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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 7h

New post just out:

The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.

In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.

(£/free trial)

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Russia and the rise of the radical right

Marine Le Pen meets with Putin before the 2017 French Presidential election (Photo credit Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images)

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 5h

🇨🇳🇵🇭 Chinese Coast Guard ship collided with a Philippine fisheries vessel near Thitu Island in the South China Sea.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4h

Peskov: "The Russian side continues to say that we are ready for a peaceful settlement. But the Europeans and the Kyiv regime are showing absolutely no desire to do anything in this direction."

Liar.

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 3h

💔🇺🇦 Zelensky: A child was killed in a church in Kostyantynivka by an air bomb. In total, over 3,100 drones, 92 missiles, and about 1,360 KABs were used this week alone.

Moscow is allowing itself to escalate the strikes and is taking advantage of the fact that the world is focused on Middle East.

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 2h

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Russian #cowardice.

Russian army can't win against Ukrainian warriors on the battlefield so is attacking Ukrainian peaceful civilians and cities.
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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 4h

<<< Thanks for sharing >>>
" we are choosing to unite Birmingham with a message of peace, hope, and solidarity. Together, we can build a city where every neighbour, every street, and every community stands strong against hate."
#antifa #racism #fascism

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Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 2h

🔥🔥 Units of the 24th Separate Assault Battalion "Aidar" together with comrades from the 33rd Separate Assault Regiment raised the Ukrainian flag in the settlement of Mali Shcherbaky in the Zaporizhzhia direction

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 15h

I absolutely love that the nickname for this small companion star to Betelgeuse is "Betelbuddy"! 🤩

This is not something you can see, or even hope to resolve with an amateur telescope. The size and brightness difference is vast.

#🧪 #🛰️ #🔭
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X-Ray Study Reveals New Details About Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have detected that the red supergiant Betelgeuse may have a companion star, Betelbuddy.

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Mike Christie @mikechristie.bsky.social · 6h

Woken early by Felix Astronomicus and saw the sky was clear, so got a quick shot of the Moon. CFF135 🔭, #TeleVue 2.5x powermate, #Touptek 585 mono. Pleased that I got most of Hadley Rille. Best 100 frames from 1000 frame video. #astrophotography

Close up of the Moon showing the Apennine mountains, with Hadley Rille. The three major craters near the Apennines are Archimedes with lava filled floor, Autolycus and Aristillus. Following the sweep of the mountains you come to Cassini with A and B craters clearly seen. Then the Alpine Valley and Plato.

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AstroBin @astrobin.com · 3h

AstroBin's Image of the Day: "DrZi1 and Olivier1 new candidate" by Zdenek Vojc

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#astrophotography

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 2h

For day 12 of #spacetober_challenge prompt eclipse: #mathematician & #astronomer Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723-1788) and her calculated path of the solar eclipse of 1764. 🧪🐡👩🏼‍🔬🧮🔭 #histsci She also worked with Alexis Clairaut & Jérôme Lalande to precisely calculate the date of return of Halley’s Comet, 🧵

My linocut print of mathematician & astronomer Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723-1788) in a vertical gradient (bottom to top) of bright pink to lavender on white paper. She wears a wig and gown and the portrait is from the chest to head. Her 12 diagrams of the phases of the annular the solar eclipse of 1764 as viewed from Paris appear across her shoulders. Behind her head in green is her map of the path of the eclipse across Europe.

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sirenmA @sirenma.bsky.social · 6d

The stars out tonight!

"Priceless Giant Amethyst Geode"
at the American Museum of Natural History

#WeekOforOpulent
#AlphabetChallenge

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 2h

Ukraine has received the mine-countermeasure vessel Alkmaar from the Netherlands, Commander of the Ukrainian Navy Oleksii Neizhpapa reported.

Thank you, Netherlands! 🇳🇱🇺🇦

He added that by the end of the year, Ukrainian Defenders expect to receive another such ship. Crew training is already underway.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

I am deceased

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John @jaw66.bsky.social · 3h

Good luck! I've been trying to capture one of the comets going around at the moment but their timing is bad to be seen in this part of the world!

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Eugenio García Cabellos 🪶 @egarcia7.bsky.social · 1d

Camachuelo común
Cardeal europeo
Eurasian bullfinch
Goudvink
( Pyrrhula pyrrula )
#birds 🪶 #BirdOfTheDay #aves #nature #naturaleza #Riaño

El Camachuelo común ( Pyrrhula pyrrhula ) es uno de los paseriformes más extendidos por Europa y el Asia de clima templado .
Su coloración es inconfundible: mientras la hembra posee colores más apagados, el macho luce un plumaje rojizo en el pecho .

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John @jaw66.bsky.social · 3h

Sounds like perfect viewing for stargazing and any type of photography!

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Gerry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🍀 @gerryr.bsky.social · 4h

She has never changed has she? Still a unionist Shill.

Indy lass @pixie11.bsky.social · 4h

Apologise for what? Obnoxious condescending bitch 😡

Laura Kuennsberg asks John Swinney to apologise for vigil speech
www.thenational.scot/news/2553645...

Laura Kuennsberg asks John Swinney to apologise for Holyrood vigil speech

LAURA Kuennsberg asked John Swinney to apologise for bringing up a Palestinian state during a speech at an event for the Jewish community in…

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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 4h

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 5h

Ukraine has pushed Russian forces out of the town of Maly Shcherbaki and have raised a flag.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 7h

⚡️7 killed, 23 injured, including children, in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day.

7 killed, 23 injured, including children, in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day

Ukrainian forces downed 103 out of the 118 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones and decoys, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. A missile and 15 drones struck 10 different loc...

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 6h

Explosions were reported overnight in Smolensk, Russia. Smoke was seen rising over the city, with local sources suggesting a possible hit on the airfield or aircraft factory.

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Roman Piso @romanpiso.bsky.social · 1d

#CatPics #Cat #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #CatsOnBlueSky #Feline #Felines #Furbabies #Pets #PetSky #AnimalPics #Animals #Caturday

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 9h

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump No Longer Remembers That He Was President and Controlled the FBI on January 6, 2021, Confirming Americans' Worst Fears About His Advanced Dementia

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Ian H @ians.chat · 7h

True story...

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