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TomD

@tomd123.bsky.social
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Atheist. Proud father and husband. Owned by a dog (Aussie). Basically happy. Not necessarily in that order. Supreme master of "Dad Jokes" even before I became a dad. Sometimes I do beer properly.

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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 2h
Does the White House have the same concussion protocol as the NFL? 
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
OMG she is brutally bad at this
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
😬 Katie Zacharia's first press briefing was brutally bad 😬 Trump managed to find a press secretary who can barely read, but she does have the number one qualification -- looking like Ivanka Here's a supercut from Zacharia's first briefing, which made Karoline Leavitt seem like Ronald Reagan
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3h
I think it's absolutely fantastic. It shows what an extraordinary country I live in and that refugees can fully integrate and participate in society
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 4h
Farage/Johnson/Brexiters hate the Brexit Russia connection… this is why… “Isolation from the rest of Europe is the result that Britain’s enemies wanted in 2016. Sticking to that path is the route they would choose for Britain again today if they had a vote.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Brexiters can’t cope with the fact that Putin was cheering them on | Rafael Behr
Russian meddling probably didn’t affect the referendum result – but the Kremlin’s motives for wanting to undermine the EU still matter, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 8h
Reform UK has been declining in the polls in recent months 📉👀
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14h
Private equity puts PizzaExpress, Morrisons and Itsu up for sale. All devoured and declining brands, asset-stripped. PE has no long-term commitment to any product, people or place. Chances are another PE group will see opportunity for scavenging. archive.ph/DFYPq
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Private equity puts string of UK high street names up for sale
Owners of PizzaExpress, Morrisons and Itsu seeking exits as buyout groups cool on sector
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10h
Sir Ken McCallum head of MI5 - Russia remains "aggressor number one" and is fighting a hybrid war against the UK that is not being taken seriously enough. This "war" did not start last week. It's been going on for a decade+ and those denying it should be challenged. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
MI5 tackling more state threats than during Cold War, warns intelligence chief
Sir Ken McCallum says Russia, Iran and emerging threats from AI were increasing the risks to Britain.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 11h
Superb point. Where the Brexiters failed is in durable consent. Who benefits from it their project & wants to carry it forward? Who in the next generations are thanking them for Brexit and championing it? No-one. If we get the UK into EU membership, it must be underpinned by durable consent.
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Joining Europe again: first, we need durable consent
Britain is reopening the question of Europe. This time, we need an honest debate before choosing again
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15h
Towns in England at risk of running out of water until 2027. Over one trillion litres of water a year lost to leaks. No new reservoirs since privatisation. Record customer bills. Polluted rivers. No national planning. No national grid. Crisis deepened by privatisation. archive.ph/0XI5H
inews.co.uk
The UK towns at risk of running out of water until 2027
Extreme dry conditions are set to stay through the winter, experts warn
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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 15h
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Labour MP Dame Emily Thornberry told Sky News that the UK could re-join the EU without a second referendum if it was included as a manifesto commitment at a general election. #RejoinEU #JoinEU #Breturn
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Man who enobled a KGB agent's son... despite SIS raising concerns... says what?
This is just not true. As soon as I became
foreign secretary I asked the security
services the same question and they
replied that there was no evidence of any
successful interference in the 2016
referendum, by Russia or any other power


Either the security services have changed
their view - which would be very odd - or
Burnham is lying about what he has been
told. After all Starmer was in power for two
years and had access to exactly the same
information.
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Tony Dexter @timbleman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Chris Mason doing his usually load of ‘news crap’ on Brexit wit clips of Bad Enoch making a fool of herself in the HOC and of course a clip of Fartrage calling Andy Burnham a liar. Strange that Fartrage when your party has links to Russia.
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Rejoiners Assemble! #RejoinEU #JoinEU #BreturnEU
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Ukraine has hit a huge Russian data centre linked to bot farms. In unrelated news, does anyone know why every Reform account on Twitter is getting hardly any likes and shares?
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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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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 12/10/2026
Andy Burnham: “If she is saying she is happy with the status quo, she is in a minority in this country. People know Britain can do better than this." 🚨 Burnham is right: the public is unhappy with our current relationship with the EU. In fact, 628 out of 632 constituencies now want EU membership.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The President of the United States is a liar.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Tony Dexter @timbleman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So BBC Lunchtime News giving Reform a full propaganda spot again. Well who could have guessed the BBC would bend over backwards to promote them!
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Tony Dexter @timbleman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Brexit - Russian influence - surely not by good old Boris and his mate slimy Gove.
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ChristianG @mryeswecan.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026
“Where’s Vader?” “Buying diesel off the Rebel Alliance, Sir.”
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
😱😱😱 And just like that, it’s completely VANISHED from the media. A sitting congressman, Ted Lieu, said on the record the Epstein files are being blocked because they show Trump raped and threatened to kill children. Lets make this viral again 👇
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Sir Basil @sirbasil.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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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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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 12/10/2026
Vladimir Putin wants a divided Europe to weaken us. We cannot let him win. For the sake of our own security, we need to rejoin the EU.
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 12/10/2026
The efforts to blast Russia's propaganda data centres/bot farms has been dubbed "Operation Quiet Piggy" because of the effect it is having on the Trump social media lie machine ahead of the mid-terms.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Gentle reminder: Brexit isn’t shit just because the Russians backed it. It’s shit, and that’s why the Russians backed it.
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 11/10/2026
Much needed and it needs to be said loud & clear, over & over again. Burnham said he believes it is important to put this “clearly on the record” to help voters in Germany & France understand “some of this politics is instigated via our enemies”, amid the rise of far-right parties in those countries
standard.co.uk
Burnham says it is ‘clear’ Russia interfered in Brexit referendum
He said people have not been informed enough of ‘the extent to which people are seeking to disrupt the political process from overseas’.
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Burnham‘s right but whether we move fast or far enough is to be seen. What infuriates me is the argument that this will open old (Brexit) wounds. Remainer wounds have never healed, we have just been expected to suck it up and shut up. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Burnham to urge MPs to embrace closer ties with EU
Post-recess statement will focus on damage caused by Brexit and the need to cooperate on immigration and trade
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We love Susan! 💚💚💚 Not all hero’s wear capes some wear Primus shirts!
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Then let's just get it done! #RejoinEU
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Christopher Pike: Get It Done in Star Trek Discovery
ALT: Christopher Pike: Get It Done in Star Trek Discovery
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Let’s just dismantle this outdated and expensive institution and return all properties and land to public ownership. Time’s up. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'Spineless MPs have failed to tackle Royal gravy train as your bills go up'
Writing for The Mirror, author and former Lib Dem MP Norman Baker has criticised the government for approving a £100million-a-year Sovereign Grant for the Royal Family
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Eight years ago
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 11/10/2026
Barry Gardiner MP has the receipts; showing that England's water companies are persistently failing in their statutory duties. As Secretary of State for the Environment Angela Eagle already has the power to take them into Special Administration. "She can. She should."
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Can we just please get on with it! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Labour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining EU, poll shows
Exclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
💥 This is today! If you've not sent an email to your MP yet asking them to attend, now would be a perfect time. Here's the link you need to send that email --> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
‘For years the Observer tried to get to the truth of Russian interference until we sacked the reporter involved for participating in union activities’
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It comes after years of cover-ups & denials not least from Boris Johnson who was in charge of MI6 as foreign minister at the time & whose first act as PM was to ennoble the Baron of Siberia. But it also went beyond Johnson & Starmer continued it too. We now finally need some sunlight. 2/
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/
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Chris Gough @toulousain.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Mason is an over promoted, overpaid odious jerk
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
🔥🔥 This phenomenal article shows how European Movement UK are now laying out a 10-year path back into full EU membership. All the stages, timings, complexities, ratifications and considerations in place. Could even be sooner if we get a lucky break. Read 👇
independent.co.uk
Labour voters overwhelmingly want Andy Burnham to commit to rejoining EU, poll shows
Exclusive: New 10-year plan for re-entry to the European Union in 2036 being put to the prime minister
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Andy Burnham confirms what previous PM's - May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak and Starmer - failed to, that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Brexit is forever tainted with disinformation, foreign interference, murky vested interests, ugly prejudice, unforgivable costs and now deep unpopularity. If you really cared about our country and wanted to fix its problems, you’d admit this… Good that Burnham is finally doing so…
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 10/10/2026
Your regular reminder that public ownership is popular. People want energy bills they can afford, clean water, public transport that’s reliable, an NHS to be proud of, care that families & communities can rely on, a Royal Mail that actually delivers letters. Andy Burnham, are you listening?
A graphic that shows that 82% of the public support public ownership of water; 70% support public ownership of energy; 76% support public ownership of Royal Mail; 86% support full public ownership of the NHS and 76% support public ownership of rail"
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Firebird7x3 @firebird7.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Can we have another petition to replace Mason and Kuenessberg please?
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 11/10/2026
🚨Our new research reveals the UK could rejoin the EU within a single Parliament. Reports that accession would take a decade are wide of the mark. Read more in the @financialtimes.com 👇 www.ft.com/content/3aa9...
ft.com
UK could be fast-tracked back into EU, pro-Brussels group argues
Best for Britain says alignment between London and bloc would speed up any rejoining process as Andy Burnham prepares ‘options’
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