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Sameer Kankali Ⓥ☮✌🏼🌱💚🍉🐸🐮🐷📚📖♟️✊🏼 @sameerkankali.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The real two-tier justice no party wants to abolish ... There are more benefit inspectors chasing claimants stealing a pittance than HMRC tax inspectors chasing super-rich fraudsters & tax dodgers living a life of luxury on their criminal loot worth £millions meme via The UK Against Hate
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
via Campbell Finnie
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M Dv-us @drdvus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 03/10/2026
🧷 “Unzipped Building” — By Alex Chinneck in Milan, Italy 🇮🇹 Imagination Took Over (8 Photos) streetartutopia.com/2026/10/03/imag…
Alex Chinneck’s orange building facade in Milan peels back at one corner with a giant zipper.
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A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Raise your game @bibilynch.bsky.social - go pro vs the Victorian Singer machine
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
UK diesel price hits record high of £2 a litre. Record profits for oil companies and tax take by govt. Also tells story of deindustrialization: In the 1970s the UK had 18 oil refineries, now 4. We are rightly moving to renewables but economy still left vulnerable. Any national planning?
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UK diesel prices top £2 a litre for first time, RAC says
The rise in global oil prices has been pushing up the pump prices of petrol and diesel in the UK.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm with Carl Sagan on this:
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The First Wounded, London Hospital, August 1914, painted 1915 by Sir John Lavery, 1856-1941, Irish painter who became a war artist (Dundee Art Galleries and Museums).
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Suella Braverman’s parents emigrated (they were horrible economic migrants not from a war zone she hates). She went to Cambridge for free and didn’t collect £27k debt like everyone else. Scrounger. She used the Erasmus scheme to study in France. Which she has blocked. Horrible
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Private Healthcare. You don't want it.
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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Tories’ position on pensions is falling apart. A Shadow Cabinet member wants to replace the State Pension as we know it with something that offers 'dramatically less'. Only Labour will protect a rising state pension while building a new National Care Service. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Senior Tory privately urged ‘radical’ shake-up of triple lock
In a leaked recording in June, Katie Lam appears to break from Kemi Badenoch’s position, saying an ‘entirely new pension system’ may be needed
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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TheFirstGirlySwotsToJoinBlueSky @thelastgirlyswots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
. 90 years on from the Battle of Cable Street when Mosley's fascist blackshirts were defeated, join the demo tomorrow Sunday at noon to march from Tower Hamlets Town Hall E1 1BJ to Cable Street to defeat Tommy's blackshorts! #r4today #bbcbreakfast #C4News #bbcaq #toriesgone820 No Pasaran! .
Morning Star: They Did Not Pass - No Pasaran!
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This 👇
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“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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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Je Shen (b.1973, China) "Meditation 925" Oil on canvas. 2026.
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 02/10/2026
UCU responds to 2% pay imposition in universities. This behaviour is yet another example of a sector on the brink.
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Alf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish.
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A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@amyklobuchar.com - call them out everytime. Good will seek out bad and show it for what it is. Malicious behaviour should not be tolerated
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@ottoenglish.bsky.social / precisely. The Thatcher Mantra that personal greed is good is not sustainable. We need to pay more if we want to ensure we have a state to support ALL of us. Look at Scandinavian/Nordic countries that deliver solid state services. There’s a difference in morals though.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two countries voted against making food a human right at the UN, Israel and the USA. The vote would have mandated the UN to prevent starvation, and the US and Israel didn't want to fund preventing starvation.
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A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How is this helpful? Chief Constables and other public officials need to be mindful of the words used. Manchester does not need to hear that there are weaknesses. It needs a positive approach and a strong message to the world that it can deliver high profile events. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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G20 summit a 'vast policing operation', GMP chief says
Sir Stephen Watson says next year's summit will be a 'vast' operation for Greater Manchester Police.
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Silence of the Sea (2013) by Michiel Schrijver, born in the Netherlands in 1957, and who studied and works in the UK. Acrylic on canvas #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
When the world is being a dick. These things pop up on my timeline and give me hope.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Remember that every Reform UK national leader and most Reform UK Councillors are ex-Tories but instead of apologising for 14 years of lethal Tory austerity which they voted for and promoted now they're saying ... "But yea everything is Labour's fault!....." via We Demand UK
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
UK Chancellor can easily increase income tax personal allowance by £3,000 a year. It will boost basic rate taxpayers by £600 a year. Millions will be helped. Benefit to higher rate taxpayers can be clawed back. The cost of £30bn can be met by ending bank subsidies, £100bn over the last 3 years.
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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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migas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Real Stories - not the GOP’s.
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Rebecca Aldernet (Canadian Artist, born 1974) "Red Head", 2024. Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 76 × 101 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 26/09/2026
“Our future security shouldn’t be based on the insecurity of Palestinians.” UCU has repeatedly called on USS to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Duane Keiser (American Artist, born 1966) "Water and Lemon", 2022. Oil on Board, 9" × 7.5". Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wish @bbclaurak.bsky.social would let her interviewees speak. Burnham is the Prime Minister. A) show some respect and B) we want to hear what he has to say, C) don’t sigh and be negative, and D) the mess lies at the door of your pals in the Tory Party. Don’t dismiss 14 years of dereliction #politics
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ardwick Empire, Manchester, painting by Arthur Delaney (1927-87).
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Get out and vote! He literally had people raise their hands and pledge to cheat two weeks ago in Dallas.
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Politics Explained @politicsexplained.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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DaughterOfDefiance @z-buck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I really, really hate this timeline... Also, why the hell was this NOT reported on when it happened (Mar 2026)???
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But I need to smile more.
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I don't know who needs to hear this, but yes, you do deserve to treat yourself to a day of exploring bookstores, greenhouses, libraries, museums, cafés, and bakeries.
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New Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
William J Astore explores the growing militarization of space, the powers driving it and what is at stake in our previous Space Issue. Read ‘The militarization of space threatens us all’ from the archive for free now.
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The militarization of space threatens us all
As space becomes an increasingly vital arena for war, William J Astore tracks its increased militarization.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If Jim Ratcliffe wore 10 real £40,000 Rolex's on each arm, and they all got stolen, and he went into London every single day. It would take him 5,000 days, 13.7 years, and 100,000 Rolex's to pay back the £4bn he has dodged in taxes.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW MRP JUST DROPPED: All but four constituencies in GB support UK membership of the EU. In those four, the most popular option was 'Don't Know' (Ashfield, Clacton, Great Yarmouth and Boston and Skegness).
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A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
High taxes nothing to do with it Jimmy Rat. Tax dodgers who scarper off to Monaco might be part of it. Off shoring their companies to avoid taxation. Billionaire Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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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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A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Am I missing something? Trump has been given control over Greenland and is banning the press and destroying first amendment rights? And that’s a good thing? And the world celebrates this? Sorry… this is OG fascist playbook….
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Cartoon by Nick Anderson
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 16/09/2026
Our communities, our histories, our identities, our wages and our dignity at work are under attack. As we fight back, we must not lose sight of solidarity and humanitarianism. David Edwards of Education International at our fringe last night.
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