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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 4h

👍Imagine being one of the minions in her company, trying to come up with ideas to impress the boss. 🤪

I mean, this is how the product was announced -

“Just Dropped: The Ultimate Bush. With our daring new Faux Hair Panty, your carpet can be whatever color you want it to be.”

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 5h

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

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

www.theguardian.com

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 5h

Ah, you say that, but do you know that there's different colours?

www.thepoke.com/2025/10/15/k...

We regret to inform you that Kim Kardashian has launched a range of thongs styled with fake pubic hair. It’s the satirists we feel sorry for

We had to triple check the source of this story, because – well, you can surely see why. Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS (we see what she did, there) clothing brand has launched a range of thongs – the undies,...

www.thepoke.com

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 13h

Meanwhile in Russia: military expert Mikhail Khodaryonok urged Russian armed forces to completely destroy Ukraine's energy infrastructure, until "their last lamp bulb goes out." He said that most Russians are eagerly waiting for this to be accomplished.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7cB...

Mikhail Khodaryonok says Russia should completely deprive Ukraine of electricity

YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 14h

⚡️ Russian forces are boasting online about their drone strike on a UN convoy in Ukraine’s Kherson region.

Footage they shared clearly shows the UN logo on the vehicles they attacked.

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Katherine Traylor @katherinetraylor.bsky.social · 14h

Winchester Mystery House vibes.

Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 15h

Scale model of Longleat lets you see how the current house is wrapped around an older one. And the roofscape! So amazing. By Robert Smythson, 1570s.

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 14h

Rather like police forces should be receiving hundreds/thousands of reports from concerned callers about suspicious people/vehicles, assaults occurring in public places and other apparently unlawful behaviour that they've witnessed?

It's their job to look into these things.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 14h

1/ The first excerpt of Virginia Giuffre's posthumus memoir is out and it is gutting: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

www.theguardian.com

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 14h

I know it's tedious to point out, but by definition antifa began when there were fascists that were being opposed.

And what is being done now is to rework the fascist version of history, where they were the good guys saving the world from communism and its 'shadowy backers' (aka 'the Jews').

Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 15h

They know this must be true because that's how they do things.

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 15h

Bloody Starmer!

From Private Eye

APPARENTLY it costs the NHS over £300,000 a year to remove foreign objects from people's rectums. Why aren't we removing British objects instead?

Was Brexit all for nothing?
Gerry Paton, London

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 1d

⚡️ A UK spy plane circled Russia’s Kaliningrad in a bold NATO intelligence mission.

The RC-135W Rivet Joint’s visible flight path signaled the Alliance’s resolve to monitor Moscow’s moves in the Baltic.

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 1d

Russian Shahed displayed in British parliament

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 1d

You've reminded me about this story of solidarity against Apartheid from Ireland. Hope it might be welcome as a bit of encouragement in these grim times. 🙂

www.thepoke.com/2025/10/04/i...

This Irish comedian’s tale of how the ‘grapefruit ladies’ of Dublin helped to battle apartheid in South Africa is absolutely incredible

We confess that we were unaware of the story of the Dublin ‘grapefruit ladies’ and their role in shifting government policy in 1980s Ireland. But thanks to Irish comedian and author David Nihill we ar...

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 1d

“Russia’s diplomatic role in the Middle East has declined as a result of the Ukraine war,” said Hanna Notte, a[n] expert on Russian foreign policy. “When it comes to all the big developments, the major players in the region don’t look towards Moscow any more.”

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

Putin’s embarrassing cancellation of Arab summit signals waning influence in Middle East

Trump’s Gaza summit may bring home to Russia how much Ukraine war has damaged its international standing

www.theguardian.com

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 1d

I see what you did there. 😁

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 1d

Private healthcare in action...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Vets should be made to publish prices, competition watchdog says

Vet prices have risen at nearly twice the rate of inflation, the Competition and Markets Authority found.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 1d

"Benito Mussolini was in the back of this cab when he was here for the Festival of Britain in 1966. Did you know that they named Garibaldi biscuits after his opera about trains? He was very popular, and had a lot of good ideas."

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 1d

👍I've watched a few of theirs.

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 1d

The launch was explicitly the big announcement in the legitimate concerns move.

The PM said Labour had shied away previously from addressing concerns over immigration and that it was now “essential” to tackle “every aspect of the problem of illegal immigration”.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Keir Starmer says digital ID cards an ‘enormous opportunity’ for the UK

PM to set out plans for compulsory ‘Brit card’ but faces opposition from civil liberty groups over privacy concerns

www.theguardian.com

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 1d

Really highlights the decisions made in 'how to pitch it' - with the focus on it as a solution to illegal working/border control measure and not even a nod towards it helping keep the UK aligned with the EU and/or smoothing rejoining.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Massive audience for Frankie Goes to Hollywood at the GMex centre, Manchester, January 1987. (Mirrorpix/@manchestereveningnews.co.uk)

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Travesty-Account Holder 77 @rebussy.bsky.social · 1d

If you haven't already found it The Rest is History podcast has started a 'life of Hannibal' (co-presenter is Tom Holland the Historian). They've done 4 episodes (#568-571) and paused at the victory at Cannae, so watching out for it resuming could help with finding some answers. 🙂

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 1d

I laughed for about 5 minutes straight after watching this video for the first time.

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thepokeuk.bsky.social @thepokeuk.bsky.social · 1d

We regret to inform you that Kim Kardashian has launched a range of thongs styled with fake pubic hair. It’s the satirists we feel sorry for.
www.thepoke.com/2025/10/15/k...

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