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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 2h

Well, we’re all paying for Brexit anyway. Better to start to admit that and completely sink the project in people’s minds…
However, the vital next step has to be positioning to rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union… not more punishment beatings on all of us to calm the sovereignty fetishists.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 2h

Kinnock is one of the finest proponents of progressive thought in this country and the best prime minister we never had.

Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 3h

In 2010, an interviewer told Neil Kinnock that the Labour Party "never used to understand aspiration".

Kinnock gave an absolutely brilliant answer that should be learned by heart by every Labour MP. (0.42 to 1.22)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGhP...

Neil Kinnock goes berserk

YouTube video by Vadrigar

www.youtube.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11h

He can't be serious.

Trump Blasted After Bizarrely Claiming That Watergate Was A 'Hoax' In Unhinged Rant

www.comicsands.com

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 9h

This isnt Mills first brush with the law.
In February 2025, D.C. police opened an assault investigation involving Mills after an alleged altercation at his apartment.
He denied wrongdoing, and no charges were filed after the investigation concluded.

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 9h

For context — Mills is up for re-election in 2026 for his House seat, and he’s already floated a Senate run to replace Marco Rubio.

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 9h

🚨BREAKING
Florida Rep. Cory Mills (a key Trump ally and sitting member of Congress) has been hit with a restraining order. More ⬇️ 🧵

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Sue Luxton @kelper60.bsky.social · 9h

The #Milkyway looking rather splendid tonight #Falklandislands #Chartresfarm #stars Old house stream bridge #galaxy #nightsky #space

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Sue Luxton @kelper60.bsky.social · 8h

We spent a few hrs roaming around the farm tonight snapping at the Milkyway..

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 8h

ICYMI

Democrat Adelita Grijalva won a by election in Arizona 3 weeks ago

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because her signature will trigger a vote to release the Epstein files

Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 10h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 7h

I’m tired but I’m relentless. 🖤✊🏼

If you’d like to support my reader-funded work, please like, share, repost, subscribe (long form on Substack coming soon), leave a kind message or leave a tip.

It all keeps this going.

As always, thanks for being here. 🖤🖤 ⬇️

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 7h

October 14, 2025

The government shutdown, which started on October 1, is entering its third week.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 6h

Reversing Right to Buy would be expensive, but it would provide immediate results and would pay dividends over time.

Reversing Right to Buy may sound radical. But it could fix the housing shortage

www.bigissue.com

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 5h

But this does not translate to the articles assertion that dependents don’t have to speak any English “at all.”

Why does this feel a bit like posturing and gaslighting to me?

www.gov.uk/uk-family-vi...

Family visas: apply, extend or switch

Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.

www.gov.uk

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 5h

To successfully apply for a dependent visa, family members do, in fact, need to pass an English test at the A1 Level on the Common European Framework Reference for Languages Scale (CEFR).

Are there exceptions? Yes, listed below.

Knowledge of English
You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you apply.
When you do not need to prove it
You do not need to prove your knowledge of English or take a test if one of the following is true:
• you're applying as a child
• you're applying as an adult coming to be cared for by a relative
• you've been in the UK on a family visa for 5 years and you're extending it as a partner or parent
• you're over 65
• you have a physical or mental condition that prevents you from meeting the requirement

You also will not need to prove your knowledge of English if you're a national of one of the following countries or territories:
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Australia
• the Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• the British overseas territories
• Canada
• Dominica
• Grenada
• Guyana
• Jamaica
• Malta
• New Zealand
• St Kitts and Nevis
• St Lucia
• St Vincent and the Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago
• USA

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 5h

Just a point to add to this.

In a Times article mentioning the same issue, it notes about dependents of migrants that:

“At present they do not have to speak any English at all.”

Which isn’t the case - at all.

The tougher language requirement will not apply to family members who come with migrant workers, known as dependants.
Separate changes will require them to learn a standard of English equivalent to GCSE.
At present they do not have to speak any English at all. The government has not said when the changes for dependants will be introduced.

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 10h

Almost no media coverage and very little political attention paid to the treatment of Palestinians in Israeli jails. So much focus only on the Israeli hostages. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail

Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two...

www.theguardian.com

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Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 5h

It's great Donald Trump is looking at important stuff🤷

Trump threatens removal of World Cup games from Boston, Olympics from LA

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

Trump threatens removal of World Cup games from Boston, Olympics from LA

Blaming Boston street takeovers and LA wildfires, the US president said both global sporting events could be moved for supposed safety reasons

www.theguardian.com

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thattimwalker.bsky.social @thattimwalker.bsky.social · 5h

Trump’s hair is as rooted in his scalp as much as he is in reality. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘The worst of all time’: Trump rails against ‘super bad’ Time magazine cover

Despite the glowing story, the cover earned the ire of the US president with criticism of his appearance

www.theguardian.com

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 5h

500% increase in measles since 2024

"Pro-life" etc

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14h

Over 1,500 measles cases have been reported in 42 states — a 500% increase from 2024 and the highest count in more than 30 years.
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 5h

The satisfaction of a good scratch ! Thank you to Rod Jones from Yorkshire for today's #FoxOfTheDay @rodshelf.bsky.social

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 5h

Crypto vs AI — which bubble bursts first? youtu.be/9oP9HPhB-VI?...

AI doesn’t think. Crypto isn’t money. Both claim to be revolutionary, but both are built on fantasy.

From the greed driving crypto to the fear driving AI, I argue that both reflect a deeper crisis in capitalism itself.