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Simon Parker @simonparker.bsky.social · 4h

The absolute bloody vandalism of austerity in one chart. Good analysis of the overall picture here.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 4h

When Baroness Mone of Mayfair gave her inaugural speech in the House of Lords - a chunk of it consisted of her quoting Whitney Houston's Greatest Love of all.

And you need to watch it.

Now.

youtu.be/Az2tbyySVAY?...

Mone quotes Whitney Houston in Lords speech

YouTube video by All Is Here

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the King’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy and powerful men, and how everyone knew what was going on

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Dr David R Brake @drbrake.bsky.social · 4h

After World War II the US had a scandalous secret program to smuggle in Nazis who had skills the country wanted. Trump seems to want to bring in neo-Nazis from Europe openly and *because* of their views. A new low... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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Dom White @domw.bsky.social · 5h

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Rootless Cosmopolitan @brennick.bsky.social · 4h

It’s a bubble.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 5h

What the fuck are we doing?

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 7h

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 7h

Make your plans for #NoKings. This Saturday, October 18th.
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 6h

Ben Gvir personally oversaw the torture of Greta Thunberg, as reported by Aftonbladet.

www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Rootless Cosmopolitan @brennick.bsky.social · 7h

I wonder if David Lammy has any regrets about his friendship with this fascist?

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 8h

It's somehow both wildly underreported and just out in the open that the vice president is either a neo-Nazi or, at a bare minimum, a neo-Nazi fellow traveler.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 9h

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 9h

I think one of the biggest cleavages in our society that no one talks about is the division between those that think powerful people must be held to a higher standard than non-powerful people and those who think powerful people should be flattered and sucked up to.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 9h

This is the result of a lot of people pretending racism is one of the greatest taboos in our culture while failing to address racism substantively. People are appalled by the idea of being called racist while being totally committed to upholding racism throughout society.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 11h

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

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Rootless Cosmopolitan @brennick.bsky.social · 14h

a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .

ALT: a crowd of people are sitting in a theatre applauding .

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Rootless Cosmopolitan @brennick.bsky.social · 14h

Just need to acknowledge it can't be "done better" now.

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National Trust - Midlands & East @midsandeastnt.bsky.social · 1d

The collective term for ladybirds is a loveliness.

Have you noticed that ladybirds have been taking advantage of the dry, sunny conditions to find a sheltered spot to hide for winter? The summer's warm conditions are responsible for this autumn's ladybird explosion.

📸 Mike Selby, Anglesey Abbey

Statue in the grounds at Anglesey Abbey covered in ladybirds.

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 17h

What is ridiculous is to conclude correctly that Brexit is the source of economic pain and then do nothing to reverse it.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17h

'In the past few weeks three new applications of AI have landed that could each have a profound impact on our shared reality: OpenAI’s new video platform, Sora; the scaling of a virtual companion called “Friend” and Meta’s push to import its advertising model into chatbots.'

Big Tech deploys Orwellian doublespeak to mask its democratic corrosion | Peter Lewis

As AI asserts its power to shape social evolution, regulation is decried as ‘state control’ rather than the expression of our collective will

www.theguardian.com

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Jeremy Pattison @jeremypattison.bsky.social · 17h

An "A-level standard of English" ≠ an A-level in English.

Possibly we're looking at level B2 but the announcement is lacking sufficient detail to appraise the policy.

So far, this appears to be all about tough-sounding headlines. We should expect better from this government.

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David Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 17h

Today is the centenary of the birth of the great Tony Hart who opened the eyes of generations to visual art and who is forever associated with this, the shimmering Gallery theme from Vision On – which was also pretty much everyone’s introduction to the vibraphone. youtu.be/-ZNkJXKV7_w

Vision On - The Gallery Tune - BBC1 1960/70s

YouTube video by Lost 1960s TV and Radio

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17h

'Despite AI’s widespread use, 62% of the students said it has had a negative impact on their skills and development at school, while one in four of the students agreed that AI “makes it too easy for me to find the answers without doing the work myself”.' 1/2

Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds

One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers

www.theguardian.com

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Rootless Cosmopolitan @brennick.bsky.social · 17h

Extortion.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 21h

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 21h

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Last June, more than 5 million Americans joined #NoKings rallies across the country, protesting President Trump's authoritarianism. And this Saturday, with your help, it's going to be even bigger and better.

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