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Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 10h

Excellent work by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social here. 👏

Reform UK Party Ltd is Russia’s latest attempt to destabilise UK politics using Nigel Farage et al., which is a real national security issue.
And on that note, here’s a recent one by @coldwarsteve.bsky.social to illustrate it.

#Newsnight

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Terrence Williams 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱 🇩🇰 🏳️‍🌈🇫🇷 @terrencewilliams.bsky.social · 3h

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 3h

Better face it. Growth is pretty non existent in western countries at the moment

0.3% is as good as it gets.

Who doesn’t wish it was better, but we have to take it and applaud it.

Well done Rachel.

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Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · 2h

So more likely to rely upon our NHS and more in favour of sending 20% of NHS staff away from our country. Also more in favour of an insurance based model they could least afford to pay. But hey, Nigel’s alright he’s a millionaire with health insurance!

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Mark Hauser @markhauser.bsky.social · 3h

We start the day with this image of a beautiful red kite circling in search of food.

Have a good start☕🖖

#Rotmilan #redkite #Nikon #Fotografie 📷 🐦 🌿
#Photographersunited #photography #birds #wildlife

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 13h

The latest from Trump world in under 2 minutes.

youtu.be/CvwHfu0627w

5 things that have happened since Monday to undermine democracy in Trump's America

YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel

youtu.be

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

There is simply no equivalent, not even close, of this anywhere on the center or far left. There is no ‘both sides’ here, media.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 1d

"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

Can't call them fascists?

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 13h

"It is ridiculous that antifa has become this boogeyman. If they're going to tell us they are going to find the founder of Antifa, isn't the founder of Antifa...Winston Churchill? FDR? Didn't they lead a war against fascism? Wasn't that anti-fascism?" - me
zeteo.com/p/mehdi-conn...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Jul 20

I debated 20 far-far-far-right conservatives (racists? fascists?) on Jubilee's 'Surrounded.'

Here are some of the highlights of them unable to answer my basic questions or rebut the simplest of points. Not sure whether to laugh or cry.

Here's the full 'debate': www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-W...

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Tom Sutcliffe @tds153.bsky.social · 13h

No decent society would have this many adverts for online casinos. Parasites.

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Wendy @wenmur.bsky.social · 13h

Hope everyone’s seen Space Live on ITVX - continuous streaming progress of the ISS. 😍

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 16h

Finally. Let’s start holding Farage to account for the relentless shitshow that is Brexit.
Because..
“What could be more elementary than asking voters to judge a candidate on their previous assurances? What more basic function of democracy could we ask for?”
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/398...

Labour admits Brexit was terrible. Now it’s time to act

For years now, the economic situation facing this country has been buried in the small print

liveapp.inews.co.uk

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Wendy @wenmur.bsky.social · 13h

Tiresome isn’t it?🙄

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Grumpy @grumpybb.bsky.social · 16h

Another desperate, let’s bash Starmer clickbait piece. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
Which one penned this?

The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 16h

Today on The News Agents:

- After a feisty PMQs over the China spy row - is Keir Starmer in jeopardy?

- Plus, are US figures trying to shape UK politics? From Elon Musk to anti-abortion groups, with NYT’s Jane Bradley.

www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
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The News Agents - Podcast Episode | Global Player

Are American billionaires trying to reshape British politics?

www.globalplayer.com

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 16h

Facts…
The polar opposite of what drives most media coverage of the issue.

Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · 21h

There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.

Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts

Spending is controlled, not spiralling

Worklessness is near record lows

My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 20h

Au Sénégal, 20 morts dans une épidémie de fièvre de la vallée du Rift

Cette maladie virale, susceptible de contaminer hommes et animaux, a été détectée le 20 septembre et touche particulièrement la région de Saint-Louis, dans le nord du pays.

www.lemonde.fr

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Wendy @wenmur.bsky.social · 19h

Worrying

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Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · 21h

There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.

Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts

Spending is controlled, not spiralling

Worklessness is near record lows

My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 21h

My porn monitoring app crashed out!

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Joanna Foster @fabticfoster.bsky.social · 1d

They’re here

My posters have arrived ready to share #hope this weekend of action

#HopeNotHate

Posters in white, yellow and black with the words “Hold on to hope”.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 21h

Tickets for London’s spectacular NYE fireworks celebrations go on sale this Friday 17 October.

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