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The Daily Politik @dailypolitik.bsky.social · 19h

Zack Polanski used the ‘F’ word twice on BBCQT last night… and the audience applauded him for it 👇

"You actually are a fascist from a far right party… this is racism, this is facism and we should call it out"

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Al Quds News Network @alqudsnewsnet.bsky.social · 16h

With unbreakable determination..... Hundreds of thousands return to Gaza city after being forcefully evacuated from it.

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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 1d

It's only a trillion dollars. There's always bailouts, right? #CostOfClimate #ClimateChange theecologist.org/2025/oct/09/...

A trillion dollar climate risk

New research shows fossil fuel exposures of the world’s 60 biggest banks.

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Steve Randy Waldman @interfluidity.com · 13h

“If your government is for sale to any billionaire willing to pay, you do not have a democracy… arbitrary power is arbitrary power, whether it belongs to a king of England or a prince of Silicon Valley… Billionaires are dangerous. We shld tax them until they aren’t.” @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 20h

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Phil Free @philfree.bsky.social · 14h

“The automatic rise in public debt since the GFC & the COVID pandemic is a consequence of economic weakness & private sector failure. It is not caused by fiscal profligacy.”

Technocrats as handmaidens to authoritarianism - Pt 1 - @annpettifor.bsky.social
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Technocrats as handmaidens to authoritarianism - Pt 1

Central bank technocrats are not ‘independent’

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 19h

“We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel.. While Keir Starmer fiddles in India, Rome burns. The British steel industry now faces a calamity so severe, insiders say it could be “terminal”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social · 17h

Excellent thread!

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18h

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 16h

“… I don’t think anybody around him that works for him is going to do that, because they’re benefiting from his failure of mental health, his dementia,” Pritzker continued. “I wish somebody would help out the President of the United States.”

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 16h

“… the President of the United States says a lot of crazy things,” said Gov. Pritzker. “I genuinely think there is something wrong with him. I wish that his family would intervene, because I do think he needs mental health help.”

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18h

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 19h

Nestle quietly exits global initiative to reduce dairy methane emissions

#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Nestle quietly exits global initiative to reduce dairy methane emissions

www.latimes.com

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Mark Urban @markurban.bsky.social · 19h

Gaza update at 11.30am UK time:
- a ceasefire has gone into effect 90 minutes ago
- Israel has moved to its Phase 1 withdrawal line (but still occupies >50% of the Strip
- the IDF has pulled out & is standing down some reserve units
- aid deliveries set at 600 trucks a day

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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 19h

Why do I have this extraordinary sense of relief that finally, finally - a politician is challenging Reform? www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Farage's top aide in furious BBC Question Time clash over Russian bribe MEP

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf clashed with Green Party leader Zack Polanski on BBC Question Time over the conviction of ex-Reform Welsh leader Nathan Gill, who took Russian bribes

www.mirror.co.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19h

Patriots don't peddle for Putin.

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Farage's top aide in furious BBC Question Time clash over Russian bribe MEP

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf clashed with Green Party leader Zack Polanski on BBC Question Time over the conviction of ex-Reform Welsh leader Nathan Gill, who took Russian bribes

www.mirror.co.uk

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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 19h

Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration | Judith Levine www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration | Judith Levine

In the White House deputy chief of staff, we see that Maga will not simply end with Trump. We must keep our eyes on Miller

www.theguardian.com

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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 19h

*Emits a yelp*

Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 19h

I think it was @hannahfearn.bsky.social who was asking what's up with the govt's ability to read the room ...
In what world is the response to high-profile and vocal groups of parents raising concerns about teens and smartphones to propose digital ID for teenagers?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Government to consult on digital IDs for 13-year-olds

There has been a backlash to the announcement a UK-wide digital ID scheme will be introduced by 2029.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jewish Voice for Liberation @jvl.org.uk · 1d

Trump’s war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups -

The best way to combat antisemitism is of course to attack Jewish groups
Obvious really
@jvplive
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 19h

FINANCE MANAGER VACANCY CLOSING SOON!

Don't miss this opportunity to join our team. Find out more and apply👇👇

New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 1d

Just THREE DAYS LEFT to apply to be our new finance manager. ⌛️ We need someone to provide expert support in leading the financial and management accounting functions at NEF.

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Finance Manager

Together we can change the rules to protect the planet, share the wealth and give everyone a say in how the economy is run.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19h

Trump will just have to keep murdering fishermen until you stupid jerks give him the peace prize

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 20h

Lol US vs UK libel law.

Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 20h

Judge Jeannette Vargas said the lyrics in Lamar’s Not Like Us, which refers to Drake as a “certified paedophile”, were a matter of opinion, which could not be “actionable defamation”.

on.ft.com/4ojA6pH Judge throws out rapper Drake’s lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar ‘diss’ track

Judge throws out rapper Drake’s lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar ‘diss’ track

[FREE TO READ] Jeannette Vargas’s judgment says ‘Not Like Us’, which calls the Canadian singer a paedophile, was a statement of opinion

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✨🦋𝓢𝓗𝓔𝓘𝓛𝓐 🦋✨ @sheilaharris.bsky.social · 1d

#ChicagoProtests

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 19h

Across the country, children in temporary accommodation are facing severe harm to their physical, mental, and developmental health.

This is a country-wide problem which requires intervention from national government to fix.

#worldmentalhealthday 🧵

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 1d

I do wonder if Labour might look at the sorts of people dominating the discourse and dominating the content wars and maybe, just maybe, rethink the sorts of grey figures they routinely put up for interviews, instructed at that to be as cautious as possible. Things have changed. Their comms hasn’t.

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tariffbot.bsky.social @tariffbot.bsky.social · 20h

Because our country has been cheated for too long, we will be imposing a 35% tariff on footwear, home security systems, and portable induction cooktops, starting tomorrow. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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tariffbot.bsky.social @tariffbot.bsky.social · 19h

In the interest of national security, we will be imposing a 30% tariff on book binding kits and face mask lanyards, starting tomorrow. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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tariffbot.bsky.social @tariffbot.bsky.social · 19h

To build our patriotic American manufacturing, we will be imposing a 20% tariff on digital luggage scales and headphones, starting tomorrow. In addition, we will impose a 15% tariff on single hole heavy duty hole punchers. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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tariffbot.bsky.social @tariffbot.bsky.social · 1d

To support our patriotic American manufacturing, we will be imposing a 40% tariff on steak branding irons and synthetic oil change kits, starting tomorrow. In addition, we will impose a 65% tariff on calligraphy sets. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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