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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 10h

The inequality of death. Israelis die in the conflict and are killed. Palestinians 'die' and when killed it often passes unstated with who killed them unidentified.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Miller @badgerfunk.bsky.social · 15h

Yes, one more think piece on why we were wrong to patch Twitter please.

Peter Ungphakorn @coppetainpu.bsky.social · 15h

Using X makes money for Musk, who, it seems, is financing Tommy Robinson's legal costs in todays's court case.

news.sky.com/story/tommy-...

Tommy Robinson refused to give phone pin to police as he drove his Bentley to Benidorm, court hears

In a video on X before the hearing, Robinson said Elon Musk had "picked up the legal bill" for "this absolute state persecution".

news.sky.com

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Jeremy Limb @jlimb.bsky.social · 2d

That really moving Marseillaise scene in Casablanca is now 400% more moving youtu.be/CbWgOpG1988

Casablanca - Marseillaise Scene (extended edition)

YouTube video by Jeremy Limb

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.

ok.co.uk @ok.co.uk · 7d

Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.

Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show

Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.

www.ok.co.uk

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 1d

Please name who did this. If it’s you, give yourself 10 cool points.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Zack Polanski, "Reform UK's Zia Yusuf was full of b*llocks and I think it was important to call that out on #BBCQT"

"What has become clear about Reform UK, they're a bunch of cowards"

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Miller @badgerfunk.bsky.social · 2d

This needs hammered home, relentlessly.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Miller @badgerfunk.bsky.social · 2d

Labour are well monied and have the media firmly onside, this is not a given.

Holyrood @holyroodmag.bsky.social · 2d

John Swinney has claimed the SNP will “win big” in next year’s election as his party backed his latest strategy for gaining Scottish independence. www.holyrood.com/news/view,jo...

John Swinney says SNP will ‘win big’ in 2026 as new independence strategy agreed

Several party members spoke against the leadership's proposed strategy but were ultimately defeated

www.holyrood.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall

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Miller @badgerfunk.bsky.social · 3d

Goodbye Alba, hello Reform.

The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 3d

Alba now has no representation in the Scottish Parliament

www.heraldscotland.com/news...

@rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 5d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Miller @badgerfunk.bsky.social · 4d

Peak FAFO.

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Drow Paweł Włodkowic 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 4d

The spectacular thing about all of Scottish unionism since 2014 is that they are the sorest winners anyone has ever seen in human history.

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Miller @badgerfunk.bsky.social · 4d

Yep, and all they had to do was hit with a straight bat, but no, look how bad you’ve made us fuck up this victory.

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Miller @badgerfunk.bsky.social · 4d

Sound of the summer.

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Mark Thomas @markthomasinfo.bsky.social · 4d

“You’re banned, you can’t chant that, you’re nicked for holding a sign, you’re kids are poorer, you’re colder, you have to have an ID card and the racists have legitimate concerns in our island of strangers… now vote for us or Farage wins.”

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Miller @badgerfunk.bsky.social · 4d

So we’re all just cracking on and Jenricks racism is just shoulder shrugged yeah?

Miller @badgerfunk.bsky.social · 5d

Why do I have a feeling Iam going to be underwhelmed here again?

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 5d

Tomorrow's front page 📰

'A fresh start': Swinney unveils indy plan

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Duncan @ketaminedrams.bsky.social · 5d

Stephen Daisley in 2025. Thought hw stopped being relevant when he could no longer write pieces one handed about Ruth Davidson

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 6d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Techpriest @techpriest.bsky.social · 6d

It won't happen, but I wish there was a single broadcaster or journalist with the gumption to corner Jenrick on the spot and ask him "was Downing Street a failure of integration under it's last occupants? Because you didn't seem to have a problem taking a job in a British Asian PMs cabinet"

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 6d

Kemi Badenoch asked whether she's spoken to Robert Jenrick about his racist comments, replies that she hasn't as she's "been on the news", but says she did see him briefly and "gave him a hug"

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