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@soharani.bsky.social
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Retired librarian trying to live each day appreciating the small things. Books, libraries, wildlife, art, gardening, cooking and politics (and CATS) keep me tethered. North East, UK 🇬🇧 European 🇪🇺 #NorwichCityFC ⚽️ She/her

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 14h
Love it! 👏👇
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 5h
NEW: Yesterday I interviewed President Zelenskyy. Speaking at a school that had just been hit by a Russian jet drone, he said Ukrainian spy agencies had obtained intel that Putin told his military to remove all constraints that governed earlier air campaigns. “He said there are no rules now.”
ft.com
Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian leader tells FT his Russian counterpart has given the order that ‘there are no rules now’
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soharani.bsky.social @soharani.bsky.social · 4h
What a wonderful photo!
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked
bylinetimes.com
Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13h
UK PM Andy Burnham is now looking for a Brit company that can take over from Palantir.
ft.com
Andy Burnham searches for UK alternative to Palantir
Prime minister’s ‘buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts
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soharani.bsky.social @soharani.bsky.social · 13h
So pleased for the Welsh team tonight. They played really well and deserved their win. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 16h
"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs"
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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Oldest Book Printed with Movable Type is Not The Gutenberg Bible: Jikji, a Collection of Korean Buddhist Teachings, Predated It By 78 Years and It’s Now Digitized Online
openculture.com
The Oldest Book Printed with Movable Type is Not The Gutenberg Bible: Jikji, a Collection of Korean Buddhist Teachings, Predated It By 78 Years and It’s Now Digitized Online
The history of the printed word is full of bibliographic twists and turns, major historical moments, and the significant printing of books now so obscure no one has read them since their publication.
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🔴 We asked Tony Blair's think tank about charging businesses £500k for political access at party conferences and why one of its sponsor's logos disappeared after our reporting last week on TBI's alleged cash for access scheme This is what they said
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That's a $96,318 fine for being raped.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
thenerve.news
They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it. Really sick to death of it.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Have now slowly re-read the ruling, and it is even more damning than at first reading. The ruling pretty much sets out Manchester City was fraudulent on a systemic long-term basis. Not just mere non-compliance, but ‘concealments’ and ‘disguises’. Also some MCFC witnesses were ‘dishonest’.
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith's opening statement before SJC: “I stand by my decisions as Special Counsel, including my decision to bring charges against Trump. .. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt .. I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution" thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Jack Smith stresses strength of Trump cases, says he will not be ‘silenced’ by threats
Former special counsel Jack Smith stressed in prepared remarks that it was the evidence tied to President Trump’s own actions that prompted him to bring charges against Trump. The opening statement…
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Ben Seager @benseager.co.uk · 28/09/2026
It's behind a paywall, so sharing here: #ncfc will have a book of condolence in the Lion and Castle from Midday on Tuesday. From the Evening News:
The book will be available from midday on Tuesday, September 29.

In accordance with the wishes of Wynn Jones' family, the pub will also serve drinks to raise money for St Elizabeth Hospice.

The Lion & Castle will stay open for the rest of the week to allow fans time to pay their respects and write in the book.

The pub's opening hours will be Tuesday (midday-9pm), Wednesday (9am-9pm), Thursday (9am-9pm), and Friday (9am-midday).

On Saturday and Sunday (9am-5pm), the book will be available in the South Stand reception area.

Supporters will not be charged for parking at the stadium.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
💥 HUGE NEWS 💥 “Ministers say it is ‘not if but how’ the prime minister puts rejoin in the next election manifesto” Exclusive for The Independent.
independent.co.uk
Burnham edges Labour closer to rejoining EU
Exclusive: After Ed Miliband told the Labour conference in Liverpool that Britain’s future is at the heart of Europe, ministers say it is ‘not if but how’ the prime minister puts rejoin in the next el...
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Chris @oakymoron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Again Farage proving again proving himself to be a tit and that is needs to be as far away from government as possible….perhaps ST Helena ? news.sky.com/video/we-hav...
news.sky.com
'We have a massive problem with national security': Farage challenged on Fairford speculation
Reform UK leader told his social media followers the five men arrested after an RAF Fairford situation were "Iranian nationals". Sky's Rob Powell spoke to him after it was confirmed the men arrested a...
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You should prosecute politicians when they break the small laws, because you won’t have the chance later, when they break the big ones.
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soharani.bsky.social @soharani.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sad news. He and Delia have done so much for the Club over the years. A good man.
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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What went right this week: the good news that matters Kosovo was finally cleared of landmines, Germany set a date for quitting fossil fuels, and a new cat species was discovered, plus more good news www.positive.news/society/good...
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
Kosovo was cleared of landmines, Germany set a date for quitting fossil fuels, and a new species was discovered, plus more good news
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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Every year we make the case for keeping leaves, branches, & plant stems in your yard. Bugs need them for shelter! That’s not to say you can’t tidy up: rake leaves into garden beds, around trees, or just in a pile out of the way. All we ask is that you #LeaveTheLeaves! 🍂🐝 xerces.org/blog/leave-t...
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Leave the Leaves!
One of the most valuable ways to support pollinators and other invertebrates is to provide them with the shelter they need to survive the winter. Thankfully, all you need to do is do less yard work.
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Brexit and Trump have combined to be an absolute disaster for UK food and drink exports. Deficit worst in a quarter of a century and sales have plummeted ever since we left the single market
ft.com
Brexit and Donald Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bn
In the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BTW - it’s over 23,000 now.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is fascinating. So much of what we’ve accepted for years is quietly being overturned. Here - the ovary is much more than an egg factory.
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The Ovary Is Surprisingly Active After Menopause. Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why — WIRED
A growing body of research is putting the ovary in a new light, not as an egg factory with an expiration date, but as an organ that shapes women’s health long after the fertile years have passed.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What gets you booted from Substack? Andrew Tate still seems to have a newsletter there while charged with: 10 counts of rape, 3 of trafficking for sexual exploitation, 3 of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, & making/distributing indecent images of a child. possessing extreme pornography.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
adambienkov.co.uk
How the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British Agenda
The BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wey hey!! Two cheers. Hurrah! I’m almost, but not, quite, mildly excited that something might not be ruled out in a few years time. Way to go, Andy. Bold, bravely ambivalent, solidly ambiguous, resolutely vague leadership, at last. 🙄🙄🙄 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham does not rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto
PM says immediate focus is on rebuilding bridges with EU as he prepares for first meeting with Ursula von der Leyen
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thousands of university jobs lost too, and barely a peep either.
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Willard Foxton @willardfoxton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think it's absolutely mad that today there's a *national news story* about 400 oil platform workers losing their jobs, and the government being blamed. 25% of the UK TV industry lost their jobs in the last 4 years and we never hear a peep about it! Some jobs are 'real jobs' I guess.
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LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit @catanonim.me · 22/09/2026
The UK has among the lowest state pensions in the developed world. Just sayin'. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…
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Britain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage? | Gaby Hinsliff | The Guardian
The issue cannot be avoided any longer. Andy Burnham and his chancellor must face the fear of a pensioner backlash, and find a fair solution, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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Richard Bates @discript.com · 22/09/2026
Many people may not know about #MarthasRule. It allows you to ask for a second opinion about care in hospital. It has saved hundreds of lives. More information here: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Martha’s rule to be expanded to every A&E in England
System gives patients, loved ones and health workers the right to ask for a second opinion on care
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Guardian joins the campaign to abolish the state pension triple-lock. Portrays it as a old v young, social security v defence spending issue. Silence on corporate welfare, tax perks of the rich, maldistribution of wealth, low govt spend on state pension, how future retirees will survive.
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Britain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage? | Gaby Hinsliff
The issue cannot be avoided any longer. Andy Burnham and his chancellor must face the fear of a pensioner backlash, and find a fair solution, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Motion passes by miles in the hall, and online. The motion is carried - the Lib Dems are the first major party* to explicitly reject the EWRC guidance. *The Greens oppose it but I more meant the big three in parliament
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Don't we all know it!! Chatbots - "Research found they wasted time, caused stress and delayed problem solving for more than half of users" Don't we all know it!! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Stop relying on AI chatbots for customer care, UK banks and energy firms told
Citizens Advice says providers of essential services such as energy, banking, phone and internet should guarantee the ‘right to talk to a human’
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points. Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race. Would be a shame if people found out.
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Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.
One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just 4 months after the local elections, Reform UK (RefUK) have lost 158 of their local councillors: -55 resigned -42 went Independent -28 defected -24 were kicked out -5 lost their seats -2 disqualified -2 suspended. Appalling record - and a waste of taxpayers’ money!
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20/09/2026
🤔 ICYMI: Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he now hosts his own weekly primetime show on GB News. 🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias. 👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action
bestforbritain.org
Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The UK is a clownshow of a country when it comes to transport choice, moreso cross-boundary.
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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Here's a national road in Zeeland, the Netherlands. A safe opportunity to get around a rural area by cycle if that's your bag.
A road with a two way cycle track to the right, separated by a wide verge.
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soharani.bsky.social @soharani.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Deary me. The Norwich defence was non existent today. #ncfc
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WIRED @wired.com · 19/09/2026
You can’t always tell if someone is recording you with their smart glasses, but your phone can help.
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ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You
You can’t always tell if someone is recording you with their smart glasses, but your phone can help.
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 19/09/2026
It might feel a bit early, but I’ve had so many requests already… My 2026 Christmas Cards are now available to pre-order. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas
A pile of Christmas cards featuring baubles, Christmas lights, crackers and a vinyl record Christmas pudding.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
'Graeme Atherton, associate pro vice-chancellor for regional engagement at the University of West London, said employability schemes need to be viewed through an “equity lens. Otherwise, it risks, of course, being effective for some, but actually exacerbating existing divisions for others.”'
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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The guy in the article is Fred Done, whose family runs BetFred. The online part of BetFred is located in Gibraltar to pay less tax and help Gibraltarians to remain loyal to Britain. 400 people commit suicide every year in Britain due to betting addiction. www.ft.com/content/85bb...
ft.com
UK’s top taxpayer says he would ‘not wish to be reborn’ in Britain
Betfred founder Fred Done threatens 500 shop closures over tax rises that have left him fearful for the UK’s prospects
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