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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17h

Farage partner involved in fraud investigation
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Nigel Farage’s partner embroiled in Brussels fraud investigation

Laure Ferrari’s Eurosceptic group was at the centre of fraud scandal that led to ongoing criminal case

www.thetimes.com

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 19h

Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19h

#A_NewHope ✊

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21h

York MP calls on royal family to explain source of £12m Virginia Giuffre payment

Rachael Maskell says ‘a lot of clarity’ needed over how Prince Andrew funded settlement of sexual abuse case * Why Prince Andrew is giving up his titles now – and what it means for the royal family An MP has called on the royal family to explain how Prince Andrew funded a settlement in a sexual abuse case brought by Virginia Giuffre. Rachael Maskell, who represents York Central, said “a lot of clarity” was needed regarding the reported £12m payment, made in 2022. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Badassmutha @badassmutha.bsky.social · 22h

....... since May...... 'kin MAY😱😂

And they're trying to prove they can run a country. Absolute forking Circus Actski👀

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Police knew a Kremlin spy ring recruited former leader of Reform Wales at least 3 years ago.

So why was Nathan Gill not charged till Feb this year?

Pls read part 2 of @thenerve.news special investigation into Nathan Gill. And please share!
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Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #FBR #NAFO @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 1d

All Europeans who fight against fascism and the far right should support #NoKings Day in the US.

We cannot join the protests in America, but we can participate online by supporting them on social media!
Make your voice heard!

#FBPE #FBR #NoKings

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 1d

Think we’ve crossed a pretty major threshold – and a very bad one – if a journalist working in the lobby for a major newspaper group can tweet like this without professional consequences.

Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 2d

A mainstream “journalist” calling for a British MP to be deported. Is it because I’m Muslim? Next time, just say it with your chest.

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 1d

A bleak dystopia where Sharia law predominates, while economic and cultural divisions mean that the different communities live parallel, segregated lives.

Oh, wait, that’s Dubai …

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 1d

Mind how you go...

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Doug Aoki @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 1d

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Citizen Paul Templeman @paultempleman.bsky.social · 1d

Less than 50 miles down the coast they are sunbathing and sipping cocktails on the beach in Tel Aviv.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘It’s like a nuclear bomb has hit’: shocked Palestinians return home to desolation

Families are going back to Gaza City and surrounds to find their neighbourhoods obliterated, with many forced to camp in the ruins

www.theguardian.com

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 1d

Parents! Carers! Anyone looking after children over half-term! My occasional reminder of the thread below of TOYS you can make using scrap materials you probably have at home. Also, this link will take you to a whole load of ideas for gifts you can make with them: qeprize.org/a-month-of-m...

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 1d

The UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) has some choice words…

…for a PM who aggressively inserted racially-charged accusations into a local safety issue, seeking, seemingly on personal whim, to override well-informed local law & democracy mechanisms, and risking public safety.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 1d

It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.

Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god

The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe"

Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken. How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 1d

US spy-tech giant Palantir is moving into our NHS to handle patient data, the same company with a troubling record of surveillance and deportations.

Our Tech and Data Lead, Duncan, spoke at Hackney Town Hall as Homerton Hospital considers adopting Palantir software.

What do you think?

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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 1d

London is a cosmopolitan city, with a rich cultural offering, food to tempt every taste bud and vast acres of manicured parks and unspoilt open spaces. No wonder it has no appeal to Trump!

✏️ Patience Wheatcroft

London, the city that scares Trump

Populists have some very strange ideas about London. The best way to get over their irrational fears is to pay the capital a visit

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 1d

This.

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

Tommy Robinson has had previous football banning orders for violence. He is planning to stir things up at Villa Park when the Israeli club Maccabi are there. The police will have to impose significant conditions to differentiate legitimate fans & protestors from those trying to stir up hate

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 1d

“Every farm, even the scenic ones with red barns and rolling hills, is a kind of environmental crime scene.”

@mikegrunwald.bsky.social tells Philippa Nuttall that, to fix our food system, we first need to stop romanticising agriculture:

‘Holy shit! This is a big deal and people don’t know about it!’

Michael Grunwald is used to writing about the effects of fossil fuels on the planet—but then he discovered what agriculture is doing. We spoke to him ...

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 2d

🚨🚨 💯 this. Striking and incomprehensible that this is so widely underreported. EU political leaders must rein in #Orban on this. 👇👇

Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 2d

Not that anyone seems to care, but just a quick reminder that Hungary is still a member state of the ICC and Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin still under indictment by the Court and Hungary still under an obligation to arrest him.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 2d

How has the government got itself into the position of standing up for Israeli football hooligans, while criminalising peaceful supporters of Palestine Action?

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 2d

Nigel Farage has a lot to answer for.

Why did a US anti-abortion advocacy group help arrange a meeting in London with Trump administration officials?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/16/farage-urged-to-explain-anti-abortion-links-to-meeting-with-trump-officials

Farage urged to explain anti-abortion links to meeting with Trump officials

Lib Dems accuse Reform leader of wanting to water down women’s rights after reports of help from advocacy group

www.theguardian.com

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 3d

Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2d

'We should support universities. We should cherish the value of what they do and recognise that if we run them down for sport we will not realise what we’ve lost until it’s gone. And, just once in a while, we should give students a break.' 3/3

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