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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23h

Failures of privatisation. Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs Foreign-owned RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets even after regulator lowered them. Postage: 1st class, £1.80, 2nd class 91p. When privatized in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p. Poor service at triple price. Customers fleeced.

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Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 head office jobs

The postal service firm wants to cut the head office and other jobs by the end of 2027.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 23h

Shouldn't the Democrats have something like an Elon Donations Tracker posted on all of their websites and social media? Make this SALIENT? Might it make sense to point out repeatedly that he is a white supremacist and ask the public why he would be backing the GOP?

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine goes to the developers of optogenetics. Did you know that optogenetics is based on a discovery made in green algae? Well, now you do! Here’s a comic explainer we did back when it was still new. @phdcomics.com 🧠 #neuroskyence #neuroscience

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Could do without another "The Man in the High Castle" reboot if I'm being honest

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 04/10/2026

Many water companies are near insolvency, so they want to hike our water bills again The government must say NO. If they can't survive, let them go bust and take them into public ownership FOR NOTHING Sign up to support our campaign for public ownership of water: vist.ly/5kxtt

A picture of a campaigner (Cat Hobbs) carrying a sign that says "if water companies cannot survive without raising our bills, let them go bust and take them into public ownership"

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Energy suppliers urge UK govt to help households struggling with energy bills. Silence on cutting profit margins, windfall taxes on excessive profits. Household energy debt heading to £7bn. 120,000 a year die in fuel poverty. We can't afford privatisation and resulting profiteering.

bbc.co.uk

Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills

Immediate action is needed to help households struggling with bills this winter, says trade body Energy UK.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

England's water infrastructure at breaking point. Large part of water network installed 130-150 years ago. Thames Water infrastructure has average age of 79 years; industry average 56 yrs. 40% of TW assets are 100+ yrs old. Must end privatisation, remove profit motive.

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MP says London water network is 'at breaking point' with two incidents in a week

London MP Paul Kohler said the two incidents highlighted the poor state of the region's water infrastructure

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026

Idea: no corporate welfare, subsidies, or government contracts for corporations whose employees need to rely on government assistance because of low wages.

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Yet Another Emily @anomily.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I keep coming back to the internet being a mistake. Huge benefits in allowing diverse, like-minded people connect with others across the globe. Huge detriments in allowing diverse, like-minded people to connect with others across the globe.

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Lee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Paul Verhoeven would be all “no, that’s too unbelievable.”

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Lady Tina Murphy @tinamur.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I have become increasingly aware of the free airtime Nigel Farage, and Fascism in general, is given by the BBC. Nick Griffin and the BNP must think they were ahead of their time! They could only dream of how Fascism is becoming normalised now.

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Mr Singh @mrsingh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

More unimaginative Tupperware apery of the US by the British right. So stale

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 23/09/2026

It seems like the police are assuming the far-right losers are 'looking for an excuse' to do more damage and so must be given maximum space. In fact, they are turning a big dial that says 'thuggery' on it and constantly looking over at the state for the slightest sign of consequences.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

No, arresting ‘Danny Tommo’ won’t make him a martyr. *Not* arresting him will fuel his agenda.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Jim Ratcliffe and James Dyson - plenty of representation with bugger all taxation.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In addition - the sketches are not racist, and it is a sign of a broader malaise that we now treat “jokes about racists and racism” as indistinguishable from “racist jokes”.

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 18/09/2026

I mean look at who they attack as well as targeting women in science

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Bargerean Paid @tolumcgowan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The fact that I find this shocking and disappointing is something, right? It means I'm not as cynical as I think I am.

Guardian headline reads Palantir hires Tom Watson to fight left-wing campaign against US firm

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Boring texts full of dead, debunked ideas, taught by bad teachers using poor pedagogical tools for credentials with no market value or social cache just aren’t popping.

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/09/2026

Lady in Blue by Tschabalala Self takes pride of place on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth this month. A powerful symbol of optimism for London.

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Bargerean Paid @tolumcgowan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I hope everybody is taking special notice of the part where she says it's up to white people to fight this bigotry.

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Liatris ligulistylis, also known as meadow blazingstar, is irresistible to Monarch butterflies. They flock to the purple flower for the August/September monarch migration: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...

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Bargerean Paid @tolumcgowan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Two is a coincidence, three is a trend. 🫤

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Me in 2050: …and that’s how Macklemore became a civil rights icon. My son, Dale Jr.: Wow his music must’ve been incredible. Me: Dale Jr.: Like so many good songs. Me: Dale Jr.: Was he the A Change Is Gonna Come Guy? Me: Dale Jr.: Me:

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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026

Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop. You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bonnie Greer making a fool of Nick Griffin on *that* Question Time. RIP Bonnie. youtu.be/afE05e6n4Zk?...

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Bonnie Greer OBE & Nick Griffin, BNP on Question Time 22.10.09

YouTube video by I'mPOSSIBLE.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

$500, some highlighters, and ten days to wrap it up. Treat candidates like we treat teachers.

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John Teets @suenitos.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means -- except by getting off his back." — Leo Tolstoy 🌱📷

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If you are attacking Doctors Without Borders or World Central Kitchen, you are wrong and can get fucked.

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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Pause talk coming from the tech barons (which is not new, they've played this tune before) sounds to me like hedging for a shift in power after the midterms more than anything else. We should regulate them, but they should not be rehabilitated.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Ffs. Well, it’s up to us to make sure that their grubby ‘investment’ is a phenomenal waste of money. Reform is a shitshow of crooks and idiots who have no idea how to behave, let alone govern. The majority of us who loathe them must unite to keep them out of power forever.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/09/2026

You know, when you find out that the art you like is made by people you've learned hold views you find wholly repugnant, I don't think you need to disavow ever having enjoyed the art. It's okay to acknowledge you liked or loved that art, but are now putting it aside. That was then, this is now.

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Chaotic Good @captivation4.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026

During Jim Crow, Black people in the US could only use the “Colored Toilet” and when out of order could not use any other facilities. When we say trans rights are human rights, this is an example of what type of dehumanization possible. We know it’s immoral, let’s stop failing the open book test

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CaptRuss @captruss.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

*A bunch of Houthis in dresses and sandals:

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Bargerean Paid @tolumcgowan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I'm a bit late for #FictionPodcastFriday. This week I've been finishing out the latest seasons of Midst (Unend) and Midnight Burger. They'll always have my heart.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Neoliberals demanding tax cuts for the super rich want to abolish the state pension triple-lock. Full state pension is less than 50% of the minimum wage. 2m pensioners live in poverty. 110,000 a year die in fuel poverty. Due to low incomes future retirees will be more reliant on the state pension

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‘Costing billions’: is the pensions triple lock a lifeline or simply unaffordable?

With the budget looming, arguments rage over whether ministers should scrap a pledge popular with millions

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It’s not too late to stop this madness - the government has said the uk mega donors are a problem. The lords can bring in a cap on UK donors to stop any attempt to buy the next election. Share this and ask your MP to join us protecting British democracy.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/09/2026

London's homicide rate hit its lowest level since records began. Yet 40% of the public thought that murders had risen since 2019. That’s the danger of disinformation. We cannot accept it, and to defeat it, we’ve got to put pressure on the social media companies who profit from it.

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Monika FBPE @monika-uk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Who would you put in jail? Billionaires will not go to jail, they already own the lawmakers. I'm not saying the lawmakers are corrupted by money. They might be, idk. But their minds are corrupted by the system that protects billionaires. It's unthinkable to them that rich people can be punished.

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