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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 1d

Michael Sheldon 🌎 @michaelsheldo.bsky.social · 2h

The Freeport's & Free Zones being created in the UK & being pushed on us with little public consultation by Tories, Labour are part of this new style techno feudalism.
The project will be put on steroids if Vance takes the reins (or should that be reign?) and if Reform take power over here.

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 3h

Balaji (a close associate of Thiel & Andreessen) leads the “network state” movement, which encourages tech elites to build their own “countries” by acquiring physical territory w/in host countries & building “parallel institutions” to replace existing ones in media, education, finance, & science 1/

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Michael Sheldon 🌎 @michaelsheldo.bsky.social · 6h

Talks need to be had with the generals too.
The regime controls all the levers apart from the military. The NG’s support & massive NV civil resistance essential but wont be enough.
It will be down to a friendly coup. Forget F&Fair elections in 2026.

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Michael Sheldon 🌎 @michaelsheldo.bsky.social · 6h

www.treason.io/p/must-read-...

MUST READ: America’s governors must hold an emergency meeting, right now

PLUS — Stacey Abrams maps out what a real resistance looks like

www.treason.io

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 11h

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 16h

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Michael Sheldon 🌎 @michaelsheldo.bsky.social · 7h

‘We are witnessing the emergence of what is known as “corporate feudalism”, a system where economic zones operate as semi-autonomous fiefdoms under corporate governance, with residents reduced to the status of economic inputs rather than democratic citizens.’

Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 12h

The Corporate Coup: How Britain’s Free Zones Are Dismantling Democratic Governance

Rachel Reeves appearing at a Revolut corporate event when the company is under FCA restrictions sums up the nature of free zones

www.thecanary.co

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

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Michael Sheldon 🌎 @michaelsheldo.bsky.social · 8h

Is that the Ehud Barak that was the great friend and close confidante of #Epstein by any chance? One of the big players in the International big crime syndicate that is desperate to keep a lid on those pesky files.

time.com/7325136/gaza...

Ehud Barak: The Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is Trump’s Achievement

The American leader’s plan could reshape Israel-Hamas relations, restore hostages, and redefine regional dynamics

time.com

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 11h

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

www.theguardian.com

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 1d

Reform UK's deputy leader has broken parliamentary rules by failing to register hospitality. So what's the story with Richard Tice, the French villa and the ex-Kremlin minister?

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/13/r...

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 21h

I didn't even know Columbus Day was here; so I've decided I discovered it.

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David Tomkins @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 1d

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.
#climatecrisis #tippingpoint #auspol www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.

www.leeds.ac.uk

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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 12h

The police – Metropolitan officers supported by British Transport Police – told Luka he was being arrested under Section 13 of the UK Terrorism Act 2000

✏️ @editormattkelly.bsky.social

Meet Luka, the man arrested for terrorism for holding up The New World

Exclusive: We track down the student whose arrest exposes absurdity of Palestine Action’s proscription

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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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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Michael Sheldon 🌎 @michaelsheldo.bsky.social · 2d

Alarm bells at the billionaire controlled corporate media flashing at Threat level 5.
The quick response team & hit job machinery is rolling and will soon be in full swing.
Congratulations @zackpolanski.bsky.social!
You have made it.

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · Sep 5

Reform UK holding a luxury corporate fascism conference in Birmingham for the weekend. Whose attending?
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘They’re toxic but popular’: businesses wary as they head to Reform’s party conference

Nigel Farage will be wooing corporate guests at the NEC in Birmingham as his party aims to build on recent successes

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Sheldon 🌎 @michaelsheldo.bsky.social · 2d

AI 2027 depicts a possible future where AI radically transforms the world in just a few years - based on detailed expert forecasts — but how much of it will actually happen? A choice between a planet controlled by the elite, or one where humans have lost control entirely?

youtu.be/5KVDDfAkRgc?...

We're Not Ready for Superintelligence

YouTube video by AI In Context

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

This Is Fascism

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 3d

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Voters recoil at Farage’s fossil fuel funding.
Via @desmog.com @writesbright.bsky.social