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Ali Thompson

@the-real-ali.bsky.social
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Implore and highly desire decent and reasonable discourse. Hate intolerance, autocrats and the way the world is going. Love decency, differences in all of us and hope.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/bdd9...
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
This photograph captures Sir David Attenborough seated outdoors on the rugged terrain of Skomer Island. Behind him, the ocean and coastal cliffs form a scenic backdrop under a clear sky. Sir David, dressed in a khaki jacket and light trousers, looks towards the camera with a gentle expression, exuding a sense of warmth, calm, and wisdom. Around him, puffins can be seen flying and perched on the rocky ground, illuminated in rays of golden sunlight as the sun sets behind the cliffs.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
For Sir David: 🎂
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
France and Germany will set up a Defense and Security Council, President Macron announced. During a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Macron said that it will meet regularly "to provide operational solutions to our shared strategic challenges."
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Chicago is on to something.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Here's @peterkellner.bsky.social telling Labour it'd better restore frictionless trade asap with the EU. If not, "The economy won’t recover enough. Labour will be judged to have failed. It will be voted out of office." He's even more blunt on demographics! kellnerp.substack.com/p/three-reas...
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Euronews @euronews.com · 07/05/2025
"Dependency on Russia is not only bad for our security, but also for our economy," Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament. #EuropeNews
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Von der Leyen rules out return to Russian fuels after the war
"Dependency on Russia is not only bad for our security, but also for our economy," Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
🇪🇺 Kaja Kallas: Europe has already drastically reduced its reliance on Russian energy. Today, we unveiled our plan to end all Russian energy imports by 2027. This will mark a permanent break. Russia will no longer be able to use energy as a weapon against us.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
I need you lads to understand that Europe has an average birth rate of about 1.4 No charismatic politician bothered to tell you how fucked that makes us. But as we get older, we need more care, more GP appointments… Without immigration we will have no pensions very quick.
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sangitamyska.bsky.social @sangitamyska.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
George Orwell once wrote: "In England all the boasting & flag-wagging is done by small minorities. The patriotism of ordinary people is not vocal". So it begins…. #Reform
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 05/05/2025
Today, Londoners come together for VE Day 80—marking 80 years since the end of WWII in Europe and honouring the bravery of our veterans. A commemorative procession and flypast will take place in central London and will be broadcast nationally. #VEDay80
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
And what brings READING and TRAVELING together?...OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM...We must do all to protect it ......
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
I had a productive call with Ursula von der Leyen this morning. We’re ready to build on our free trade relationship, bolster economic security, and work side-by-side on shared defence and security challenges. When Canada and the European Union build together, our futures are stronger.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
It is a little weird to me countries aren’t more aggressively, formally trying to take advantage of the U.S. science brain drain. Once in a lifetime opportunity to buy low on Non-Dumbass Americans with PhDs who just wanna look into microscopes and quietly cure ass cancer as our country eats shit.
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💙 LoriB 💙 @laamidon.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
SERIOUSLY!!!
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
This is a very fair criticism of the prime minister from @samfr.bsky.social and therefore really quite devastating open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
‘Labour must start speaking about extent of Brexit damage’ – Andy Burnham www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/and...
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'Labour must start speaking about extent of Brexit damage' - Andy Burnham
At a time when Labour needs more straight-talkers and clearer messaging, Andy Burnham has popped something in the suggestion box.
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I'm with Mark Hamill, who's with us? 🤔
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I don't even know what to say anymore 😪
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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
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The Onion @theonion.com · 02/05/2025
RFK Jr. Encourages Americans To Do Their Own Research About Dragons
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RFK Jr. Encourages Americans To Do Their Own Research About Dragons
WASHINGTON—Claiming the fantastical creatures were “way too cool” to leave their investigation to a handful of so-called experts, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued a sta...
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 02/05/2025
There is a reason why millions of workers want to join unions. There is a reason why greedy corporations oppose unions. Union membership means higher wages and better benefits. Let’s grow the trade union movement.
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
1/ People voted for Farage or abstained because he is protected by mainstream politicians and media who do not mention his links with Russia and Trump or his support for accused rapist and human trafficker Andrew Tate. It is sadly up to us ordinary folk to try to inform the public about Farage.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Meanwhile, in Canada…
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Labour is handing this country on a silver platter to Reform. People do not vote Labour because they hate immigrants and want Reform-lite. They vote Labour because they want it to make a positive difference to their lives.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Labour needs several million buckets of ice-cold water poured over their head and the nation's church bells ringing in unison as a very loud wake-up call. Hopefully, this is it. People voted for hope and change and vision not Reform lite and the same old Tory shite.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 30/04/2025
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, three years in we only took a sliver of the country at the cost of 800,000 men. Would the conventional wisdom be that we are winning? No? Then why do some think Russia is?
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
And we thought CO₂ emissions from shipping were hard to abate. 🙃 “The number of containers scheduled to arrive at the Port of Los Angeles is anticipated to drop more than 35 percent next week compared with the same period last year…”
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West Coast Ports Brace for China Tariffs to Dent Import Volume Within Days (Gift Article)
Large importers, including retailers and manufacturers, paused imports from China this month amid an escalating trade war. Ports are now poised to feel the fallout.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Reminder. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
The House of Lords: the rich and the poor www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05... Does Labour really care about the inequality created by our tax system? It seems not.
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The House of Lords: the rich and the poor
I thought it worth sharing this video from Prem Sikka, who is an old friend of mine, another Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Sheffield, and someone with whom I have worked on man...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
UK could save billions by ending hunger – not slashing benefits www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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UK could save billions by ending hunger – not slashing benefits
Researchers at Trussell have found that the UK government could save billions if it increased universal credit to help tackle hunger.
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Karen (Harris/Walz Alaskan Democrat) @danceswithseagulls.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
❗️🇫🇷France has introduced its counterpart to the 🇺🇸American MLRS Himars. MLRS Foudre developers position their development as a multiple launch rocket system "100% French-made",
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Diane Olsen @jazzaleamia.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
It’s misinformation madness and endless faux news. 🙄
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
PM Mark Carney‬⁩ will treat all provinces equitably. If I wasn’t certain of that, I wouldn’t campaign for him. ⁦‪Danielle Smith‬⁩ must tone down her hostile rhetoric if we are all to succeed. Time to forgo partisanship. #cdnpoli #ableg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta's Danielle Smith vows to protect province against 'future hostile acts' from Ottawa following election | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is reacting to the results of the federal election by taking a swipe at the newly elected Liberal government and promising to protect the province against "future hostil...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The so-called “moderate” GOP position on Medicaid cuts is no cuts above $500 billion. Hello? That would mean 18 million children and 2 million adults with disabilities lose health care coverage, according to the latest estimates. What’s “moderate” about that?
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
YESTERDAY: Largest strike in LA history - boosted by loss of Federal Grants. 55,000 union members striked and 10,000 marched. SEIU Local 721
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Catholic Cardinal says the next pope must move against homosexuals because church doctrine has to be based on what Jesus said. Only problem? Jesus never said one single word about homosexuality. Or abortion. www.joemygod.com/2025/04/card...
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Cardinal: Next Pope Must Defy "Homosexual Lobby" - Joe.My.God.
“Doctrine is not the property of the pope, the bishops or the faithful. It must conform to the word of Jesus, no one can modify it. If Jesus says that marriage is between a man and a woman, no one can...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/04/2025
This is the best 100-day recap I’ve seen — and it begs the damn question: Why is his approval rating still 39%? Are folks in a coma?
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Cybertruck is a failure, Tesla collapse incoming. #TeslaTakeDown
Tesla pulling workers, sales dropping
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves The right-wing billionaire’s platform has recently lost about 10 percent of its European user base www.politico.eu/article/elon...
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Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in droves
The right-wing billionaire’s platform has recently lost about 10 percent of its European user base.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Oh.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Yes, this is a real tweet.
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Jaberwock22 @jaberwock22.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Canada Pension Plan sold 70% of its 2.2 million Tesla shares last quarter. Nice going - now sell the remaining 617,000.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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Semafor @semafor.com · 29/04/2025
The victory represents a remarkable feat for Mark Carney’s party, which had trailed the opposition Conservatives by twenty points at the beginning of the year.
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After Liberal win in Canada, Carney must walk ‘difficult tightrope’
Mark Carney now faces the challenge of navigating Washington’s trade war and defining Ottawa’s global role.
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