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DoRayMeFarTed @doraymefarted.bsky.social · 1m

So thoughtful.

DoRayMeFarTed @doraymefarted.bsky.social · 4h

Darkest Dartford.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 13h

Thorough piece on Farage’s close colleague and friend Nathan Gill and the Kremlin cash he took

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill

How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?

www.theguardian.com

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DoRayMeFarTed @doraymefarted.bsky.social · 7h

a man in a black turtleneck stands in front of a window with perfection written on the bottom right

ALT: a man in a black turtleneck stands in front of a window with perfection written on the bottom right

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DoRayMeFarTed @doraymefarted.bsky.social · 7h

That's

a man holds a bottle of snake oil in his hand

ALT: a man holds a bottle of snake oil in his hand

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Dan Schkade @danschkade.bsky.social · 10h

Your first FLASH GORDON of November, baby

Flash Gordon Comic Strip 2025-11-01 | Comics Kingdom

Read the Flash Gordon comic strip from November 1, 2025, and check out other Flash Gordon comics by Dan Schkade.

comicskingdom.com

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weinberg @weinberg.social · 21h

Overhated #275 is up! and it's a Halloween gift for all. just register for free to enjoy. (or register as paid if you like.) THANK YOU, Patrons!

Also thanks to @crobertcargill.bsky.social for being a great guest, and to @effinbirds.com for the support!

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Vox @vox.com · 2d

Bird flu has been a costly disease. The government has spent billions to manage it, including compensating egg and dairy producers for their losses, while consumers have spent an additional $14.5 billion on eggs in 2024 & 2025 alone, according to one estimate.

So will we ever get it under control?

We may never get bird flu — or egg prices — under control

That déjà vu you’re feeling? Blame the chicken meat industry.

www.vox.com

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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 1d

A new Covid wave will come soon, it will be the same as the last no one will care they will think all is fine as we watch people die unexpectedly from some mysterious illness. No one will think it is strange or odd because for some ridiculous reason we normalized this.

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Kenny Torrella @kennytorrella.bsky.social · 2d

Bird flu is back, and outbreaks have already led to the culling of 7.3M farmed birds. The US has effective vaccines, and I wrote about why we don't use them (and why we should): www.vox.com/future-perfe...

We may never get bird flu — or egg prices — under control

That déjà vu you’re feeling? Blame the chicken meat industry.

www.vox.com

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weinberg @weinberg.social · 1d

got a special Halloween episode of Overhated coming later today. hint: it's a Halloween sequel. patreon.com/scotteweinberg

Get more from weinberg+ on Patreon

creating film reviews and the smash hit podcast Overhated

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 1d

😬 "believed to have been infected through human-to-human spread"...

Meanwhile our homicidally negligent public health and infection control leaders are still lying to the public about the need for proper protections against aerosol transmission, to cover up their last lethal "very big mistake".

Review: Human H5N1 avian flu cases can be asymptomatic, and the virus likely spreads among people

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 23h

“Children born to mothers who had COVID-19 while pregnant face an elevated risk of developmental disorders by the time they turn 3 years old, including speech delays, autism, motor disorders, and other developmental delays”
#Covid19 #Pregnancy #ReproSky 🧪
www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/new...

COVID-19 During Pregnancy Linked to Higher Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children | Mass General Brigham

Children born to mothers who had COVID-19 while pregnant face an elevated risk of developmental disorders by the time they turn 3 years old, including speech delays, autism, motor disorders, and other...

www.massgeneralbrigham.org

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Sue Poncin @sueponcin.com · 1d

Dr. James C. Jackson of Vanderbilt University takeaway from today’s IACC Expert Panel on Long Covid and other chronic conditions:

Brain fog is not an accurate term. It needs to be referred to as brain damage.

Yup.

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 1d

If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS]

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NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]:

Hello there

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[A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk].

DAD:

Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids?

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NT EMPLOYEE:

Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail!

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MUM:
That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids?

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NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]:

Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot!

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NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]:

Listen - that's their call

[Calls emanating from the landscape]:

tut-tut
woke-woke

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NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]:

They are extremely sensitive and fragile...
But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery.

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KIDS [pointing]:
There they are!

[Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure].

[Little people noises]:
woke-woke
tut-tut
woke-woke

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[Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]:

Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house.

[Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]:

tut-tut
woke-woke

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MUM [pointing]:
What's that one doing there?

NT EMPLOYEE:
Oh, that's so sweet…

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[We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away].

NT EMPLOYEE:
I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph…

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[We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]:

Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE?

[ends]

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DoRayMeFarTed @doraymefarted.bsky.social · 23h

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Dan Schkade @danschkade.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Halloween, earthlings. Here's a new FLASH GORDON 🛸

Flash Gordon Comic Strip 2025-10-31 | Comics Kingdom

Read the Flash Gordon comic strip from October 31, 2025, and check out other Flash Gordon comics by Dan Schkade.

comicskingdom.com

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Peter Taberner #FBPE #FBPR @rfctabs.bsky.social · 1d

I just did this. Only takes a minute. It's very important to stop the #Reform destroyers taking control of the Trust. They'll destroy it, like they do everything they touch.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

And and if you have family membership you can use both/all memberships - so remember to do that

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

If you're a member of the National Trust remember to vote for council members by midnight tonight.

Use the Quick Vote option.

Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them

Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand

secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...

Log In

Welcome to the National Trust 2025 voting website, hosted by independent voting service provider Civica Election Services.

secure.cesvotes.com

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DoRayMeFarTed @doraymefarted.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a suit is sitting in the back seat of a car .

Alt: The UK Ska band, The Specials, are crammed in an old car. They are being filmed driving around London at night singing their hit song, Ghost Town. Text reads THIS TOWN IS COMING LIKE A GHOST TOWN

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Rocket57 🇨🇦 @rocket57.bsky.social · 1d

The entire responsibility of handling Covid was offloaded on to the individual and they were told to “assess your own personal risk”, while simultaneously NOT informing the individual of actual risk - such as unseen, cumulative vascular and neurological damage, risk of long covid in kids, etc.

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DoRayMeFarTed @doraymefarted.bsky.social · 1d

a model walks down a runway in front of a sign that says delicate

Alt: a model walks down a runway in front of a sign that says DERELECTE clip from the US comedy Zoolander Do not watch the sequel.

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Dan Schkade @danschkade.bsky.social · 2d

In today's FLASH GORDON: Doctor Zarkov pulls out the tool

Flash Gordon Comic Strip 2025-10-30 | Comics Kingdom

Read the Flash Gordon comic strip from October 30, 2025, and check out other Flash Gordon comics by Dan Schkade.

comicskingdom.com

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Scottish Environment LINK @scotlink.bsky.social · 2d

Today at Scottish Parliament, MSPs debate the Natural Environment Bill.
This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝
This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾
#savenature

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