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Yorkshire Swan & Wildlife Rescue Hospital @swanrescue.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks to an observant member of the public, we were recently able to assist this adult swan at Elsecar Reservoir, reported to us with a fishing hook in the webbing of bird’s foot. The hook was carefully removed, and the swan immediately returned to his family.

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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 22h

Can other politicians now join the rest of the dots. Aaron Banks and Farage may indeed have had a more direct connection to Russian complicity in the Brexit campaign

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22h

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Jockyfox @jockyfox.bsky.social · 19h

Just when you thought you’d heard it all from RFK 😳
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22h

It does feel like everything, everywhere, all at once.

Tweet from Brian Allen: “🚨 RFK Jr just said circumcision causes autism, but not because of the procedure. He claims Tylenol is to blame... and says ‘two studies’ prove it. We’re officially in conspiracy multiverse madness.”
Below, a C-SPAN screenshot shows RFK Jr speaking at a table during a Trump administration cabinet meeting.

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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 21h

UK Home Office releases updated hate crime statistics – but they don’t tell the full story

www.thepinknews.com/...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Home Office releases updated hate crime stats– but they don't tell the full story

“These numbers don’t tell the full story for the LGBTQ+ community. Today’s headline data focuses on hate crimes reported outside of London," say Stonewall

www.thepinknews.com

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Jockyfox @jockyfox.bsky.social · 20h

It’s as if they want a major disease 🦠 outbreak to create chaos and keep them in power …

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Jockyfox @jockyfox.bsky.social · 20h

Got to be a better option than the ‘inequalities’ minister …

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 22h

The Headline smear, what Polanski actually said.

Mr Polanski, 42, said he too would 'consider shoplifting' if he also had no other option to earn money or obtain food.

Zack Polanski said people who steal because they do not have much money should be shown compassion

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Collapse faster! @maketotalcollapse.bsky.social · 22h

I'm genuinely impressed by him every time I see him in the media. I like him to start with, but he always seems to exceed expectations.

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 22h

The Headline smear, what Polanski actually said.

Mr Polanski, 42, said he too would 'consider shoplifting' if he also had no other option to earn money or obtain food.

Zack Polanski said people who steal because they do not have much money should be shown compassion

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 21h

THIS.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 21h

Can't resist.

How do you approach an angry Reform UK leader in Wales?

Caerphilly!

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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Jockyfox @jockyfox.bsky.social · 20h

@zackpolanski.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @paulbrand.bsky.social @josiah.writes.news @vicderbyshire.bsky.social @mrjamesob.bsky.social keep the pressure on please 🙏

Brian Moore @briantrumpet.bsky.social · 21h

Everything he's reported to have said in this BBC piece sounds like he's desperately trying to distance himself, knowing that the connection is real and toxic. If the press were investigating Farage with the same enthusiasm they went for Rayner, he'd be done for.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nigel Farage 'stunned' ex-Wales Reform leader Nathan Gill took bribes

Nathan Gill has admitted taking money for pro-Russian statements as a European Parliament member.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Brian Moore @briantrumpet.bsky.social · 21h

Everything he's reported to have said in this BBC piece sounds like he's desperately trying to distance himself, knowing that the connection is real and toxic. If the press were investigating Farage with the same enthusiasm they went for Rayner, he'd be done for.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nigel Farage 'stunned' ex-Wales Reform leader Nathan Gill took bribes

Nathan Gill has admitted taking money for pro-Russian statements as a European Parliament member.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jockyfox @jockyfox.bsky.social · 20h

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22h

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22h

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 23h

Farage has given up the pretence that he barely knew Nathan Gill. He can't do otherwise, given the flood of evidence to the contrary.

Here is Gill saying he's just come from having lunch with Farage on the day that Farage resigned as UKIP leader 4 July 2016?

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21h

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

The message from Robert Jenrick has been clear. If you’re a far-right thug threatening migrants, refugees, or Muslims, then your rights to protest are to be protected at all costs. If you’re not then they won’t
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-descen...

The Descent of Robert Jenrick

The Shadow Justice Secretary's transformation from a 'Generic' moderate Conservative to the Great Hope of the far-right should alarm us all

www.adambienkov.co.uk

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Jockyfox @jockyfox.bsky.social · 20h

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 20h

⚡️UK, Ukraine sign LYRA defense cooperation agreement.

Ukraine and the U.K. agreed to launch the LYRA defense cooperation program, focusing on battlefield tech and joint weapons development, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced Oct. 11.

UK, Ukraine sign LYRA defense cooperation agreement

Ukraine and the U.K. agreed to launch the LYRA defense cooperation program, focusing on battlefield tech and joint weapons development, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced Oct. 11.

kyivindependent.com

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Jockyfox @jockyfox.bsky.social · 20h

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Jockyfox @jockyfox.bsky.social · 1d

One for Farage @vicderbyshire.bsky.social @paulbrand.bsky.social @josiah.writes.news @mrjamesob.bsky.social

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

🔍 Anton Spisak (Centre for European Reform), observes that, after Brexit took effect at the end of 2020, Britain’s goods exports have grown less than those of any other economy in the G7 club of rich countries.

❌ Brexit is a form of economic vandalism.

https://econ.st/4mUJJtB

A dangerous post-Brexit world

Britain risks being an unwitting victim of EU-US trade wars

econ.st

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Jockyfox @jockyfox.bsky.social · 1d

Threatens 🌮

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

Same day. Same plenary session. Same visit to Gill’s office. Same Farage, Same Gill, same wife of sanctioned pro Russian agent.

Six days after the first bribery charge

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quitedo @q1t3d0.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure how anyone can think of Farage as anything other than a lying grifter. There seems to be an inbuilt need in a certain stratum of British society that needs to be led by a spiv in a suit.

Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

Same day. Same plenary session. Same visit to Gill’s office. Same Farage, Same Gill, same wife of sanctioned pro Russian agent.

Six days after the first bribery charge

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

Really not good at all that the Christian Right feels emboldened enough to parade in Soho in paramilitary uniforms. 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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