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Pete Wishart @petewishart.bsky.social · 14h

Expressing solidarity with the victims of the attack on Heaton Park Synagogue. But we don't give the haters and anti semites succour by restricting our right to protest or long established civil liberties.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 11h

#nowplaying Roy Ayers - Brawling Broads youtu.be/vromC-7d49c?...

Brawling Broads - Roy Ayers (from Coffy)

YouTube video by johnnystaccata

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13h

That New York Times story lots of people are sharing today about Farage's ties to US anti-abortion groups was first reported by @mc00.bsky.social on Byline Times a year ago bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 16h

'Greenpeace is threatening to sue King Charles’s property management company, the Crown Estate, alleging it has driven up costs for wind power developers and boosted its own profits and the royal household’s income, due to the "aggressive" way it auctions rights.'
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Greenpeace threatens to sue crown estate for driving up cost of offshore wind

Environmental group accuses king’s property management company of ‘milking for profit’ its monopoly ownership of seabed

www.theguardian.com

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 1d

This is interesting - makes me wonder what the objective function of Crown Estate is: on.ft.com/48o1wpD Greenpeace threatens to sue Crown Estate for pushing up UK energy prices

Greenpeace threatens to sue Crown Estate for pushing up UK energy prices

Cost of offshore wind increased by monopoly ownership of seabed, alleges campaign group

on.ft.com

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 11h

Fucking immigrant!

'Robinson told police he was white English but was travelling on an Irish passport he had recently obtained and that he lived in Spain.'
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel

www.theguardian.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 22h

Reform caught disguising its local election candidates as ‘independents’

Reform caught disguising its local election candidates as 'independents'

Reform disguises parish-level candidates as independents to win elections, showing that independent doesn't always mean progressive

www.thecanary.co

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 3d

🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040.

🤮They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage.

✍️Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October.

Thames Water want to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO.

Thames water want to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years

weownit.org.uk

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 16h

She says she'll donate any compensation to Palestinian causes.

paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 16h

'Greenpeace is threatening to sue King Charles’s property management company, the Crown Estate, alleging it has driven up costs for wind power developers and boosted its own profits and the royal household’s income, due to the "aggressive" way it auctions rights.'
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Greenpeace threatens to sue crown estate for driving up cost of offshore wind

Environmental group accuses king’s property management company of ‘milking for profit’ its monopoly ownership of seabed

www.theguardian.com

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 17h

'Protester, Laura Murton, who was threatened with arrest under the Terrorism Act for holding a Palestine flag and signs saying "free Gaza" and "Israel is committing genocide" has received an apology from police, including for "unlawful false imprisonment". www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Kent police apologise to protester threatened with arrest for holding Palestine flag

Force agrees to pay damages to Laura Murton, 43, who also had sign saying ‘Israel is committing genocide’

www.theguardian.com

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 17h

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Louiselyd @edithdaisy.bsky.social · 18h

Strange that she didn’t include Farage in her venomous attack on ‘traitors’ - has she forgotten that three weeks ago in Washington he encouraged the US govt to impose sanctions on the UK? She has been equally treacherous towards her mother country, Egyp

paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 20h

"I don't really have an opinion on whether Tony Blair should have a role. I don't think he should but if he's vital for the success of a peace board, then I'm for it."

Reform's Laila Cunningham giving the proverbial plank a run for its money. 🙄

#politicslive

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 18h

'Tommy Robinson told police "not a chance bruv" when they demanded he hand over the pin to his mobile, because it had "journalistic material" on it. '

Fact: Anyone can call themselves a journalist in the UK as there are no legal requirements for using the title.
www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/t...

Tommy Robinson told police ‘not a chance bruv’ when asked for mobile pin, court told

Tommy Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is standing trial after being charged under the terrorism act

www.standard.co.uk

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 19h

a teddy bear is holding a small dog in his arms with paddington christmas day written on the bottom right

ALT: a teddy bear is holding a small dog in his arms with paddington christmas day written on the bottom right

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19h

We cannot allow extremists to divide us.

Our city must always be a place where people of all faiths and none can live side by side knowing they aren’t just safe to be who they are - they are celebrated for it.

All beliefs are welcome in London – we cannot allow extremists to divide us | Sadiq Khan

Attacks against Jewish and Muslim communities are on the rise, and some politicians are exacerbating tensions by appealing to our worst instincts, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

www.theguardian.com

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 19h

Fantastic overview...

'Vast units packed full of hundreds of powerful batteries are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power. They typically deliver 5-6MWh, with several suppliers developing 10MWh containers — enough to power 30,000 UK homes for an hour.'
ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power

ig.ft.com

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 20h

But she's a Reform councillor and therefore her opinion is infinitely more interesting than that of, say, a Lib Dem MP. After all, it's now nailed on that there will be Reform government in 2029. The polls have told us so and therefore it will come to pass. That's democracy folks!

#politicslive

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 20h

Laila Cunninghaam: "I've never met him [Nathan Gill]. So many people in Reform have never met him."

In other news...

#politicslive
uk.news.yahoo.com/reform-uk-tr...

Reform UK is trying to distance Nigel Farage from a crook he was photographed with numerous times

Zia Yusuf said 'most people in the senior leadership team have never really heard of the guy'

uk.news.yahoo.com

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 20h

"I don't really have an opinion on whether Tony Blair should have a role. I don't think he should but if he's vital for the success of a peace board, then I'm for it."

Reform's Laila Cunningham giving the proverbial plank a run for its money. 🙄

#politicslive

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 1d

#nowplaying Lauryn Hill - Ex-Factor
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Lauryn Hill - Ex-Factor (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by laurynhillvevo

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 1d

I suspect these prognostications of a Reform victory are going to look rather silly come 2029.

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d

Nowcast Update: Reform Steady, Labour at lowest & Greens at highest since GE24.

RFM: 351 (+346), 31.0% - (52 Maj.)
LAB: 103 (-308), 20.3%
LDM: 76 (+4), 13.5%
SNP: 43 (+34), 2.7%
CON: 35 (-86), 17.8%
GRN: 8 (+4), 10.2%
PLC: 6 (+2), 1.0%
Oth: 9 (+4), 3.5%

electionmaps.uk/nowcast

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Publika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 1d

Protests continue in Georgia. The slogan of today's march is "You cannot capture Georgia."

#GeorgiaProtests
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 1d

💥🔥 Cockpit footage shows a Ukrainian Mi-24 Hind shooting down a russian Shahed drone with its Yak-B Gatling gun.

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