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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 4h

Reform… links to Russia.. how very dare you… Don’t look at that👇🏼 No look at the Migrants, thousands of them invading..

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👀

Richard Tice accepted stay at French Riviera home of Tory donor

Reform deputy leader’s trip, worth £1,4000, to Lubov Chernukhin’s property was for ‘discussing gas power in UK’

www.theguardian.com

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Nero plays golf... @gebnor.bsky.social · 14h

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 6h

“The Trump administration is committed to restoring law and order in American cities that are plagued by violence due to Democrat mismanagement.
…The administration will work to protect federal assets and officers while making American cities safe again.” 🙄

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

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Timotei @morgowr.bsky.social · 20h

Two things struck me on a deep level, when he was standing there thrusting at them, and then he pointed, and they quailed before him, retreating in disarray. The second time was when they fired those pepper-balls at him, and he just broke out some dance-moves. That Frog is a total, total mensch. 👊

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 6h

The Librarian usually knows best!
bsky.app/profile/cory...

Cory Laran @corylaran.bsky.social · 17h

Wyoming librarian Terri Lesley stood up to bigotry by refusing to ban LGBTQ books and she just won a $700,000 settlement!

When we fight discrimination, we win.

Wyoming library director fired amid uproar over books with LGBTQ+ themes wins $700,000 settlement

Terri Lesley was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for youngsters.

www.cbsnews.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Cory Laran @corylaran.bsky.social · 17h

Wyoming librarian Terri Lesley stood up to bigotry by refusing to ban LGBTQ books and she just won a $700,000 settlement!

When we fight discrimination, we win.

Wyoming library director fired amid uproar over books with LGBTQ+ themes wins $700,000 settlement

Terri Lesley was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for youngsters.

www.cbsnews.com

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Chris Smith @ledredman.bsky.social · 10h

Being a member of the EU was always an advantage for the UK in exports to the rest of the world outside the EU.

David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 1d

Between 2019 and 2024 in real terms EU exports grew by 11%.

UK exports also grew. By 0.89%.

That's the total. Goods exports were lower in real terms in 2024 than in 2014.

Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 1d

@antonspisak.bsky.social of the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, a think-tank, observes that, after Brexit took effect at the end of 2020, Britain’s goods exports have grown less than those of any other economy in the G7 club of rich countries.

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 7h

Trump is using the shutdown as an opportunity to expedite his reckless drive to shrink federal government - despite the dire implications for American health care, epidemic readiness and international health security.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 15h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 7h

“What are we doing here, America?”
Giving British fascism a role model, it seems.
The leader of the UK’s Conservative Party: “Our new Removals Force, modelled on US ICE, will deport 150,000 illegal migrants each year.”

The would-be PM wants to remove our ECHR rights so she can do this ⤵️ to us here.

PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 19h

What are we doing here America?
youtube.com/shorts/s6ZCg...

ICE: the WORST of the WORST

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 8h

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 9h

No surprise from the man who sold his country down the river just to become PM - a corrupt, useless, self serving lying one at that

Johnson secretly lobbied the UAE for a billion-dollar private venture, amid plans to use an influential contact & senior contacts in the Saudi gov he met as PM

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 13h

It simply should not be possible for the president to repeatedly claim that a major city is burning without a wall of live standups happening in that city clearly demonstrating that it is not

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 14h

American broadcast journalism has utterly failed and is a dead industry, there's nothing left worth saving

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 8h

Johnson seems to be guilty of Misconduct in Public Office.
Not only is there much evidence of his alleged corruption,
his recklessness in govt resulted in many thousands of people unnecessarily dying of Covid.
Has anyone yet contacted the police with a view to prosecution?
(Max. penalty is life..)

Screenshot from UK Govt website, re Misconduct in Public Office:
“Definition of the Offence
The elements of the offence are summarised in Attorney General's
Reference No 3 of 2003[2004] EWCA
Crim 868.

The offence is committed when:
• a public officer acting as such;
• wilfully neglects to perform his duty and/or wilfully misconducts himself;
• to such a degree as to amount to an abuse of the public's trust in the office holder;
• without reasonable excuse or justification.

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 9h

Bees and butterflies disappearing fast, due to human irresponsibility: the continuing destruction and damage of habitats caused by agricultural intensification & land abandonment, draining wetlands, overgrazing by livestock, and the use of fertilisers and pesticides — including neonicotinoids.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9h

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study The number of wild bee species in Europe at risk of extinction has more than doubled over the past decade, while the number of endangered butterfly species has almost doubled. The jeopardy facing crucial pollinators was revealed by scientific studies for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of threatened species, which found that at least 172 bee species out of 1,928 were at risk of extinction in Europe. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 11h

It’s an ill wind!
If lolsuits are a thing in the crazy world we’re in now, maybe we can be entertained also by inept clowns inadvertently performing slappstick.

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Dr Audrey Glover @draudreyglover.bsky.social · Apr 19

Here is a gift link to the article for those without a subscription
wapo.st/3RpEvJ7

The 40-something single dad shaping liberal media from his laptop

Acyn Torabi dominates social media with fast-cut clips of political mayhem. Are they news, or something else?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 19

I want to take a moment to thank Drew for taking an interest in my work and putting together such an excellent profile.

Most of what I do focuses on highlighting prominent figures and their statements, so being the subject of a profile is a new experience—and a meaningful one.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Apr 19

New: Here's a chart of the top conservative / liberal accounts on X. See that small blue dot? That's @acyn.bsky.social. His fast-cut clips of political combat get hundreds of millions more views than major news sources - and basically no one knows who he is. So I profiled him. wapo.st/3RpEvJ7

Top 25 political & news accounts on X, dominated by conservatives

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Polanski expertly dismantling the "rich people will move if we tax them" narrative, while Denham nimbly demonstrates how very patriotic such people are.

Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

Former Head of Comms for the IEA, Annabel Denham, says the super rich will leave if we have a wealth tax.

Yes, the very same IEA that brought us Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Green Party leader Zack Polanski explains that their taxable assets can’t leave. #bbcqt

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 1d

Awkward for Zia Yusuf, who keeps being sent out to lie as cover for the Reform UK leader

Who did Nigel Farage have lunch with after resigning as UKIP leader 4 July 2016?

Why, it's Russian bribe enthusiast Nathan Gill, who then did the important news briefing on his behalf (to Russia Today)

#BBCQT

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

I called this out on #BBCQT last night and I'm calling it out again now.

He is gaslighting a nation.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Farage insists ex-Reform UK Wales leader convicted of bribery is ‘bad apple’

Farage said he was shocked by Nathan Gill’s admissions relating to pro-Russia statements Nigel Farage has insisted his party’s former leader in Wales who was convicted of taking pro-Russian bribes was a “bad apple” who betrayed him. The Reform UK leader was in Caerphilly campaigning for his candidate in a forthcoming Senedd byelection when he was asked about his links to Nathan Gill. Continue reading...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s last shut down ended this way, and he knows it. ⏱️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

I don’t have a crystal ball, but I have a good idea how this shutdown ends. Trump and Republicans will cave (he won’t admit he’s caving, of course, but he will cave).

Here’s why: Air traffic controllers.

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