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The State That Films Itself

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Simon Pearson @anticapitalistmusings.com · 8h

More from the #Trumpocene

The White House now stages its own paranoia, inviting the grifters and propagandists of the “Antifa threat” to perform governance for the camera.

Starmer's backers in the press still want him to be the centrist dad of the nation.

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David Timoney @fromarsetoelbow.bsky.social · 6h

New blogpost: Save the Tories - The Guardian has shown more concern for the enfeebled state of the Conservative Party than the Tory press, but this reflects their fears over Starmer's Labour Party rather than a desire for a balanced political centre.
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Save the Tories

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Episode 267: Plenary Authority? He's Already Got Plenty of Authority IMO

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · 6h

Finding these podcasts really useful (unfortunately!) for understanding the current moment. Thank you @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social!

Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 1d

Check out today's episode of Fifteen Minutes of Fascism (which doesn't sound quite as good as normal, my apologies)

Ep 267: Plenary Authority? He's Already Got Plenty of Authority IMO

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Fifteen Minutes of Fascism is a sadly topical podcast covering the global rise of the radical right. Listen every Thursday for news, analysis, historical background, and celebrations of the deaths of

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New DLR Trains are now In Service!

Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 8h

Also mentioned is Geoff's video on the new DLR trains.

Geoff Marshall @geofftech.bsky.social · 4d

VIDEO ... Oh look! The new Docklands Light Railway trains are here, and now in service! Let's go for a ride ...

youtu.be/WjcCgSMLi7g

YouTube video by Geoff Marshall

The London Minute ⏰ Friday 10 October 2025

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Ken MacLeod @amendlocke.bsky.social · 9h

The London Minute ⏰ Friday 10 October 2025
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400 new homes for Camden, Hampstead Heath ‘save the cafes’ event, Chiswick Village expansion fears, Les Mis returns, Tyler, The Creator at All Points East + London Film Festival this weekend

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 10 - 12 October 2025

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Ken MacLeod @amendlocke.bsky.social · 9h

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 10 - 12 October 2025
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Drone halts flights, uni denies monitoring student chats, new cancer service in Gorgie + craft fair weekender at City Art Centre

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The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Weekend Guide 10 - 12 October 2025

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Ken MacLeod @amendlocke.bsky.social · 9h

The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Weekend Guide 10 - 12 October 2025
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Flotilla activists welcomed by crowd, NHSGGC says QEUH whistleblowers owed apology, new homes on Royston Road completed, direct flights to New York unveiled + The Weekend Guide

🍽️ The Glasgow Food & Drink Wrap: 9 - 16 October 2025

Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 9h

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Ken MacLeod @amendlocke.bsky.social · 9h

🍽️ The Glasgow Food & Drink Wrap: 9 - 16 October 2025
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Koxedo burger returns to Sebb's, Professor Green fast food, new Ramen Dayo opens, Sapori d'Italia returns, Yianni's update & more

Opinion Journalism Is Now Mostly Liberal Hand-Wringing and Racist Dog-Whistles | Novara Media

Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 9h

A very thoughtful article from Juliet Jacques on @novaramedia.com
#journalism

Comment journalism once seemed a genuinely dynamic, democratic form. Now it’s mostly overpaid Times columnists sugarcoating fascism and Guardian grandees putting themselves on the wrong side of histor...

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Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 9h

And there's a countdown on the doors!

Geoff Marshall @geofftech.bsky.social · 4d

VIDEO ... Oh look! The new Docklands Light Railway trains are here, and now in service! Let's go for a ride ...

youtu.be/WjcCgSMLi7g

New DLR Trains are now In Service!

YouTube video by Geoff Marshall

Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 21h

They could tell him he got the silver medal instead. Tell him Obama got the bronze.

Thief | Original Trailer | Michael Mann, 1981

Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 21h

Currently watching Thief, starring James Caan and directed by Michael Mann. A dry run for Heat?

YouTube video by Arrow Video

Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 22h

The Mob used to send flowers to the widow and pay for the funeral, but not for a rat!

Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 1d

Did he fall, or was he pushed?

The New BL1 Bakerloop Bus Has Started!

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Geoff Marshall @geofftech.bsky.social · 1d

New VIDEO! The new Bakerloop BL1 bus has started! So we took a ride ...

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YouTube video by Geoff Marshall

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Simon Pearson @anticapitalistmusings.com · 1d

A Few Small Beers with Pynchon: On One Battle After Another

If you put Paul Thomas Anderson’s films alongside each other you’d have a shadow history of California.

Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 1d

Your entry for the Nobble Prize?

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 4d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 1d

Another reason for the Government to promote the use of ID cards 😀

Sheffield Wednesday staff mobilise as union insist 'workers have had enough'

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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 1d

Dejphon Chansiri to pay his staff and sell this well-loved club and community asset to a buyer who can run it properly as a matter of urgency. 2/2

Unite the Union have vowed to do everything in their power to ensure Sheffield Wednesday’s non-football staff receive their wages.

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 1d

Let's take a closer look at #Brighton 🔎

📍Brighton's retail catchment size is larger than its population

See how your place compares with our new data tool📊 👇
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Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 1d

How did they know they were from Norfolk?