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liberalukgeek.bsky.social @liberalukgeek.bsky.social · 1h

Hedda Lamar

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TeeDixie 📎 @teedixie.bsky.social · 2h

Wow, Google has withdrawn its support from factchecking organisation @fullfact.org

It’s been one of the largest funders but now has cut its financial support.

I’m pretty sure this is so misinformation can run rife.

You can support them by donation

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 4h

Bicester & Woodstock MP Calum Miller has welcomed a victory in Parliament that will ensure military family housing is held to the same legal standards as civilian rented homes. We reported on this in September. 👇

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · Sep 10

Bicester & Woodstock MP Calum Miller has slammed Labour’s decision to block an amendment to the Renters Rights Bill ensuring military housing meets formal 'Decent Homes Standard'. In 2024, the MoD took ownership of over 36,000 privatised military homes, many substandard. www.gov.uk/government/n...

House of Commons official portrait of Calum Miller

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 9h

So not only have Labour been pivotal on the world stage they’re delivering for the homeless, protecting homes/businesses from flooding and slashing delays to get housing built. All in a normal week under a Labour government. Oh and the economy is still outperforming most, bar US

1. The UK is forecast to be the second-fastest growing of the world's most advanced economies this year. IMF)
2. Deposit Returns Scheme on drinks containers from Oct 27 to run in major supermarkets in England/Wales
3. Every Labour MP voted to ban the badger cull 👏👏👏
4. Landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill – a key driver for growth to slash planning delays
5. New Fair Work Agency will transform how employment rights are enforced across the UK.
6. Deprived communities to get new flood defences faster
7. Sellafield Ltd awards £2.9bn infrastructure contracts
8. £84 million injection to tackle homelessness
9. Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard
10. First illegal migrants returned under new UK-France agreement
11. Patients in poorer areas to get better access to GPs
12. 10,600 new UK jobs have be

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Sean Woodcock MP @seanlwoodcock.bsky.social · 7h

Working with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, I've secured £245,234 of investment to bring a Best Start Family Hub to Oxfordshire - opening April '26!

We are building on the proud legacy of Sure Start, reviving family services and putting them back at the heart of every community.

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liberalukgeek.bsky.social @liberalukgeek.bsky.social · 6h

Oh, I heard it was the Canterbury Tales in authentic old English.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15h

Brexit is Farage and his fellow Brexiters' shitstorm to own. He/they can't be allowed to just pivot from heckle to heckle and bad idea to worse - while blaming everyone else - without consequences.

So the suggestion that Labour are going to amplify that truth is to be welcomed.

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liberalukgeek.bsky.social @liberalukgeek.bsky.social · 8h

This must not be allowed to happen in the UK.

Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 11h

This is a huge story but massively under the radar in the UK.

A US Christian legal org called the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is working to roll back abortion rights here using the same playbook it used in the US: briefing politicians, watching, waiting.

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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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 11h

This!

Birmingham Post
The England flags have been removed and
replaced with other signs

St George's Cross flags taken down in Midlands and replaced with new signs

WE ARE
KIND

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 8h

Secretary of Defense picks a public battle which he loses straight away.

Somebody throw him a copy of Art of War.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

It looks like every media company in American that covers the Pentagon except OAN is refusing to sign Hegseth’s ultimatum.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 20h

Solidarity is the only way

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 16h

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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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 2d

Comparing Congress to the Duma is (obviously) not a good thing; it’s a rubber stamp to Putin’s plans. A Russian colleague called it the “crazy printer” for the way it “printed” laws without any debate or consideration.

And let’s be clear: they’re not “joking.” It was planned. They’re thrilled.

SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 3d

"Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an 'iron fist,' according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial."

via www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

Trump, Feeling Emboldened, Pushes Agenda Into Higher Gear
Recent moves reflect a commander in chief who has seemingly faced little resistance to his ambitious agenda

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Birthday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez!
As a water protector at Standing Rock in 2016, her experience protesting against DAPL led to her wanting to do something more. In 2018, at age 29, AOC became the youngest woman to be elected to Congress. She serves the New York 14th congressional district.

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liberalukgeek.bsky.social @liberalukgeek.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans control all 3 branches of the government.

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2d

Speaker Johnson: "People’s faith in the government is at an all time low"

Republicans control all 3 branches of the government.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

WAR-TORN PORTLAND

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liberalukgeek.bsky.social @liberalukgeek.bsky.social · 1d

Um, I was just alluding to the idea that if the Botley road bridge is an example of how good we are at putting in new bridges when there is a road/rail combination then this bridge, that is already being described as 'complex', might take a loooooooong time.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

The hostage release is a reminder of how bad the Dems are at politics. Not only did Biden refuse to force this deal on Netanyahu & thereby help Harris win, but most people aren’t even aware that Biden got way more Israeli hostages (over 100) released with his 2023 ceasefire than Trump did with his.

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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 1d

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

windycitytimes.com

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d

The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.

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liberalukgeek.bsky.social @liberalukgeek.bsky.social · 1d

Let's not forget that poor family in The Telegraph who were not going to be able to afford 5 holidays a year because of the VAT imposition.
Well, right until it transpired they didn't actually exist.

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 1d

Trump helping to negotiate the release of the hostages in Gaza and hopefully end the war is a good thing.

And it does not, in any way, mitigate or excuse the authoritarian dystopia he and his cronies are imposing on the US. Our dark path is no more lit today than yesterday.

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