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Rep. Jerry Nadler @nadler.house.gov · 15h

As I previously said, the Trump Administration’s actions in the Caribbean Sea are illegal and unconstitutional.

Today’s military assault off of the coast of Venezuela is just the next in a series of criminal acts committed by President Trump and Secretary Hegseth.

Six killed after US strikes another boat off coast of Venezuela | CNN Politics

The US military conducted yet another strike on a boat alleged to be trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people on board, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday.

www.cnn.com

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Matt Deatherage @mdeatherage.bsky.social · 12h

It should be noted that American companies did this in Venezuela for about eight decades, leading to the revolution that brought Chavez and Maduro to power.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 12h

Nobel Peace Prize recipient María Corina Machado appeared on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast.

She touted the oil reserves in Venezuela (the largest in the world) and vowed to privatize the oil industry to enable American corporations to exploit and profit from the country’s resources if she gains power.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 12h

Nobel Peace Prize recipient María Corina Machado appeared on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast.

She touted the oil reserves in Venezuela (the largest in the world) and vowed to privatize the oil industry to enable American corporations to exploit and profit from the country’s resources if she gains power.

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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 16h

The BBC reversed the footage to pretend that the miners attacked the police rather than the other way around and that remains the agreed media narrative. It was government propaganda and has undermined fatally any idea that the BBC news is politically neutral and trustworthy.

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 1d

A decent walk with #sophiefromromania - met one of her admirers who we hadn’t seen for a while and my back held up reasonably well after a procedure yesterday

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 16d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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John Rain🥇 @johnrain.co.uk · 17h

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants must have a unquenchable thirst for Tripods S3.

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Museum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · 18h

Ada Lovelace used mathematics to design the world’s first algorithm intended for a machine. This was done decades before computers were even built!

Who is a woman in STEM that inspires you? 👩‍🔬🧪

#AdaLovelace #WomeninSTEM #Science

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iWalk Cornwall 〓〓 @iwalkcornwall.co.uk · 17h

Remains of Tivoli Park on the Lerryn to St Veep #walk 👣 (https://iwkc.co.uk/w/217)

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 17h

Lovely long view!

Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 1d

It's Ada Lovelace Day, so worth noting that the era during which coders were mainly women (starting with her machine-language explication of the Bernoulli sequence in 1843) lasted about 130 years whereas the male-dominated period has lasted less than half that long

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Holding govts to ransom.

Goldman Sachs warns Rachel Reeves against tax rises on banks.

Banks happy to be bailed out, take QE, mis-sell products, not to be prosecuted for frauds, hike charges, pay lousy rates on savings.

Need windfall taxes. Raise top rate of income tax.

Goldman chief delivers warning to Reeves over bank tax hikes

David Solomon urged the chancellor during a private meeting last week not to hit the industry with savage tax rises in her crucial budget statement next month, Sky News learns.

news.sky.com

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants will have to recite Beowulf in its entirety in Old English, without notes, before being allowed entry to the U.K.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21h

As if they keep writing all these headlines - and our membership numbers and polling just keeps shooting up. 🚀

Now at 110,000. Over 55% increase in just one month!

Lower bills. Fund NHS. Tax the super rich.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

Greens who want to save the world by destroying britain

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Iris Cook @montrose.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Swinney says Scottish government will sponsor visas for foreign care workers

First minister tells SNP conference older people should not ‘pay the price for Westminster’s prejudice’ over immigration

www.theguardian.com

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Sara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about embracing failures almost a decade ago and I described my shadow CV that tracks them. I agree that we must train young scholars to handle rejections, an important part of the academic career. Good tips from @catherinedevries.bsky.social

relationsinternational.com/embracing-ou...

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 23h

An example of the government not having a project: only yesterday the government was trumpeting new measures to make it easier to build things. We'll work out who actually builds stuff later on.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 1d

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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James Bowes @jamesbowes01.bsky.social · 20h

They have changed the rules so that the full suitability rules now apply to people applying for right to family or private life under Article 8 of the ECHR. It’s been snuck in really.

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Cheryl Tegan @cheryltegan.bsky.social · 1d

Such a pretty sunset at the beach. Love the soft pinks and the beautiful reflection 🩷

#beach #sunset #sky #clouds #travel #vacation #Florida #reflection #photography #ocean

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LTHEchat @lthechat.bsky.social · 20h

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat which will explore Games Based Teaching Tools with @dwjames.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT/BST. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/10/13/l...

Who is looking forward to your weekly #socialmediacpd ????

LTHE Chat 339: Game Frameworks – Teaching Tools for Game Design and Beyond

Join us on Bluesky with guest David James @dwjames.bsky.social on Wednesday 15th October 2025 at 20:00 BST Games Development as a university subject has grown significantly in popularity over the l…

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 23h

A Level English Language.

Sigh. More no-evidence-based policy-making.

It will be IQ next and a million in the bank.

Just say we are closed and want to get on with completely counter-productive self-harm while we find the next scapegoats for our entirely avoidable misery

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

www.independent.co.uk

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 22h

Just as a not so insignificant point, such a level would mean that the majority of people born in the UK would not be able to meet this criteria, considering the percentage (fewer than half) who actually complete A levels, let alone ones which effectively demonstrate an A Level standard of English.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 1d

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo says that American bishops need to be more vocal and support migrant communities from being abducted by ICE in US cities

"Important that we as church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what's going on in some cities in the US"

"The church cannot be silent"

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Ed Jennings @edjennings.bsky.social · 1d

Another one falls in Kent.

Reform has suspended county councillor Robert Ford after a complaint was made about him by 'several female members of staff.'

The party said that Cllr Ford refused to engage with the complaints process, so he has had the whip removed pending a disciplinary process.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Packham, "This country voted in a party with a massive majority and a mandate for change"

"All we see is Labour kowtowing to the far right. This causes me enormous concern"

"I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I've frightened"

"And I get more scared every single day"

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 2d

GB News has lost over £100 million thanks in part to SFH supporters – now, let’s do the same with X.

How to #StopFundingHate:
1️⃣ See who’s advertising on X via SFH’s social media.
2️⃣ Contact the brand with a polite message and screenshot, urging them to pull their ads from X.
3️⃣ Keep us all updated!

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