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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Taxi did not turn up so Mr Moyes ran me down.
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Remember when the Guardian fired Dawn Foster for calling this guy out
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 09/09/2026
RNLI volunteers put themselves in harm’s way to save lives. They should never face abuse or threats for doing so. That includes the crews based on the Thames, who respond to hundreds of incidents every year. They deserve to be thanked, not attacked.
bbc.co.uk
Abuse of RNLI volunteers 'wholly unacceptable', chief says
Peter Sparkes says there has been "deliberate misinformation" spread about the charity.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Goodness me, we really are noticing things now, aren’t we. Would you like me to tell you what response you got in 2019, if you asked “But who does this obviously highly eccentric wingnut speak for”? Maybe you can guess.
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Important to note that the UK Chief Rabbi is the senior rabbi for one orthodox,
conservative branch of Judaism in the UK. As such as represents around 20% of Jews in the Britain. He shouldn't be seen to be speaking for or on behalf of the other 80% - many of whom strongly disagree with his recent, highly politicised statements.
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roseredlee.bsky.social @roseredlee.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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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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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Cofnas may regret drawing this much attention to himself. He was very lucky to find shelter for his views (you know the ones) in Ghent and there may have been some procedural irregularities in his hiring www.brusselstimes.com/2007046/ghen...
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Ghent University under fire for appointing US philosopher with ties to 'scientific racism'
Concerns have been raised about Nathan Cofnas due to his association with controversial "race science."
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Hanania in here, another newly-laundered centrist concerned about standards. And of course Musk, the biggest fraud of them all bsky.app/profile/disa...
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Gareth0108 @gareth0108.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
we are seeing the same behaviours they did after caroline flack as well bloody hypocritical bastards
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
A week or two ago, the vast majority of people had no idea what academic plagiarism even was - particularly the media. Suddenly they became experts, and used it to become a mob. Just to say, this was media led, not social media. Let’s not pretend only the internet is harmful.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Jason Arday might have lied about the amount he was paid to write a book. Michael Gove literally bragged the £10bn stolen during the Covid PPE scam was an 'honest mistake'. One was instantly forgotten about, the other was hounded to his death.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 15/08/2026
It's me, a Telegraph columnist, taking a break screaming bloody murder about fairness in the women's sports I wouldn't be caught dead watching to wax lyrical about academic integrity in sociology, a field I consider to be fake, at institutions I consider to be communist indoctrination centers.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The thing to note here is that these people *had an absolute blast* kicking seventeen shades of shit out of this guy, just as they always have a ball kicking fuck out of people they despise. It’s easy to tell when they’re going through the motions, and when they are absolutely loving it.
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Suicide should spark sympathy. But the implication that it will guarantee absolution and quasi deification is a really dangerous message to send((Dan Hodges)) •
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Said a similar thing yesterday in a different context. Jason Arday's death is a terrible tragedy. But people using it to attack journalists for legitimately scrutinising a major public interest issue need to stop.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
She's finally posted something about the man she helped hound to suicide and it's "folks, suicide is bad, ok?" You may not like it, Bluesky. But this is what intellectual honesty looks like.
Suicide is always tragic. I wrote this in 2023 about the dangers of using a particular suicide or warnings about elevated risks of suicide to make bigger political points - even if it's well meaning. Sharing today in case anyone finds helpful.
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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Jason Arday has tragically died after a vicious campaign of press hounding and harassment. We urgently need an inquiry into the culture of the press. Add your name to demand one now: hackedoff.org/campaign-actions/demand-an-inquiry-into-the-culture-of-the-press
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 14/08/2026
NEWS! Relieved Nigel Farage looking forward to not having to visit Clacton again for a while newsthump.com/2026/08/14/r...
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Relieved Nigel Farage looking forward to not having to visit Clacton again for a while
Nigel Farage has expressed immense relief after successfully holding his seat in a by-election he triggered himself, meaning he can finally stop visiting Clacton-on-Sea for at least six months.
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Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
David Hurn. Enjoying the beach. Porth Oer (Whistling Sands). Wales. 2004.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This is why it’s helpful to have credentialed establishment figures making the same points: because the likes of Andrew would chuckle his way through ten thousand lower-order scum getting arrested but shits his loafers when the same thing happens to a good sort of chap who went to the right school.
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We're losing the plot when it comes to free speech. There are few issues on which Jonathan and I agree, especially on Palestine Action. That's irrelevant. But for him to be arrested for no more than expressing an opinion? That way lies madness and dictatorship. Free Jonathan Porritt!!!
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NEW: Sir Jonathon Porritt, arrested under Terrorism law outside Westminster
Magistrates Court.
As police escorted him away he said "l a...
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Met Police arrested people for all sorts of ludicrous reasons, including putting down a tiny stand so that people sharing poetry and song could be heard. No amplification was used at all. One muslim woman was arrested for simply greeting the crowd. She said nothing unlawful.
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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The Green Shadows, Catherine Hyde.
Hare beneath a tree, painting.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
You will literally never be this powerful again, why are you putting a bunch of figures from the past in and having a slew of “attends Cabinet” types from the next generation? “Attends Cabinet” is a choice you make when you’re weak!
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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 20/07/2026
We desperately need a study to figure out which stolen artefact we need to return to lift this curse. Unfortunately, any such study would fall under the purview of the culture secretary, so we're in something of a bind here.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
He blew it. Green Party, here we come.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Peter Thiel licks his lips.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Students from the Glasgow School of Art who dubbed themselves 'The Immortals' (c.1894) including artists (back :) Frances MacDonald, (middle L-R :) Margaret Macdonald, Katharine Cameron, Janet Aitken, Agnes Raeburn and Jessie Keppie #womensart
Monochrome photograph featuring a group of nine white men and women in early 20th century dress, sitting on the ground next to a field
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Clarice Cliff Plate in the 'Rhodanthe' Pattern, c.1930, Influential UK ceramic designer #WomensArt
A white upright plate with orange flowers, floral design
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roseredlee.bsky.social @roseredlee.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Oh dear god all he's going to do is continue to torment the have nots (most of us) and appease the gods of weaponry (& Sharon Graham who is incapable of seeing the bigger picture)
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
How can we hope he has a serious plan for ending "the terrible suffering of people in Gaza" when he can't even bring himself to name Israel as the genocidal aggressor causing the suffering? We need concrete action - a full arms embargo and an end to trade with illegal settlements.
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It is a great honour and privilege to have been appointed by the Prime Minister to serve as Foreign Secretary.

My parents came to Britain as Jewish refugees from the Nazis. To them, Britain was both a sanctuary and a beacon of hope in the global fight against fascism. I will carry my parents' faith in that spirit of Britain to my role representing our country.

I will be a Foreign Secretary who fights for Britain's interests and our values of democracy, freedom and the rule of law on the world stage.

Today, as we face a time of greater instability and threat to international law and democracy than at any time since the Second World War, these values are more important than ever.

From Russia's illegal war in Ukraine to conflict in the Middle East, time and again we have seen the consequences of a more dangerous world in the cost of living crisis that families and businesses face.

For Britain, that means we must work with others to defend the principles that we cherish, because it is in our national interest to do so, building on the excellent work of my predecessors and friends, Yvette Cooper and David Lammy.

I will seek to deepen and strengthen our strategic alliance with the European Union which is so important for our prosperity and security and at the same time nurture our strong, enduring and essential alliance with the United States. I will uphold our commitment to multilateral institutions from NATO to the UN as well as working with global partners, particularly in the Global South.

Pursuing our interests and values means continuing to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Ukraine against Russia's illegal invasion, as Britain has done for the last four years. It means playing our part to seek to end the conflict in Iran and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It must also mean working tirelessly to seek a sustainable peace in Palestine and Israel, including an end to the terrible sufferi
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"More than 10m households are now affected by water restrictions" As the climate crisis worsens, are profiteering private companies really best placed to secure our water supply? The same companies that failed to build a single reservoir while extracting over £57bn in profits
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roseredlee.bsky.social @roseredlee.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Given a seat by Josh Simons - whoever thought Burnham was anything but a classic establishment freeloader?
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David JW Bailey @davidjwbailey.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
www.gov.uk/government/n... Dear Lord Jesus and all the Baby Angels Which of you fools voted for this neo fascist corruption party? Is Andy Burnham actually a member of the Reform Party? Streeting gets defence (all the best Palantir and corruption) Mahmood stays as racist anti-migration fiend
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Ministerial Appointments: July 2026
The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments.
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Dear @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social like tens of thousands of other NHS staff you made redundant, I'm looking for work. When you resigned as Heath Secretary I thought I might offer tips on CV writing or something, but you've landed on your feet I see. Nice to know it worked out for someone I guess.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
EXTRAORDINARY July Records smashed allover the Hemisphere in Namibia,Zambia,Botwana,Zimbabwe,Madagascar,Malawi up to TANZANIA where the National record of July highest temperature was pulverized: 33.8C Tabora 1200m asl It will get worse. Most record breaking event in Southern Africa history
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 20/07/2026
If you opt to keep Shabana Mahmood in her role as Home Secretary you are telling everybody on the left that you are not interested in actually learning from what Starner did wrong and quite like a lot of it.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20/07/2026
“I’m the opposite of concerned because I think this is going to expose the Labour Party, who often say they'll be different when they've got rid of Keir Starmer.” Zack Polanski on whether Labour will really change under Andy Burnham.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
If you're worried about our future - Andy Burnham is very clearly signalling nothing will change. But we can still turn this around with the Green Party getting even bigger. No new oil & gas so we can all have a liveable future. We need your help. Join.greenparty.org.uk
Burnham to announce plans for new north sea oil and gas drilling
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
So Andy Burnham has repeatedly committed to sticking to Labour's 2024 manifesto, yet we're now told that his first major announcement will be breaking its commitment not to drill for new oil and gas in the North Sea.
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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Congratulations to the government on saving 2700 jobs by nationalising British Steel. Now, about the 18,000 university jobs lost in the last 18 months, with more coming…
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/07/2026
I investigated Palantir’s foothold in the British state – and what I found should worry us all | Peter Geoghegan
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I investigated Palantir’s foothold in the British state – and what I found should worry us all | Peter Geoghegan
Paid-for political access and threadbare regulations have helped to embed the US tech firm in the NHS – and beyond. But there is a way to free ourselves, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
1900 embroidery by Glasgow School artist Ann Macbeth in an Art Nouveau style #Womensart
Pictorial textile artwork featuring a standing white female figure facing forwards wearing long white robes with long brown hair surrounded by stylised swirling vines and red flowers
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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
At this point, JK Rowling has spent more time and energy writing about how much she hates a vulnerable part of the human condition that never did one goddamned fucking thing to harm her than she ever did writing Harry Potter.
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roseredlee.bsky.social @roseredlee.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
There's a novel in there somewhere...
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Peter Kyle says national security was a very important part of why the govt has nationalised British Steel. The UK's national grid is owned by the likes of BlackRock & Abu Dhabi. How does that impact our national security? What about our energy? Water?
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Another Green @anothergreen.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
If you are a Unite member and want more climate action (not less), look out for the ballot paper which should arrive in the next couple of days. Sharon Graham has argued for more drilling in the North Sea and briefed against Ed Miliband because of his work on net zero. Time to dump Sharon!
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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
As with this, and Rowling, it is going to be interesting to see which sensible commentators are ever going to mention that all of this is only possible because it's laundered through the mainstream broadsheets and treated as credible rather than mendacious horseshit.
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 13/07/2026
The fact that J.K. Rowling successfully bullied Amnesty International into taking down a report that accurately called out her attack on trans people, especially trans women, is so repulsive and such a display of the power of her money, and her choice to put her vast fortune behind persecution.
thepinknews.com
Amnesty removes report that called JK Rowling's centre 'anti-rights'
Amnesty International UK has removed a report which labelled JK Rowling's sexual abuse crisis centre Beira's Place as "anti-rights".
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Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Watching Hunt for the Wilderpeople tonight in memory of Sam Neill and also because it’s around time for my every 6 month rewatch
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 14/07/2026
#OtD 14 Jul 2011 a tent was pitched in central Tel Aviv to protest the high cost of living. It soon grew into a broader movement across Israel but protesters' refusal to confront Zionism, occupation or Netanyahu's government ultimately stifled it stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8581...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
NHS anaesthetist shortage prevents 1.5m operations a year. Poverty & ageing population cause higher demand for NHS services. 8m waiting list. Not enough anesthetists trained, immigration squeezed, leading to misery and premature death. Need an honest debate about immigration.
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NHS anaesthetist shortage prevents 1.5m operations a year, report finds
Exclusive: alarming shortfall of specialists stops about 4,000 procedures a day, many for patients in urgent need of surgery
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
A fascinating investigation into the funders of Restore from @bylinetimes.bsky.social - and an interesting link to Camelot Castle in Cornwall. A hotbed of Scientology! bylinetimes.com/2026/07/10/w...
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Who Is Really Bankrolling Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain
Byline Times investigates the figures behind the Elon Musk-backed far-right rival to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
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