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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11h

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

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'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

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Wee English Woman @mariemba1.bsky.social · 14h

Highly recommend this podcast on BBC sounds…I didn’t know the McLibel case related to the SDS and the deception by undercover people officers…
Presented by the excellent Mark Steele…

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17h

A 54 year old who calls himself "Kid" and who sports a stripper's hat and indoor shades....has no right to judge what is and is not "stupid."

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Wee English Woman @mariemba1.bsky.social · 15h

Or as @privateeyenews.bsky.social call them, “Carter Fuck”…

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TeeDixie 📎 @teedixie.bsky.social · 16h

*snort laugh*

I don’t usually share things from that cesspit but this was too funny not to 😂😂😂😂

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Wee English Woman @mariemba1.bsky.social · 15h

Oh I needed a good laugh, thank you…🤣🤣🤣

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Wee English Woman @mariemba1.bsky.social · 16h

Should’ve done a shout out to the Aberfoyle medical centre in Derry, well done lads!

Wee English Woman @mariemba1.bsky.social · 16h

This is from an article on the RTE news app today. @mrjamesob.bsky.social your fame reaches across the Irish Sea. Not sure that you’re that combative really, well not nowadays anyway 😉

Wee English Woman @mariemba1.bsky.social · 17h

👏👏

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NPR @npr.org · 18h

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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Wee English Woman @mariemba1.bsky.social · 18h

Same here! Very efficient. Congrats to the NHS and thank you to all the staff who gave up their weekends to do this. Reminds me of when I was a vaccine steward in the covid times. The centre I volunteered in was next to Heathrow and we did 100,000 vaccines in 2 months.

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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 19h

Number of deportations the ECHR have actually blocked since 1980 - 13 (THIRTEEN).

Please remember this next time some grifting populist claims us leaving the ECHR (and sacrificing the rights it gives us in the process) will allow us to ‘control our borders’.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 23h

Having illustrated the problem of X ignoring its legal duties, I want to build an effective coalition for intervention. If you are or know people on X receiving racist abuse, rape threats, I would welcome receipts of one rejected attempt to report to the platform an indefensible case

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for this kind note. I hope to do something useful with this by Nov/Dec (new Ofcom powers, new EHRC chair). I'd like more women + ethnic minorities to go through (futile) process of reporting shocking stuff (eg rape threats, p-word, n-word) & share receipts with me of one egregious example

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

If I had 6-12 people who had reported something unlawful & obviously indefensible, get the report rejected, and be willing to speak/advocate about it, that would be a good basis for asking a wider group of people - eg MPs - to support the call for an intervention & investigation of legal duties

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for this kind note. I hope to do something useful with this by Nov/Dec (new Ofcom powers, new EHRC chair). I'd like more women + ethnic minorities to go through (futile) process of reporting shocking stuff (eg rape threats, p-word, n-word) & share receipts with me of one egregious example

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Wee English Woman @mariemba1.bsky.social · 1d

I know, right 🤔

Wee English Woman @mariemba1.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 1d

And it shall be known as: ‘The Nobel Peace Prize (That You Don’t Know Because It Goes To A Different School.’)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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Benjo the Banjo @gwedlid.bsky.social · 1d

JD Vance and Pam Bondi have tried to console Donald Trump after narrowly missing out on The Nobel Peace Prize.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

New polling by YouGov, commissioned by Best for Britain, shows: 46% of potential Conservative voters consider Brexit a failure.

Of those voters, 51% say that Brexit has damaged the economy, and 50% say it has damaged our ability to trade with the EU.

Full research here: https://bit.ly/46LZq1G

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 1d

I see Robert Jenrick is supporting Hamit Coskun who is appealing his conviction by reference to the ECHR (which Jenrick wants to withdraw from).

Who knew that the ECHR could be useful, even to the anti-ECHR Hard Right?

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

That's Nigel "Twelve Jobs, Four Homes and a Chauffeur driven BMW" Farage to you !

Paul Singh @paulsingh.bsky.social · 1d

Labour need to shouting this from the roof tops.

They need to be challenging Farage over his multiple jobs.
They need to be challenging Reform over their tex exile donor base.
They need to be challenging Reform policies at every opportunity.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Machado, a 58-year-old industrial engineer who lives in hiding, was blocked in 2024 by Venezuela's courts from running for president and thus challenging President Nicolas Maduro, who has been in power since 2013. Here's what we know about her: reut.rs/4nHaDpX

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado won the prestigious prize for promoting democratic rights in her country, and for her struggle to achieve a transition to democracy
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Maria Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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