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Lisa Needham @snipy.bsky.social · 22h

Goddamn this is so good. You can tell just how much he loves his city while not papering over the past.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 1d

Either Zia Yusuf has been lying to the British public or he's been used as a patsy to cover for the Reform UK leaders who absolutely know who Nathan Gill is.

"I've never spoken to him, most people in the senior leadership team have never really heard of the guy." 😬

(h/t @jim_nauseum2 on X-Twitter)

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Tom Calver @tomcalver.bsky.social · 1h

Strip out London, and Britain’s GDP per capita is just 3% larger than Poland’s 🤯

Tom Calver @tomcalver.bsky.social · 2h

🇵🇱 My @thetimes column: Poland’s economic miracle

12 out of 17 Polish regions are now richer than West Wales. It has faster internet, cheaper electricity and more high speed rail than Britain

When it comes to regional development it’s the UK, not Poland, that needs to catch up

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 22m

Unquestionably good that the conclusion of the Your Party/Green Party tussle seems to be no leftism without trans liberation.

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Owain Sutton @owainsutton.bsky.social · 11m

Thanks!

Owain Sutton @owainsutton.bsky.social · 2h

@zackpolanski.bsky.social had better be the winner for Metrolink stops:

👴🐖🤴🎁

🍸🪫➕🛣

👑🪖🐄💤😕

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IndiaWilloughby @indiawilloughby.bsky.social · 6h

This is Graham Linehan, who UKLabour, WesStreeting and every columnist in the country rushed to defend when he was arrested by police, after inciting online violence and smashed a trans girl’s phone. They are even changing the law specifically to protect him. “Just a joke” @mrjamesob.bsky.social

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 7h

For those who like zooming in on the componentry, this should keep you occupied for a while

Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 19h

"The Rochester", manufactured by Rochester Cycle Mfg. Co., Rochester NY
ca. 1890

The auction site this came from draws the viewer's attention to the unique twin tube frame and front suspension, but what jumped out for me was the unusual fixed-gear braking system. Does it squeeze the chain??

Photo of a bicycle on a display stand. There's a single brake lever connected to a rod connected to two cables connected to two small metal rods which appear to apply pressure to something in the drivetrain.

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Owain Sutton @owainsutton.bsky.social · 2h

I was thinking drum brake on the BB, too.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13h

Portland 🔥

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 4h

It's almost exactly four years since Tim Shipman's notorious "Boris Johnson squats like a giant toad" tweet.

Seems like important context given how we often talk as though the next election – four years away – is a done deal.

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Owain Sutton @owainsutton.bsky.social · 3h

It's just struck me how the "just one more lane will fix it" car-brain fallacy and the "just a bit more racism will fix it" right-wing-Labour fallacy are so similar.

John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 4h

I think the McSweeney strategy is the right one, because most marginal seats are Labour-Reform contests

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 5h

WELL THEN IT'S NOT MEANINGFUL IS IT, NICK www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 18h

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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Owain Sutton @owainsutton.bsky.social · 4h

I'm appreciating the equivalence of 'telling lies to the librarian' and 'smallpox'.

Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 1d

Hertfordshire County Council rules for library use, 1930

RULES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY
BAN ON LIARS AND DIRTY FACES
Strict rules, which have been approved by the Hertfordshire County Council, are to be imposed by the Hyde Institute Library, Barnet Vale.

LIBRARY USERS iN FUTURE MUST NOT:
Enter the library if their faces are offensively dirty.
Fall asleep on the tables.
Eat their lunches whilst reading papers, books, &c
Smoke in the building.
Leave their business cards behind.
Make themselves a nuisance.
Kick or damage the furniture.
Bring dogs within the portals.
Tell lies to the librarian.
Enter when they are in an inebriated con- dition.
If they have small-pox.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall

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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 5h

“Trains would need to run via the crowded West Coast Main Line…”

The WCML is crowded is it?

We should build a bypass taking some intercity trains off that crowded line so it’s less crowded.

Why aren’t we doing that The Telegraph. 🙃

www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Branson’s Virgin plots Manchester-Paris route to challenge Eurostar

Operator considers new direct services as it bids to secure Channel Tunnel access

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Geraldine Coggins @geraldinecoggins.bsky.social · 18h

Many thanks to @owainsutton.bsky.social for all his work over the years. luck Orla, we look forward to you joining us on the council!

Owain Sutton @owainsutton.bsky.social · 20h

Sadly, I've had to stand down as a councillor on Trafford Council. Balancing work, life and health has meant that something needed to give.

We've today delivered 5,000 letters to everyone in Hale, explaining the situation, and introducing our candidate for the by-election, Orla Weir.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 1d

I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.

Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.

Choose sanity. Vote Binface.

(Photo dated 9th October 2025)

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Owain Sutton @owainsutton.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you, massively appreciated.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19h

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

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'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

bylinetimes.com

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Owain Sutton @owainsutton.bsky.social · 20h

Up against the massive funding of Reform and the others, we always have the challenge of being ethically-funded in a very unethical political climate.

Please donate if you can, and share as well.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lets-keep-...

Help Trafford Greens win the Hale by-election!

We need your help to get Orla elected to Trafford council! Please donate to support us to keep Hale Green, as we hope to raise £3000!

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

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Owain Sutton @owainsutton.bsky.social · 19h

I'm expecting something like this in Portland, before next weekend, to show up against ICE.

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Jess Short @shorttics.bsky.social · 20h

I’m a few days late but seeing @zackpolanski.bsky.social on this week’s Question Time gave me more hope for politics and people in the UK. So much so that I’m now a member of the Green Party! (This is also the first time I’ve become a member for a political party!) it’s safe to say I’ve been swayed!

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Owain Sutton @owainsutton.bsky.social · 19h

Welcome!!!

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