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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 55m

This is all extremely weird. He seems to have crossed the Channel because he was already in some kind of online feud with Farage, and was immediately detained.

He’s been living in Sweden since 2019.

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

Man who entered UK on small boat found guilty of threatening to kill Nigel Farage

Fayaz Khan, 26, made the threat in a TikTok video that Farage told the court was ‘pretty chilling’

www.theguardian.com

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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 52m

So Pete Hegseth is getting gender affirming care while kicking highly qualified, highly trained trans service members out of our military? Got it.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 44m

call the grammar police, i’d like to report a series of crimes

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 3h

Here's the full memo.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 2h

"Eye-catching..." is kinda how much of the West has ended up in this clown car hurtling towards authoritarianism. I think it's time to acknowledge that.

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 2d

Strong speech from Badenoch. Well delivered. Sharp critique of government. Focussed on politically fertile territory on the economy. Eye catching policy which will get a lot of v positive press attention.

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RobPatch @2patchitup.bsky.social · 1h

I just watched it and it's beautifully done but it does trigger a lot of emotions.

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 3h

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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RobPatch @2patchitup.bsky.social · 1h

Why?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 3h

Love it

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This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.
We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.
I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!
8:34 AM • 10/10/25 • 30K Views

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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 1h

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

Permanent facial recognition cameras are now live in Croydon – with no clear laws and no safeguards to protect our rights.

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RobPatch @2patchitup.bsky.social · 1h

That John Candy documentary is really beautiful.

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 4h

I don’t think some younger people get how weird it was to find out that Busta Rhymes and Snoop Dogg were huge Benny Hill fans.

It’d be like finding out Kendrick Lamar and Glorilla were big fans of The Brittas Empire.

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RobPatch @2patchitup.bsky.social · 4h

Not that I'm advocating this but would litter pickers work?

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 4h

The speed and booze addicted dressed in black playing raw live shows in prisons with a voice like god almighty himself guy is “deeply uncool”? What

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 19h

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

on.wsj.com

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 14h

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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bobby @bobbylewis.bsky.social · 4h

she wouldn’t be the first nobel peace prize recipient to openly support murder

Max P III @blackballer.bsky.social · 4h

She literally supports trump bombing the boats

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 4h

Paedophiles will love this - a great way to identify and target their victims.

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 5h

So the moral of the story is do not underestimate the willingness of deranged thugs to set fire to the entire world over something that has no factual basis whatsoever.

See also the Great Chinese Sparrowcide.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 6h

It's worth adding that Hamit Coskun is an asylum seeker - what Jenrick would call 'an illegal immigrant' - and one who has self-evidently 'got into trouble with the law in our country'.

But to Jenrick, Coskun is clearly the right sort of 'illegal immigrant' in the right sort of trouble.

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 6h

There was absolutely no evidence whatsoever that Jews in Germany deliberately sabotaged the WW1 war effort or organised a grand conspiracy to destroy Germany after the war. Zero.

Obvious point but worth bearing in mind during this ‘Great Antifa scare of ‘25’

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Sarah Viktoria 🇬🇧🏳️‍⚧️⚧️🦗 @sarahviktoria.bsky.social · 6h

‪The dude who welded himself shut into a giant armoured bulldozer before going on a wrecking spree through his neighbourhood seems a much better analogy for the Starmer project.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 17h

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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Chris Boyd @paperghost.bsky.social · 6h

oh boy, i hope ukgov isn't betting the farm on AI

(handed paper from offscreen)

my APES

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 13h

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13h

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 @emmalbriant.bsky.social · 6h

What was that they were saying about Digital ID's only being used for 'right to work'? Either they are forcing 13 year olds out to work... or Digital ID's really are to be rolled out for everyone...

Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 6h

I think it was @hannahfearn.bsky.social who was asking what's up with the govt's ability to read the room ...
In what world is the response to high-profile and vocal groups of parents raising concerns about teens and smartphones to propose digital ID for teenagers?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Government to consult on digital IDs for 13-year-olds

There has been a backlash to the announcement a UK-wide digital ID scheme will be introduced by 2029.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 7h

I see Robert Jenrick is supporting Hamit Coskun who is appealing his conviction by reference to the ECHR (which Jenrick wants to withdraw from).

Who knew that the ECHR could be useful, even to the anti-ECHR Hard Right?

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