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Shyamali Rodrigues 🔶️

@shyamali.eurosky.social
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She/Her Libdem Member Indian-Bengali heritage. Londoner in Lisbon.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1h
Russian bomb attack kills dozens at Ukraine bus stop ft.trib.al/N5TpMpw
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Russian bomb attack kills dozens at Ukraine bus stop
At least 30 die after aerial strike hits two passenger buses in frontline city of Kramatorsk
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Hughstergeist @hughster.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
More Green figures leaving
Cllr Kieran Dams
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Today I've resigned as Coordinator of my local Green Party.

I've poured so much into this party over the years. Evenings, weekends, campaigning, organising. I've genuinely given it everything.

I could stay quiet and sit on the sidelines, but that's just not me. If I think something is wrong, I'll say it.

Since speaking out I've had hundreds of abusive and threatening messages. Some are serious enough that I'll be taking them to the police.

And to people in the party who have the same concerns as me, please don't stay silent. Speak up. It matters.

I'm genuinely gutted it's come to this, but I have to stand by what I believe.
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 2h
A little bit of political trivia for you as voters head to the polls in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election. Camden council, where the seat is located, has proved to be quite the political hothouse, featuring 3 future Grn leaders, 1 future UKIP leader, 6 future Con MPs & 5 future Lab MPs...1/?
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Shyamali Rodrigues 🔶️ @shyamali.eurosky.social · 3h
I'm listening to We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson | Nadiya Hussain: What Bake Off Really Cost Me "I had a panic button in my house" on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-bm6et...
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Nadiya Hussain: What Bake Off Really Cost Me "I had a panic button in my house"
Nadiya Hussain opens up about the reality behind her extraordinary rise from home baker to one of Britain’s most recognisable TV personalities, and why success came with challenges she never expected....
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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 3h
BBC apologises to Pink News bosses over defamatory sexual misconduct claims Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James said the BBC reporting "reinforced one of the most damaging homophobic tropes: that gay men are sexual predators who pose a threat to others" pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/bb...
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BBC apologises to Pink News bosses over defamatory sexual misconduct claims
Pink News bosses Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James have won an apology from the BBC after it aired allegations involving sexual misconduct.
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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 6h
I voted just now in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election despite being away from home, coming back tomorrow. It’s the first time I’ve ever appointed a proxy - it’s quite secure and easy although I do enjoy the process of voting 🗳️. And I completely trust the neighbour who is casting my vote!
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EU Environment and Climate @euenvironmentandclimate.ec.europa.eu · 3h
Do you trust the #EUEcolabel? New data reveals that: 🌸 46% of Europeans recognize the logo 🌸 66% tend to buy eco-labelled products 🌸 81% believe that Ecolabel products have a lower environmental impact than similar products without a label More in the latest Eurobarometer 👉 link.europa.eu/X3PTTR
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 5h
Race and religious hate crime in England and Wales hits record high
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Race and religious hate crime in England and Wales hits record high
Hate crime in England and Wales has increased by 7% - with record highs in those that were racially and religiously motivated.
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Luke Taylor MP @luketaylorld.bsky.social · 19h
It has been an absolute delight campaigning for Patrick. Every step of the way he has shown exactly what Lib Dems are all about: hard work, dedication to your community, and speaking up for those being taken for granted. One day left. Go on #HolbornandStPancras - you know who to back tomorrow!
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Those ReFuk supported protrols, supposedly to protects citizens? Ex partners says their exes were abusive …some subject to non molestation orders, conviction. Some really serious conduct. Examples below. apple.news/AyFf8bEkYQlK...
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
From the new Private Eye
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London news, sport and culture | The Standard | London Evening … @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
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OPINION - Lib Dem's Patrick Stillman: Our voters aren't just those that can afford Gail's
Lib Dem Holborn and St Pancras by-election candidate says: ‘We could have very easily not shown up’
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 07/10/2026
Britons tend to see the Tories as being more similar to Reform than the Lib Dems, after Richard Tice responded to Kemi Badenoch ruling out a coalition with Reform by saying they didn't want to work with "soggy Lib Dems" More similar to Ref: 43% Equally similar to both: 15% More similar to LDs: 9%
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aldtu.bsky.social @aldtu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
While British children go hungry, we waste 1.1bn meals a year. Bring on the redistribution revolution buff.ly/blR4BGb We know the surplus food is out there @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemdaisy.bsky.social @bigissue.com @laylamoran.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @mariecgoldman.bsky.social
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While British children go hungry, we waste 1.1bn meals a year. Bring on the redistribution revolution | Charlotte Hill
Food businesses and the government must make redistribution a key policy to address food insecurity. We know the surplus food is out there, says Charlotte Hill, chief executive of the food…
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 07/10/2026
When I visited the Nova music festival site, the impact of October 7th hit home. Three years on, the violence continues, and we have seen an appalling rise in antisemitism here and around the world. We must stand with the Jewish community, stamp out antisemitism, and work for a lasting peace.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
... I don't have any subtitles for Postorius' speech yet, but he basically says that what happened in Saxony-anhalt breaks a taboo, that it echoes the 1930s, and that this is now the hour for democrats and patriots who love Germany's liberal society to get very angry (Wut).
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philpeacock.bsky.social @philpeacock.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Unfortunate that she’s picked players who, at least in John Barnes’ case, were subject to horrific racism from supporters both at club and national level. Maybe their nationality wasn’t questioned but their race was a target of abuse www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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John Barnes on racism and society: ‘There are invisible banana skins’
The former England winger John Barnes discusses silent pillars of prejudice and why there aren’t more black football managers
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Josh Matthews 🔶 @josh-matthews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Overdue article written with @libdemcharlie.com on how local councils can help their music ecosystems become a thriving platform for people and communities to flourish 🌟 www.libdemvoice.org/councils-mus...
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Councils must help music – so music can help their communities flourish
If we believe in giving everyone the platform to flourish and live their unique version of a best life, then enabling music, and musicians, to thrive in our local areas is an unmissable part of that p...
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Nicholas Pegg @nicholaspegg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Badenoch pops in a slice of performative transphobia for applause. The legacy of Rishi Sunak lives on.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And if you're not as old as I am and are wondering, try it: it's an absolute mid-80s banger.
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Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes
YouTube video by LloydColeVEVO
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Phil Waring @philwaring.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
ALL new member states? Surely they don't mean us? Don't they know who we are? #BritishExceptionalism
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‘No more Viktor Orbán’: EU plans 15-year probation period for new member states
Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos outlines proposed safeguards to protect EU from undemocratic leaders
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 07/10/2026
Bulletproof vests and blacked-out carriages: How Ukraine defies Putin to keep trains running on time
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Bulletproof vests and blacked-out carriages: How Ukraine defies Putin to keep trains running on time
"Maybe they're magicians, maybe they have some way of making the railway work well," Oksana jokes, when asked how Ukraine's trains have been so reliable despite the war.
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Agnes C. Poirier @agnescpoirier.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 06/10/2026
Eva Marie Saint (1924–2026)
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Less than a week to go before MPs debate joining the EU. Tell your mp to be there 👇 bestforbritain.org/take-action/...
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Tell your MP: 628 constituencies want EU membership. Only 4 don't. - Best for Britain
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Police officers who tasered care home resident sacked www.channel4.com/news/police-...
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Police officers who tasered care home resident sacked
Two police officers have been sacked for gross misconduct after elderly care home resident Donald Burgess was pepper sprayed, tasered and hit with a baton.
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Public Interest India @publicintindia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
India’s blind women cricketers still wait for house sites and jobs a year after their World Cup win
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India’s blind women cricketers still wait for house sites and jobs a year after their World Cup win
A year after winning the first Women's T20 World Cup for the Blind, India's players say they still lack grounds and jobs; captain Deepika T.C. awaits a house site.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 06/10/2026
NBC News’ Richard Engel reports from the streets of Paris as protesters set off fireworks to demand more resources and money for schools.
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James Heale @jaheale.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fascinating to read that a Senedd member used a pair of smart glasses to read his speech - autocue style - in a chamber debate last week. Suspect it’ll be something the Westminster authorities have to confront soon too.
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Roberta Metsola @president.europarl.europa.eu · 06/10/2026
From Lisbon to Strasbourg. From the place where our Treaty was signed to the place where we put Europe into action. #ThisIsEurope 🇪🇺🇵🇹 De Lisboa a Estrasburgo. De onde o nosso Tratado foi assinado até onde damos vida à Europa.
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Sarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
To the surprise of absolutely no one, but to their courage, victims of far-right figures arguing they are “protecting women and girls” from unknown and unseen particular threat from migrants are coming forward to tell their story of sexual and domestic abuse
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‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Blue Planet and Gandhi composer George Fenton dies aged 76
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The Blue Planet and Gandhi composer George Fenton dies aged 76
The musician received five Oscar nominations, and soundtracked dozens of memorable nature films.
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David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
BBC News - UK oil refinery broke toxic pollution limits dozens of times, documents reveal www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK oil refinery broke toxic pollution limits dozens of times
Pollution was spilled into local rivers and protected sites, documents shared with the BBC suggest.
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Alistair Barrie @alistairbarrie.com · 05/10/2026
Hell. Of. A. Speech.
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Danny Chambers MP 🔶 @dannychambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We need to elect politicians who follow the science. Here are my thoughts following the recent screening of the National Climate Emergency Briefing.
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Danny Chambers MP 🔶 @dannychambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s brilliant the PM has recognised the issues Lib Dems have campaigned on for so long are central to fixing our country & growing our economy. As a result of his speech, social care, closer ties with EU and PR are now firmly in the political mainstream, which is exactly where we want them to be.
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Kevin Chun 🔶️ @islingtonkevin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When she led Respect her party held deeply anti-lgbtq+ views yet the Greens have let her in.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 05/10/2026
“Privatisation of Water was a success.” Read the room, Kemi.
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Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reform councillor Ryan Coogan arrested over election papers buff.ly/1UJClZ2
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Reform councillor Ryan Coogan arrested over election papers
Ryan Coogan, the party's group leader at Huntingdonshire District Council, is currently on bail.
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Jupp is highly regarded as a journalist, but what a task she faces. The BBC faces constant criticism over story selection & alleged bias from all quarters. Meanwhile, she will have to deal with the use of AI and the rising influence of short form video for news. A tough job.
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Zelensky condemns 'horrific' Russian strike on boat carrying corn in Black Sea
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Zelensky condemns 'horrific' Russian strike on boat carrying corn in Black Sea
The vessel's captain was killed and 11 crew members were rescued after the attack on the Turkish-owned ship, Ukraine's leader says.
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Liberal England: Ian Anderson on the old hippies who used punk to get on in music liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/10/ian-... Andy Summers had been on the scene since the early Sixties and was 35 when The Police formed. That's him on the left with Zoot Money in 1964.
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Shyamali Rodrigues 🔶️ @shyamali.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026
www.my9albums.com/s/JOPVTUMDYG
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My 9 albums
Treasure, Talking Book, Tender Prey and 6 more. Pick yours on my9albums.
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Lib Dem Peers @libdempeers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Did you know 8 of the top 10 recycling councils in England are Lib Dem led? Mid Suffolk, a Green majority council, ranks 162nd, and Brighton was among the worst in the country when they ran it. @ollygrender.bsky.social put the figures to the government in the Lords in April.
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Josh Self @josh.politics.co.uk · 05/10/2026
NEW: Lib Dem MPs urge Greens to defect after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote @timfarron.bsky.social: “Real Greens are welcome in the Lib Dems” @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social: “You can find your political home in the Liberal Democrats” @luketaylorld.bsky.social: “You are welcome in the Liberal Democrats”
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Lib Dem MPs urge Greens to defect after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
Liberal Democrat MPs have invited Green members to defect after the party’s conference voted for a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism.
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Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
With that, Europe's "super election year" starts early. To come in 2027: French presidential & legislative elections plus general elections in Estonia, Finland, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and major state elections in Germany. Roughly 6 in 10 EU voters at polls in a span of c.12 months.
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Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sánchez calls elections for November 29. Odds strongly against him but history suggests it would be unwise to write off the great survivor of Spanish politics entirely. The timing is typically canny: seizing moment where the national conversation has turned from migration to housing.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 05/10/2026
Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has decided to call an early general election after a brief period of reflection launched following Congress's rejection of two housing decree-laws promoted by his government. l.euronews.com/W7Uc
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