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Will Voitus van Hamme

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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 9h
There are so many questions.... Green member behind Zionism motion named as 'close friend' of jailed al-Qaeda supporter in court www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Green member behind Zionism motion named as 'close friend' of jailed al-Qaeda supporter in court
Lubna Speitan offered to testify on behalf of Minh Quang Pham, who was jailed for 40 years after a Heathrow bomb plot investigation.
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 9h
I can not see what good the death penalty does, and say that with the greatest of respect for the victims. The US can, in my view, not try and execute this person once again. Unimaginable. It would be cruel punishment, perhaps even vengeance, rather than justice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US death row inmate Christa Pike conscious after failed execution, lawyers say
Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in hospital, according to a statement from her lawyers on Tuesday.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h
The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14h
Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 12h
This is the right thing to do. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour figures rule out working with Greens after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
Minister says they could not see parties cooperating, while official says coalition should be formally ruled out
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Right, we seem to get closer to the truth now. Warfare brought to Britain. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Potential Iranian Drone Attack Led to Exit of U.S. Aircraft From British Air Base
According to U.S. and British officials, 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from R.A.F. Fairford air base were withdrawn because of the risk of a drone attack ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It would be rather helpful to the world if the GOP loses badly at the midterms. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump approval ratings plummet to new low, polls show
President says ‘I’m doing great’ despite polls showing 32% approval rating and loss of support from 2024 voters
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Anti-migrant protesters have scuffled with police in Gosport. They opposed the rescue of nearly 150 people trying to reach the UK by small boat. Channel crossings this year, 19,451, down 43% on this time last year and 23% below the figure at the same time in 2024. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Anti-migrant protesters scuffle with police in Gosport after Channel rescue
Demonstrators gather in south coast town as nearly 150 people trying to reach UK by small boat brought ashore
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Britain is not formally at war, but it is already operating within a state of undeclared hybrid conflict. US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stations
No reason has been given for the withdrawal, but it follows a major incident last week when police were alerted to "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase.
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We must understand how important it is for Britain to create a strong bond with the EU. Rejoin for defence and economic reasons. We are currently squeezed between Trump's USA, we can at best no longer really trust, and a Russia that is ever more aggressive. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants
Jukka Salovaara, who served in London during Cool Britannia era, will be ‘very close’ to negotiations as Burnham government resets relations with EU
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Why you can’t trust Grok - or any other LLM which basically tells you what you want to hear and amplifies online echo chambers
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In addition to being the UK's most Kremlin-sanctioned newspaper, Byline Times has now been banned two years running from both Conservative and Reform UK party conferences. Judge us by our critics, and subscribe to support our work: subscribe.bylinetimes.com @peterjukes.bsky.social
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
People have been startled by the radicalism and rootedness of @andyburnham.bsky.social in his conference speech. But as @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social revealed in an interview with him last year, this analysis has been brewing for a long time youtu.be/IPMTcLcWwlc?...
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The Next Leader Of The Labour Party? | Andy Burnham
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We live in a sad, very conflicted world. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Two men charged with terrorism offences in Manchester
The pair were arrested in the Northern Quarter area of the city on the eve of Yom Kippur.
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she knew the fresh charge would be "extremely concerning" and her "profound sympathies" were with Farage and his family. "Let no one make any mistake: an attack on anyone in politics is an attack on us all." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Widdecombe suspect charged with planning acts of terror against Farage
Counter terror police say the further charge comes after a "hugely intensive and complex investigation".
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We all pay a price for Trump's idiocy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq... Live updates: G7 leaders agree to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil - BBC News
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Live updates: G7 leaders agree to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil
A statement released by the group, which includes France, the UK and Germany, says reserves would be released within four months.
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Without commenting here on the fact there are still too many folk homeless, this is good. Bournemouth homeless people receive first flu jabs - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bournemouth homeless people receive first flu jabs
A national campaign aims to vaccinate those at increased risk against flu and pneumococcal diseases.
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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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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Absolutely indefensible from the Conservatives. Are they, and Reform copycatting Trump? Democracy under attack.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block 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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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We await with bated breath. I can tell you already that my confidence in that internal probe is very, very limited. Nigel Farage has indicated that Reform’s internal probe into a donations controversy will absolve two key aides and that legal actions will be launched against journalists involved.
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I think nobody is in doubt that there is huge divisions across the country, certainly in areas where asylum seekers are housed. Much more needs to be done to create a healthier situation, and both central and local governments should take stock and address issues www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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It was the most welcoming town in Britain. Why has Crowborough become so divided?
In 2022, they opened their arms to Ukrainian refugees. But this year, the arrival of more than 300 asylum seekers has split the community. Can the rift be healed?
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The devastating destruction is just sickening. I can not think how this can be justified. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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New Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in Gaza
Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire
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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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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Perhaps this is "super intelligence" after all. variety.com/2026/digital...
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White House’s New AI Website Confirms Trump Lost the 2020 Presidential Election
Donald Trump has routinely claimed that he won the 2020 election. But the new AI-powered website America.gov, which Trump unveiled on Tuesday to great fanfare, says otherwise.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Clown Makeup Transformation
ALT: Clown Makeup Transformation
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“We urge the Conservative Party to explain why Byline Times journalists have been denied accreditation and to rethink its decision. Once again, the union calls on all political parties to uphold press freedom, freedom of expression and the public's right to be informed.” ✍️ NUJ responds
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NUJ responds to reports of Conservative party banning Byline Times journalists from conference
The NUJ has responded to reports that Byline Times journalists have been denied access to the Conservative Party conference.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NUJ responds to reports of Conservative party banning Byline Times journalists from conference • www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
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NUJ responds to reports of Conservative party banning Byline Times journalists from conference
The NUJ has responded to reports that Byline Times journalists have been denied access to the Conservative Party conference.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Esther Rantzen hosts Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved hundreds of children from the Holocaust youtu.be/OqqbM1B-mPY?...
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Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton (That's Life - 1988)
YouTube video by Tops of the top
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Farage might just implode. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A remarkable woman finally does not have to suffer anymore. BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq... Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster, campaigner and charity founder, dies aged 86 - BBC News
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Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster, campaigner and charity founder, dies aged 86
Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.
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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“It’s really as significant as it gets in the world of football..." Sports law expert Dr Jan Zglinski on Manchester City charges - with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/65c01d Watch: youtu.be/e-eGJ5g2lic?...
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The State Of Manchester City
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The five men, arrested by the police, in relation to the RAF Fairford incident yesterday, are all UK nationals from London. This will upset folk on the further right as it destroys the narrative they so desperately seek to create. Things are serious enough as they are.
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump doesn't want an end to this war. When does the world start to put sustained pressure on this dangerous man? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day peace deal to reopen strait of Hormuz
US president is said to expect renewed strikes after midterms
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rodri is either naive or in denial, perhaps both. Dunno, but it is all extraordinary damaging. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Rodri: Former Man City midfielder believes club are innocent of any financial wrongdoing
Former Manchester City midfielder Rodri believes the club are innocent of any financial wrongdoing and will trust them unless they are proved otherwise.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jack Smith gets what he’s been seeking.. a public hearing to answer questions about his criminal case against Trump. Tuesday. At the US Senate
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interesting. Was he crying, and if so, why? Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after dinghy slashed in Channel - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after dinghy slashed in Channel
Daniel Thomas is accused of criminal damage after a video appeared to show him slashing at a dinghy.
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Some folk will snap. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No general election before 2029, Andy Burnham says
Prime minister quashes speculation that Labour’s revival in the polls could prompt early contest
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The cultural vandalism is just disgusting. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/a...
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Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Money, not merit. Ridiculous and damaging. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Backlash as Indian oil heir made professor of sustainability by Newcastle University
Role for Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest person, who also runs a controversial mega-zoo, met with incredulity
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Silly bunch, seeking attention. Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes
The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Holding Govts to Ransom. Global banks warn UK windfall tax will trigger shift away from London. None complained about bailouts, £100bn UK subsidy in last 3 years. Banks profiteering, higher interest rates/charges, measley return to savers, speculation on price of energy/food. archive.ph/gQKNT
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Global banks warn UK windfall tax will trigger shift away from London
Chancellor John Healey is looking for revenues in next month’s Budget to compensate for hit from higher borrowing costs due to Iran war
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 23/09/2026
Brand-new polling by YouGov with Best for Britain 🚨 Labour pledging to rejoin the EU could prevent a Reform UK government Read more here: bestforbritain.org/eu-membership-pl…
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
That was overdue. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel
Thirty-seven-year-old in custody suspected of committing crimes including ‘criminal damage to endanger life’
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sobering. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Huge El Niño projected to cause more than 450,000 deaths by February
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump is now deemed a clear liability to the chances of any aspiring Republican candidate. www2.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-all...
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Top MAGA Ally Delivers Jaw-Dropping Snub to Trump in Home State
The president’s pick for governor in Florida is giving himself a clean slate.
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
To conclude that Trump's speech to the UN (sic) is bordering on insanity, is a kind assessment.
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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.
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Will Voitus van Hamme @willvoitus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Reform showing its true colours. No surprises here. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK-led council ends support for Show Racism the Red Card
Charity’s head coach ‘shocked’ after Sunderland council leader says it will not support ‘politically charged’ groups
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