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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 2h

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 9h

Deform UK Ltd say they're scrapping their planned Tax Cuts, but their ultimate aim is still to reduce public spending to 35% of GDP — that’s a £275 billion slash and burn exercise, right there.

In other news, the NHS costs £275 billion a year.

Just a coincidence, I'm sure.

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Tahar 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇺🇳 🇪🇺 @rochaa.bsky.social · 1d

Please, for the love of whatever you hold holy, STOP calling it a peace deal.

It’s a ceasefire. Nothing more. Nothing less. A ceasefire held together with spit and gum at that.

a woman says please stop in front of a snl sign

ALT: a woman says please stop in front of a snl sign

media.tenor.com

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 6h

Not quite 😂
youtu.be/nBTeFpLW2iE?...

The Last Dinner Party - Second Best (Live From All Things Go Festival)

YouTube video by The Last Dinner Party

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Seanfhear míshásta 🇵🇸 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦📎 @seaghano.bsky.social · 6h

Despite millenia of evidence, some continue to demonstrate their ignorance by underestimating women.

Celebrating Ada Lovelace: The World's First Programmer Who Saw a World that Wasn't There Yet

Ada Lovelace Day is celebrated on the second Tuesday of October.

www.zmescience.com

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 6h

Makes me wish I was still covering the LFF

DMovies @dmovies.bsky.social · 6h

George Orwell's musings on authoritarianism and state manipulation are juxtaposed against flashing cards, film clips and historical footage from the past 100 years

Raoul Peck's extraordinary new doc shows at the BFI London Film Festival:

dmovies.org/2025/05/18/o...

Orwell: 2+2=5 - DMovies

George Orwell's musings on authoritarianism and state manipulation are juxtaposed against flashing cards, film clips and historical footage from the past 100 years - Raoul Peck's extraordinary new doc...

dmovies.org

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 6h

Have you heard ‘The Last Dinner Party’ band?

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 8h

Hope all goes well for you and for your son and his family.

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 8h

She did live with guys…when she felt like it

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 8h

a netflix ad shows a girl with red hair saying you 're right

ALT: a netflix ad shows a girl with red hair saying you 're right

media.tenor.com

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MICHIE @michiemusic.bsky.social · 1d

I have never seen an advert on youtube... and bought it... I bet none of you guys have either

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 8h

This is absurdity ratcheted up to 11

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AnneMc #FBPE 🇺🇦🇺🇦 @boof64.bsky.social · 8h

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 9h

I don’t disbelieve you. Look after your son, protect him and teach him to respect women.

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 9h

We never see justice done, just the ‘ordinary’ people being told to put up with ‘hard times’ while corrupt ‘politicians’ & peers help themselves to the public purse, run scams with their cronies, and refuse to tax the rich or punish the massive tax dodgers.

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 10h

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 10h

The fat, smelly, old codger is still as vain as ever. Thinks he’s still a contender 😂

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11h

Yes, color me shocked.

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 10h

After being an academic in literature I found learning about expression in the visual media interesting & enjoyed interviewing directors. I also found listening to (articulate) actors explanations because I just do not understand wanting to pretend to be other people all the time. Never got it 🤷🏻‍♀️

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 1d

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 10h

Hang on to what you have 😉

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 10h

Wow, that crumbling old codger is still super vain, isn’t he? Thinks he still looks like a contender. 😂

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 13h

What's this?

An actual media story being positive about the real achievements the Labour government are making towards delivering their manifesto.

I know many of you already know this fact, but isn't it good to see someone in the media reporting it?

Thank you @politicsjoe.bsky.social

Labour has already delivered or making progress towards two-thirds of its manifesto pledges

The Labour government has already delivered or is making progress towards around two thirds of its manifesto pledges, after just over a year in power.

www.joe.co.uk

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 10h

Yes, I go through Audiobooks at an incredible rate, and still have traditional books on the go at the same time.

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 10h

Never underestimate the Chinese in a chess game.

Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 1d

China is doing an absolutely FANTASTIC job of baiting that asshole into economic Hari-Kari.

Every time they do something that hurts our economy, TACO reacts by doing something that actually hurts us TEN TIMES more.

It’s crazy!

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