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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2m

Diane Keaton, famed for roles in “Father of the Bride,” “First Wives Club” and more, has died at 79

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Martin McDonald @martymcd.bsky.social · 1m

Don't get me wrong, I love it, I've tried lots over the years and it's the best one yet, looking forward to them putting it on tap

Martin McDonald @martymcd.bsky.social · 3m

We were talking a day or so back about the New Forest Park, conversely it stops lots of much needed development on what is essentially scrubland

Martin McDonald @martymcd.bsky.social · 9m

Been drinking it at home for a while now, really like it, but the sweetness as you say is noticeable, slao don't drink three and go to bed keeps me awake!

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18m

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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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 3h

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 21m

In the week ahead Judge Xinis may order well Abrego Garcia's release (triggering immediate emergency appeals). To see why, here's my live account for @lawfaremedia.org of Friday's remarkable evidentiary hearing—in either text form or original bsky thread. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/abre...

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 8h

I mean, this is really desperate shit, isn’t it? I am a great deal more woke-sceptic than pretty much all of Bluesky but I honestly can’t be bothered to care about the National Trust putting vegan tampons in the men’s toilets and neither should you

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Martin McDonald @martymcd.bsky.social · 1h

On second thoughts anything from Oliver! might be a better choice!

Martin McDonald @martymcd.bsky.social · 1h

Oh, I know exactly who Hannan is, I was just musing along with Peter's observation that lots have lost connections with reality!

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Martin McDonald @martymcd.bsky.social · 1h

Objection!

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 6h

Finally watching The Good Wife and I'm well into it and therefore fully up to speed on criminal and civil law so if any of you have any questions on these subjects let me know.

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Rick Burin @rickburin.bsky.social · 12h

Imagine being this lame

The Telegraph saying that an activist dancing dressed as a frog is a terrorist (in coward quotes), and for some reason they’ve added that the person is non-binary

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The Provost / سيدة الفتنة @msentropy.bsky.social · 1d

When an Oath Keeper leaked the 2009 DHS memo about militias recruiting members of the military, the entire right-wing went ballistic about “presidential tyranny” and “political prosecution” and “patriotic dissent” and “domestic extremism” and “government overreach.”

just saying

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 10h

Can I get a ribbit

Inflatable frog protesters in Portland holding up a sign that says frogs together strong

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Marc Settle @marcsettle.bsky.social · 2h

My elderly mother asked me to come over and help sort out problems with her iPhone and “other technical issues”
This one made me laugh.

The photo shows two iPhone plugs with the charging cable connecting them both. In other words the cable is not being used to power anything but merely to connect the two plugs, totally pointlessly.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 4h

Did Farage ever sue the Mail on Sunday?

This threat was issued in June 2025, but I can find no further reference to events after that.

Zelenskyy: Farage is infected with the virus of putin

Farage on twitter threatening to sue the Mail on Sunday

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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 9h

Wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the forest, it's still early June 2016.

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Tomas Hirst @tomashirstecon.bsky.social · 3h

Seriously, I’m a bond guy deep down but we gotta know when we’re reaching for “there’s got to be another leg to this trade”

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Nearly Legal @nearlylegal.co.uk · 3h

I’m not sure who this is an ‘exclusive’. Local press has been running the story for months. Nor is it a ‘legal loophole’ - the landlord is a private company (albeit owned by the council). The tenancies were always intended to be of limited term, because…

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Revealed: Labour-run council using legal loophole to serve families with no-fault evictions

Exclusive: London council created an arm’s-length body to manage some of its housing stock

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3h

Four dead, 12 injured after a mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi, following a homecoming football game. (NYP)

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5h

DOJ refuses James Comey's discovery requests, turning over a single document in a case where thousands obviously exist. Comey seeks an order, which Bondi will also defy. Then the court will draw the inference from DOJ's noncompliance that the documents show what Comey claims. Dismissal will follow.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 4h

The husband of former Rep. Cori Bush is asking a court to throw out fraud charges filed against him in D.C.

His lawyers say he "would not be under indictment if he were not married to an outspoken former Democratic elected official."

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 3h

To summarize. If Trump wanted to send Ukraine Tomahawks, he could right now. If Trump wanted to sanction Russia, he could right now. If Trump
wanted to seriously bolster Ukrainian air defense against Russia drones/missiles, he could right now. But he’s not, so he doesn’t want to.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 3h

If you look closely, you can see signs of GOP lawmakers fearing the long-term political consequences of paying more attention to Trump's demands than to the voices of their own constituents - or consciences.

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