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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
we need more bats on here
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Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 @bluesnowflake.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This 💔😇
A description of why Dolly Parton is so beloved
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 06/09/2026
Dodgy money. Dodgy polls. Dodgy and fake working class credentials. Our general secretary exposing Reform on Sky News this morning.
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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Reform UK Ltd : "Counter Terror Police won’t let Farage on stage" West Midlands Police : "We can confirm that Counter Terrorism Policing have had no involvement" www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
17:03 4 September

Chris Mason
Political editor

"Counter terror won’t let him on stage yet” a senior Reform figure says, explaining the delay in Nigel Farage’s speech at the Reform UK conference.20:08 4 September

Jack Fenwick
Political correspondent

West Midlands Police say the decision to delay Nigel Farage's conference speech "was made by Reform UK".

A senior Reform figure earlier told the BBC that Farage's speech was delayed because "counter terror won't let him on stage yet".

But West Midlands Police say: "We can confirm that Counter Terrorism Policing have had no involvement in the delivery of the Reform UK Party Conference 2026."
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I had not some across this before, but if you want an example Nathan Cofnas’ scholarship, this is a doozy. Again I say, being sacked is not the problem; being recruited in the first place is what deserves scrutiny.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Here's Jason Arday's death - and the media's role in it - trending on social media, again. And yet it's *nowhere* in the mainstream media today. It's "fallen" out of the news cycle in the same way that Russian scientists "fall" out of windows. 🔗
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
'Diver' by Jessica Brilli, contemporary US artist who works in a style that encompasses American realism #WomensArt
Painting featuring a woman divibg into turquoise water in a swimming pool
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I have a modest proposal for a new tax. It involves a deck of cards and a monkey throwing darts. Here are the rules:
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Jeremy Rodell @jeremyr1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
@bylinetimes.bsky.social doing excellent journalism on Reform’s extremely dodgy money people.
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God @thegodshow.com · 19/07/2026
If Jesus can be portrayed as white then Helen of Troy can be portrayed as black.
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takecourage.bsky.social @takecourage.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Finally😊
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takecourage.bsky.social @takecourage.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
and look who’s on here 🦋. The day has gotten better already. bsky.app/profile/coun...
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takecourage.bsky.social @takecourage.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Bin bin bin face😊. Share widely.
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Sonia Silva ❤️ @vallygirl.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If I were Nigel Farage, I’d dip into that £5 million crypto gift just to fund a video that can compete with this! 🤣 HILARIOUS ⬇️
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Womensart book! Reframing Women Printmakers .. 1 in #BestSeller lists #MostGifted 📚 Incudes beautiful images by & interviews with your favourite ARTISTS!! At a great price www.waterstones.com/book/reframi...
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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
In a world that often feels fractured by noise, division, and heavy expectations, choosing to love and respect yourself is a sacred act of quiet rebellion. For a long time, we are taught to keep our doors wide open; to
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takecourage.bsky.social @takecourage.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Sigh👇
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This might be the most blatant example in existence of "rich guy who created a problem attempting to place the blame for that problem on immigrants"
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takecourage.bsky.social @takecourage.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
No notes
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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takecourage.bsky.social @takecourage.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Cannot believe Justin Webb just now - things are hard, rent is higher and ‘people feel resentful’ as if that is somehow mitigation for the targeted violence and threats to life of the past two nights. ‘Feel resentful’!?! BBC Today get a grip.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
61% of those who were already using the platforms are still using them to be more precise. mollyrosefoundation.org/more-than-60...
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More than 60% of Australian children still using social media despite ban for under-16s, research shows | Molly Rose Foundation
Molly Rose Foundation warns it would be a ‘high stakes gamble’ for the UK to implement an Australia-style ban at this stage.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This is no more about the details of immigration policy than the progroms my great great grandparents fled were about Jews committing crimes. It's straightforward racist violence and it needs the strongest possible response.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 09/06/2026
We only rate dogs. This is a whirlpool. Please don't get too close. It is quite powerful. Still 13/10 (IG: goldenbabybasil)
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"In scale and audacity, what Kushner has attempted—and achieved—is on another level...He asked foreign regimes to trust him with billions...Trump placed Kushner—who had zero diplomatic/foreign affairs expertise until [Trump] rose to power—at the center of every international crisis..." Informative:
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
"Reform is now the richest political party in the UK. Donations raised in the first quarter of 2026 topped £9m, more than the combined total raised by the Conservatives and Labour. But without its crypto-backed contributions Reform would be lagging far behind." @catneilan.bsky.social
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Fractal Bitcoin Crypto Coin Design
ALT: Fractal Bitcoin Crypto Coin Design
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
'Symphony in blue' by contemporary painter Sarah Bowman #WomensArt
Painting of a close-up of a field full stylised blossoms in shades of blue, white and purple
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
New post just out: "Race to the bottom" Falling immigration is pushing the right to further extremes as they try to keep the issue in the spotlight. I look at how they're doing it and argue it's a strategy that will ultimately fail. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...
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Race to the bottom
Falling immigration is pushing the right to further extremes - will it work?
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arr @arr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs.
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 06/06/2026
“…if markets stumble it creates a much more dramatic impact on the economy than we would have seen before. I refer to it as a Jenga tower that’s top-heavy. As you remove support from the bottom, the tower becomes more fragile. To me, that’s a very fragile economy.” english.elpais.com/economy-and-...
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The popularizer of the K-shaped economy: ‘The rich are living a golden age under Trump’
Professor Peter Atwater believes economic inequality has mutated into something more dangerous for social cohesion. ‘Such an unequal economy is fragile, like a Jenga tower,’ he warns
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It’s going to be interesting to see what happens to North Shields as the Beacon Centre is transformed. The new owners do seem to have a sense of what a town centre needs to be these days and this looks like a lot of investment: youtu.be/HhxG-9VYMG0?...
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THE BEACON CENTRE PLANS REVEALED | What's Next for North Shields?
YouTube video by Ilovenorthshields
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 06/06/2026
It's pretty gracious of him to show up at all, given that his side lost.
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takecourage.bsky.social @takecourage.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Yep. Pretty much this👇. But also, for life to exist at is still astonishing. So hey ho, shoulders up and let’s crack on eh?
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/06/2026
Being alive at all is the most extraordinary stroke of good luck any of us will ever experience, the physicist Alan Lightman writes: “The question is: What are we to make of the fantastically improbable fact of our existence, our moment of life?”
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The Ordinary Miracle of Existing
Being alive at all is the most extraordinary stroke of good luck any of us will ever experience.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
"The degree did not fully insulate [graduates] from a bad jobs market. It reduced their exposure by about a third — which is remarkable, and the key lesson to hold on to in this discussion. A degree is often worth most when the market is worst: it helps you most exactly when you need it most."
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The graduate job market is grim right now – but the data says university is still worth it
The employment benefit of a degree is large.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/06/2026
‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival
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‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival
Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions Humanity can raise living standards, reduce inequality and keep global heating within a 2C rise, according to a sweeping vision for planetary survival. The new report by the World Inequality Lab (WIL) aims to be the most comprehensive attempt yet to navigate the polycrisis that is pushing the world toward climate breakdown, political extremism and ever greater economic and social tension. Continue reading...
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
They're building an amazing rollercoaster at Rachel Reeves World called "OBR forecast". Just when you think it's finishing there's a huge drop called "the Strait of Hormuz".
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Over 50 years later, this anti-Vietnam War PSA still rings true.
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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I am not a religious person by any means, but if I saw this in person I'd assume the gods are speaking to me directly
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 23/05/2026
Mike’s been elected to the local council. NOW he can do something about the boats. That’s what he campaigned on, after all. Oh wait… #satire
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A day in the life of our new local councillor
After all the campaigning, what’s it really like to be a local councillor? In this report from the front line, Mike tells us
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The Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub @lpiphub.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
What does Ecological Citizenship mean in practice—and how can it shape the future of place-based innovation? Dr Amy Burnett introduces Ecological Citizenship as an empowering, transformative framework for regenerative innovation and inclusive sustainability transitions. 🔗 ow.ly/QQjm50Z0WYW
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Colin Elves @colinelves.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
*taps the sign* bsky.app/profile/coli...
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Your tax dollars paid for this event freedom250.org/celebration/...
A button that reads: TPUSA. Wives submit, husbands love, children obey, Colossians 3:18-19
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Good morning, a butterfly to grace your timeline ☺️ Have a good Wednesday 🙏
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takecourage.bsky.social @takecourage.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Hiding in plain sight. A chilling look at a possible road ahead. ‘When You Think of It, We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’ www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o...
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Opinion | ‘When You Think of It, We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Heidi Clover, contemporary Finnish ceramic artist based in Kingsbridge, Devon, UK #WomensArt
Round ceramic vase with bold abstract design in red, orange and blue against a light brown background, the vase is resting on a white surface
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We remember. 🧵 Octavius V. Catto: teacher, scholar, & civil rights leader in Philadelphia. On day Catto could finally vote (due to Reconstruction 15th Amendment he'd fought for), he was murdered by one of white vigilantes attacking Black voters in 1871. 💔 ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/oc...
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Oct. 10, 1871: Octavius Catto Killed on Election Day in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Black educator, baseball player, and civil rights activist Octavius V. Catto was murdered by a white supremacist on election day.
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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Long thread. I’ve written about this so much, but I’m tired of seeing American people talking about Iran starting the war with the U.S. in 1979. So this thread, won’t just highlight the facts, but also the people and companies involved. The U.S. and the UK overthrew
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Winston Smith @winstonsmith2019.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Reform is an American Trojan horse, just look at who defected to it recently from the Conservatives: every one of them is a Heritage Foundation / Tufton Street ghoul. I’ve been saying this for a decade: bsky.app/profile/wins...
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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 25/04/2026
Nadine Shah said: "This summer I’ll be making my proms debut with Royal Northern Sinfonia...It’s high art, it’s fancy, call me “Nadine Shah lah-de-dah”. It’s about time, on the Tyne.” northeastbylines.co.uk/region/north...
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Mayors back BBC Proms in North East
Nadine Shah said: "This summer I’ll be making my proms debut with Royal Northern Sinfonia. The performance will take place in the North East at our finest establishment, the Glasshouse in Gateshead. I...
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