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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 1m

Which is why some of us cdn't vote for them.
Labour betrayed the majority of its members & supporters, who are/were pro-EU.

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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 35m

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Minnie Rahman @minnierahman.bsky.social · 6h

I was in a meeting yesterday warning that if we lose the ECHR we are Royally Fucked. I think people think it could never happen - but remember everyone said that about Brexit. Let’s not be as stupid as then.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 20h

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 11m

Disappointing.
Fuck separatism. Am not halves of a person. Abolish nation states; don't exhume them.
#FederalEurope

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 3h

Here are Putins' pet toad, Orban, and his pet frog Farage.

Farage says they are fighting for the nation state. Yes, they are... they are fighting for Russia.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 3h

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Scottish Liberal Democrats @scotlibdems.org.uk · 2h

Liberal Democrats are winning again.

The Holyrood election in May is an opportunity for change with fairness at its heart.

Because Scotland deserves better - and with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, you can vote for it.

In constituencies right across the country, the Lib Dems are poised to beat the SNP.

Right across the Highlands we’re going to see big Lib Dem gains and in Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Edinburgh Northern, Argyll and Bute and other parts of the country we’re very close to beating the SNP.

- Alex Cole-Hamilton

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Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 18h

We have jointly applied to the Council of Europe formally to seek re-opening of enforcement of the case of Goodwin v UK under rule 9 of the Rules for the supervision of the execution of judgments and of the terms of friendly settlements, in the European Court of Human Rights. T

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 2h

🦉 Relief plaque of a beautiful owl with melancholic eyes in remarkably high relief & other exquisite details, Egypt, 400–30 B.C.

🏛️ Met

🏺 #archaeology #ReliefWednesday #Egypt #owl

Relief plaque of a beautiful owl with melancholic eyes in remarkably high relief & other exquisite details. The plague is made of limestone.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1h

This is a very interesting initiative from @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social. Not wholly free of difficulty - what is? - but a very novel approach to the UK's profound backsliding on trans rights.

Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 18h

We have jointly applied to the Council of Europe formally to seek re-opening of enforcement of the case of Goodwin v UK under rule 9 of the Rules for the supervision of the execution of judgments and of the terms of friendly settlements, in the European Court of Human Rights. T

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 21m

Have had some of this, too. I think it comes from the sample base expanding over time.

Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 22m

1 of my gt-gt-grandfathers was Caiaphas Nichols. His siblings include Antiochus, Caleb, Drusilla, Paulina Kezia, Naomi, & one or 2 with normal names.

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Kristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 2d

This week’s astonishing artifact is a tiny memento mori from a Roman party. 🏺🧪💀

Miniature Skeleton: A ghostly 2,000-year-old party favor from a Roman banquet

This spooky skeleton was likely made to remind Roman banqueters that life is short.

www.livescience.com

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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 1h

Byline Times: Keir Starmer’s ‘Brexit Is Bad, Let’s Make It a Bit Worse’ Strategy
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/15/k...

Keir Starmer's 'Brexit Is Bad, Let's Make It a Bit Worse' Strategy

The Chancellor just admitted that Brexit has been an economic disaster. It's time the Government stopped making it even worse by imitating Nigel Farage's damaging anti-migration agenda, argues Adam Bi...

bylinetimes.com

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Robert McMaster bit.ly/RejoinPetition2 #FBPE @robertmcmaster.bsky.social · 1h

Tell the Government that we need to Rejoin!

bsky.app/profile/robe...

Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · 3h

IT'S OFFICIAL: The British people will now be paying a BREXIT TAX!

Rachel Reeves is blaming Brexit for the increases in taxes and austerity policies Labour will be introducing in the Autumn Budget.

Rachel Reeves blames Brexit for Tax rises in November Budget

YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 30m

Fabulous! Lucky find! @mlinton.bsky.social @petermcphee.bsky.social

Benoît Carré @benoit-carre.bsky.social · Sep 7

La Grande Braderie (Lille) a encore livré son lot de surprises et de découvertes inattendues.

Un plat à barbe "aux trois ordres", le must de l'équipement pour tout barbier rempli d'espoir dans le succès des États généraux de 1789.

"- c'est ancien ça Monsieur !

- ohhhh oui, je sais 😎"

#braderie

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Robert McMaster bit.ly/RejoinPetition2 #FBPE @robertmcmaster.bsky.social · 1h

Tell the Government that we need to Rejoin!

bsky.app/profile/robe...

Robert McMaster bit.ly/RejoinPetition2 #FBPE @robertmcmaster.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks to the last Rejoin petition, on 24 March nearly 40 MPs told the Government that its stance on the EU was wrong in a 3 hour debate in Parliament!

Now's the chance for us to give another 40 MPs the opportunity to do the same.

Sign at: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

#RejoinPetition2

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 32m

Well, I will cheerfully ppl criticise ppl based on their religion. There are v few religions which aren't deeply misogynistic &/or homophobic.

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 34m

There's also the system being designed to trip ppl up. I encountered someone being questioned for being on too high a rate bcos their 'fits weren't frequent enough' to warrant it - when this cdn't be predicted accurately in advance.

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 13h

I've had "Money Makes the World Go Round" stuck in my head all day, but it's the Shari Lewis and Lambchop version.
It starts around the 3 min mark if you want to share in this earworm.

Lambchop complains to Shari Lewis on The Raes '78 TV series

YouTube video by ST40TV

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Leeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · 2h

“These attacks on the independence of the judiciary are really serious, and we have to be very bothered about them, it seems to me. Please be bothered about them.”

Lady Hale warns against politicising judiciary after Jenrick criticism of judges

Robert Jenrick vowed to put ministers back in charge of judicial appointments, claiming the system had allowed ‘political activists’ on to the bench.

www.independent.co.uk

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 49m

I'm not keen on the actively religious of any persuasion having political influence.

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 51m

Yes: could have been reconstructed better. I love the teacup-dragon.

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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 4h

If Brexit is a large part of the problem .........

It's time Labour joined the dots.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at tax rises and spending cuts in upcoming Budget

Chancellor Reeves fails to accept responsibility for economic woes as she blames impact of Brexit, austerity policies and ex-PM Liz Truss's mini-budget

www.standard.co.uk

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John Martin🇪🇺🔶 #FBPPR 👩‍❤️‍👨+👫🐶 Rtd🚒 #GetPRDone @itsjohnmartin.bsky.social · 1h

Labour, by their own admission, are choosing to do what they think is electorally to their advantage, rather than what would be best for the country. Rejoining the EU would put everyone in a better place. It’s a strange and somewhat baffling way to lose an election. Poor judgment on steroids.

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