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Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · Jul 13

Prime example of the BBC framing heatwaves as a postive thing.

The photo desk have selected a woman wearing sunnies, drinking a cold drink on a kayak.
The headline reads “UK sizzles”.
Sizzles? It’s bbq time guys, yay!

Now let’s look at what this heatwave brought us👇

Screencap of bbc news website featuring image of two people in a kayak.
Headline reads: UK sizzles for final day of heatwave.

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andy™ @andylevy.net · 1d

what a headline www.404media.co/nancy-pelosi...

One of the Greatest Wall Street Investors of All Time Announces Retirement

Nancy Pelosi’s trades over the years have been so good that a startup was created to allow investors to directly mirror her portfolio.

www.404media.co

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Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · 10h

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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 1d

Which one is more English?

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Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · 1d

The biggest stock market hustler in the game, unmatched absolute GOAT.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

JUST IN: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will not run for re-election, ending her historic tenure in Congress

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection

A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party.

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Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · 1d

My kindly old Great Aunt used to tell me 'you're not losing hair just growing face.

Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · 1d

Took my coat off and walked home from school drop-off in a t-shirt.
On November 6th.

Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · 1d

a bit before my time, had to google 😄

Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · 1d

Gee I wonder who they’re gonna give it to 🫠

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington. https://to.pbs.org/47LyluB

FIFA to award new peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington

FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.

www.pbs.org

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Babies born to black mothers 81% more likely to die in neonatal care, NHS study shows

Analysis of England and Wales units also finds 63% higher risk to babies whose mothers live in most deprived areas Babies born to black mothers in England and Wales and those from the most deprived areas are significantly more likely to die while in neonatal units, according to analysis revealing the “deeply concerning” figures. The study, led by academics at the University of Liverpool, examined data on more than 700,000 babies admitted to an NHS neonatal unit across England and Wales between 2012 and 2022. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 3d

Not sure how many Cheney obits will mention this murderous legacy of his.

Post-9/11 wars have contributed to some 4.5 million deaths, report suggests

Researchers attempt to calculate the number of deaths attributable to the war on terrorism, across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · 3d

Top tier house maintenance task

Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · 3d

Sex is cool but have you ever bled your radiators and LOADS of air came out 🥰

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Andrew Middleton @mapcenter.com · 4d

Just reflecting on how many Stan Rogers songs are imbued with positive masculinity vibes:
-Work hard for the people and things you love.
-Protect your community.
-Find your joy in simple things.
-Life is hard so cry if you need to.
-Never give up or forget the bastards who did this to you.

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Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · 4d

What’s been your favourite scene that Sean Bean’s been seen in?

Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · 4d

Can’t be arsed waiting twelve whole months to find out how fascist the country with the world’s biggest military has become 🥱
#midterms

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 4d

This is VERY revealing about the “Office for Students”. A clear example of academic freedom being stifled. Yet “crickets” from the OfS.

Why has Sheffield Hallam not been fined £500,000 like Sussex? Why has the OfS refused to take action. Is it because this case is not transphobic

archive.is/ihVT3

Sheffield Hallam University
UK university halted human rights research after pressure
from China
36m ago

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Confusing Fall Warbler @plumicorns.bsky.social · 5d

All the thinkpieces about Bluesky don't account for the fact that it's occasionally 100% wall-to-wall baseball on here

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Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · 5d

BBC having a normal one as usual

Screen-cap of a bbc article describing how the alleged child rapist, Andrew Windsor-Mountbatten, has ‘suffered a major fall from grace’

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 8d

It’s worth considering how an Andrew Cuomo mayoralty would objectively be a disaster and everybody knows it—especially his backers. But they don’t give a shit about the day after, only thwarting the rise of any potential alternative. A striking demonstration of the nihilism of the political centre.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 7d

● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.

●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed

● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years

● Sleep well serfs.

● Know your place.

a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .

media.tenor.com

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Sex Crazed Salt Shaker of Death @dsmdexter.bsky.social · 9d

Stolen from Mastodon.

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Joe Cassidy @joecassidy.bsky.social · 8d

I’m not saying the govt position is a mess.

But when the world’s richest man is inciting a civil war in the UK…

… just pretending not to know about it can’t possibly be their idea of looking competent?

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 9d

Keir Starmer's spokesman says they "haven't seen" Elon Musk's demands for a civil war on the streets of Britain.

No plans for the Government to leave X

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 11d

Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle...

"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”

Absolutely. Please get on with it.

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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 11d

by OpenAI’s own estimates, hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users are showing signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week

OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week

www.wired.com

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