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Arnab Dutt OBE @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 36m

It's pretty depresssing how Israeli politicians are deliberatly blind to what they have done to Palestinians not just over the last two years but the last seventy. Standing for humanity and the protection of children is not standing with terrorists which is their accusation against the world.

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 1h

If you wondered why Nigel Farage turned up in US Congress in September speaking about "freedom of speech", this story has the answer

His appearance was orchestrated by a powerful American anti-abortion group that is trying to increase its influence in the UK by influencing the free speech debate

Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 5h

NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Rootless Cosmopolitan @brennick.bsky.social · 36m

Used to think this couldn’t happen in the UK. Now I’m not so sure.

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 1h

They should do a Colombian remake of Scooby Doo where the gang brings Pablo Escobar to justice and he says "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you Medellín kids"

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Dan McPainInTheKnees @danmckee.bsky.social · 1h

“What’s the charge? Eating a seal?”

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 58m

From Robert Jenrick's video - in which he did not see a single other white face on a brief trip to Birmingham, despite his video showing that he did.

"He must have been walking around Handsworth with his eyes closed" writes Dan Cave

www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/a-notorious-...

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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 1h

"Until now, public knowledge about the relationship between Reform U.K. and the A.D.F. was limited to a single quote Mr. Farage gave to the group, which they pushed out in a press statement. But the A.D.F. has quietly been courting the party since at least 2024."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1h

Do read this great article.

Future coverage of right-wing free speech campaigners should note:
- They are often more than happy to crack down on the free speech of their opponents.
- They may have ulterior motives, such as - in this case - the rollback of abortion rights.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1h

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 1h

Watching the Bibi & Don Show treat this like some grand victory, while people returning to northern Gaza dig the rubble for loved ones' remains, is pretty revolting.

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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 3h

PHOTO OF THE DAY. Archduke Franz Ferdinand posing as a mummy on a trip to Cairo (1896). 📷 google images

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 3h

So it now appears the woman Farage and Gill were so close to has a direct link not only to Putin’s “Man in Ukraine” Medvedchuk, but his predecessor as President, Medvedev

These are top Russian agents.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 10h

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 8h

wow guys I am starting to think tariffs are not useful tools to force down China's trade surplus

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 8h

🇨🇳CHINA’S SEPTEMBER EXPORT GROWTH HITS 6-MONTH HIGH Y/Y IMPORT GROWTH HIT A 17-MONTH HIGH. CHINA SOYBEAN IMPORTS HIT RECORD HIGH FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AT 12.87 MILLION METRIC TONS. SEPTEMBER COAL IMPORTS AT NINE-MONTH HIGH OF 46 MLN METRIC TONS. #CHINA #SOYBEAN #COAL

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CNN @cnn.com · 21h

"While Trump came to office promising to restore free speech, particularly on college campuses and on social media, he's now engaged in a multi-front war over what people can say in the US," writes Zachary B. Wolf | Analysis
https://cnn.it/4q1uOkl

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21h

Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...

Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers

Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by the former Tory government did not protect Britain’s farmers.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 21h

Qatar has pumped billions of dollars into U.S. companies over the past year — in many cases enriching companies and business ventures linked to Trump’s family and friends. interc.pt/4h6QXJP

A photo of President Donald Trump speaking with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al Thani as he departed the Al Udeid Air Base for Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar, overlaid with the headline, "Did Qatari Money Drive Trump’s Push for Gaza Ceasefire?" and the DEK, "Trump’s stance on Gaza shifted after Israel’s attack on Qatar — a close ally where he and his family have key business deals."

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 21h

Look at these stats for female prisons in the UK (2013). They show it’s not unusual for ~50% of staff to be men..

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c84...

Given controversy about possibility of trans women in female spaces, why is it never mentioned there are so many men in female prisons?

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

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Rootless Cosmopolitan @brennick.bsky.social · 18h

I remember watching The World at War as a kid and always asking myself “How on earth could a modern sophisticated nation support these fascist goons and weirdos?” The last decade has shown me exactly how.

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 20h

"Pope Leo XIV encouraged international news agencies on Thursday to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation, as he strongly backed a free, independent and objective press." apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

STEPHANOPOULOS: Did Tom Homan give the $50,000 back?

VANCE: He did not take a bribe. It's a ridiculous smear

STEPHANOPOULOS: You didn't answer the question

VANCE: Did he accept $50,000? I'm sure that in the course of Homan's life, he's been paid more than $50k for services.

(So, no, he didn't)

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 21h

Have you read the good news?

A very poor Photoshop edit of the "Everything I Don't Like Is Woke" spoof Ladybird book, except now the man has Peter Thiel's face, the book is called "Everything I don't like is The Antichrist" and he's pointing at a car engine saying "This engine is the Antichrist".

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

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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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 1d

I saw the new George Orwell documentary last night. It’s called 2+2=5. I have been a little bit squeamish about applying the word totalitarian to Trump and the Republicans. Not anymore. We are experiencing a totalitarian movement. There’s no question.

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Rootless Cosmopolitan @brennick.bsky.social · 1d

Powell never saw active combat in WWII. Unlike Dennis Healey, Jim Callaghan and…Edward Heath. Wonder how much that incensed him.