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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14h

This is a truly remarkable programme from the BBC archives.

A 1971 interview/interrogation of Albert Speer the leading Nazi who apologised and as a result survived - by Michael Charlton, Hugh Trevor-Roper and George Ball whom he had last met at the Nuremberg trials.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Four - Albert Speer, The Unseen Interrogation

Hitler's architect Albert Speer is cross-examined in an interview conducted in 1971.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 1d

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Pope to Chicago Labor Leaders: “Please know of my appreciation for your welcome of immigrants and refugees, especially your support of food pantries and shelters….I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 17h

The long 21st century began in 1789.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

TEL AVIV — HOSTAGES SQUARE

WITKOFF: “To Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…”

CROWD: “BOOOOOO!!!!”

WITKOFF: *tries again*

CROWD: *EVEN LOUDER BOOS (as Kushner holds back laughter)*

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Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 19h

One of the problems with this is that current polling suggests there are a lot more marginal seats than there were, not least because of McSweeney’s strategy. That is one of the useful lessons from MRP polls that people like Rentoul and McSweeney ought to take on board.

John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 21h

I think the McSweeney strategy is the right one, because most marginal seats are Labour-Reform contests

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Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 22h

Can normally do the hard one in under 10 minutes. Today was not one of those days.

Pips #55 Easy 🟢
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Pips #55 Medium 🟡
2:39
Pips #55 Hard 🔴
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Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 1d

I love @londoncentric.media because it’s proper old-school shoe leather journalism.

David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 1d

Reading @londoncentric.media and reflecting on how everything wrong with Britain can be seen through Deliveroo:
- much of the economy is fraudulent
- people don’t go outside
- workers are underpaid and insecure
- the immigration system is broken
- society is being eroded by Big Tech

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Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 1d

Unsolicited Dick pic

Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 1d

Get well soon Peter!

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Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 1d

Israel continues to commit crimes on the West Bank on a daily basis.

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Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 1d

Good. He deserves to win, and I hope the damages are substantial.

Hanno Hauenstein @hahauenstein.bsky.social · 2d

Der palästinensische Journalist Anas Fteiha geht gegen Axel Springer vor – BILD soll ihn als Hamas-Propagandist diffamiert haben. Der Fall wirft Fragen auf: über Verantwortung deutscher Medien mit Blick auf das Überleben von Journalist:innen in Gaza. Mein Prozessbericht:

www.fr.de/kultur/gesel...

Vor Frankfurter Landgericht: Journalist aus Gaza geht gegen Axel Springer vor

Anas Fteiha wehrt sich vor dem Landgericht Frankfurt gegen die Darstellung als Hamas-Propagandist durch die Bild-Zeitung.

www.fr.de

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 2d

This is still a genocide, it still has to be stopped

Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 2d

Hudu Abu Naja, 12- before and after starvation. Like thousands of children in Gaza, she suffered from severe malnutrition. In the last two months, organizations and doctors tried to evacuate her without success. This morning, Dr. Ahmed Al-Farra reported she has died reports
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.

The Handbasket reports:

DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property

In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 2d

A nice woman behind the till at Robert Dyas on St. Martin’s Lane gave me 2 (two) pieces of Chocolate Orange just now, so however well your day is going, mine is going better.

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Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 2d

Dirac structured his thesis using a ToC. Amazing.

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Politico @politico.com · 4d

Pope Leo XIV says he will "stand with" Catholic leaders in protecting immigrants facing mass deportations in the U.S., according to advocates who recently met with the Pope.

Pope Leo will ‘stand with’ Catholic leaders in protecting immigrants’ rights, advocates say

The comments from the pope mark the most recent push from the Vatican against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

www.politico.com

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Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t really know what this game involves but I’m imagining a quest for the last blight-free potato in Ireland.

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Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 4d

Mit brennender Sorge.

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 4d

“Pope Leo XIV’s eyes grew misty Wednesday as an El Paso delegation led by Bishop Mark Seitz presented him letters and a video that captured the fears and anxieties of people facing mass deportation in the United States …”

The church “cannot be silent,” Pope Leo said.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 4d

Oh — new reporting on Pope Leo from El Paso Matters, citing footage they have of yesterday's meeting.

Sounds like the pope was even *more* forceful in urging U.S. bishops to speak out about immigration than first reported.

I mean, that's…not subtle. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 5d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Oliver Rivers @maxrothbarth.bsky.social · 4d

oof

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 4d

I hope and believe that most of my fellow Jews will join me in saying that it is sickening that anyone should justify this outpouring of execrable racist bile by claiming that it's for our sake.

Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social · 4d

Outstanding piece by Stephen Daisley.

Ethnicity is no barrier to Britishness - it's culture and integration.

That means 'smaller cohorts and aggressive integration policies' - and tackling the institutions that 'have amplified grievance narratives and radical anti-Western ideologies'.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4d

Disinformation, now in 3D.

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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