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gj1023 @gj1023.bsky.social · 12h

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Gerry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🍀 @gerryr.bsky.social · 15h

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gj1023 @gj1023.bsky.social · 14h

"Omg, Portland is a hellhole!
Please help!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🫶"

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gj1023 @gj1023.bsky.social · 14h

"And we'll deserved "

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 18h

11 October 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Monique Preigher, was born in Neuilly.

In December 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

Vintage black-and-white photo of a young girl wearing a bow in their hair and a light-colored dress, looking slightly to the side.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 19h

Byline Times has been told by various sources that Farage has maintained a close interest in Ukraine’s conflict with Russia…
But Farage’s ignorance of this particular set of pro-Russian influencers around Nathan Gill is even more questionable….

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times, it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 3d

Rising bills. Falling living standards. The UK economic model is broken.

Independence is the fresh start for Scotland - so we can build a wealthier, fairer nation shaped by the people who live here.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👉 yes.scot/decide

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 18h

Reports have appeared about a drone attack on Bashneft oil refinery in Russian Bashkortostan, 1400 km from Ukraine.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19h

Farage/Reform and the Trump playbook.

Mass sackings of unsympathetic civil servants
Promise to reduce workers's rights
Inflict spending cuts - hit the poor, old, sick, disabled

Now claims teachers are “poisoning our kids” - just as Nazis did to control education.

Power grab by dividing society.

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues

Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader

www.theguardian.com

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 18h

NEW: Stephen Flynn tore into the 'failing branch offic' of Scottish Labour in his speech to SNP conference, as he declared an independent future for Scotland is 'essential'

'Failing branch office': Stephen Flynn rips into Scottish Labour at SNP conference

www.thenational.scot

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

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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John M 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @drjohnm61.bsky.social · 1d

Vote SNP 1 Scottish Greens 2 in 2026. The attached table shows the impact of shifting SNP vote to Scottish Greens at increasing % levels. This shows that indy supporting parties could hold 73% of the Scottish Parliament seats with a 59 seat super majority.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 1d

Do you feel better off after austerity, Brexit and rising bills under Westminster?

With independence, we can raise living standards and build an economy that works for Scotland.

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gj1023 @gj1023.bsky.social · 22h

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Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 22h

💥 Russians announced a loss of a Ka-52 attack helicopter.
Valued at approximately $16 million.

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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 23h

Having banned seven word posters, the PM now sets his sights on banning a six word chant bit.ly/46ZTuRo which as I (and @MichaelRosenYes) have explained before reflects a belief of some Israelis - expressed the other way round - as well as some Palestinians

Government could crack down on chants at pro-Palestine protests, warns Starmer

Students took part in protests at universities in London, Sheffield, Edinburgh and elsewhere on Tuesday.

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 1d

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

On the territories of Donetsk region occupied by Russia,48 Ukrainian children have been placed under forced psychiatric treatment as punishment for "extremism," Mariia Krasnenko, the author of the report How Russia Erases Ukrainian Identity Under the Guise of Combating Extremism, reported.

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William J. Bender @thedirector25.bsky.social · 23h

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

Svitlana’s 7-year-old son, Makar, was killed by a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia last night.

Makar's dad returned from Russian captivity this spring, after being held for three years. He is badly injured, doctors are fighting for his life.

My heard breaks for this family.

📹: weukrainetv

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Shaun Pinner @olddogua.bsky.social · 1d

Putin Failed Again! 🤡
The "First in history," as it was loudly declared, the Russian-Arab summit for Putin had to be canceled due to the refusal of Arab country leaders to attend the event, - Bloomberg

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Do ICE have MRE provisions? Oh, no. That’s a damn shame. All that income and no place to buy a meal. Hey, I know what they can eat… 1/2

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

Tajikistan is a State Party to the Rome Statute of the ICC and failed to comply with its obligations under the Statute to execute the arrest warrant.

Vladimir Putin is under an arrest warrant by the ICC for international crimes, specifically alleged crimes of unlawful deportation and

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

The 📷 shows an apartment building in #Kyiv hit by a Russian Shahed last night.It captures the overall atmosphere in the city with painful accuracy

A hellish night of Russian strikes...We cherish every moment of life,because any moment,any day could be our last.That's why we live a bit desperately⤵️

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Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 23h

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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gj1023 @gj1023.bsky.social · 1d

All it took was a free airplane , America has fallen

"Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.#

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