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Lomelindi12 @lomelindi12.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tungsten West near Plymouth has secured millions in Govt funding & has now done a deal with US Elmet Technnologies 🫥🫥🫥 www.ft.com/content/0cd9...

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Why a UK-backed tungsten mine is supplying the US defence stockpile

A recent deal exemplifies the complexities of standing up non-Chinese supply chains for metals used in aerospace and military supply chains

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Leonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

In other words, a 10 percent contraction in one of Britain’s most successful exports. If it were steel or fish or other infinitely less profitable sectors, people would be having a meltdown.

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I feel that, but disagree. They're nasty white people in full command of their decisions. Some people around the world hope too many of the voters in your country aren't insane.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

this is absolutely nuts: "the UK’s pension “triple lock” was costed at just £50mn when politicians first settled on a measure that has gone on to cost 300 times as much, according to the top adviser on economic strategy at the time" www.ft.com/content/efdc...

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UK pension ‘triple lock’ was first costed at just £50mn, says ex-government adviser

Guarantee on value of state pension was a demand of Liberal Democrats in negotiations to form coalition with Tories after 2010 election

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

True. Taking off your cap shows a capacity for deeper thought.

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

@alisonstenning.bsky.social Hi. I like your truth telling and I quote posted you, as an example of what Mastodon is missing, into a completely different thread with someone in EU media. Please say if you'd like that deleted. mastodon.me.uk/@Tony_Meredi...

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Tony Meredith (@Tony_Meredith@mastodon.me.uk)

@hpod16@eupolicy.social Full disclosure. This question was prompted by seeing a female scientist telling truth over on Bluesky. And sadly, the 2022 expansion wave on Mastodon didn't work out for many ...

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This seems like a disingenuous claim, including the nurdles not spilt in suggesting that 3/4 of the pellet cargo has been recovered. In fact, around 5 of 17 tonnes has been recovered, about 30%

The amount of pellets being collected has reduced considerably since the incident. Of the 17.92 tonnes of pellets estimated to have entered the River Tyne, 5.14 tonnes had been recovered from the water and beaches as of 23 September. When combined with pellets removed from damaged containers on board BG Orange by the Port before they entered the water, almost three quarters of the original plastic pellet cargo has now been recovered overall.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Measles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years. Those who survive measles experience immune amnesia and an increased susceptibility to infections. I spoke to the reporter for this article as one of the many experts interviewed. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/meas...

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Measles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years

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Roby Bhattacharyya @roby-b.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Historically, measles vaccination reduced mortality more than expected from just reduction in measles, bc getting measles turns out to be bad for a child's immune system more broadly (it partially "clears" existing immune memory). Hopefully we won't see that in reverse now, but... honestly we might.

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sorry. Prolonging the difficulties of accurately reporting counting by others.

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Why five years as an upper bound?? Surely you could imagine prolonging the immensurable difficulties of "counting" votes.

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm mainly sorry for your loss. But also for all the admin load, and the bits of shit admin.

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

(Pleased to hear that France still looks to be liveable. Just in case you haven't heard, they also have wine. Le Guide Hachette opened doors for us. Buy the hardback.)

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Burnham's speech marks perhaps the best opportunity to replace First Past the Post since 1918. I joined @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social & @lucyfisher.ft.com recently on "The Long View" to explore the history of electoral reform in Britain - & the lessons we might learn. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - The Long View, Electoral reform

Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of electoral reform.

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 01/10/2026

Viral reports this week suggested new Google satellite imagery showed unseen destruction in Gaza. But the imagery actually depicts the scene in February 2026. Bellingcat has obtained satellite images from September that show how the destruction has continued. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...

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Viral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery - bellingcat

Earlier this week, several viral social media posts and news articles stated that Google had updated satellite imagery over Gaza. But the images weren't entirely new.

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you. It was somehow what the British discourse completely missed. Even among many LibDems working in politics (my era, late 20th century) Europe was an afterthought. Never a compass bearing.

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Cumbria CVS (Council for Voluntary Service) @cumbriacvs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Best Practice in Governance: Introduction to roles and responsibilities of Trustees. Tues 10th November, online. Join us for the first of 3 core learning sessions designed to build your knowledge, skills and confidence in supporting and leading a small charity or community group.

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Indeed. I also admit to being a fan of your Most Awful book.

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Alex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yes, although much is still shrouded in secrecy. It is kind of too large a topic for 300 characters. But in brief: 1. the US has had official "pre-delegation" orders at times that allow the military to use nukes under certain circumstances. Whether those exist at all today is unclear.

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So, I guess the British military have had some independence of thought at times. I'd also guess that Cold War stuff about US tactical nukes, say in Europe, must have been extra scary. "Use it or lose it" must have been worked through in scenarios of a Russian advance with ionospheric disruption. 3/3

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And a young naval comms person who was at Northwood during the Falklands campaign. PM Thatcher wasn't allowed into the comms room, she had to express her thanks from the doorway. 2/3

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thanks. It's a deliberately murky area. Probably never documented much. As a old civilian, I've only ever met two talking sources about UK civilian command. Old RAF Valiant pilot. Apparently did some radar incursions into USSR. He was very disparaging about politicians. 1/3

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you for sharing this scary stuff. And it's all shown as chain of command against ticking seconds. Over here (UK), sealed orders on SLBM subs allowed/allow for action if the chain of command is disrupted or destroyed. Is there much history written about command of US nukes in that scenario?

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Alex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Quite a remarkable map, table, and diagram from a 1971 report on launch-on-warning, showing the implications of Soviet submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) on detection, reaction, deliberation, and response time. All numbers are in SECONDS, which is what I find the most wild about it.

Map of the USA labeled "Soviet SLBM [Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile] Time of Flight to SAC [Strategic Air Command] Targets." Shows both "nominal" and "depressed" trajectories. Absolute best (north central USA) is between 580 and 850 seconds (9.6 – 14 min). Absolute worst (everywhere else) is between 320 and 650 seconds (5.3 – 10.8 min). The variations are based on where they assume the subs are launching from.

Table: "Early Warning System Performance." Shows four different systems (BMEWS, OTHF, SLBM Net, and a not-yet-operational in 1971 Boost-Phase Detection Satellite) that indicates the time of detection after launch (varies between 55 and 150 seconds; BMEWS cannot detect launches as it is only over-the-horizon radar), the time that the US command and control system would be alerted after launch (ranges from 85 seconds for the newest system to 900 seconds for BMEWs), the probably of detection of a single launch (BMEWS is 99%, SLBM Net is 50%, none of the others have probabilities), probably of detection for a mass launch (all around 100%), and their false alarm rate (BMEWS has 1 per 7 years, OTHF is 1 per 6 months, the others are unknown).

Diagram: "National Command-Warning to Response Cycle." Shows the consequences of a launch detection all the way through the US nuclear infrastructure, with "delay times" in seconds. Will be discussed in the next post in this thread.

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Rachel Burch @rachelburch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here’s the final selection of my photos for my 2027 Dartmoor calendar, I chose the December picture, frosty Tavistock not on Dartmoor, but I do live here ..£16 each inc postage available from me direct via PayPal or bank transfer or my Etsy shop. All profits to Tavistock food bank. only 50.

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Emmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 27/09/2026

In one of the modules, this horrible, heartbreaking fact: "At the peak of the famine in June 1933, 28,000 people were dying each day in Ukraine on average.".

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Jay Geller @jaygeller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The AfD and CDU in Heidenau want to place the town's Holocaust memorial at the cemetery. Many cities have BOTH, i.e., a memorial at the Jewish cemetery and Stolpersteine. By choosing only a memorial at a cemetery, it literally removes the memory of the Holocaust from the urban landscape.

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Katie Parker @kparkerhistorian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Calling all London #creatives! Come and grab surplus #maps for FREE the week of 5 October from the Foyle Reading Room @rgs.org . All we ask is that you show us your creations later on! #art #geography #skystorians

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Emmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 20/09/2026

I will share one of my worst experiences reporting in Ukraine: it was talking to russian POWs saying to my face that Bucha and Izyum were staged. To witness their coldness, lack of remorse and empathy was as violent as witnessing exhumations proving their repeated war crimes.

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Alan Owlport 🦉 🎃 @alanallport.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My grandfather and at least one of my great grandfathers was a sailor. One of the things that Britain has lost in the last 80 years is its sense of itself as a seagoing island nation, which is why the very idea of attacking lifeboatmen has ceased to be a uniquely wicked notion.

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Tony Meredith @tonymeredith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Good point. The wider community connection has dropped off. At least I once had a cousin afloat. Radio officer, merchant navy. Now it's only the fish van that starts from Fleetwood. I can't actually name anyone who's working on the sea.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We read Jonah on Yom Kippur. It's about a word that's come up lately: complicity.

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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Agree or disagree with the content, it is quite something to watch 🇨🇦 PM Carney articulate a 21st century strategic vision in clear terms. Worth a read of his latest big speech www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...

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Prime Minister Carney delivers an address to the European Parliament

Thank you for granting me the honour of addressing you all at the beginning of this decisive session.

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 16/09/2026

This week's letter from six parliamentary committee chairs "really underlines the strength of public interest in transparency" over the UK-US pharmaceuticals agreement, @sallygainsbury.bsky.social tells Politico's Caroline Hug. 🗞️ Get the story 👇

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On Labour planning to introduce tougher residency requirements in response to Reform's £72m donations, Lib Dem spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said it's "not good enough" and calls for an overall cap. "We can't keep playing whack-a-mole with each new attempt by Farage to sell out our democracy."

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Matthew Palmer @so3brocktree.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

From both personal experience and that of those still serving, I've written a short overview of the serious vulnerabilities faced by the British Army. It doesn't make for optimistic reading.

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The Severe Vulnerabilities of Today’s British Army

Not a pretty picture

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Catherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info · 13/09/2026

Spent today in Orvieto, where underneath the famous frescoes I saw the basement where they dump bits that have fallen off the cathedral. Thread:

Bits of stone and leafy decorative bits of columns in a heap

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Anna H @athenepallas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

An RNLI lifeboatman is taking part in the Great North Run tomorrow, wearing his full kit. Please donate here if you can: fundraise.rnli.org/fundraisers/...

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I'm taking on Great North Run 2026 - please help me reach my fundraising goal of £1000!

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 12/09/2026

The press! She is here! Can’t test beyond mechanical inspection until the new rollers arrive (next week or week after?). But she is beautiful and we are going to have so much fun together!

Adana quarto in green metallic paint on a ratty old desks yes, I know I have it back to front, it came out of the box this way around.

Same with the platen open to show the bed.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is a great analysis of the many challenges facing the efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in DRC, from regional leaders coordinating the response. theconversation.com/drcs-ebola-o...

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DRC’s Ebola outbreak has the potential to become a global pandemic. How to make sure it doesn’t

Drawing lessons from Sierra Leone and having watched the mid-2026 outbreak in the DRC, I conclude that it risks become a global epidemic.

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