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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 1h

'The British Library...has taken years to recover from a major cyberattack that disrupted its services and restricted access to its collections. The walkout is set to take from 27 October to 9 November, coinciding with the two-year anniversary of the cyberattack.'

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 15h

‘Livid’ British Library staff vote to strike over pay.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...

‘Livid’ British Library staff vote to strike over pay - Research Professional News

Two-week walkout planned on second anniversary of major cyberattack

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Mark Berry @boulezian.bsky.social · 11h

Could someone, anyone explain this, please?

Tommy Robinson trial delayed because he is going to Israel as ‘guest of government’

Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said his legal fees are being paid by Elon Musk

www.independent.co.uk

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Matthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · 23h

"Nathan Gill isn’t some postscript to a minor episode of recent British history. He’s a key to understanding the scale and sophistication of the threat against us, a network of pro-Russian actors that stretches not only across the Atlantic but Europe too."

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 12h

We are building a mass, democratic party from the ground up.

Get involved at a regional assembly near you, and take Your Party into your hands.

Your Party @thisisyourparty.bsky.social · 12h

🚀 LAUNCHING: Your Party's regional assemblies🚀

In the coming weeks, thousands of members will come together to debate & shape Your Party at over 20 mass meetings. Deliberative democracy in action 🗣️

Get involved & take Your Party into Your Hands ⬇️

yourparty.uk/assemblies

Graphic headlined REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES, subtitle “This is Your Party” and “Take Your Party into Your Hands”

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 12h

Amazing to remember Mahmood once boasted: "We lay down in the street and we lay down inside Sainsbury's to say we object to them stocking goods from illegal settlements – and that they must stop. We managed to close down that store at peak time on a Saturday.This is how we can make a difference."

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 13h

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 18h

In his final interview, the late barrister and human rights professor Conor Gearty told @imaanirfan.bsky.social and @ellenhalliday.bsky.social that UK protest—and our civil liberties—are in danger.

Conor Gearty: ‘Let’s have some fights with the right enemies’

In his final interview, the barrister and human rights professor told Prospect that UK protest—and our civil liberties—are in danger

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Holding govts to ransom.

Goldman Sachs warns Rachel Reeves against tax rises on banks.

Banks happy to be bailed out, take QE, mis-sell products, not to be prosecuted for frauds, hike charges, pay lousy rates on savings.

Need windfall taxes. Raise top rate of income tax.

Goldman chief delivers warning to Reeves over bank tax hikes

David Solomon urged the chancellor during a private meeting last week not to hit the industry with savage tax rises in her crucial budget statement next month, Sky News learns.

news.sky.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14h

As another Jewish woman in the industry, I can clear this up: It's due to her being an asshole.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 15h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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Huw C. Davies @huwcdavies.bsky.social · 14h

Yet we are told society’s main problem is all young people to left of these guys refusing to be their friends and date them and calling them racist and Nazis.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Mark Berry @boulezian.bsky.social · 14h

Says it all.

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Jeff Harrington @parnasse.com · 21h

The bishop of El Paso commented on the 'politics' by saying that following Christ's teachings can have "political consequences" but is NOT inherently political.

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Mark Berry @boulezian.bsky.social · 1d

Accuracy is ‘disgraceful’.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Farage criticises ‘disgraceful’ rhetoric after alleged attack on Reform council leader

George Finch, 19, says he was called a ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ during incident in Warwickshire on Friday The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has criticised “disgraceful” rhetoric from the Labour and Green parties after the UK’s youngest council leader was allegedly assaulted. George Finch, 19, the Reform leader of Warwickshire county council,said he was called a “racist” and a “fascist” before being allegedly assaulted on Friday. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Berry @boulezian.bsky.social · 1d

Struggling to respond to this.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Karen Mulreid @beatingblog.bsky.social · 1d

No no. No, we won't be doing that. We won't be brushing the last two years under the carpet just because there is a current ceasefire. This is appalling, Israel should not be allowed to participate until Palestine is free and Netanyahu is behind bars for war crimes, where he belongs.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 1d

Eurovision Song Contest organisers will no longer meet online in November to vote on Israel's participation in the competition, following Middle East "developments", the European Broadcasting Union said

Eurovision organisers push back Israel decision

Eurovision Song Contest organisers will no longer meet online in November to vote on Israel's participation in the competition, following Middle East "developments", the European Broadcasting Union sa...

www.rte.ie

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Mark Berry @boulezian.bsky.social · 1d

And central Europe is famously monocultural.

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 1d

Could someone at the FT just remind the subs that there is no such thing as a "bat tunnel"; there is an above ground structure. The tunnels which added so much to the cost of HS2 are entirely because of Chilterns homeowners and their elected representatives, not bats
www.ft.com/content/d319...

UK planning to be speeded up with new powers for ministers

Government is adding amendments to infrastructure and housing bill to strengthen scope for more timely construction

www.ft.com

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Joanna Wyld @joannawyld.bsky.social · 1d

Turns out you can stay in the Eastbourne hotel room where Debussy wrote much of La mer. They've called it the Debussy Suite (Suite bergamasque was right there)

Hotel room with large bed and desk, and pictures of Debussy, the sea and the score of La mer on the wall

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "There was a reason we chose Egypt because you were very helpful. Everybody wanted to have this. You are a great leader. You have very little crime. I want to thank you. He's been my friend right from the beginning during the campaign against Crooked Hillary Clinton. Have you heard of her?"

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Mark Berry @boulezian.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, difficult to argue strenuously against that.

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Mark Berry @boulezian.bsky.social · 1d

What a pair.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 2d

Grimly amusing that Tony Blair might be too dirty and disreputable for *Donald Trump*. Huge congrats to everyone who loudly ignored the Iraq report then cheered for this guy being knighted, we have shown the world exactly what we are.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Robinson allegedly failed to comply with officers who ‘became concerned’ by his behaviour at Channel Tunnel Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counter terrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, refused to give police the pin for his phone because it had “journalistic material on it” after they stopped him at the Channel Tunnel on 28 July 2024, a court heard. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

The Bari Weiss-led CBS News has had this up for 3 days and misspelled his name in the hed.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

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Mark Berry @boulezian.bsky.social · 1d

Is there a more hated politician of her era than Thatcher? I know she is also adored and admired, but does anyone arouse similar or greater hatred? My suspicion is not, though I may partly be showing that I am a product of the society that endured her. I don’t think, say, Reagan does.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 3d

Every day he's showing up the class vs "idpol" debate for the facile nonsense that it is. One for all the amateur strategists to consider. As he wins by a massive margin.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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