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Jeff Melnick @melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social · 9h

Heartbreaking to lose a brave genius like D’Angelo.

But it is some real comfort watching so many people struggle to put into words what is unsayable: the meaning of music.

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ivy @askylitocean.bsky.social · 4h

We've also lost R&B singer, D'ANGELO. His smooth jazzy music was something to relish. A very gentle spirit, sensual soul, and voice as smooth as butter will be missed greatly. His bravery against cancer was very heartbreakingly courageous. Rest now, sweet soul. You will be remembered.

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 2h

'Digital IDs are a nightmare of Tony Blair’s making' says Ross Clark of the Spectator. I'm no reader of the Spectator, but he's right on this one. Starmer is Blair's poodle. #NO2ID #StarmerOut #SurveillanceState
www.spectator.co.uk/article/digi...

Digital IDs are a nightmare of Tony Blair’s making

Is Tony Blair pulling the strings of Keir Starmer’s government from beyond the political grave? Only two days ago the Tony Blair Institute released a report calling for digital ID cards. Now Starmer i...

www.spectator.co.uk

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 9h

www.dropsitenews.com/p/drop-site-...

Israel kills five Palestinians in Gaza and announces it will not abide by the terms of facilitating humanitarian aid, despite ceasefire agreement

Drop Site Daily: October 14, 2025

www.dropsitenews.com

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 3h

Who's behind the UKs rising 'techno-fascism'? (a term framed more than a decade ago by historian Janis Mimura). Digital ID, face recognition, etc. My money's on Blair, who is reportedly 'close to' Starmer and is a known tech zealot.

The regime tightens its grip.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Big Tech deploys Orwellian doublespeak to mask its democratic corrosion | Peter Lewis

As AI asserts its power to shape social evolution, regulation is decried as ‘state control’ rather than the expression of our collective will

www.theguardian.com

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 9h

I don’t know who first coined the saying that an Israeli ceasefire means “you cease and we fire,” but it proves reliably accurate time after time.

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 5h

Academic dropped for criticising Labour's energy policy.

The regime tightens its grip.

#StarmerOut #Stalinism

Academic axed from Labour conference panel for criticising energy policy

Sustainability expert was told panellists discussing North Sea oil and gas were meant to ‘agree entirely’ with each other

www.theguardian.com

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 1d

While some countries seek to hold war criminals liable for their crimes, Starmer's Stalinist Labour seek to cover for them and outlaw protest against them. By putting themselves in the same frame as such evil and barbaric people, they risk becoming like them.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 1d

Every single Israeli who has participated in this genocide - the most heinous and evil crime this century - must be brought to account and prosecuted for war crimes.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 1d

Finished The Kite Runner today. Don't want to seem like I'm talking out of turn about a book that has attracted lots of good reviews, but I didn't take to it much. It didn't make it to OK on my personal rating scale. I gave it 3 out of 7.
#BookSky #Reading

Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 2d

Or desperate. Maybe they were so anxious to get rid of the Tories that they overlooked Starmer's obvious lies and manoeuvring.

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 2d

A final message from Jane Goodall, world renowned anthropologist.

“Don’t give up. There is a future for you. Do your best while you’re still on this beautiful planet Earth that I look down upon from where I am now.”
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/jane-go...

Jane Goodall says Musk, Trump and Putin should be 'fired into space' in posthumous final message

Jane Goodall has been praised for a posthumous message about some of the world's leaders and what she'd like to do with them.

www.thelondoneconomic.com

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 2d

Good old British people. They do like their homegrown, British food.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/food-drink/h...

Heinz unveils three new Beanz flavours dreamt up by the British public

The nation’s favourite tinned food brand has unveiled three new limited-edition flavours: Pizza Beanz, Tagine Beanz, and Sweet & Sour Beanz

www.thelondoneconomic.com

Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly so. Starmer, like Blair before him, is desperate to be Mr Big.

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 2d

La personne qui a le plus contribué à rendre le Parti vert plus populaire est Keir Starmer.

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 2d

“It will take time, but Israel in its current form is not long for this world. There is no recovery for a state so bent on destruction and revenge, so hungry for territory and so thirsty for death.”

The savages of Israel are dragging us all to hell.
novaramedia.com/2025/10/08/i...

Israel Is Dragging Us All to Hell | Novara Media

Two years on from 7 October, Israel is falling - and we in the West are all falling with it. Yet our governments refuse to untether us from its descent, writes Steven Methven.

novaramedia.com

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 2d

Labour was also involved in the moon landings and the discovery of penicillin, says Starmer loyalist Phillipson.
news.sky.com/story/uk-pla...

US ambassador to Israel calls cabinet minister 'delusional' for claim UK played key role in Gaza peace deal

Bridget Phillipson told Sky News the UK helped shape the ceasefire deal, which is reflected in Sir Keir Starmer being at Monday's signing ceremony in Egypt.

news.sky.com

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 2d

"while Labour talks about change, people can see in their weekly shop, their utility bills and crumbling services, Labour are offering more of the same."

Zack Polanski tells it like it is. Under Starmer, Labour is nothing but lie after lie after lie. #StarmerOut
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month

www.theguardian.com

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Patch Zircher @patrickzircher.bsky.social · 3d

I liked the idea that Diane Keaton was out there, somewhere, being Diane Keaton.
--sigh--

Rest in peace, Annie Hall.

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 4d

Blair may not get to be Emperor of Gaza as he wishes, because Hamas won't agree. They remember his warmongering from Afghanistan and Iraq and all the misery and deaths he caused. I wish this piece of wickedness would just disappear. People aren't safe with Blair around.
news.sky.com/story/hamas-...

Hamas official thanks Donald Trump for ceasefire deal - but tells Sky News Tony Blair not welcome

Dr Basem Naim said Hamas would be willing to step aside for a Palestinian body to govern a post-war Gaza, but that they would remain "on the ground" and would not be disarmed.

news.sky.com

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 5d

The Gaza ceasefire may hold & may not. I sincerely hope it does, for the sake of the people. The Israeli war criminals and murderers still need to be pursued and prosecuted. The Hind Rajab Foundation is doing this work because most Western govts won't.
www.hindrajabfoundation.org/posts/a-paus...

A Pause in Killing Is Not an End to Genocide | THE HIND RAJAB FOUNDATION

The HRF warns that Gaza’s genocide continues under blockade and destruction, urging global mobilization and accountability for all perpetrators.

www.hindrajabfoundation.org

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 5d

Headlines: ‘Plaid ready to replace Welsh Labour’, ‘SNP believe Holyrood majority within reach’. The Labour party is dying everywhere. Wales, Scotland, England. People don’t want it any more. Labour is finished. #StarmerOut

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 6d

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Keep Tony Blair’s Blood-Soaked Hands Away From Gaza at All Costs

He needs to be in The Hague, not in charge of the future of Palestine.

www.thenation.com

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 6d

Yet again, no change under Starmer's Labour. Bills just keep going up and up. Tax the rich you miserable, lying bastard, and give people a chance. #StarmerOut #ReevesOut
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises

Competition watchdog agrees requests from Anglian, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex and South East to raise household bills

www.theguardian.com

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Dan Cooper @dancoopcoop.bsky.social · 7d

I see Gavin Newsom and Dolly Parton trending and I click on Dolly Parton.