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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2h

NEWS: "Donald Trump is a pedophile who routinely raped young girls."

MAGA: "So boring."

NEWS: "Donald Trump is allowing Qatar to build an air force base in Idaho.”

MAGA: “This is IMMORAL! What an outrage!!! I will not stand for this wicked behavior!!!”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Fed Governor Christopher Waller: "Job growth has probably been negative the last few months. it doesn't look like it's doing much better. I don't hear anybody with big hiring plans."

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 9h

Still not going away...

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 5h

Give up satirists.

Move to Saudi or something.

You're not needed any more.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 5h

Politico: "Boris Johnson breached anti-sleaze rules (again) after failing to come clean about work he is said to have done for two firms without consulting regulators...Johnson sought to link firms up with foreign government representatives & entered into contracts without consulting the watchdog."

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drleighroyjenkins.bsky.social @drleighroyjenkins.bsky.social · 4h

Finally folks in power will hopefully start talking about how awful and destructive Brexit has been!

Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 5h

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Tom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 12h

It is embarassing not to see the BBC pulling up Reform leaders claiming that Nathan Gill was just some fan who got photos taken with Farage - he was an MEP for them & their leader in Wales while taking cash from Russia to act against the UK! Literally the very basics of your job to point this out

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16h

“We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel.. While Keir Starmer fiddles in India, Rome burns. The British steel industry now faces a calamity so severe, insiders say it could be “terminal”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10h

Membership at record levels.

Polling at record levels.

Winning elections at record levels.

What a time to be in @greenparty.org.uk

metro.co.uk/2025/10/10/z...

Zack Polanski: I went on Question Time - I was blown away by the response

The response has been quite overwhelming.

metro.co.uk

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 13h

Come for the criticism of Trump, stay for the brutal takedown of Cuomo.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Mamdani: "Trump ran on 3 promises - punishment of his political enemies, easing cost of living crisis, & mass deportation. It's that second promise that brought so many to his campaign. And yet he's unable & unwilling to deliver bc he's beholden to the very billionaires that are profiting off of it"

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 13h

As Toby Young points out, Black people are over-represented in advertising. He somehow forgot to mention they are over-represented in poverty, unemployment and homelessness statistics too.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 16h

Your regular reminder 👇

🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy

EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities

Privatisation has failed.

leftfootforward.org

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 12h

Lots of flag-botherers over on Facebook now suddenly demanding the council step in to take these down
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Signs of kindness put up along Nottingham road in place of flags

It is not clear who put up the signs, which have appeared on lamp-posts along a road in Nottingham.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Paul Singh @paulsingh.bsky.social · 15h

Labour need to shouting this from the roof tops.

They need to be challenging Farage over his multiple jobs.
They need to be challenging Reform over their tex exile donor base.
They need to be challenging Reform policies at every opportunity.

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Julz 🦋 🇨🇦🇱🇷🚨 @julzsaveusa.bsky.social · 1d

This needs to spread over and over.

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drleighroyjenkins.bsky.social @drleighroyjenkins.bsky.social · 1d

Joanne Lumley is undeniable 'natural treasure!' Im so glad she said she was born in India! I suspect it won't make a difference- but folks who are loved sharing stuff like this could potentially bring about change in the hate!

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

After pointing out that she's an immigrant Joanna Lumley asks why we don't fix the problems that create asylum seekers and address climate change

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

After pointing out that she's an immigrant Joanna Lumley asks why we don't fix the problems that create asylum seekers and address climate change

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drleighroyjenkins.bsky.social @drleighroyjenkins.bsky.social · 1d

Hate and blame are easier than empathy. Its much easier to blame those less powerful than us, rather than the billionaires in charge of the especially right wing media! The brain hates 'not knowing' and generally prefers simple judgements - black and white concepts- its a real issue in mental health

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 1d

We seem to have reached the ‘portraying the KKK in a negative light is controversial’ stage already.

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 2d

Ubisoft canceled an ‘ASSASSINS CREED’ game set in the post-Civil War era

• Featured a Black Assassin who was formerly a slave

• Players would fight the emerging KKK

• Leadership canceled it after concerns with U.S. political climate & Yasuke backlash

(Source: www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...)

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drleighroyjenkins.bsky.social @drleighroyjenkins.bsky.social · 1d

I wish I could dislike the meaning behind this post! The worst of Tories seem to be defecting- yet folks still seem to think the (Limited company rather than Political Party) Reform 'party' is different? It's mad! Andrea Jenkyns and Nadine Dorries are objectively awful!

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 2d

Who would have guessed

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Water bills for England households to rise even higher.

Bills already up by 36%. Competition regulator permits another 1%-5%, £556m hike

No curbs on exec pay, dividends, sewage dumping as companies raise capital from customers, shareholders get returns.

End the Scam. Nationalise water

Five water firms provisionally allowed to raise bills by further 1% to 5%

An independent group appointed by the competition watchdog rejected nearly 80% of increases sought by companies.

www.independent.co.uk

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

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