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PhliM @filippom.bsky.social · 1h

yes, yes they should

38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 4h

The first ever crypto donation to a UK political party has been made - reportedly to Reform UK. But who’s behind it?

Experts are warning crypto donations could open the door to dark money, foreign interference and even organised crime.

Should crypto donations be banned before it’s too late?

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1h

Rachel Reeves' admission of the "severe" economic damage of Brexit is welcome.

Now it's time for the government to stop making it even worse

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/15/k...

Keir Starmer's 'Brexit Is Bad, Let's Make It a Bit Worse' Strategy

The Chancellor just admitted that Brexit has been an economic disaster. It's time the Government stopped making it even worse by imitating Nigel Farage's damaging anti-migration agenda, argues Adam Bi...

bylinetimes.com

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 3h

Kinnock is one of the finest proponents of progressive thought in this country and the best prime minister we never had.

Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 4h

In 2010, an interviewer told Neil Kinnock that the Labour Party "never used to understand aspiration".

Kinnock gave an absolutely brilliant answer that should be learned by heart by every Labour MP. (0.42 to 1.22)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGhP...

Neil Kinnock goes berserk

YouTube video by Vadrigar

www.youtube.com

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 4h

🇪🇺By unraveling Britain’s deep trading relationships with the EU, Brexit took the UK reduced the economy’s speed limit, which has made the country more inflation prone, Mann added.

⚠️ Less competitive. Less money in peoples pockets. Higher prices.

https://bloom.bg/48ughas

Brexit, Truss Are Part of Long Sterling Decline, BOE’s Mann Says

Brexit and former Prime Minister Liz Truss made the UK a less-competitive, slower-growing economy that faces a greater risk of inflation, Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said.

www.bloomberg.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 19h

"The richest man in the world and the owner of the most influential social media site in US politics is a nazi who openly supports and amplifies other nazis" would, on its face, seem to be rather newsworthy!

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 20h

Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them

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PhliM @filippom.bsky.social · 5h

How are you celebrating? We'll be leaving a bar of carbolic soap for the Lather Goblin under the festive sink and we've sprayed hand gel around the front door

UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 5h

Global Handwashing Day might only come once a year, but clean hands should be part of your daily routine. It’s one of the simplest and most effective ways to stop germs spreading. 🧼
✅ Use soap and warm water
✅ Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds

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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 6h

The DOJ press release with this story includes the line:

"This highlights how transnational criminal organizations continue to evolve, leveraging cryptocurrency and other digital assets to move their money and mask their crimes."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bitcoin worth $14bn seized in US-UK crackdown on alleged scammers

The UK has also frozen assets linked to the alleged scammers, including a £100m London office building.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 6h

The Green Energy Six Pointer...

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 6h

Circumcision and autism: Robert F, Kennedy Jr. just volunteered more proof of his extreme incompetence edzardernst.com/2025/10/circ...

Circumcision and autism: Robert F, Kennedy Jr. just volunteered more proof of his extreme incompetence

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that circumcised boys have double the rate of autism. He thus suggested this is "highly likely" because they are given Tylenol for pain after the procedure. His claim ...

edzardernst.com

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PhliM @filippom.bsky.social · 6h

The reality of the fossil fuel lobby and your electricity bill youtu.be/IfZI6V6k0V0

Trump and his fossil fuel donors don’t want you to know why your electricity bills are going up.

YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 18h

Poor Tommy Robinson. What possible reason could the border police have had for stopping a known criminal who is being investigated by HMRC from taking £13,000 in cash abroad while driving a Bentley that wasn’t his and refusing to answer their questions? It’s an outrage!

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SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 📎 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 19h

Beautifully put by Alex. Trump has achieved one good thing, and I don't know anyone who doesn't hope this is the start of a lasting peace. But it emphatically does not mean he's a good leader or a good man - his actions in the US speak for themselves.

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 19h

A little thread 🧵 to the strange "EAT CROW!" crowd, who seem to think every person left of Genghis Khan is incapable of giving credit to Trump and direct much of their triumphalism to this fictional group: Most people I know, who are critical of Trump, have given him credit for getting us here. 1/

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PhliM @filippom.bsky.social · 16h

He sings www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgYs...

Barry Welsh is Coming - Gwyn sings "Tears"

YouTube video by JohnSparkesIsGod

www.youtube.com

PhliM @filippom.bsky.social · 16h

Jordan Pickford

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PhliM @filippom.bsky.social · 17h

Wimbledon would never have been promoted if there'd been VAR in League Two last season

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PhliM @filippom.bsky.social · 17h

60% Clement Freud by my eye

PhliM @filippom.bsky.social · 17h

Ink and quill? Luxury. I save my admiration for those who still press a stylus into wet clay tablets, and then bake them in a big oven

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 18h

Going green is about living a better life. Better food, better cars, better air… you name it.

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Robert Llewellyn @bobbyllew.bsky.social · 20h

Literally just out. My review of the new, 2025 Nissan Leaf.
14 years ago I started driving the 2011 Nissan Leaf, really the first built from the ground up, mass produced electric car.
Then Gen 2 Leaf, which was an improvement, but this, the Gen 3, is a massive leap forward.
youtu.be/M4wTeX_Ev1U

The Nissan Leaf Returns with Porsche Taycan Features!

YouTube video by Everything Electric CARS

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 1d

Sign of the day…

I need to be able to tell my children I did not stay silent.

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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 1d

Taking on Elon Musk should be an open goal in British politics.

Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, aka ”Tommy Robinson,” says Tesla CEO Elon Musk is paying his legal bills.

Robinson says Musk is paying his legal costs in counterterrorism trial

Far-right activist accused of refusing to give his mobile phone pin to police

www.ft.com

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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PhliM @filippom.bsky.social · 1d

Quite possible that the AA bloke wasn't familiar with the "gears" in an electric MG

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Go on then Nigel Farage, keep telling us you know nothing about Russian influence…

The Farage staffer, the Russian embassy and a smear campaign against a Kremlin critic

www.theguardian.com/politics/201...

The Farage staffer, the Russian embassy and a smear campaign against a Kremlin critic

Worker for Farage’s group in EU parliament was ‘frequent visitor to embassy’ and accused of role in propaganda stunt

www.theguardian.com

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LeithMotive @leithmotive.bsky.social · 1d

It's my strong belief that massively increasing the funding of trading standards and giving them robust legal powers, and possibly truncheons, would be electorally successful.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Almost all external insulation fitted under Tory scheme needs repair or replacing, report finds

Homeowners who took advantage of government programmes left with cladding likely to cause damp Almost all the external insulation fitted under the previous government’s energy efficiency scheme was installed so poorly it will have to be repaired or replaced, an investigation has found. Thousands of homeowners who took advantage of the home insulation schemes have been left with incompetently fitted cladding that in some cases is likely to cause damp and mould. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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