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Spencer

@smudkicker.bsky.social
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Ageing physicist, husband and father. Living in SW England and trying to be a good human being in a world that increasingly seems to value performative cruelty

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Spencer @smudkicker.bsky.social · 2h
RIP legend
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14h
President Macron, "Brexit has cost the UK 8% of GDP.. Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years" My view: Brexit was sold as a route to greater prosperity: less bureaucracy, more money, new trade opportunities Instead, Britain put new barriers between itself and its largest trading market.
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Eddie Crouch @eddiecrouch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In experience to date pretty unlikely, so more important on urgency to preserve the current service whilst it has a chance.
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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our Danny Who art in prison Racist be thy name Thy balaclava come Thy will be done In ports as it is on dinghies Give us this day Our daily funding & forgive us our racism as we intimidate those who speak against us & lead us all into aggravation But deliver us from being civil. 🙏
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 24/09/2026
Co-director Yuval Abraham says documentary exposing Israeli abuses will be available online in November.
aljazeera.com
NAZA, Israeli film on Gaza, to stream for free after theatrical run
Co-director Yuval Abraham says documentary exposing Israeli abuses will be available online in November.
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Spencer @smudkicker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Here is a man fully in control and operating rationally! Donald Trump says he is banning CNN and Politico from White House
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Trump promised $5,000 stimulus checks from DOGE cuts. You got 0. Trump promised $2,000 stimulus checks from tariffs. You got 0. Trump promised $1,000 checks from Obamacare cuts. You got 0. Trump promised $1.98 gas. You got $4+. Trump now has more promises for you.
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Spencer @smudkicker.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The decline of America accelerates
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 07/08/2026
$4 BILLION. That’s how much the Trump Administration has now spent paying companies to cancel offshore wind projects that would have lowered your electric bill. Yes, you heard that right: they are PAYING to keep more energy off the grid and your bills higher.
nytimes.com
Trump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind Leases
It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
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Spencer @smudkicker.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Don’t fall for the toothpaste con
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Spencer @smudkicker.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
While you look the other way Trump is raping the country Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Utah National Monument www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/c...
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Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Bears Ears National Monument
President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.
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Hart @hart-frentz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The difference--
eitachse, stripes, aufgeteilt in
these were hot summers
this is climatechange
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Spencer @smudkicker.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Powerful stuff and a firm rejection of “the Trump approach”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/07/2026
Ossoff: "Each day his allies are fewer & even they no longer deny his corruption, the obscene self-dealing while he plunges nation deeper into reckless war while he rakes in billions & builds himself ballroom & prepares again to attack elections. Let's be clear, one man attempted fraud in GA: Trump"
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Spencer @smudkicker.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Find out about those who are behind the Settler atrocities.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
IR 101: The primary reason for trade agreements & all the other international treaties/organizations is not really the <content> of the policies, but rather the reduction in uncertainty <about> & credible commitments <to> the policies.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Under Trump: -Household electricity costs are up 18% -Ground beef prices are up 22% -Gas prices are up 40% -ACA out-of-pocket premiums are up 58% -Inflation is at a three-year high "New Golden Age" for who?
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 22/07/2026
“Where is the money? There is no transparency and the US government does not inform us.” From @financialtimes.com, on Venezuela giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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The US has collected about $13bn of Venezuela’s oil money. Where is it?
Washington has given diverging accounts of where the earthquake-shattered country’s funds are going
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/07/2026
Hegseth acknowledges that Russia and China are helping Iran
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 21/07/2026
A new job, a new EdStone? Here are six key commitments for Miliband as Foreign Secretary
A photo of Ed Miliband with the 'ed stone' in 2015. The text is replaced with Lib Dem foreign policy priorities:

" 1. ensure UK bases are not used for any offensive US strikes on Iran
2. secure a growth and defence partnership with the EU
3. block UK firms from supporting Russia's maritime trade in oil, gas and coal 
4. prevent a massacre in El-Obeid in Sudan and end UK arms exports to UAE
5. ban goods and services trade with illegal Israeli settlements, end UK arms exports to Israel, and support free and fair elections in Palestine
6. outline a roadmap to restore UK development spending to 0.7% GNI"
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
🇺🇦🦅 1,892 drones to Moscow region from July 11 to July 18.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026
to hear Trump tell it, American elections were completely corrupted while he was president and he was helpless to stop it, then they were cleaned up by Biden ahead of Trump's victory in 2024, and now that Trump is president again they are once again becoming third world caliber
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
'Patriot News' reporter Chris Atkins (scatatkins.bsky.social) was just kicked out of Liz Truss' CPAC conference for asking the wrong questions. So much for free speech.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🇬🇧🇺🇦 Zelensky: We paid tribute to the fallen Ukrainian soldiers together with the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Keir Starmer. Thank you to Keir and Great Britain for the unwavering respect for our soldiers, for all who gave their all to protect Ukraine and all of Europe.
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Sonia Silva ❤️ @vallygirl.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If I were Nigel Farage, I’d dip into that £5 million crypto gift just to fund a video that can compete with this! 🤣 HILARIOUS ⬇️
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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Farage vs The Establishment. Tickets to my live show are available at JonathanPie.com youtu.be/5TeLKNgpty0?...
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Farage Vs The Establishment
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 07/07/2026
The hotter our summers become, the more useful solar panels on farmland could be. Across Europe, farmers are using them to shade crops, reduce water loss and generate electricity. Why isn't Britain?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Heatwaves, farmland and solar energy
Could mediterranean style agrivoltaic systems help farmers cope with mediterranean style heatwaves, and improve energy independence?
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
😡 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the IOC's decision regarding Russian athletes 💬 "We call on the governments of the states that will host international sports competitions to prevent the demonstration of the state symbols of the Russian Federation on their territory.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 06/07/2026
Farage isn't fighting for Britain - he's fighting for the highest bidder.
Nigel Farage next to Times headline that reads: 

Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The Conservatives are for "the super rich" says Robert Jenrick, whose own campaigns have been funded by a billionaire Israeli mining heir and a firm controlled by a sanctioned oligarch
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Eddie Crouch @eddiecrouch.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A birthday is an important time to reflect. For years NHS dentistry has been transformative. Better outcomes & narrowing inequalities. But now our oral heath gap is now widening - and the service is haemorrhaging talent. Political indifference comes at a real human cost.
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Spencer @smudkicker.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Genuine pressure on Russians
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Spencer @smudkicker.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Excellent news for my area
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The USA starving Ukraine of Patriots is a crime. Trump is helping Putin kill Ukrainians. Last night was the USA aiding Russia.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 29/06/2026
Nigel Farage calling a destructive heatwave "lovely weather" tells you everything you need to know. Climate denial won't keep people safe.
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Spencer @smudkicker.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Who knew that I would love watching yo-yo
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
In other words--Democrats will go after the most corrupt administration in the history of the USA and one of the most corrupt administrations anywhere in the world today. Sign me up.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/06/2026
Ossoff: "Citizens United was the most destructive court decision in modern history. It's unleashed a flood of secret money, corporate money, billionaire money. Trump's rise is a symptom of this deeper disease. Our task is not just to contain his wickedness, but to cure the rot that gave rise to it."
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Spencer @smudkicker.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
What a narcissist
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Al Ryan @alryanradio.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The end of an era - After almost a century we said goodbye this morning to our great companion of the airwaves Radio 4 198 LW. I shall miss her warmth and crackle. Here’s the final sign off at the end of #theshippingforecast before she fell silent… ❤️
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"The Extreme Sentences Handed to Anti-ICE Protesters Should Terrify Us All" 30-100 years! Perhaps the most important and scary story you'll read all week:
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The Extreme Sentences Handed to Anti-ICE Protesters Should Terrify Us All
The sentences, ranging from 30-100 years, are part of an increasingly disturbing pattern of the Trump administration criminalizing speech and assembly.
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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The world’s richest arsehole. JonathanPie.com
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I can’t believe we still have no rules on this! Email your MP now!
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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
10 years on from Brexit, there are still no rules to stop lies in election ads. We’ve tabled amendments to prevent ads like the Brexit bus misleading voters again. Email your MP and ask them to sponsor them. 16 MPs have so far. It takes 30 seconds 👇 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/take-action/...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
GOOD MORNING. Andy Burnham has triumphed in Makerfield. Nigel Farage has been brutally humiliated. The sun is shining and the world is a beautiful place iandunt.substack.com/p/triumph-in...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/06/2026
JD Vance says "Friday is the formal signing ceremony and kicks off these negotiations" (so basically it's a "deal" to talk to Iran about a deal)
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
One detail in this fascinating BBC investigation into the Russia-instigated attack on Keir Starmer's home is the way it shows, in passing but very clearly, that Tommy Robinson is to all intents and purposes a Russian asset. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals
Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Today’s independent front page Brexit has been a disaster – it’s time the guilty men felt some shame
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