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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1h
The threats to our resilience are the same as the threats to our democracy: corporate lobbyists shaping policy, with dire consequences for our ability to withstand crises. Burnham seems to want to change this. But is he aware of scale of the task? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Stockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George Monbiot
The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20h
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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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h
By "a few folks in the media," does Secretary Kegsbreath mean Trump's own Navy Secretary who reported on all the attempted suicides by sailors stuck on the USS Abraham Lincoln?
Eight USS Abraham Lincoln Sailors Attempted Suicide During Deployment in Iran War: Navy Secretary
“Since the beginning of Lincoln’s deployment, there have been a total of eight suicide attempts across the strike group,” Hung Cao wrote.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Zionism is racism” is not a policy but a slogan. It compresses a complex history, going back millennia, and a very wide set of beliefs into one narrow meaning. The answer to genocide is not discrimination. We don't fight racism with racism. I’m gutted to see this motion adopted by the Green Party.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Russia is working on bio-weapons in Siberia.
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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...
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TraceyMac @traceymac.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh c’mon #F1
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice."
It does raise this point of two-tiered
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Reform's Sarah Pochin believes the
sentence handed to the 64-year-old who
blew up a ULEZ camera was
disproportionate'.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tories to hand free childcare to those earning more than £100,000, would cost £700m to the public purse. Previously, they pledged cuts to universal credit, housing benefit, support for the long term unemployed. Continuation of the Tory war on less well-off.
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Tories would expand free childcare to high earners, Badenoch says
Kemi Badenoch says those earning more than £100,000 should not be discouraged from working more
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Chris Sprigman @cjsprigman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cornell’s new era of transparency should begin with this guy admitting he hit Gaza protestors with his car on purpose and then lied about it. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/n...
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Cornell President Calls Rape Inquiry ‘Defining Moment’ for Campus
Michael I. Kotlikoff said in a video the university would be more transparent, hold Greek groups accountable and improve sexual assault prevention.
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A Scottish councillor has moved more than 3000 miles away, to Africa, without telling his constituents
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Scottish councillor moves 3000 miles away without telling his constituents
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press." Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If she was wearing a balaclava and called migrant men sex offenders she's probably be given an AAA pass
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Times - which has v much joined in the rightwing clamour to reduce immigration - now reporting that Mahmood’s “success” has cost the economy £4- to £7Bn. Would they like to now honestly confirm that fewer people = less spending power for all. There’s a high price to pay for this nasty obsession.
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Chief Political Commentator Oliver Wright Policy Editor

Falling migration numbers could cost the chancellor as much as £7bn in fiscal headroom as he writes his first budget, The Times has been told.
Government insiders believe that John Healey, who already faced an uphill battle to balance the books next month, is likely to have an even bigger challenge after immigration undershot projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank estimated last month that the success of Shabana
Mahmood's
reforms, which have cut net migration to the low hundreds of thousands, could cost Healey some £4bn.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Pentagon cover-up of US military casualties in Trump’s catastrophic Iran War continues. 37 troops have been quietly added to the public tally of wounded personnel bringing the total to 861.
WaPo: Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid
Iran war
shows.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Where do Farage’s loyalties lie? Let’s ask Nathan Gill. Farage needs misinformation for power. He distorts, pays for biased polling, works for crypto billionaires/foreign money… He wants chaos and rage. This is a sulky footstamp at having his toys taken away. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
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Nigel Farage Has Attacked The Government's Plans For A New Russia Misinformation Unit
The Reform UK leader claimed it is “targeted directly” at his party.
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 23/09/2026
The man who filmed himself stabbing one, with a person on board, is still seemingly at large.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I only want to hear from Hampshire Police when they have nicked Danny Tommo and had him remanded in custody. There are so MANY criminal offences - including very serious ones- caught on video It would be utterly inexcusable not to act and charge him appropriately.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2026
I think once black clad men are interfering with rescues at sea, we are past "legitimate concerns". Once they're attacking boats, and risking the lives of everyone on board, it's just thuggery. The Home Secretary's statement is on the side of criminals. There's no other way to read it.
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Beelbeebub @beelbeebub.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The BBC do (at least now) have a story up on main page www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Interestingly it was a french coast guard official on the boat. It would be peak funny if the french requested extradition.
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Police looking at video of anti-migrant activist slashing at boat with knife
Daniel Thomas, known to his supporters as Danny Tommo, livestreamed a video of the alleged incident.
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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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Pete Ambrose @born-to-re-wild.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The BBC seemed to miss this... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard
Thomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 22/09/2026
White House shredded for promoting its own news app after Trump’s media ban: ‘State run media’
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White House shredded for promoting its own news app after Trump’s media ban
The White House promoted its official app as a way to receive ‘the news that matters most’
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 21/09/2026
'If you were determined never to leave power, these are the kind of complexes you would build to defend yourself.' As Trump announces his triumphal arch will contain drones and snipers, @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social warns that he is taking the US down 'an alarming road'.
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Iona Craig @ionacraig.com · 21/09/2026
“Defensive air to air refuelling” Burnham has confirmed the UK will provide to Saudi for airstrikes in Yemen was the same line used to aid Trump’s bombing of Yemen. That “support” facilitated a strike the US says ‘likely’ killed 80 civilians. How many more civilians will the British support killing?
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The day after an ICE agent shot a man DHS put out a press release explaining why it was justified. Eight months later, every claim in it has been contradicted under oath. It's still on their site. Nobody there has been embarrassed enough to take it down.
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Trump’s DHS Said Minnesota Couldn’t Arrest ICE Agents. Here’s The Booking Photo.
Also: four places moved to stop data centers last week, a court struck down the regime’s six-hour deportation rule, and thousands linked arms around the Kennedy Center
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Jacob Rees-Mogg has put out a video about how everyone needs to "grow up" and put childhood things behind them and show a bit more backbone and be prepared to do things fir themselves. That's Jacob Rees-Mogg who as an adult ... quite literally went canvassing with his nanny.
Rees mogg and and an AI image of a man in a bowler hat
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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
On the BBC News Katya Adler has just described Germany, where the far right AFD keep winning elections, as entering 'uncharted political territory'. Hmmm. Where Germany is concerned I think that territory is pretty well charted.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Kraft presented himself as someone who supports Palestinians and wants to create a dialogue, but there is no evidence he has given to groups that helps Palestinians. There is lots of evidence that he has given to groups that support the Israeli military, or attack against critics of Israel.
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
tonymurray1964 You see, Richard, your problem is that Reform is, basically, a bunch of horrible bastards doing horrible bastard things in a conspicuously horrible bastard way. In general, people don't like horrible bastards. I hope that's cleared things up for you Richard, you horrible bastard.
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FrancesCrook@bsky.social @francescrook.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Most children in prison have been in care, so will the idiot minister send the council to prison?
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Stephen Hunsaker @hunsaker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Local Housing Allowance, the cap on housing support that helps 1.9 million low-income private renting families, has been frozen since April 2024. Rents haven't. The gap between rents and support hits a record this October. Our new spotlight shows why the Budget should end the freeze 🧵
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Fred is Done. How could we have the audacity to tax his extraordinary gambling wealth just because he wants to live and run a business here? He's going to close his shops people! Nothing to do with moving gambling completely online of course. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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UK’s top taxpayer says he would ‘not wish to be reborn’ in Britain
Betfred founder Fred Done threatens 500 shop closures over tax rises that have left him fearful for the UK’s prospects
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Billionaire Brexiteeer and Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK. Lives in Monaco to avoid UK taxes, owns several luxury properties. Demands state subsidies, including for building a Man U stadium. Why do billionaires resent people getting decent NHS, social care, public services?
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
'These small boats are *constantly* coming across. An invasion! Let's make an app to show the sheer scale of the problem, then Britain will wake up.' 'Oh... it turns out there aren't that many.' Never believe your own BS. And yet the Right do this a lot.
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is an extraordinary story and the FT has more here giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Reform UK’s mega-donor backed a friend’s libel claim. Now he controls her home
Crypto billionaire Ben Delo loaned more than £300,000 to former academic Nina Power
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I doubt her arrival attracted the Paparazzi or the poison press. I doubt her history was one of very public racial abuse & phone hacking by press. Or one where her mother was hounded to her death by the paparazzi. explorethecotswolds.com/cotswold-iti...
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Cotswold itinerary without a car from Cheltenham (3+ days)
A detailed 3+ day Cotswold itinerary without a car from Cheltenham, using buses and trains to visit Bourton, Stow, Broadway and Bibury.
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Alistair Barrie @alistairbarrie.com · 18/09/2026
The blatant fiction that billionaires became billionaires by generously donating their money to other people really is one of the most jaw-dropping madnesses of the modern world. And that is up against some pretty stiff competition.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Instead of questioning what was going on and why.. the establishment, the media and even otherwise sane people all jumped on board with it - and here we are again. If you want to learn more about this really shitty chapter in British history it's all there in my current book... under 'Dunera'
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thisisradio3dom.bsky.social @thisisradio3dom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's lucky that the RNLI is an independent charity, otherwise Burnham & Mahmood probably would have closed all Stations, to avoid upsetting the balaclavaed "legitimate concerns" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Portsmouth RNLI lifeboat station off service after anti-migrant protest
The RNLI says it hopes to have the lifeboat station operational again as soon as possible.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I remember outrage about Just Stop Oil blocking a street, just in case an ambulance had to drive down it. Not because an ambulance was prevented from doing so, you understand. Just the abstract idea that one might have to.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"
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Retire in peace
McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 17/09/2026
President Donald Trump has been photographed perusing a booklet apparently outlining the demolition of the Kennedy Center, just a day after the performing arts venue’s board voted to close it for repairs.
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Trump spotted looking at ‘Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED’ booklet
President Donald Trump has been caught up in a long-running legal battle to rename the performing arts venue after himself since late last year, culminating with its board voting to close it down for repairs earlier this week
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🔴 NEW Nigel Farage Handed Platform by GB News to Defend Reform UK’s £72m Donations From Crypto Billionaires By @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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Nigel Farage Handed Platform by GB News to Defend Reform UK’s £72m Donations From Crypto Billionaires
"These donations are completely legal," insisted the Reform UK leader as he used his first appearance as a GB News host for six months to dismiss all questions about where his party is getting its record-breaking funding from
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We shall grant Piddington independence. Then we will colonise it and civilise its inhabitants until they achieve the kind of maturity required to govern themselves inews.co.uk/opinion/pidd...
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Piddington, you're welcome to leave the UK. Don't let the door hit you on the way out
Ian Dunt: The village that ‘roared’ has swallowed the far-right’s lies
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Huw... @hiker-huw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Let's grant Piddlington independence. Make them show passports & get Visas to leave the village and enter the UK! 😂 Make the parish council negotiate contracts with utilities, service providers, and trade deals with the UK government...🤣🤣🤣🤣 #piddington
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Roses are red High soars the lark
Telegraph headline: Aggressive goats, with taste for human urine, are airlifted out of park. Image shows mountain goats in slings dangling from a helicopter over trees
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