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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 2h

When Reform UK justified ending indefinite leave to remain by citing the “Boriswave,” it wasn’t just jargon. As @robtoes.bsky.social tells @helenpidd.bsky.social, the term originated on the far right — carrying racial undertones that reshape how we talk about migration.

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Boriswave, fighting-age men, cultural Marxism: how the far right is changing how we speak

Why are the online far right so successful in shaping our political language? With Dr Robert Topinka

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Caterpillar ist satt @siberianpine.bsky.social · 48m

No.

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stuart @stuartp.bsky.social · 2h

now that's what I call libposting

bkshep.bsky.social @bkshep.bsky.social · 16h

We the people are his landlords, no?

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 14h

Looks like Maccabi have saved the UK government from the spectacle of somehow overturning an expert public safety assessment.

Either politicians make public safety at sports stadiums an absolute priority or they do not.

#AVFC

John Townley @johntownley.bsky.social · 14h

Maccabi Tel Aviv say in a statement that they will "decline any allocation offered on behalf of away fans" for next month's Europa League match against Aston Villa at Villa Park, adding that "the wellbeing and safety of our fans is paramount."

#AVFC

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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 12h

Forgoing condoms by explaining that was off the record after we've had sex

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 13h

Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works

(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

Screenshot of a text exchange via Signal between Anna Bower and Lindsay Halligan.

Halligan: By the way - everything I ever sent you is off record. You're not a journalist so it's weird saying that but just letting you know.

Bower: I'm sorry, but that's not how this works.
You don't get to say that in retrospect.

Halligan: Yes I do. Off record.

Bower: I am really sorry. I would have been happy to speak with you on an off the record basis had you asked. But you didn't ask, and I still haven't agreed to speak on that basis. Do you have any further comment for the story?

Halligan: It's obvious the whole convo is off record.
There's disappearing messages and it's on signal. What is your story? You never even told me about a story.

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bort @crushbort.bsky.social · 8h

think i just got cursed

Jennifer Aniston
@jenniferanniston80.bsky.social
••.
why is it always jennifer aniston
Listen this my only account on this app
I don't think you can find another on this app
The scammers do not know about this app
you are a bug eating dirt
7:54 PM
Enough of this i hat it
Did I do bad trying to interact with fans
8:06 PM
eat that dirt, bug
9:25 PM
Today at 8:14 AM
You just get luck I for don scam you
Next time I no meet you nah juju l go use tie you

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Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 9h

The @nytimes.com decided last year what the story was; Trump II was the righteous punishment visited upon their interns and junior staffers and grandchildren for being so annoying about MeToo and BLM, and once they understood that and repented, they could have democracy back.

Paul Tree @paultree10.bsky.social · 1d

Just insane thing for a NYT editor to say publicly:

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 10h

Let your haters be your satyrs at the drunken orgy of success

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 5h

The costs of the UK’s Global Talent Visa looks a trifle high in comparison to competitor countries - largely through the Immigration Health Surcharge (which critics say is a form of double taxation as they contribute to the NHS through normal tax on their earnings)

Researchers applying for the UK's Global Talent visa face high upfront costs
Upfront cost of visa to applicant and
employer
in 2025
UK
Denmark
£692
India
£602
Australia
£405
Israel
£362
US
£305
Italy £235
Netherlands
1 £207
Germany | £170
Spain
1£144
Sweden | £117
South Korea | £98
France £84
Japan £21
£5,941
£O
£2,000
£4
Source: Fragomen for the Royal Society • Excludes ongoing costs such as mandatory healthcare premiums or fees such as language tests

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 6h

👀"Butter, milk, beef, chocolate and coffee accounted for about 40 per cent of the increase in food prices over the past year. Prices for these items rose by an average of 15.6 per cent in the year to August, compared with 2.8 per cent for other foods."

Five staples fuelling UK food inflation as climate risks rise, study finds

Findings challenge narrative that food price growth is being driven by higher taxes and wage costs

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 4h

an Ohio honey-hunter, who seeking honey in the crotch of a hollow tree, found such exceeding store of it, that leaning too far over, it sucked him in, so that he died embalmed

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Caterpillar ist satt @siberianpine.bsky.social · 17h

Could you explain this please? I don't understand what about this is "bot".

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Caterpillar ist satt @siberianpine.bsky.social · 17h

Obviously I will actually do that and not expect the entire world to change their writing style! Most people in the world will not even see my silly post

Caterpillar ist satt @siberianpine.bsky.social · 17h

I don't actually expect anyone to do anything in response to my silly post.

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Caterpillar ist satt @siberianpine.bsky.social · 17h

Relocating my chungus life to be nearer family and friends! Got a house to sell and buy so will take some time but think I have buyer and a new place lined up now

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Caterpillar ist satt @siberianpine.bsky.social · 17h

Congrats! I'm off to Leeds soon

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Caterpillar ist satt @siberianpine.bsky.social · 18h

BAD grammar? Tell me more

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wariotifo @wariotifo.bsky.social · 20h

It's just one of those days when you don't want to wake up /
Everything is fucked / Everybody sucks /
You just want to know why/
The claim of white genocide in South Africa is highly contentious. Some, like Afriforum, report farm attacks as evidence of targeted violence, citing 49 murders in 2023.

Halloweean Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 2d

Sad news: it seems like Limp Bizkit almost certainly wrote this eulogy for their dead bassist with ChatGPT. This is no way at all to memorialize a bandmate. If I was Sam’s family, I would tell the band to take this message and stick it up their yeah.

Screencap from instagram post: limpbizkit

In Loving Memory of Our Brother, Sam Rivers
Today we lost our brother.
Our bandmate.
Our heartbeat.
Sam Rivers wasn't just our bass player — he was pure magic.
The pulse beneath every song, the calm in the chaos, the soul in the sound.
From the first note we ever played together, Sam brought a light and a rhythm that could never be replaced. His talent was effortless, his presence unforgettable, his heart enormous.
We shared so many moments - wild ones, quiet ones, beautiful ones - and every one of them meant more because Sam was there.
He was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of human.
A true legend of legends.
And his spirit will live forever in every groove, every stage, every memory.
We love you, Sam.
We'll carry you with us, always.
Rest easy, brother.
Your music never ends.
- Fred, Wes, John & DJ Lethal

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Caterpillar ist satt @siberianpine.bsky.social · 20h

me to youtube

The gay furry kk slider comic where he says "any requests?" and the audience member says "yeah, lose the shorts!"

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jenny_tightpants🪑 @jtp.bsky.social · 1d

seeing a bunch of people who don't know what end to end encryption actually means freak out about this

Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 1d

PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.

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Caterpillar ist satt @siberianpine.bsky.social · 20h

"but I use that and I'm not an LLM" - I don't care. Also you have to start using hyphens even when you mean to use an em dash

Molly White @molly.wiki · 21h

"it isn't just X—it's Y" is by far the most annoying ChatGPTism

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 21h

"it isn't just X—it's Y" is by far the most annoying ChatGPTism

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 20h

Labour's changes to family reunification routes are pure, unmitigated, cruelty.
They will trap people in unsafe countries, deny people the ability to be with spouses and children, and increase the use of irregular routes. An abhorrent policy by any reasonable measure.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Teesside refugee warns of damage from family reunion change

The government is looking to end automatic family reunion rights for refugees.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andrea Mullaney @andreamullaney.bsky.social · 2d

Well I was not expecting BILL NIGHY to be spitting facts today!
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...

I have started dating a man who is very nice but does not share my politics. Any advice?
"You just have to get the fuck out of there. What are you thinking? He must be incredibly attractive-looking. I mean, what is it? Is he tall? Does he remind you of your father? There's only two kinds of politics these days, and you can't breathe the same air as the other kind."

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