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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 8h

Murder. Hacking. Threats.
The hacking scandal takes some understanding.
But this is one of the most important issues of our time.

The press have a duty to report. The police - a duty to protect.

When those two forces align in corruption…. no one is safe. #TheHack

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12h

The plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was commissioned by Congress in 2022, remains in storage. Mike Johnson has refused to place it on the wall, as was intended. That "deed" speaks pretty loudly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 12h

I experience a very special and intense kind of irritation whenever I see recently-built buildings with *decorative gas lamps* which are not only wasting natural gas but also aren't even producing useful light.

Just a fancy flame burning because fancy.

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John Wilks @johngwilks.bsky.social · 13h

Reform's Russian connections should concern all who value our democracy. They are traitors hiding behind our flag.
leftfootforward.org/2025/10/refo...

Reform’s Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality from former Russian finance minister’s wife

'Tice and Oakeshott stayed at the Chernukhins’ “turreted villa” with “a stunning view of the Mediterranean” and had supper with them at a Michelin-starred restaurant'

leftfootforward.org

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson — man of deep faith, we are told — wants pastors to be shot in the head with pepper balls.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 1d

This

Chris Luchini @drbooom.bsky.social · 1d

Let's talk about flashbangs.

FBs are extraordinarily dangerous devices. A Couple of decades ago I worked on a project to try to make them safer. The primary result of that research was to produce pyrotechnics that reduced flame temperature, and increased gas volume.

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Andy Buss @ambuss.bsky.social · 1d

It seems Reform have extensive Form for this...

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Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 1d

We should never have written stories down, stories are meant to be told to us by a very old man over a flagon of mead by a roaring fire

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 1d

Translation: British coach drivers routinely overstay unlawfully in Schengen.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

NATO Secretary General Rutte:
…Now there is hardly any Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean left

There is a lone&broken Russian submarine limping home from patrol.What a change from the 1984 Tom Clancy novel The Hunt for Red October.Today, it seems more like The Hunt for the Nearest Mechanic

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 1d

This is what the arsonists like Farage and Trump want to hold us back on - Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist

Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist

Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

www.theguardian.com

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Phil Jones' body double @philsbodydouble.bsky.social · 1d

This is why regulations and standards, or "red tape" as some simple folk like to call it, is so important. And deregulation and a bon fire of red tape "to grow the sovereign economy" will always end like this, in tears and a big bill to foot.

Maybe not right away, but always in the end.

Almost all external insulation fitted under Tory scheme needs repair or replacing, report finds

Homeowners who took advantage of government programmes left with cladding likely to cause damp

www.theguardian.com

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Andy Buss @ambuss.bsky.social · 1d

Elections have consequences

Andy Buss @ambuss.bsky.social · 2d

Can you remember 0800 71 72 3?

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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Feelingantsy 🇬🇧🇩🇪. Maker of Puns @feelingantsy.bsky.social · 2d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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Andy Buss @ambuss.bsky.social · 2d

Sure bud. Sure

Andy Buss @ambuss.bsky.social · 2d

Did you know that despite driving accidents being a leading cause of TBI, there are many who advocate against driving helmets, encouraging people to drive at any cost rather than advocate for safe driving. Had no idea!

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 2d

There’s a task that shouldn’t be left to @bylinetimes.bsky.social alone: The fourth estate has a job to do in defence of freedom and democracy. Are they too keen to report on the chaos of a Reform government (until that time when mass deportations and arrest of “dissidents” begins?) Too late then.

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Badly Parked Oxford @badlyparkedox.bsky.social · 2d

#banpavementparking across the whole of the UK. Not just Scotland and London.

Charity calls for pavement parking to be banned across UK - BBC News share.google/04I2TSUi5loJ...

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Charity calls for pavement parking to be banned across UK

The charity Guide Dogs UK is calling for the banning of pavement parking.

share.google

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 4d

Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Andy Buss @ambuss.bsky.social · 4d

DEI - Definitely Earned It

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