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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 14d

“We can choose decency or we can choose division”
says Labour Prime Minister
whose first acts as Labour leader
were to ditch the 10 pledges
which united the party
and got him elected leader
before instigating a Labour Left purge
including smearing & expelling
the predecessor
he'd called a friend

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15d

BREAKING: “We can choose decency or we can choose division”

Keir Starmer opens his speech to the Labour party conference saying there's a “fight for the soul of this country”

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 20h

More exceptional heat in Western Mediterranean

33.8C in Spain,33.5C in Portugal, 41C in Algeria, 37C in Morocco.

Spain had >30C 14 days out of 14 this month also in the NORTH
Today another 32.0C at Ourense , Galicia

Summer heat will continue until almost the end of October!

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 18h

September 2025 Globally,according to Japanese Meteorological Agency, had a temperature anomaly of +0.50C vs. 1991/2020 norm and ranked the 3rd hottest on record:
Top 5:
①2023 (+0.75℃)
②2024 (+0.63℃)
③ 2025 (+0.50℃)
④2015 (+0.33℃)
⑤2016 (+0.32℃)

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 6h

JAPANESE SUMMER CONTINUES

Another record day (15th out of 15 this month):
33.5C today at Kanoya ties its October highest temperature on record.

The heat (day and night) will continue in the South for the whole week.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 4h

AUSTRALIA EARLY SUMMER
It's being a very warm October in most of Australia

More records are falling.
Today the Minimum temperature at Yeppoon QD was 24.1C, the highest ever recorded in October.

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 1h

"What happens when far-right populism meets power ...
Don’t say we haven’t been warned:
the disaster of Brexit,
championed by Farage,
is a prelude to the full-scale assault on truth, rights, and democracy that always follows when authoritarianism replaces reason."
meme via Messiah Complexity

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 1h

via Brexit Means, Brexit Memes

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 1h

"What have we all been saying? These flags are done to intimidate, not show patriotism."
via Gays Against Fascism

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 4h

via Dale Vince

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 4h

"In case anyone is wondering...
Reform UK took control of the county council in the local elections held on 1 May and now have 42 seats out of a total of 64 seats on the council."
via Charmaine Morgan

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 4h

"A damning letter of resignation from a regional Reform chairman [Patrick Sargent]. "
via Post Cummings Effect

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 4h

via Paul Kroska

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's 'achievement'
is providing Israel with $billions arms
to aid & abet genocide, ethnic cleansing,
& multiple war crimes
as 30,000+ Palestinian children
were killed by bombs, sniping & starvation
while blocking numerous peace plans
until advisors said 'peace-maker' PR
would counter unpopularity

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 5d

Keir Starmer praises Donald Trump over role in Gaza ceasefire deal

The UK "played an important part behind the scenes" and had seen Trump's efforts, the PM says.

www.bbc.com

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you for your info - but unfortunately I've been unable to confirm it on Bluesky, X or Facebook - so could you please supply some evidence

Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 6d

Price fixing used to be illegal
Now Labour, Tories & Reform collude
in fixing energy prices to gas
so the billionaire press can lie
saying renewables are expensive
when they are FAR CHEAPER
than nuclear and ALL fossil fuels
so successive governments
are intentionally making
energy consumers poorer

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 6d

"Keir Hardie, key founder of the Labour Party & leading socialist, advocated for policies that aimed to abolish landlordism.
Chris Bryant, a Labour MP for 24 years & Minister in Starmer’s Labour government, reckons he has no idea what abolishing landlords means."
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 11d

Your regular reminder
that Artificial Intelligence
from centres powered by
fossil fuel generated electricity
further endangers
human life on earth
and should really be called
Gross Stupidity

Dan Hayward @danielhayward.bsky.social · 15d

OpenAI's new data centres will require as much electricity as New York City, while the US government says that the power for the AI industry will come from burning coal. This seems fine, right? futurism.com/artificial-i...

OpenAI's New Data Centers Will Draw More Power Than the Entirety of New York City, Sam Altman Says

OpenAI's planned AI data center projects would consume as much as the entire city of New York City and San Diego combined.

futurism.com

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 13d

The message to Labour members is clear
Kowtow to Starmer and his cabinet
Don't question, debate any of The Leader's speeches
If Starner U-turns, get in line, fast
Keep paying your dues and shut up
Otherwise, you're out

Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 13d

With each passing day, democracy fades and authoritarianism takes its place

Just look at what Labour MP Luke “the nuke” Akehurst had to say regarding Owen Jones

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The Greenwichian (this/that/the other) @thegreenwichian.bsky.social · 13d

I live on my own in a one bedroom flat. I am 70. My energy bill is very nearly £2,000 a year.

All this nonsense about "average household use" is utter bollox.

Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 13d

It seems that impoverishing poor people
to the extent of culling them
is now considered 'intelligent'

"Electricity now costs 267% more than it did 5 years ago in areas located near data centers"
via Moms Clean Air Force

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 13d

via Forest Web

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 13d

British bullets used to assassinate children
Labour responds by supplying more ...

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 13d

via Johnny Fontaine

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 14d

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15d

BREAKING: “We can choose decency or we can choose division”

Keir Starmer opens his speech to the Labour party conference saying there's a “fight for the soul of this country”

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JC @jc12.bsky.social · 14d

Release the #TrumpsteinFiles

ILIAS 🇺🇸🇬🇷🇫🇷🇪🇺✡️🏳️‍🌈 @iliasnyc.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you for the mention @6cats4adomino.bsky.social 💙

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Alex Hale🌒 @climatecrisisclub.org · 14d

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