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Euronews @euronews.com · 1h

Slovakia and Austria have emerged as the remaining obstacles blocking a deal on a new round of EU sanctions against Russia.

Robert Fico vetoes again EU sanctions on Russia, asks new concessions

Slovakia and Austria have emerged as the remaining obstacles blocking a deal on a new round of EU sanctions against Russia.

l.euronews.com

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Gareth Jones @garethjones.bsky.social · 21m

Meme. "Well, did it work out for those people"
"No, it never does. I mean these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but... but it might work for us."

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 1h

it is a short (under 200 pages!) book about the current information crisis that we're living through and comparing it to what happened after the invention of printing and after the invention of writing.

tl;dr, it feels like everyone's going bananas! and we lose respect for other humans!

#dontburn

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 1h

my new book is out ONE MONTH TODAY. like all authors I am going to be going on & on about it, & encouraging you to pre-order

I do actually think this topic is genuinely important, I want to grab everyone by the lapels to tell them

but, you can mute: #dontburn

www.penguin.co.uk/books/469677...

Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today

What’s the most useful thing you could know about your own life? In this era-defining book, developed from her groundbreaking Radio 4 essay series, Naomi Alderman turns her boundless curiosity and in...

www.penguin.co.uk

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 3h

"Another Reform MP has been accused of being in breach of Parliamentary rules, after its deputy leader Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality he received from Lubov Chernukhin – wife of a former Russian deputy finance minister"
leftfootforward.org/2025/10/refo...

Reform’s Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality from former Russian finance minister’s wife

'Tice and Oakeshott stayed at the Chernukhins’ “turreted villa” with “a stunning view of the Mediterranean” and had supper with them at a Michelin-starred restaurant'

leftfootforward.org

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Barry Howard 🔶 @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 2h

Call for MI5 probe into Elon Musk 'funding' Tommy Robinson legal fees

LibDem deputy leader Daisy Cooper called for MI5 to investigate Robinson’s claim and argued that if he had said the same about Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Government would act.

www.thenational.scot/news/2554481...

Call for MI5 probe into Elon Musk 'funding' Tommy Robinson legal fees

THE Security Service should investigate claims that Elon Musk is funding Tommy Robinson’s legal costs, Keir Starmer has been told.

www.thenational.scot

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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 1d

The Council of Europe has warned that the UK gov’s treatment of trans people may breach human rights law.

This must be a wake up call.

We’ve seen an increase in hostility towards trans in recent years.

Everyone deserves dignity, safety, & respect - that includes trans people.

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The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 2h

Just a few more billion dollars bro. We can make this libertarian utopia work I just need a few more billions.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 6h

I wrote a “Drones over Germany - everything you need to know” explainer. 👇

www.worldpoliticsreview.com/germany-dron...

Germany’s ‘Drone Fever’ Prompts Long-Needed Action

After having ignored the dangers of drone overflights of critical infrastructure, German authorities are finally taking action.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com

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Liberal Democrats Friends of Hong Kong @libdemshk.bsky.social · 7h

Lib Dems press the Government for more reassurance on the rights of #HongKongers at Prime Minster Questions today.
- BNO
- targeted sanction on Chinese officials
- Stop mega embassy
- free Jimmy Lai

Ed Davey is attending the funeral of our former party leader Ming Campbell.
#Libdems #StandwithHK

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Gareth Jones @garethjones.bsky.social · 8h

Mary Poppins = Time Lord (Lady)

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 10h

Could this be the same regional mayor who has presided over the vast transfer of levelling up funds into the pockets of local businessmen, delivering more hot air than investment and, in the process, leaving the regional bodies he has chaired in a parlous financial state?

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 23h

🚨Christian children were told they'd "be Muslim by year 6"!🚨

😱Sounds outrageous?

You know the drill…

If it sounds outrageous and designed to trigger you into being angry with “other” people, then you need to do some 🪏

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WOLFSKULLJACK @wolfskulljack.bsky.social · 1d

It’s #portfolioday once again! Hi, my name is Michelle and I’m a British artist in the UK! Clients have included Metallica, Magic! The Gathering, Boom!, Werewolf the Apocalypse and more!
My website is wolfskulljack.com

My art digital, surreal a women and a skeleton

My art digital a large goddess with wings for eyes and a glowing shape of a women with a single antler

A collection of posters that I’ve done for Metallica Volbeat and Trivium

My art digital a women looks into the jaws of a beast

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 1d

Hi, I'm Peter and I draw comics!

I've worked on the Avatar: the Last Airbender comics, written some Dragon Prince graphic novels, and created a few other things too.

✨portfolio: peterwartman.com
✨comics: shipwreckplanet.com

A page from a comic pitch I did, showing a character sitting on a sign built onto a massive metal structure. Airships fly through the rain in front of him. Inset in two panels we can see him looking down at a pilot's pin he's holding in his hand.

A drawing of a space guy holding his helmet and looking at the camera.

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R Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like a good hook for the UK press to discuss whether the UK government should be on a Nazi-run site like X and not say, on here, and whether Ofcom is doing its job.

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d

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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Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 1d

Just saw on IG that Drew Struzan has died. RIP to the man who painted my childhood.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by Struzan

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

Our hospices have been pushed to the brink.

Hundreds of beds lie empty because there is not enough funding or staff.

Liberal Democrats have a plan to save our hospices.

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Gareth Jones @garethjones.bsky.social · 1d

a man is playing drums in a room with the word travis on the bottom of the screen .

Alt: GIF of a man playing drums in a room with the words "Ba-Dum-Tsss" on the bottom of the screen.

media.tenor.com

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 1d

Like, no wonder the Soviet Union fell a few months later.

What POSSIBLE counter could they have to Cher in fishnets on the USS Missouri?

If that's what you're up against you've lost.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 2d

LIB DEM WIN!

The government has finally given in to our longstanding campaign to improve the quality of military family homes.

Our amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill will, require the Ministry of Defence to assess service family housing and report on whether it meets the Decent Homes Standard.

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Gareth Jones @garethjones.bsky.social · 2d

www.windsorlibdems.org.uk/news/article...

Lib Dem Win: Homes fit for Heroes and their families!

Forces families in Windsor could see real improvement to their living accommodation, thanks to this vital amendment to the Renters' Rights Bill.

www.windsorlibdems.org.uk

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d

yeah man, trans reporters, whom the ny times derogatorily calls "trans activists" so that normies won't listen to them, have been reporting on ADF activity in the UK since 2018.

bigotry in journalism makes you late to the story.

Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 2d

Really important NYT investigation finds that the ADF has been working with Reform, 'courting the party since at least 2024' and that the British arm 'orchestrated Mr Farage’s appearance in Congress, reaching out to ask if he would like to give evidence on censorship'
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 2d

🚨This is an emergency🚨

This Government is currently sitting on an EHRC Code of Practice that will lead to the segregation and exclusion of trans people in public life.

Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban

@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#ScrapTheBathroomBan

Image of a flashing red siren. Text reads: Scrap the Bathroom Ban This is an emergency. Tell your MP to say no to segregation. Write to your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 2d

So it now appears the woman Farage and Gill were so close to has a direct link not only to Putin’s “Man in Ukraine” Medvedchuk, but his predecessor as President, Medvedev

These are top Russian agents.

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 2d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

WW2 Home Guard soldiers not 'old duffers', says Suffolk historian - BBC News

A collection of papers reveals the volunteer force's extensive training exercises.

www.bbc.co.uk

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