Pat Eggleton
@pattiprof.bsky.social
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Linguist and writer from Cardiff, Wales, living in Sicily.
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

#NobelPrize
pattiprof.bsky.social
Someone's gonna throw a tantrum for the ages
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eddavey.libdems.org.uk
A stonker of a night for us. Three huge wins, Reform nowhere near us and the Tories down to ten percent in Mel Stride’s own seat.

We are the only party taking Farage on and the only party beating him.
electionmaps.uk
Kenn Valley (Teignbridge) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 50.4% (+11.0)
➡️ RFM: 23.1% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.6% (-19.0)
🙋 Ind: 8.2% (New)
🌍 GRN: 5.5% (-13.9)
🌹 LAB: 2.7% (-9.9)
🙋 Ind: 0.5% (New)

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2023.
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nickreeves.bsky.social
This is my #FBPE starter pack. I've added about 60 more accounts, so it's now up to 300.

Bit by bit, I'm adding accounts from my Rejoin EU list, which I've built up over the last ten months.

Please share. Strengthen our network.
go.bsky.app/PtsPYaW
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jencalleja.bsky.social
Annual reminder that without literary translators, most Nobel Prize-winning authors couldn’t be read by the committee/readers, so celebrate them too. Congrats @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social et al! This isn’t taking away from the author, it’s adding recognition of the miracle/labour/skill of translation.
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
A 'ripoff' English Degree would have helped Kemi Badenoch's slogan writers tell Britain and Britian apart.
pattiprof.bsky.social
Does she not realise that this would have devastating consequences for the British in the EU?
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
www.politico.eu
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.
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chrisgrey.bsky.social
Has Labour woken up? New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog analysing how Starmer’s Labour seems to be taking a firmer line with Reform and Brexitism, rattling Farage, but many ambiguities and contradictions remain:
chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/has-...
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jonfeatonby.bsky.social
The idea that being a refugee is somehow a “golden ticket” is genuinely awful. These are people who the government have recognised are in need of protection. Do they think people chose that? That that’s what people wanted?

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights
People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’
www.theguardian.com
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mslexia.bsky.social
Happy #NationalPoetryDay! Let's hear it for the poets and poetry publishers who enrich our lives! Here are just a few to get us started ❤️

@serenbooks.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @emiliejelinek.bsky.social @niaandthepoems.bsky.social @courtneyconrad.bsky.social @alisonbinney.bsky.social
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
The delicate sewn artworks using real leaves by UK artist Susanna Bauer #womensart
Textile artwork created with different coloured leaves in shades of gold and brown sewn together to form a leaf shape, on a white surface
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patrickopatrick.bsky.social
He summoned 800 US Generals & senior commanders from around the world to lecture on ethos, fitness, say black officers got promoted for a quota etc

“The people in that room who have served for 20, 30-plus years in uniform do not need Pete Hegseth to tell them about warrior ethos” said one veteran 🤦🏼‍♂️
Veterans react to Hegseth’s ‘insulting’ address to generals and admirals
Defense secretary’s speech touching on physical fitness and doctrine of lethality was seen as ‘egotistical’ and ‘dangerous’
www.theguardian.com
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pavisuri.bsky.social
This was immensely reassuring. We have been waiting for this indignation and passion. Now dare I hope this will also mean a change in direction?
adamjschwarz.bsky.social
Wow Starmer finally drawing a line!

"If you say or imply that people cannot be English or British because of the colour of their skin, that mixed-heritage families owe you an explanation... If you say that they should now be deported, then mark my words - we will fight you with everything we have".
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pickardje.bsky.social
hardly anyone will watch Starmer's appearance at Labour conference today but it was probably the best speech he's ever given

he clearly signposted what he stands for - a diverse, tolerant, decent Britain - and how be believes progressives are in an existential fight with the populist right