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UK Politics @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 4h

Splendid report by Byline Times about Refuk's Kremlin r🐀ts 👇
Insiders have told Byline Times it is ‘inconceivable’ the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide’s pro Russian statements
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

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Andrew Beasley @andrewbeasleyfootball.com · 6h

- The total delay for taking free-kicks in Newcastle 2-3 Liverpool was 27 minutes and seven seconds.
- Arsenal have used up 40 minutes and six seconds taking corners in their seven games this season.

Some remarkable stats in this @optaanalyst.optajoe.com article theanalyst.com/articles/pre...

Ball in Play: Are We Seeing Less Football in the Premier League This Season? | Opta Analyst

Are we seeing less of the ball in play in the Premier League this season? We look at all the Opta data to find out.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3h

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 3h

When feudal kings talk about "Antifa" or the "radical left," these are euphemisms for Americans who kept learning after high school and developed a positive vision for how our society could be, and these kings are insecure that if this vision spreads to more people, it'll manifest into a reality.

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thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 4h

*is a

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Mark Hutchings @markhutchings.bsky.social · 6h

A grim end to a grim life. His was the most sickening court case I covered in 40 years of news reporting.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after being attacked in prison

48-year-old was serving 29-year prison sentence after admitting multiple child sex offences The convicted child sexual abuser and former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison. The 48-year-old was serving a 29-year prison sentence at HMP Wakefield, with a further six years on licence, after admitting a string of sex offences including the attempted rape of a baby. Continue reading...

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thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 7h

Bleed From Within sound to me like Slipknot with a Far Beyond Driven era Phil Anselmo in an especially angry mood! 😂

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thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 7h

Nice! Enjoy.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 7h

Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis

CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 8h

Four dead, 12 injured after a mass shooting in Leland, Mississippi, following a homecoming football game. (NYP)

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thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 7h

Really enjoying this socialism season so far. Outstanding work as always!

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Nic Boothby @nicboothby.bsky.social · 12h

Suspend Boris Johnson’s £115,000 yearly allowance - paid for by us, the taxpayer - until the investigation into reports of his dodgy dealings is done...
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Suspend Boris Johnson's taxpayer allowance

I’ve just signed the petition to suspend Boris Johnson’s £115k ex-PM allowance until they’ve finished investigating his dodgy deals. Leaks show he was using his old office for private business, meetin...

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thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 8h

I’m staggered!! 😂

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thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 8h

I was born in Derby…… similar vibes! 😂

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thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 8h

*an old man

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thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 9h

They’ve been fantastic, the odd needless mistake (subsequently corrected) aside.

thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 9h

a man with a beard and mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .

Alt: a man with a beard and mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .

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thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 9h

Wow……

a group of knights are kneeling down in the grass and a man is standing in the middle of the field .

Alt: a group of knights are kneeling down in the grass and a man is standing in the middle of the field .

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

The electronic voting system the USA uses has just been bought by Donald Trump's allies.

Might struggle to vote your way out.

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Malcolm Warin🔶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 @malcolmdw.bsky.social · 11h

This whole chain is worth reading. Reform exposed!

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 13h

“Here Farage is, in Gill’s office, with Voloshyn’s wife Nadia, on the day Gill makes an intervention on behalf of Medvedchuk’s channels, with an employee of one of those channels, whose husband started bribing Gill to make these statements 6 days earlier”

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

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nanaj.bsky.social @nanaj.bsky.social · 1d

Neil Kinnock is spot on about Farage .

Kentish Fran #FBPE @kentishfran.bsky.social · 1d

Neil Kinnock: ‘Nigel Farage is offering voters utter fiction’
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/neil...

Neil Kinnock: ‘Nigel Farage is offering voters utter fiction’ | The News Agents

Lord Neil Kinnock, marking 40 years of his celebrated “impossible promises” conference speech of 1985, warns against the “illusions” sold by Nigel Farage in 2025, and explains the simple solution for ...

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 10h

Reform UK intends to withdraw our human rights

They want us to join Russia and Belarus as the only European states not signed up to the ECHR

@janiceheppenstall.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk

Reform UK intends to withdraw our human rights

They want us to join Russia and Belarus as the only European states not signed up to the ECHR

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 1d

As Toby Young points out, Black people are over-represented in advertising. He somehow forgot to mention they are over-represented in poverty, unemployment and homelessness statistics too.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

It's quite simple.

Very rich people are blaming immigrants and disabled people, for stealing all the money (exactly as Adolf Hitler did).

Because they are stealing all the money.

This trick is literally hundreds of years old, and it is the only one they have.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 13h

Byline Times has been told by various sources that Farage has maintained a close interest in Ukraine’s conflict with Russia…
But Farage’s ignorance of this particular set of pro-Russian influencers around Nathan Gill is even more questionable….

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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