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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 4h

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QfanatiQ @qfanatiq.bsky.social · 17m

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 16m

What’s the real story behind Deform UK Ltd and Russia?

[Gift Article]

www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...

What's the real story behind Nathan Gill, Reform and Russia?

Questions abound about what senior party figures knew, and when, about the disgraced former Welsh leader’s links to Vladimir Putin's regime

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 33m

You can make a 1984-style propaganda video, but it doesn’t mean people have to see it.

Airports refuse to show DHS Sec. Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for government shutdown

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates three major airports, said, its "policies prevent airing of politically partisan messages."

www.cnbc.com

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 30m

No comment post.

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DocGaby @docgaby.bsky.social · 38m

"Lügt er oder ist er irrsinnig? Ist das wichtig?
Leben in der Welt, die sich der Präsident ausmalt."

William Kristol, Andrew Egger und Jim Swift

Is He Lying or Crazy? Does It Matter?

Living in the world the president dreams up.

www.thebulwark.com

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 38m

From April. I suppose one out of 12 ain't bad.

Tweet by James Tate (@JamesTate121)

Trump's lies.

TRUMP'S PROMISES
1. Gas under $2.00
2. Lower Grocery Prices
3. A 50% decrease in Car Insurance
4. Landlords will reduce Rent
5. Home prices will go down
6. Sub 3% interest rates
7. No tax on Social Security
8. No tax on tips
9. No tax on overtime
10. End of the Ukraine war in January 11. End of conflict in Israel
12. Lower taxes for families making

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Merry Christmas, as in the other place. @hellobluesky5694.bsky.social · 7h

'Tortured Palestinian prisoners so badly starved they are 'unrecognisable' after release and face exile
Monday's release still leaves about 1,300 Palestinians from Gaza in Israeli custody, according to a count of detainees in September by the Israeli human rights group Hamoked'

Israel's shame.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 1h

Lern are language. Bloody immigrunts.

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 1h

A useful reminder that everything isn’t quite as doom and gloom as some politicians and parts of the media might have you believe.

So, around two thirds of the government’s Manifesto pledges have either already been achieved or are on the way to being achieved.

www.joe.co.uk/politics/lab...

Labour has already delivered or making progress towards two-thirds of its manifesto pledges

The Labour government has already delivered or is making progress towards around two thirds of its manifesto pledges, after just over a year in power.

www.joe.co.uk

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 1h

Deform UK Ltd say they're scrapping their planned Tax Cuts, but their ultimate aim is still to reduce public spending to 35% of GDP — that’s a £275 billion slash and burn exercise, right there.

In other news, the NHS costs £275 billion a year.

Just a coincidence, I'm sure.

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Age Garton @agegarton.bsky.social · 4h

Who voted for this?

I mean really? The kid is thirteen.

@LaceyPerSista @laceypersista.bsky.social · 18h

ICE snatches 13-year-old and ships him 500 miles away from family

www.rawstory.com/ice-children...

ICE snatches 13-year-old and ships him 500 miles away from family

The Boston Globe and Mass Live reported Sunday that a 13-year-old was "arrested" by U.S. Customs and Enforcement agents in Everett, Massachusetts, and is now 500 miles away from his mother and family ...

www.rawstory.com

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Travellersuzy @travellersuzy.bsky.social · 1h

In Birmingham and Nottingham and apparently Worcester!!💕

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 1h

Where is Marjorie Taylor Greene and what have you done with her ...?

Tweet by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG)

The Republican controlled Senate used the nuclear
option today to override the 60 vote rule in order to confirm over 100 Trump nominees, yet continues
to claim Democrats are causing the shutdown.

Spoiler alert, the Republicans in the Senate can also use the nuclear option to reopen the government and override the Democrats just like they literally did today to confirm Trump nominees.

yahoo.com/news/articles/...
8:28 PM - 10/7/25 • 515K Views

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George Smiley @ian-parsley.bsky.social · 2h

Leviticus Bumblefuck from I’d-a-ho has spoken 🤣.

Unity security freedom party @usfp.bsky.social · 2h

Most Christians reject abortion because it is murder it's the brutal slaughter of a defenceless baby by a woman that just wants to be a whore

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 1h

I seem to remember a storyline on The Big Bang Theory, where Sheldon used "doggy treats" to get Penny to do the things he wanted her to do.

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 1h

Yesterday, Greater Anglia Railways came back into public ownership.

This morning the BBC put a local radio reporter on a train to judge how the service had improved.

Obviously, Starmer and the government are to blame for not introducing HS3 into Norwich.

The rot has reached North Norfolk Digital.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 1h

🌟 We’re celebrating Ada Lovelace Day at the Met Office! We champion women in STEM & are proud to be named a Best Workplace in Tech ™ 2025 by Great Place to Work UK 🏆

Read about Beth’s journey in STEM 👇
careers.metoffice.gov.uk/stories/work...

#AdaLovelaceDay #WomenInTechWeek #InclusionMatters