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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.bsky.social · 22m

Racism UK are rattled.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2h

Greens growing. Reform ratttled.

PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Tice "green party leader Zack Polanski is a weirdo. Changed his name, claimed hypnosis could increase women's breast size, thinks me should compete in women's sport, thinks women can have a penis. Other than that he's fine. Vote Green. Get weirdo."

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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · Feb 2

88 companies have delisted or moved their primary listing from London’s FTSE in 2024.

Once the world’s largest financial centre, London now struggles post-Brexit. Such is the scale of self harm of brexit, it's comparable to the financial crash of 2008.

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London stock exchange is on course for it's worst year for departures since the financial crisis.

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.bsky.social · 30m

I have lived there and driving 15 mins because of the one-way systems, to make what should be a 200m walk, because no one walks in 45°c and no footway, then leaving your car idling outside the 7-Eleven because of a/c, is a mad way to live.

You actually see cars idling outside restaurants.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1d

Naoise's brother is asking Irish people to please contact the government #Speirgorm

My sister @NaoiseDolan, alongside other members of the Thousand Madleens flotilla, has been abducted by Israeli forces while on a humanitarian mission to break the illegal siege and deliver aid to Gaza.
Please join me in urging the Irish government to demand their safe return.

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HalloweeNKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 1d

This is an interesting listen. Favourite bit was pointing out when Theresa May announced making it easier for gender recognition certificates to be had a few years ago, nobody cared. Nowadays the right would be apoplectic. Amazing what Tufton Street can achieve when they put their awful minds to it

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

I don't do many podcasts any more but this, with ‪@peteryork.bsky.social, was a lot of fun covering the decay in British public life, the fight for dignity for trans people, the need for a wealth tax. podfollow.com/peter-yorks-...

Peter York's Culture Wars House Party: Jolyon Maugham, Good Law Project Founder, on Fighting Power and the Decay in Public Life

Jolyon Maugham KC, founder of the Good Law Project, is one of the UK’s most prominent—and provocative—legal campaigners. Jolyon reveals how, as a high-flying tax barrister, “I knew where th...

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 3h

Yeah, I’m sorry, these black shirt clad evangelicals can fuck right off.

Evangelical, right-wing 'King's Army' group disrupts traffic in historic LGBTQ+ London
district

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3h

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 14h

Inflatable frogs are going to be this Halloween’s costume de rigeur aren’t they?

They seem to be about £25 but I suspect that if you want one you’d better er hop to it

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🦇🧛‍♂️Bram Stoker’s GuitarMoogula🧛‍♂️🦇 @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 14h

A step closer to requiring exit visas, or a no-fly list for opponents of the regime (which is effectively the same thing).

David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING:

"Just landed."

Mark Bray confirms to me this morning that he and his family did, on the second attempt, make it out of the US and to Spain

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 1d

A stonker of a night for us. Three huge wins, Reform nowhere near us and the Tories down to ten percent in Mel Stride’s own seat.

We are the only party taking Farage on and the only party beating him.

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d

Kenn Valley (Teignbridge) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 50.4% (+11.0)
➡️ RFM: 23.1% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.6% (-19.0)
🙋 Ind: 8.2% (New)
🌍 GRN: 5.5% (-13.9)
🌹 LAB: 2.7% (-9.9)
🙋 Ind: 0.5% (New)

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2023.

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Nicolas Chinardet @zefrog.eu · 18h

Here we go... it was only a matter of time, as the far-right gets ever more vocal without check

Homophobic Christian Nationalist mob targets London’s gay district

A homophobic religious mob calling themselves the ‘King’s Army’ organised an intimidating mob in the streets of London’s Soho – the heart of London’s LGBT+ community, home to many LGBT+ bars, clubs, a...

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 11h

Really not good at all that the Christian Right feels emboldened enough to parade in Soho in paramilitary uniforms. www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/k...

Evangelical 'King's Army' group disrupts traffic in historic LGBTQ+ London district

A right-wing, evangelical group calling itself the King's Army blocked traffic on Old Compton Street in Soho while chanting anti-LGBTQ+ slogans.

www.thepinknews.com

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 11h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 14h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 18h

The father of a family in our apartment complex has been kidnapped by ICE.

My daughter found out when she went to walk our dog and heard one of the children crying from the hallway.

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.bsky.social · 15h

This is going to be such, fun 🙄

Michael @vivamjm.bsky.social · 1d

"Port of Dover is confident of no delays despite warning it will take six times longer to process each car" 😂

Tick tock...

"My advice: invest in Pontins"

Read more at:
infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/ports-s...

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New EU border checks to take longer but won't snarl peak travel, says Port of Dover

EU Border Checks: The EU will gradually introduce the new system over six months, meaning different ports and airports within the Schengen open-border zone may have varying requirements until April 20...

infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com

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Tom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 19h

It is embarassing not to see the BBC pulling up Reform leaders claiming that Nathan Gill was just some fan who got photos taken with Farage - he was an MEP for them & their leader in Wales while taking cash from Russia to act against the UK! Literally the very basics of your job to point this out

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St0ney of Henge @stonehenge.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris Kendall 👊🇪🇺🧶 @ottocr.at · 17h

this high quality gag came from someone who is also here but as he hasn’t posted it himself I assume he doesn’t want to be tagged to share in the glory

Farage is being interviewed. He says “I WAS ABOUT 14 AND IT WAS OVER THE PHOTO OF EVA BRAUN”. The interviewer says “ERM... I ASKED YOU ABOUT THE WEST BANK”

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 23h

One of the hotel providers made 180 million in profits while abandoning basic care. Labour could have chosen to go after these corrupt businessmen instead of the random people in these so-called hotels that never had any say in where they could live in the first place.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper

Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 1d

My kid's Clacton nursery has cut hot lunches for toddlers to save money, and sent round leaflets to parents advising us on preparing packed lunches for around 90p per day.

They have no waiting list for places because there's so few jobs here worth doing once you've covered childcare.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d

Twelve Jobs Nigel has earned over £1 million in additional income since the general election.

To understand the scale of it, since the July 2024 election he's earned roughly £100k more as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion than Starmer gets as PM.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 @bc60.bsky.social · 2d

Here comes the judge

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 1d

One day - *one day* - a UK newspaper will do a similar count of motor vehicles speeding inside a 20mph zone.

In 60 minutes I saw 172 cyclists run these lights – it’s a matter of time before they kill someone

The offenders included Lime bike riders, school children and a woman in high-heeled boots

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.

SHOCK POLL:
NIGEL FARAGE WILL BE PM TOMORROW
IN an amazing poll conducted
by The Pointless Polling Company, it was revealed that voters' intentions
may well change over the next three and a half years and at present it's 100 percent impossible to guess what the next government might look like.
However, 99 percent of journalists
agree that it would be much more fun if we had an election tomorrow and everybody resigned and everything was chaos and Farage had a go at being PM, just for the hell of it, because it was so much fun when
Brexit happened and then the government kept falling every five minutes and we could write endless pieces about (cont. p94)

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

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🦇🧛‍♂️Bram Stoker’s GuitarMoogula🧛‍♂️🦇 @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t think assaulting, shooting and pepper spraying Hot Priests is going to be a winning strategy.

Erin Burnett OutFront @outfrontcnn.bsky.social · 1d

“We could hear them laughing.”

Rev. David Black, the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, speaks to #CNN’s Erin Burnett in his first television interview since he was shot in the head with pepper balls while praying in front of an ICE facility.

#OutFrontCNN #News #ICE #Chicago

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