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Antifascist, Librarian, European, Environmentalist, & as Woke as a Wokey thing. Dr of an argumentative persuasion who knows how to use an Oxford comma, rather than the useful, life-saving kind. Trying not to be so sweary but it's fking difficult. 🇺🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸🇪🇺🌈🏳️‍⚧️🖤💚🏴‍☠️

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Denisovian @denisovian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The response by the authorities to the seven Cornell rapists should help people understand why the Epstein files will never be released in full. The rich and privileged will always protect other members of the club, not matter what their political beliefs are.
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Physgal ⚛️ @physgal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just needs alt-text:
How to avoid sexual assault! A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE* 

sexual violence centre cork 

1 DON'T PUT DRUGS IN PEOPLE'S DRINKS 

4 WHEN YOU SEE A WOMAN WALKING BY HERSELF, LEAVE HER ALONE. 

3 WHEN YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS DRUNK OR ASLEEP, THE BEST THING TO DO IS NOT RAPE THEM. 

6 CARRY A WHISTLE. IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT RAPE SOMEONE, BLOW THE WHISTLE UNTIL SOMEONE COMES TO STOP YOU.

2 USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM! IF YOU CAN'T STOP YOURSELF FROM SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SOMEONE, ASK A TRUSTED FRIEND TO ACCOMPANY YOU AT ALL TIMES TO STOP YOU. 

5 IF YOU ARE IN A LIFT AND SOMEONE STEPS IN, REMEMBER NOT TO SEXUALLY ASSAULT THEM.

*for perpetrators.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 22h
It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.
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WayneJ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇩🇪🇪🇺 @glandwrwj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Exactly this 👇🏼 oh, and release those already jailed (will free up some space for real terrorists and criminals).
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 21h
🎉🇪🇺 What we've all been waiting to hear. | Andy Burnham says rejoining the EU among all ‘the options’ being considered – UK politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Andy Burnham says rejoining the EU among all ‘the options’ being considered – UK politics live
The prime minister says he wants to open a debate about the UK’s future relationship with Europe
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They have Names.🕯️💔 Never Forget🙏🕯️ We are not Free until we ALL ARE.
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thank feck for this. Here's hoping for real progress at last, not least ending the pensions triple lock to make it fairer for all generations, and using that money towards National Care Service. | From Brexit to electoral reform: Andy Burnham’s conference speech www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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From Brexit to electoral reform: key takeaways from Andy Burnham’s conference speech
Ending the pensions triple lock, creating a national care service and making changes to leaseholds were all announced by the PM in Liverpool
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reform vileness knows no bounds. They believe in lower levels of "Britishness" that mean you are a likely terrorist: 'Ethnicity? Dual nationals? Asylum seekers? Previous convictions? Known to Prevent / Authorities? Benefits claimants? Living in social housing?' | www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nandy labels Farage ‘master of conspiracy theory’ over Fairford claims
Culture secretary criticises Reform leader after he tried to link suspected bomb plot to small boat crossings
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners. Curating means let’s shine the light. Let’s tell the truth.” | Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks
Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’
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haversack @hsack121.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Stop eating octopuses.. A marine biologist films this octopus changing colors while dreaming and it’s spectacular
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
He doesn’t care if he loses the election because he plans to steal it if he can. He can’t! We won’t let him.
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A.J. @andynear70.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Polite Poet (@politepoet)
Great idea.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"We're here today to say... war criminals are not welcome in this city &.. this is bigger than just Netanyahu. This is about the fact that our govt has been funding and enabling genocide & apartheid & it has to stop" Beth Miller from Jewish Voice for Peace in New York yesterday.
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What an embarrassment we are. Wow. If you don't think we're Israel's lone bitch, here you go!
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just seen Danny Tommo referred to as "Captain Thugwash" and seriously, that's excellent work.
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Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss
ALT: Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The US produces almost all of its diesel fuel at US. petroleum refineries. We haven't imported any oil or petroleum products from Russia since 2022. With the war in Iran and banned imports/sanctions on Russian oil, U.S. producers can get higher prices overseas, causing domestic prices to go up.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Slava Ukraini 💙🇺🇦💛
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good. Now throw away the key. | Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after ‘dinghy slashed in Channel’ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after ‘dinghy slashed in Channel’
Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Tories: "a fast track to increased poverty". Cutting UC is more than "deeply misguided" in a system already keeping people grindingly poor, and that already has 'strong conditions to ensure people seek work'. | Tories target universal credit claimants www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories target universal credit claimants in plan condemned as ‘fast track to poverty’
Proposals aim to push people into work, but charities say families are still paying price of austerity cuts and rise in cost of living
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Barbara Exon @barbaraexonwriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Please could you possibly sign and repost as widely as possible this gov.uk petition, critical for UK politics: Petition: Make lying or spreading disinformation in public office a criminal offence petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this argument should be chilling. Trying to limit freedom of the press under the guise of national security is what tinpot dictators do. That’s not how a functioning democracy works.
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Robert Picardo @robertpicardo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Got my Covid booster and my flu shot today. Having never snorted cocaine off the toilet seat, I thought it was a good idea!
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Arrest this arsehole for reckless endangerment and criminal damage, at the very least. | Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard
Thomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
No surprises here, and whilst it's a typical Reform move, it undermines decades of hard work and progress in the fight against racism, and negatively impacts real lives and our communities. | Reform UK-led council ends support for Show Racism the Red Card www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK-led council ends support for Show Racism the Red Card
Charity’s head coach ‘shocked’ after Sunderland council leader says it will not support ‘politically charged’ groups
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
9/21/26 101 freeway in Encino A free press is the cornerstone of democracy. Silencing it is fascism. PERIOD.
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yes please.
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Carole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Having lived through those years, I remember the fear many reporters faced but carried on despite all. Thank you.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Congratulations to Mellody & George on the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! 18 years in the making, it is 5-stories high, filled with some of the greatest artwork, props & memorabilia you'll ever see. An instant Los Angeles LANDMARK Thanks (again), George!!!
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Yeah, but it will depend on who Trump determines is a "US adversary". What if it's Denmark? Or Greenland. Trust Trump? Nope. | US and Denmark reach security deal after Trump’s threats to take over Greenland www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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US and Denmark reach security deal after Trump’s threats to take over Greenland
The agreement would allow the US to expand its military presence, while Denmark and Greenland say it preserves their sovereignty and right to self-determination
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A hilarious summary
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/09/2026
Former special counsel Robert Mueller was asked if Russia is still interfering in our elections. He responded “They’re doing it as we sit here” during his 2019 congressional testimony.
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ok, here's a compromise: Print out the unredacted Epstein Files and tape them to the Kennedy Center. Boom! His name will be all over the place.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Large protest today at the Kennedy Center against the MAGA regime’s illegal plot to fully destroy President JFK’s sacred memorial simply because an unhinged jealous pedo rapist tyrant is angry that he can’t take ownership of it. Love this. 💙👊
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Putin's grip tightens. 'Max can screenshot users’ devices – and the contents of its mini-apps – without their knowledge. It can access all the information stored in these mini-apps, their messages and payments. It can impersonate its users without them knowing.' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Revealed: how Russia uses mobile ‘super-app’ Max to spy on its citizens
Research shows tens of millions of people are being forced to use platform that amounts to ‘backdoor’ on their device
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A CNN spokesperson says "CNN stands fully behind our White House team and their fair and accurate reporting. We have a right under the U.S. Constitution to do that reporting without hindrance or interference from the government.” 1/
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Cowardice versus Courage Cruelty versus Compassion Fascists versus RNLI volunteers podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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They terrorised lifeboat volunteers for saving lives
Podcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 18 September · 1hr 3min
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BabelBrunning @ribblebabel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
No shred of humanity in this soulless, grifting fecker. The rest of us? You know what to do: a one-off donation; order in your Christmas cards; or set up a regular donation, every little helps our heroes to save lives: rnli.org
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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Time to deport all these fighting age men terrorising our patriotic lifeboat volunteers www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
RNLI facility had been targeted by activists trying to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Do BBC news work for Reform?" via Harry Eccles
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The only thing better than the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of mail-in ballots is the #CryBaby-In-Chief's predictable, but oh-so tiresome meltdown when he loses. #Waaahhh 😭 😩
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