerial attack on Iran is a failure as they continue to launch missiles at will.

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Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A worrying read

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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thank you. Yes, that's a good point.

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Peter Holmes @pholmes8.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Very good argument. People often forget that we have free movement with one member state, Ireland. Does anyone seriously suggest that it's not good for the UK?

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Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP @drrosena.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Honoured to speak on @medicalaidpal.bsky.social’s panel this week at Labour Conference. As someone who has worked in the region, I know firsthand the enduring difficulties affecting healthcare in Gaza and the West Bank. We must continue to shine a light on this critical issue.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing

Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 01/10/2026

“I fought two wars that we lost 18 people. One was Venezuela, and the Venezuela one is incredible.” Even the pentagon’s fudged numbers - they are reclassifying service deaths as not combat related - says 19.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

1. On Tuesday morning, Trump unveiled America dot gov, which he described as “the ultimate product.” Right now, it is basically a chatbot that draws data from official government websites. As a result it is brutally efficient at debunking Trump’s lies.

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Peter Holmes @pholmes8.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Maybe I misremember what I heard him saying in the live streaming. He does seems to have gone further in later remarks.

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Peter Holmes @pholmes8.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Maybe I misremember what I heard him saying in the live streaming. He does seems to have gone further in later remarks.

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Peter Holmes @pholmes8.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Maybe I misremember what I heard him saying in the live streaming. He does seems to have gone further in later remarks.

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Brexit revisited. New, unscheduled, post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog on why Burnham's conference speech was a significant development in the Brexit saga, the questions and concerns it raises, and why it might come to be seen as a historic moment: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/brex...

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Peter Holmes @pholmes8.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I didn't mean to suggest it could be ignored. I think he does mean it and am delighted. But I wonder if there is any significance in the ommission? Did he face resistance from within the party? And decided to ignore it? All credit to him for being courageous.

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Peter Holmes @pholmes8.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Curiously the Labour Party website text of the speech excludes the section where he spells out that the options on the EU include (re-)Join.

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Peter Holmes @pholmes8.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oddly when I look at the official transcript of Burnham's brave and IMO wise proposals on how to re-engage with the EU, his explicit commitment to include a (re-)Join option is appears to be missing from the text. labour.org.uk/updates/stor...

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Simon Tillotson @simontillotson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I enjoyed watching this Casablanca discussion for In Our Time, broadcast today, which we recorded (as live, to time) back in July at Crossed Wires. Play it! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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In Our Time - Casablanca

Misha Glenny and guests discuss one of the most popular films of the twentieth century and the remarkable story of its production amidst the Second World War.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press." Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference

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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban

The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press

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Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is the same minister who invited Tommy Robinson to Israel for an official visit last year

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

TED CRUZ: “I’m a big believer in bribery. Bribery works in politics.” Maybe the first honest thing @tedcruz has ever said

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