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Liberal, dog-loving vegan and country girl. Dark woke. #FBPE DMs automatically blocked 🚫

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RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · May 2

This was my pinned post on X. When David Frost resigned, I tweeted this. Looks like my prediction has come true. #localelections

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LESams @lsam22.bsky.social · 21h

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RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 3h

Christ

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22h

The White House
Shared this video titled Roundtable."

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Ron Hacker @ronhacker.bsky.social · 1d

This speaks for its self.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16h

Having illustrated the problem of X ignoring its legal duties, I want to build an effective coalition for intervention. If you are or know people on X receiving racist abuse, rape threats, I would welcome receipts of one rejected attempt to report to the platform an indefensible case

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for this kind note. I hope to do something useful with this by Nov/Dec (new Ofcom powers, new EHRC chair). I'd like more women + ethnic minorities to go through (futile) process of reporting shocking stuff (eg rape threats, p-word, n-word) & share receipts with me of one egregious example

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LESams @lsam22.bsky.social · 20h

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RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 3h

For any party

RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 3h

Bye

mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 4h

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after being attacked in prison

Forty-eight-year-old was serving 29-year prison sentence after admitting multiple child sex offences

www.theguardian.com

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

The Reform UK Councils that are considering raising Council tax (one even by 10%):

Kent
Durham
West Northamptonshire
Warwickshire
Leicestershire
Worcestershire
Staffordshire
Lincolnshire

TBC:
Derbyshire
Lancashire

Eight Reform UK councils likely to raise tax next year

Despite Nigel Farage’s promises to cut waste and ‘save a lot of money’, senior officials have now admitted they will likely have to resort to tax rises

www.thetimes.com

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RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 3h

This should be on every political leaflet in the local elections next year.

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 13h

Reform UK’s DOGE is DEAD

EIGHT Reform UK councils are considering raising council tax because they haven’t found anything significant to cut.

That’s TWO Reform UK local election pledges broken.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 4h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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HabsGirl 🇨🇦 @lmrg1122.bsky.social · 21h

The John Candy documentary “I Like Me “on Prime is a must watch for fans. He was so special ♥️

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RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 4h

Hahahahah

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Revolving door spinning faster, can’t get off…

Macron reappoints Lecornu as French PM after days of turmoil

www.bbc.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact.

Trump watches are made in China.

Trump just slapped a massive tariff on himself

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1d

oh no

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 1d

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Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 1d

This guy turned out to be a disappointment.

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 1d

If they do this, they’ll need a convincing answer to the obvious question some will ask: ‘why don’t we rejoin?’ Keir Starmer’s plan to blame Nigel Farage for budget tax rises

www.thetimes.com/article/8875...

Keir Starmer’s plan to blame Nigel Farage for budget tax rises

With Reform UK threatening the end of two-party politics, both Labour and the Tories are fighting to stay relevant as conference season comes to an end

www.thetimes.com

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RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 5h

THE

WALLS

ARE

CLOSING

IN

nlwa.bsky.social @nlwa.bsky.social · 14h

Remember that promise of implementing “State of the Art” vetting procedures……

…..did you get mixed up with “Russian” state of the art vetting procedures….AGAIN!

Follow the money!

#PlasticPatriot

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Nigel Farage 'stunned' ex-Wales Reform leader Nathan Gill took bribes

Nathan Gill has admitted taking money for pro-Russian statements as a European Parliament member.

www.bbc.com

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RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 5h

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING NEWS: Kyle Rittenhouse joins the Gravy Seals, eats six of his ICE coworkers on the first day.

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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 11h

Bull’s eye …

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 5h

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 8h

A man born in Pretoria, 1971, left for Canada in 1989, might want to wind his neck in (though apartheid South Africa was not necessarily too traumatic place for those who could benefit from apartheid if could manage to resist being too troubled by the racist principles of the state and society)