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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16d

Everyone: What's government doing about the cost of living crisis, the climate crisis, and the unfolding genocide in Gaza?

Labour: "We will mandate people carry Brit cards".

This government's priorities are painfully out of touch and increasingly authoritarian.

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Ben Evans @ogkittylyst.bsky.social · 55m

"A large majority of people now believe that Brexit was a mistake. Here's why trying to appeal to them is a mistake."

Do you even hear yourself?

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Ben Evans @ogkittylyst.bsky.social · 59m

Corporate approved pattern catalogue.

Squiddy (eldritch horror beyond comprehension) @dr-squiddy.bsky.social · 2h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

Mini cheddars and yoghurt.

Lee Harveryscary @valleyguitarist.bsky.social · 5h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

The monitors don't work

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The Nerve @thenerve.news · 4h

Quote: 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 this too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick. Stewart Lee

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Ben Evans @ogkittylyst.bsky.social · 1h

Hate has no place in our society, says Tweedledum, who overruled her own committee to specifically install a bigot. Tweedledee was unavailable for comment at time of press.

flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 1h

That’s the line and by Christ, they are sticking to it come hell or high water. Let’s see whether it’ll work as well on e.g. Italian police arresting them at a holiday villa outside Rimini in 2033.

Bridget Phillipson * @bphillipso... 3h g
Hate has no place in our universities or our country.
Antisemitism must be rooted out of our society.
Our education system must play its part in keeping us free from fear and free from hate.
My piece in today's Sunday Express

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Ben Evans @ogkittylyst.bsky.social · 1h

I've heard it said that BB was actually almost completely written by Dylan Moran & that Linehan had the best part of fuck-all to do with it.

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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ @cryptadamist.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 15h

new ayn rand just dropped

#argentina #milei #javiermilei #bailout #uspol #aynrand #atlasshrugged #meme #memes

Cover of Atlas Shrugged, but with new title "Atlas needs you to spot him like $20 billion", 1st argentinian edition

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sasha ↙︎↙︎↙︎ 🌹🏴 @2damntrans.bsky.social · 1h

The only Thatcher film I'd be interested in is one where she dies and takes the walk to literal Hell

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 13h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 13h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 3h

We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?

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chiller @thechiller.bsky.social · 4h

Exactly. :( a shame. I really thought the creation of YP would mean that meaningful progressive alliances would be possible in British politics, but you can't have a meaningful progressive alliance with a party led by transphobes & landlords.

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Ben Evans @ogkittylyst.bsky.social · 2h

She declared that her favourite author was Terry Pratchett. So, reading comprehension not really required in the modern Tory party.

It says something when you look at Tories and realise that Michael Heseltine is starting to sound like the voice of reason in their party.

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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · 6h

and I feel fine

jamma10.bsky.social @jamma10.bsky.social · 1d

Toilet, Bristol UK circa 2015

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 17h

Good man. Dont back down. Don't let these thugs intimidate you.

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 20h

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Paul Gadzikowski @sc4rfm4n.bsky.social · 10h

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.“

— Frank Wilhoit

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 18h

Just today, here's a story from the @chicago.suntimes.com -- not only are ICE/feds masking themselves constantly (and some local cops too, I've seen it), now they're driving around without license plates. More "laws for thee, whatever I wanna do for me" in action chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Ben Evans @ogkittylyst.bsky.social · 2h

If you genuinely think that your behaviour on this thread consists of "good faith interaction" then you need to take a communication course.

From my perspective, it is indistinguishable from KF-level antagonism.

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Ben Evans @ogkittylyst.bsky.social · 2h

At this point it is very difficult to believe that you aren't just sealioning.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 4h

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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Ben Evans @ogkittylyst.bsky.social · 3h

It literally made no sense.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 17h

Reform UK’s Nathan Gill met with EU President Tajani to lobby him based on Russian Bribes.

Even then, Nigel Farage didn’t bat an eyelid.

Remarkable video. He had never shown an interest in free speech related to Ukrainian TV channels before.

#ReformRussianBribes

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Ben Evans @ogkittylyst.bsky.social · 3h

Sorry, but that's bullshit. "Your Party" has plenty of policies that have been proclaimed by Corbyn. But they are notably silent on trans equality, which was the original point.

So "they haven't been formed" is a pretty bad excuse.

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 13h

First as tragedy. Then as frogs.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 16h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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