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James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 2h

Pea is stored in the bowls

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 2h

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 31m

I'm going to go with no

GQ @gqmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

Is hard-right streamer Nick Fuentes winning over women on the left? Writer Katherine Dee investigates www.gq.com/story/nick-f...

Is Nick Fuentes Winning Over Women on the Left?

There are the Tumblr “Nickstorians” and sincere fanfics. But are young, liberal, possibly irony-poisoned women fetishizing or even falling for the hard-right streamer with the “groyper” following? Wri...

www.gq.com

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 7h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 5h

If you want to meet a true believer in global heating, talk to an insurance actuary...

You can't fight the facts. Time for Keir Starmer to step up on the climate crisis.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/14/millions-more-homes-in-great-britain-at-risk-of-flooding-investigation-finds

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 2h

Shabana Mahmood said "just because you have a freedom doesn't mean to have to use it at every moment of every day".

If the Govt places restrictions on who can exercise freedoms, and when, then it isn't freedom at all. Freedom to protest, to be loud and inconvenient, is the cornerstone of democracy.

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 8h

I mean even then, a very high bar that a lot of Brits simply do not meet 😂

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 9h

Not in my experience no ahaha

Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 9h

This is fucking ridiculous given most anti-immigration Brits can't even pass A-Level English.

That's an absurdly high bar. You do not need to know about pathetic fallacy in gothic, the role of Gender in the work of Milton, or Machiavellianism in 17th century theatre.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 10h

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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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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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 15h

Omg

Keir Starmer inexplicably turned around staring at the wall in a press conference with various world leaders, after being embarrassed by Trump.

The end scene of the Blair Witch Project, with Mike standing in the corner facing the wall in the basement.

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 16h

The language difference is stark and I truly wonder how the journalists writing this stuff sleep at night.

20 hostages vs 1700 people "detained without charge"

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 1d

It's a miracle she remembers how to breathe air

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 1d

Marcus has zero chat but at least he can cut up his own dinner what the fuck #bbuk

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Radical Association @radicalassociation.bsky.social · 1d

The Lib Dems have, rightly, condemned Israel's genocide in Gaza. Here we have Angus MacDonald, one of our MPs, reposting and endorsing a statement blaming innocent Palestinian civilians, including 20,000 murdered children, for what happened to them.

He needs to lose the party whip. No ifs, no buts.

Screenshot of Angus MacDonald MP reposting an X post by Lee Hurst saying "Next time don't unilaterally launch a mass murder, kidnap, rape spree on your neighbour you total twats" above footage of devastation and ruined buildings in Gaza.

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 1d

Breakfast is normally just toast and coffee, maybe fruit, adds nothing to the overall total really. I work from home so often cook a lunch every day as well as a dinner, so that adds to it but is still cheaper than buying anything out

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 1d

I'm an ingredients house too, and it's actually shocking. I used to be able to comfortably do a shop on £20 including a bottle of wine and some treats, now I'd be lucky to get the same basket in for £50

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 1d

Food inflation is insane. Every single time I buy anything I find it hard to believe just how much everything now is. I've never had a highly processed diet and it seems that basic ingredients and staples are rising in price week by week as quality stagnates or worsens.

Nation in decline fr.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

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 · 1d

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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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 1d

Love this!

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 1d

They are, further down the poll, it just didn't fit on the screenshot

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 1d

Further down, they wouldn't all fit on one screenshot

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Matt @itsmattagain.bsky.social · 1d

Gordon Brown is being robbed right here.

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Kathryn BrightBOO! 👻 @kebrightbill.bsky.social · 1d

Protest gatekeepers don't understand anything about successful protest movements, exhibit eleventy bazillion.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

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Zach Elsbury @zachelsbury.bsky.social · 1d

Compare and contrast with London trying to make nice with Beijing … human rights concerns be-damned.

Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 1d

Unusual times call for unusual measures. The Dutch government has not shied away from taking measures that infuriate Beijing when its security is judged to be under threat. Other European countries can learn from this.
on.ft.com/4haELYH

Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia

Move by The Hague escalates frictions between western countries and Beijing over access to high-end technology

on.ft.com

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