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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 7h
I’ve been a media witness to two federal executions. One was Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. The other, a week later, was a drug kingpin named Juan Raul Garza. My conclusion after watching both men die: The death penalty should not exist. Period. It fixes nothing, and it erodes our souls.
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 18h
What a really courageous man. Good for him.
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister was among more than 80 people arrested outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool while demonstrating in support of Palestine Action. The arrests came as Ed Miliband told critics of the government’s policy on Palestine: “We hear you. You were right"
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
'I am saying that Brexit has caused more harm than good. I think about 6 out of 10 of the public agree with that' says Andy Burnham on Today More a failure than a success 57% More a success thsn a failure 21% New @britishfuture.bsky.social study of what the public think now
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.. bestforbritain.org/petition/far...
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the Midterms
See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Macron: “Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years. “Those who said, "We will be richer" - eight points of GDP less ten years later. "”We will solve the problem of immigration" - it is more complicated than before. "”We are going to crush it in international trade" - it is worse.”
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 28/09/2026
A Russian drone struck the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine building in central Kyiv, sparking a fire and sending a column of black smoke over the city. Footage from the scene showed people escaping through windows as the building burned. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 28/09/2026
A Russian strike on the National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv killed one person and injured six, including three children, Zelensky says. Russia also struck a medical facility in central Kyiv, where emergency crews are battling a fire. #Ukraine
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Ben Franklin’s ghost @ben-franklin-ghost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They (GOP) know this to be true and it will always be true.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can't recall ever seeing anything quite like this during a Congressional hearing. And I've been in and around politics for 50 years.
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For once, Ken Paxton is being honest: if it weren't for our broken campaign finance system, he'd have no shot. #UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans. Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...
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Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment
It’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Great that Burnham is looking at options to recast Britain’s relationship with the EU and undo the damage of Brexit. But he will surely soon find that there is only one option that works for Britain politically, economically and strategically.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
This is promising. The UK could go "all the way" towards rejoining the EU, Burnham tells the BBC. 🚨 EU membership is the only option that delivers £92 billion of growth. The government needs to take us back to where we belong: at the heart of Europe.
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 30/09/2026
From phishing attacks on Polish soldiers to near-blackouts in winter, the EU’s fragmented cyber defence is seeing Russian online threats spill into real‑world dangers for ordinary Europeans.
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Divided EU cyber defence faces real-life Russian and Chinese threats
From phishing attacks on Polish soldiers to near-blackouts in winter, the EU’s fragmented cyber defence is seeing Russian online threats spill into real‑world dangers for ordinary Europeans.
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Failure to understand this point led Brexiters to be able to sell their lies about Brussels trussing up the European market with red tape. What they failed to explain (or understand) is that EU rules created the single market in the first place & then maintained it in existence. No rules, no market.
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
That's 3pm Irish/UK time.
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside andy burnham's Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/09/2026
Europe is stepping up massively on defence. Today, we are moving forward with five major joint projects: drones, air defence, space, maritime security and our Eastern Flank. Five areas that are crucial to European security. And where we need to move fast.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
At this stage, Trump's position is so pro-Russian as to be almost funny. Zelensky would need to be out of his mind to travel to Moscow. Has Trump ever heard of Navalny?
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 26/09/2026
Ukraine proposed a temporary halt in fighting to evacuate civilians from Russian-occupied Oleshky, but Russia did not agree, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets says. He said both sides had designated representatives who would have been responsible for maintaining the ceasefire. #Ukraine
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 26/09/2026
Protecting judges from threats and intimidation is ultimately about protecting the rule of law and American democracy. The legal community can help by speaking out against threats, upholding professional standards, and educating the public. bit.ly/47c83lc
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Five Ways the Legal Community Can Protect Judges and the Rule of Law
From speaking in defense of judges to advocating for greater judicial security funding, lawyers and legal organizations can play a critical role as threats against judges escalate.
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/w...
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Heroine or Public Enemy? The Israeli Blocking Much of Netanyahu’s Agenda.
Gali Baharav-Miara, Israel’s first female attorney general, has stopped many of the government’s efforts to remove constraints on its power.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal and his government has committed genocide in Gaza. The United States should stop all military assistance to Israel. Saying this is not antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You vote extreme right. They start doing extreme right things. This is not a path Germany - or any other country - should be going down. share.google/JcDCzDLRTgZD...
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German town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims
Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".
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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 26/09/2026
The German chancellor’s power is ebbing at home—and the consequences will be global. foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/24/g...
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Germany Is Officially Adrift
The German chancellor’s power is ebbing at home—and the consequences will be global.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court revived a flawed citizenship database that states like Texas have used to erroneously kick eligible voters off the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The Supreme Court is letting Trump use a faulty database for purges. What it could mean for voters
The Trump administration said states made “some 60 million voter-verification queries" to its flawed SAVE system between January 2025 and April 2026.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Tim Schofield 🌹 @timschofield.org.uk · 24/09/2026
Nigel Farage says an attack on Russia pushing disinformation in the UK is an attack on Reform UK When they tell you who they are, believe them.
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 24/09/2026
Listen: What would EU Inc change for European companies?
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Listen: What would EU Inc change for European companies?
The proposal that would let you create a Europe‑wide company from your laptop in two days is also exposing a deeper question: how much national legal sovereignty are governments really prepared to sacrifice for competitiveness?
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Senate on Thursday defeated a House-passed resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from the conflict with Iran, despite growing dissatisfaction among GOP senators over President Trump’s handling of the war. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Senate GOP defeats resolution directing Trump to end Iran war as more Republicans sour on conflict
The Senate on Thursday defeated a House-passed resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from the conflict with Iran, despite growing dissatisfaction among GOP senators over Pres…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
States aren't just laboratories of democracy. Some like Montana and Hawaii have become the frontlines for saving our democracy from Citizens United and restoring power to the people. Read this piece from James Baratta in The American Prospect.
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Can the States Stop the Corporate Domination of Our Politics? - The American Prospect
States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least,
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“From the early stages of the war, we noticed that the universities were deliberately targeted. The university has a certain symbolic significance. It brings together all the future talent and potential, whether among students or the teaching staff.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘First there’s the gruelling task of trying to charge my laptop’: a day in the life of a university lecturer in Gaza
As the war in Gaza approaches its fourth year, the Guardian follows five ordinary Palestinians as they go about their lives. Each tells the story of their day, revealing the terrible toll of the confl...
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As an academic myself I can empathise- this must border on the impossible: a day in the life of a university lecturer in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘First there’s the gruelling task of trying to charge my laptop’: a day in the life of a university lecturer in Gaza
As the war in Gaza approaches its fourth year, the Guardian follows five ordinary Palestinians as they go about their lives. Each tells the story of their day, revealing the terrible toll of the confl...
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
‘What is emerging is not simply a relationship between [Reform and Farage] and a wealthy Gulf state, but a channel through which an authoritarian government can cultivate political influence here, and abroad.’ Would really recommend a read of this democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-and...
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Reform and the UAE – a threat to British politics
Nigel Farage's embrace of the UAE is part of a wider effort by the Gulf petrostate to build alliances with the far right across the West, says Alex Carlen.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The British right has now descended to the point where 'the England team are not English' is becoming the consensus position
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Will Dunn @willdunn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Kemi Badenoch claimed at PMQs that a billionaire's departure meant that "every year, £330 million" in taxes would be lost. How does she know that? She doesn't: it was a claim made up from reading a couple of headlines and misinterpreting them. In more detail: www.newstatesman.com/business/eco...
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Kemi Badenoch's billionaire baloney
The Tory leader's claims about a fleeing billionaire don't stand up to the most basic scrutiny
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump says he's also looking at banning the Washington Post, calling it a "crummy paper" and "disgusting." Anyway, good job, Jeff Bezos! It obviously was worth losing all those scubsribers and turning your opinion section into MAGA-lite, only for the president to continue to call you "fake news."
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 18/09/2026
Trump claims US has deal with Denmark for ‘control’ of Greenland security ft.trib.al/dwwg1xq
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Trump claims US has deal with Denmark for ‘control’ of Greenland security
President says Washington will develop ‘large military presence’ in territory
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: A group of pro-voting and civil rights organizations is asking a federal court to prevent the Trump administration from using federal law enforcement to intimidate voters during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Pro-voting groups sue to prevent Trump admin from sending federal agents to intimidate voters
The administration's "conduct has transformed voting and voting-related activities—ordinary acts of civic participation—into sources of anxiety, uncertainty, and fear," plaintiffs say.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
More than 4 years on, Russia Today is still busy trying to deny the Bucha massacre, despite multiple investigations by human rights organisations, international bodies, and investigative journalists that showed Russia's responsibilities.
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 18/09/2026
What on earth is happening?
  This had become the new normal. RNLI crew members had been forced to take their permits off their cars after their tyres have been repeatedly slashed. Most of them have been pilloried at the school gates or turned away from local pubs. One man who worked in search and rescue had been beaten unconscious and hospitalised, recognised for TV interviews he had done.
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump: “There’s something wrong with a country that can allow people to write purposely negative stories.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...
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Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House
The president cited reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.” It was unclear how such a ban would be enforced or defended in court.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 18/09/2026
Polish PM Donald Tusk warned that “difficult weeks and months” lie ahead for Ukraine and its partners. He said Russia is intensifying attacks on Ukrainian energy and industry and that Poland and other countries must prepare for different scenarios, including more “dramatic” ones. #Ukraine
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ProfGB @profgbarrett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Extraordinary.
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