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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 6m

Farage on Gill and Pro Russian media bribes” I told him not to go. He defied me and went. I was completely unaware of any statements that he made."

Farage with pro Russian media (and wife of briber) on the day Gill made his statements in 2018

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7h

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The committee said she had resisted death threats to fight for democracy in opposition to President Nicolas Maduro - widely considered a dictator who's cheated elections

news.sky.com/story/nobel-...

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado named Nobel Peace Prize winner

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

news.sky.com

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Ian Birrell @ianbirrell.bsky.social · 7h

Well done to the Nobel Peace Prize panel for resisting pressure and giving this year’s award to the courageous Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado. She is such a deserving winner

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demurely38.bsky.social @demurely38.bsky.social · 7h

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demurely38.bsky.social @demurely38.bsky.social · 8h

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Durham Wildlife Trust @durhamwildlife.bsky.social · 8h

Connecting with nature is a great way to take care of our mental health 🌿
On #WorldMentalHealthDay we have some suggestions to help. 💚

www.durhamwt.com/blog/katie-armstrong/mental-health-awareness

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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 8h

Die deutsche Blick auf Grossbritannien ist von jeher durch Mythen, Kitsch und Sentimentalitäten verstellt. Auch deshalb weil die Engländer sich gerne selbst so sehen.
Die Realität sieht ein wenig anders aus.
Ein sehr kluges Stück von Eva Ladipo. @faznet.bsky.social

Großbritanniens Demokratie: Auch in England gewinnen die Extremen an Zulauf

Die britische Demokratie ist uralt. Sie gilt als sagenhaft stabil und immun gegen irrationale Emotionen. Damit ist es nun vorbei.

www.faz.net

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 21h

Invading Norway because he didn't get the peace prize would be so on brand.

Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 21h

another day in very normal times

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 1d

The Chancellor says she 'fixed' a problem caused by “some snails or something”.

Comments like this pit nature against growth – it’s the wrong target.

Here, the system has worked: protecting one of UK’s rarest species while allowing 20,000 homes to proceed.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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demurely38.bsky.social @demurely38.bsky.social · 1d

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 2d

Another day.

Another presidential threat to jail two of his political opponents.

What will it take for Republicans in Congress to speak out?

While we still have a democracy left.

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demurely38.bsky.social @demurely38.bsky.social · 2d

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

All these people really want is to pay no taxes and be treated with floor scraping deference. Everything else is just bullshit in pursuit of that goal.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d

Party donor Nick Candy says "I cherish the values we grew up with here in the West. But today you are more likely to find the values we grew up with in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.’

Via Sam Leith in the Spectator
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 3d

Together with partners, we've managed 8,510 hectares of habitat for butterflies and moths across the UK over the past year - that's equivalent to over 12,000 football pitches!

Find out more about our conservation projects 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/con...

📷: Iain H Leach

Northern Brown Argus butterfly on Common Rock Rose

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demurely38.bsky.social @demurely38.bsky.social · 3d

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 3d

It’s largely academic, because @KemiBadenoch is on a Liz Truss trajectory towards the US Nutter Circuit. But that the Leader of the Opposition would spread such utter lies - adding in her ignorance by suggesting the Sentencing Council has any role in immigration - is pathetic.

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 3d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.