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@suemckenna.bsky.social
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Always Bowie 💔 Retired Lecturer and Old hippy, still clinging on to the dream of peace and love 🌹 Southerner now living in the North Never Tories, always EU, abhor Reform, Trump & (still) Thatcher Oh, and tax-dodging ‘patriots’

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Dominic Minghella @dminghella.bsky.social · 17h
Johnson and Farage united in their insistence on the "truth" gives me pause. When great statesmen such as these give assurances, we had better listen. After all, why would Russia wish to destabilise the EU?
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 12/10/2026
Elon Musk spends $366m to bolster Republican Party in US midterm elections aje.news/yknyjs
Elon Musk spends $366m to bolster Republican Party in US midterm elections
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Bertha Mason @thornfieldhall.bsky.social · 17h
The Conservative Friends of Russia, attended by Carrie Symonds, was active between 2012 and 2022. Russia invaded and illegally annexed Crimea in 2014. The Russian govt funded a trip to Moscow for a handpicked group of members inc Vote Leave's Matthew Elliott. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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MI5 refused to investigate ‘Russian spy’s’ links to Tories, says whistleblower
Party member lodges a complaint about the security services ignoring attempt of Russian infiltration into the Conservatives
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suemckenna.bsky.social @suemckenna.bsky.social · 16h
He’s double-cucked and hopes the rest of the world can’t see it 👀
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2026
The Moron and Lunatic in the White House has now declared China and Russia aren’t helping Iran, and that if they were, “we would know about it very fast.” We do know. His own Defense Secretary told senators they are. Trump's covering for Putin and Xi as they help Iran kill American service members
Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), dated 10/12/26 at 7:45 PM, reading: “I see so many comments from the Radical Left Morons and Lunatics that China and Russia are helping the ‘wonderful’ Islamic Republic of Iran. If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all. They have too much to lose, and we would know about it, and know about it very fast! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP”
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16h
It's so much fun over at Reform UK.
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Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 16h
The Health Bill: what is it and why should nursing staff care? Get all the details and find out what's next in our explainer ➡️ bit.ly/3SUpNyi
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 16h
'Do you think we were pouring sugar into the engine of the Brexit bus?!' Texter Richard says leaving the EU 'hasn't worked' because of 'people like James O'Brien', and @mrjamesob.bsky.social isn't having it...
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💙🦋 @humanity101.bsky.social · 17h
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 18h
Farage has run out of migrants, attacks on RNLI volunteers boomeranged, disabled people next on Reform UK list for blame ... "Farage has found a new section of civilisation to demonise - the disabled - just like Hitler really. And some of the comments are vile, truly vile" via Karen Maunder
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Chris Gough @toulousain.bsky.social · 17h
That prize arsehole Farage is flaunting his ignorance and bigotry once again. His whinge about cars on ‘disability welfare’ comes from the man who was photographed parked in a blue badge space to suit his convenience. Selfish prick.
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nohostages.bsky.social @nohostages.bsky.social · 17h
There's a certain type of person who believes you can change the world simply by shouting louder & imposing your will. Trump appeals to them because his bluster, bullying, threats & performative cruelty look like strength. Whether any of it actually achieves anything is almost beside the point.
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nohostages.bsky.social @nohostages.bsky.social · 20h
Trump appears to believe that consent is something you can give on somebody else's behalf. Which, given the E. Jean Carroll verdict, is depressingly on-brand.
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Sara Hobolt @sarahobolt.bsky.social · 18h
Super excited to see this article in print in the APSR: 📚 “Public Service Decline and Support for the Populist Right: Evidence from England’s National Health Service” - with the brilliant @zachdickson.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social @simonecremaschi.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 12/10/2026
Daniel Zeichner MP during the debate on rejoining the EU: "I was fiercely proud to be a citizen of Europe. I was furious at having my rights torn away."
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Hmmm… who to believe… Andy Burnham or the compulsive liar who got sacked twice for lying, lied to Parliament, lied to The Queen, cheated on two wives and ignored the Ministerial Code. Tricky one.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Nigel Farage has called Andy Burnham “a liar” after the PM said he had been told Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum. As usual Farage is talking boll**** Get the actual FACTS here👇 youtu.be/uVRwW2VdXPE?...
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Nigel Farage has called PM Andy Burnham “a liar” - as usual Farage is talking boll****
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
THIS! #Blues
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👋I’m working on follow backs😊 @beaches1.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Thanks BlueStorm for all that you do for our Bluesky community, helping to connect democrats & resisters!!!🗽⚖️ ROE-VEMBER❗️
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I chose to shift sideways over a decade ago, jumping into the constant uncertainty of being self-employed, and am just so dreadfully angry for all my friends who DID stay having been told they just had to stick out a bit longer and the permanent jobs would come.
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
My cohort of PhDs first had to deal with bottom falling out of academic job market post-2008, and now – whether they were lucky and got a job fast, or clung on through rolling postdocs – after ever-worsening conditions in employment, all are facing current sector collapse. Absolute betrayal
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Did Russia interfere in the 2016 EU referendum? Theresa May: No comment Boris Johnson: No comment Liz Truss: No comment Rishi Sunak: No comment Keir Starmer: No comment Andy Burnham: "Clearly." The first time a PM has confirmed Kremlin meddling in Brexit. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Burnham confirms Russia 'clearly' interfered in Brexit referendum
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Hey British gov sites. Glad you came to terms with the Russian influence in the Brexit vote. Now get the hell off X, which is equally designed to destabilize & groom viewers to act against their own interests. 🇬🇧 Gov sites (that includes the BBC,) should NOT BE ON X. @ukparliament.parliament.uk
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Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This was Copenhagen yesterday. The European establishment's abysmal failure on Israel/Gasa is not shared by the European public. The gap between the two is untenable. The public will eventually prevail, but Europe's moral collapse will take years to repair.
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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It began with the Iraq War 23+ years ago, elite failure vs public moral sanity.
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nohostages.bsky.social @nohostages.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I suspect your discomfort isn't simply about what the conclusion means for the world, It's that reaching such a conclusion runs against your professional socialisation as a journalist. The average punter finds it much easier to draw such conclusions than the average hack.
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nohostages.bsky.social @nohostages.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The irony is that mainstream journalists speculate about politicians' motives, loyalties and calculations all the time. But some inferences carry the stamp of respectability, while others risk making you sound like the sort of commentator respectable journalists are taught to distrust.
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nohostages.bsky.social @nohostages.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I think the word you're looking for is respectability @mrjamesob.bsky.social Journalists are socialised into a culture where some interpretations of power are treated as serious analysis, while others, associated with people like Pilger/Cockburn, are dismissed as polemic or colour. @lbc.co.uk #lbc
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
More information on the Bureau of Investigative Journalism website. Abramovich’s inner circle presented high court with sham documents and misleading testimony Documents faked by Deloitte staff were used to help fend off a lawsuit. 👇👇👇👇
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Abramovich’s team presented sham documents to London high court
Documents faked by Deloitte staff were used to help fend off a lawsuit from rival oligarch
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Bellingcat's latest documentary, Killing Anna, will be broadcast tonight on Channel 4 at 11:05pm, following the real life investigation into the Tadamon massacre in Syria. It'll also be available on More4 from tomorrow onwards www.channel4.com/programmes/k...
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Molly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
10 years too late is still better than never Burnham needs to conduct a rapid and thorough review and then put the evidence into the public arena We can't let Putin decide weather or not we are members of the EU That he has had a long-term project to destroy www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit referendum
PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ Russia meddled
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Richard Herring @herring1967.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Full free ad-free video of Bridget Christie's 2023 (approx) RHLSTP www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN5V... Also available as a podcast - shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo... If you felt like helping us to keep our crumbling podcast empire going then why not become a badger at gofasterstripe.com/badges
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Bridget Christie - RHLSTP 453
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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PoliticsJOE @politicsjoe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Andy Burnham was told after becoming Prime Minister that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, the PM said on an interview with The Rest Is Politics.
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Christopher Ramsay 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦🌻🇬🇱 @iotechris.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Are any bankers, financial advisors, lawyers, auditors & others who facilitated or turned a blind eye to these schemes facing criminal investigation?
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @occrp.org · 12/10/2026
🔵EXCLUSIVE: Leaked files containing years’ worth of email correspondence and financial records show how Deloitte Cyprus worked with other firms managing Roman Abramovich’s wealth to move vast assets from Cyprus to the BVI, including cash deposits in banks, superyachts, and luxury homes.
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @occrp.org · 12/10/2026
Read more in our new story with @tbij.bsky.social and @cirency.bsky.social: www.occrp.org/en/project/c...
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Deloitte’s Cyprus Office Helped Abramovich Firms Relocate Billions in Assets in Apparent Bid to Sidestep Tax and Transparency
A trove of emails shows that Deloitte Cyprus helped firms beneficially owned by Roman Abramovich attempt to skirt tax and disclosure obligations by retroactively transferring assets to British Virgin ...
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 12/10/2026
Why should we compensate failing companies when they don't deliver the services we all rely on? They took the risk - they should pay the price.
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Couldn't ask for a better start to the week than Matt Goodwin arguing we shouldn't rejoin the EU because it's become so right wing and populist.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
There’s a few pages on Russian interference during Brexit referendum in my last book. A couple of reviewers singled them out as major flaws in the book (ie that I was wrong) What was obvious then is now being publicly stated now. Long overdue. Now needs proper investigation
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
too often people think they can fix racism by putting global majority people in a racist environment. We are not disinfectant. If you did only a small amount of research into the way minority employees are treated by the Met, you would discourage us from joining www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I will have more police officers of colour in the UK capital – and the culture wars won’t stop me doing it | Mark Rowley
In our major recruitment drive, the focus must be on underrepresented communities. It’s not favouritism, it is fairness – it’s essential, says Metropolitan police commissioner Mark Rowley
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In Northern Ireland, where I’m from, there is a saying that “the dogs in the street know …” when something is obvious but can’t be said. Russian interference in the Brexit campaign is a perfect example www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Burnham says it is 'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit referendum
The prime minister says voters were not "sufficiently" informed about how foreign actors sought to disrupt UK democracy.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This 👇
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/10/2026
Roman Abramovich aides falsified paperwork to disguise assets and dodge tax, records suggest
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Roman Abramovich aides falsified paperwork to disguise assets and dodge tax, records suggest
Accountancy firm Deloitte Cyprus among those that appear to have backdated records outlining the Russian billionaire’s assets Aides of Roman Abramovich – including staff at the global accountancy firm Deloitte – falsified paperwork mapping the oligarch’s sprawling offshore business empire, records suggest, helping his businesses dodge tax and disguise assets. New analysis of leaked corporate records uncovers what appears to have been a long-running and carefully orchestrated strategy of backdating documents. Continue reading...
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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
NEW PODCAST EPISODE "Russia DID meddle in the Brexit vote..." @peterjukes.bsky.social with @goldbergradio.bsky.social on vindication for a long-running @bylinetimes.bsky.social campaign. Listen: pod.fo/e/6ab1ad Watch: youtu.be/M8hVq-skssI
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Russia's Brexit Meddling Proven
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
My take with @goldbergradio.bsky.social and @bylinetimes.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social on Andy Burnham and why it took so long for the British Government to come clean about Putin’s role in Brexit youtu.be/M8hVq-skssI
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Russia's Brexit Meddling Proven
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Ok, firstly, how did I miss this and secondly, why isn’t Michael Gove’s name not mentioned in the second article??? Can you imagine if this was a former Labour MP???????
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Deloitte helped falsify documents to aid tax evasion by Abramovich, claims BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to evade tax on Abramovich’s wealth, BBC finds
Backdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, investigation finds.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I'm sure former UN ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi will be delighted to have been introduced, very crisply, as "Abdullah al Mussolini" by Justin Webb. Seriously, how does this man still have a six-figure job at the BBC? When he is not busy being biased, he is busy being useless.
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Tom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I had this exchange with Arron Banks' sidekick Andy Wigmore in August 2017. Wigmore was comms director for LeaveEU. He & Banks went on to lie to a parliamentary committee & successive PMs (until now) found it convenient to cover up the truth about Russia's involvement in Brexit.
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