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Joe Peacock @brumgreenjoe.bsky.social · 6m

I never watch Question Time, as it makes it angry/upset late at night, but I broke that rule last night. @zackpolanski.bsky.social gave an impressive debut performance and seemed the only person in touch with the audience. Tory & Labour looked lost! It's us v Reform now! join.greenparty.org.uk

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Heather Herbert @heatherherbert.uk · 9h

TBH I'd rather be a malicious actor then a bad faith actor

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Heather Herbert @heatherherbert.uk · 9h

How? Just purely for academic interest you understand...

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 11h

Deafening applause as Zack Polanski tells Zia Yusuf that people's concern over immigration is because he spends all his time spreading misinformation and fear.

#bbcqt

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 11h

Lets make different political choices says Zack Polanski.

Like taxing billionaires instead of blaming poor people.

#bbcqt

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 10h

I have to say, it’s great to see Reform being called out for exactly what they are and what they do by Zak Polanski on #questiontime

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 12h

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 12h

Centrist politics is dead in the UK

It's

Green Party - left wing progressive, caring society, equality, inclusion

Vs

Reform UK - far-right, ultra nationist, promotes selfishness avarice, war, inequality, discrimination, persecution of minorities, misogyny, cronyism, xenophobia/extreme racism

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 11h

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

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Heather Herbert @heatherherbert.uk · 9h

Bring on Kessler Syndrome

The Independent @the-independent.com · 16h

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling to Earth at an alarming rate

www.independent.co.uk

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Heather Herbert @heatherherbert.uk · 9h

Happy birthday Lee

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13h

The European Commission is going to investigate allegations that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government placed intelligence officers in Brussels to gather information on EU institutions and recruit an EU official.

www.reuters.com

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Andi Mohr @andimohr.bsky.social · 10h

Very proud of the West Midlands #bbcqt audience who queued up to tell the Tories and Reform we will not stand for their division and racism

And super proud of @zackpolanski.bsky.social - first of many Question Time appearances!

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 11h

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 11h

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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Heather Herbert @heatherherbert.uk · 11h

South of us (Perth and Kinross) but yep snow snow

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Heather Herbert @heatherherbert.uk · 11h

36 hrs of snow in Scotland next week.

FFS, it was 22 °C earlier this week

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Heather Herbert @heatherherbert.uk · 11h

+ lots of media air time. Don't underestimate how much that helps normalise their policies.

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 1d

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Heather Herbert @heatherherbert.uk · 12h

I had a Just Eat order I need restored, I closed the wrong tab didn't I.

The Onion @theonion.com · 14h

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/

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Heather Herbert @heatherherbert.uk · 13h

a woman in a blue tank top is drinking from a mug

Alt: a woman in a blue tank top is drinking from a mug

media.tenor.com

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🏳️‍⚧️ poppybear™️ @poppybear75.bsky.social · 14h

oh dear! something has the cishet white male pale stale jelly babies really het up, they're protesting @heatherherbert.uk and @sophiemolly.co.uk because their YouTube channel is so good and they don't like things that are good because they are wankers!
don't be a bigot, subscribe to it today!

9 white and one orange jelly babies in the foreground a sign says "heather and Sophie care about people yuck" and "trans porn is research, behind them are two signs"we love glinner and his one testicle" on one and "boo! down with this sort of thing" and a love heart next to the words"misogyny rules" all the signs are red capital letters on a white background.

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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 15h

Thank you for subscribing and supporting our channel.

@heatherherbert.uk and I work hard to deliver trans news and commentary to you 😊

Help us hit our next milestone of 500 subscribers.

Link to channel in comments.

Thank you to our new subscribers
We now have two and a half times the number of subscribers as Reforms only MSP Graham Simpson.

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Heather Herbert @heatherherbert.uk · 15h

The Greens being within a margin of error of both Labour and the Tories.

Guess the new two party system is the Greens Vs. Reform.

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 19h

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 21h

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Heather Herbert @heatherherbert.uk · 22h

Stopped clock and all that

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