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Mark Llety'r Deryn @markrees.bsky.social · 6h

@andrewlucas2025.bsky.social

GrumpyGirdle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿〓〓🇪🇺🇫🇷🇺🇦🇵🇸🐈‍⬛📚🌊 @grumpygirdle.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks to @mrmarksteel.bsky.social's In Town in Oakham I learned of Jeffrey Hudson, a "court dwarf" who was only 18" tall. He was kidnapped & sold into slavery by Barbary pirates. On his return (was it him 🤔) 25 years later he had grown to 45", putting the growth down to all the buggery....

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Jenny Lecoat @jennylecoat.bsky.social · 11h

Great interview on LBC this morning with @matthew-wright.bsky.social with @peterjukes.bsky.social exposing the Russian links to cuddly old NiGel's party. More of this!

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 11h

Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election

Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations...

www.desmog.com

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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 10h

Richard Tice and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is the political wing of the fossil fuel industry.

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 11h

Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election

Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations...

www.desmog.com

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

Most people seem to have missed who retweeted this picture of Farage in Gill’s office a few days after Gill began receiving his first bribes from Oleh Voloshyn (Oleg Voloshin). None other than…

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Henrik Hindby Koszyczarek @henrikhindby.bsky.social · 1d

Siemens are among a host of companies that are asking EU to scrap its climate law and to not proceed with plans to cut industries' free pollution permits next year. Remember this the next time you're looking to buy a new pc, phone or tv.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

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Matthias Monroy @matthimon.bsky.social · Aug 29

The EU-Commission wants to negotiate a very sensitive agreement that would allow US authorities direct (!) access to police-stored fingerprints & facial images in Europe.
Potentially, all travelers could be affected by this #EBSP – and people in need for protection.
digit.site36.net/2025/08/29/e...

"Border Security" with USA: Brussels ready to give deep access to biometric data in EU states | Matthias Monroy

The European Commission wants to negotiate an agreement that would allow US authorities direct access to police-stored fingerprints and facial images in Europe. Potentially, all travelers could be…

digit.site36.net

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Mark R @hitchinmark24.bsky.social · 13h

How is it a problem to highlight the now widely accepted fact that "Farage's Brexit" was an economic failure?

The biggest gaping flaws include the weak cliches we have heard for the past few years such as "Make Brexit work" and the "Brexit red lines".

Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 22h

According to media reports, Labour are about to engage on a mad attempt to blame future tax rises on "Farage's Brexit" having caused more damage than expected.

Several gaping flaws:
- "Make Brexit Work"
- Constant Brexit red lines reinforcement
- 14 years of the TORIES in power
- Flatters Reform

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 10h

Liberal institutions treat each surge of populism as a domestic challenge to be managed within national elections or courts. Meanwhile the far right amplifies each other’s victories, recycles each other’s talking points, and shares disinformation

We can learn from this

The far right is acting as one party. When will we? | Euractiv

Liberal institutions treat each surge of populism as a domestic challenge to be managed within national elections or courts. Meanwhile the far right amplifies each other’s victories, recycles each oth...

www.euractiv.com

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moby spookgirl 🎃🏳️‍⚧️ @eigenvectrix.myatproto.social · 11h

A quick reminder: The Salvation Army is an international organisation and the national branches are not administratively or financially independent. Australian Salvos may be (usually) less overt in, or better at getting away with, the fascism they do, but if you support them then you support US ICE.

kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 21h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 22h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂𝓟 @vandyke4ad.bsky.social · 11h

Burn, baby, burn.

The Trump administration just killed the US's largest solar project - Electrek

The Trump administration just killed the US's largest solar project — Electrek

The Trump administration has canceled the Esmeralda 7 solar project in Nevada — a sweeping, multi-developer clean energy plan that would have been the largest solar installation in North America.

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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 1d

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 11h

Laura Kuenssberg has interviewed all the Party Leaders with more than 10% in the polls.

Except Zack Polanski.

She cancelled his interview and now refuses to do it.

They are scared of Zack, they are scared of you.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 10h

"Lots done. Lots more to do."

As Parliament is set to return tomorrow, here is a video the Labour government have put out to show us some of the things they have achieved in the first year.

And it's a LOOOOOOONG list.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 11h

“I’m old enough to remember when mainstream British politicians, who should know better, stirred up racial hatred as a path to power. You’re old enough to remember too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick”

Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

Stewart Lee: The thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs

What do you do with a lot of cheap banners hanging from motorway bridges once you’ve torn them down?

www.thenerve.news

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 17h

A drawing of a Portland protest frog holding a One Piece flag with text overlaid that says:

“RESIST
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command" - George Orwell”

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15h

Nigel Farage says Reform UK will “differ from status quo” in Wales but it’s too early to tell you how.

It’s a re-run of their local elections.

Reform run councils have found little savings and are considering raising taxes the max they can…

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Reform leader Nigel Farages says 'too early' to outline Senedd policies

The Reform leader said his party would "use every devolved power" possible to help small businesses.

www.bbc.com

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 15h

I don’t think Biden was president on J6.

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Mini_Motobeic @minimotobeic.bsky.social · 12h

@mrjamesob.bsky.social He has no idea what his policies are for Wales, only that they will be "different".

Wales is going to be *very* interesting next year.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform leader Nigel Farages says 'too early' to outline Senedd policies

The Reform leader said his party would

www.bbc.co.uk

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 14h

Nigel’s got a monorail to sell Wales…

Farage promises ‘fresh thinking’ for Wales but says policies will come later

pembrokeshire-herald.com/124234/farag...

Farage promises ‘fresh thinking’ for Wales but says policies will come later

Reform leader hints at major changes ahead of Senedd election REFORM UK leader Nigel Farage has said it is “too early” to set out detailed policies for next year’s Senedd election – but promised his p...

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Alison Tomlin @alisontomlin.bsky.social · 14h

Good morning. Happy Sunday. Carry on as you are. No need to change your ICE car, gas boiler, diet, gas hob, long distance travel habits just now. There's plenty of time...

Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 1d

Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 11, 2025 ~ Everything is fine.

"The invisible gas can be seen in streams of bubbles originating on the seafloor of Antarctica's Ross Sea ... describing the mechanism as 'seemingly widespread' throughout the region... "

abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Researchers find methane leaking out of cracks in Antarctic seabed

One of the most potent greenhouse gas emissions has been discovered seeping out of cracks of the Antarctic sea floor, researchers have found.

abcnews.go.com

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Charlotte / Charly @charlyf81.bsky.social · 1d

Pistyll Rhaeadr in North Wales, Higher then Niagara Falls!

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 1d

Farage, Arron Banks, and convicted Russian asset Nathan Gill have all parroted the Russian lie that NATO and EU expansion provoked Putin into invading Ukraine.

That's a lie for a Western audience. Putin is much more honest about Russia's imperialist motives when he's speaking to a Russian audience.

Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 11d

Pu spells out Ru's imperialist motivations for the war. He calls the conquest a long-held dream and historical destiny.

He beclowns those who insist NATO expansion caused the war. Let's see if anyone from the Mearsheimer fan club admits the claim has been falsified.
www.kremlin.ru/events/presi...

Обращение по случаю Дня воссоединения ДНР, ЛНР, Запорожской и Херсонской областей с Россией

www.kremlin.ru

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 14h

Jeremy Clarkson: “Farage rarely talks about the economy and when he does, his numbers don’t add up.

He says he wants to cut taxes and increase spending by £150billion.

But before anyone has the chance to question his logic, he scuttles back to his safe space and starts raging about small boats.”

Jeremy Clarkson brands Keir Starmer 'thick' as he details his own economic plan

Clarkson also too aim at Nigel Farage in his penned political rant

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 15h

Well done Shafaq Aftab. When a reviewer stole her work and published it under his own name, she fought for a YEAR to get the journal to retract the paper. Just wondering why it took Wiley a YEAR to do this. 🧪 #academicsky

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Wiley retracts study stolen by reviewer, following Retraction Watch coverage

A Wiley journal has retracted a paper more than a year after a researcher reported the work was hers and had been stolen by a reviewer for another journal. As we reported in July, Shafaq Aftab, now…

retractionwatch.com

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