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Christopher Oxford 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇬🇪

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Protecting the natural world should be our highest priority; but the fruits of an enlightened, liberal culture make life worth living. The UK belongs in the EU.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 08/10/2026
President Zelensky and UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband visited the site of the strike on a residential building in Pryluky, where 22 people were killed, including five children. #Ukraine
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
incredible this will get little to no coverage
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Russia destroyed new warehouse belonging to the Knigolove publishing house in Kyiv today. According to the company's press service, the facility was storing books restocked after previous strike in July. Tens of thousands of books were lost.
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Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
☕︎ NEW EDITION ☕︎ The Tories in Badenoch’s fantasy world, where Britain somehow wants more Conservatism, only harder. 🥀 Plus: The total mess of Greens’ anti-Zionism motion 📳 Listen – linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 06/10/2026
Kane and Unable: my SKETCH of Kemi Badenoch's decision to conduct her broadcast interviews as a tribute to Jeffrey Archer. thecritic.co.uk/kane...

Kemi Badenoch’s broadcast interviews on Tuesday were a touching celebration of someonewhose extravagant boasts and relaxed relationship with reality won the heart of Conservative members. There was also a lot of discussion of Jeffrey Archer.

The Tory leader opened her chat with BBC Breakfast viewers by talking about the bestselling novelist messaging her only the previous day. She would reply with emojis, she said, and we got an image of a somewhat one-sided chat that allowed Archer to allude to his closeness to Top People. Or Badenoch, anyway.

Not, of course, that the Master Storyteller ever felt constrained by the truth. It was a stellar career built on an instinct for what the audience wants to hear, a gift for “inaccurate precis”, and a willingness, when necessary, to simply say things that weren’t true. Sorry, I’ve completely lost track of who I’m writing about.
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Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Column on Greens, anti-Zionism and why the people who pathologically hate something are not the most reliable people to define it accurately www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Zack Polanski had the chance to show real leadership. He blew it | Rafael Behr
A toxic debate over anti-Zionism leaves the Green leader looking like a passenger in the movement that carried him to the top, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Barack Obama is back in his role as Democrats’ closer-in-chief. He just cut ads for 24 Senate & gubernatorial campaigns—targeting races where he can help move persuadable voters. At 57% favorability, Obama is the most popular living president. Expect to see much more of him before Election Day. 💙
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Marni von Wilpert for Congress @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s indefensible that Jim Desmond continues to support Trump’s war and continues to be backed and funded by a President who jokes about the 1.4 million people in San Diego being “taken out” by a foreign adversary. We’ve paid enough for this war. It’s time to end it.
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Marni von Wilpert for Congress @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is an impeachable offense by the Commander in Chief, who swore an oath to protect our country. Our homes, our families and our communities cannot be treated as collateral damage or a political punch line by this President.
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Marni von Wilpert for Congress @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Donald Trump says Los Angeles and San Diego being attacked would be ‘a small price to pay’ for his reckless Iran war. That is appalling and terrifying.
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Marni von Wilpert for Congress @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Donald Trump’s words are dangerous. San Diego is not expendable. Our service members are not expendable. Our families are not collateral damage. When I’m in Congress, I will immediately vote to end Trump’s illegal and costly war with Iran.
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Anna is the Liberal Democrat MP for E Somerset & Frome, and the party's Culture spokesperson.
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Earl Russell LD @earlrussell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Fight for Palestine yes but this motion no. Zack was MIA instead of showing leadership. I preferred the pervious leadership. My party is clear we welcome Greens who want more constructive and inclusive ways of fighting for change. This is road to oblivion stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism
Motion that has alarmed some Jewish members is passed by 1,022 votes to 813 at party’s annual conference in Brighton
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 04/10/2026
10 years on from Brexit, Europe is back on people’s minds. London St Pancras is Britain’s gateway to Europe, Patrick Stillman sets out the Lib Dem plan to rebuild ties with Europe and boost growth.
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
By all means, let the guy who’s in month six of a two week pool renovation run it.
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m on-board with the next House “committing him to the tower” based on what’s spoken in the House
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Unbelievable. Except totally believable. We utterly fail at elite accountability in 🇺🇸, & elite universities have been at the forefront of that since Iran-Contra, repeatedly offering sinecures to the authoritarians. It's why all the things keep happening time & again: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/10/2026
Trump's human binky made the trip to Alabama with him #TravelWithNatalie (Brendan Smialowski/Getty)
pic of Ms Harp on AF1
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I wish our government would go after pedophiles like they go after brown men headed to work at 7 am. I wish they would close billionaire tax loopholes like they close our public schools. I wish they would fund healthcare like they fund forever wars in the Middle East.  Quotes from James Talarico.
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I wish our government would go after pedophiles like they go after brown men headed to work at 7 am. I wish they would close billionaire tax loopholes like they close our public schools. I wish they...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/10/2026
Over 90 percent of Republican Tom Tiffany’s campaign funds have come from just three donors. trib.al/5ZG9tqb
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The Three Billionaires Trying to Buy Wisconsin’s Governor’s Race
Over 90 percent of Republican Tom Tiffany’s campaign funds have come from just three donors.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm concerned he may have misinterpreted some signs saying "F*** DONALD TRUMP”
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 02/10/2026
A lawsuit about an alleged gang rape at Cornell University and a report about sexual cyberharassment reveal how campus rape culture and online misogyny are colliding, @sophiegilbert.bsky.social argues:
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Is College Getting Less Safe for Women?
A lawsuit about an alleged gang rape at Cornell University and a Wired story about sexual cyberharassment reveal how campus rape culture and online misogyny are colliding.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
if true this is bonkers for a party supposedly committed to defending free speech
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
File this under shocking but not surprising
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A young woman bravely reported that she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven men at their fraternity. But instead of protecting her, Cornell University protected her abusers, letting them off with a slap on the wrist.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/10/2026
You miss all the offices you don't run for. Some long-shot Democratic candidates with a chance in November, as the political environment only gets worse for Trump's party:
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More Democrats Who Can Win Red America
Tim Miller has more candidates to watch and support.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026
Gov. Kathy Hochul named Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, as special prosecutor to investigate the 2024 Cornell University case.
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Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A MAGA sheriff had deputies and a secret warrant. Clarissa Cervantes had her ballot, three neighbors and a lawsuit. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-maga-she...
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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Does this explain why people simultaneously support mutual Freedom of Movement of People, whilst *also* believing most other people oppose it?
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/09/2026
Even if Democrats win in November with a blue wave, Sarah Matthews says that Trump will try to avoid any accountability: “ It truly is my belief that before Trump leaves office, that he will pardon himself and his entire family.”
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Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #BanX #NoAfD #FBR @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Let’s support these people who post about the #GeorgiaProtests against the pro-Putin regime in Tbilisi! @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social @tatach.bsky.social @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social @terjehelland.bsky.social @buziashvili.bsky.social @doinggeography.bsky.social
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exactly. As he becomes more deranged and politically weaker, he will become more desperate and more dangerous.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A MAGA sheriff's lawyers misquoted the Supreme Court. To its face. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/a-maga-she...
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A MAGA Sheriff Seized 650,000 Ballots. He Didn’t See Four Voters Coming.
Also: Nevada checks DHS’s “noncitizens” and finds citizens, a judge throws out Trump’s lawsuit against a pollster, and Illinois writes the AI rules Washington won’t.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The chipping away at citizenship, which started with Shamima Begum, is utterly poisonous. Anytime now, Restore will support the removal of citizenship on the basis of race or religion.
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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Lib Dems: We have 12x Reform's MPs, can we have the same coverage? BBC: But Reform has 2x your poll rating. If there were an election tomorrow, they'd be running the country. Lib Dems: So you're putting their people and policies under scrutiny, right? BBC: Lib Dems: Right?
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20/09/2026
"I am proud that my union has helped to move the wider TUC into a position where we can campaign wholeheartedly, and without apology, for the closest possible relationship with our European friends and allies," writes Mike Clancy, General Secretary @prospectunion.bsky.social.
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The trade union case for closer UK-EU ties
By Mike Clancy
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SlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Polish PM Donald Tusk: We are in the anti-ballistic coalition w/ Ukraine. As of today, Poland is part of this great project. During talks with President Zelenskyy, we established the framework for this cooperation. This will mean much safer European skies, and therefore a safer Polish sky as well.
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Cannonball Adderall @echoloop.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Tilcayo Tiger Cat! I want one!
Photo of the cutest little wild cat you’ve ever seen. 
Caption: The tilcayo tiger cat is smaller than a house cat.
Fernando Faciole / National Geographic
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Dr. Matt Schabath (he/him/his) @mattschabathphd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🧪 New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century - Called Tilcayo by local communities, it is part of a group called tiger cats found across much of South America www.reuters.com/business/env...
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New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century
A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia's cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described ​i...
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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New cat species just dropped! www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/09/2026
The new wild cat species is about the size of a domestic kitten and lives in Bolivia.
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New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say
A type of tiger cat, the animal is smaller than a house cat, slender and spotted. It lives in the Bolivian cloud forest.
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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump is running an all-you-can-eat corruption buffet. We need to get money out of politics and build a future by the people, and for the people—not the billionaire class.
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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The new Liberator is out. Download it free from the magazine's website. #LDConf liberatormagazine.org.uk
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
When intimidation campaigns target a 200-year-old lifesaving institution operating under international maritime law, extreme rhetoric directly threatens maritime safety for everyone. Protecting emergency volunteers from mob harassment is vital. How do we stop this hate? #FBPE
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Portsmouth RNLI station closes due to anti-migrant protestors
The RNLI has been forced to close its Portsmouth lifeboat station as a result of huge anti-migrant protests in the city.
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Simon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A bit of a rainy day here in Ely, so a time for a wander inside the cathedral instead.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump is unraveling. Their battlefield is deteriorating. A wave is coming my friends.... New election analysis 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trump-is-u...
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Trump Is Unraveling. Their Battlefield Is Deteriorating. A Wave Is Coming
Early, in-person voting begins tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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