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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There aren't many days when you can kayak off Start Point, renowned for one of Britain's most dangerous tidal races. But yesterday the stars aligned, so I bunked off work. Delighted to see Rupert Kirkwood (the Lone Kayaker) out there. He took this picture of me +1. Before you ask: yes, it's real. 🧵
In my kayak, watching a bluefin tuna leaping beside me.
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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨 South Korea has shipped 176,000 tons of fuel to Russia, mostly diesel, using sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tankers in July and August 2026. This is why the South Korean government created a fake scandal attacking Zelensky over North Korean POWs. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
Fuel from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on
Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds more than 150,000 tonnes of fuel was shipped to Russian ports in July and August, some using sanctioned tankers
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The governor of California Gavin Newsom response to Trump: "He is deranged and dangerous." Trump: "[Iran] can take out a city. Let them take out Lo Angeles or San Diego. This is a very small price to pay. It's essentially almost over with,"
https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/2107288831112466787
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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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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Hay Blown Air, Catherine Hyde
Deer in late summer sun, painting.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Reform put this crap out for attention and in order to appear like a serious political outfit. They're in fact DEEPLY unserious and should be treated as such. Far too many people start to engage with what is essentially a game of pigeon chess. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Reform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizens
The move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping British expats living in the EU of similar rights.
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Interesting how the day was set up to 'raise awareness' for cats Is there anyone who is unaware of cats? Also this Wiki photo is perfect
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International Cat Day - Wikipedia
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 07/08/2026
just another white cat appropriating tabby culture
white cat with a full sleeve of tabby cat fur on one leg
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Good morning Murmuration and Blue Sky
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 16/07/2026
Canvassers out in force in Clacton.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin: "This president is out of control, and Americans are paying the price...This week, we will force the Senate to debate and vote on a war powers resolution, and until this president is reined in, we will continue to force these votes." Thank you! 👏
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Lina W @linawiren.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Primula, ladybird and butterfly (gouache on paper) 18th century, Barbara Regina Dietzsch.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
This is Lord Rothermere the owner of the Daily Mail. He lives in a massive mansion in the English countryside, but he pays no tax here because he identifies as French. While the Daily Mail is registered in Bermuda and pays no tax anywhere. That is his ‘Patriotism’.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
'The Stacks' by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico with various fabrics #womensart
Pictorial textile artwork featuring cliffs and rocky stack in a turquoise sea with waves under a streaked sky
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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The UNO reverse
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets. These are their stories:
thehandbasket.co
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.” This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵 www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
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Mandelson’s Fifth Column
The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Badenoch's strategic genius on full display here, telling centrist voters to fuck off, including in the 60+ seats the party lost to the Lib Dems, so she can focus on competing with an extreme right party ahead of her in the polls.
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BornInDaEB 🟦🟧 @bornindaeb.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Apparently engaging with the EU is all about economics, while also avoiding freedom of movement. Sigh. Anyone hoping to rejoin has a very very long wait. Frankly, if you're a rejoiner over 50, I'd suggest taking up stamp collecting or bird watching instead. It'll be more fulfilling.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
You can’t pork there mate.
bbc.co.uk
Hundreds of raw sausages fly-tipped near city centre
Council leaders have urged people not to fly-tip in the area.
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punshhh.bsky.social @punshhh.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
@mrjamesob.bsky.social James, you’ve got to listen to the piece about someone‘s experience of Gaza leaving Gaza to come to London, on Radio4 now. 4 Months in Gaza, 9.00am 10/12/25. It’s the best thing I’ve heard about the experience. Tim in Norfolk.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
1) Impose massive tariffs on China 2) China retaliates by ending its soybean imports 3) Cut deal w/ China so they'll buy our soybeans 4) China buys only 20%, so far, of what it agreed to purchase 5) Offer $12 billion to US farmers so they don't go bankrupt www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers
The financial aid comes as the agriculture sector grapples with the fallout from the president’s tariffs.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
This got past the Telegraph's editor. Morning.
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Frankie @wakeylass.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Reminder of some Labour achievements to date. 👇
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
The current AI bubble is NOT a confidence scheme how dare you call it a confidence scheme don’t you realize if you undermine public confidence in it the whole thing falls apart?
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit. Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-2024.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The Davis Downside Dossier
David Davis famously said there would be no downsides to Brexit only considerable upsides - so we started recording them.
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Anders Östlund @andersostlund.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Zelenskyy is only being positive to the "peace" plan because he knows the Russians will say no, and he needs Trump's good will to get intel and guns. Russians like the peace process because they use it to stall western support for Ukraine so that Ukraine will be easier to destroy later.
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
At PMQs, Starmer avoided answering a question from Ed Davey, about whether the government would act to stop gambling companies shifting profits offshore to avoid UK tax. Davey said that online gambling firms are taking record revenues of over £7bn per year. www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
From the CWS Archive. June 2022 and August 2020.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
We live in the dumbest of times.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/11/2025
This is going to be a shitshow, so we need to remind each other to be patient and kind. TSA has been working without pay. 📌 The FAA announced major restrictions that experts say could lead to thousands of flights being canceled as the government shutdown drags into day 37.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🚨🚨 Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to #NigelFarage's Brexit group. Great report by @elisabraun.bsky.social on a decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top #Brexit campaigner. www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...
euractiv.com
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
Verdict ends decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top Brexit campaigner
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@Thadd1950.bsky.social @thadd1950.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
The GOP gave us: Watergate, Iran Contra, 4 stock market crashes, McCarthyism, the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, the covid epidemic, the Jan 6th failed coup, Trump, a corrupt SCOTUS, freezing FEMA's funds, and RFK Jr.
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Silvija (still) stands with Ukraine @svecrumba.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
The U.S. national debt surpassed $38 trillion, the fastest $1 trillion increase in history outside the pandemic. apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
UK stock market tumbles, warning from two US banks sparks sell-off. Crash waiting to happen. Most post-2008 crash reforms reversed. No limit to banker bonus, cue for recklessness. Govts push deregulation, force normal people to bailout gamblers. UK govt wants more people to dabble in stock market
bbc.co.uk
Global stock markets hit by nerves over US banks
Problems at two US regional banks have made investors nervous and triggered a sell-off in shares.
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stephjd420.bsky.social @stephjd420.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
😂👇
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janebluedot57.bsky.social @janebluedot57.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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Gary Gifford @garygifford.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Remember this? "Gaza's waterfront property, it could be very valuable, if people would focus on building up livelihoods...It's a little bit of an unfortunate situation there, but I think from Israel's perspective, I would do my best to move the people out and then clean it up"-Jared Kushner, 2024
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Reading this from @stephenkb.bsky.social and wondering if he's met some of the people I know, those who would once have been known as Thatcherites for their economic views, but vote Lib Dem because the Conservatives no longer believe in them www.ft.com/content/a65f...
ft.com
How Brexit drained the Tories’ talent pool
The party can’t keep expecting successful people to pretend that leaving the EU was a good idea
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Lisa4r 💙 @lisa4r.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
I love this picture of her ..love the eye roll
Italian PM rolling her eyes at trump
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
War torn Portland. I am
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 03/10/2025
Storms Never Last by Friedrich Kunath
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Has Labour woken up? New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog analysing how Starmer’s Labour seems to be taking a firmer line with Reform and Brexitism, rattling Farage, but many ambiguities and contradictions remain: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/has-...
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