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Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · 11h

The prequel, of sorts: academic.oup.com/tcbh/article...

Moral Panic in the Industrial Town: Teenage ‘Deviancy’ and Religious Crisis in Central Scotland c. 1968–9

Abstract. This article argues that Falkirk—a medium-sized industrial town in Central Scotland—became the scene of a localized, yet typical moral panic abou

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 16h

Most people seem to have missed who retweeted this picture of Farage in Gill’s office a few days after Gill began receiving his first bribes from Oleh Voloshyn (Oleg Voloshin). None other than…

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Stuart Hemingway @stu31.bsky.social · 16h

The close links to ReformUK and Russia just keep increasing themselves the more they deny the more is revealed… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Richard Tice accepted stay at French Riviera home of Tory donor

Reform deputy leader’s trip, worth £1,4000, to Lubov Chernukhin’s property was for ‘discussing gas power in UK’

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 16h

This is just appalling from a Labour leadership who are juat as committed to Theresa May's mindless "red lines" (ie, hard brexit) as the Tories are. When you are part of the problem, you don't get to moan about some other part of the problem. #RedTories #brexit

Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 19h

This is a major shift in Labour comms. It seems Brexit will be blamed for the budget.
But naming the issue is not enough. They now need to name the solution or be left behind parties that will.

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 1d

This strikes me as a pretty major Brexit shift from Starmer.

Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.

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Jenn Q. @jennqueen.bsky.social · 1d

It’s wild how words change depending on who’s affected.

When drugs hit Black communities, it was a “crack epidemic.”

When drugs hit white communities, it became a “health crisis.”

That’s what we call a dog whistle. The language changes when the skin color does.

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Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 17h

Thwy've been at it quite a while, Clive.
#racistLabour #fascistUK www.bylinesupplement.com/p/clive-lewi...

Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 19h

As a vegan, I am used to shit breakfasts at B&Bs that can't look past Linda McCartney sausages, but this one can't even be arsed with that. 2 slices of tomato, 2 small mushrooms, 2tbsp beans. I booked 6 wks ago, giving them plenty of time; they assured me "Yes, we cater for vegans".

#veganlife

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.

It’s oligarchs all the way down.

My first for @zeteo.com:

zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 20h

"Surge"? Oh sort yourself out BBC.
A frankly tiny number of people, in the grand scheme of things, with every right to do so coming to UK is hardly a "surge", but such language automatically frames them as a negative and is guaranteed to be used to stoke more division.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Surge in Chagos arrivals prompts row over housing costs

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Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · 1d

More evidence of what i had to report to the @bsfa.bsky.social and @britfantasysoc.bsky.social this year - that publishers made a lot of noise about inclusion but have largely, in my experience, stopped working on this.

As you might imagine i have opinions.

Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 1d

One of the things about this study is that a lot of baby and toddler books are written in house, by editors. So the study reveals the whiteness of editorial in kidlit even if not explicitly. But, big picture, this trend is unacceptable. I remember so many promises www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘Catastrophic decline’ in Black representation in children’s books

A report by charity Inclusive Books for Children found that of the 2,721 books surveyed, only 51 featured a Black main character, down by 21.5% since 2023

www.theguardian.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20h

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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BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 1d

There it is... #politics #fascism

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Emily Wahl @emilywahlwriting.bsky.social · 1d

"The charity described the findings as a “catastrophic decline in Black representation”, and said the report revealed “stark inequalities” in UK children’s publishing."

Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 1d

One of the things about this study is that a lot of baby and toddler books are written in house, by editors. So the study reveals the whiteness of editorial in kidlit even if not explicitly. But, big picture, this trend is unacceptable. I remember so many promises www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘Catastrophic decline’ in Black representation in children’s books

A report by charity Inclusive Books for Children found that of the 2,721 books surveyed, only 51 featured a Black main character, down by 21.5% since 2023

www.theguardian.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller just said that Chicago ICE raid was one of the most successful law enforcement operations ever. I asked Pritzker to respond.

"If this was Pinochet’s Chile, if this was Argentina under authoritarian rule, maybe you’d call it successful," he said. 2/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, did not expect “The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe” to feel quite so relevant to this moment.

Here’s Edmund, deciding to side with the leader who he’s been told disappears people.

He did want Turkish Delight and to be a prince (and later a king) and to pay Peter out for calling him a beast. As for what the Witch would do with the others, he didn't want her to be particularly nice to them - certainly not to put them on the same level as himself; but he managed to believe, or to pretend he believed, that she wouldn't do anything very bad to them, 'Because,' he said to himself, 'all these people who say nasty things about her are her enemies and probably half of it isn't true. She was jolly nice to me, anyway, much nicer than they are. I expect she is the rightful Queen really. Anyway, she'll be better than that awful Aslan!' At least, that was the excuse he made in his own mind for what he was doing. It wasn't a very good excuse, however, for deep down inside him he really knew that the White Witch was bad and cruel.

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 1d

Just announced at NYCC: I’m writing a KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic with artist @davidhahn.bsky.social in partnership with @nycschools.bsky.social #civicsforall comics program, covering and explaining student rights when it comes to immigration enforcement.

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Illusn @illusn.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, look, another anti-trans PCC openly supporting hate, and who (like, off the top of my head: Lisa Townsend - Surrey PCC) is guarantee will face no consequences for directly supporting and inciting anti-trans hatred and violence. And people wonder why trans people don't trust any cops...

Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.bsky.social · 1d

The Conservative Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner to open the FiLiA hate conference, with this coded incitement to hatred.

Katy Bourne OBE @ @KatyBourne • 2h Really excited to be opening today's @FiLiA_charity Women's Rights Conference in
Brighton - an important space for bold conversations and for amplifying the views, thoughts and voices of women
#FİLiA2025

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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 1d

Gibraltar suspends applications for residence after treaty news prompted flood of requests from Brits.

www.chronicle.gi/new-residenc...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 1d

OMG...

'Nick Gratwick, 68, who schemed to rape children as young as six, was revealed at his trial to have been a police informer, infiltrating environmental and animal rights protests in the 1990s and 2000s, playing a prominent role in organising the protests.'
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Man convicted of 38 paedophile offences revealed as police informer who spied on UK activists

Trial of Nick Gratwick, 68, who schemed to rape children as young as six, exposes previous role among green protesters

www.theguardian.com

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 1d

They’ve been calling a significant section of the public unBritish hatemongers. They’ve been telling everyone who objects to their horrible politics to fuck off, for years. It’s not that mild-mannered is it, and that’s before we get to the Enoch Powell speech.

Is Labour just mild-mannered Faragism?
The New Statesman:

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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans are desperate to manufacture violence in America, to justify an onslaught of violent repression against Americans.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 1d

Huge congratulations to Maria Corina Machado who has won the Nobel Imperialism Prize for steadfastly supporting Israel's genocide and calling on the US to invade her own country so she can be installed as puppet leader while Trump takes Venezuela's oil ♥️

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

The father of a family in our apartment complex has been kidnapped by ICE.

My daughter found out when she went to walk our dog and heard one of the children crying from the hallway.

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