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debmacc.bsky.social @debmacc.bsky.social · 3h

This can not be real?! Surely?

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 7h

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.bsky.social · 14h

Starmer blaming #Brexit for tax rises may be accurate but when only 37% of a now disproportionately dead electorate voted for it almost 10 yrs ago, based on undeliverable lies, the questions are why should the rest of us stomach it & where is Labour’s plan to change that? archive.ph/2025.10.10-2...

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debmacc.bsky.social @debmacc.bsky.social · 12h

They should play Paul McCartneys ' Frog Chorus' on a loop.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h

IT'S FASCISM!!

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

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debmacc.bsky.social @debmacc.bsky.social · 13h

That includes many people in the USA itself.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h

I genuinely think that many people don't fully understand the situation in the USA.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 13h

It’s Bookshop Day so here’s a poem in celebration of all those amazing bookshops out there.

Never Judge a Bookshop by its Cover

It may call itself a bookshop, but don’t be fooled by that.
There may be books in the window, on the tables and shelves,
but really, it’s a travel agent selling all-immersive holidays,
weekend breaks, first-class tickets to other worlds,

with a low carbon footprint. It’s a pharmacy as well,
dispensing medicines, pick-me-ups, balms: if symptoms persist,
please consult your local bookseller; it’s a tailor’s, offering
a made-to-measure service to achieve the perfect fit;

and a hardware store, with a range of empowering tools
to fix you up, recharge your batteries, switch on lightbulbs.
Its walls are lined with treasure as precious as any jeweller’s,
and twice as bright. Spines shine gold, silver, sapphire, emerald;

there are diamonds amongst them. It’s a garden centre,
a place where ideas get planted and a thousand stories bloom,
and a greengrocer, selling fresh, locally-sourced produce,
as vital as your five-a-day and more readily consumed.

It’s a multiscreen cinema. Peek behind the curtain
of each jacket and you’ll find a movie waiting silently to begin.
A stationer’s supplying notepads, reams of paper,
with the words conveniently filled in

to save you both the time and bother. A wholefood store
and a fast-food joint. A cosy haven from the cold.
A friendly, family restaurant: Today’s special will revive
a flagging spirit and restore a lagging soul.

It’s a tourist information centre equipped with maps
and helpful guides to steer us on our way.
A busy square in which a whole town gathers
or just a place to hold the world at bay

for a few untroubled stolen minutes. It’s itself,
and yet it’s something larger, a universe so vast
you could spend ten thousand lifetimes there –
it may call itself a bookshop, but don’t be fooled by that.

Brian Bilston

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flyfella.bsky.social @flyfella.bsky.social · 21h

A brilliant singer/songwriter

youtu.be/PmMFRF2ShYM

Mary Skeffington

YouTube video by Gerry Rafferty - Topic

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debmacc.bsky.social @debmacc.bsky.social · 20h

What a beautiful song. I've never heard that before. Thanks for sharing.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23h

Give up satirists.

Move to Saudi or something.

You're not needed any more.

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Steve Parks @steveparks.me · 1d

I'm astounded the UK is restricting booster access so much... and that private providers like Boots are profiteering so extremely without any flack for it in the media.

Surely it'd be better value for the DoH to get as many boosters in as many arms as possible, to reduce pressure on hospitals?!

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dathiestferret.bsky.social @dathiestferret.bsky.social · 1d

Zack Polanski has done more in a few days to set the record straight on Reform Uk and the Conservatives than Kier Starmer and a plethora of advisors have achieved in over a year. Not one thing he is saying is pandering to their base or their rancid politics. Labour should learn from this rapidly.

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Lill, Paul’s daughter🇳🇴♈️🇳🇴 🇺🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lillnordheim.bsky.social · 1d

A tribute to Dolores O’Rierdon. She’s missed.
youtu.be/mDzwvRlWiMo?...

In Memory of Dolores O’Riordan – Dreams (Acoustic Version w/ Lyrics) by the Cranberries

YouTube video by MusicMike

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

"We need two things.. we need to guarantee access for international organisations & the UN.. [&] we need accountability. Israel as a perpetrator cannot go without accountability for all the war crimes that have been committed in Gaza"

Aseel Baidoun from @medicalaidpal.bsky.social #GMB

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debmacc.bsky.social @debmacc.bsky.social · 1d

Well said

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Johanna Saunders @johannasaunders.bsky.social · 1d

I see once again that Farage is in the US, telling right wing fanboys how dreadful the UK is, and talking his usual bollocks about everything.
If this man ever becomes PM, our children will never, ever forgive us for giving him free reign to destroy the country.
He’s repellent, truly.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for all the really amazing support from Question Time tonight!

You heard it several times (including even from Reform!):

@greenparty.org.uk are surging.

Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

#BBCQT

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2d

Spain has made it a serious crime with up to Life imprisonment if anyone sends arms to Israel.

The rest of the world need to do the same.

No weapons for War Criminals.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

The war in Gaza ended 6 to 9 months ago. It’s been pure genocide—a straight-up slaughter-and-starvation campaign—since then. Under no circumstances should anyone pretend that Netanyahu is still fighting a “war” just so that Trump can get a photo op and say he “ended” it.

Do better, corporate media.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2d

Trump’s Gaza peace plan does not resolve all the issues, @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social argues. "But Trump is counting on the force of his personality, the exhaustion of the parties, and the momentum created by the initial agreement to ultimately end the war entirely."

The Gaza War Isn’t Over Yet. But It Could Be Soon.

Trump may have ended the Gaza hostage crisis. Can he end the Gaza war?

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder: The guy demanding credit for a ceasefire in Gaza is the same guy instigating a civil war here at home.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 2d

🇪🇺 The European Parliament supported a resolution authorizing the downing of Russian aircraft and drones in the EU airspace.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 2d

The BBC's justification for platforming Farage beyond the actual significance of his small parliamentary party are his polls. A rather cynical explanation, for he wouldn't be where he is without the constant, uncritical appearances he's given on the BBC. It's a (literally) vicious circle.

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