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We're in a frustrating spell. Second half team on Saturday is capable of getting a result against anyone, but lack of goals from strikers is now a crisis. I can't work out why Cooper, Roberts, Tsaroulla are not getting balls to Kanu and Smyth to work with.

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I am a professional, in a well paid job for a large tech company. I am also a member of the Labour Party and a union. I have benefitted from a state education, including university, as well as healthcare free at the point of use. I would willingly pay much higher taxes for better public services.

I daren't put my hands anywhere near my face during meetings for fear that Webex thinks I'm putting my thumbs up or some other completely out of character gesture.

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Graham Ward @yelobeli.bsky.social · 17h

I think the pee tape very possibly exists. I don't think Trump particularly cares whether it sees the light of day at this stage. The true believers either wouldn't believe it was real or wouldn't care.

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I went through a period in my life when I probably checked it twice a year. Irresponsible? Yes. But still true.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The @houstonchronicle.com posted this video and it's pretty jarring. No matter that he was fleeing, law enforcement officers may not use deadly force on someone who poses no significant risk of death or serious injury to others. Deliberately hitting someone with a car is a use of deadly force.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

“The motion does not call all Zionists racist”…. erm… Zionists obviously support Zionism. The party policy is that Zionism is racism. The motion was deliberately worded to condemn all forms of Zionism.

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Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?

Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141

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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Suella Braverman selling 106 copies of her book after all that publicity is so delicious.

Crack 'em while you can, though, because Suella's star might just be on the skids. Despite plugging her book on Question Time, on Tim Shipman's Spectator podcast, in serialised excerpts in the Daily Mail, and in a fawning interview with Allison Pearson in the Telegraph, in its opening weekend, Patriot sold precisely 106 copies.

— from Ian Winwood’s New World piece.

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And all because of a pee tape…

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But the loss, combined with his lack of leadership on the antizionist motion, has damaged Polanski, possibly terminally. He will continue as leader, but greatly weakened.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

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I keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It's already illegal. Congress banned it near-unanimously in 2022. That law allows the ban to be lifted only if Russia withdraws from Ukraine. He's simply breaking the law that's already on the books.

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My mother was a tailor. I should start doing this in her memory.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

And I thought that the macha tiramisu I spotted in Nottingham yesterday was the last word in 2026 cuisine.

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This is M&S is a clear sign that civilisation is coming to an end. There is no dignity anymore.

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 11/10/2026

You came out. No one gets to push you back in. Happy #NationalComingOutDay. LGBT+ people deserve to come out, stay out, and live happy lives. #BanConversionPractices humanists.uk/action/ban-c...

You came out. No one gets to push you back in.

Happy National Coming Out Day. LGBT+ people deserve to come out, stay out, and live happy lives – and our identities are as diverse as we are.

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And nobody really thinks it needs much upgrading beyond new roundabouts and the new bypass associated with Sizewell. Ipswich Northern Bypass needs to be built; if the Orwell Bridge is closed the resulting congestion causes total chaos.

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In virtually all places. Junction with M11 is still a bit of a mess.

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Graham Ward @yelobeli.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

They were warned. And they welcomed the entryists in with open arms. It’s way too late to act surprised.

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A vote of conscience where the leader lacks sufficient conscience to vote… There’s the problem.

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Graham Ward @yelobeli.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Coming so soon after the unconvincing story about how and why he didn’t vote in the local elections, you have a party leader who appears to have little regard for democratic processes.

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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

If Polanski felt that it was more important to knock on doors in Holborn & St Pancras than be present at conference, then this represents an unacceptable lack of leadership. Even were that the case, was he not able to log in on Sunday and vote online? A refusal to take a stand suggests cowardice.

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Holborn and St Pancras wasn't Labour's only success overnight - and it was more bad news for Reform.

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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We have failed as a Nation. (I did say, when it was announced that Reece Shearsmith was going to add a voice to the last W&G film, that I had high hopes he'd be the voice of Feather McGraw. They made him a gnome.)

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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Ben Stokes at Cape Town; unforgettable. Jonny Bairstow's century in the same innings was emotional. Hashim Amla's double century almost completely forgotten in what inevitably burned out into a drawn match.

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Sen. Susan Collins: I’m sure that Troy wants to pack the Supreme Court. Troy Jackson: I wouldn’t have to pack it if you didn’t put in Kavanaugh.

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Diane Abbott’s seat looks like his best shot. I would be surprised if she stands at the next GE, having possibly only stood at the last one to prove a point.

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Yes; it’s very hard to dislodge a Green leader. And even were he to step down it is very likely that he would be succeeded by Mothin Ali, who would be every bit as bad.

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Regardless; I still think it is charitable to describe this as a good result in a by-election where victory, rather than a respectable second place, was an achievable goal. Polanski was the wrong candidate.

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Absolutely. The principle that a Mayor needs to command the support of a majority of the residents who vote is a powerful one.

The Holborn St Pancras result shows that they sensibly didn’t want the charlatan Polanski to be their MP.

The figures that make Sagal Abdi-Wali’s victory remarkable

The only way in which this could conceivably be interpreted as a good result for the Greens is if it helps bring about the resignation of the chancer Polanski as leader. kellnerp.substack.com/p/the-figure...

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Ignore the Greens’ misleading claims. It was a catastrophic night for Zack Polanski

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To clarify; a terrible result for the tit-whisperer and the Green Party. A great result for common sense.

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Cleverley makes this a genuine contest, but if the Labour candidate doesn’t win then we’ve really dropped the ball.

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Built myself a thing that checks on prediction markets. Here are some for Polanski

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Graham Ward @yelobeli.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Federal Treason is punishable by at least 5 years in prison. Or the death penalty.

Graham Ward @yelobeli.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

These people deserve Trump.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

How sheepish is Europe? This map shows the distribution of sheep across Europe. Source: buff.ly/dSfHDOe

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 07/10/2026

A George Harrison selfie in 1966 from India. He's just 23 years old. The Beatles would split in 4 years.

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Graham Ward @yelobeli.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Or an orange “winning here” diamond? The definition of a poster board trying too hard.