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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 6h

It’s true that some MAGA supporters are losing faith in Trump and expressing frustration. But evidence and trends suggest they’re flocking to explicit Fascists and growing more radicalized.

We can’t just sit back and hope. We have to fight.

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Where It's All Heading: The Fascist Right Post-Trump

Watching parts of the Right grow weary of Trump might be hopeful, but without needed change the situation will only worsen

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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 1d

Asking people to pay for goods would kill the shoplifting industry ...

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Sanscelerien Toutgrandeau @sanscelerien.bsky.social · 1d

História do duplo mandato da FED e relação com o movimento dos direitos cívicos nos USA.
Quando um ataque a uma governadora negra do FED é mais do que racismo.
A ler.

Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 1d

Central Banks Part 3: What has civil rights leader Coretta Scott King got to do with the full employment mandate of the Federal Reserve - and with Republican attacks on that mandate? Find out here: annpettifor.substack.com/p/lisa-cook-...

Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve, Full Employment & Civil Rights. CBs Pt 3

The Real Reason for Trumpist Attacks on a Black Fed Governor

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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 1d

Central Banks Part 3: What has civil rights leader Coretta Scott King got to do with the full employment mandate of the Federal Reserve - and with Republican attacks on that mandate? Find out here: annpettifor.substack.com/p/lisa-cook-...

Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve, Full Employment & Civil Rights. CBs Pt 3

The Real Reason for Trumpist Attacks on a Black Fed Governor

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Patricia Conboy @patriciaconboy.bsky.social · 19h

Well worth reading from @annpettifor.bsky.social.
Lisa Cook, the Fed and Full Employment. CBs Pt 3 open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...

Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve, Full Employment & Civil Rights. CBs Pt 3

The Real Reason for Trumpist Attacks on a Black Fed Governor

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 1d

I do wonder if Labour might look at the sorts of people dominating the discourse and dominating the content wars and maybe, just maybe, rethink the sorts of grey figures they routinely put up for interviews, instructed at that to be as cautious as possible. Things have changed. Their comms hasn’t.

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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 16h

Why do I have this extraordinary sense of relief that finally, finally - a politician is challenging Reform? www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Farage's top aide in furious BBC Question Time clash over Russian bribe MEP

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf clashed with Green Party leader Zack Polanski on BBC Question Time over the conviction of ex-Reform Welsh leader Nathan Gill, who took Russian bribes

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 15h

#wato

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

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

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17h

Patriots don't peddle for Putin.

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Farage's top aide in furious BBC Question Time clash over Russian bribe MEP

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf clashed with Green Party leader Zack Polanski on BBC Question Time over the conviction of ex-Reform Welsh leader Nathan Gill, who took Russian bribes

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.bsky.social · 1d

The same thought had crossed my mind....

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.bsky.social · 2d

No, Ms Badenoch. False claim for your "new Golden Economic Rule." - "Every pound we save, will be put to work. At least half will go towards cutting the deficit."
No it won't. The deficit depends on the state of the economy, not on cuts. Public spending can boost the economy & reduce the deficit.

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.bsky.social · 2d

Ms Badenoch told us
"There are now more than half a million civil servants.
...Is Govt working a third better for you? I don’t think so...
We are going to cut the civil service back to where it was in 2016."
FACT: the whole increase occurred since Brexit. Under *Conservative* governments.

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 2d

Running out of words to describe what’s happening in America.

How about fucking outrageous.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s video of the incident

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.bsky.social · 2d

On the contrary, austerity is liable in fact to increase the deficit - see the Eurozone's terrible experience during its crisis from 2010. The (proven) false theory of the "expansionary fiscal contraction".

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.bsky.social · 2d

No, Ms Badenoch. False claim for your "new Golden Economic Rule." - "Every pound we save, will be put to work. At least half will go towards cutting the deficit."
No it won't. The deficit depends on the state of the economy, not on cuts. Public spending can boost the economy & reduce the deficit.

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.bsky.social · 2d

The Met keeping us safe from serious crime.

Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 3d

Watch | A man was arrested in London for holding up The New World magazine, featuring the "sign of the times" with the words:

"I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d

Nothing says "I want independent judges" like threatening to sack any judge who disagrees with you, while holding up a judge's wig like a puppet

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 3d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 3d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 4d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.bsky.social · 4d

Great response!

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 4d

This is the 84 yr old sister of a friend of mine.

She was attacked this weekend by federal agents in front of the ICE building in Portland.

They had marched from the park to the bldg and were just standing there when Trump's thugs rushed out and battered them.

Sprayed with chemicals and beaten.

Peaceful proster beaten in Portland by federal agents

Peaceful protester beaten in Portland by federal agents.

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 4d

"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"

a guy in a frog costume standing facing a line of police and ICE agents in Portland

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 4d

Israel’s arms imports from UK hit record high values

Last week, our FactCheck team exclusively revealed that Israel’s imports of UK arms hit a record high value in June. Now, we can reveal new figures showing September was the second highest month on re...

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d

Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be.

Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.

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