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Andrew Buncombe
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Previously: Exclusive: World Party’s Karl Wallinger’s final interview about new music, change and life by the sea
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Exclusive: World Party’s Karl Wallinger’s final interview about new music, change and life by the sea
20 years after aneurysm that almost killed him singer-songwriter poised to release original material
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December 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement, reports @jasonaw.bsky.social @us.theguardian.com
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Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement
Defense secretary shares anecdote in The War on Warriors and rails against ‘rules and regulations’ governing war
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December 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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'Trump denies there was a 'kill everybody' order. But he's never looked more deranged' Great to have this in @theipaper.com
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Trump denies there was a 'kill everybody' order. But he's never looked more deranged
The US President's actions are making less and less sense, even to many of his most loyal supporters
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December 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Good people of BlueSky, if you're holiday shopping please consider buying some prints from my shop: mskcollages.etsy.com

I'm a journalist by day and have lost ALL of my contract work in the last 4 months so I'm leaning into my art and my newsletter exportqualitynews.com (if you can sub there too!)
November 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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👀 Trump says he has ordered closure of Venezuelan airspace
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Trump says he has ordered closure of Venezuelan airspace
President Donald Trump said Saturday that Venezuelan airspace was closed in its entirety, amid growing U.S. threats to attack the South American nation.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is just the start - Trump's party is turning on him @theipaper.com
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is just the start - Trump's party is turning on him
More Republicans say they are planning to quit, leaving Trump in crisis mode
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November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Great headline: Great headline: 'Marie Gluesenkamp Perez thinks Democratic Party needs to change, not her'
@dospueblos.bsky.social @washingtonstatestandard.com
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Gluesenkamp Perez thinks the Democratic Party needs to change, not her • Washington State Standard
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez took on her party by seeking a public reprimand of a House member. She doesn't regret doing it.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Do read this: 'How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built anti-trans empire' @motherjones.com @msjpauly.bsky.social
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How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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'The terms reflect maximalist Russian wish list. For Ukraine to accept would mean its surrender': John Lough on why US-lead peace is Putin's dream @theipaper.com
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Naive Witkoff couldn’t outwit Putin – this Ukraine deal is a Russian dream
This proposed Russia-US ‘peace’ deal is dead on arrival – it is a maximalist Kremlin wish list that would mean Ukraine’s surrender if it's accepted
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November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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No matter what he says, this is a major humiliation for Trump
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No matter what he says, this is a major humiliation for Trump
Powerful words from survivors served as a rebuke to the president, who has failed to silence Republicans over the decision to vote for the files' release
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November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Trump claims MBS knew nothing about murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi but in 2019 crown prince told
@cbsnews.com he took 'full responsibility' as a leader in the kingdom
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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This food bank saw a 30% increase in demand since Trump cut benefits and food stamps
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A day at one of Seattle’s 30 food banks as hardship soars
Across the world people are struggling to make ends meet
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November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Please read this - it feels important
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A day at one of Seattle’s 30 food banks as hardship soars
Across the world people are struggling to make ends meet
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November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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'Trump's nightmare week begins with a screeching U-turn on Epstein': Love writing for @theipaper.com
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Trump's nightmare week begins with a screeching U-turn on Epstein
The US President has seen the way the wind is blowing and decided to get out of the storm
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November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Virtual drought in Washington's Yakima valley forcing farmers to pull out apple trees, reports Conrad Swanson @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social Images: @erikajschultz.bsky.social
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Yakima Valley’s ‘train wreck’ forces WA farmers to rip out apple trees
This year might be the driest in recent memory for the Yakima Basin. The effects are raw.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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'Nothing hurts harder than a first love turned sour' @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/news/world/t...
Trump's split with Maga disciple Taylor Greene shows how dire the situation is
Once one of his most loyal Maga allies, Marjorie Taylor Greene could now prove to be a costly thorn in Trump's side
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November 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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A day at one of Seattle’s 30 food banks as hardship soars
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A day at one of Seattle’s 30 food banks as hardship soars
Across the world people are struggling to make ends meet
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November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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'Epstein files are Trump's kryptonite - but history tells us ‘Teflon Don’ will survive': Delighted to have this in @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/news/world/e...
Epstein files are Trump's kryptonite - but history tells us ‘Teflon Don’ will survive
However harmful these revelations, we can be sure the President will shrug them off, attack his accuser and carry on as before
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November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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None [who relies] on [food stamps] would trade dinner for ambiguous beltway messaging victory': Democract @gluesenkampperez.house.gov on why she voted to reopen govt. Via David Gutman & @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social
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The lone WA Democrat to support bill to reopen government
The deal, which ends the longest government shutdown in American history, has now passed both houses of Congress. Nine of Washington's 10 Democrats voted no.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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5 years ago Richard Hall was at Four Seasons Landscaping where Giuliani - pardoned by Trump today - falsely claimed the election had been rigged @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
I saw Trump’s presidency come crashing down at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
The Trump presidency ended in the parking lot of a landscaping company next to an adult bookstore. Richard Hall was there
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November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Listen to @bbcnewslive.bsky.social every day. Not perfect, but there's nothing in US that compares for accuracy, range or depth, not even much-loved @npr.org
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Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1bn over Panorama speech edit
The corporation has confirmed that it has received the letter and will respond in due course
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Clean-eyed account from Declan Walsh on what's behind deadly civil war in Sudan @nytimes.com
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The Gold Rush Behind a Civil War
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Wrong of BBC to edit in way it but Trump did say 'we fight like hell': Transcript of Jan 6 2021 speech via @np-np.bsky.social
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Read Trump's Jan. 6 Speech, A Key Part Of Impeachment Trial
The former president's remarks are being used by Democrats hoping to convict him for incitement of insurrection — and are being defended by his lawyers in the Senate proceedings.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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'But this is a totally different situation': Bit late to Mishal Husain
interview with María Corina Machado but super interesting @bloomberg.com
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader: ‘We Are Ready to Take Over Government’
Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado on life in hiding, Venezuela’s fight for democracy and why US military strikes may be “the only way.”
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November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Katie Wilson gains on Bruce Harrell as Seattle mayor’s race goes down to the wire, writes David Kroman @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social
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Katie Wilson gains on Bruce Harrell as mayor’s race goes down to the wire
Incumbent Harrell’s lead is now down to less than 2 percentage points. Both campaigns expected Wilson to do better in late-counted ballots; the question was by how much.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM