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Guy Dewsbury PhD
@gludge.bsky.social
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Retired researcher. PhD in Computer Science. Long COVID sufferer. Assistive technology specialist.

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Guy Dewsbury PhD @gludge.bsky.social · 11d
This is an interesting read. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Britain may already be at war with Russia, former head of MI5 says
Eliza Manningham-Buller points to extent of cyber-attacks and other hostile activity orchestrated by Moscow
www.theguardian.com

gludge.bsky.social
Guy Dewsbury PhD @gludge.bsky.social · 12d
Useful read of the day apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump's moves to consolidate power, punish enemies draw comparisons to places where democracy faded
President Donald Trump’s consolidation of power and targeting of his political opponents bring back unnerving memories for those who have watched elected leaders undermine democracies elsewhere in the...
apnews.com

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Guy Dewsbury PhD @gludge.bsky.social · 14d
Follow the money.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 16d
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21d
David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.
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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 21d
Isaac Asimov in 1970
Isaac Asimov said, "When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent" in his 1970 book Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21d
🚨BREAKING: Rep. Ro Khanna just motioned to SUBPOENA FCC chairman Brendan Carr in the House Oversight Committee to stop the intimidation of private businesses and assault on free speech
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 22d
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24d
When a fascist orders you to do something.

You don't do it, it is that simple.

They don't own you, never let them think they do.
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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 24d
The misogynistic comments about Diane Abbott, the longest serving Black MP, recounted with glee by Paul Ovenden are utterly despicable.

The fact that the Party knew about this and swept it under the carpet until it was reported in the press, is unforgivable.
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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 24d
“In its heyday an EDL march used to get 10k - Tommy Robinson just got out of prison and inspired a protest of up to 150k.”

Far-right rhetoric is finding evermore mainstream appeal. What’s changed?

The News Agents ask @thecrimeagents.bsky.social's Andy Hughes.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25d
Don't we all.
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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 28d
Nigel Farage faces questions over the funding of his Clacton house 👇
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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 28d
This is precisely why Covid-19 vaccines should be available free of charge for everyone in the UK. The government not purchasing enough vaccines to make this possible is the definition of a false economy.

inews.co.uk/news/hospita...
Hospital admissions for Covid hit 10-month high
Waning immunity and rising case numbers are the main drivers of the increase in hospital admissions, scientists say
inews.co.uk
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 28d
pretty wild that it so quickly became normalized that immigrants don’t have even basic free speech rights

www.axios.com/2025/09/11/c...
State Department warns immigrants not to mock Kirk's death
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau posted the warning on Thursday.
www.axios.com
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 28d
The evil that men do lives after them
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29d
You can’t scrub away the truth.
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 29d
No comment.
Tweet by Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) Guns save lives:
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · Sep 9
Exclusive

Boris Johnson approached Elon Musk on behalf of London Evening Standard owner Lebedev, we can reveal

Former PM’s private office forwarded business proposal from peer to owner of X in June 2024, the leaked files suggest

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Revealed: Boris Johnson approached Elon Musk on behalf of London Evening Standard owner Lebedev
Former PM’s private office forwarded business proposal from peer to owner of X in June 2024, leaked files suggest
www.theguardian.com
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Sep 9
Is it time Nigel Farage was banned from the BBC?

Like if it is.
RT if it should be today.
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theguardian.com
The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 9
Former PMs say they use subsidy only for public duties after Boris Johnson revelations
Former PMs say they use subsidy only for public duties after Boris Johnson revelations
Gordon Brown calls for change to rules as he and other ex-leaders say they do not use allowance for commercial work
www.theguardian.com
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 9
Photo of novelty check suggests Epstein ‘sold’ Trump a woman for $22,500
Photo of novelty check suggests Epstein ‘sold’ Trump a woman for $22,500
President and convicted sex offender appear in birthday scrapbook photo with check signed by ‘DJ Trump’ * US politics live – latest updates A scrapbook for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday released on Monday contains a photo of him holding a novelty check signed by Donald Trump with the suggestion that Epstein “sold” him a woman for $22,500, shedding further light on the longtime relationship between the president and the convicted sex offender. The photo shows Epstein and Joel Pashcow, a longtime member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, and a third figure, apparently a woman, whose face is redacted. They are holding a novelty check over a handwritten caption, apparently from Paschow, reading: “Jeffrey showing early talents with money + women! Sells ‘fully depreciated’ [redaction] to Donald Trump for $22,500.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · Sep 8
Suzhou researchers highlight that nearly 1 in 3 people may face long COVID yet doctors often miss it due to vague definitions and lack of biomarkers.

They call for unified criteria, education, and patient-centered care.

www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...
Frontiers | Challenges in diagnosis and treatment of long COVID
Despite a large population affected by COVID-19, awareness of long COVID among clinicians is surprisingly limited. This has led to delayed or missed diagnose...
www.frontiersin.org
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Sep 8
Russia is pushing for war against Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania because they believe that NATO will back down and that Article 5 is all talk. They also believe that they can obtain an easier military victory that they can use to deflect from their failure in Ukraine.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · Sep 7
"It got the debate going and that's why we put him on."

Reform’s Laila Cunningham explains why her party allowed a 'quack' to falsely claim that the Covid vaccines gave the King cancer.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 6
He probably thinks the vaccines killed them.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Sep 6
A tenet of Fascism is keep repeating lies and people will become so confused about what is the truth that they’ll start to believe them. We all have a responsibility to keep repeating the truth in the face of politically-motivated lying. Don’t just roll your eyes, speak up.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Sep 6
There is *no evidence whatsoever* that the Covid vaccine causes cancer in *anyone*.

I’m no royalist but I respect public figures’ right to privacy so won’t comment on the speculation around individual cases. I am horrified that other doctors have chosen to do so.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Sep 6
Correct, Guardian. This is *politics*, not medicine.
“Politics: Doctor uses conference speech to link King’s cancer to COVID vaccine”
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Sep 5
Can we arrest Nigel Farage?

It does say in UK law, that a person seeking the Aid of a Foreign Government to undermine the UK Government can be considered Treason.

Now he did SPECIFICALLY arrange a meeting with members of a Foreign Government to do exactly such a thing.
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