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@vintaget.bsky.social
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I'm old & semi disabled. Keen interest in politics. UK citizen. Centre left. Pro EU, pro Ukraine. Value open-mindedness. Will 🚫 abusive repliers. No DMs.

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vintaget.bsky.social @vintaget.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Wow Christian Fraser is back on Context! Hurrah! Brill in extreme!
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Starting a pointless trade war with our most reliable partner as a distraction from your failed war in Iran (that you launched as a distraction from your administration covering up the Epstein files) isn’t going to win you any votes.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/08/2026
Mark Carney: "This fall we will begin intense discussions with the European Union, the world's second-largest economy, to build a much stronger and deeper economic and security partnership"
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
For over a year, Canada has worked intensively and in good faith with the United States to negotiate a new comprehensive trade deal. We have been pragmatic, patient, and persistent. Our goal has always been to get the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any time frame.
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
These droughts and fires aren't the new normal. They are the early stages of years of things getting worse. Act now and act fast or the price will be horrendous www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
theguardian.com
Destroyed crops, riverbed cyclists and a ‘Rock of Starvation’: how drought has devastated the Danube
The Guardian travelled 100 miles along the EU’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking water
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2028 Blue Wave 🌊🌊💙 🇺🇸 @2028-bluewave.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This should be much bigger news.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
One America, where the man on the left is so ignorant he had to pay someone else to take the SAT for him. Another America, where the man on the right is a Rhodes Scholar.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
THIS 👇 HERE TOO, GAVIN.......
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Tathagata @dipamkara.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Long live His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama🌷🌷🌷 My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. Be kind whenever possible. it is always possible. - HHDL #Compassion #LovingKindness #Forgiveness #Emptiness #Interdependence #Love #Mindfulness #Meditation
Long live His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama🌷🌷🌷

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.  
Be kind whenever possible. it is always possible.
- HHDL
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Tathagata @dipamkara.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Tara: In Tibetan Buddhism, Tara is a female bodhisattva and goddess of mercy who represents compassion, success, and achievement. She is also known as the "mother of liberation"
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Tathagata @dipamkara.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
#EarthDay
As human beings, living on this one planet, we must make an effort to live happily together. The threat of climate change is not limited by national boundaries—it affects us all. We must work to protect nature and the planet, which is our only home.

The Dalai Lama
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🪷📿Dharma name ~ Joyful Awakening of the Source📿🪷 @trgdyann.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu 🙏🏽📿🪷
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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
NEW: A second ex-wife of David Brouillette, the ICE agent who killed Joan Durán Guerrero in Maine, Lucinda Brouillette, issued a statement this morning. "If you were to ask me whether I believe David Brouillette is capable of this level of extreme violence, my answer is unequivocally yes." /
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Mohave County Indivisible @mohaveindv.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We haven’t confirmed this; but if true it would be one step in the right direction from their previous capitulations!
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy quits TwitterX. This should be the first of many.
Lisa Nandy MP • @lisanandy
X.com
I've decided to leave this platform and my
Department will too.
A platform originally designed for free speech and expression now favours abuse and misinformation over meaningful debate.
It isn't healthy for our democracy or our communities and I don't want to support it.
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Ian Moss @ian.allenmoss.co.uk · 29/06/2026
Why has BBC got a camera trained "live on Downing Street" during this speech? Are they expecting Starmer to come out shaking his fists or something?
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Carole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Best argument ever.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
@jamestalarico.bsky.social is what a politician should be.
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Jane Harbison @janeharbison.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Thank you -so many of us are devastated that Lab MPs have done this
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Lee 🇪🇺 UK @tastyburger.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A good man gone for no particularly good reason. I think the UK and in particular its partisan media, is addicted to political circus. What a mess the UK is - Johnson and Farage have a LOT to answer for.
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Nicky @haystackgirl.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It seems Ursula we are still an island of heathens. And traitors. Thank you for your kind words about Keir Starmer. I voted for him. He was delivering everything I expected him to. This is a sad day and I feel a dangerous one for the future.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 22/06/2026
It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years. European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you. Thank you, dear Keir.
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Grumpy Editor @grumpyeditor.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Let's not forget what happened the last time a former mayor became PM.
Photo of Andy Burnham looking smug.
Caption: The ego has landed.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Ukraine successfully targeted and hit Russia's Ryazan oil refinery. The refinery is one of Russia’s largest facilities, with a widely reported processing capacity of 17 million metric tons annually. The Ukrainian campaign aims to reduce Russia's capabilities to attack civilians.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 15/05/2026
⬇️ Economy down £240bn. ⬇️ Investment down 18%. ⬇️ 4000 fewer doctors in the NHS. ⬇️ £90bn less in tax revenue. 💰 All so he could pocket a few quid. He doesn't care about the working class, he is taking the country for a mug.
bbc.co.uk
Nigel Farage says £5m gift a reward for Brexit campaigning
The Reform UK leader, who is facing a Commons standards probe, said he "cannot be bought by anybody".
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
All together now! ... "But Nige did take five million quid, and Nige would take five million more!" 💥💥💥 #RefUKkers
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Trump Spirals as Surprise Poll Shows Attacks on Pope Backfiring Badly As Trump keeps attacking Pope Leo, a scholar of religion explains how MAGA persuaded Trump that he’s a more hallowed figure than the pope — and why that’s resulting in a total fiasco for him.
newrepublic.com
Trump Spirals as Surprise Poll Shows Attacks on Pope Backfiring Badly
As Trump keeps attacking Pope Leo, a scholar of religion explains how MAGA persuaded Trump that he’s a more hallowed figure than the pope—and why that’s resulting in a total fiasco for him.
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Virginia @virginiagjh.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I wish they’d all just get behind Starmer and leave opposition to other parties
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
There’s no “accused” about it - a politician being handed £5m IS a conflict of interest. Accepting such a gift is an open and shut case of not being interested in, let alone fit for, public service www.ft.com/content/6a56...
ft.com
Farage accused of ‘conflict of interest’ over £5mn gift from crypto investor
Rival parties highlight how Reform UK has proposed cutting tax and regulation on the digital assets industry
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Gina R. Collia @ginarcollia.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I didn't vote Labour (voted Lib Dem), but I have no desire to see Starmer go. The media didn't seem so eager to get rid of 'Britain Trump' when he killed a load of us; but he was a Tory, of course. Starmer's biggest sin, for them, is being a Labour PM.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The King is supposed to be visiting the USA *next month*. This is the definition of a diplomatic nightmare. In all seriousness, I would urge him to pull a sickie.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/03/2026
NEW: An inmate overheard guards talking about covering up Epstein’s death. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
miamiherald.com
Prison guards discussed cover-up of Epstein’s death, inmate tells FBI
One officer said: “Dudes, you killed that dude.”
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vintaget.bsky.social @vintaget.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Who thinks the second Royal invitation from UK's King should be withdrawn?
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
pbs.org
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’ Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
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Sweet Bird of Truth @sweetbirdoftruth.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Hmm, should people believe JD Vance or their own eyes? "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984
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John Kampfner @johnkampfner.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The UK's decision to rejoin Erasmus is a rare bright spot in a bleak year. As Deputy Chair of the German British Association @debrige.bsky.social I've been pushing hard for links to strengthen. That requires political courage. But we need to realise who our friends are www.gov.uk/government/n...
gov.uk
Young people from all backgrounds to get opportunity to study abroad as UK-EU deal unlocks Erasmus+
The UK and EU have agreed that the UK will join the Erasmus+ scheme in 2027, along with further progress in other areas of the UK-EU reset.
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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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John Kampfner @johnkampfner.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
This piece of analysis which I have just posted, first @foreignpolicy.com and now updated in my newsletter, is the result of several conversations with defence and security officials and politicians. It is stark in its warning. We are in grave danger johnkampfner.substack.com/p/enemies-to...
johnkampfner.substack.com
Enemies to East and West
European leaders are fully aware of the Trump-Putin link, but dare not say so publicly
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warriorseamstress.bsky.social @warriorseamstress.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Astute assessment👇 "Trump has demonstrated that the US is ready to sell out Ukraine for the sake of a dirty deal with Putin’s Russia. His new US National Security Strategy prescribes “cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations”. How much more clarity do you need?"
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising” Daisy Cooper
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
All of us: Why, in our judgement, Chris Mason is misleading on most political points, all the time. Because he’s incapable of political commentary that isn’t marinated in his own rightwing bias. Allegations for Labour. Free passes for Tories/Reform. Every Single Time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Chris Mason: Why, in my judgement, Reeves was misleading on one specific point
The Chancellor chose not to share some information on tax receipts in an unusual press conference, given before the Budget.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Watched BBC 6 o clock news. Just a completely unserious broadcast. Chris Mason, acting like a children's entertainer, giving a prolonged impenetrable editorial. Not a whiff of informative content about the Budget or what it means for the country. Just playschool blah blah bollocks.
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Heidi💙🩵 @brodiesmom68.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Truth!!
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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vintaget.bsky.social @vintaget.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
What a super evening - interesting news AND with the excellent Christian Fraser AND Mikey Kay for good measure. Oh and Sumi in Alaska! Good calibre presenters make such a difference.
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vintaget.bsky.social @vintaget.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk
Starmer’s diplomacy earns global respect, but not at home
While foreign leaders warm to a steady, pragmatic prime minister, voters at home are waiting to be impressed
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
It's a wonder we don't find these people covered in lamb's blood and speaking in tongues when they legislate, they're absolutely off their tits.
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