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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

If you think a just-fertilized ovary is entitled to life but are indifferent to what happens to a kidnapped 4-year-old with cancer, sent to a dangerous country without meds, you don’t give a fuck about the lives of children. You are just in a cult that fetishizes being against abortions.

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PoliticsJOE @politicsjoe.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Someone go get Marcus Rashford

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/02/2025

Van Hollen: "Can you imagine FDR in the middle of WW2 saying to Churchill, 'you know, we're not going to continue to help you until you turn over half of your coal and mineral reserves.' That's not how you behave when you want to support a friend who's under attack by an authoritarian like Putin."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.

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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 15/02/2025

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Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.

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On Ukraine, Europe must step into the void | Virgin

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

"Appeasement at Munich: World Wars, Past and Possible" The symmetry between Germany-Czechoslovakia in 1938 and Russia-Ukraine in 2022 is uncanny, and pausing for a moment on the resemblances might help us to take a broader view of today. snyder.substack.com/p/appeasemen...

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Appeasement at Munich

World Wars, Past and Possible

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... For more—and to sign— go to saynotoethniccleansing.org

Jewish people say NO to ethnic cleansing

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 13/02/2025

DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE: 1. Chickenpox 2. Diphtheria 3. Measles 4. Pertussis 5. Pneumococcal Infection 6. Polio 7. Tetanus 8. Typhoid 9. Yellow Fever 10. Smallpox DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY RFK JR. OR PRAYER: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The difficulty was we were always battling to get people to accept hypotheticals the other side waved away saying they’ll never happen. Ten years on and people are now poorer because of brexit, living in a more dangerous world with nation state war in Europe and old alliances ending. Different case.

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Also; there’s a strong change putin does invade say, Estonia, and if so, that + the madness engulfing the USA, with the right political handling (*big* if!) there will be a strong case to be made that the UK needs closer ties somewhere. As the person who did press for lab’s eu campaign,

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I’m with you on almost all but this. There isn’t enough widespread political support for brexit still to give reform the popular support in enough constituencies to win. They *might* increase their seats, but if labour undo it quickly and get growth and people feel better off they won’t care by 2029

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

🔥 @carladenyer.bsky.social: "Until Labour are brave enough to deal with forces draining money out of us, people will look for someone to blame. "The ultra-rich siphon off more & more, landlords hike the rent, & Farage will continue to sell the lie that migrants are the cause" t.co/oU9z5QdWYN

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

At this point I genuinely don't think it's hyperbole to say that Elon Musk is functionally in charge of the US government. Perhaps not in specific policy areas - two bills or one on the hill, policy in the mideast. But certainly functional control of the state apparatus.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Labour should be using the need to increase defence spending as a off-ramp for their promises on tax, not letting their defence policy (like everything else) be constrained by their promises on tax.

ft.com

Starmer summons UK defence chiefs in tussle over spending

Trump is pushing European governments to commit much higher funding to armed forces

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

It’s also a nightmare for gov that it’s been granted in the Lords. Less media profile for sure, but the level of expertise and knowledge will mean the easy political rhetoric the gov would have used in the commons to defend this simply won’t wash. Suspect they’ll get a good booting from peers

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Urgh. Self inflicted u-turn coming. Not in answer to this obviously - the gov will double down today and force the lords spokex to take flak from learned experts on why this is in breach of law, act ignorant and say it’s not, to only then uturn this once it gets successfully challenged in court.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/02/2025

Google: What’s the quickest way to lose trust and the good will of our customer base? Answer: This shit 👇🏿👇🏾👇🏽

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Pfizer’s cancer drug commercial was beautiful, but their breast cancer drug Ibrance costs $10k per month and their prostate cancer drug Xtandi costs $22k per month. Beautiful commercials don’t change the fact that 42% of cancer patients exhaust their life savings in 2 years.

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I just despair that it’s the workers and unions having to file this instead of Democratic leadership, or even god forbid a republican with a sense of duty

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

@labourlewis.bsky.social hi Clive; we aren’t from the same wing of the party but just want to say thank you for your op ed in the Guardian today. I couldn’t agree more and it needed to be said; I’m desperately worried about the direction of our party (or lack thereof). So thank you

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Out of interest what are you playing at the minute Stephen? Any recommendations?

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

From a Chancellor that’s a Leeds MP as well. I know GM+WYCA want more control to develop the northern economy themselves, and that’s fine, but it could be in conjunction with national money and investment. As ever, my problem isn’t the south gets something - it’s that yet again the north doesn’t.

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Spot the difference www.theguardian.com/business/202... www.gov.uk/government/n... Can’t tell you how excited I am for rehashed Tory plans for a growth corridor in the south (again), rather than, I dunno? 🤷‍♂️ connect the 10.7m people who live in and around Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield?

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Reeves plans to create ‘Silicon Valley’ between Oxford and Cambridge

Chancellor to announce plans to improve infrastructure in region to put it at forefront of science and tech advances

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

A really important and interesting post at a crucial time for DCMS - I do hope some great candidates go for it

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Dept for Media, Culture and Sport is looking for new Board members. Would be great to get someone from a civil society background, and someone from culture/heritage/museums/libraries. Please pass on in your networks apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538

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Appointment details – Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Non-Executive Board Members x3 – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK GOV.UK

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Labour and the EU, a Beckett play: Lab: "We want a closer relationship with Europe" EU: "How about this?" Lab: "No, not like that." EU: "How about this?" Lab: "No, not like that." EU: "OK....how about this?" Lab: "No, not like that." Continue to general election and...curtain(s)

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Michael Gollop @michaelgollop.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The Starmer government's ingrained caution, their lack of genuine vision and political courage will be their downfall. My natural inclination to give them the benefit of the doubt is diminishing rapidly.

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SarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Friends texting me checking on my sanity and mental health given what is now happening. My response: “I’m sickened and horrified, but I can only take it in bits and pieces. I will not engage in daily outrage.” My advice: “Take care of yourself and your mental health. Do not react to everything.”

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

At Trump’s inauguration in 2017, I remember someone saying ‘weird way to lose the cold war’. In 2025 with this far right cabal around him, and musk’s sieg heil, I can’t help but think ‘weird way to lose world war 2’…

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Hampton @hamptonstevens.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The dude literally endorsed AfD to "save Germany," and we're debating whether it was a Nazi salute? Fucking gaslighting motherfuckers.

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

For so many of us, today is a scary day wondering what the future will bring under an authoritarian right wing American government. There aren’t many words of comfort, but I also know days like this are days that fuel passion to resist and build back better. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

What’s this taken from? is there a link to the wider video?

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Always my favourite thing when academics do the hard work to prove the thing your gut already knew to be clear and true.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Kemi Badenoch’s comments on the grooming gangs show her to be incapable of doing the job she currently holds and unfit for the one she seeks:

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Badenoch’s call for new grooming gangs probe reflects old fixations

Tory leader raises valid concerns but her diagnosis suggests she has not looked at all the evidence

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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

3. To achieve real change you can’t just talk to the people who already agree with you. You have to reach out to people who have different views but can be brought into a big tent movement for change, with empathy and respect. 4/4

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Sure, I’ll play; Introduce yourself with: One book 📚- House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski One movie 🎥 - Spirited Away One Album 💿 - In Rainbows - Radiohead One TV Show 📺- The Wire

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

So, there’s definitely many positives about this platform - not least that it’s not run by a far right narcissist, but unless for some reason young women with ‘free only fans’ are going wild for 40 year old guys who post about hockey and politics, like X, there’s definitely a lot of bots on here…

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

What did I get for Christmas? A case of viral bronchitis! Thanks ever so for asking. Yay 2025! (It can only get better…right?!…)

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I fully agree sentiment wise. There are security considerations that make it slightly more challenging than a general office move, but they’re hurdles to clear not dealbreakers. It just needs a political will to make it happen, and to go to plan b, c, d etc to get it done. But it’s totally absent

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Sam Bacon @sambsam.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Couldn’t agree more. The fact there’s a team of fire wardens employed to walk around the palace 24/7 365 to ensure it’s not on fire should be warning enough it needs to get sorted now, and not make it more expensive or complex. But alas, political logic is not logic

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