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👉 theblue.report 👈 🇪🇺🇬🇧 Married to Suzanne. 🚫 unsolicited/begging msgs. MUNDUS SINE CAESARIBUS "I keep six honest men serving me. They taught me all I knew. Their names are What, and Why, and When, and Where, and How, and Who." Rudyard Kipling.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 4h
What these guys did was bigger than Brexit. They showed how you could produce work of an academic quality and distribute it through the media, to improve the standard of national debate. I wish more organisations would learn from what was accomplished here.
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 3h
We’ve seen posts claiming to show footage of passengers clapping to music in the cabin after the reported attack on the Flydubai plane. But the clip is over a year old and is unrelated to the recent incident. Read more below.
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Old video of Israeli basketball player on plane shared with false claims it shows Flydubai attack aftermath – Full Fact
The footage has been online for over a year and is completely unrelated to the recent Dubai to Tel Aviv flight.
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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
MD’s latest on the Lucy Letby case, only in the new Private Eye, out now. ➡️ Previous parts of our special report into the Lucy Letby case are available online: www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...
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Special Report: The Lessons of the Lucy Letby Case
After Lucy Letby was convicted in August 2023 of murdering seven babies, a number of experts contacted Eye columnist MD because they
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It’s a vital question that ideally would have been debated by experts in front of the jury at Lucy Letby’s trial, but the defence put up no experts so instead we’ve had to wait more than three years after her convictions for the privilege, courtesy of the Sun and Channel 5.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Is it safe to convict someone for causing multiple deaths by venous air embolism (VAE) when there is no evidence any death was caused by VAE?
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Emeritus Grump WC, CD, GF, RTFM, 💜 @suzman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Jon Snow Freezing Cold in the Snow
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Jeffrey Archer is being treated as if he was some naughty, roguish uncle, who was a bit of a lad. He was a CRIMINAL!!
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“Hegseth, more than ever, now owns every aspect of the Pentagon’s dysfunction.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Hegseth’s Pentagon Lurches Off the Rails
The resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is the latest sign of severe dysfunction in the Defense Department.
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#RejoinEU / #JoinEU
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Never Forget #StopFarage #GetFarageOut
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Dawn Whiteside Rubin @dd-rubin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s almost like they're trying to send a signal to a specific group of people!
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’m not sure what her definition of success is, but it’s not most peoples.
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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 05/10/2026
Conservation grazing is absolutely a thing. Not enough of a thing it could feed ridiculously over the top meat heavy diets (aka “normal diets” in most of the west), but it’s amazing for restoring ecosystems. Really really low density. I’m getting 2-4 native cows over 70 acres.
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Sally Luxmoore @sallyl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
And Nigel Farage wants the same system in the UK...
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ben Meiselas reports on the USS George H.W. Bush’s departure from the blockade near Iran, the reduction in U.S. military assets, and how those moves contrast with the Trump administration’s public claims as mismanagement cripples the already catastrophic war. youtu.be/H3Bmik6on_g?...
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🚨Trump JUST SECRETLY RETREATED…
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Absofreakinlutely They Should......
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
All your Triple Lock questions answered: - what is the new policy - why it’s a ‘triple lock’ - why pensioner poverty is expected to fall in the 2030s torstenbell.substack.com/p/the-future...
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The Future of the Triple Lock
The questions I’ve been asked most after Andy Burnham’s speech - and what the answers are.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔴 Protests against Palantir across England today. In July, we published this deep dive into Palantir, its lobbying in Britain and the myriad problems NHS staff have had with its software. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-just-a...
democracyforsale.substack.com
"It's just a waste of time": inside Palantir's £330m NHS failure
Our new investigation reveals the problems with Palantir’s NHS tech - and the unrivalled political access that fuelled the firm’s march into the British state
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We’ve a report coming out soon on the civil and criminal tax implications of the Manchester City shenanigans. To catch it first you can subscribe to our free newsletter buff.ly/QEAHmgK
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
For the ten years that we have been publishing, Britain has felt on an inescapable path to populism. Andy Burnham has delivered a viable alternative ✏️ @editormattkelly.bsky.social
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We waited 500 editions for this speech
For the ten years that we have been publishing, Britain has felt on an inescapable path to populism. Andy Burnham has delivered a viable alternative
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Was Burnham’s conference speech a radical change or ‘electoral suicide’? www.channel4.com/news/was-bur...
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Was Burnham’s conference speech a radical change or ‘electoral suicide’?
We spoke to Christabel Cooper, who works on public opinion and political strategy at Think Labour, which used to be called Labour Together, and Zoe Billingham the director of the IPPR North think tank...
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Figures show huge rise in AI-generated child abuse images www.channel4.com/news/figures...
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Figures show huge rise in AI-generated child abuse images
There are real worries that Artificial Intelligence is making it easier to create images of child sexual abuse.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham edges Labour closer to finally, maybe, being sane about Brexit. Over 10 years, £Billions of cost, thousands of business failures, mountains of red tape, wasted resources and lost opportunities later…. our govt may, at last, cautiously, start to be honest about the Brexit moronathon. Yay.
The Independent front page headline: 

Burnham edges Labour closer to rejoining EU
After Ed Miliband tells party conference Britain's future is at the heart of Europe, ministers say it is 'not if but how' prime minister will include Brexit reversal in next election manifestoThere is growing optimism that a way back into the EU could be put to voters at the next election after the prime minister and senior ministers made it clear they believe Brexit has been a failure at this year's party conference.
When The Independent asked Mr Burnham about whether Rejoin would be in Labour's next election manifesto on his recent trip to the UN in New York, he refused to rule it out - having said a year ago when he was
Manchester mayor that he believes the
UK should rejoin the EU.

Andy Burnham has already warned about the 'drift and division' in the decade since Brexit (Getty)
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Once upon a time, before Hugo Chávez came to power in 1999, Venezuela was a serious oil power, pumping more than 3m barrels a day and on track for 5m. A quarter century of corruption, negligence and incompetence later, it barely manages a million.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seattle
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Kevin Thurston @del-boy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This sums it up well I think.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Faragists rely on the narrative of "men on boats" creating a de facto Fifth Column in the UK to feed their agenda and to stir up hostility and to win votes and ultimately power. Suckers fall for it. Media boosts it. We've been here so many times before and you'd think we'd all wise up but hey ho
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED......
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Personally, I’d rather have healthy kids than mollycoddled millionaires
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nigel Farage has a track record having previously led two other political parties: the Brexit Party and the UK Independence Party. How did he do?
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In 2021, income tax personal allowance was frozen at £12,570. If aligned with inflation, it would now be £16,070. A minimum wage earner in England will pay extra £980 in income tax & NIC in 2026-27. Govt can easily increase personal allowance by £3,000, worth £600 to basic rate taxpayer.
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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Precisely. Professor Robert Pape has been explaining this unfolding escalation trap and its most likely unfolding future scenarios (Pape has been correctly predicting the unfolding reality since summer 2025’s bombing of Iran). In this interview he explains it in full detail:
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 26/09/2026
One obvious problem here is that both sides are led by bullies who believe the only time anyone would ever make a concession is if they were weak. Therefore any overture or attempt at compromise is interpreted as proof they've got the other guys on the ropes and are close to claiming total victory.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Dear Diary, I'm still furious about Burnham's plan to tackle disinformation. Doesn't he know that one man's disinformation is another man's essential stream of bollocks and lies to spread hatred and division in order to fuel his rise to power?"
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Emeritus Grump WC, CD, GF, RTFM, 💜 @suzman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Whoopee!
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Jump Giant Whoopee Cushion
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Emeritus Grump WC, CD, GF, RTFM, 💜 @suzman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I've recently seen the plaintiff referred to as... "Captain Thugwash". 🤭
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No, BBC, he has not been arrested over the video of dinghy slashing. He’s been arrested over the dinghy slashing. Words matter.
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Emeritus Grump WC, CD, GF, RTFM, 💜 @suzman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Should you get a PSA test for prostate cancer? share.google/jMuOBaBv6rox...
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Should you get a PSA test for prostate cancer?
Here’s who’s eligible and what to consider before deciding.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🔴 NEW Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500 By @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500
The deal would put the Reform leader's gold bullion 'brand ambassador' fees in the hands of a crypto company he part-owns
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2026
"Labour is bad, the Conservatives are good, and we’re not sure about Reform. Crime is terrifying, but we want every gruesome detail about it. Hot tubs are a menace. And, wherever possible, we want a nice photo of a lady in a dress, please. That’s just the Daily Mail way."
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Spending a week inside the mind of the Daily Mail
I read the paper every day for seven days straight. It is a lurid stew of gruesome crime reporting, anti-Labour rants and stories about hot tubs
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The president’s biggest fear is a Wall Street panic that turns him into a lame duck ✏️ @maitlis.bsky.social
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Emily Maitlis’s diary: Trump doesn’t fear the AI apocalypse – but he’s terrified about the midterms
The president’s biggest fear is a Wall Street panic that turns him into a lame duck
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Harper Collins has today announced their latest children’s book The Billionaire Writer and the World’s Worst Publishers. From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 22/09/2026
Having now worked on the donor, recipient and delivery side of aid for quite some time, I had complicated feelings when Trump started bashing Effective Altruism. I tried writing some of them down. They may not have become more coherent in the process. dmitryopines.substack.com/p/effective-...
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Effective Altruism
Some Knee-Jerk Reactions from a Jerk with Knees
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 22/09/2026
We’ve got a guy in the White House doubling down on stupid. He calls climate change a “hoax” and a “con job.” That’s the real crisis in this country at the moment.
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Alex 🌸 @a-lex40.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Here’s a few facts that may interest you 👇🏻
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 21/09/2026
It's 2026 and the US President is bragging about an almost certainly inaginary deal to buy potash from a Russian vassal state because Canada refuses to become a US one.
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