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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 9h

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 7h

New Zealand accused of ‘full-blown climate denial’ over cuts to #methane reduction targets

- Farmers praised the move, but scientists and opposition parties criticised it as ‘weak’

- NZ has 5 million cows and 23 million sheep

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

New Zealand accused of ‘full-blown climate denial’ over cuts to methane reduction targets

Farmers praised the move, but scientists and opposition parties criticised it as ‘weak’ and ‘unambitious’

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 20h

The New York Times knows crime is not “out of control” in major U.S. cities — in fact, crime is way down from past years and decades — but NYT amplifies JD Vance’s lie without a fact check.
It’s journalism malpractice that helps the fascists.

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pony pony huckabuck @spindlypete.bsky.social · Aug 17

based on how often the naughty teens of major cities throw the rentable scooters directly into the river i've formed a theory that the many iron age swords and cauldrons found in lakes around europe that we've previously assumed were ceremonial and sacrificial in nature were in fact thrown by teens

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 22h

Although it does deliver on a vintage middleclass British aesthetic, this exhibition is about more than nostalgia ✍️Julie Brominicks

Review: Picture Post: A Twentieth Century Icon

Julie Brominicks I approached this exhibition with excitement and left it enriched and reflective; in short I’d had an education. You know the magazine – black and white photography and a snappy red…

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 2d

You might have heard of 'dark kitchens' when a row of sheds in a car park churn out food for Deliveroo. They're unpopular and low margin. So the next big thing in London food is 'host kitchens' where local pubs, restaurants and kebab shops cook for big brands. www.londoncentric.media/p/host-kitch...

Why your next upmarket Deliveroo might be made by your local kebab shop

"On one hand, it’s a lifeline... But on the other hand, it’s a harbinger of doom.”

www.londoncentric.media

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Marital Frustrations Channeled Through Thermostat

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Ian Rapley @irapley.bsky.social · 2d

*Academic lecturing voice*: history reveals to us that many of the things we take for granted, as natural or timeless, are in fact, contingent, mutable, and have in the past been very different. Take, for example, the flap jack.

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 2d

We are realizing that we have no idea what British people think a “flapjack” is.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 3d

2025 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.

www.democracynow.org

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Andy Williams @llantwit.bsky.social · 3d

😂
I do this too. It usually makes me cut myself some slack.

Andy Williams @llantwit.bsky.social · 3d

It’s bad enough that a Labour Government keeps doubling down on invasive surveillance tech.
But just think, in a couple years all these goodies could be in the hands of a neo-fash Reform Government.

Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

Permanent facial recognition cameras are now live in Croydon – with no clear laws and no safeguards to protect our rights.

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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

Permanent facial recognition cameras are now live in Croydon – with no clear laws and no safeguards to protect our rights.

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Errol 🦇 🏳️‍🌈 @eerieseymour.bsky.social · 4d

The Orphan Crusher is here to stay. If we don’t feed more Orphans to the Crusher the Orphan Crushing industry will die. It’s time to wake up to the reality of the Orphan Crusher. The Orphan Crusher is worth billions. We need to teach people to use the Orphan Crusher. It’s here to stay.

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COPS campaign @copscampaign.bsky.social · 3d

CW: Extreme child sex abuse.

Police informer known to #spycops has been convicted of horrific crimes. Police use a mix of payments & blackmail for informers - did they turn a blind eye to Gratwick's paedophilia to get information on eco activists?

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Man convicted of 38 paedophile offences revealed as police informer who spied on UK activists

Trial of Nick Gratwick, 68, who schemed to rape children as young as six, exposes previous role among green protesters

www.theguardian.com

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 3d

#OtD 10 Oct 1889 a nationwide wave of schoolchildren's strikes was sparked in East London, when kids from a dozen schools walked out of class and took to the streets waving red flags, and banners emblazoned with "No cane" and "Shorter hours" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8241...

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The National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 3d

The NUJ PA chapel has secured an above-inflation pay deal, demonstrating "the power of union activism and collective bargaining."

www.nuj.org.uk/resource/pa-...

PA chapel statement on 2025 pay deal

NUJ members at PA Media have secured an above-inflation pay deal, demonstrating "the power of union activism and collective bargaining."

www.nuj.org.uk

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

it's giving Germania

"On Trump’s desk in the Oval Office today was a plan for a triumphal arch on the other side of the river from the Lincoln Memorial"

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Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 3d

Cardiff Civic Society has described Central Square in the city as a "bleak, concrete expanse".

I wrote an article in 2022 in which I said it was a "vast, concrete expanse with absolutely no features, no greenery and zero invitation for people to use it".
medium.com/@leighjonesw...

Cardiff's Central Square is a 'bleak expanse of concrete', says civic society

People arriving at Cardiff Central train station face a stark scene of concrete, says civic society.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 3d

#OtD 10 Oct 1922 Puerto Rican strike leader and women's rights advocate Luisa Capetillo died of TB aged 43. She had taken part in many strikes, including the highly successful sugarcane strike of 1916 which won 13% pay increases stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8244...

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Anarchist Memes @anarchistmemes.org · 3d

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Emily Bell @emilybell.bsky.social · 3d

It’s almost as if a billionaire private equity executive isn’t the right person to give space to on the topic of academic freedom or reform ….

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 3d

Quite a feat to go from this to "and therefore universities must ban faculty and students from belittling conservative ideas"

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 3d

UK universities have announced cuts equivalent to more than 15,000 jobs over the past year as financial pressures mount, according to @ucu.org.uk

#AcademicSky #highered

Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU

Proposed job losses almost triple since March as unions prepare to vote on nationwide industrial action

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 4d

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A Spirit Halloween costume called "Former Gifted Child." It's empty. Nothing included. When people ask, "What are you supposed to be?" Just Reply, "I was supposed to be a lot of things."

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Mark Turner @markturner.info · 3d

Amusing to see a BBC piece about an area that is literally on their doorstep, but the most surprising thing about this is someone using the phrase “the Canary Wharf of Cardiff” in a positive sense. Has that person ever been to Canary Wharf?

Cardiff's Central Square: 'Lovely' or 'stark and scary'?

The Canary Wharf of Cardiff for some, others says Cardiff around its central station is

www.bbc.co.uk

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