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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 47m

Trump considers the flattening of Gaza as slum-clearance prior to building a gambling strip.

Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 50m

Chemistry will be next (and ice-cream)

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Mandeville was cavendish_maid 📎 @mandeville24.bsky.social · 1h

Excellent read!

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 1h

Just brilliant by @thenerve.news - I can just imagine Stewart Lee running around on bypasses snatching flags.

Well done that man.

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The Nerve @thenerve.news · 2h

🔗 Read the full piece

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 2h

#ASongOrMovieForAllAboutFarms

We’re Lambing.

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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 2h

#ASongOrMovieForAllAboutFarms

Emmerdale Rock.

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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 2h

#ASongOrMovieForAllAboutFarms

Hey! You! Get Off My Land!

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Ceejay @ceejay.bsky.social · 2h

Cattle on a hot tin roof #ASongOrMovieForAllAboutFarms

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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 2h

Harrumph!

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 2h

How big might the crash be? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10... Very big, is my answer. The question is, have we got a big enough government to deal with it?

How big might the crash be?

I have already noted that the cryptocurrency market is crashing this weekend. The risk of contagion into other financial markets is high because: The risk of Trump imposing unsustainable tariff ra...

www.taxresearch.org.uk

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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 2h

I blame the tolterodine shortage.

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 3h

But what about all the waste they told us about? What about all the savings DOGE was going to find? What about the promises to cut council tax?
It's almost as if they were just making shit up to fool people, like they did with Brexit.

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 20h

A UK presenter shouldn’t crow about an audience’s ignorance of Nathan Gill who took bribes from Kremlin agents & was a close ally of Farage . It shows they have failed to do their job . What next , telling us that Watergate was one of the lowest points in investigative journalism 🥺 ?

Joy @joybe.bsky.social · 2d

The Nathan Gill scandal should be huge news so why has the British media been mainly silent about it? (I think we know 🤔)
Here's Fiona Bruce shutting down any mention & acting like the audience aren't interested.
#bbqt

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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 4h

Let Tice do it?

I’ll get my coat.

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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 4h

It’s hard to keep track of who’s blackmailing whom.

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JuneSim63 💚 @junesim63.bsky.social · 16h

And here's another way to reduce Farage's support:

www.desmog.com/2025/07/15/e...

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Reform UK’s oil industry interests are a major turn-off for voters, new research reveals. The think tank Persuasion UK tested five anti-Reform messages on 6,000 adults. According to the research, “by ...

www.desmog.com

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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 18h

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 22h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 19h

#AllAboutMusicInASongOrMovie

The Viol Bunch

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Caroline @carolinainmymind.bsky.social · 19h

#AllAboutMusicInASongOrMovie
Harmony Roads must a man walk down?...

a black and white photo of a man with a microphone in his mouth .

ALT: a black and white photo of a man with a microphone in his mouth .

media.tenor.com

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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 19h

Another bad day at the Old Gray Lady.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 21h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 19h

A Bold claim.

Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 19h

#AllAboutMusicInASongOrMovie

Semibreve, makes me feel fine.

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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 20h

#HeatedSingSong

Microwave The Boat Ashore.

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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 20h

#HeatedSingSong

No you can’t.
Yes I can!
No you can’t!!
Yes I can, yes I can!!!!!!

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Ian Shaw @quantockian.bsky.social · 20h

#HeatedSingSong

Oh Danny Boil.

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