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"Ask not what your country can do for you - Ask what you can do for your country" - Pres. John F Kennedy -- It's so peaceful wading in the calmer waters of BlueSky💙 -- The beautiful 🎶 Isle of Inishfree 🎶 - I post News from U.S, UK and around the Globe -

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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 4h
BBC News - Give My Head Peace and The Blame Game not recommissioned by BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Give My Head Peace and The Blame Game not recommissioned by BBC
It comes as the BBC attempts to save £500m over two years as it faces "significant financial pressures".
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 4h
BBC News - Small inflatable boats 'set for people smugglers' seized at East Midlands Airport - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Small inflatable boats 'set for people smugglers' seized at East Midlands Airport
The National Crime Agency says it is the first time the detection of small boat equipment has been made in air freight.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 4h
BBC News - Childminder who left 27 children alone in her home pleads guilty to neglect www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Childminder who left 27 children alone in her home pleads guilty to neglect
Amanda Mathewson, 55, pleaded guilty to neglect and abandoning children in her care at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 4h
BBC News - 'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 4h
BBC News - One million UK people who have never smoked are now vaping www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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One million UK people who have never smoked are now vapers
Latest statistics also show, for the second year in a row, more over-16s vape than smoke.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 4h
Updated: BBC News - Tories pledge £10bn for British anti-missile defence system www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tories pledge £10bn for British anti-missile defence system
The Conservatives say their plan would protect the UK at a time when Nato allies have warned of Russian drone incursions.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 4h
BBC News - Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason
August Hanning is accused of obtaining classified information for a foreign power.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 4h
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj... Asos shoppers sent pop-up message apparently from hackers threatening retailer - BBC News
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Asos shoppers sent pop-up message apparently from hackers threatening retailer
The message - sent directly to customers - was addressed to Asos' data protection officer (DPO) and IT team. One user says she is "scared to go into the app".
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 4h
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm... France school protests: Protesters start fires and clash with police - BBC News
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France school protests: Protesters start fires and clash with police
Students, parents, and unions are protesting at what they say is under-investment in education - with hundreds of schools closed either fully or partially.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
The Hormuz Letter:- BREAKING: Iran says the Trump administration has quietly sent new proposals through intermediaries for reaching a new peace deal while saying something completely different in public, with Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf saying, "While Ame.. x.com/HormuzLetter...
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The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) on X
BREAKING: Iran says the Trump administration has quietly sent new proposals through intermediaries for reaching a new peace deal while saying something completely different in public, with Parliament ...
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Trump chooses top spy boss to run new AI taskforce www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump chooses top spy boss to run new AI taskforce
The US president said his national intelligence chief will lead the group as worries over AI grow.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Shadow chancellor vows to cut at least one tax in every Tory budget - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Shadow chancellor vows to cut at least one tax in every Tory budget
Shadow ministers unveiled a series of policies on day two of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Pentagon stops using Anthropic tools after blacklisting company, BBC told
It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Five reasons India's stock market is sinking even when its economy is growing www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Nifty: Five reasons India's markets are sinking even when its economy is growing
The world's fastest growing major economy has one of the worst performing major equity markets in 2026.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Average five-year mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Average five-year mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years
The cost of a new fixed-rate mortgage has been rising in recent weeks as lenders face higher costs.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike - and what next? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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What happened in the failed execution of Christa Pike - and what next?
The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and riot police
The prefect of Pas-de-Calais says the 15-year-old's life is "not in danger" after the "very serious" incident.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Belfast solicitor to represent suspected mob boss Kinahan www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Darragh Mackin to represent suspected mob boss Daniel Kinahan
During the first court appearance last August, Kinahan did not have any legal representation.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Girl, 12, fatally shot in US during 'dispute over parking space' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Girl, 12, fatally shot in US during 'dispute over parking space'
Police in Baltimore have said the young girl was not a target of the shooting but was caught in the crossfire.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election
Calling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Former American Idol contestant sentenced to life in prison for murdering wife www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn sentenced to life in prison for murdering wife
Caleb Flynn, a former music pastor from Ohio, fatally shot his wife Ashley in February before trying to cover it up.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Niamh O'Brien, dancer and wife of Michael Flatley, dies at 52 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Niamh O'Brien: Dancer and wife of Michael Flatley dies, aged 52
She was a renowned Irish dancer who performed the lead role of Saoirse in the Lord of the Dance.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round
With neither candidate getting more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for ads after bipartisan pushback www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump says he will stop using US taxpayer funds for ads
The ads, which tout Trump and his policies, could have violated US laws barring public government funds being spent on political advertising.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Australian soldier killed and five injured in crash during training exercise www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Australian soldier killed and five injured in crash during training exercise
A vehicle rolled over on Monday at the Mount Bundey training area, southeast of Darwin.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Irish budget to tackle childcare and energy costs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Irish budget: Help with energy and childcare costs, while income tax threshold goes up
The threshold at which people start paying the higher income tax rate is also expected to increase.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia
Donald Trump says the US was looking "very strongly" at the case of a lab technician who died at a research centre in Siberia.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - What is Russia saying about death of woman linked to plague lab? - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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What is Russia saying about death of woman linked to plague lab?
BBC Verify looks into the death of a woman linked to plague lab in Siberia.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - Children brave snipers and mortars to go to school near Yemen front line www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Yemen: Children brave snipers and mortars to go to school near front line
In rare access to Taiz, the BBC World Service speaks to children, teachers and families affected by the war.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 7h
BBC News - What are the US midterms? A simple guide - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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What are the US midterms? A simple guide
US voters will head to the polls on 3 November in a ballot that could have a major impact on Donald Trump’s presidency.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 8h
BBC News - Yemeni military says it has 'secured' Red Sea waterway www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Yemeni military says it has retaken Mokha and 'secured' Red Sea waterway
Saudi-backed forces gave conflicting reports of whether they had also seized the port city of Mokha, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 8h
BBC News - Nigeria mourns 32 killed as military plane crashes into swamp www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Nigerian Air Force plane crash: Bola Tinubu declares three days of mourning as 32 killed
President Bola Tinubu describes the crash as a "painful moment" for the military and the entire nation.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 8h
BBC News - Separatist party projected to win Quebec election, adding new test to Canada's unity www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Separatist party wins Quebec election, adding new test to Canada's unity
The Parti Québécois, which secured a minority, has vowed to hold an independence referendum in the years to come.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 8h
BBC News - Saudi Arabia urged to spare man sentenced to death over Facebook post www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Saudi Arabia urged to spare Sri Lankan sentenced to death over Facebook post
Anojan Sivarasa faces execution after he was found guilty of blasphemy over a Facebook comment.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 8h
Is anyone surprised at the zionist UK Labour party crying foul whenever someone criticises zionist Israel, this is a party where the strong smell of Labour Friends of Israel money runs throughout the party (LFI are the UK version of AIPAC) most of Burnham's Government are beneficiaries of LFI money
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 8h
BBC News - I won't accept exclusion within Green Party, says Polanski after criticism of Zionism motion www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I won't accept exclusion within Green Party, says Polanski after criticism of Zionism motion
Labour MPs and the European Greens have demanded clarity from the Green Party over a "Zionism is racism" motion.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 8h
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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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 8h
BBC News - OpenAI admits response to Australian government hacks 'not good enough' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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OpenAI admits response to Australian government hacks 'not good enough'
Top executive Jason Kwon tells hearing company has added "more precautions" to its training environments.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 8h
BBC News - Europe is pouring billions into space. Can Glasgow's satellite industry keep up? - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Europe is pouring billions into space. Can Glasgow's satellite industry keep up?
The city's space boom raises questions about the role of the state in backing important industries.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 8h
BBC News - MPs call for investigation after Lutnick-Epstein whistleblower dies www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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MPs call for investigation after Howard Lutnick-Jeffrey Epstein whistleblower dies
Simon Andriesz said he felt let down by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority before his death last month.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 9h
BBC News - France braces for national day of school protests after injuries and mass arrests www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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France braces for national day of student protests after injuries and mass arrests
France prepares for a day of protests in support of students who’ve been demanding more investment in education.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 18h
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 9h
BBC News - Trump says 'threat' led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Donald Trump says a 'threat' led US to move bombers from RAF Fairford
The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America.
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Petra @asweetorange88.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 10h
This picture sums up lily livered Trump in a nutshell
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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💫✨🌟Mare🌟✨💫 @utexas-96.bsky.social · 21h
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20h
A funeral was held Monday for all of the 95 people that we know of whose deaths have been caused by ICE. The funeral procession drove through the heart of Williston on its way to White Cap Business Park, where one of the 2 ICE surveillance centers in the country is located.
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Michael O' 🇮🇪🇺🇲🇨🇦 @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 10h
BBC News - Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jeffrey Archer: Best-selling author and former politician dies aged 86
Archer sold more than 300 million books in his five-decade writing career, and his last book, Adam and Eve, was due to be released later this month.
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