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Elle @kindofnorthern.bsky.social · 17h

My Dutch partner knows a ton of random Northern idioms because he’s lived with me for so long. Is he A-level standard? No idea. What I do know is that with every one of these changes the UK gets more insular and isolates not only its neighbours but it‘s own citizens who happen to love a foreigner.

children of the corncob @bisk.sureis.sexy · 19h

fuck off with this shit you racist cunts.

i forgot the word "tumbledryer" the other day so i called it a tumbley bumbley and english is my only fucking language.

abolish the home office.

Changes to the English language requirement were first reported in May when the government published their early plans in the immigration white paper. The new standard requires people to express themselves “fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expression” and to be able to communicate flexibly in social, academic and work situations.

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Elle @kindofnorthern.bsky.social · 17h

Exactly - dark money can turn non-issues into burning fires.

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Elle @kindofnorthern.bsky.social · 18h

What’s even funnier is that he’s had a staffer write this (it’s in full sentences and there is correct capitalisation)

Elle @kindofnorthern.bsky.social · 18h

Brits shouldn’t be complacent. Remember Brexit was a Tory party issue until money and manipulation was thrown at it.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 19h

This is a huge story but massively under the radar in the UK.

A US Christian legal org called the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is working to roll back abortion rights here using the same playbook it used in the US: briefing politicians, watching, waiting.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Elle @kindofnorthern.bsky.social · 1d

Should point out this was commissioned by Moderna, BUT - it’s common sense the economic benefits of vax + clean air outweigh the costs, when you take into account increase in both short and long term illness.

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

UK: COVID-19 could cost UK £7 billion a year without autumn vaccinations.

"A new OHE model shows that stopping annual autumn COVID-19 vaccinations could cost the UK economy £7 billion each year, highlighting the importance of continued immunisation"

Source: archive.md/nyvSp

A healthcare worker wearing blue scrubs, gloves, and a mask administers a COVID-19 vaccine to an older woman who is also masked. The headline above reads: “COVID-19 could cost UK £7 billion a year without autumn vaccinations” (Open Access Government, Oct 13, 2025).

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Elle @kindofnorthern.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah I know. I’m grasping at straws.

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Elle @kindofnorthern.bsky.social · 1d

It really is. Take comfort though in the fact that a) you’re pissed off because you have good values and b) most people feel the same way, that just doesn’t drive headlines.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 2d

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #FBR #NAFO @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 2d

I invite you to join our Campaign Wave on Sunday, 26 Oct!
@stellabr.bsky.social @paulawalla11.bsky.social @vanderstap.co.uk @wantagecolin.bsky.social @joczechowska.bsky.social @mrsarcanum.bsky.social @funkynassau.bsky.social @colleenavril.bsky.social @rogsilson.bsky.social @grawitmik.bsky.social

Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #FBR #NAFO @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 7d

📢 Join the #FBPE & #FBR Campaign Wave (aka tweet storm) on Sunday, 26 Oct:

- to protest against the global rise of the far right,
&
- support progressive parties in the Dutch elections (29 Oct).

Time: 20–22 CET | 19–21 UK

Hashtags: #DefendDemocracy #HopeNotHate

Let’s stand strong together!✊

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Femke Halsema @femkehalsema.bsky.social · 2d

Als je vrije meningsuiting verwart met intimidatie dan ben je af. Al onze democratische leiders (of ze nou Wilders of Timmermans heten) dienen in vrijheid te kunnen debatteren: handen af!
www.rtl.nl/nieuws/polit...

Timmermans (GroenLinks-PvdA) uren voor debat belaagd op Amsterdams terras

Frans Timmermans (GroenLinks-PvdA) is kort voordat hij vanavond deelneemt aan het eerste tv-debat uitgescholden op een terras in Amsterdam. Hij werd op dat moment geïnterviewd door RTL Nieuws.

www.rtl.nl

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Zack Polanski, "Reform UK's Zia Yusuf was full of b*llocks and I think it was important to call that out on #BBCQT"

"What has become clear about Reform UK, they're a bunch of cowards"

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Giles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10.bsky.social · 2d

Try to live in alignment with what truly matters to you.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3d

The thing I'm "stunned" about is why this isn't the biggest domestic news item on every flipping platform

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Elle @kindofnorthern.bsky.social · 2d

Alex I love you even more for admitting you don’t like Catcher In The Rye.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 3d

Seems odd to see people I know would be repulsed at the idea that the state impose death on an offender celebrating other lags doing it.

legalclaret @legalclaret.bsky.social · 3d

Watkins was one of the most vile criminals I have ever read about, an offender whose depravity fell to lows even this hardened ex-prosecutor had not seen before. I am however uncomfortable with the celebrations of his murder. /1

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after being attacked in prison

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

Portland 🔥

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Elle @centristmum.bsky.social · 3d

This thread is INCREDIBLE. Don't stop scrolling before you get to Laos.

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 3d

You know what, let's do the Annual Mister Global National Costume thread tonight after all. Usual rules apply - this is all in fun, this isn't about the contestants looks or making fun of them, it's about the costumes and appreciating them (or, you know, making fun of them...)

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Adie ⚒️ @r2dtoots.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. 🥺

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79

The legendary actor best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and Book Club, has died

www.theguardian.com

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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 4d

I found the agitators! They are 2 unicorns, giraffe, canary, panda, mouse, dinosaur, mouse, Stitch, and the frog! And they are right outside of Portland's ICE facility! 🤣🤣🤣

#ProudBlue

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Elle @kindofnorthern.bsky.social · 3d

Of course he did. There isn’t a bar this man won’t lower.

BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 3d

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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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 3d

stop thinking right now

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Pascal Vanenburg @pascalvanenburg.nl · 4d

Wilders schorst z’n campagne niet. Dit ís z’n campagne.

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De Groene Amsterdammer @groene.nl · 4d

Op sociale media delen PVV-fanaccounts levensechte AI-beelden, veelal van knappe, blonde vrouwen die worden bedreigd door migranten. Deze pagina’s blijken te worden beheerd door minstens twee PVV-Kamerleden.
👉 buff.ly/MFNFcU3

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