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Rejoin Campaign @rejoincampaign.bsky.social · 10h

THIS GOVERNMENT HAS MADE THE MET POLICE LOOK STUPID.

How good would it be if the Met followed the Milan example on today’s march?

If that’s a step too far, perhaps they could just not arrest anybody?

The message this would send to the government would be huge.

#londonstandswithpalestine

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 1d

A councillor on a children and young people committee described some children in care as "downright evil" and you’ll never guess which Party he’s in🤔

Yup Reform, a Party full of wrong’uns, misfits, bigots, racists, crooks, grifters & wife beating thugs that couldn’t run a bath never mind a council❗️

Cambridgeshire councillor to be investigated over 'evil' remark - BBC News

Reform UK councillor Andy Osborn is heard describing some children in care as "downright evil".

www.bbc.com

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 22h

that johnson is more terrified of seating a duly elected democrat who could force an epstein vote than having the entire government shut down really makes me wonder about that epstein vote tbh

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Dave Richeson @divbyzero.bsky.social · 19h

I was curious if ChatGPT 5 could solve this entertaining logic problem (created by @joeldavidhamkins.bsky.social). I shared the screenshot below and gave it the prompt "Solve the following logic problem." It requires figuring out the logic and matching it to a "scene." Its response in the next post.

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Andrew Richards @andrewwr235.bsky.social · 10h

It's just a play on Primary (Elementary) School 'Show and Tell'.

Personally, I found the rugby analogy the hardest one to understand.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 19h

I mean I'm glad Trump didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize but I am not super excited that the person who did win it has been going "Mr Trump please murder more Venezuelan fishermen with American missiles" since it was announced

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 19h

DOGE was a catastrophic failure by any measure except further hollowing out govt to be fleeced by tech guys. So yeah, DOGE seems like a success if rent-seeking is your goal, but no serious policymaker is under any obligation to take these people seriously, and those that do are doing it for the $

He praised Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative to slash federal spending, texting a recent photo of himself hanging out with Mr. Musk and a Tesla robot. He likewise praised David Sacks, another San Francisco tech billionaire and the chairman of Mr. Trump’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

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Jeffery C. Mays @jeffcmays.bsky.social · 23h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/n... Like Ms. James, Mr. Mamdani has been a frequent target for the president, who has falsely called him a communist and illegal immigrant while threatening to strip Mr. Mamdani of his U.S. citizenship and slash New York City’s federal funding if he becomes mayor.

For Mamdani and James, Twin Targets of Trump, a Political Bond Deepens

www.nytimes.com

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Andrew Richards @andrewwr235.bsky.social · 13h

David Icke was right

Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 1d

“Multiplying protest frogs” 🤣

Troops to Portland still on hold, multiplying protest frogs, fact-check on Trump claims: Get caught up

It’s not clear when the 9th Circuit panel will issue its ruling, but it will likely come before an Oct. 17 hearing

www.oregonlive.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

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Andrew Richards @andrewwr235.bsky.social · 1d

Putin's turn next year

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Dr. Ian Garner @irgarner.bsky.social · 1d

Scandalous. Once again, the Nobel peace prize has been awarded to somebody who has dedicated their life to peace.

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Andrew Richards @andrewwr235.bsky.social · 1d

Some confusion here.

Mrs Thatcher didn't reign.

That was Queen Elizabeth.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge? | Martin Kettle

Today’s politicians need to learn that she is not the answer to contemporary problems, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

www.theguardian.com

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Andrew Richards @andrewwr235.bsky.social · 1d

Person, woman, man, camera, TV, in that order Sir.

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Ben @cinemashoebox.bsky.social · 1d

Israel highlighting how many 100s of aid trucks they will now allow into Gaza is a tacit admission that they were using aid as a weapon of war, by the way. seems weird not to talk about this

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Andrew Richards @andrewwr235.bsky.social · 1d

It's hard to believe this is real.

Can RFK be this stupid?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

Andrew Richards @andrewwr235.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is a socialist.

Allowing people to live rent free.

MoJoJuju @xoey1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh Yea.....👍

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 1d

Felicitaciones, María Corina Machado, por recibir el Premio Nobel de la Paz.

This award honours not only your courage and conviction.

But every voice that refuses to be silenced. In Venezuela and across the world.

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Andrew Richards @andrewwr235.bsky.social · 1d

*Maria*

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Pekka Kallioniemi @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 1d

In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll introduce American propagandist Alexandra Jost, aka “Sasha”. She’s best known for being paid by the Russian state to spread pro-Kremlin propaganda — and for doing it with a big smile.

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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 1d

Countries Where More People Died Than Were Born In 2024

Numbers for each country: brilliantmaps.com/countries...

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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 1d

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon). 10 October 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Green comet at centre with faint tail above.

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Andrew Richards @andrewwr235.bsky.social · 1d

There was an utterly ignorant piece on BBC Radio 4 today, suggesting this would delay someone by an extra 2 minutes.

Missing the point that if there are 100 people ahead of you in the queue, and it takes an extra 2 minutes per person, that's 200 minutes.

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