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alfandalf @alfandalf.bsky.social · 1h

👁️Immigration and asylum👁️
More than 50 child asylum seekers
still missing after disappearing from Kent care.
Council data -
obtained by the Guardian
shows 345 children
have gone missing in recent years,
many probably taken by traffickers
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care

Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3h

Democracy will be under threat if politicians like Nigel Farage avoid proper scrutiny by presenting their own TV shows, according to Sky News presenter @sophyridge.bsky.social 👏

inews.co.uk/news/media/s...

Sophy Ridge: Why politicians like Nigel Farage shouldn't be TV presenters

Sky News's morning host says politicians should get off GB News and face proper grilling

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 3h

Andrew under pressure to answer Epstein questions in the US

US politicians are continuing to put pressure on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to answer questions before a Congressional committee about his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

www.channel4.com

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 3h

Supermarket Christmas adverts have started for fucks fucking sake.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3h

Obama: When I think back to a year ago, I remember talking to some people, who would say, this election doesn't matter all that much. That however the next president ended up being, it wasn't going to matter to them. If nothing else, the last nine months should have cured us of that idea.

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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 3h

subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz350bs

ZOOM conference call users. When asked a question you are not prepared for, open your
mouth and then 'freeze. Your colleagues will simply assume you have a bad network connection. Wait until the agenda has moved on to another topic before 'unfreezing' yourself. Make sure you are not sitting with your back to a window when doing this, in case a vehicle drives past while you are 'frozen'
Don, Newbury

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Will Jennings🗠🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 3h

He still got it...

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3h

Obama: They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and D.E.I. For every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? D.E.I.. Wife mad at you? D.E.I..

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 14h

The govt and the electorate must understand that child poverty is not only hugely detrimental in the present. It shapes population wellbeing for generations to come. The evidence is so clear on the lifecourse health effects of poverty.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Only full abolition of two-child benefit cap will substantially cut poverty, thinktank says

Resolution Foundation says half-measures would have little or no meaningful impact on child poverty rates

www.theguardian.com

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alfandalf @alfandalf.bsky.social · 1h

Ukraine-Russia war latest:
Putin accused of ‘nuclear terrorism’
as Russian forces mass around key town.
UN’s nuclear watchdog
confirms strikes affect Ukraine's
’nuclear safety and security’
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

Ukraine live: Putin accused of ‘nuclear terrorism’ as his forces mass around key town

UN’s nuclear watchdog confirms strikes affect Ukraine's ‘nuclear safety and security’

www.independent.co.uk

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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare #MakeLabourHistory @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 9h

This is happening in uk too!!

Currently an AI data centre is being built near me in Blyth Northumberland…

and local people are totally unaware of not only risks Involved for their water and energy supplies but also the potential for pollution!!

Just ask BlackRock!!

youtube.com/shorts/7mN1W...

This Meta data center is the size of Manhattan. It could bankrupt Louisiana farmers.

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

youtube.com

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · Sep 15

Brexit wasn’t abstract, writes The Bear.

It stripped out the NHS’s stabilisers – staff, medicines, safety nets – and left us running on fumes.

The cost isn’t just GDP points. It’s lives.

From promises to collapse: The measurable damage Brexit caused the NHS

Staffing gaps, medicine shortages and avoidable harm – the everyday reality of a broken Brexit promise

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 8h

BIG UPDATE! Consultation on hunting with hounds to take place early next year...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8h

‘You’re either poor or rich’: the Argentinians struggling under Milei’s chainsaw austerity

Despite falling inflation, a majority are failing to make ends meet as wages and purchasing power have nosedived

www.theguardian.com

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 1d

These are the options being considered for Randy Andy's incarceration on the Sandringham Estate: four more palaces!

This is what happens when the king feels entitled to 'draw a line' under the scandal by dispensing 'justice' as he sees fit, rather than the courts or law, or Giuffre family see fit.

A montage of four grand properties on the Sandringham Estate, one of which is likely to be Andrew Windsor's future home.

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 8h

Musk’s war on Wikipedia is a fight for a future without fact-checking

The tech mogul’s Grokipedia relies on right-leaning AI instead of consensus between human moderators, writes John Naughton

https://bit.ly/4nyDR9W

Musk’s war on Wikipedia is a fight for a future without f...

The tech mogul’s Grokipedia relies on right-leaning AI instead of consensus between human moderators

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Diana B. Greenwald @dbgreenwald.bsky.social · 1d

An estimated 1,500-2,000 killed in El-Fasher in 3 days. “Among those killed, according to the World Health Organization, are more than 460 people systematically slaughtered at el-Fasher’s Saudi Maternity Hospital.” www.commondreams.org/news/sudan-a...

After Horrific Massacres in Sudan, Lawmakers Call for US to Stop Funding 'Arms Dealers' in UAE | Common Dreams

"We must do everything in our power to stop this genocide, including cutting off all weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates," said Rep. Rashida Tlaib.

www.commondreams.org

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alfandalf @alfandalf.bsky.social · 12h

Brazil
Thousands join protests in Rio favela
after deadliest ever police raid.
Demonstrators demand inquiry after
operation on Tuesday
in which at least 121 people were killed
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Thousands join protests in Rio favela after deadliest ever police raid

Demonstrators demand inquiry after operation on Tuesday in which at least 121 people were killed

www.theguardian.com

alfandalf @alfandalf.bsky.social · 12h

Environment
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world
– with Nepal the most
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most

Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain

www.theguardian.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is

I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House. It was renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era. I did it in black and white polished Statuary marble. This was very appropriate for the time of Abraham Lincoln and, in fact, could be the marble that was originally there!

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alfandalf @alfandalf.bsky.social · 1d

@martinrowson.bsky.social on
The end of Prince Andrew
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 1d

On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage is coming for our human rights.

My piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social.
www.tribunemag.co.uk/2025/10/farage-is-coming-for-our-human-rights

Farage Is Coming for Our Human Rights

Nigel Farage is waging a war on human rights that will strip asylum seekers of their basic protections from injustice and harm. We can't let that happen.

www.tribunemag.co.uk

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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 4d

Lights are on but nobody is home.
We have a broken Roomba for President.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 3d

On Oct. 22, tragedy struck the village of Pohreby in Kyiv Oblast — a Russian drone killed a 38-year-old woman, her six-month-old daughter, and her 12-year-old niece.

"Nothing like this has ever happened here. It’s a tragedy for the whole community," the village head told the Kyiv Independent.

'Nothing like this has ever happened here' — Kyiv Oblast village reels from deadly drone strike

In the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale war, parts of Ukraine are still facing devastating firsts. On Oct. 22, tragedy struck the village of Pohreby in Kyiv Oblast — a Russian drone hit a house whe...

kyivindependent.com

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alfandalf @alfandalf.bsky.social · 1d

I read the news today,
oh dear...
www.theguardian.com/uk