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Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 1m

I also do not care one single jot what JD Vance thinks on the subject, or Elon Musk either.

Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 2m

I’ll be honest, I don’t think this is my cup of tea (though it’s hard to judge off the back of one photo!)

But it’s certainly not a desecration (and graffiti, generally of a less theologically engaged nature, has often been part of the story of historic churches).

churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · 10m

A Graffiti -style installation in #CanterburyCathedral has drawn strong public criticism before it has officially opened 🎨⛪

#churchnews #churchart #churchtimes

Graffiti installation in Canterbury Cathedral divides public opinion

Dean of Canterbury defends the work, saying its disruptiveness was part of its challenge

www.churchtimes.co.uk

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 7h

But when it comes to it, if it comes to it, in that awful moment of decision, yes, you will want the old grandmas and grandpas at the front, as many of them as you can get, so those terribly young fellows with the rifles understand what a wicked, awful thing is being asked of them.

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 7h

This is correct, in part - as the grim, military historian in me feels the need to note - it is psychologically much harder to get soldiers to open fire on people they view as 'respectable.'

And I dread, with grim increasingly certainty, that we are headed to a point where that matters.

WhatSaraSaid @whatsarasaid.bsky.social · 8h

protests against this government should include white Boomer grandmothers who meet for pilates class, get a pitcher of mimosas & walk together to the public space

we need people in the street who think everyone can talk their way out of a speeding ticket, they're key to winning

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Dan McPainInTheKnees @danmckee.bsky.social · 1h

“What’s the charge? Eating a seal?”

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 1h

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Kat Stuart @luckykatstuart.bsky.social · 11h

Anyone in Boston an immigration lawyer or know one who can help this woman? Her husband is detained at Logan over a dismissed misdemeanor from 2017. He’s a legal resident of the US. She just asked for help an hour ago.

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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 58m

Farage's flights were paid for by GB News (where he as over for the channel's US launch). Very interesting trans-Atlantic ecosystem developing around media/free speech/radical right.

Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 1h

If you wondered why Nigel Farage turned up in US Congress in September speaking about "freedom of speech", this story has the answer

His appearance was orchestrated by a powerful American anti-abortion group that is trying to increase its influence in the UK by influencing the free speech debate

Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 5h

NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Jacob Bacharach @jacobbacharach.bsky.social · 1h

As usual the FT cuts through the breathless reporting with a sobering dose of what's actually transpired and transpiring.

on.ft.com/3W4IQUt

Trump’s Gaza plan hinges on security force yet to take shape

Thornier second stage of US president’s proposal includes Hamas’s disarmament and Israel’s withdrawal

on.ft.com

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Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 1h

Hem hem

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 20h

"Slashdot: What's the reason OneDrive tells users this setting can only be turned off 3 times a year?

[Microsoft's publicist chose not to answer this question.]"

Microsoft's OneDrive Begins Testing Face-Recognizing AI for Photos (for Some Preview Users) - Slashdot

I uploaded a photo on my phone to Microsoft's "OneDrive" file-hosting app — and there was a surprise waiting under Privacy and Permissions. "OneDrive uses AI to recognize faces in your photos.....

slashdot.org

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 1h

Somewhat sweeping generalisation, but it will be hard to build a political force in Britain that is both conservatively Christian (or indeed, conservatively religious) and strongly anti-migration.

Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1h

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 1h

I should suggest the students attend

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Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 1h

No

Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 1h

Oh, but lots of people had pets.

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