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Ali C

@retiredht.bsky.social
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NO DMs. Retired head teacher now making the most of every day, keeping fit, reading, spending time with my many grandchildren, topping up my tan in Spain and staying in touch by being a Governor in a primary school in Leeds. I want to be back in Europe!

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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 14h
"Democrats will have power to launch their investigations into whether what has happened has been lawful or if there needs to be prosecutions. “This will make the last two years of Donald Trump's term in office utterly miserable." Is Trump's time up? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/does...
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Does Donald know it’s already over? | The News Agents
Of course Donald Trump wants Republicans to win the US midterms, but does he want it for the party and the people of America, or is it just about himself?
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13h
Another resounding victory for Kemi Badenoch. They’ll have to extend the tapestry now…
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23h
It's Artificial Intelligence. It's Twitter. It's the Gulf of Mexico. It's Lake Ontario. It's the Department of Defense. It's the Kennedy Center.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23h
Oof. Evan Vucci at Reuters snapped this shot of Trump's hand today.
Close-up of President Donald Trump’s hand hanging at his side, showing wrinkled skin, intense makeup application, a reddish complexion, and a fingernail with a pale, makeup-like coating.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22h
Pete Hegseth says Americans will be able to watch a Trump-approved firing-squad execution. If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.
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Hegseth Turns Trump’s Firing Squad Into a Public Spectacle
The Army has scheduled Nidal Hasan’s December 3 execution at Fort Hood — the first military execution since 1961 — while the Pentagon still will not explain how the firing squad will operate.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21h
Trump’s GOP is in full-blown midterm panic. Republicans are turning on each other, new polls show Democrats gaining ground, and the scandals keep piling up. Meanwhile, Trump’s Iran war is sending oil prices soaring.
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 476. 10/8/26
… More scandals for Don Jr’s longtime former fiancee Kim Guilfoyle, in addition to the ones that broke last week, on how she has been out of control since Trump got her out of the country after Junior...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20h
🚨NOW: Trump’s Iran war escalates. Oil prices surge. Tankers attacked. Hegseth promises a public execution. A Trump donor makes explosive allegations against Kimberly Guilfoyle. And MORE. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast live:
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LIVE: MeidasTouch RESPONDS to MAJOR BREAKING NEWS - 10/8/26
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 19h
Ossoff: You just heard Mike Collins say the tariffs are working. Go buy groceries. No one in this state seriously believes these tariffs are working, Congressman. It's been a disaster. And so has this war.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club"
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12h
If you’re able, please support my friend Aaron. Where would we be without his clips? Independent media is critical, and he works tirelessly to prevent misinformation and gaslighting by giving us the video and audio evidence
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h
Former President Barack Obama announces his endorsement of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, praising him for standing up to the “chaos, cruelty and corruption coming out of Washington.” “We need leaders like Josh Shapiro,” Obama says in a new video urging Pennsylvanians to vote.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Wall-to-wall praise for the policy in today’s papers but they either don’t understand it or don’t care. We’ve been here before, of course. Bexit, Boris Johnson, Truss… all bigged up by the media despite, all obviously awful.
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What you need to know about changes to the state pension 👇 The most important one: it will keep rising every single year.
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Of course promising huge tax cuts hasn’t just historically trashed the public finances - often it also manages to trash public services. At a time when we need to rescue our NHS can anyone remember when the Tories last had anything to say about it?
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The UK is currently delivering the fastest reduction in borrowing levels in the G7. That is the right approach. The Tories aren’t just opposing the measures that are making that happen, their proposals are to put it sharply into reverse
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So what this week has taught us is that the Conservative offer is to: - prioritise the wealthiest - blow up the public finances
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 07/10/2026
What's at stake in November? Armageddon. NEW POD - LIVE MONDAYS AT 6 PM ET: @matthewjdowd.bsky.social trades the studio for the shoreline. From the Straits of Mackinac, he talks with political insiders about where we're headed and what's really happening in our elections. bit.ly/3Vv97yk
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sensational. Can’t believe it dropped just after I filed a column about her epic ridiculousness, though.
Kemi Badenoch describes herself as captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And here it is…
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 06/10/2026
“You can trust Donald Trump to walk into a situation and automatically make it worse.” Donald Trump has said the 'Cornell 7', who are alleged of gang-raping a woman, won’t get a “fair shake”. Why’s he involved at all?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 07/10/2026
"He shouldn't really be involved in this at all. But when he does get involved, his sympathy is for the men." Trump has spoken about the Cornell University rape case – but made it all about himself... www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
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Why is Donald Trump now involved in the Cornell gang rape case? | The News Agents
In 2024, a female student consented to a threesome with two men, but claims she was gang raped by several others invited by those involved. The case has sparked outcry on campus, and resulted in…
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Whether policies, polls or performances, the gulf between the reality I think I inhabit and the world according to Kemi seems almost inconceivably enormous, and yet so complete is her belief in her own brilliance that I frequently find myself checking whether my own memory of events is accurate.”
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 07/10/2026
We spend £20 Billion on civil servants to run our £3 Trillion economy - and we allow £50 million of private money to have a hand on the steering wheel. It’s quite mad.
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 07/10/2026
I’ve been saying this for some time - the worst thing about our current system, of politics funded by private money - is not the actual influence for cash (real as that can be) but the belief that it is always there. It undermines our democracy. buff.ly/RaMi53H
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Labour donor calls for private funding ban for political parties after Reform row
The UK has a ‘public trust problem’ exacerbated by a parliamentary system where parties are ‘funded by wealthy private interests’, a new report has said
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The types of failures that went into this botch happen all the time,” said Robert Dunham, director of the Death Penalty Policy Project. “There is nothing in the execution process that states are incapable of getting wrong.” www.propublica.org/article/chri...
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Why Tennessee’s Botched Death Row Execution Could Happen Anywhere
The complications behind Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike aren’t uncommon — and show how easily another botched execution could occur, even as others are planned soon in Texas and Florida.
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We're at the point in the midterm campaign where a Republican Senator, Susan Collins of Maine, is so desperate to save her political skin that she assures voters in a debate that she is not Trump's "favourite Senator". Also that he won't be setting foot in the state.
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump voter: "He gave us a lot of promises, especially in the trucking industry and the shipping industry with the tariffs and everything, bringing stuff back to America, lowering prices, make it more affordable for the economy, and we got the opposite. I believed him."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: Christa Pike - who survived two botched executions in Tennessee - is AWAKE and able to speak. apnews.com/article/chri...
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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, her attorneys say
Attorneys for Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her, say she is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026
99% of rapers are men.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
Trump said the June 2025 B-2 strikes “ended” the war with Iran, despite launching the current war on February 28, 2026.
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Trump Says Iran War Ended Eight Months Before It Began
In a rambling Baltimore speech, Trump claimed the B-2 strikes of June 2025 effectively “ended” a war he didn’t launch until February 2026. Seven months later, the fighting continues, U.S. weapons stoc...
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 07/10/2026
In a normal world, the 26 Republicans up for election in our target districts would condemn Trump for his treasonous comments last night. But they won’t.
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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump asked for this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhIe...
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Daisy L.A.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 07/10/2026
Trump is the first president to call for America to be attacked. And his Republican allies said nothing. They don't care about you, or the country. Vote Democratic this November. The future of America depends on it. youtu.be/DhIeyeqI2Ng
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Daisy L.A.
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Her Failed Execution www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in Tennessee
The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week, but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 06/10/2026
“People knew our finest hour was fighting Nazism. It’s not very British to be turning on a tiny minority", says Jonathan Freedland. Will the electorate take Polanski seriously in the upcoming by-election after the Greens pass the ‘Zionism is racism’ motion?
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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Well, then.
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
First part of my appearance on @mrjamesob.bsky.social's programme on @lbc.co.uk earlier today. 📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bedi...
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Is Trump accidentally helping the Democrats?
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
incredible this will get little to no coverage
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My Big was eating treats until the very end and on massively powerful pain meds. He slipped away happy and with his dignity and love. Tumors were growing into his nerves and his heart had enlarged. He was a very very good boy ❤️
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He always put a smile on all our faces. He was one of those very special dogs
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
At a Nebraska rally, Trump called higher prices a “small price to pay” before suggesting allowing Iran to "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego
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Trump Says to Let Iran ‘Take Out’ Los Angeles, San Diego in Nebraska Speech
At a Nebraska rally, Trump called higher prices a “small price to pay” before suggesting allowing Iran to "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
NEW: Republican congressional nominee Brandon Herrera laughed and joined in as podcast hosts spent an extended segment joking about necrophilia and sex with dead bodies. And it somehow got more disturbing from there.
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“Hot Pocket with a Cadaver”— GOP Candidate Joked About Necrophilia
Brandon Herrera joined in during a podcast segment where hosts discussed having sex with dead bodies.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026
An American president is encouraging an enemy to destroy American cities. This is treason, though he will claim we are not at war.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
Gov. Shapiro: RFK is playing games with people’s lives here in Pennsylvania.” He won’t even acknowledge the deaths here in Pennsylvania. He actually accused me of fabricating it and making it up, even when the families of those loved ones who have perished have expressed their sadness and grief.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
Gov. Shapiro: We’re going to go as far as we can to show that we believe in science, to protect access to vaccines. If RFK tries to take something away from our public health system here in Pennsylvania, as he has… I sued and won. We’re going to stand up for science and stand up against RFK Jr.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Measles was eliminated back in the year 2000. And now, 26 years later, we’re dealing with it coming roaring back. Pennsylvania has now eclipsed 1,000 cases across 39 counties, with five deaths." Shapiro says amid the outbreak, vaccinations have now doubled.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/10/2026
Iran keeps hitting tankers in Hormuz, the SPR is at its lowest since 1982, U.S. bombers fled a UK base over a suspected Iran plot, Paxton got caught on tape again, and Gallup shows the biggest Dem advantage since 2009. Your midday updates:
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Monday Midday Updates: Tankers Burning, Reserves Draining, Republicans Panicking – 10/5/26
Your midday update. Paywall free.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/10/2026
Here's the part where Cornell requires a "reflection paper" from a perp who testified that after he got the "free pussy" text, he only went into the room because one of the guys in there had a vape he could borrow.
Within ninety (90) days after this Decision becomes final (otherwise subject to
reasonable extension approved by the Title IX Coordinator), Respondent will submit
to the Title IX OfEcc a reflection paper that engages with the specific circumstances for
which he was found responsible and contains a detailed proposal for future University
educational materials to train undergraduate students around the intersection of social
media use and sexual harassment, as well as bystander intervention. The reflection paper
must also include recommendations to the University's Office of Sorority & Fraternity
Life with respect to substance use prevention efforts in Greek Life organizations on
campus. Use of artificial intelligence tools of any kind in the creation of this reflection
paper is prohibited.
" The Hearing Panel expects that Respondent will take this educational opportunity
seriously and apply what he learns to help improve the University/Greek Life community.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 05/10/2026
Tired of the corruption? You're not alone. youtu.be/1-JIAdCm6p4
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NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Alone
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Looking forward to being in Detroit on 10/24 to campaign for @jocelynbenson.bsky.social, @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, and Democrats up and down the ballot in Michigan. Join us: mobilize.us/teammichigan/event/1053725/
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