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An exile from Twitter, of course. Blackburn Rovers, politics and trying to work out why nothing works any more.

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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 1h
He wants the US media to be MORE like Iranian state media. Got it.
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 1h
Just after this he introduces Musk as a joint overseer of a new project. Delivered with a straight face
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 1h
What is with Trump people that makes them look so awkward they can’t even stand normally. Bizarre just to watch him
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Shana V. White (she/her) @shanavwhite.blacksky.app · 2h
*stares into the abyss*
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 2h
Why does he still make himself do these sycophantic staged stunts, when he can’t even stay awake long enough to hear everyone kissing his ring? They serve no other purpose.
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 6h
So many people now in positions of power not just believe, but know they can act with impunity
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 6h
Russia has already done this more than once, and yet people don’t think we’re already at war. Now Iran are joining in, and this will happen more often. Scary times.
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 6h
The right and the far right (is there much of a difference these days?) HATE scrutiny. Always have, and now feel emboldened to block those out who will ask anything but softball questions. Badenoch is a terrible, terrible leader.
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
But not to the level of the right and far right who are in huge numbers now. They have visceral hatred
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And he got away with it.
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meaningless with Trump and his paper thin skin
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Once again, Trump is closer to Putin than his actual friends and allies
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s not really scratching the surface of all the damage he’s done, is it?
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Agreed. I’ve largely given up - we need to spend so much money on fixing physical care, mental care and social care which is the way to get the population well again and support some of them returning or being able to work/get to school/function - and it just is not going to happen. Worse is coming
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
also thinking a lot about how #MeToo apparently went too far, when it’s quite obvious now that it didn’t go far enough. it didn’t really go anywhere. there were no lasting consequences of that cultural moment beyond people making jokes about it.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Russia has one enormous strategic advantage of which it is taking advantage. It can daily attack civilian targets--hospitals, universities, markets--knowing that while Ukraine can do the same, the Ukrainians are too humane to do so.
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And the public are so swept up by the success of Farage’s and Tory’s billionaire owners setting the narrative that they fully believe small boats is the biggest problem in the country, and that we are facing an invading army
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He doesn’t understand he says, scratching his head. If only we had years of evidence of Trump simply lying, taking credit for everything and just making shit up before changing his story again next time he’s asked. Do better, UK! We have no reason to give Trump’s cult any credibility
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It really is pathetic - Americans can continue to struggle with this as they worry about the delusional narcissist banning them, but no excuse for Brits. They know he’s a massive liar who doesn’t understand anything and will misrepresent everything - we all know! No head scratching needed
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Agreed - becoming more and more angry rather than irritated that UK media just parrots and amplifies Trump and his cronies when we ALL know basically everything they say is a lie. Stop giving credibility to a group of cruel, corrupt, incompetent and consistently lying grifters and charlatans
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There really isn’t enough honesty, even from Labour who let’s not forget are in actual fucking charge at the moment with a big majority, that for a long time there has been effectively very little in the way of legal routes for asylum seekers, and currently essentially none.
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well, that’s not going to happen with Farage and Tories and their majority media paying for and owning the narrative is it? We’re going the opposite way, they want to actively accelerate our doom
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tories love to be owned and paid for by their rich dictators
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‘Fox’, ‘Hannity’ and ‘Rubio’ - how on earth are you meant to get anything even remotely credible from that shit show of liars?
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If the last 15 years of work on things like MH17 and chemical weapon use tells me anything is you'll need a lot more than mere evidence to change the mind of any denialist.
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We’re an ageing and sick population, led by a billionaire class that is actively exacerbating and accelerating that decline through their media and politicians. Immigrants have always been the target of course, and as ever disabled people and children are coming into their sights now, despite facts
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Imagine sympathising with someone who encouraged more violence while riots were taking place
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s what Mahmood was put there to do, it was the requested behaviour
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The police have just said Farage’s ‘Iranian agents who arrived on small boats’ are British nationals from London. They’ll have to swiftly switch away from small boats to another group to target
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I just saw Aaron Ramsdale is now 4th choice keeper at Southampton, and for some reason I instantly thought of how that might have been an answer for Blackburn, totally forgetting who we are these days lol Aside from what’s been out of his control, it’s a massive fall from grace. Hope he sorts it
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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh no! We just wanted to stop hearing people speak foreign languages on the bus and and have an honest conversation about Englishness, and now we’re broke, with a divided, hate-filled society, the constant threat of political violence, and a shrivelling democracy on the verge of a fascist takeover.
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wait no, hang on, I was informed that masked men in balaclavas are peaceful protesters? Why is this woman judging their legitimate concerns about immigration?
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Its staggering that the public still havent worked out who controls the media, that they set the narrative, and that its always about who to blame. Immigrants, while we need to 'look out for own' has quickly changed to 'too many disabled people need help' and 'the young are workshy layabouts'
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Why is anyone bothering to spend the time even commenting on this in the media - its Trump, of course he's lying, massively exaggerating or both; its what he does every single day. Look for credible sources and talk about that to find out what's going on, we dont need to discuss if Trump is lying
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's what the gammons wanted. They'll be more than happy to pick up the tab, as they were with Brexit. Oh.
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 27/09/2026
One of the things that links Farage and Trumpism is the complete disregard for the seriousness of government, and restraint Vs making everything content.
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Only half dislike him though? Pretty damning of the media that so much of them back and legitimise a very well known and persistent liar, grifter, charlatan and far right waste of space. Very dangerous to platform and amplify people like him, but that’s what their owners want
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Man with a famously short attention span, who understands very little about the world or the people in it, and lies as much as he breathes - he’s definitely only heard about this for the first time today like the rest of us. How embarrassing to have a world leader so determined to prove he’s a fool
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fighting a losing battle in the wider media landscape, so it’s good to see this - right wing media is full of immigrant hatred and little else, meanwhile so many people are struggling with no sign of help
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
These far right extremists feel emboldened to say what they really think more often now, and a slightly awkward, embarrassed response from the presenter is a pathetically weak way to deal with her call for violence
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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Inflammatory and populist nonsense of course but also once again, Jenrick has forgotten what he did in government
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Quickly? We’re already 8 years in. The whole thing is already a farce, and now they have to unpick nearly a decade of results already decided. You can’t give teams back the titles and make it mean something
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m guessing every day it lasts is too long for people like Laura
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The reverse is also true for some - online retailers are having to think again after years of fending off and blocking bots, how they allow and then cater for agents buying stuff for people.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They’ve done their research! Camden is of course famous for racism, and being anti inclusion in general. What are they thinking?
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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A lot of things make me feel kind of dumb, including how to take at face value the logic of “we are a multibillion dollar transnational industry building a vengeful elder god, and we definitely won’t stop unless you regulate us the way we want, which is a secret.”
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I couldn’t even find the story on the bbc last night, despite reading about it here and seeing video, and understanding how serious it was. The failure to report far right thugs have put people’s lives in danger is damning on any media not running this - scary to see them placate the far right
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Rovers and Politics @slice404.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Tories?! Badenoch! What on earth is wrong with people? Better than the far right, but they’re actively copying and placating the far right
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