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debpa.bsky.social
@debpa.bsky.social
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Live in UK. Socialist interested in politics, history animals. Older in body but hopefully not in mind
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adambienkov.bsky.social
“We have to [only] choose the ‘good’ ones that have the best pictures or the highest fatalities”
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/18/g...
GMB Weather Presenter Says Editors Tell Her to Only Highlight the Most Extreme Climate Disasters as There’s Too Many to Cover
"We have to [only] choose the ‘good’ ones that have the best pictures or the highest fatalities", says Laura Tobin
bylinetimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:00 AM
debpa.bsky.social
Well, what else do you do at 4am on a frosty UK morning(cheap leccie and all that).
November 18, 2024 at 6:11 AM
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sustainabletall.bsky.social
House in Tokyo by Oka San

If you think the concrete is crazy, wait till you see the down pipes!!!

Photos by Fin Barr
November 17, 2024 at 8:13 AM
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liamthorp.bsky.social
The debate around the use of physician associates in the NHS is certain to be debated on this app as it was over in the other place

Last month I published this long read after speaking to Merseyside medics about their concerns

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Mersey doctors slam 'irresponsible' use of staff in the NHS
A number of doctors have spoken to the ECHO as the row over physician associate roles in the NHS intensifies
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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mommunism.bsky.social
UPDATE about the deletion of Palestinians accounts.

I want to thank @support.bsky.team for getting back to me on a very busy week and also answering my follow up questions.

I’ll lead with the most important thing before explaining a little more in this thread 🧵
Thank you for your message, and we hear and appreciate your concern around accounts from Gaza. Bluesky's spam rules are designed to give a great experience to users. Gazan accounts are welcome to build up a following authentically and organically, to tell their stories and to fundraise for their causes.
November 17, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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andyburnham.bsky.social
This is Greater Manchester calling.

Is there anybody out there?!
November 14, 2024 at 5:14 PM
debpa.bsky.social
@ryderfromtwitter.bsky.social Found you
November 17, 2024 at 4:42 AM
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bymyong.bsky.social
Here's a starter pack of Public and Constitutional Law BSky accounts. It's mostly UK and Commonwealth lawyers/blogs, including some parliamentary people and govt lawyers. I've got a much longer list too (which includes US lawyers/blogs)
go.bsky.app/25qHVZa
November 13, 2024 at 7:04 PM
debpa.bsky.social
@revjack.bsky.social Yippee, found you.
November 16, 2024 at 11:02 AM
debpa.bsky.social
@memike1.bsky.social yeh! Found you
November 16, 2024 at 3:08 AM
debpa.bsky.social
Thank you was worth it even if it had to be in parts
implausibleblog.bsky.social Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · Nov 15
Part 1 of Newsnight coverage of people leaving Twitter/X for @bsky.app

Which includes an intro into what Bluesky is
November 16, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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normalisland.co.uk
Just checked into the other place to bring someone more people over here, and Elon is so desperate to have me back, he's offering me 40% off Premium Plus, bless him x
November 15, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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nickknudsenus.bsky.social
Hey all. Even if you can’t help yourself, can you amplify this call to action?

**CALIFORNIA STILL NEEDS BALLOTS CURED**

The more we can tighten the margin in the House, the better.

Nancy Pelosi has links to help here. Please pass it on!
Volunteer with Team Pelosi | Linktree
We don't agonize, we organize!
linktr.ee
November 16, 2024 at 12:51 AM
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marcuschown.bsky.social
Louise Webster: The woman who co-discovered black holes but whose name has disappeared down a metaphorical black hole.

Today, do your bit to make sure she is not forgotten by remembering her name!

www.hive.co.uk/Product/Marc...

@headofzeus.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 11:52 AM
debpa.bsky.social
Thank you
normalisland.co.uk Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · Nov 15
I've created a starter pack for people to follow on Bluesky. Who wants to be in it? x

go.bsky.app/4fAaPv8
November 15, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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pippacrerar.bsky.social
NEW: MoJ annual report reveals that Dominic Raab received severance payment of £16,876 when forced to quit as Justice Secretary after he was found to have bullied civil servants.
(He had claimed £9k when he was sacked by Truss the year before)
November 15, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
Hello folks. Just joined. Got to learn how it works. Will do a post on my twitter now so you can see this is the real me and not some scammer!
November 14, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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bestforbritain.org
#BBCQT have the founder and CEO of the UK's largest renewable energy supplier, but they clip and share contrarian TV pundit Tim Stanley as an authority on climate. That's the problem with warped ideas of "balance" right there. ~AA
November 14, 2024 at 9:26 PM
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coldwarsteve.bsky.social
November 14, 2024 at 6:20 PM
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josiahmortimer.bsky.social
NEW: "Moving Off X: An Open Letter from UK Journalists"

UK political journalists: "Twitter was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over...

"We have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We have used Twitter – now X – for many years. It has been a resource for story-gathering, network-building, and a megaphone for getting public-interest stories to a wider audience. And it has been a well of ideas and discourse. Unfortunately that well is now poisoned. All of us have seen X become more toxic and broken since Elon Musk took over in 2022. Feeds have become less useful. Engagement has plummeted, except for those who will pay. Replies gain traction not through merit, but through the corrupted blue-tick system. We have seen hate speech and abuse deliberately dialled up and amplified, boosted not just by the algorithm, but by the owner himself. And England’s racist summer riots were one of many factors suggesting to us that X is not a neutral platform, but a space that now seems to glorify misinformation at a great cost to our public sphere. Millions of people are ditching X, and we are doing so, too. We have taken the view that it is no longer a useful tool for objective reporting, but a weapon being wielded by a narrowing ideological set. A tipping point is coming. Perhaps we are already in it. After much consideration, we have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky. For some of us that means instantly deleting our X accounts, for others it is a more gradual process. But we are all putting the majority of our efforts into building more constructive online spaces elsewhere for political dialogue and reporting. Bluesky is becoming a new hub for political discussion, and we encourage other UK journalists to join and become active. We are already seeing far higher engagement on our posts there than we’ve seen recently on X. And importantly, the mechanisms to limit abuse actually work. We enjoyed Twitter while it lasted. It played an important role in shaping many of our careers. And it was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over. Twitter is dead. Long live Twitter
November 15, 2024 at 11:51 AM
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labourlewis.bsky.social
Next March my Water Bill will be debated in Parliament.

Together, we can start a national conversation about transforming how we manage common resources in the 21st century - with all the democratic, climate & ecological challenges that lie ahead.

Add your voice: actionnetwork.org/forms/add-yo...
Add your name to the water bill
The market has failed to manage our water system, only democracy can turn it around. If you agree, add your name to Clive Lewis's “Water Bill”.
actionnetwork.org
November 14, 2024 at 11:03 AM
debpa.bsky.social
@philipproudfoot.bsky.social found you. Hoorah!
November 13, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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dangoyal.bsky.social
If mainstream media were truly focussed on public interest, they would cover the massive upsurge in Blue Sky - now a viable news and politics alternative platform to Twitter. Or maybe it’s just about their own interests.

(P.s. Hats off to @financialtimes.com and @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social )
November 13, 2024 at 6:06 PM