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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13h

Detail from the FT account

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 13h

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15h

The New York Times twists itself in knots pretending it doesn’t know things that it absolutely knows. Such as referring to the shit in Trump’s AI video as “brown liquid.” 9/

Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters
President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media. It shows Mr. Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps brown liquid on demonstrators.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 16h

"The US president tossed aside maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisted Zelenskyy surrender the entire Donbas region to Putin, and repeatedly echoed talking points the Russian leader had made in their call a day earlier"
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia

US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 15h

Lots of coverage in msm about #Labour and China - and rightly so. Much less about #Farage and #Russia

How come?

@peterjukes.bsky.social @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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Byline Podcast: Nigel Farage's Putin Problem

Adrian Goldberg discusses 'Nigel Farage's Putin Problem' - the headline story in the new Byline Times newspaper. He's joined by Byline Times executive editor Hardeep Matharu and executive editor Pe...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...

Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’

Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 1d

Try as I might, I can't get Reform to answer a simple question about their candidate in the Caerphilly by-election Llyr Powell.

When did he last have contact with Nathan Gill, the party's former leader in Wales who has admitted taking Russian bribes?
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Why can't Reform answer this question?

Plus predictions for the Caerphilly by-election

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 1d

If you're a woman, you've just been shown how Reform will treat your dignity and rights: Mishal Hussain repeatedly addressed by Farage as "love" as he squirms during questioning around the Reform/Russia scandal. He isn't fit to lead and our country.
•The Mishal Husain youtu.be/ucKufRA12tM?...

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @zackpolanski.bsky.social I hear you are talking to Laura Kuenssberg tomorrow morning?

Can you ask her why this story is being exposed by a 3-week-old-old outlet @thenerve.news & not the BBC?? 🤔

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

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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Andy Wood @andyatnanyuki.bsky.social · 1d

This from the @thenerve.news and the indomitable @carolecadwalla.bsky.social deserves to be aired on the @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social but in the meantime @zackpolanski.bsky.social could bring it in to the convo when he interviews Laura Kuensberg tomorrow

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

Next week, Reform faces a key by-election in Wales. Yet voters in Caerphilly know none of this.

Even tho Reform’s candidate is Nathan Gill’s former assistant.

We are at a critical point of failure in Britain. The delay of the authorities, the silence of the media..
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

If you share this thread or images, please credit @thenerve_news.

We are only 3 weeks old (!!) & can only do this work with your support.

And if there was ever a story that proves why Britain needs fiercely independent news outlets, it’s this.
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The glamorous TV host, the web of influence and a mysterious trip to Moscow – inside the downfall of Reform’s disgraced MEP

Ahead of a critical Welsh byelection for Reform next week, part two of our investigation into Nathan Gill uncovers the web of Russian influence that encircled him – and asks why it took so long to cha...

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Andy Wood @andyatnanyuki.bsky.social · 1d

This from the @thenerve.news and the indomitable @carolecadwalla.bsky.social deserves to be aired on the @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social but in the meantime @zackpolanski.bsky.social could bring it in to the convo when he interviews Laura Kuensberg tomorrow

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

Next week, Reform faces a key by-election in Wales. Yet voters in Caerphilly know none of this.

Even tho Reform’s candidate is Nathan Gill’s former assistant.

We are at a critical point of failure in Britain. The delay of the authorities, the silence of the media..
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

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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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

1. Washington DC

#NoKings 👑

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

This is what Mike Johnson is terrified of:

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

London outside the US embassy: many citizens came to rally against tyranny. The frogs and dinosaurs are not missing.

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 1d

I've had the pleasure of being interviewed by Mishal Husain three times. One of the most intelligent and accomplished people I've ever met.

Here's Nigel Farage trying to shut her down with the words "Listen, love ..." like it was still the 1970s. I'd say it was unbelievable, only it isn't.

Nigel Farage says"gotta shoot" down Russian jets | The Mishal Husain Show

YouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

The 30-second video from the National Republican Senatorial Committee is raising alarms among many observers who warn it crosses a new boundary in politics and could unleash a flood of AI-generated deepfake attack ads.

A GOP attack ad deepfakes Chuck Schumer with AI

The 30-second video from the National Republican Senatorial Committee is raising alarms among many observers who warn it crosses a new boundary in politics and could unleash a flood of AI-generated deepfake attack ads.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

If you are just realizing that Trump couldn’t care less about the Constitution, federal statutes, or Congress, then you haven’t been paying attention. Trump thinks he’s king.

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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 2d

Judges don't trust DOJ anymore. That's a problem for public safety and the rule of law in this country and it has been caused by the Trump Admin's rampant dishonesty. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Judges don’t trust DOJ anymore

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Dave Madden @davemadden.bsky.social · 2d

Andrew, formerly known as Prince.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

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Trump struggles to explain why a bailout for Argentina meets his ‘America First’ standards

The American president admitted that his $20 billion bailout for a South American ally probably won’t benefit the United States very much.

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GrouchyMarkx @grouchymarkx.bsky.social · 4d

Remember these would this Saturday for No Kings...

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The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 2d

We've been blown away by the support for our debut album #HollowChapters - thanks to everyone sharing & chipping in so far: kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

We'll be able to finish & launch it, & now *ADDING* CDs to our rewards! Here's a cover of "Lean on Me" in appreciation❤️🎵

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"Lean on Me" - cover version by The Marsh Family of Bill Withers classic song

YouTube video by Marsh Family

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

Wikipedia is seeing a significant decline in human traffic because more people are getting the information that’s on Wikipedia via generative AI chatbots that were trained on its articles and search engines that summarize them without actually clicking to the site

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Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors

“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”

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Get PR Done! @getprdone.bsky.social · 3d

60% of voters now support electoral reform, according this year’s British Attitudes Survey, the highest level of support since records began. Just 36% of people believe we should keep the current system.
#ProportionalRepresentation
#getPRdone

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