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Virginia @virginiagjh.bsky.social · 2h

m.youtube.com/watch?v=yrPU... never gets old

MUST WATCH: Jamie Raskin And Nigel Farage Have Rough Clash Over Free Speech

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

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JuneSim63 💚 @junesim63.bsky.social · 2h

And here's another way to reduce Farage's support:

www.desmog.com/2025/07/15/e...

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Reform UK’s oil industry interests are a major turn-off for voters, new research reveals. The think tank Persuasion UK tested five anti-Reform messages on 6,000 adults. According to the research, “by ...

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Paul @smokeandwax.bsky.social · 3h

It’s time to endlessly remind comrade Farage and Reform of this. There is footage of him blaming NATO for Russia for invading Ukraine and how much he admires Putin. I wonder what Gill said that Farage didn’t?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3h

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Philip Gwynne Jones @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social · 2h

Plaid Cymru should be retweeting the hell out of this, and many others like it.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3h

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Cupid's Molotov @cupidsmolotov.bsky.social · 2h

So natural.

You can feel the Genuine Comoraderie™️ and Solidarity™️ oozing out from Corbyn.

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13 9 11 5 🇬🇱 @super-speedie.bsky.social · 5h

It’s so true. Even to this day, I’m still angry that he whipped his party to vote for BoJo’s awful Brexit deal.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 5h

Strong 'bald men squabbling over comb' vibes to this attack line. Yes, Nigel Farage drove the economy into a cul de sac with Brexit. But the dude who refused to reverse it out is Keir Starmer.

Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 23h

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Pete M @fastcarspete.bsky.social · 4h

Starmer still pretending he can make Brexit work, still refusing Single Market, Customs Union or Freedom of Movement.

He's making things worse, not better.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 5h

Strong 'bald men squabbling over comb' vibes to this attack line. Yes, Nigel Farage drove the economy into a cul de sac with Brexit. But the dude who refused to reverse it out is Keir Starmer.

Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 23h

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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HT4Ecosocialism @ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · 4h

Dumbo Starmer wants to build these all over the UK.

The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 14h

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

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William J Morton @emperorjulian.bsky.social · 4h

Stop the genocide - www.instagram.com/reel/DPquMpG...

palestinesolidarityuk on Instagram: "Hundreds of thousands marching for Palestine in London. We won’t stop campaigning until Israel’s occupation and apartheid is ended …"

Hundreds of thousands marching for Palestine in London. We won’t stop campaigning until Israel’s occupation and apartheid is ended and Palestine is free from the river to the sea.

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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 6h

In more Reform News Lincolnshire mayor Andrea (middle finger) Jenkins is spending £74 million on a new office for herself in pursuit of her war on waste fraud and abuse of public funds. The Reform Party brings you waste, fraud and abuse at an unprecedented scale

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 12h

Greater Lincolnshire Mayor under fire for £74k plans for new offices

www.lincsonline.co.uk/spalding/new...

Mayor under fire for £74k plan for new office

Greater Lincolnshire’s new mayoral authority has come under fire over plans to spend £74,000 on new offices.

www.lincsonline.co.uk

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Derek Turnbull @derekturnbull.bsky.social · 17h

Of course he was. This frog faced shithouse couldn’t lie straight in bed! Farage 'stunned' ex-Wales Reform leader took bribes www.bbc.com/news/article...

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.

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Andrew Knight (Fella) 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @andrewknightfella.bsky.social · 17h

The Enemies Within - #Britain 's Treacherous 5th Column of Grifters

#ReformUK #Farage #NathanGill #Brexit #RussiaBoughtBrexit #RejoinEU

www.youtube.com/watch?v=03rk...

The Enemies Within - Britain's Treacherous 5th Column of Grifters

YouTube video by Silicon Curtain

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 1d

The silence is deafening as BBC studiously avoids reporting on @greenparty.org.uk swelling in popularity

Yet they did 3 reports today re Farage as they pursue their licence payer funded Reform PR campaign 😡

Screenshot of three reports done over the last five hours about by the BBC, who aren’t biased at all in favour of reform unless of course you think constantly amplifying their message and giving them airtime and PR for free is bias

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Kelia @dilsesukriya.bsky.social · 1d

While Starmer comes down on the side of Palestine, this stupid bitch says we played a part in the peace talks. No dearie Starmer had absolutely nothing to do with them. Like all your lies, go and shove them!! bit.ly/4qa1ybc #Palestine

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Elle @kindofnorthern.bsky.social · 1d

I’m a broken record on this subject, but Brits need to remember that this is what Farage wants, not European style health insurance. He WILL sell off your health to the highest bidder.

Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 1d

The rise of health insurance costs is not just numbers on a chart, it’s affecting the lives of working Americans across our country. Thank you @ossoff.bsky.social for sharing their stories.

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Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 1d

Ref UK took over from the Tories in Derbyshire, then cut services.

Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 1d

@matildamartin.bsky.social and I explored why it was likely that Reform’s promises to cut council tax were unlikely to hold up in the face of reality

Reform councillors told us that they had been put “in a straitjacket”

As referenced here in @thetimes.com

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

Farage on Gill and Pro Russian media bribes” I told him not to go. He defied me and went. I was completely unaware of any statements that he made."

Farage with pro Russian media (and wife of briber) on the day Gill made his statements in 2018

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GJdop @gjdop.bsky.social · 1d

Let's get the headlines right. Dodgy #Tice was given £1,400 to stay in the French Riviera home of Russian Lubov Chernukhin, aka #Golubeva, renowned for donating over £2 million to Boris Johnson #Tory party.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Richard Tice accepted stay at French Riviera home of Tory donor

Reform deputy leader’s trip, worth £1,400, to Lubov Chernukhin’s property was for ‘discussing gas power in UK’ Reform UK’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, accepted a £1,400 stay at the French Riviera home of Lubov Chernukhin, a Conservative donor and the wife of Russia’s former deputy finance minister, new filings show. Tice enjoyed accommodation valued at £1,000 and meals worth £400 between 4 and 6 August at the Chernukhins’ property on the Mediterranean coast, listing the purpose as “discussing gas power in the UK”, according to the register of MPs’ interests. Continue reading...

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William J Morton @emperorjulian.bsky.social · 1d

Trumps peace plan 👇

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Sky News (Mirror) @skynews-m.bsky.social · 1d

Palestine Action ban must be explained, Labour peer tells Starmer
https://news.sky.com/story/palestine-action-ban-must-be-explained-labour-peer-tells-starmer-13447599?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

Palestine Action ban must be explained, Labour peer tells Starmer

Ministers must do "much more" to explain why Palestine Action is a proscribed terrorist group, Harriet Harman has said.

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Mike @mikem51.bsky.social · 1d

Immediately breaking Farage’s promises once elected. Another reason this vile grifter should be no where near power.

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 1d

🔺EXCLUSIVE: Eight Reform UK councils likely to raise tax next year

Eight Reform UK councils likely to raise tax next year

www.thetimes.com

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Nuggett @somenuggett.bsky.social · 1d

If @zackpolanski.bsky.social was a member of the Labour Party it'd be so over for Kier Starmer and I'm not even joking

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 1d

The grift: ex-PM Rishi Sunak set to take top tech and AI roles

Eternally underwhelming former Tory PM Rishi Sunak is set to start two advisory roles for tech firms, as the revolving door swings open again
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

The grift: ex-PM Rishi Sunak set to take top tech and AI roles

Eternally underwhelming former Tory PM Rishi Sunak is set to start two advisory roles for tech firms, as the revolving door swings open again

www.thecanary.co

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