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alan @spacexecadet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Truly awful start to the day, waking up to Gove. Thanks #R4Today

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Ben Bradshaw @benbradshaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As a mild Andy sceptic, that was terrific. The leader’s speech I’ve been waiting for. National Care Service, Triple Lock, honesty about disaster of #Brexit & a renewed closer relationship with the EU, electoral reform. If he delivers, he’ll go down as a great Labour PM & all Labour should back him.

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Fleur Anderson MP @fleuranderson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Water under public ownership, a National Care Service, closer ties with the EU, leasehold reform, GB Grid to deliver our green electricity, electoral reform, energy costs brought down. These are the changes a Labour government, led by Andy Burnham, will deliver. Hope again.

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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our response to Andy Burnham's Labour Party Conference speech 💬 #TaxTheSuperRich

We welcome the Prime Minister's vision to bring hope back to our country and communities.
And we repeat our longstanding message: we're ready to play our part by paying our fair share, so Britain gets the investment it needs to make that vision a reality.
This country helped to build our success. So millionaires like us must be taxed more. It's our turn to step up first and help build a better future for everyone.

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Ruth Curtice @ruthcurtice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The triple lock announcement today is essentially a shift to a long-run link to earnings. But with a minimum of inflation or 2.5% in any given year. Most importantly that removes the permanent ratchet above earnings.

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Joël Reland @jreland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What's that Andy? You want to look at the different options for the UK's relationship with the EU? If only someone had set them out already... ukandeu.ac.uk/introducing-...

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alan @spacexecadet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Great stuff from Burnham which the right wing press will be hard pushed to find an angle with any crediblity to attack, it won't stop them obviously, standby for 'BREXIT under attack' I imagine. Or worse still, why didn't his wife come up on stage and kiss him ! ! #Burnham

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alan @spacexecadet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Careful but positive words about closer links to Europe after clearly stating Brexit has done more harm than good. #Burnham

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Will Sebag-Montefiore @wsebag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Far Right's response to RAF Fairford (whilst I make poached eggs) Let me know if you'd like to see more of me cooking whilst talking about politics I am REALLY good at one of those things

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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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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Nigel Farage walk into a bar. ”Fuck off”, says the barman.

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alan @spacexecadet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What police do - 1. Say ''ello 'ello 'ello what have we here then' (one 'ello for each van) 2. Set up cordons 3. Request people not to speculate. 5. Issue statements 6. Pursue multiple lines of inquiry in fast moving investigations 7. Issue no further statements at this time That's it.

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alan @spacexecadet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Looking for something fresh to speculate on. If you have any ideas let me know. Actually doesn't need to be that fresh, Diana, Andrew M-W, Epstein all OK so long as it lacks a factual base and goes viral.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 29/09/2026

The Fairford incident is dominating the news cycle - and the right-wing. Over the past 48 hours we’ve seen speculation, insinuation and implication attempt turn a serious story about security into one about immigration. This is a long one. Make some tea.

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A Dissection: The Fairford Fannywobble

How the right-wing commentariat turned an ongoing investigation into a migrant story before the facts were known.

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alan @spacexecadet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just realised I'm spending too much time on here not speculating.

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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 29/09/2026

The rush to speculate that asylum seekers are responsible for every crime in the news is a sort of opportunistic informational terrorism. Until it’s disproved it stokes fear and hatred. When it is disproved there are no adverse consequences and they know that they only have to be lucky once.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This two tier policing is disgraceful. It's as if there is one approach for people who helpfully film themselves committing crimes and another approach when there is insufficient evidence.

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Staffan Dahl @staffand.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Valid reason to become pope: to be allowed to hang around in the cockpit when flying.

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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

29 September 1967. 1st episode of cult TV series The Prisoner was broadcast on ITV. It featured a British intelligence agent played by Patrick McGoohan who is abducted and imprisoned in a coastal village. His captors want to know why he resigned. youtube.com/watch?v=0a1_...

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The Prisoner (1967) | HD Opening Titles

YouTube video by Imprint Films

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 29/09/2026

Every day we see Trump and his acolytes make shit up, lie and just invent nonsense that they think makes them look good. Then the BBC reports something that “the Secretary of State” says like it’s gospel truth. We have no idea if Marco Rubio knows what he’s talking about. Trump certainly doesn’t.

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alan @spacexecadet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just seen this. Could be improved buy substituting the Trump regime facing the nozzle.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026

Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴

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Your Canadian Girlfriend @yourcanadiangf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We should be "paid" for doing our own scanning, running the cash register and bagging. A consumer at a self-check is doing the work of three people. We should also get paid every time we have to tell a fellow shopper where to find an item because the store doesn't have people on the floor.

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Crime Girl @crimegirl.co.uk · 28/09/2026

What you don’t do is: ❌ ask social media users what they think ❌ make decisions based on speculation ❌ ask Trump for his opinion

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm so angry about getting the sack from my job as a dictionary writer that I'm thinking of starting a partition.

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Isn't it weird how so many kids look like their owners?

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alan @spacexecadet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Get a grip Guardian, Polly Filler nonsense, and - 'Every couple' - really, what about the 50.5% [ref, Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances] who don't have one, which includes us. And the single occupant homes which account for 30% of those that have a dishwasher. Train the cat ?

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Ada Loves Lace @adaloveslace.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

State of British political media: Any politician: "We have an idea to put to the public, it's abou...." Everyone at BBC Politics: "I'm going to stop you right there; how are you going to pay for it?" #r4today

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *inclusion*, it would be all over the Times, Telegraph, Mail etc. This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets.

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alan @spacexecadet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Shocked about USAF use of Fairford base ? Here is the full iceberg. (and next time when the PM, whoever it is, is expected to ditch the 'special relationship' overnight, have another look at the list to get an idea of what is involved)

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Reform UK Councillors, know the 5 stages.

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Tyron @tyron.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just seen it's Wikipedia's 25th birthday. The greatest website online, and possibly the internet's greatest fruit

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If only we'd had someone like Chis Philp in government for fourteen years, including being Minister for Immigration...

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Baroness Floella Benjamin @floellabenjamin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today it’s 50 years since I first presented Playschool wearing my blue beads and silver heart. I adore bringing joy into the lives of my Playschool Babies during the 12 years I was on the programme. ❤️

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alan @spacexecadet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@boudicca.bsky.social Cracked it ! It says on the jar 'Eat straight from the spoon'. I've improved on that somewhat

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Blaming migrants achieves nothing Demanding an end to profiteering by millionaire bosses could end poverty, hunger, homelessness with £billions to spare for our NHS, social care ... "Every person working a 40 hour week should earn enough money for a decent life" via The UK Against Hate

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Canada is predictable, reliable, and principled in a world that’s anything but.

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It's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The British Opinion Columnists make sense when you realise they're a clique of Year 10 girls who've all decided to call Kelly From Maths a bitch and a crybaby and a virgin and a slag until she leaves school (one way or the other), except they're 55.

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Tim Osborn @timosbornclim.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’ve updated the long-running (starts 1866) CRU Southern Oscillation Index (SOI). This lets us compare the currently developing El Niño with earlier events including 1877-78. 2026 has developed very quickly, similar to the 1997-98 one. Thick line is 3-month running mean, with y-axis reversed.

1866-present timeseries of Climatic Research Unit SOI with some major El Niño events marked.

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Citizen Screen @citizenscreen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Barry Blitt dramatizes Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in his latest Kvetchbook. - The New Yorker

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alan @spacexecadet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

@lomelindi12.bsky.social Washing's going out late today and needs wellies (haven't got all day, and 'time and tide waits for no man') #SpringTides

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