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Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 16m

Serious chance he's basically going to break one of the world's premier sporting events on a whim one day.

Trump threatens removal of World Cup games from Boston, Olympics from LA

Blaming Boston street takeovers and LA wildfires, the US president said both global sporting events could be moved for supposed safety reasons

www.theguardian.com

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 3h

LIVE: Israel shoots dead at least 9 Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire

Israeli soldiers kill at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis

‘You cease, I fire’: Israel kills 9 Palestinians despite Gaza truce

Israeli army confirmed it opened fire saying a group of people approached soldiers before being targeted.

www.aljazeera.com

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thebelovedaunt.bsky.social @thebelovedaunt.bsky.social · 47m

G'wan Waldemar, no messing about identifying the modern Satanic figures who lure with lies and evil.

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 2h

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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Gemma Arrowsmith @mmaarrow.bsky.social · 4h

What’s your favourite TV ident? It’s tough cos there are so many gorgeous ones but I love the rare Thames Television night time ident. 🦇👻

youtu.be/FoTjzF59TeU?...

THAMES TELEVISION LATE EVENING IDENT 1977 ITV LONDON HD 1080P

YouTube video by IainLucey1972

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Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 1h

Don't look now but Trump just freaked out the market again by continuing to escalate the trade war.

I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act. We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution. As an example, we can easily produce Cooking Oil ourselves, we don’t need to purchase it from China.

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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 3h

This is devastating.

I think for my age, he’s *the* generational genius of pop music. That he’s a unique vocal talent, on the level of Marvin Gaye, goes without saying, but his colossal musical intelligence is what made him D’Angelo. A unique musical intellect.

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51

Singer known for tracks such as Brown Sugar and Untitled (How Does It Feel) died at home from pancreatic cancer

www.theguardian.com

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UK IPTV Changes @ukiptvc.bsky.social · 4h

www.cordbusters.co.uk/freely-adds-...

Freely Adds 10 Channels, Including ‘Talking Pictures TV’ | Cord Busters

10 streaming channels are joining Freeview’s heir Freely, including Talking Pictures TV, BLAZE, locals channels and 5 new AMC channels

www.cordbusters.co.uk

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Dr. Uncle Feared 🦊 🌈 @unclebeard1978.bsky.social · 1h

Tom Baker on #CallMyBluff on BBCFour! #DoctorWho

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thebelovedaunt.bsky.social @thebelovedaunt.bsky.social · 1h

I hope ICE kick the shit out of the pricks and send them to El Salvador.

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thebelovedaunt.bsky.social @thebelovedaunt.bsky.social · 1h

And chanting about Gary Neville for having the temerity to have views about what he wants on his property building site. These racist cunts are why every time England bollocks up at a tournament, it's brilliant.

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Matt Speight, Frank-enstein’s MonSpurs @speight88.bsky.social · 2h

Also chanting about Gary Neville, just in case you didn’t think they were massive babies.

Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 2h

The England fans not too happy with Tuchel's comments about atmosphere

"Thomas Tuchel, we'll sing when we want"

"Are we loud enough for you"

Now: "Tuchel give us a wave"

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thebelovedaunt.bsky.social @thebelovedaunt.bsky.social · 1h

The Ingerlund twats taking a night off from shouting at hotels, then.

Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 2h

The England fans not too happy with Tuchel's comments about atmosphere

"Thomas Tuchel, we'll sing when we want"

"Are we loud enough for you"

Now: "Tuchel give us a wave"

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Nostalgic Things @nostalgicthing.bsky.social · 2h

Number 73. Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
The bad people are coming for Donald Sutherland #Top100Videos

https://youtu.be/pllRW9wETzw?si=_pP1LvK8KRJUdEW6

Kate Bush - Cloudbusting - Official Music Video

YouTube video by KateBushMusic

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Trumpton Fire Brigade ultra @handle.invalid · 3h

Be a great idea if the septics started fighting back against their fascist state instead of bravely criticising British scran.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 3h

I don't understand how the government can think it is a good idea to *at the same time* make our labour market more rigid, increase the statutory wage floor, increase the cost of hiring at home and overseas! Obviously you should pick at most *two* to do at any one time.

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Bo Jacobs Strom @bojs.bsky.social · 5h

Headlines going to the English requirements but I'd completely missed this part of the plans, yet another act of idiotic self harm. Completely incompatible with the government's stated aims on housebuilding, growth, etc.

The immigration skills charge is being raised by 32%

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Michael @michaeljsc.bsky.social · 2h

Labour’s immigration plan in full:

- raise the salience of small boats as much as possible
- make it harder and more expensive for people to come here legally and contribute
- ???
- solve the small boats issue to rapturous applause
- markets reward their ingenuity with return to growth

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 3h

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Conservative criticism of Labour I absolutely did not give enough intellectual houseroom to pre-election was 'none of these guys have ever created a job'.

Bo Jacobs Strom @bojs.bsky.social · 5h

Headlines going to the English requirements but I'd completely missed this part of the plans, yet another act of idiotic self harm. Completely incompatible with the government's stated aims on housebuilding, growth, etc.

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 2h

Ah, would that it were. Tom Baker is on tonight's Call My Bluff. BBC4, 9.00 pm.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Two - Call My Bluff, 27/05/1977

Robert Robinson hosts a game of word definitions and deceptions. With Tom Baker.

www.bbc.co.uk

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thebelovedaunt.bsky.social @thebelovedaunt.bsky.social · 2h

No doubt it'll be awash with paedo crap in minutes like the Meta AI shite.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 4h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 4h

Every country with English expat populations should retaliate.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 8h

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 3h

❓ Protecting women and girls?

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/reform-councillor-suspended-amid-misconduct-allegations-from-331118/

Reform councillor suspended amid investigation into ‘lewd remarks’

A Reform UK councillor has been suspended amid an investigation into allegations of misconduct following a complaint by “several women”.

www.kentonline.co.uk

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 3h

It’s funny how black people are expected to reach across the aisle to voters like these, while no one ever expects them to reach across the aisle to black people. Amazing who gets to be human, and who doesn’t.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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thebelovedaunt.bsky.social @thebelovedaunt.bsky.social · 3h

Turkey v Georgia set to be a cracker this evening.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 3h

Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!

"‘I shall deal with the matter momentarily,’ he said. It was a good word. It always made people hesitate. They were never quite sure whether he meant he’d deal with it now, or just deal with it briefly. And no-one ever dared ask."

Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

Discworld QOTD, from Monstrous Regiment

“Keep out of the way of officers, ‘cos they ain’t healthy. That’s what you learn in the army. The enemy dun’t really want to fight you, ‘cos the enemy is mostly blokes like you who want to go home with all their bits still on. But officers’ll get you killed.”

Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather

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