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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19/09/2026
Two injured by Israeli shelling as troops advance in southern Lebanon aje.news/woyyx8
Two injured by Israeli shelling as troops advance in southern Lebanon
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
They might as well change the definition of death.
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Trump administration changes how it counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak
CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more cases
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People's Government of the Pelargir Commune 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
That being said, while that is obviously silly, this goes beyond being "silly": this is an appalling, horrifying thing for a Labour minister to say.
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Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is appalling, but it's actually incredible timing to announce this *while the annual TUC Congress is taking place in Brighton.*
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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What you have to understand here is that dogwhistling racism has now become COMPLETELY NORMAL, for the Labour Party. The Labour Party...
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Yet another begging bowl email from the Labour Party this morning. ‘There is no pretending about the scale of what we’re up against.’ If only you guys had a massive majority in Parliament and could pass legislation to protect our democracy from ‘what we’re up against’.
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Chernobyldaytripper @kitzkatz2.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Energy rich Scotland being stripped and the landscape blighted with no benefit to the residents. #Indy2 #independencenow #indyclan
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It should be obvious, but talks about adapting to climate change or colonizing another planet often ignore that humans (and animals/plants that we love and love to eat) evolved to live on Earth in the climate we have today, and we built our infrastructure for today's climate. Everything else sucks.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

Recent events in England now reveal the practical difference between terrorists and protesters. It would seem that terrorists peacefully hold placards and get immediately arrested, while protesters wear black uniforms and balaclavas and disrupt infrastructure and do not get arrested.

How did we get into this mess? How have we placed ourselves in the position where terrorism legislation is used to detain and prosecute peaceful protesters, while those adopting the terror tactics of private armies seem to be free to do as they wish?

The reason is that for some time British politicians have not taken terrorism legislation seriously, and that ministers have got into the habit of misusing terror laws for easy targets.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Water, energy, broadband regulators fail to do enough for vulnerable people. They fail everyone. Regulators are conflicted by the revolving doors and a duty to promote growth of the sector. Need customer-elected directors on regulatory bodies. Let customers vote on exec pay.
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Water, energy and broadband regulators fail to do enough for vulnerable people - Committees - UK Parliament
Water, energy and broadband regulators should do more to fulfil their critical role in supporting consumers struggling to afford their bills. In a new report, following an inquiry informed by evidence...
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Labour promised £200 million for Grangemouth, but haven't delivered a penny. ⚠️ They promised 1,000 GB Energy jobs, but delivered less than 10% of that. 📉 Whilst 1,000 energy jobs are being lost every month under Labour. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland's energy must be in Scotland's hands.👇
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"The Israeli military hacked into phones to identify the location of such targets, and covertly listened into conversations with their wives and children moments before they were all killed" Inhuman, genocidal, war criminals Nothing more - nothing less www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film
Testimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
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Jehad Abusalim @jehadabusalim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We are building a permanent record of the genocide in Gaza. Launching this November. Please follow and support @gazagenocidecenter.bsky.social
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
So Sen. Lindsey Graham did tell Karim Khan that the ICC is "is for Africa and thugs like Putin, it is not for democracies like Israel and the United States." Watch the ICC chief prosecutor's full and exclusive interview with me: zeteo.com/p/karim-khan...
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Gaza Genocide Center @gazagenocidecenter.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
www.gazagenocide.org/updates/hold...
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Holding the City Together: Asem Al-Nabih's Testimony | Gaza Genocide Center
Asem Al-Nabih, spokesperson for Gaza Municipality during the war, on running a besieged city with almost no fuel, and why the municipality's survival became an act of defiance.
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Gaza Genocide Center @gazagenocidecenter.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Gaza Genocide Center is building a permanent record of the genocide in Gaza. Join us for the launch on 11/7 in Santa Clara, CA. Featuring Prof. John Mearsheimer, Laila El-Hadded, and firsthand testimony from Gaza. 🎟️ bit.ly/4x27p4f
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Women are TOO EMOTIONAL to be president!!!!!"
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
RNLI volunteers and staff have been warned not to wear the charity’s branding because of the 'unacceptable abuse' they have faced from hard-right anti-migrant protesters
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RNLI staff warned not to wear charity branding after 'traitors' abuse from far right
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
John Swinney has torn into Scotland's Reform UK leader Malcolm Offord for 'spreading racist filth' in society at a fiery FMQs
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John Swinney slates Malcolm Offord for 'spreading racist filth' at FMQs
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: An SNP MSP has called for assurances that the William Wallace letter will return to Scotland 'in one piece' 👇 It comes after it was confirmed the historic document is to tour England before coming back north of the Border in 2028 Laura Pollock has the exclusive ✍️
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William Wallace letter must return to Scotland in one piece, SNP MSP urges
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Protesters who were violently assaulted at Reform UK's party conference last week have responded with fury after a top figure called for one of the attackers to be 'given a medal'
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Fury after top Reform figure says member who attacked woman should be 'given medal'
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Reform UK’s Holyrood communications boss has been rapped after apparently trying to impersonate a top Scottish Parliament official
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Scottish Reform official rapped after 'attempting to impersonate top Holyrood figure'
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The BBC has refused to reveal the number of complaints it received over its coverage of the Commonwealth Games
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BBC refuses to reveal how many complaints received over Commonwealth Games coverage
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW: Energy bill payers will see an extra £7.8bn in costs every year under the UK Government's current plans for the grid, the spending watchdog has warned 💡 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🇬🇧 Not only does Baron Sharon Davis have ‘legitimate concerns’ about people being foreign, she’s also unhappy about too many pence being spent on children’s breakfasts Maybe Her Toryness should start looking at ending subsidised HoL bars, and £370 (tax free) per day for her and her ermine pals? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 10/09/2026
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🔴 Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage’s party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions bylinetimes.com/2026/09/10/r...
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Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Donors with tax-haven and offshore links alone account for 83% of Reform’s Q2 income. A further handful of companies whose controlling shareholders or owners are based overseas takes the total to 87%. Some of those donors appear in the Offshore Leaks database on secretive tax havens
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Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
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Melissa Eco Zealot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @melissamary2012.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So why are Westminster keen to put 6 new nuclear power stations in Scotland? Follow the money …
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The question that keeps occurring to me is this: If a group of people had taken office with the deliberate intention of destroying the global standing, democratic claims, credibility and power of the United States, what would they do differently? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump says every adult American will get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms
Speaking at a party convention, the US president gave no details on how the plan would work or where the money would come from.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
From the new Private Eye
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 10/09/2026
"SPAIN is leading calls for the EU to tax private jets and the profits of fossil fuel companies to bankroll a Europe-wide climate resilience fund, including extra money to fight wildfires" Excellent idea, and importantly, avoids the Norway problem where widespread fossil $$ makes us ❤️🛢️
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Spain wants private jet and fossil fuel tax to fight wildfires
Spain has called for a permanent EU climate emergency response system after a summer marred by extreme heat and wildfires.
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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Today: "The Ahmed family has become just another name on the loss registry following a treacherous airstrike. Amid tears of farewell & carrying bodies to be laid to rest, an eyewitness recounts... terrifying first moments of the massacre." www.instagram.com/p/DdGeqd1t6JQ/ #Gaza #Israel #News
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"We had the deployed military style Black and Tan and Oswald Mosley yobs marching at Dover, while at the Reform conference we had full on violent hysteria towards a female protester calling out Nigel Farage’s far right illegal donations" via Robert Bryson
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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"An #Israeli airstrike has destroyed residential homes in #Gaza City’s Al Shati refugee camp... Hind Khoudary reports from the ruins, where residents say they had only minutes to evacuate... The report also documents strikes on homes in Al Nuseirat & Khan Younis..." www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9Hv...
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Gaza ceasefire under pressure as Israeli strike destroys homes in Al Shati
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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Chris Nelder @chrisnelder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
[Now with correct math!] So the shorts earned at least $2.9bn more than the three companies did in the same period, combined.
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 10/09/2026
How it's going with USA small nuke companies. This under a supportive subsidy regime and political environment.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This week's column is about the Starmer-like self-destruction of the impending decision to approve new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. It might appease certain lobby groups, but it sabotages Burnham's own project and drives voters away. Utter madness. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Is Burnham trying to appease Trump? Or Reform? What other reason is there for these North Sea oil plans? | George Monbiot
Climate catastrophe is on our doorstep – yet Labour’s impending approval of further drilling will bring more pain for negligible gains, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
'A family of 4, incl. 2 children, were killed in an Israeli strike in northern Gaza on Thursday... "The bodies of 4 members of the Ahmad family were recovered in pieces after an Israeli strike hit a house in the Beit Lahia..." ...children were aged 12 & 8.' www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
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Family of four killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza
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pm-ral.bsky.social @pm-ral.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Could AI kill us all?
Let’s not wait to find out – sign this urgent letter to ban AI superintelligence!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: after the Tate brothers’ lawyer had to expose their wealth as fake to prove they’re not a flight risk, a judge has DENIED their release pending extradition anyhow. So now we know their fake rich and they have to stay in jail anyhow HAAAAHAHA www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Tate brothers lose bid for release from US jail pending extradition
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate lost their bid for release from a Miami jail on Wednesday as they contest extradition to Britain, where they are wanted on rape charges.
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🚨 Andy Burnham has stated that majority public support in Scotland for a second independence referendum will be the indyref2 trigger. ✍️ Sign the petition now: www.believeinscotland.org/indyref_peti...
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Poodle (Scottish Indy Now) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇨🇦 @poodle19631.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I've signed, have you? www.believeinscotland.org/indyref_peti...
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Don't Let Andy Burnham Block Our Indyref Mandate
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Met Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations after Channel 4 News report
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Met Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations after Channel 4 News report
The Metropolitan Police has announced a criminal investigation into allegations that Reform UK breached donations rules, following an undercover investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News last week. Th...
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Poodle (Scottish Indy Now) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇨🇦 @poodle19631.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I've signed to support an Independent Scotland. www.yes.scot/signup/
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Pledge your support - Yes
Join over half a million people by pledging your support for Scottish independence. Scotland’s future is in your hands.
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jpkearney.bsky.social @jpkearney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You couldn't make it up. The party which had money stolen from it is being investigated.
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Indy lass @pixie11.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We hear Farage been investigated and he presto SNP Murrell embezzlement start again, very funny that, is it another deflection and a 24/7 bad story? coincidence 🤔
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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