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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 19h

When I see announcements like this, I have to ask - how many of the people out there who are so vehemently anti-migrant would actually pass English at an A-Level standard?

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
Passports
Fast Track
My hote of
Passports ePassports
UK Border

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 18h

Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one

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Erin Kelly @er53.bsky.social · 8h

"About 2,800 Palestinians from Gaza are detained in Israeli prisons and detention centres without charge, according to the NGO Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI)."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail

Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two...

www.theguardian.com

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 3d

The least surprising news ever. But also thank you to @robevansgdn.bsky.social & @direthoughts.com for shining a light on how two Silicon Valley lobbyists have joined forces to advance their billionaire-funded techno-accelerationist agenda into the heart of UK govt.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister

Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancy Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year at which a select group of technology entrepreneurs were given access to a key minister, official documents have revealed. The former prime minister, who is a champion of the tech industry, held the dinner in an upmarket London hotel in his capacity as the head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) political consultancy. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 4d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 4d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Erin Kelly @er53.bsky.social · 4d

No family, no stability, no social fabric: the anguish of Gaza’s wounded orphans www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 7d

Just in case you are curious - and my God you should be - about the dude Wes Streeting and others are handing loads of public data contracts to. 👇

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 7d

"This surveillance supersystem," Thiel wrote, could act as “a political framework that operates outside the checks and balances of representative democracy as described in high school textbooks.” www.wired.com/story/the-re...

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

www.wired.com

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 7d

Kevin McKenna is on the glue 😵‍💫

I’d say that “there’s a feeling” amongst the vast majority of Scots, that the Orange Order are bigoted, sectarian, knuckle-dragging orcs

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 8d

'There’s a feeling too that the Orange Order has acted in good faith and in the spirit of One Scotland Many Cultures; that they’ve moved into those values and helped advance Scotland’s reputation as an inclusive, diverse and tolerant nation' || Kevin McKenna 👇

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 8d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 8d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 9d

"There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it."
― Oscar Wilde

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 10d

Please watch

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 10d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 10d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 9d

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11d

The racists in the UK are not the ones attending pro-Palestine marches this weekend.

The racists in the UK are the ones saying that you shouldn’t protest 53 Palestinians being murdered because two Jewish people were also murdered on the same day.

Some of us can condemn both.

At least 53 Palestinians killed in fresh wave of Israeli attacks on Gaza

Military offensive stepped up as Hamas leaders consider Trump’s 20-point peace plan

www.theguardian.com

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 15d

Israeli forces kill 15 Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-kill-15-palestinians-waiting-aid-gaza

Israeli forces kill 15 Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza

<article data-history-node-id="429397" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-kill-15-palestinians-waiting-aid-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-kill-15-palestinians-waiting-aid-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli forces kill 15 Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces on Tuesday killed at least 15 Palestinian aid seekers near the distribution centre in the central Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera Arabic reported, quoting Al-Awda and Al-Aqsa hospitals.</p> <p>The hospital also mentioned that many have been wounded in the attack by Israeli forces. </p> <p>Earlier reports suggested that Israeli forces have killed at least 25 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn. It is not yet clear whether the current figures are included in that number. </p> </div> </div> </article>

www.middleeasteye.net

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 18d

Yes sir we're chanting "Release the Earhart Files"

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 18d

Trump says he’s ordering the release of all government records on Amelia Earhart.

Trump: I have been asked by many people about the life and times of Amelia Earhart, such an interesting story, and would I consider declassifying and releasing everything about her, in particular, her last, fatal flight! She was an Aviation Pioneer, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and achieved many other Aviation "firsts." She disappeared in the South Pacific while trying to become the first woman to fly around the World.
Amelia made it almost three quarters around the World before she suddenly, and without notice, vanished, never to be seen again. Her disappearance, almost 90 years ago, has captivated millions. I am ordering my Administration to declassify and release all Government Records related to Amelia Earhart, her final trip, and everything else about her.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 19d

I have just submitted an FOI to the Home Office demanding FULL TRANSPARENCY on Palantir’s role in tomorrow’s “Brit Card” mandatory digital ID scheme 🚨
WHY THIS MATTERS: Palantir already has its surveillance tentacles deep in UK infrastructure with 24+ government contracts including:
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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 20d

If you thought that the UK Government had actually begun to think coherently about constitutional identity and the sensitivity around national identity in Northern Ireland, the "Brit Card" should disabuse you of this notion...

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Richard Haviland @rfhaviland.bsky.social · 19d

Worth remembering this when you hear Reform talking about swans, autism and ‘science never being settled’.

David Hartwell @davidhartwell.bsky.social · 19d

Hannah Arendt should be compulsory reading for everyone right now.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 20d

Italy has moved me to tears for 3 days straight. Bravo ❤️

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 21d

Selling this was only ever about limiting the ability to see Palestinians being murdered in real time. This has been laid bare, but it no longer matters, and they China will now transfer ownership to a series of purveyors of the American surveillance state, and war crimes will no longer be visible.

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 22d

According to the Whitehouse, TikTok's new U.S. entity would lease and "retrain" TikTok's fame algorithm from Chinese owner ByteDance under the terms of a yet-to-be-completed deal between the U.S. and China. www.axios.com/2025/09/22/t...

White House discloses more details of deal to save TikTok

TikTok's new U.S. entity would lease its algorithm from Chinese owner ByteDance.

www.axios.com

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 23d

There has never been better conditions for a force to Labour's left.

There has never been a bigger threat from fascism in Britain.

If 'Your Party' implodes, that will be tragic - and unforgivable.

New column 👇

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Corbyn and Sultana: the needs of the left are greater than any of your differences | Owen Jones

Millions of UK voters are desperate for radical change. For their sake, we must hope Your Party’s hotheads give way to calm strategists, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

www.theguardian.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25d

Please, for God's sake, put aside petty differences and practice some solidarity. We desperately need coherent and effective alternatives.

Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 26d

A group called 'Our Party' is trying to take over 'Your Party'

A group called ‘Our Party’ is trying to take over ‘Your Party’

They've called for Corbyn and Sultana to 'hand the reins over to the grassroots membership'

leftfootforward.org

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Jack de Quidt @notquitereal.bsky.social · 27d

cannot believe how bad the Your Party launch and rollout has been. took a huge and deeply felt upsurge in british left wing politics and just pissed it up the wall

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