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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 6h

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 5h

Who would have believed that in the year of our Lord 2025 Ralph Wiggum would be PM.

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Ariane Burgess MSP @ariane-burgess.bsky.social · 8h

The mass escape of fish from a Mowi salmon farm in the Highlands underlines the need for Scotland to halt expansion of existing and new salmon farms

Industrial salmon farming is resulting in damage to our coastal waters.

greens.scot/ProtectScotl...

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 7h

So the press have just let Keith move on from lying about the football in an antisemitic way?

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 12h

But sure, let's all talk about a football team ...

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 10h

He's a pro-Israel propagandist. He's not Jewish.

He works for a right-wing pro-Israel organisation.

He's posted vile things about Palestinian kids shot by Israeli soldiers.

But Sky News presented him as an ordinary Jewish football fan subjected to online hatred.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 16h

Almost 60,000 women have signed this petition by @nionwomen.bsky.social women to say that the transphobes do not speak for them. Meanwhile the Daily Express front-pages seven transphobes, falsely claiming that they “represent women”. If they do not represent you. Please sign.

notinourname.org.uk

DAILY
EXPRESS
BACKING BRITAIN FOR 125 YEARS
express.co.uk
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025
EXCLUSIVE 'Magnificent Seven' Darlington nurses continue their female-only spaces fight
FOR THE SAFETY AND DIGNITY OF EVERY WOMAN AND GIRLY

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 10h

I usually reread the Great Gatsby every couple of years and it still feels fresh.

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 14h

I think about this a lot.

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 14h

NICE ONE KEITH.

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 14h

Seat Projection from this Poll:

RFM: 294
LAB: 118
LDM: 88
SNP: 47
CON: 36
GRN: 31
Others: 10
PLC: 7

[Just as FindOutNow are an outlier in one direction, YouGov are in another. Outliers aren't necessarily wrong, but it's worth noting that they are].

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 14h

I can't imagine the UK doing this.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 14h

"They were just girls begging the world to fight for them" – Virginia Giuffre’s family

Earlier this year, Virginia Giuffre took her own life. Before she died, she wrote a memoir. We speak to her brother and sister-in-law about what should happen next.

www.channel4.com/news/they-we...

‘They were just girls begging the world to fight for them’ – Virginia Giuffre’s family

Earlier this year, Virginia Giuffre took her own life. Before she died, she wrote a memoir. We speak to her brother and sister-in-law about what should happen next.

www.channel4.com

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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · 14h

Japan - we will play your EX THEATRE ROPPONGI on 5th Jan. 🇯🇵

🎟️ On sale Nov 8th at 10am JST

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 17h

Curious how the Graham Linehan story is being spun, including by the BBC. He was arrested on suspicion of the criminal offence of inciting violence; but the BBC is now conflating his incitement with a "non-crime hate incident".

BBC story: "Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence in relation to his posts on X."

BBC story: "The Metropolitan Police says it will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents to allow officers to "focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations".

The announcement came as the Met confirmed it was dropping a probe into Father Ted creator Graham Linehan after he was arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence in posts on X.

Mr Linehan was arrested by five officers on 1 September after arriving on a flight from the US, sparking a backlash from some public figures and politicians.

The Crown Prosecution Service said it had decided no further action should be taken in the writer's case following a "careful review" of the evidence supplied by police.

In a statement on Monday addressing non-crime hate incidents, a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said it "understands the concern" around the case.

"The commissioner has been clear he doesn't believe officers should be policing toxic culture war debates, with current laws and rules on inciting violence online leaving them in an impossible position," the spokesperson said."

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Zoe Williams @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social · 16h

My god, the sheer relief of reading a piece by someone who knows something about this football match and didn't just learn to spell Maccabi two days ago www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Standing with Maccabi’s football hooligans against local police – is that what patriotism looks like now? | Jonathan Liew

Tommy Robinson is said to be going to Villa Park as a Maccabi Tel Aviv fan. Do the politicians jumping on this bandwagon care what they are doing, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 14h

And then everyone who protected him and allowed him to continue to abuse women and girls must also be prosecuted, however fancy their title.

Just like Jimmy Saville the system protected and enabled the abuser.

And nothing has changed.

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 14h

"Affordability issue..."

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 15h

Greens are shifting the debate.

Next we shift power.

Join greensorganise.uk

Large text reads:
It’s moving and an arrow pointing left.
Underneath Zack Polanski pushes a box labelled “Overton Window” away from Nigel Farage while trampling on crumpled papers Reform UK.

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 15h

How much better the world would be if Tony Blair was sent to the Hague.

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 2d

The Tony Blair Institute is heavily backed by Larry Ellison & was “involved in plans to create a new ‘Trump Riviera.’” That vision “envisages creating a ‘blockchain registry for land’ to underpin the construction of up to 8 ‘AI-powered, smart planned cities on the inner side of the Gaza Ring.“ …1/

Pro-Trump Tech Billionaires Are Poised to Cash In on Gaza's 'Peace' Deal

Documents show Tony Blair’s Ellison-funded institute designed Gaza’s recovery plan on data-driven lines echoing Oracle-Palantir war systems.

bylinetimes.com

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InfraSisters @infrasisters.bsky.social · 1d

Our lovely friends at @weespokehub.bsky.social are coming along on Friday with tools and expertise to help with any unexpected issues.

And if you pop into their shop between 13.00 and 18.00 on Friday, they'll also do a free safety check on your bike!

📍 13 Guthrie Street Edinburgh

A double sided shop frontage with bikes, accessories and signs, together with a pride flag.

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Tony @antonyillahiwarren.bsky.social · 17h

#IsraeliCrimes

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 17h

"Oh I'm sorry we've run out of time now your owning me." What a coward.

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Peston cuts Zack Polanski off because Zack points out that yes Israel should be boycotted because they Torture Western citizens, including from the UK.

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 19h

1993: Stephen Lawrence is murdered by racists.
1999: The MacPherson Inquiry recommends recording of non-crime hate incidents.
2005: After the Discrimination Law Review, non-crime hate incidents begin being recorded by UK police.
2025: Mainstream transphobia ends a harm reduction policy that worked.

Met Police says it will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents

The move comes as an investigation into Father Ted creator Graham Linehan is dropped, after his arrest over a post on X.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Lennie @drgs100.bsky.social · 17h

Looks like we've got a good old fashioned feeding frenzy.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · Oct 21

Spare some love today for Collingwood. The other Admiral at Trafalgar.

Proud northerner. Hater of flogging. Legit brilliant commander and Nelson's trusted right hand. First into battle on Royal Sovereign. Took charge after Nelson was sniped and saved the British Fleet.

Here's HIS Trafalgar... /1 🧵

Painting of a middle-aged Collingwood in blue admirals jacket, resting his had on his chin.

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