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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 16h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Seems the Narcissist-in-Chief is mad about the Time Mag cover neckgina pic so please don’t share it widely

Thank you for your attention to this matter

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cpthorn1100 ✙🇺🇦🇪🇺 @cpthorn1100.bsky.social · 9h

When Europe’s Tourist Visas Become Russia’s Window for Hybrid War. Over the past four years alone, 131 Russians or post-Soviet nationals linked to Moscow have been detained in Europe for espionage, sabotage, and other hybrid operations united24media.com/world/when-e...
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When Europe’s Tourist Visas Become Russia’s Window for Hybrid War

Each new round of EU sanctions on Russia revives the same debate—should Russian citizens still get tourist visas?

united24media.com

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 7h

I dust my house. My AI Robot watches.

"It should be you doing this."

"Can't. I'm writing a novel for Primark."

"That's not why you were invented."

"These 153,000 fan letters say otherwise."

"They're all from upcycled toasters. And you programmed them."

"Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 7h

Labour's Rachel Reeves thinks we're all stupid

After admitting that Brexit is costing us 4% of GDP

She suggested the UK-EU reset is mitigating that

It's not

0.13% GDP gain from UK–India deal
0.05% GDP gain from UK–US deal
0.3% GDP gain from UK–EU reset

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · Jan 15

mood

single frame cartoon of Tintin, Captain Haddock and Snowy the dog drinking in a bar

Haddock (looking frazzled): What a week huh?
Tintin: Captain, it's Wednesday
Snowy: (enjoying his pint)

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Austen @austenpaulh.bsky.social · 3h

If God had meant us to have AI he wouldn't have given us the Encyclopaedia Britannica

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 8h

The 'protect our women thugs' standing outside Asylum Seeker residences threatening women with rape while the Police do nothing.

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Malcolm Wilson (they/them) @malcolmwilson01.bsky.social · 9h

My post:

“These are frightening times for us. I would never have come out, never have transitioned without the support of my employer and our client, TfL. Please speak out. Please stand with your LGBT + friends and colleagues. Please keep engaging with us. Your solidarity is needed more than ever.”

My post on LinkedIn

Malcolm Wilson

Retired

These are frightening times for us. I would never have come out, never have transitioned without the unwavering support of my employer, The Nichols Group and our client, Transport for London.
Please speak out. Please stand with your LGBT + friends and colleagues. Please keep engaging with us. Your solidarity is needed more than ever.

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goldmartin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 7h

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s verdict on terror charges has been delayed because he is flying to Israel “as a guest of the government”
A British court has postponed a ruling in a terrorism-linked case so that a far-right agitator can take a trip abroad hosted by another state.

metro.co.uk/2025/10/14/t...

Tommy Robinson terror verdict delayed because he is 'flying to Israel as guest'

Tommy Robinson has had his verdict delayed because he is going to fly to Israel 'as a guest of the government'.

metro.co.uk

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David Veevers @davidveevers.bsky.social · 10h

What HE managers fail to understand is that in the context of the Humanities, ‘employability’ isn’t teaching coding or carpentry, but skills around writing, presenting, reasoning, evaluation, analysis, research etc. In an 80% service economy, these are the skills that fundamentally matter.

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 9h

Japan is reporting a flu epidemic much earlier than is usual. This early season could have implications for other countries via international travel so do get your flu vaccines (if you can) soon! 🧪 #HealthPolicy

Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations

Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.

www.nature.com

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goldmartin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 6h

#genocide #freepalestine #gaza

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 8h

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 6h

what a lod of ficen ribish

Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 8h

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 6h

Crackdown targets entities and individuals linked to Prince Group network that used trafficked workers for global fraud.

US, UK sanction huge Southeast Asian crypto scam network

Crackdown targets entities and individuals linked to Prince Group network that used trafficked workers for global fraud.

bit.ly

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Doomer Girl News @doomergirlnews.bsky.social · 1d

“We can no longer talk about tipping points as a future risk,” said Prof Tim Lenton at the University of Exeter’s Global Systems Institute. “The first tipping of widespread dieback of warm water coral reefs is already under way.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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Austen @austenpaulh.bsky.social · 4h

How sad

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 8h

All of this is being put out to placate the right wing press...

In the meantime, it's causing fear & confusion. As I understand it:

● this only applies to some people on skilled visas
● it's not "A level English" it's something called SELT
● much the same requirement exists elsewhere in EU

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 18h

Here it is! 💥💥💥
The start of the Tory-Reform election pact. Arch-Brexiter Rees-Mogg is telling Tories in the Caerphilly by-election to vote RefUK. With Plaid Cymru leading in the progressive camp, the other anti-fascist parties have to get behind Plaid!

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 8h

Fraser Nelson: “NHS Hospital records are the most reliable indicator of knife attacks.

They show a trend rather different to the social-media narrative about London...”

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Austen @austenpaulh.bsky.social · 8h

I often wonder if I have made best use of the time I saved by not reading the whole of Proust.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 9h

Private equity takeover of US hospitals led to rise in patient deaths.

Cuts to staffing/investment; high debt, profiteering; worse patient outcomes.

More deaths in nursing homes, increased post-operative complications

Why is UK Govt handing the NHS to PE? Why no investigation of the impact of PE?

Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study

Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals

www.theguardian.com

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

We all live under the same sky.
We all belong to the same Earth.

We built the borders
and forgot
that we still live under the same sky,
that we still belong to the same Earth.

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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 1d

Real change starts with people - with you.

By signing the EveryDoctor Charter, you’re standing up for NHS staff, patients, and the values that built our health service.

Join the movement today ✊: everydoctor.org.uk/stand-with-n...

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