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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 2h

And they say the perfect cartoon doesn’t exist.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 7h

Yet another wake up call about the scale & cost of #climate risk. That’s why we urgently need a National Climate Resilience Plan with emphasis on local funding, nature based solutions & community resilience - pls sign & share petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Scotch Whisky Truths 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @specialscot.bsky.social · 8h

The Brexit Party...

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 10h

Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.

It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.

Investigation now!

#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19h

Elon Musk is paying Tommy Robinson's legal bills.

The British media and political establishment is still on X and maybe this is the wake up call they need.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel

www.theguardian.com

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Andrew Sinclair @bluesprints.bsky.social · 19h

Years ago I met with the Civil Servant who controlled, and allocated, number blocks to Telcos. (I was working on strategy for one of the then 'new' Telcos). 0800 numbers were 'new' back then. He planned to give every Telco it's own 0X00 range for free calls. He didn't see the flaw..... 🤔

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Andrew Sinclair @bluesprints.bsky.social · 22h

Yep. That'll likely be the outcome. However, we've got to recognise that the Unionist party most likely to benefit on the list looks like being Reform. Using list votes for other indy parties thus reducing the risk of Reform seems like a good thing to do.

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Andrew Sinclair @bluesprints.bsky.social · 1d

An American state is suffering a real disaster. Does anyone think that anyone in Trump's regime even knows this has happened? Or even care about it?

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

BBC News's Lyse Doucet, "After two years of sustained attacks on the infrastructure of Gaza"

"90% of the territory now lies in utter ruin"

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misternatural.bsky.social @misternatural.bsky.social · 1d

This one’s for all the boys, girls & frogs standing up to the wannabe American dictator as he dismantles democratic institutions brick by brick
www.youtube.com/watch?v=80_3...
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Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (Official Audio)

YouTube video by RHINO

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Andrew Sinclair @bluesprints.bsky.social · 1d

The only logic I can see is Swinney preparing his excuses for causing the SNP to collapse as they did on his previous leadership. History is however most likely to repeat itself. I can't see any logic for this being the best for Scotland, nor for the SNP, so who is it for?

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo turned to and quoted extensively from Hannah Arendt in his remarks, endorsing her detailed analysis of the factors that give rise to authoritarianism and totalitarian rule. He made clear that this analysis is again appropriate to developments found around the world, and notably in the US

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

BBC News, "In this world of rubble, they're finding many more dead Palestinians in areas the Israelis left"

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Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 2d

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d

Nigel Farage should tell the people of #Caerphilly about how he wants to abolish the Senedd.

Actually, no need, we have a video of him saying it.

(Also about how Fox Hunting turns him on).

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Andrew Sinclair @bluesprints.bsky.social · 2d

This is an excellent thread, well worth reading all the way through.

TL:DR - The whole UK Government and media response to Russia Report stinks to high heaven.

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JohnWest_JAWS @johnwestjaws.bsky.social · 2d

These 2 speeches, which, as Nick points out, on the same day, precede what Gill has pled guilty to by 4 years, are more damning for Farage as they also precede Brexit.

All European secret services would have been alarmed by this & would/should have been investigating.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Andrew Sinclair @bluesprints.bsky.social · 2d

I suggested elsewhere that if they can't get cartoon animal costumes then they should use Mr Stay-Puft marshmallow man costumes. And other cities and states should be watching and learning. Having a PA playung a loop of the Imperial March from Star Wars might be good too..

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 2d

Making a mockery of the law: judicial treatment of non-volent direct action
Judicial refusal to allow people to say why they are protesting is both illegal and immoral

westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/hum...

Making a mockery of the law: judicial treatment of non-volent direct action

Judicial refusal to allow people to say why they are protesting is both illegal and immoral

westenglandbylines.co.uk

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 2d

The Digital Coup: How Silicon Valley Billionaires and Tech Giants Are Capturing Britain’s Future
I investigate the web of influence connecting Larry Ellison, Tony Blair, Keir Starmer, and the corporations vying to control Britain’s digital infrastructure.
open.substack.com/pub/european...

The Digital Coup: How Silicon Valley Billionaires and Tech Giants Are Capturing Britain’s Future

An investigation into the web of influence connecting Larry Ellison, Tony Blair, Keir Starmer, and the corporations positioning themselves to control Britain’s digital infrastructure

open.substack.com

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Andrew Sinclair @bluesprints.bsky.social · 2d

It's an opportunity for "I am Spartacus" if many people turn up as frogs. Imagine crowds of frogs.... (almost unbelievably the noun for a group of frogs is an 'army')

Or how about Mr Stay-Puft marshmallow man suits?

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Andrew Sinclair @bluesprints.bsky.social · 2d

A damn good question. Where is the Russia Report?

If Starmer had any political nouce at all he'd see that right now is almost the politically perfect time to release them.

#ReleaseTheRussiaReport

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 2d

The duopoly’s corporate coup over the UK via free zones and the likes of Blackrock is accelerating.
Don’t people understand why the MSM aren’t covering this?
Secondary legislation embedded in free zones means zero Parliamentary debate, zero public consultation, zero press notification!

EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 9d

Blackrock have 677 registered entities at Companies House UK, possibly more, many of the addresses are from the Cayman Islands.

See for yourself.
Thread
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search?q=Bla...

Blackrock - Find and update company information - GOV.UK

Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity

find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 2d

Great that @zackpolanski.bsky.social is calling out Farage’s lies.
But something far more important is being meticulously installed behind the headlines.
The duopoly have colluded in carving up the UK into deregulated free zones.
Starmer is turbocharging the privatization of critical infrastructure

EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 8d

What's happening behind those relentless headlines about immigration?
A Silent Coup where US corporations are restructuring the British State and commodifying the entire public sector.
open.substack.com/pub/european...

The Stories the Mainstream Media Won’t Tell You About Britain’s Corporate Takeover

While you’ve been distracted by Nigel Farage, corporations have been quietly seizing control of Britain

open.substack.com

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump-headlined celebration/retroactive justification of genocide happening in Israel today is obscene—and premature. Israel will likely violate Phase 1 of any 20-part plan. As a Trump biographer, I've written a rebuttal to the idea that Trump is anything but one of the most dangerous men alive:

Media and MAGA Calls for Trump to Catch a Nobel Peace Prize Rather Than An ICC War Crimes Indictment Are Obscene

The second-biggest threat to global peace after Putin has earned a cell for war crimes—not a humanitarian award. That his grotesque and scammy appeal for a Nobel Peace Prize is working is terrifying.

sethabramson.substack.com

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Andrew Sinclair @bluesprints.bsky.social · 2d

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