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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

‘For years the Observer tried to get to the truth of Russian interference until we sacked the reporter involved for participating in union activities’

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

No doubt news of this act of generosity will appear in every Reform UK social media group (Just kidding!) meme via Ann E. Butterworth

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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It’s astounding this isn’t the only thing people are talking about. It shows how much power mainstream news, who are blacking out the climate element of this El Niño, still holds. #ClimateCrisis

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hollie McNish is guest number one on Liberation Conversations - you can hear it here www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po... or Spotify or Apple (trying to build up the number of places you can access episodes from) #poetry #creativity #sexuality

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Liberation Conversations #1 Hollie McNish | Robin Ince

finally, here is episode one of Liberation Conversations with the fabulous poet Hollie McNish - we talk of creativity , misogyny , breastfee

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Politicians make excuses like "there is no money for the poor" because they do not want to admit how they have been bought. Applies to the UK, to the USA and many more nations.

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 16/09/2026

Christian Nationalism is not Christianity. It is an organised political project that uses belief to decide who belongs here and whose voice counts. We have been warning about it for years, at times as a lone voice. We won't stop. Find out why: humanists.uk/2026/09/16/c...

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‘Christ is King’ protesters: Why we won’t stop calling out the threat of Christian Nationalism

On Saturday 5 September, hundreds of men in black, their faces covered by balaclavas, blocked the roads into Dover and surrounded the port for hours. Then on Sunday, they did the same in Portsmouth.…

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It’s not an “impossible position”. Sheeran is a very wealthy, successful musician who was asked by a stadium owner to kick a fellow musician off his tour for political reasons. He could choose to kick Macklemore off or to say no thanks, we’ll play elsewhere. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

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Ed Sheeran in an ‘impossible position’ over Macklemore Gaza row, says Lisa Nandy

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🔴 The £72million pound question - how worried are you about big money in British politics? Democracy for Sale is running a survey to find out what the public thinks about money in politics - and what we should do about it Please take it!! And share widely!! thx! 😀 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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How concerned are you about UK political funding? – A Democracy for Sale survey

We're Democracy for Sale, a newsletter covering dark money and influence in UK politics. We're trying to better understand our readers' and the wider public's opinions and concerns about political fun...

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Fascism in Britain has not come from nothing. It is the result of decades of Thatcherism and then Austerity.

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Quiet Majority @majorityquiet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We loved this so much we just had to put English subtitles on it, apologies to the French speakers for our translation. But this is what it would look like here in the UK if Farage or Lowe or another of their ilk got their own way.

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 10/09/2026

We think the Supreme Court has it right: forced Christian worship in schools is wrong. Instead, school assemblies should be religiously neutral and inclusive, instead of forcing religion on children. Agree? Add your name. humanists.uk/action/keep-...

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Keep Christian Nationalism out of our schools

Reform UK wants to force every school to sing Christian hymns – and says there will be ‘consequences’ for schools that refuse. Add your name and help us defend inclusive education. Reform UK has…

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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thank fuck disability’s cool now. Here was I thinking spending 23+hrs/day in bed alone for 7yrs, missing every family/social event, missing half my kid growing up, losing my job and hobbies, burning through savings, pain, brain fog, passing out from standing up & losing all sense of self was bad.

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"No arrests made" One rule for fascists, another for the rest If this had been a peaceful climate or Palestinian protest, they would have been dragged off to jail in no time Disgusting double standards www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...

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Port of Dover delays: Disruption as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roads

Hundreds of demonstrators, wearing black with their faces covered, caused delays to traffic reaching the port.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Labour stands up for corporations and big money. I'm running to stand up for people and our communities. www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/excl...

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Exclusive: Green Party leader Zack Polanski tells CNJ he WILL go for Holborn and St Pancras

Green leader lays out hopes for by-election

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

1 trillion litres of water a year, 20% of all water pumped, lost in England through leaky pipes. 41.4trn litres lost since privatisation. Money siphoned off to investors. At the current rate of investment it will take 700 years to replace water network. Grim future without public ownership.

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The case for nationalisation of water companies

England’s privatised water companies are leaders of predatory practices. In 1989, the industry was privatised for £7.6bn and had no debts. It joined Chile and a few US states&...

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Ian Stuart @ianstu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is deeply shocking TV. Thank you BBC for running it.

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Marine Conservation Society @mcsuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

If you watched BBC's Buried with Michael Sheen, you'll know that chemicals can wreak havoc on our health, and our environment. There is another group of dangerous forever chemicals known as PFAS. We want the UK Government to ban the use of PFAS to protect our ocean, and us.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I know this isn't terrorism. You know this isn't terrorism. The authorities know this isn't terrorism. But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’

Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The fallout from the collapse of this glacier - a torrent of mud surging down the valley - killed hundreds of people. Gone, in a flash. Those people were wiped out by anthropogenic climate change. Our governments are simply not responding quickly enough to this disaster which is already upon us.

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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 21/08/2026

We must Rewild to Recover 🌱 We're demanding urgent action: the UK Government must take rewilding seriously and restore nature to keep our towns, farms and families safe from extreme weather. Add your name to our open letter today👇 1/2 Image: Mark Hamblin/scotlandthebigpicture.com

Aerial view of green woodland beside scorched land with message urging UK government to rewild after extreme weather.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26

Photo after Jason's final marathon taken from his archived blog showing Jason surrounded by supporters in orange charity t-shirts

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 21/08/2026

I expect there will now be hundreds of articles written over the course of a few days about Cofnas, correct? That’s how we do things now, no?

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We do not build the reservoirs needed to store the rain that falls here. We do not build strategic food reserves needed to maintain provision in hard times. We failed to build effective stores of PPE, to protect us in pandemics. This country has long been governed by people who do not prepare.

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Sarah @pongopongo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Well said Guy Singh-Watson. The priorities of those in charge seem utterly screwed, giving special dispensation to "data centres whose purpose will be to persuade us to buy more of the crap that has got us into this mess." AI is really not our friend.

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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

If you haven't already, can you please take a minute to sign this demand for a public inquiry into the role of the media in Prof. Arday's death? Thanks so much. Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project share.google/yglZz4Gw42RJ...

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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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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

It’s time we sorted out the press. Constant misinformation to protect their donors and fossil fuels is destroying lives and our planet. The Government must step up and stop being cowardly.

Sorry Zack Polanski this long hot summer is not the apocalypse - it's like a gloriously long holiday in France
..with village green cricket thrown in good measure

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

White professor ‘ MattGPT ‘ whose most recent book contained fabricated quotations, non-existent source references, & left ChatGPT URLs accidentally embedded in footnotes is sad about Jason Arday’s death but still wants Arday & all black academia held to higher standards than his own writing .

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Dear government, don’t send startling, high-pitched alerts about wildfires to ordinary people's phones. Send them to the CEOs of fossil fuel companies and make them impossible to switch off until they stop the destructive plunder that's contributing to climate change.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This is an outrageous failure from Andy Burnham and this Labour Government. He says they "don't know the remedy." It's obvious to almost anyone. Nationalise water companies. Tax fossil fuel companies. Invest in renewables. Labour selling us down the river to please their donors as country burns.

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Sarah @pongopongo.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Another excellent thread debunking the lies spread by our poisonous, venal, hate-mongering British press. Solidarity with all those who want for the very basics, wherever they come from.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

www.seetickets.com/tour/josie-l... please share #comedy #poetry #storytelling

JOSIE LONG & ROBIN INCE
STAND UP • POETRY • CONVERSATION
NOVEMBER 2026
A CROSSTOWN CONCERTS PRESENTATION

SAT 07
CARDIFF
THE GATE
SUN 08
BATH
KOMEDIA MATINEE
TUE 17
BIRMINGHAM
MIDLANDS ARTS CENTRE
WED 18
LONDON
THE TABERNACLE
SAT 21
LEEDS
GLEE CLUB MATINEE
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GLASGOW
ST. LUKE'S
20 YEARS OF SHAMBLES
Josie Long & Robin

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Is “pragmatic” the new, “grown up” word? Andy, there’s nothing “pragmatic” about drilling for more oil & gas - to even consider it with the planet literally on fire is total madness. How many times must we say it will do nothing for energy bills or security? It would be an act of utter recklessness

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Burnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gas

PM tells reporters the government cannot ignore the energy resource ‘when people are struggling’

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Just sitting on the pavement and clapping is now terrorism. Not saying anything, not holding or displaying any signs, just sitting on the pavement & clapping. Andy Burnham can stop this. But he isn't. Reporting by Steven Methven for @novaramedia.com

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Shiro Sirius @shirosiri.us · 29/07/2026

I don’t want to be too sensationalist about this but also I’m the least violent person in the world and I think if someone said this to my face I’d hit them

"A physical book is a delivery mechanism for information," it continues.
"Once that information has been extracted and encoded into an Al model, the delivery mechanism has served its purpose. What remains is paper, ink, and binding material. The book is not destroyed. Its value has migrated.
The paper returns to the material cycle; the knowledge enters the intellectual one."

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 24/07/2026

Hey, you've got a message from Janet Ellis.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 22/07/2026

This could very well be the most important story in politics for the last decade and a half. Please read and share this equally harrowing and illuminating account by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social of just how dark the money in politics pit really goes. Absolutely mind blowing.

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Farage, the money launderer and me: a decade of denial

The Reform leader’s relationship with the UK media has enabled him to operate with impunity for years. This past fortnight, that impunity finally appeared to be coming to an end. Carole Cadwalladr, wh...

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Wildfires in the UK - last 48 hours Such events are now a common feature of summer and it is only a matter of time before lives are lost Meanwhile @andyburnham.bsky.social reportedly plans to allow more oil and gas to be sucked out of the North Sea Pure insanity

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023

Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 09/07/2026

England is predicted to reach water shortages of 5bn litres a day by 2055. Data centres are becoming one of the most water-intensive forms of infrastructure Why is the government letting the AI industry keep its consumption private, asks @adelewalton.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/adele-walt...

We’re being asked to save two buckets of water a day. Meanwhile data centres drink a town’s worth. Image of dry, cracked earth with a data centre in the background

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Devonians were horrified to learn last week of plans for a massive AI data centre near Great Torrington, north Devon. The proposals from company XLinks Ltd would cover 850 acres of farmland. But who owns the land? I decided to investigate. 1/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Plans for massive data centre near Great Torrington in Devon

Xlinks wants to build a Devon data campus but is facing opposition from residents.

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Sarah @pongopongo.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I'm one of the 12% of over-65s strongly supporting free public transport for young people. The rest of you over-65s....what on earth are you thinking???

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Sarah @pongopongo.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I listened absolutely spellbound to @willdalrymple.bsky.social here. He is so articulate and knowledgeable - we need to clone him for every school in the country! If you haven't listened to the Empire podcast yet, you're in for a treat. Thank you @zackpolanski.bsky.social for valuing experts!

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Sarah @pongopongo.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Excellent thread here, exposing the Daily Mail as the hatemongers they are. How cynical of the Daily Mail to exploit the ignorance of its readers, and thank you @monkemma.bsky.social for setting out the truth.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

How the jobs figures pan out. Net zero: massive new employment. Return to fossil fuels: mass unemployment. Don't ever let these grifters persuade you they have your interests at heart. They dance to the tune of their funders. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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A question for Nigel Farage – why is your nationalist party so obsessed with destroying British jobs? | George Monbiot

Claims that our prosperity depends on oil and gas are bunkum – unless you’re a Reform backer with fossil fuel interests, of course, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23

Telegraph headiline:

"Heatwave hysterics wouldn't have lasted a day in 1976", overlaid with a bold “MONK DEBUNKED” stamp.

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

"He is not on your side" via Rory McLeod

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