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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 10h

Robert, you need to read the room on the Greens. They are immensely popular and about to take over the Tories in members. Personally, they're not my bag but to question the surge in support is quite insulting to a lot of decent people.

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 10h

I just looked up the VIP section in La Sante prison and honestly I have paid to stay in worse places. If you imagine that Sarkozy is moving into a 9m2 1990s Butlins chalet and you are about there. I reckon I could manage a few months, maybe up to a year, in exchange for a large stack of cash.

Nicolas Sarkozy enters prison to begin five-year sentence over criminal conspiracy

Former president organised stage-managed departure from his Paris home before becaming first French postwar leader to be jailed Europe live – latest updates

www.theguardian.com

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 12h

I am not anywhere close to being American and I find this really offensive. Irony being that I am British and Trump is now beating us in the "did damage the White House" league.

Nick Hennen @newsman.bsky.social · 16h

The Treasury Department instructs employees not to share demolition photos of the White House’s East Wing www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Perspective. Symbolism. Like a science fiction nightmare. The United States most sacred dwelling, destroyed.

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 13h

Also the place that every birthday in North Leeds is celebrated in :D

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13h

And, of course, the nativist ghouls this performative cruelty is designed to appease either don’t know or don’t care about facts or figures.

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 14h

The costs of the UK’s Global Talent Visa looks a trifle high in comparison to competitor countries - largely through the Immigration Health Surcharge (which critics say is a form of double taxation as they contribute to the NHS through normal tax on their earnings)

Researchers applying for the UK's Global Talent visa face high upfront costs
Upfront cost of visa to applicant and
employer
in 2025
UK
Denmark
£692
India
£602
Australia
£405
Israel
£362
US
£305
Italy £235
Netherlands
1 £207
Germany | £170
Spain
1£144
Sweden | £117
South Korea | £98
France £84
Japan £21
£5,941
£O
£2,000
£4
Source: Fragomen for the Royal Society • Excludes ongoing costs such as mandatory healthcare premiums or fees such as language tests

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 13h

Are Maccabi Tel Aviv also anti semitic? 🙄 This shouldn't have even been a discussion. Maccabi have violent fans, they shouldn't be allowed to travel. Same answer if any other club behaved like they do.

Maccabi Tel Aviv to decline any tickets offered for Aston Villa game

The Israeli side’s fans have been blocked from attending, with the club saying in a statement: ‘The wellbeing and safety of our fans is paramount’

www.theguardian.com

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 1d

The photo is a whole movie plot in one.

Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 1d

This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 1d

AWS is down, post hog

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 1d

Checked my UK credit record after a long time out of the country and I am ashamed to say it's the best it's ever been! Simply leave the country for 12 years and repair a life time of bad decision making :D

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently loads of people suddenly seeing the value of a traditional alarm clock as Alexa doesn't wake people up for work on time. Also, our downfall in Western Europe won't be after a nuclear bomb but a Fancy Bear.

Major internet outage hits websites, apps and Lloyds Bank after issue at Amazon Web Services – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank and Ring doorbells among services hit by online outage

www.theguardian.com

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 1d

I'd rather give to MSF etc and have only 85% get to the right people than have 100% go to a scammer. Honestly anyone annoyed at that is the problem not the solution imo.

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 1d

I will look up the block lists, thanks for the tip! Harsh as it sounds, if anyone sends me a DM asking for money and I do not already follow them then it's an instablock. I have my charities who I give to and outside of that, it's got to be something very special to make me break my rules.

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 1d

Compassion for the conned, prison for the con artists.

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 1d

And yet everyone is still planning to vote for the cretin that sold this idea to us. I fucking weep for Britain, I really do....

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 1d

I get tagged in posts asking for money for Gaza almost every day on this site. I am willing to bet that 99/100 are scams using these photos. Don't give money on Bluesky, send it to proper charities who will get the money to those who need it most, not those who can shout loudest or scammers

AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies

Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost

www.theguardian.com

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 2d

Ordered curry sauce in a Dutch chippy. My hopes were not high but wtf is this? Tastes like HP with tandoori seasoning stirred in. It’s not offensive but it’s not curry sauce

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 4d

They came to Amsterdam looking for a fight, they got more than they bargained for and went home crying and wailing antisemitism because they didn't like that. Birmingham are better off without that nonsense.

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 4d

For anyone wondering what really happened...the TV fans attacked cabbies unprovoked after singing songs about dead babies in Gaza. Taxis called their colleagues and friends, who all came down to sort that shit out. If you fight a cabbie in Tel Aviv, you're going to get it. Same in Amsterdam.

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 4d

I know there are optics etc but this will not end well if Maccabi are allowed to travel. They were animals in Amsterdam. The locals fucked up by rising to their bait but be under no illusions how that night went - they started it, Amsterdam finished it and they did not like that one bit.

Government officials will seek to lift ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa game

Culture secretary to speak to Home Office as minister says barring Israeli supporters is ‘utterly unacceptable’

www.theguardian.com

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 6d

Carice van Houten/Wende have covered 'This Woman's Work' and its a delight. I'm not a Wende fan but would buy Carice's album all day long.

This Woman’s Work

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 6d

If this is like other countries then the course and paper materials are free but anything online is expected to be done by your own laptop or phone. I am doing NT2 in Netherlands and you only get this. Transport and the rest are a 'you' problem.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6d

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 6d

Ooooohhhhh stop it......

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 6d

Turns out that he does make money from them in certain circumstances apparently. Grim AF www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

Gary Glitter May Still Profit From ‘Joker’ Sync Despite Not Owning the Song

The R-rated box office smash 'Joker' recently came under fire for including a song by convicted pedophile Gary Glitter on its soundtrack.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Claire @clrthrn.bsky.social · 6d

Ah ok. Somehow I opened this app today hating Clarkson and now he's not quite alright but not quite the total AH I had him down for. It's been an educational day

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