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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1h

California will start producing and selling its own supply of low-cost insulin in January.

The suggested price for consumers will be no more than $55 for a pack of five pens.

Currently even generic insulin typically costs about $260 for a pack of five.

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

In shot across Big Pharma's bow, California will sell its own insulin

Delivery of the state-branded drug makes good on a longstanding promise by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

www.politico.com

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 1m

Half of what the BBC presents as ‘news’ is just promoting other BBC programmes. And they keep having ad breaks when they show trailers for BBC programmes. I no longer see why they shouldn’t be funded by advertising, to be honest!

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 3h

The BBC thinks this worthy of its news homepage, but I’m still not seeing much about Reform’s financial relationship with Russia. If we had a serious media we might not collectively drunkenly stagger from one idiocy to the next.

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 3m

Refusing to bathe? Making yourself even dirtier?

Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 10m

If only they had been that honest before the election. Although ‘We have no idea’ isn’t a great campaign slogan.

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 17m

Bad BBC journalism. This article says Charlie Kirk spread conservative ideas.

Charlie Kirk was not spreading conservative ideas he was a pro-Russian racist and homophobe spreading fascist hate.

The American use of "conservative" includes people who are clearly fascist.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

US revokes visas over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death

The State Department shared screenshots of posts it said were examples of foreign visa holders welcoming Kirk's death.

www.bbc.com

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 21m

I’m remembering the Ukrainian women who threw jars of pickles at Russian drones hovering outside their windows and I wondered if that might become a thing in Chicago.

Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 23m

There is no cafe by the Mayflower Pilgrim memorial. Do you mean across the road in Mayflower Park? There is a cafe near the entrance.

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Julie J @j1j2.bsky.social · 28m

Southampton United Kingdom
DAUK - Ready to Resist?
South Central Coast
Saturday, October 18

TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · 2d

#NoTyrants
#RISEUP
Southampton, United Kingdom
DAUK - Ready to Resist?
South Central Coast
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 02:00 PM London Time
Meetup at Mayflower Pilgrim Memorial Park (Cafe Area)
Town Quay
Southampton SO14 2AQ
United Kingdom
www.democratsabroad.org/freyaproudma...

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 28m

He’s a lunatic.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 15h

Trump: You build what's called a reverse bathtub. And it's not that uncommon, but it is actually a reverse—you, you seal it. The problem is, nature always wins. I know a lot about reverse bathtubs. I've done it, and it's something you only do in emergency

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 27m

I had a builder who did a lot of work for me. I knew he had far right views, but the last time he was here my husband was out and he started going on about how great Hitler was. I was terrified and left. I never called him to do work again. This is not normal.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13h

Governor Newsom has issued a response on social media:

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Claire Savage (UK not USA) @csav55.bsky.social · 39m

The proposed digital ID is just an app, consolidating all Government held info about us into one place. It's only required to provide proof of the right to work in the UK. It can be uninstalled or removed from your homepage when it's not needed. Nothing sinister, just ID.

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 32m

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Tharg of Antifa @tjrh.uk · 33m

Look, I'm happy for Google/Apple to know everything about me including my location 24/7 and how far I walk every day but being able to access government services with an app is a step too far.
Or something.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 4h

In general, there’s only one reason why something might breach the ECHR. It’s because it breaches human rights.

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Claire Savage (UK not USA) @csav55.bsky.social · 2h

More irrelevant polls out today reminded me of this from Peter Hitchins (someone I rarely agree with). These almost hourly polls are damaging and are in danger of becoming a self fulfilling prophesy particularly with a media who seem to wilfully refuse to print any positives.

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 3h

#politicslive

Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · 24d

Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!

“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”

Double harvest: Vertical solar panels and crops thrive side by side

Imagine a field where solar panels and crops coexist—with no trade-off. It sounds like science fiction, but that's precisely what researchers from Aarhus University have now documented in a full-scale...

techxplore.com

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evil matt @windows98support.bsky.social · 3h

Can’t believe Sadiq Khan has ruined the thriving London murder industry :((( hashtag sidiqout

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 3h

Yes, I think it’s exactly like that. They were like “I voted LEAVE because that’s what I want ‘them’ to do. But I‘ll certainly still be able to come to Spain whenever I want.”

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 3h

Lest we forget...

'The National Farmers' Union lobbied the government to loosen limits on pesticides in drinking water, as part of its post-Brexit reforms, when senior director, Nick von Westenholz, met the minister for regulatory reform.'

#politicslive
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/05/10/b...

Weaken post-Brexit rules on pesticides in drinking water, farming lobby told minister

unearthed.greenpeace.org

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 5d

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 23d

@horseshoepartyuk.bsky.social, here are Labour's achievements:

This government is nationalising the railways (to be completed by 2027) and British Steel, allowed for locally owned buses, created GB Energy, the National Wealth Fund, and created the National Housing Bank.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3h

Reform candidate visibly squirms as he's confronted by a local family in Caerphilly.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 4h

👏 "We've lived here all our lives. And I have never felt so unwelcome in my own hometown as I do since your party came into Caerphilly."

"With all the rhetoric that you bring in, I have to say to my sons, please don't go there. Please don't do this."

"I blame you for that."

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Wanderscotwild @wanderscotwild.bsky.social · 3h

Fascism starts with targeting minorities, then they come after us all, one by one

Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 3h

UK TERFs & the US right joined forces YEARS ago!

The UK don’t have the same Christian evangelical infrastructure to promote anti-abortion ideology directly, so the ADF use a different tactic to infiltrate the UK - transphobia.

They even use the same “free speech” “we’ve been silenced” playbook.

Transphobia: How the ecosystem of UK and US anti-trans hate works

Detailing the various types of transphobes in the US and UK, and how they have grown under differing political, social, and media…

medium.com

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, as he has citizenship of another country, it should be easy to exclude him.

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