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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 18h

Like I never met John Thaw. 👀

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Ian @tpfiz.bsky.social · 1d

I'm proud of my City

Leeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · 1d

Today Leeds followed our forebears who kicked Oswald Moseley and his Facists out of the city at the Battle of Holbeck Moor and stood up to racism, the far right and said loud and clear”Refugees are welcome here”. This is Leeds

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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Ian @tpfiz.bsky.social · 2d

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Dodged a bullet here

Ian @tpfiz.bsky.social · 3d

Surely, what the bespectacled Scoobie Doo villain means to say is that, regardless of who wins the Mid Terms, tRump's presidency will still end after two years.

Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 4d

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Ian @tpfiz.bsky.social · 3d

I see that the Wurzels are back on tour.... They don't look so good these days.

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3d

They certainly are a different 'breed'.

That's for sure.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 4d

I sometimes worry I exaggerate the collective madness of our media but the people who cheered Brexit, Boris Johnson & Liz Truss's mini-budget are now applauding Kemi Badenoch's speech. 'Parallell universe' doesn't come close. I suppose her not falling over is a win of sorts for them at the moment.

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Ian @tpfiz.bsky.social · 3d

Thank goodness for that. I was really starting to worry that his family were suffering genuine hardship as a result of him taking the role of President.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

Imagine that.

www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

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Ian @tpfiz.bsky.social · 4d

Stop it. Next you'll be telling me he needs to be given an extra £100K+ to pay someone to look at his constituency emails

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 4d

Who would have guessed

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4d

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

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Ian @tpfiz.bsky.social · 4d

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Wow, pulled that from nowhere!
More coffee please...

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 4d

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 5d

Did anyone else see this today and wonder wtf happened?

Oopsie, Stephen.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 5d

One significant - & dangerous - thing to watch for is professional commentators objecting to words rather than examining the evidence. It's pearl-clutching & cowardly, obviously, but also a deliberate attempt to avoid confronting exactly what they themselves are facilitating and often cheering on.

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 5d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 6d

It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.

Goody-bag merch from Tory Conference branded "When Labour negotiates Britian loses" and signed "Kemi Badenoch".

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Ian @tpfiz.bsky.social · 5d

He is a total disgrace to Public Service

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 5d

How on Earth is that man still in a job?

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 5d

Robert Jenrick, who just said he doesn't want to live in a country filled with non-white faces, begins his speech with a series of jokes suggesting that David Lammy is thick

Ian @tpfiz.bsky.social · 6d

Queue Jar Jar Binks: "In response to this direct threat to the Republic, mesa propose that the Senate give immediately emergency powers to the Supreme Chancellor!"

eurocelt.bsky.social @eurocelt.bsky.social · 6d

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

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Ian @tpfiz.bsky.social · 6d

Is that your usual starter word?

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 6d

This is shocking racism from Jenrick and Badenoch should sack him immediately.

No further comment necessary.

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

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

www.theguardian.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 6d

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

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Ian @tpfiz.bsky.social · 6d

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I'll take that for a Monday morning
Good luck everyone

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 8d

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?

#TwentyfiveFortyseven

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