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SIMONSKI @smpass.bsky.social · 2d

www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...

Open Letter: Keep the UK in the ECHR

Sign the European Movement UK's open letter now if you agree that the UK must remain in the ECHR.

www.europeanmovement.co.uk

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Why doesn't the UK media talk about Farage and Russian money?

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

🎉 We've done it. We've passed 100,000 Green Party members!

📈 But we're not stopping there.

💚 Let's make hope normal again! Join the Green Party today!

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 10d

I was impressed by the pace and clarity of this statement

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SIMONSKI @smpass.bsky.social · 19d

I doubt (very much) that there are enough people daft enough to vote for Farage and his rag tag of MP's that have absolutely no experience. Their politics are simple solutions to complex problems. We know from Reform led councils that reality bites and that 'hope' is not a strategy.

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Pranay⚡️ @pranman.com · Aug 30

Nearly a million people marched against Brexit. Not front page news.

50 people gather outside a hotel. National news for weeks.

"Fears of mass unrest", media says.

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Terence Knott @terenceknott1.bsky.social · Aug 29

Farage is a phony
@reformexposed.bsky.social

Shortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Good morning ☕️ people

The clue, as in Reform, sold you a lie about Brexit to get people raging about Europeans working hard over here (we were over there) now they're selling you a smokescreen about the ECHR that PROTECTS YOU. They have VOTED AGAINST ALL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS & are funded by the rich

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SIMONSKI @smpass.bsky.social · Aug 14

When Lord Alf Dubbs is calling you out, you must surely know, you are wrong.

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Euractiv @euractiv.com · Aug 14

The threat is coordinated, our response is not

Beijing and Moscow are playing the long game. They’re sanction-proofing their economies while weaponising our openness and indecision. They’re also betting on us being too slow, divided, or distracted to respond.

dlvr.it

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SIMONSKI @smpass.bsky.social · Aug 14

When Lord Alf Dubbs and Krish Kandiah on 'thought for the day" are concerned about your language and tone, you should have a word with yourself, not demand an apology from the BBC. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...

BBC apologises over Thought for the Day ‘xenophobia’ claim against Jenrick

Corporation says Krish Kandiah’s criticism of senior Tory not appropriate for faith-based radio segment

www.theguardian.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Aug 5

What a surprise. She interviews with Trump’s former criminal defense lawyer who moved her to a cushy Club Fed right after it was over, and it just so happens she did not say anything bad about the person who is in complete control of her life right now. Amazing!

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Leonard Lloyd @leonardlloyd.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Terence Knott @terenceknott1.bsky.social · Aug 4

Pssst!
Pass it on…
#fbpe

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · Aug 4

On the defection of Rupert Matthews, PCC for Leicestershire and Rutland, and noted UFO enthusiast, from the Tories to Reform, a Lib Dem source said:

"Elected Conservatives are becoming more and more like UFOs themselves - they're rarely if ever seen, and most people don't believe in them."

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · Jul 18

The moment Stephen Colbert said I don’t give a flying f**€k to Paramount and CBS.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Jul 17

This is a huge achievement for the Labour government in its first year. Number of children accessing funded early education & childcare has increased by 33% in a year, reaching 1.7 million, an increase likely related to government initiatives aimed at expanding access to early education & childcare

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Jun 24

Bravo, Macron.

Like in 2003 with the Iraq War - France is calling it out.

Macron slams US strikes on Iran as lacking legal basis - Euractiv

Macron condemns US strikes on Iran as illegal and counterproductive, warning forceful regime change has never brought stability.

www.euractiv.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Jun 20

Daniel Hannan’s Brexit predictions have not aged well

Nine years ago the Conservative peer predicted what life would look like following Brexit in June 2025. His predictions proved a touch optimistic
www.thenewworld.co.uk/steve-angles...

Daniel Hannan's Brexit predictions have not aged well

Nine years ago the Conservative peer predicted what life would look like following Brexit in June 2025. His predictions proved a touch optimistic

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · Jun 15

Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · Jun 8

Absolutely right.

I also sense a real blossoming on here in recent weeks.

Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · Jun 8

I do think that getting to grips with #bluesky is about gradually weaning yourself off the dopamine hit of constantly being outraged all the time and remembering what was good about social media in the first place. Actual intelligent conversations.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Jun 5

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Jun 6

The Russia Report was released, but heavily redacted.

It won’t be released in unredacted form.

More importantly - it’s now obsolete & too narrow in scope for the current threat environment.

What we need now is a comprehensive review of all foreign interference in UK democracy.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · Jun 5

“The little one was crying. Misha. And then everything went silent,” says the great-grandfather of the boy who was killed in a Russian attack on Pryluky.
The boy’s mother — patrol police officer Daryna Shyhyda — and his grandmother also died in the strike.

📹 Suspilne

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SIMONSKI @smpass.bsky.social · May 30

It's amazing how little talent they have, if any. If Dominic Grieve, Rory Stewart or Michael Heseltine were leading the party, even I would consider voting for them!

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · May 23

I know everyone here knows and understands this, but you need to tell your understandably-not-online friends and family what it really means to buy a Tesla, to use Starlink or to contribute to / read X - and what a serious blow you can strike to worst people just by refusing to do business with them

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · May 23

"Billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE team is expanding use of his AI chatbot Grok in the US federal government to analyze data, said three people familiar with the matter, potentially violating conflict-of-interest laws and putting at risk sensitive information on millions of Americans."

Exclusive: Musk’s DOGE expanding his Grok AI in US government, raising conflict concerns

Elon Musk’s DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the federal government to analyze data, said three people familiar with the matter, potentially putting at risk sensitive information on millions of Americans.

www.reuters.com

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