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Skiamakhos

@skiamakhos.uk
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Communist, Java developer & biker

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This summer Britain burnt. 3000 people died from the heat. Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK. We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources say
The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.
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Resist @resist.wiki · 31/08/2026
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Yes, Iceland are an independent sovereign state. Who also happen to be in the Single Market, the EEA and the Schengen zone, with freedom of movement for people, goods and services. But if the UK did that I'd be screaming about Brexit betrayal and being an EU puppet.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Nathan Cofnas notes but plays down his problem: that those who believe in hereditary biological racism have lower IQs than those who reject it! He puts this down to fashion which means he attracts stupid antisemites & racists for what he would like to be a more elite, less knuckledragger view
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 07/08/2026
"You often hear: another world is possible. Well I am here telling you that another world is inevitable. We either decide to stop burning fossil fuels or the Earth system will stop us. We are well beyond incremental, so-called policy relevant pathways." www.technosphere.earth/climate-chan...
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Climate change must not disrupt business as usual
Don't believe the hype - we are still firmly on course towards climate catastrophe
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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 06/08/2026
Aaron Swartz deserves more justice and reconsideration than almost anybody in this century
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
And sometimes, choice is an illusion. Would you like an Italian, American, French or German/British SUV? These are the same car with what manufacturers call a “top hat” (the panels, interior and badging) Thanks to the huge Stellantis conglomerate… 1. Lancia 2. Jeep 3. Peugeot 4. Opel/Vauxhall
View of a Lancia gamma SUV parked outside a modern building. It is a blue medium size SUV with black-and-white striped alloy wheels and a sloping roof at the rear and a light bar that extends across the front.Side view of a green Jeep Compass medium sized SUV it has boxy styling large alloy wheels and square wheel archesSide view of a Peugeot 5008 SUV in dark blue it is a boxy medium size SUV with a chrome flash at the bottom of the doorsSide view of a silver Opal grandland SUV it has a black roof and a sculptured element in the lower doors
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 25/07/2026
Net migration has fallen from 944,000 to 171,000. Yet that headline conceals major movements in both directions – including substantial emigration by British and EU+ nationals. So, asks Jonathan Portes, what exactly is the problem people want politicians to solve?
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Reducing net migration was never the real issue
Our immigration statistics have served to legimise racism. Reduced net migration was not what people wanted
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 25/07/2026
To every trans Londoner: this city is yours too. Today we celebrate London Trans+ Pride and reaffirm a simple truth: you should be free to live as yourself, without fear or prejudice. You are loved. You are wanted. You belong here.
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 25/07/2026
Scotland's facing a wave of hyper-scale data centre applications. If built they'd consume more than 1.5 times our peak electricity use, with no requirement to assess their environmental impact. We need to ensure our economy works for everyone, not just tech billionaires. ➡️ greens.scot/datacentres
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Extinction Rebellion London Actions MoM (Movement of Movements) @xrlondonactions.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
🛢 ANDY, SAY NO TO ROSEBANK This action is happening now by Parliament. 🔥 Andy, say no to fossil fuels. Andy, don't burn them. Labour must stop Rosebank. #StopRosebank
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Dragon Cobolt @dragoncobolt.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
XKCD comic where in one panel, a man is doing math and a guy says, "Wow, you suck at math" and the other one is a woman doing math and the same guy goes, "Wow, girls suck at math."
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 19/06/2026
Has university become a confidence trick? Spend ten minutes talking to a final-year student about their job search and you might wonder whether university is still worth it. Yet the evidence suggests the answer is more complicated than many headlines imply. Sean Brophy reports
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The graduate job market is grim right now – but university is still worth it
Some soon-to-be graduates fear that a university degree has become a confidence trick. But they could well be wrong
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 16/06/2026
David Dimbleby, hosted the EU referendum results show on BBC One and BBC News on the night of 23-24 June back in 2016. A decade later, all we've seen is division and damage. So let's make sure the next 10 years are defined by trust and cooperation.
I broke the news of Brexit to Britain – 10 years on we still haven’t seen a single benefit. The Independent, 16 June.
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I don't know, why would the billionaire legacy media owners be so opposed to a wealth tax? It's a complete mystery. #WealthTax #GreenParty 💚💚
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 11/06/2026
Complaining about nightlife when you *checks notes* choose to live in Soho is like living in South Kensington and complaining about the museums. Or moving to Hackney and grumbling about creatives. Living in Richmond and hating green space. It's all getting a bit silly, isn't it?
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Good reporting from Israeli-occupied south Lebanon. Israel is killing medics, disappearing agricultural workers, letting livestock starve to death and levelling entire buildings. Pregnant women travel increasingly longer and more dangerous roads to find hospitals. www.972mag.com/israeli-occu...
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Inside Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon
During the nearly two-month 'ceasefire,' Israel has continued besieging villages, razing farmland, attacking journalists and rescue workers, and disappearing civilians. Those who remain describe their...
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r o o @jakepaulsartre.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I'll never forget when a Republican tried to tell me the "Head Rabbi of Judaism" supports Zionism so I should too ...Who tf are you talking about, thats not a thing, we're not one writhing mass of nematodes with a Jewish-Pope. Do you understand how different a Reconstructionist is from a Haredi?
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I love how every time a Zionist types something charming, like "cut your clit off for Hamas" beneath one of my instagram posts, Meta sends me a fraction of a penny. These guys have been buying me a nice dinner every month since pub date. Keep up the good work!
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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The Economist is scared of the kids while we’re scared of fascism. Which one of us is out of touch?
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Stephen Perrin @steperrin.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Any white British person who thinks the police are out to get them just because they're white either has a conviction sheet like a cartoon scroll or a football banning order. Possibly both.
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“No kink at pride!” That’s “prude” you’re thinking of. No kink at *prude*.
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Resist @resist.wiki · 28/05/2026
Israel has NO RIGHT over international waters. The silence of the West is a DISGRACE!
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Cynthia Gómez @cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
No, web site, I don't want to download your app, sign up for your newsletter, share my location, sign in with Google, or give you my email in order to get 10% off. I don't want to opt out of you collecting data you shouldn't be collecting anyway. And no, I don't want to talk about my ad blocker.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
‘This EHRC Code Will Make the UK a Hostile Environment for Trans People’ Keir Starmer's Government promises trans people 'dignity and respect' but is overseeing a colossal failure to protect their rights and safety, argues Helen Belcher
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‘This EHRC Code Will Make the UK a Hostile Environment for Trans People’
Keir Starmer's Government promises trans people 'dignity and respect' but is overseeing a colossal failure to protect their rights and safety, argues Helen Belcher
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Minihood @minihood.eurosky.social · 21/05/2026
Fuck sake. If you want people to spend less time sick, then spend more money ensuring everyone is getting vaccinated, make ventilation mandatory in every workplace, have NHS dentistry be actually available. Prevent people getting sick! Don't rush their fucking recovery!
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Space Force Cadet @spaceforcecadet.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I miss having a President of the United States.
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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
*Kicks down the door* See, the issue here is that leftist Americans still uncritically accept the mythology of the USA as a uniquely fair and diverse society and reflexively characterise Britain as a force of colonial oppression separate from their own early history.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 18/05/2026
Speedrun xkcd.com/3246/
Comic. [Person 1 sitting at desk typing on laptop while Person 2 with shoulder-length hair stands behind.] PERSON 1: Aw man, speedrun.com removed my world record just because I listened to lateralus and ænima to get in the flow. PERSON 2: Oh, a copyright thing? PERSON 1: No, they don’t allow tool-assisted speedruns.
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 18/05/2026
When a federal agency tasked with protecting all Americans decides to mandate a specific religious worldview, it ceases to protect democracy and begins to threaten it.
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SexyPinUpStickers @pinupstickers.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Ok, you've seen enough here... Now repost the poor pup below and help save his life!
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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
It starts with Sweet Caroline and it ends with 'send them back'... The meaning of a St. George’s Day parade is always going to be contested. For some it is nothing more than a celebration of nationalism and empire, something to avoid. 1/
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Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
You'll only drive it underground.
Should potholing be banned?
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Apple needs to explain this highly irregular conduct.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Apple is closing down the first of its US stores to unionize. Apple says that because of the collective bargaining agreement with these workers, they "couldn’t offer to transfer them to nearby locations.” The union is outraged, and exploring options to hold Apple accountable.
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Apple closing its unionized store at Towson Town Center
Apple will shutter its retail location at Towson Town Center in June. The store was the company’s first to unionize.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
At a certain point of wealth, what is being pursued seems not to be wealth, but the ability to make other people suffer. What's being pursued is immunity from human decency; the ability and even the right to be depraved with impunity. They get off on the suffering. www.the-reframe.com/where-it-ends/
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Where It Ends
Answering the enabler's constant question, and contemplating the depraved depths of the billionaire mindset.
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The question the entire world is asking. 😳👇
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Those US-Iran negotiations in a nutshell: Iran sent 4 PhDs to Islamabad. The US sent a real estate developer, a son-in-law, a lawyer and a general.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 11/04/2026
women were kept out of meetings and career opportunities at Pixar because John Lasseter was so much of a sex pest that people decided it was easier to simply not have them in the room with him how many talented women didn’t get a fair chance because one guy couldn’t behave himself?
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chiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 19/03/2026
"leadership requires two things: judgement and backbone." Lickspittle* Haunted Porcelain Doll Wes, transparently sticking the knife into Starmer, there. Good. #bbcqt *god bless you, Dawn Foster
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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 03/04/2026
Keep fighting it, everyone.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Long overdue: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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UK flag-raising group leader arrested on suspicion of causing ‘alarm and distress’
Exclusive: Ryan Bridge is co-founder of Raise the Colours, which has been criticised for anti-immigrant rhetoric
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Drilling for more oil & gas in the North Sea won't lower bills, it won't make us more energy independent and it won't insulate us from price shocks. A Labour backslide on this would be a huge betrayal. Double down on renewables. Insulate every home. Lower bills, permanently.
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Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 02/04/2026
The loss of 22 episode seasons means we're losing out on the time honored tradition of "episode in which recurring character is suddenly turned evil via MacGuffin and now the actor gets to have fun"
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
why aren't other countries helping us with the strait of hormuz after we started an unjust war, cut off trade, and insulted them for a year?
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
FACTS: Net Zero barely nudges your bill. Fossil‑fuel wars send it through the roof. So when Farage and his ilk slags off renewables while fanning conflict, remember who actually hikes your costs.
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edeath @edithcharles.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
So her interest in the jury bill isn't that austerity has deprived us all, only that it's inconvenienced her personally? As long as the state works for Jess Phillips why bother funding it to work for people who actually need justice?
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Jess Phillips backs jury bill as she reveals she is ‘victim of courts backlog’
Exclusive: Safeguarding minister says man accused of restraining order breach will not come to court until 2028
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Skiamakhos @skiamakhos.uk · 04/03/2026
Crash on Brookvale road, paramedics in attendance, 7 bus diverting down Moor La. #brum
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