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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12h
Stay vigilant, folks.
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Trump Gives Ominous Warning About 'Big Surprises' That 'Project 2025' Author Has In Store In Coming Weeks
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 12h
I actually quite like Kemi Badenoch. But she is subject to a myth she doesn't deserve: a Tory recovery which just doesn't exist. Despite endless positive coverage, the Tories are still going backwards. And they deserve to be. Piece from me. goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/the-strang...
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The Strange Myth of Kemi Badenoch
Why does she have the best press in politics?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Pete Hegseth gave Jack Posobiec an exclusive interview and he sounds like a total maniac
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Keith’s on holiday. He just sent this with the caption ‘Thinking of you’. Might sack him when he gets back. Too cruel to do it now.
A branch of the US chain ‘Waffle House’.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Rachel is absolutely brilliant. But don’t take my word for it, buy a ticket & find out for yourself!
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 07/10/2026
"There is no political figure in Britain that gets a better press than Kemi Badenoch right now. "The Tory press are manifesting a Tory recovery. They're desperate for it to happen," says @lewisgoodall.com. Is a Badenoch bounce real, or has the right wing media made it all up?
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John Zerafa @johnzerafa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@lewisgoodall.com on super form in this 👏 youtu.be/-g5ZwVGMxl8?...
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Lewis Goodall: How the Tories became a pathetic parliamentary force
YouTube video by LBC
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 16h
"Should November 3 be the disaster for Republicans that analysts are predicting, Trump will morph overnight into something less than a lame duck president with a ticking, two-year expiration clock: he will become politically bankrupt in ways all-too-familiar to him as a businessman." Excellent read:
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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 15h
Who wrote this on p.58 of his autobiography? (Hint: he’s a beardo weirdo.) “You can walk through a [rural] town where 30 percent of the young men work fewer than twenty hours a week and find not a single person aware of his own laziness.”
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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 15h
As a political science professor, I can confidently say: If I asked a student to define "socialism" on an exam and they wrote that, they would get an F
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 15h
So in other words: just some stuff that makes you mad as a bigot?
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
there is a word "grandiosity"
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richardsweeney.bsky.social @richardsweeney.bsky.social · 20h
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Um, what? 👀
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Christian YouTuber Claims He Went To Heaven For 18 Days And Met Jesus In Bonkers Fox News Clip: 'Talk About Testosterone!'
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David Robson @davidotley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Couples with £1 million and a family home will be able to avoid contributing anything to the collective good of their children’s and grandchildren’s country says Kemi Badenoch. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Couples would be able to leave £1m and family home exempt from inheritance tax under Tories, says Badenoch – UK politics live
Conservative leader says proposed measures would halve the number of families paying inheritance tax
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Probably headline of the year: Reform investigates Reform and finds Reform did nothing wrong www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Reform investigates Reform and finds Reform did nothing wrong
Reform UK has been accused of producing a 'whitewash' internal investigation into allegations senior party figures tried to disguise foreign donations
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richardsweeney.bsky.social @richardsweeney.bsky.social · 20h
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kjcon.bsky.social @kjcon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ignorance was shown the door!
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Ghislaine Hull @ghizzybear.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Archer’s resignation from the London mayoral race after it was revealed he lied in court was the thing that got Paul Foot up from his sickbed and contributing again, having first started chronicling Archer’s lies and misdemeanours in 1969. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 992, December 1999.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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richardsweeney.bsky.social @richardsweeney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Is this satire?
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
"Whatever conclusions reached by the commission of an octogenarian crank and two billionaires, they'll be handed off to Hegseth, who believes wars are won by whichever side can do the most pushups, and whose obsession with creating an all-white, all-male military is dragging DoD down by the day."
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“Project Meridian” is the stuff of satire
Elon Musk, Newt Gingrich, and Palmer Luckey walk into a bar ... and are given the keys to the DoD.
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"In short, what we have here is a commission made up of an octogenarian crank and two billionaires who look at a future of chaos as an opportunity to remake the world and accumulate even more billions." This is perfection!
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bearing in mind they’ve almost tanked both Durham and Kent in 100 days, the chances aren’t looking good.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hassett lies a dozen times in this clip
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Broken Politics 🌍 @landofbritain.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Happy #SocialistSunday !
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
For policy reasons relating to Europe, immigrants and economics Harold Macmillan Anthony Eden Ted Heath Benjamin Disraeli William Gladstone David Cameron Alec Douglas-Home and Winston Churchill wouldn't have been allowed in your cabinet, you feckless wazzock www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I'm a classic old school Conservative, says Kemi Badenoch
The Tory leader seeks to echo Margaret Thatcher as she sets out her guiding political principles.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times)
Value of the
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Sir, In dangerous times, serious countries do not retreat into splendid isolation. They build alliances, multiply their influence and strengthen institutions. Key among those is the 46-member Council of Europe, at its heart the European Convention on Human Rights.As former independent reviewers of terrorism legislation we have seen at close quarters that the ECHR is not just a human rights instrument. It is a national security asset. Terrorist networks, hostile states, organised crime gangs and people smugglers do not respect borders. Tackling them requires arrangements for the closest possible co-operation with our neighbours, including through joint investigations and police access to European passenger, fingerprint, DNA and vehicle data.These arrangements expressly depend on internationally agreed human rights standards, applied by a supranational court. We detect no political willingness to excuse the UK from compliance with standards to which the rest of Europe already subscribes. As authoritarian powers grow more aggressive and democratic institutions face mounting pressure, Britain should not be abandoning one of its greatest postwar achievements.
The question is not whether we can afford to remain within the ECHR. It is whether, in an increasingly perilous world, we can afford not to.
Lord Carlile of Berriew, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, Sir Max Hill
Independent reviewers of terrorism legislation, 2001-18
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Carol Hedges @riotgrandma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧 Reasons to ’rejoin’ the EU: 1. Filling the 55k NHS vacancies 2. Young people going Interrailing 3. Ditto applying to Maastricht uni etc ( cheaper) 4. No airport queues 5.Jobs in Europe for unemployed 6. Dublin Convention reinstated, stopping small boats And 6. Nigel Farage’s face.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🔴 Reform UK Mayor Has Firm Struck off as Another Files No Accounts in Six Years Exclusive: Reform UK’s Sam Journet branded “Britain’s worst councillor” as opponents demand he be suspended as Mayor of Basildon Council bylinetimes.com/2026/10/02/r...
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Reform UK Mayor Has Firm Struck off as Another Files No Accounts in Six Years
Exclusive: Reform UK's Sam Journet branded "Britain's worst councillor" as opponents demand he be suspended as Mayor of Basildon Council
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Braverman blathering on about who can be English, Farage starting his me-me-me tour of the country telling audiences he’ll fix the country in 100 days or they’ll all sack themselves… apart from him… and Yusuf fanboying that racist thug who got refused bail… A moron festival. Come on, UK. Enough now.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm sure the decision to hold Danny Tommo on remand will soon be reversed, now that a couple of dozen knobbly-kneed wife beaters in nonce bonnets have walked under an arch.
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Tom from Temecula @tomfromtemecula.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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richardsweeney.bsky.social @richardsweeney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Farage honks his mouth off about ongoing police investigations, when told not to. His Welsh leader is in prison for taking bribes from Russia. He whips up riots. He’s in bed with Trump, foreign money, crooks and crypto billionaires…. A massive problem with national security is Farage himself.
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'We have a massive problem with national security': Farage challenged on Fairford speculation
Reform UK leader told his social media followers the five men arrested after an RAF Fairford situation were "Iranian nationals". Sky's Rob Powell spoke to him after it was confirmed the men arrested are British nationals.
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Old Oakie @markingall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One truth Nigel, is that the Fairfield five are all UK nationals from London. A second truth is that yet again you have embarrassed yourself rushing to blame small boat migrants to appeal to your racist supporters.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"If your "patriotism" relies on foreign dictators using deepfakes to influence British voters, you aren't a patriot, you're an asset." via Stop Brexit & Restore Hope
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Dear Diary, I'm still furious about Burnham's plan to tackle disinformation. Doesn't he know that one man's disinformation is another man's essential stream of bollocks and lies to spread hatred and division in order to fuel his rise to power?"
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Old Oakie @markingall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Pay attention Reform voting pensioners, when Nigel says he wants to cut benefits he means he wants to abolish your pension.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 21/09/2026
The correct answer to hate ♥️
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Even more important than the current figure is the TREND - the numbers wanting Britain to rejoin the EU have been rising slowly but steadily. It’s relentless.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico. ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News refused pool duty in solidarity. Trump's helipad ribbon-cutting went out with no usable audio. Courts have sided with the press in fights like this before and will likely do so again. But how much damage will he do along the way?
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And the Ban Played On
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When reading any Reform UK election leaflets spare a thought for all the Brexit benefits promised by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage which turned out to be the opposite of what actually happened ... via Border Communities Against Brexit
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 22/09/2026
🚨 Our polling consistently finds that a majority of people now support the UK rejoining the EU. EU membership is a no-brainer, and Burnham should pledge to rejoin. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/polit…
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