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Mirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 4h

A loving father-of-four tragically took his own life after his family say he suffered 'extreme stress and hardship' from a local authority, an inquest heard.

Dad, 34, took own life after 'suffering extreme stress' from local council row

www.mirror.co.uk

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

Newsom: The New Testament and Old Testament have one dominant thing in common—Matthew, Isaiah, Luke, Proverbs, go down the list—it’s about food, about serving those who are hungry. It’s not a suggestion; it’s core and essential to what it means to align with God’s will.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14h

The president had a MRI but won't say why.

He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.

He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.

He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.

How is any of this ok?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19h

Join.greenparty.org.uk

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 1d

🧵 / YouGov's new study finds Britain's ethnic minority communities now tend to have a negative view of the Labour party

Greens: +17 net favourable
Lib Dems: +1
Labour: -19
Conservatives: -44
Reform UK: -62

Breakdowns by individual ethnic group in chart 👇

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 13h

They should have ordered him off and invited you back.

It’s cut & dried.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 18h

The Zohran "aunt" thing is the funniest hatchetjob of all time. There was a prominent person in my childhood named Uncle Bonehead who was just a friend of my uncle. To this day I have no idea what his actual name was. This nomenclature is not unusual in my culture (recovered alcoholic Masshole).

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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 14h

It was the last song Jackie Lee sang before retiring - she’s still with us though!

Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 18h

Indeed - Labour Comms need to ‘own’ the language on this.
Call them ‘safe houses’ or something like that.
This implies these visitors are at risk from the far Right and Reform voters - which they are - and implies the taxpayer has to pay to protect them, effectively blaming Reform.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'

We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.

Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.

Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head

Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

www.theguardian.com

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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 19h

Or do I mean ‘easterly’?

Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 19h

Yes. Or maybe it’s a westerly wind?

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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 21h

Have been wondering the same thing.

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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 21h

But it’s their pelvic thrust that really drives them insane.

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Matovilka @matovilka.bsky.social · 1d

You know when Terry Pratchett said 'It doesn't stop being magic just because you know how it works'? Yeah, he meant this.

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LawrieBhoy 🍀 @lawriebhoy.bsky.social · 23h

If Sarah Pochin had said she was maddened because there were too many Jewish people in adverts, she’d have been sacked by now. Quite rightly.

There wouldn’t be any debate about whether she was antisemitic or not.

She’d have lost the Reform Ltd whip.

Hierarchy of racism writ large, indeed.

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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 22h

A bunch of Kent’s

Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 1d

Great foley work with the glass smash - a little bit over the top. ☺️

We know the bad guy Peter Vaughan gets caught soon after - he serves time with Ronnie Barker in Porridge.

Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 1d

They might still be.

They could be part of a Green/Red/LibDem coalition govt.

And 2029 is years away.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1d

"For the government it’s quite mad to keep using X. It’s active participation in its own destruction and against its own interests. I cannot fathom the logic of doing it. It would be like a Reform government communicating entirely through the Guardian comments section." 👏 @samfr.bsky.social

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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 1d

I appear to have woken up to a timeline full of Baseball chat.

Hope you enjoyed your game of poncy Rounders.

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 1d

UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :

Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn

Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**

Don't believe the wind power haters

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds

Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand

www.theguardian.com

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 1d

Always fascinating watching people underestimate the size of London vs other UK ciries.

On an average weekday, more journeys are made on JUST the Elizabeth line than the ENTIRE population of Liverpool.

If the Tube was a city, its average daily passengers would make it the 2nd largest in the UK.

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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 1d

‘This memoir made me feel guilty, and I haven’t done anything’ 🤣😂
Funny review. Awful subject.

apple.news/AdqcxyBV4SO6...

Opinion: Convicted sex offender Jonathan King is a shameless parasite – his memoir proves it — The Telegraph

A third volume by the disgraced pop impresario made me realise how important guilt is

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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 1d

Russia’s economy is actually smaller than that of UK or France despite its huge landmass.
Population-wise, it’s double that of the UK, but in GDP terms, it’s not a global economic giant.

It’s a lot more fragile than many realise. And these attacks must be having a significant effect.

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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 @johannshiel.bsky.social · 1d

‘Lessons will be learned, and this will never happen again…’

Yeah, right…