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Chris Painter

@rineen.bsky.social
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Wide awake for the common good, I make mind-levers. Brit, sails West Cork badly, fishes worse, classicist. Roll your own concept maps from Wikipedia and here at www.headstarter.pro

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Steve Jary @unionsteve.bsky.social · 20h
The Tories seem to be running the argument that inheritance tax is immoral because it means “taxing twice”. OK. Let’s go with that for a second shall we? Any other immoral taxes? VAT? Council Tax? Actually, all taxes which are paid from income already reduced by income tax and NI?
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Codepoet @timgood.bsky.social · 20h
So I hear on Today (Radio 4, BBC) that Kemi Badenoch is battling for the arsehole of the country. #Kemi #ArseholeOfTheCountry
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Chris Painter @rineen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
*NUFOs:Gop-Jobs-Congress*
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Chris Painter @rineen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sherlock test post 2026-09-30T14:36:26.921Z
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Chris Painter @rineen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sherlock test post 2026-09-30T14:34:25.894Z
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Chris Painter @rineen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
12/10 ~ Exactamundo
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th-century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain theconversation.com/basic-income...
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Basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th-century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain
Today’s basic income proponents say cash payments would be good for everyone. In the 1790s, the idea’s inventor argued something else: It was owed to everyone.
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Chris Painter @rineen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
BlueSky Radar hits test mode
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DanMygind @mygind.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why is the Israeli hacking company Irregular born out of the Israeli intelligence services' hacking unit 8200 involved in all "unintentional" hacks from the 3 major American AI labs? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Are global stock markets heading for a crash? Red lights flashing. Trump's tariff/military wars, supply chain disruptions, energy prices, AI bubble, unregulated shadow banks, deregulation, speculator frenzy, weigh heavy. Recession/Bailouts would follow. Innocent people will bear the cost, again.
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Are global stock markets heading for a crash?
Economies thrown into renewed turmoil as AI debt, Iran war and soaring government bond yields fuel alarm
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Ian R. Pearsall @ianrpearsall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
'Track. (Conwy. Cymru) Mixed media on Paper tangerine-helix-zh46.squarespace.com/gallery
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
UK politics funded by billionaires, mega-donations surge as the rich buy power. £179m donated by wealthy individuals since 2019. A cap at £100,000 or £500,000 won't do. Only the rich can enter political auctions Can't end political corruption without ending donations.
theguardian.com
UK politics increasingly funded by billionaires as mega-donations surge
Exclusive: A total £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research reveals
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Hakan Sonok Antalya 0553 802 52 86 @flowmeow1812.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Jan - Anti 🍊💩 @jango627.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I really hope I live to see the day where the name Trump is rarely uttered.
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A man in a face covering talks to another man who is looking disappointedly at a small box he is holding. Man 1 “What's that?”. Man 2 “Baklava. I misread the WhatsApp”
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Ohwoisme @kmohwoisme.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Are they corrupt by bribery or just generally corrupt?
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Josep Goded @josepgoded.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Israeli forces abducted Rifaat Barri, his son Abdullah, and Mahdi al-Barri in Immatin, east of Qalqilya, over the past 24 hours.
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Chris Painter @rineen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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12/10 ~ Exactamundo
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wellbillyboy @wellbillyboy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"America may still possess the world’s most advanced military. But Ukraine and Iran are demonstrating that the meaning of “advanced” is changing extraordinarily quickly. And just as that is happening, Hegseth has removed or lost many of the people the US was relying upon to figure it out."
michaeldsellers.substack.com
War is changing before our eyes. Is Hegseth’s gutted Pentagon leadership able to keep up?
There is something happening in warfare right now that is profound.
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Yes, the US is losing in Iran, and yes, it’s apparently out of missiles, and yes, the Navy seems busted, and yes, the senior ranks have been purged, but don’t worry, the Secretary is laser-focussed on what matters… Wait, I‘m getting a message.
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islandguy007.bsky.social @islandguy007.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Denmark and the rest of the world against Trump - for world peace! Justin D. Larson · Every atheist like myself will become believers if hurricane Dolly takes out Mar-a-Lago I'll be converted that's for sure... especially if it takes tRUMP out as well !!!😍😁
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Chris Painter @rineen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
12/10 ~ Yes
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
"President Trump demands Canada change its French language, Quebec culture and Canadian identity as a condition for reversing tariffs. This is no longer about a trade deal-it is about a takeover of Canada's sovereignty and identity." #cdnpoli
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Chris Painter @rineen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
x.com/meme_machine...
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Captain Haddock broadcasts from the Stags
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.
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Claude Taylor @realclaudetaylor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If Trump’s poll numbers get any lower the Republicans may need to go back to hiding the corruption. Or maybe they just don’t care anymore.
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Never said this before… But hats off to Nigel Farage He managed to con his own Clacton constituents into voting for welfare cuts that will screw over 1 in 5 of them 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 17/08/2026
Funny and Clever Art (11 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/08/17/f...
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Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#JasonArday phoned me a few days ago to talk to someone who knows what media abuse feels like. His untimely death shows why we need part 2 of the Leveson enquiry into media conduct
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Chef Rocky @chefrocky413.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
THIS IS FANTASTIC…. for all humans !!
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Chris Painter @rineen.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Please spare a thought today for Paul Swank, a young man from Missouri who parachuted into occupied France, and was killed in action on August 17th 1944. valor.militarytimes.com/hero/22714
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It’s time we sorted out the press. Constant misinformation to protect their donors and fossil fuels is destroying lives and our planet. The Government must step up and stop being cowardly.
Sorry Zack Polanski this long hot summer is not the apocalypse - it's like a gloriously long holiday in France
..with village green cricket thrown in good measure
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
18% of residents aged 16 to 64 receive PIP in Clacton Constituency roughly double the National average.. Many of them probs voted for Farage and just days later he announces he’d slash their benefits To all those feeling “Voters Remorse” Tough you deserve what you voted for 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Al Toth @atoth99.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Borowitz: "Trump's threat to control the Strait of Hormuz rings kind of hollow given that he can't even control the Reflecting Pool"
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Robert's Right ✅️.......
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PINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
“FBI notes implicate Trump— it’s no secret why they’re doing this dance at DOJ to not release them. FBI handwritten notes of a victim who alleges when she was 13 she was sexually abused by Donald Trump— The judge said the handwritten notes must be turned over unredacted so he can check them out.”
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bogwoppitt59.bsky.social @bogwoppitt59.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The vast majority of the worlds leading politicians are in the Epstein files or on the Israeli pay roster , you only have to look at the UK government for proof of both .
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Josep Goded @josepgoded.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Settlers attacked Palestinians in Umm al-Khair.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Claude Taylor @realclaudetaylor.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
New billboard! New photos! Chip in to keep it going. maddogpac.com/products/qui...
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Not my own point, but from a locked account - and something which relates to Professor Orr as much as it does Professor Arday. Cambridge: where's the safeguarding?
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Caroline Keep @ka83k.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
goodlawproject.org
Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Jim MacMillan (he/him) @jimmacmillan.com · 15/08/2026
#dailyCMAT: Covering a classic with blinding vocals.
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CMAT - Without You | Jools' Annual Hootenanny 2024
YouTube video by BBC Music
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Claude Taylor @realclaudetaylor.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
None of the rats leaving the floundering SS Trump should get an iota of credit unless they publicly state and explain they are resigning in protest.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Southern Water was fined £20m for lying in 2008; in 2021 £90m for deliberately pumping raw sewage into the sea. Now a fraud case. Why trust any private company with our precious water? Put them in public hands! www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/07/22/s...
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Southern Water boss charged with water quality fraud
A former chief executive of Southern Water has been charged with conspiracy to defraud during his time in charge of
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