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London Mum

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Come on world, get with the programme: less dickheads, more love. Health, environment & kindness are the foundation of happiness & productivity. Woke & proud. #FBPE

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London Mum @londonmum.bsky.social · Jul 23

Those of you who remember me from the other place may remember my pinned post from there.
My fears that the Brexit debate opened the doors to a country where the NF rhetoric I grew up scared of will revive & my 2 half brown sons will face it too.
For shame, UK politicians...

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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 15h

It's taken more than a year for Starmer to state the obvious, that Brexit has wounded our economy. It has also damaged our int' influence, and taken opportunities from our young. Now he needs to get on with the long process of leading us back to Europe
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Starmer ‘planning to blame Farage and Brexit’ for budget tax hikes

Sir Keir Starmer has been ramping up his attacks on Nigel Farage in recent weeks as Labour falls behind in the polls

www.independent.co.uk

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🦋 Digital Relic 🦋 @damop.bsky.social · 3h

Them ANTIFAS are truly scary...

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Andy @andy-1967.bsky.social · 12h

Look at the state of our media, when the BBC and all should be questioning Farage’s party until they explain this Treason, they’re digging back into history to try and deflect.

LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 16h

Our media:

Tony Blair met with Epstein 6 years before he was known to be a pedophile. Full coverage.

Nathan Gill admits to 8 counts of treason last week. Silence.

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

That one time Russia Today accidentally broadcast something truthful.

Farage getting eviscerated by a six-year-old.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

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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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 16h

My elderly French father-in-law is unwell and recently moved into a care home so we try to go over every few weeks to visit. Next trip is in 2 weeks but we are watching how the new border checks go.
Thanks Brexit for helping to keeping families apart.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

New EU border checks could cause four hour waits and cost £400m, industry warns

The Entry Exit System (EES), being rolled out on Sunday, means UK travellers will need to have their fingerprints registered and photograph taken to enter the Schengen area

www.independent.co.uk

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Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 5d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis

CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...

theonion.com

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 1d

We waste so much time wanging on about immigration being something that must be stopped, when the reality is we need it.

What if we spent the same amount of effort actually working out what we can do to encourage integration.

Treating them like enemies isn’t it
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance

Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

Byline Times has been told by various sources that Farage has maintained a close interest in Ukraine’s conflict with Russia…
But Farage’s ignorance of this particular set of pro-Russian influencers around Nathan Gill is even more questionable….

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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Grumpy Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇪🇺 @brian770.bsky.social · 1d

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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Simon Jenkins has nailed it.

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.

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

A study of 74,738 COVID cases and 18,790 influenza cases found that COVID patients had a higher risk of severe long COVID within 6 months.

Within 30 days, 826 COVID patients vs 89 flu patients died; within 90 days, 1,391 COVID patients vs 149 flu patients died, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19.

Severe COVID may carry higher risk of long-term conditions requiring hospitalization through 6 months

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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London Mum @londonmum.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly. I have a brown face and ive cringed so hard im inside out. . .
What an unaware xxxx

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London Mum @londonmum.bsky.social · 2d

Morning G x
I know. There are fellow HUMANS in there. With kids, with their elders.
Just try for a moment to imagine what this must be like. It's nigh on impossible, no?

Heartbreaking.

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 3d

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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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 3d

I do wonder if Labour might look at the sorts of people dominating the discourse and dominating the content wars and maybe, just maybe, rethink the sorts of grey figures they routinely put up for interviews, instructed at that to be as cautious as possible. Things have changed. Their comms hasn’t.

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London Mum @londonmum.bsky.social · 2d

#r4today

Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 2d

“They make a desert and call it peace.” - Tacitus

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Phil Jones' body double @philsbodydouble.bsky.social · 2d

This is weird, as the people who support and vote Reform are not racist according to Starmer & Co. They are supporting racist policies, but only because they have genuine concerns and not because they are racist. Because Reform voters & supporters aren't, and not just many / the majority of them.
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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 2d

Journalist Anas al-Sharif won’t be around to announce the ceasefire as he did the last time,

because Israel assassinated him along with more than 260 other journalists. 😢

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 2d

“They make a desert and call it peace.” - Tacitus

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