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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 16h

Reform’s former Welsh leader, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from Russia.

The people of Wales deserve full transparency about foreign interference in politics.

Those interviewed by counter-terrorism police in connection with the case should be publicly named.

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James Muldoon @jamesmuldoon.bsky.social · 18h

Really excited to announce that my new book, Love Machines will be coming out on 15 January 2026 with Faber!

Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 20h

Friends. Lovers. Therapists. Deathbots. AI is now fulfilling new roles for millions of us every single day. How are these new 'relationships' changing how we view technology - and each other?

Love Machines by James Muldoon is the first book on AI companions. Out January: linktr.ee/lovemachinesbook

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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 19h

Just shocking.

US anti-fascism expert leaves country day after being blocked from flying to Spain

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was told at gate his trip was cancelled after Trump threats

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

Entrevista con @miquelramos.bsky.social por El Público

Mark Bray conversa con Miquel Ramos: Las amenazas trumpistas y el exilio

YouTube video by Diario Público

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

MSNBC from last night.

Debunking the right's obsession with Antifa

Rutgers University History Professor Mark Bray joins The Weekend: Primetime to share why he and his family fled the U.S. over safety concerns amid the Trump administration's broad attacks on Antifa. H...

www.msnbc.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

Hablando ayer con @javierdelpino.bsky.social

avivir on Instagram: "🇺🇸 Mark Bray, profesor universitario, narra las amenazas que ha recibido y por las que ha tenido que huir de Estados Unidos: "Pri…"

🇺🇸 Mark Bray, profesor universitario, narra las amenazas que ha recibido y por las que ha tenido que huir de Estados Unidos: "Primero hubo una petición para despedirme de mi trabajo. Y poco después en X alguien publicó mi dirección e información sobre mi familia"#trump #politica #radio

www.instagram.com

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Miquel Ramos @miquelramos.bsky.social · 3d

Entrevista de Javier del Pino en @cadenaser.com
al profesor @mark-bray.bsky.social, exiliado en España después de que Trump declarase el antifascismo como 'organización terrorista', haber sido señalado por los agitadores ultraderechistas y recibir amenazas de muerte. youtu.be/XiDX-v9q_T8?...

La Entrevista | Mark Bray, historiador exiliado de EE.UU.: "Están organizando un estado autoritario"

YouTube video by SER Podcast

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 5d

Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.

6a E Mark.mp4 - 6a E Mark - Frame.io

next.frame.io

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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 19h

Holy shit. Just heard about this. It's absolutely shocking. Solidarity with you, @mark-bray.bsky.social and I hope you and the family are well.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 7d

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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That Green Union Guy @thatgreenunionguy.bsky.social · 3d

(Satire): www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

ANTIFA Update!

Official Bulletin Antifa Organization Due to recent increased enrollment into the Antifa Organization, the Executive Committee has voted to change the headquarters of Antifa of North America to .....

www.dailykos.com

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Chris Brooke @chrisbrooke.bsky.social · 3d

Exodus 8:4.

Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 3d

John 18:38.

Comparative Calm or 'Hellscape'? In Portland, Depends on the Narrator.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3d

Many historians of Rome identify Roman generals becoming the personal sources of payment for their armies as a key step in the downfall of the Republic, since it personalized military authority and freed armies to fight for their immediate leader, who paid them, instead of for the Republic

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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 4d

In Costa Rica there's a flower that walks around looking for pollinators rather than just waiting for a bee to fly past.

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Charlie Masquelier @charlesmasquelier.bsky.social · 4d

The text can be found here: www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds...

www.federalreserve.gov

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 6d

important update: Adidas’ new Pet Collection

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Lisa Stampnitzky @lisastampnitzky.bsky.social · 6d

This really is beyond parody

Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 6d

Weber State administrators told student they couldn't present their research on the state's anti-DEI law at an on-campus conference on censorship(!) unless they removed all mentions of DEI from their slides

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Weber State Censors, Then Cancels, Censorship Conference

University officials said that several planned presentations violated a Utah state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities.

www.insidehighered.com

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Freedom Press @freedompress.bsky.social · 6d

Livestreaming now: The Anarchist News Review! With Starmer threatening to police both how many protests we have and what we can say while doing them, what other Faragist measures might there be on the Labour Party docket for 2025?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NztA...

Anarchist News Review: Labour hammers protest and the Tories hammer each other

YouTube video by Freedom

www.youtube.com

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Alternative Elon Musk🚀 @elonalternative.bsky.social · 6d

Correct.
#YNWA

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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 6d

How delightful

UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests

www.theguardian.com

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minor compositions @minorcompositions.bsky.social · 6d

New massive collection of Ed Emery’s writings from the comrades at Agit Press
Letters To A Future Republic: Selected Writings of Ed Emery.
agitpress.net/books/p/futu...

Letters To A Future Republic: Selected Writings of Ed Emery — Agit Press

Destroying his final exam papers at Cambridge University during the summer of 1968, Ed Emery embarked on a life committed to the furtherance of revolutionary class struggle: travelling Italy throughou...

agitpress.net

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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks! It’s AA with a 100,000 word preamble! Or, put another way, it’s the academic version of AA.

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Dana Williams @dmwilliams.bsky.social · 8d

The core problem with #trust is not between the DNC & GOP, but between an elite-led Congress (represented in both parties) and a population whose policy priorities never seem to manifest in legislation. A #shutdown is just extreme anti-poor austerity led by those elites.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Shutdown Lays Bare America’s Latest Crisis: A Total Breakdown in Trust

Past shutdowns have been about one thing. This one feels like it is about everything.

www.wsj.com

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Carne Ross @carneross.bsky.social · 8d

A former diplomat: how to get ahead in international relations (not your typical advice...) - youtu.be/xK27WfvmC5M

Career advice: how to get ahead in international relations (not your usual advice...)

YouTube video by Carne Ross

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 8d

It breaks my mind that two British political parties have seen scenes like this and decided to try and replicate it in Britain. Thuggary, lawlessness, state brutality. Farage and Badenoch decided they liked the look of it.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 9d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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