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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Some of our taxes are also currently funding atrocity at grotesque scales. There don’t seem to be any initiatives to cut those taxes…
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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River @riverlorien.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Exactly this. PIP fraud is very low. DWP figures from GOV.UK: 'Overpayments due to fraud were 0.4% in FYE 2025'
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com
Title: Just announced! Three new Gruffalo books commissioned from bestselling authors!

Lee Chilld:
The Gruffalo just wants a quiet life, but when a crime syndicate moves into the deep dark wood, he must use his terrible claws and the terrible teeth in his terrible jaws to protect the fellow.

Sally Rooney:
The Gruffalo moves to contemporary Dublin. He  
ill ever see past his orange eyes, purple prickles and poisonous wart.

Kazuo Ishiguro:
After a long absence, the gruffalo returns to the forest and attempts to make sense of his past. Encounters with a mouse, a fox, an owl and a snake uncover long-buried memories, regrets and revelations.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026
Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC. OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily
Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I watched this last night. It's terrifying, but hopeful. I feel it's my duty, as a human, to share it. I'd appreciate it if you shared it too. It's specifically made for people in the UK, but it's about everyone, and, the more people see it, the better chance we'll have. www.nebriefing.org/the-film
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National Emergency Briefing
A 50-min film centred around the National Emergency Briefing. The frank facts, but also the huge opportunity if Government steps up and leads a WW2-scale response. Designed to be watched by communitie...
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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Finally grasp the nettle and bring not just water but every critical asset that this country has, from data to health to housing, where people need it, under our control, owned by us" 🔥🔥🔥 @labourlewis.bsky.social says we need public ownership to tackle the risks facing this country
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Chris Porsz @porszpics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
'LONDON CALLING' THE BOOK IS OUT TODAY Thank you so much to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for very kindly penning the most beautiful prose and powerful foreword. So good I have added it here for you to read From www.chrisporsz.com and on Amazon bit.ly/4aihVN5 #LondonPhotography #streetphotography
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The UK government ceasing automatically to support almost anything the government of Israel does is a major shift. The next step should be to rescind the ban on #PalestineAction, to stop treating protesters as terrorists, and to acknowledge that those seeking to disrupt a genocide may have a point.
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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
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Sam Smith @thesamsmith.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
You are not alone. Got told never to darken my grammar school doorstep, no A levels, no degree. But got 46 books published, some even well-received. Schools are not who decides when or how one becomes educated. samsmithbooks.weebly.com
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Sam Smith books
My intention is to list all of my books here, both novels and poetry collections. The first 10 pages of some of the novels and the first few pages of some of the poetry collections are also here.
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Annie Wallace @anniewallace.com · 05/09/2026
Soooo.... old ladies protesting about Gaza get arrested and charged... climate protesters get arrested and charged... and masked, black-clad pseudo-paramilitary fascists blocking the port of Dover are just left to get on with it, unhindered by the police. Right, just so we're clear on this, yeah?
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Your regular reminder that Nigel Farage IS the establishment. There’s no-one more establishment than him. Public school, the city, career in politics, mates in all the right places, terrible dress sense.
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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Conservative MP and Public Accounts Committee chair Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown is spot on "I am 100 per cent sure that Thames Water should be brought under the special administration regime" TAKE BACK THAMES WATER to protect customers from "predatory hedge funds" 👏👏👏 www.ft.com/content/fa63...
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Thames Water should go into administration, says senior Tory MP
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown wants government to protect customers from ‘predatory’ hedge funds seeking control over UK’s largest water utility
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Does this mean you've won at Dating Apps
Screenshot: Purple cartoon of a floating ring flamingo thing. "You've seen everyone for now. Try changing your filters so more people match your criteria - or check again later!"Screenshot: Black hill cartoon with a road leading to the top and a yellow flag with a black heart. "Why not adjust those filters?

You've seen everyone nearby. But, never fear, someone great could be just outside your filters."
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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
“You saw a what? A Stephen Hawking quote? Nice one. Where was that, then - in a university or a museum or something?” “Sort of…”
“However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up”This quote was in a chip shop.
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badly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼‍♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Lol
Tweet which says : the IRA's warning to Thatcher after they narrowly failed to kill her in the Brighton bombing has somehow leaked into inspirational American Facebook as a Thatcher quote. 

Black and white image of sea pounding against rocks, with text: "We only need to be lucky once. You need to be lucky every time" and attributed to Margaret Thatcher.
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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Dear government, don’t send startling, high-pitched alerts about wildfires to ordinary people's phones. Send them to the CEOs of fossil fuel companies and make them impossible to switch off until they stop the destructive plunder that's contributing to climate change.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border
Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26
Photo after Jason's final marathon taken from his archived blog showing Jason surrounded by supporters in orange charity t-shirts
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David Woakes @woakesd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I can't believe this London-based landowner is putting the iconic Glenelg to Skye ferry at risk. Support the local community - not millionaire financiers - and save the world famous Glenelg to Skye ferry by joining me and signing the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save the Glenelg - Skye ferry!
This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but it's under threat thanks to a wealthy la...
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 22/08/2026
🔥🔥🔥Andy Burnham thanked us for getting him to take Manchester's buses into public control Now it is time to get him to take Thames Water into public ownership. You've done it before; you can do it again. Share this video and send Burnham a message in the replies
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Lady with an opinion @ladymitopinion.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"What radicalized you?"
Nothing. I was born with basic empathy.
The world decided that was radical.
the Hopeful Herbivore
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Aidan Comerford @aidancomerford.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
If you're incensed by @channel4.bsky.social's "The Great ADHD myth," they also made "Trans Kids: Time To Talk" in 2018, and the host of that shitshow subsequently founded Genspect, an org that recommends removing your kid from their friends, school and even moving house if they are trans. 1/
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Antivaxx is not a legitimate “belief;” it is intentional science denial. There is no legitimate evidence for it or reason to support it. You wouldn’t coddle flat earthers, and flat rarthers aren’t harming children and trying to infect you with ancient plagues just to avoid admitting they’re wrong
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Brett Favaro @brettfavaro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm just so tired of reading AI-generated text, watching people present AI-generated PowerPoints, and hearing AI generated speeches. If you don't have anything to say, don't do a speech.
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Who could've foreseen this, aside from everyone?
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
For those who are interested www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Po...
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"Poet & Flower" Classic T-Shirt for Sale by worldofmoose
Buy "Poet & Flower" by worldofmoose as a Classic T-Shirt.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 17/08/2026
112 MPs wrote to the Environment Secretary calling for Thames Water to be put into Special Administration ahead of public ownership. Andy Burnham, you promised to bring forward big changes. Start with Thames Water. vist.ly/5f4ya
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Don Gato 🐱🐈‍⬛🐶🐺🌈🐯 @dongato-1.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Oliver, un Gato que lo encontraron en la basura por la maldad de un humano, se convirtió en un Don Gato precioso.❤️❤️❤️😻😻😻 Oliver, a cat found in the trash because of a cruel human, grew up to be a wonderful Top Cat. ❤️❤️❤️😻😻😻
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Kelly Smith @smithkj.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Finished reading the hardback copy I got my husband this week and going to re-read the audio book to experience it again. Will make sure I’m not in company this time for the last few chapters so no one can see me sobbing. Would definitely recommend.
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
An extraordinary experience this morning: I came across something on Threads that was worth seeing “More than loud acclaim, I love Books, silence, thought, my alcove.”
Pangur Ban
BY ANONYMOUS
TRANSLATED BY SEAMUS HEANEY
From the ninth-century Irish poem

Pangur Bán and I at work, 
Adepts, equals, cat and clerk:
His whole instinct is to hunt, 
Mine to free the meaning pent.

More than loud acclaim, I love Books, silence, thought, my alcove.
Happy for me, Pangur Bán
Child-plays round some mouse's den.

Truth to tell, just being here, 
Housed alone, housed together, 
Adds up to its own reward:
Concentration, stealthy art.Next thing an unwary mouse
Bares his flank: Pangur pounces.
Next thing lines that held and held
Meaning back begin to yield.

All the while, his round bright eye 
Fixes on the wall, while I 
Focus my less piercing gaze 
On the challenge of the page.

With his unsheathed, perfect nails 
Pangur springs, exults and kills.
When the longed-for, diffcult 
Answers come, I too exult.So it goes. To each his own.
No vying. No vexation.
Taking pleasure, taking pains, 
Kindred spirits, veterans.

Day and night, soft purr, soft pad, 
Pangur Bán has learned his trade.
Day and night, my own hard work 
Solves the cruxes, makes a mark.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Happy 10 year anniversary of the best mic drop on Twitter. Hard to believe it’s been so long! Congrats @astrokatie.com

Katie Mack @AstroKatie
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Honestly climate change scares the heck out of me and it makes me so sad to see what we're losing because of it.

Gary P Jackson (RAT) @gary4205
@AstroKatie Maybe you should learn some actual SCIENCE then, and stop listening to the criminals pushing the #GlobalWarming SCAM!

Katie Mack @AstroKatie
@gary4205 | dunno, man, I already went and got a PhD in astrophysics.
Seems like more than that would be overkill at this point.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Homer Simpson disappearing into hedge (in Lego) Credit to Jason Allemann & Kristal / @jkbrickworks
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to killing the Health Insurance CEO. But how many people did the person he killed kill to make billions in profits from their Health Insurance payments that never went on Healthcare?
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Avian Face-Tool 🦡 @beakmoo.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I found an 80 year old painting in my attic yesterday. I had to ask her to leave.
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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 12/08/2026
Again, woke 1 was not silly. None of the things that Black people asked for were inappropriate or unnecessary. Y'all just stopped listening to Black people, and started talking amongst yourselves about what you thought woke was. Then you called that silly. You listen to nazis over Black people.🤷🏿‍♂️
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If you enjoyed this eclipse, you should pop the date of the next one in your colander.
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David Woakes @woakesd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Indonesia's government has labeled LGBT+ people a "national threat," fueling violence, raids, and vigilante attacks. No one should be treated as an enemy simply for being who they are. Sign to demand that this dangerous decree be repealed. a.allout.org/s/WNE9l/
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Indonesia: Protect LGBT+ People
Indonesia's government has labeled LGBT+ people a "national threat," fueling violence, raids, and vigilante attacks. No one should be treated as an enemy simply for being who they are. Sign to demand that this dangerous decree be repealed.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 10/08/2026
🤑Thames Water is failing its customers while awarding obscene payments to its top team. @andyburnham.bsky.social must step in now & take back the company. It’s criminal to let this rip off continue with 16 million households paying the price. ✍️Sign our petition if you agree: vist.ly/5e7dg
Screenshot of a headline from The Guardian: "Thames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief Campaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise it"
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T(errifying) C(ryptid) Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
"Take them off!" I scream at the young woman I sat next to on the mostly-empty train, spittle flying at her face as I reach for her earphones. "You're blocking out the music of humanity!" She whispers something under her breath, an incantation, and I explode, my entrails painting the carriage
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
36 today, the same age as Kekulé when the structure of benzene came to him in a dream. I dreamt that a T-Rex was loose in Tralee last night, and have yet to apply it to the field of chemistry. 'Til then, there's 15% off all prints on www.ciaraioch.com/artprints using the code BIRTHDAY at checkout 🎂
Me, in a benzene molecule.



#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland #Art #BuyIrish
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Oh I do like to be beside the Clacton-on-Seaside.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 06/08/2026
🚨BIG BREAKING NEWS (that's going to surprise absolutely nobody) While only 14.3% of England's rivers have "good ecological status", the figure is 66% in Scotland where water is in public ownership Andy Burnham must reverse this mess, beginning with Thames Water: vist.ly/5dt63
Screenshot of BBC headline that says "Majority of England's rivers and lakes fail new environmental review"
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Krista Koeller @kristalerista.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
One of the things that frustrates me most is that LLMs are being sold as an everything tool, which means you’re all in or all out. It’s turned into this weird purity thing. But I want there to be room for nuance and conversations about appropriate use-cases and the philosophy behind objections.
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
COMP. If anyone would like a signed book and a lovely hare postcard just repost this & pop a reply below. I'll choose the winner in about 30 minutes. If you'd prefer to purchase & help some niche weird fiction survive, you can get it here with free delivery: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
My latest novel Everything Will Swallow You, now out in paperback. You might like it if you like any of the following:
Knitting. Crocheting. Old records (and other old dusty things). An unexpected queer love story. Folklore. The sea. Walking. A hyper-intelligent semi-aquatic cryptid. Abandoned buildings. Community. Silliness. Crows.a psychedelic hare, cut from Lino, by my mum, Jo
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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This is who the Repub led Senate wants to confirm as the US AG in the next couple days. It’s not about following laws—it’s about controlling women and girls with no regard to health outcomes. WE ARE NOT OUTRAGED ENOUGH! We need to flip 4 Senate seats. Please help get out the VOTE in NOV!
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The picture on the front of Reform's policy is of HMS Ocean on the River Thames in 2012. It was sold by to the Brazilian navy in 2018. Turns out you can judge a book by its cover.
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