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Lucy Powell MP @lucympowell.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you Peter

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7d

I’m backing the brilliant @lucympowell.bsky.social for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

Independent from Government and collective responsibility she will give all members a powerful voice in this important role and will fearlessly speak truth to power without fear or favour

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21d

Millions spent on Trump visit. Red carpets, Royals in coronets and golden dining services too. And all he offers in return are petulant racist insults about our capital city and our mayor.

What a singular lack of decorum, grace, and courtesy. Fuck him and his damp hands and his nicotine yellow wig

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Tom Greenslade @tomgreenslade.bsky.social · Aug 30

Love it! Textured, sculptured feel to it. New follower 👍🏻

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Robin Burks @robinburks.bsky.social · Aug 29

Just another reason to keep giving Netflix my money.

Netflix co-founder drops $2 million into Gavin Newsom's redistricting campaign

Reed Hastings is a longtime Democratic donor and Newsom ally.

www.politico.com

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · Aug 21

Attention everyone in DC:

If you are stopped tonight, tell them your name is Vladimir Putin. You might end up getting a BJ from the president of the United States.

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Tom Greenslade @tomgreenslade.bsky.social · Aug 10

Is reality glitching or is Sir John Curtis playing an instrument on #BBCProms

Tom Greenslade @tomgreenslade.bsky.social · Jul 19

I’ve been cutting down on my #alcohol during the week, having a lot of those #Dash waters and variations of. Tried some new ones that I really liked. One in the office, one whilst driving to a meeting… I have only just read the packaging…

#WhiteClaw

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jul 2

Ah, the golden age.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · Jun 5

Yes… Hahaha… Yes!

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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · May 29

🎶"... These are a few of my favourite things..."🎶

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Tom Greenslade @tomgreenslade.bsky.social · May 20

Disingenuous dog whistles blaring.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · May 19

Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds

Half of 16- to 21-year-olds support ‘digital curfew’ and nearly 70% feel worse after using social media Almost half of young people would rather live in a world where the internet does not exist, according to a new survey. The research reveals that nearly 70% of 16- to 21-year-olds feel worse about themselves after spending time on social media. Half (50%) would support a “digital curfew” that would restrict their access to certain apps and sites past 10pm, while 46% said they would rather be young in a world without the internet altogether. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · May 14

🎧 Listen to the full interview with Laura on today’s episode of the Page 94 podcast. In feeds now. audioboom.com/posts/871891...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · May 15

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot repeatedly mentions ‘white genocide’ in unrelated chats

AI bot goes on hours-long fritz, bringing up ‘white genocide in South Africa’, which it is ‘instructed to accept as real’ Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok went on the fritz on Wednesday, repeatedly mentioning “white genocide” in South Africa in its responses on completely unrelated topics. Faced with users’ queries on issues such as baseball, enterprise software and building scaffolding, the chatbot offered false and misleading answers. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Greenslade @tomgreenslade.bsky.social · May 15

Well this was an eye opener, a big dose of morning doom but I cannot believe #leadpoisoning is not being talked about Great research and reporting from @laurahughesft.bsky.social

@privateeyenews.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=y-nh...

Toxic lead in the UK: Laura Hughes, Financial Times - Paul Foot Award Nominee 2025

YouTube video by Private Eye Magazine

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Tom Greenslade @tomgreenslade.bsky.social · May 14

I nearly crash listening to that awful, deranged human being.

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · Apr 26

Today, we pay tribute to Pope Francis.

He welcomed refugees & the homeless where others turned their backs.

He called for peace — in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, the DRC & beyond — where others cheered for war.

His humanity is an inspiration to us all, and he will be greatly missed.

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · Apr 17

I am really saddened by the level of vitriol and hatred being directed toward the trans community.

We are losing our common humanity. How hard is it to treat people with kindness and respect?

Trans people are human beings — and they deserve to live in dignity like anyone else.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Mar 12

Naturally…

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · Mar 12

Trump is asked who his favourite Irish person is and names Conor McGregor, who was found by the Irish High Court to have assaulted and raped a woman in December 2018.

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Tom Greenslade @tomgreenslade.bsky.social · Mar 7

They are all off their nut! #Musk 🐴

Tom Greenslade @tomgreenslade.bsky.social · Mar 7

The Western World is swinging to the right (pushed by media lies and consumerism addiction) and these morons can’t keep it together for five minutes to take advantage of it?!

Truly glorious to behold. Keep it up Nige.

#Trump #Farage #Musk

Tom Greenslade @tomgreenslade.bsky.social · Mar 7

Words;
‘you made your bed, you lay in it’ come to mind.
(No particular order, honest)
#Trump

Tom Greenslade @tomgreenslade.bsky.social · Mar 7

Why not expel all the tax dodging vampires that contribute nothing?

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Tom Greenslade @tomgreenslade.bsky.social · Mar 7

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Huge win! Government announces plan to open up Land Registry

This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Today the UK Government has announced plans to open up the Land Registry – which, if delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wale…

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