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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 6d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 12d

"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that

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Lana 🌺 ❤️💛💚💙💜 @mahalomalama.bsky.social · Aug 21

Painting museum white… Formerly The Smithsonian

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jul 12

This powerful message: “I did the research and found out I was wrong.”

I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion.

Part I

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · May 11

“This is an orchestrated throttling of fact-checked, editorial standard news and accountability journalism at the hands of two tech bros who inherited digital public squares and turned them into hostile playgrounds for outrage, conspiracy, and disinformation”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-brolig...

The Broligarchs' Algorithmic Coup: How Musk and Zuckerberg Are Killing the News

Why Byline Times is launching the #BigTechFightBack to help rewire the reality-based independent news ecosystem broken by Facebook and Twitter/X

www.bylinesupplement.com

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Donal @donalgormley.bsky.social · May 3

It is. Definitely no easy answers. Probably have to go into each constituency to see who took seats off each other. That takes a long time, maybe someone will do a table in the coming days. 😅

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Donal @donalgormley.bsky.social · May 2

I think that’s mostly true. Reform took seats off labour early in the night though. LD and GRN hadn’t picked up many at that stage, but Reform had nabbed some LP and the Runcorn ByE. So they are squeezing them along with the a bigger one from the others.

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Donal @donalgormley.bsky.social · Apr 28

That was my first thought. It’s like Brexit on steroids!

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Donal @donalgormley.bsky.social · Apr 28

Didn’t know, thanks. Have one regular Skype meeting, will need to change!

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Apr 27

White Men have been abandoned is a PsyOp by the Billionaire Media to place the blame on migrants and foreigners.

When it is the billionaires who are destroying everything.

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · Apr 27

THE BIGGEST NEWS! Rob and I are offering up a hand-signed hardback, first edition/first printing copy of Monstrous Regiment straight from the Pratchett archives. Those who know the story will know why it’s a pertinent one for this cause. (More pics to come.)

www.32auctions.com/organization...

Monstrous Regiment (Signed 1st edition)

Auction item 'Monstrous Regiment (Signed 1st edition)' hosted online at 32auctions.

www.32auctions.com

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Donal @donalgormley.bsky.social · Apr 27

Thanks Anne. Good to see the data in full.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Apr 24

When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · Apr 13

Are Muslims really banning dogs in parks? 🤔

Let’s look at this perfect example of how rage baiting works, and how disinformation spreads, sticks, and fuels division, even years after being debunked…

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Twitter post asking: Should we be told where we can walk out
dogs?
Yes or No
Above a screenshot of a news headline: 'This is an Islamic area now. Don't walk your dogs here': Police probe sign in east London park

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Donal @donalgormley.bsky.social · Mar 25

Nice discussion on the joys of music education in the 3rd hour of James O’Briens show yesterday (24th March).

James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Mar 21

www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

James O'Brien Daily - Podcast Episode | Global Player

Should smartphones be banned in schools?

www.globalplayer.com

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Donal @donalgormley.bsky.social · Mar 24

@williamcrawley.bsky.social good conversation on Garron today, glad I listened. He freely expressed his view and others have freely disagreed. If you have a feeling that something is wrong, get your ducks in order before you present them to a large audience. Facts don't care about feelings. 🤷‍♂️

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SamanthAAAH! says Free Łink 🏳️‍⚧️💖🏴‍☠️ @samanthaduke.bsky.social · Mar 21

This probably isn't obvious to everybody who witnessed the 1990s firsthand, but Tom Green has become a pretty good stand-up comic, gave me the first big laugh I've had in a minute

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Elizabeth Stafford @drlizstafford.bsky.social · Mar 18

The Curriculum & Assessment Review Interim Report is out: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Curriculum and Assessment Review: interim report

An independent review of the curriculum and assessment system in England, with statistical analysis.

www.gov.uk

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Etienne Cloche @valentinabass.bsky.social · Mar 20

Any school based mobile phone bans are welcome but won’t solve the problem of the toxic manosphere alone. Better mental health service engagement (money in short!) and regulation with teeth over SM content are drastically required too as well as other socio economic measures that will also cost £

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Donal @donalgormley.bsky.social · Mar 19

Stopped clock territory!

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Mar 16

Meta stops ex-director from promoting critical memoir www.bbc.com/news/article...

Meta stops former Facebook director from promoting critical memoir

Social media company wins US emergency ruling preventing ex-director from publicising her book.

www.bbc.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Mar 15

“In 2011, Mel Gibson pleaded guilty to battering his former romantic partner, who reported he hit her while holding their baby & broke her teeth. Shortly after I informed the deputy attorney general’s staff that I could not recommend rearming this particular bully, I received my termination notice.”

Trump's Lawyers Fired Me After I Refused to Let Mel Gibson Have Guns

After Donald Trump’s personal lawyers took over the Justice Department, they fired Liz Oyer. She writes about how Trump’s DOJ is silencing dissent.

www.rollingstone.com

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Donal @donalgormley.bsky.social · Mar 15

It needs to be massive Edwin and there's simply too many who still believe all the conspiracies and crazy online theories. The majority of the press are still trying not to talk about it. They'll focus on Starmer's U-Turn / Lies etc, it'll be an excuse for more political campaigning.

Donal @donalgormley.bsky.social · Mar 14

I’d love it to happen, but can’t see how it works. Too many still willing to vote for Farage et al. and the Tory’s. EU would see it as a merry-go-round that could be undone in five years by the next set of wing nuts in, wasted €. Gotta wait for more to change their minds first so it’s lower risk.

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Donal @donalgormley.bsky.social · Mar 14

Just canceled prime this week. Will do everything I can to avoid ordering from it now.

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