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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 4d

Reminder - Palantir has 24 contracts with key UK institutions, the NHS, the Ministry of Defence, the Cabinet Office, the police force, and the DLUHC.
23 of the contracts were given by the Tories.
The most recent contract given to Palantir was to Coventry City Council by Keir Starmer in April 2025.

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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 52m

The grubby nature of power & men who think they can do anything. Jeffrey Epstein invited into Downing Street to meet Tony Blair. All aided by Peter Mandelson, Jonathan Powell & Bill Clinton. What a cast of reprobates. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in No 10 on advice of Peter Mandelson, documents reveal

National Archives papers show how then MP pushed for 2002 meeting between PM and ‘young and vibrant’ financier

www.theguardian.com

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 42m

folks, youre not going to believe this but ive been reading revelations and the only way to keep the 7 seals secured and stave off the antichrist is to give me all your money

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21h

Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

wapo.st

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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 27m

Clydeport was privatised in extremely dubious circumstance in 1994 which made the directors multi-millionaires overnight. It eventually ended up in the hands of English based Peel Ports
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles 👇

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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 4h

Reposted again today as BBC Scotland try to undermine SNP Conference with selected NHS stories:
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/10/n...

NHS waiting list in England is longer per head by quarter of a million patients and shockingly twice as long in Wales, than in Scotland

Professor John Robertson OBA MSM Monitor, fast and effective as always, demolished the claims of Baillie and Sarwar yesterday. What are the most recent waiting list figures? Scotland – 718 00…

talkingupscotlandtwo.com

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ArgyllanderⓋ🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😷 @argyllander.bsky.social · 13m

The infusion of US right wing Christo-fa$cist dark money into UK political lanscape seems limitless. Hate groups popping up everywhere. Likely all tied back to US think tank$ & billionaire funding. It has to stop. Enough with these faux divide & rule culture wars.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/k...

Evangelical 'King's Army' group disrupts traffic in historic LGBTQ+ London district

A right-wing, evangelical group calling itself the King's Army blocked traffic on Old Compton Street in Soho while chanting anti-LGBTQ+ slogans.

www.thepinknews.com

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Greg Moodie @gregmoodie.bsky.social · 1h

Fiona Bruce up to her old tricks.

Fiona bruce shuts down Green guy grilling Reform moron. 🍑

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Dughlas @dughlas1.bsky.social · 2h

Now do the Asda ads that feature "Dang" as if we're Arkansas hillbillies.

Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 4h

I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.

Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.

Choose sanity. Vote Binface.

(Photo dated 9th October 2025)

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5h

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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Dughlas @dughlas1.bsky.social · 4h

Pot and kettle isn't a racist phrase, though. A lack of familiarity with common idioms led to a reactionary response.

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Craigie 🇵🇸 🚩☮️🔻Proudly Un-British @craigsmive.bsky.social · 4h

Why don't you just go the whole hog and chip babies you authoritarian police state bastards.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Government to consult on digital IDs for 13-year-olds

There has been a backlash to the announcement a UK-wide digital ID scheme will be introduced by 2029.

www.bbc.com

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 6h

The very worst PM to ever hold office. He should be prosecuted. He is a disgrace.

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goldmartin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 4h

Just remembering back we were told Saddam had Weapons of Mass Destruction, which could be deployed in 35 minutes,in order to justify war
The idea of a radical paramilitary outfit called Antifa is this year's WMD.

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Chernobyldaytripper @kitzkatz2.bsky.social · 16h

My MP in Edinburgh (Dr Scott Arthur) explaining to me that the St George Cross belongs to us all, when I emailed him about Elon Musk inciting violence at the recent Tommy Robinson march. 🤬🤬🤬🤬 #indyclan #independenceforscotland #independenceNOW #independenceIsNormal #indyclan 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 2d

Prediction: Tories will be absorbed into Reform UK within a year (may be presented as a joining of parties but Reform will dominate), with Farage as leader and Jenrick as deputy. Badenoch will be out with seat on several boards of investment banks, etc, as golden handshake.

William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 2d

'This is what the death of a major political party looks like. Not even diehard Tories have got their hearts in it any more, they’re just going through the motions until they can no longer feel a pulse.'
@weegingerdug.bsky.social, via The National
archive.is/TnmZH

Kemi Badenoch and her widely-tipped successor Robert Jenrick, all smiles at their party's sparsely attended conference (Image: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 6h

The Reform UK Councils that are considering raising Council tax (one even by 10%):

Kent
Durham
West Northamptonshire
Warwickshire
Leicestershire
Worcestershire
Staffordshire
Lincolnshire

TBC:
Derbyshire
Lancashire

Eight Reform UK councils likely to raise tax next year

Despite Nigel Farage’s promises to cut waste and ‘save a lot of money’, senior officials have now admitted they will likely have to resort to tax rises

www.thetimes.com

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Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 6h

A one-year-old boy with his father were subjected to an alleged racially aggravated attack outside their home in Worcester. West Mercia Police confirmed a man and child were sprayed with an unknown substance and racially abused with "threats to kill" which led to a 77 year old woman being arrested.

Muslim leaders speak of shock after 'racist' spray attack on baby

Muslim leaders at Worcester Mosque spoke of their 'shock and sadness' following the alleged racist attack when a baby was sprayed with an unknown…

www.worcesternews.co.uk

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 6h

Countdown: The steady shedding of Reform councillors and officials continues…

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/10/c...

Countdown: The steady shedding of Reform councillors and officials continues… – HOPE not hate

Drunken displays, racist rants and dodgy deals are just some of the reasons that Reform councillors and officials are dropping like flies… While Reform UK...

hopenothate.org.uk

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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 6h

The BBC loyally supporting a complicit genocidal president with Sarah Smith doing her patriotic duty....
It is absolutely true that the deal brokered between Trump & Netenyhu was the same deal that was put on the table by Biden almost 2 years ago.

Trump is nothing more than a used car salesman.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 6h

Northumberland county councillor launches attack on Reform after expulsion from party

Northumberland county councillor launches attack on Reform after expulsion from party | Chronicle Live

The councillor has had the whip removed after her involvement in a challenge to the local party's leadership

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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((Wee G )) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 19h

you will never hear or see this on the tv 👇

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 5h

Teesside’s freeport, initiated in 2021 under Rishi Sunak, has cost £560 million far exceeding the standard £25 million allocation (22 times the standard £25m).
90% profits go to the private sector.
This clearly shows the UK model of State aid post-Brexit is utterly corrupt.

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Dughlas @dughlas1.bsky.social · 18h

Time to finally bin this divisive vanity project.

The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 1d

Alba now has no representation in the Scottish Parliament

www.heraldscotland.com/news...

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stergio.bsky.social @stergio.bsky.social · 23h

ICI towns taken over by Ineos or TATA for example struggle to keep going. Radcliffe & his ilk might have benefitted but local residents have suffered.

Thatcherism destroyed our social structure.

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Brian Woolfinder @brianwoolfinder.bsky.social · 1d

How long have we waited for Labour to say this? Go ed Zac, lad.

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