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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman (Horrifying) @josie.zone · 18h

SWITCH TO TIDAL TODAY

YOU CAN TRANSFER YOUR PLAYLISTS WITH THE LINK BELOW

IT IS EASY, THE SOUND QUALITY IS BETTER, THEY HAVE MUSIC VIDEOS, AND THERE'S NO GESTAPO ADS

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Ben Hart, Gender Archivist @pavlovforgoths.com · 1d

Found out that Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads, if you need another reason to quit using it.

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 16h

Last week I was at the Plaid Cymru conference.

Based on the current polls, they are the party most likely to lead the Welsh Government after May's election.

This would mean a monumental change to Welsh politics. You can read my analysis here:

willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the Plaid Cymru conference...

What we learnt about the party most likely to form the next Welsh Government

willhaywardwales.substack.com

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

lol ok man

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 1d

Labour will not be forgiven in Wales for allowing the closure of Port Talbot’s blast furnaces, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has said, as the party stepped up its attack on Keir Starmer’s leadership ahead of next year’s Senedd election

Labour will not be ‘forgiven in Wales over Port Talbot steel closure' - Plaid Cymru

Labour will not be forgiven in Wales for allowing the closure of Port Talbot’s blast furnaces, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has said, as the party stepped up its attack on Keir Starmer’s leader...

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The SNP @snp.org · 1d

Scotland will only become independent when we convince every community across our nation that independence is the best way to build a better future for our families. #SNP25

SNP Annual National Conference 2025 quote urging communities in Scotland to support independence with facts, hope, and respect by Keith Brown MSP.

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 1d

They also need better subs. Surely ‘European Union’ in this headline is a typo for ‘Daily Telegraph’?

Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 1d

Since the Brexit referendum, the Telegraph has become the Pantomine Dame of confected outrage against the very thing it fought for and continues to uphold. The new Schengen Entry and Exit System isn’t sound border management but a “pointed insult”. Hilarious.

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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.bsky.social · 1d

“why did Farage protest “I’ve never met the Russian Ambassador”?
Russian embassy website hosted a picture of Yakovenko greeting Farage in May 2013 – the moment Russian policy pivoted over to its plan to disrupt the EU, before invading Ukraine.”
#ReformRussianBribes
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The Five Questions Nigel Farage is Never Asked About Brexit, Trump and Russia

As the media provides the Reform Leader with a prominent platform, Peter Jukes considers all the concerning lines of enquiry that journalists never confront him with

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liberalukgeek.bsky.social @liberalukgeek.bsky.social · 1d

'If the press were investigating Farage with the same enthusiasm they went for Rayner, he'd be done for.'

Brian Moore @briantrumpet.bsky.social · 2d

Everything he's reported to have said in this BBC piece sounds like he's desperately trying to distance himself, knowing that the connection is real and toxic. If the press were investigating Farage with the same enthusiasm they went for Rayner, he'd be done for.

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Nigel Farage 'stunned' ex-Wales Reform leader Nathan Gill took bribes

Nathan Gill has admitted taking money for pro-Russian statements as a European Parliament member.

www.bbc.co.uk

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JohnWest_JAWS @johnwestjaws.bsky.social · 1d

We know, from the limited Russia report, that the UK government did not direct SIS to investigate.

Perhaps that is why the BBC, Sky etc. has been so reticent to highlight Gill - because it would raise questions as to why UK government didn't direct.

Did they collude?

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JohnWest_JAWS @johnwestjaws.bsky.social · 1d

These 2 speeches, which, as Nick points out, on the same day, precede what Gill has pled guilty to by 4 years, are more damning for Farage as they also precede Brexit.

All European secret services would have been alarmed by this & would/should have been investigating.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 3d

From Sunday, travelling into Europe gets tougher for Brits.

New EU border rules mean fingerprint scans, photo registration and longer queues.

This is the real-world cost of Brexit - more hassle, more red tape, more delays.

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Melin Drafod @melindrafod.bsky.social · 1d

Mae annibyniaeth yn allweddol i ddyfodol Cymru, dewch i gefnogi ddydd Sadwrn nesaf

cy.yes.cymru/rhyl

@yes.cymru @auob.cymru

March for Independence - RHYL

Rhyl will take centre stage in the campaign for Welsh independence this autumn, as people from across Wales are expected to join the March for Independence on Saturday 18 October 2025.

www.yes.cymru

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Melin Drafod @melindrafod.bsky.social · 1d

Independence is crucial for the future of Wales, come to support next Saturday

www.yes.cymru/rhyl

@yes.cymru @auob.cymru

March for Independence - RHYL

Rhyl will take centre stage in the campaign for Welsh independence this autumn, as people from across Wales are expected to join the March for Independence on Saturday 18 October 2025.

www.yes.cymru

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Coffee_Kindle @coffee-kindle.bsky.social · 1d

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I need to see policies that will benefit the people of Cymru, not bitching and moaning.

Good to see some are starting to come through sensibly from @plaidcymru.bsky.social

Diolch @willhaycardiff.bsky.social as always

#Wales #Cymru #WelshPolitics

Inside the Plaid Cymru conference...

What we learnt about the party most likely to form the next Welsh Government

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 1d

The Newport Rising Festival returns this autumn to mark the 186th anniversary of the Newport Rising of 1839 — a defining moment in Welsh and British democratic history

Festival marks 186 years since Chartists’ march for democracy

The Newport Rising Festival returns this autumn to mark the 186th anniversary of the Newport Rising of 1839 — a defining moment in Welsh and British democratic history. Organised by the charity Our Ch...

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Wini Davies @winidavies.bsky.social · 2d

hwnna ydy'r un hefo'r trwyn?

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Chris @oakymoron.bsky.social · 2d

Another lie from entitled Andrew

When will the Royal Family ditch him once and for all

www.thesun.co.uk/royals/36977...

Prince Andrew's email to Epstein about Virginia proves he LIED in BBC chat

PRINCE Andrew told paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein “we are in this together” in an email — three months after the date he said he’d severed contact. The Duke, 65, messaged on February 28, 2011 a day afte…

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Christopher Hughes MBE @chrislinguist.bsky.social · 2d

If you’re lucky enough to learn a language at school, take it. It might take you on exchanges to France, Germany and Spain, a year abroad, student adventures, fun times. You might interpret Albanian in Kosovo, teach Romanian, work with Farsi and Chinese - and discover a whole new life along the way.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 2d

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 2d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Wini Davies @winidavies.bsky.social · 2d

Trist awn. Annie Hall yw un o fy hoff ffilmiau www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

An ethereally self-aware comedy genius: the loss of Diane Keaton is devastating | Peter Bradshaw

America’s sweetheart was so much more than that: an actor of astonishing singularity and freshness who starred in the very best films of the past century

www.theguardian.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 3d

Former PM Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office.

Secretly lobbied the UAE for a billion-dollar private venture,
Used senior contacts in the Saudi govt to pitch for a consultancy firm.

Lust for private wealth is the main cause of UK decline.

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

If only there were a Nobel prize for narcissism ….

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 2d

UK travellers visiting countries such as Spain, Portugal and Italy are being urged to prepare for four-hour queues when a new EU border system comes into force on Sunday

UK visitors to southern Europe ‘should allocate four hours for border checks’

UK travellers visiting countries such as Spain, Portugal and Italy are being urged to prepare for four-hour queues when a new EU border system comes into force on Sunday. The Entry Exit System (EES) i...

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Wini Davies @winidavies.bsky.social · 3d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert leaves country day after being blocked from flying to Spain

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was told at gate his trip was cancelled after Trump threats

www.theguardian.com

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