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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 10h

Chancellor says Brexit deal caused long-term damage to economy

She quoted the Office for Budget Responsibility's calculation of a 4% long-term hit relative to remaining in the EU

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

Rachel Reeves says Brexit deal caused long-term damage to economy

Rachel Reeves made the comments about the 2020 deal at a key meeting of the world's leading finance ministers and central bankers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Lyn Hayes @lynnyh.bsky.social · 10h

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them: 38d.gs/rezg

Sign the petition: Save our National Parks

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 19h

I think I was too polite…

Mike Sacks @mikebsacks.bsky.social · 1d

Hell yes.

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 23h

You've gotta read quite a long way through this before you reach the bit where the Greens are polling level with Reform among British Indians www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Support for Reform UK increasing among British Indians, poll shows

Exclusive: Survey finds 13% of British Indians back Nigel Farage’s party compared with only 4% at last election

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 15h

A reminder that any moment of Trump being “pro-Ukraine” is rapidly corrected once Trump has had his latest instructions from the Kremlin. on.ft.com/4ooVl9l

Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia

US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting

on.ft.com

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Susan Gemmill @sgemmill.bsky.social · 1d

Remember this: the world is watching. 🇺🇸💙💪

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 1d

🇺🇸 🔥 That. Was. Impressive.

We are watching America reassert itself and its values from the grassroots up. The world saw you and we have huge hope invested in you.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 15h

Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…

FT graph showing massive UK public support for the opinion that it was wrong to vote to leave the EU.

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Lyn Hayes @lynnyh.bsky.social · 3d

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We’re in a child poverty emergency, and it'll only get worse unless the Government does more.

Gambling giants don't pay their fair share but taxing them more could raise billions to help children.

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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 7d

Ministers are set to cave to a 25% NHS drug price hike - under pressure from Trump - handing a giant payout to Big Pharma from NHS funds and putting patient care and medicine access at risk. We can’t let this happen.

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Lyn Hayes @lynnyh.bsky.social · 3d

We can't stop deforestation without the experts: Indigenous people. 💚

At #COP30, the UK govt has a chance to champion their rights, funding and legal protection.

Tell the UK climate minister: back the forest defenders. Sign our open letter. action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/def...

Demand UK support for Indigenous forest defenders at climate talks

Our world’s forests are under threat, worsening climate change, biodiversity loss and threatening vulnerable communities. This year’s UN climate talks – hosted in the Amazon – are our chance to act. W...

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Lyn Hayes @lynnyh.bsky.social · 3d

Rachel Reeves could slash the Cash ISA limit to £4K — a win for hedge funds, a loss for the rest of us 💸 Even the banks are against it. Tell the govt to protect savers, not risky investments! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

Protect Cash ISAs

Rumours started swirling that Rachel Reeves might slash the tax-free cap on Cash ISAs from £20,000 to £4,000 after meeting with a group of bank executives back in February. [1] Now it looks like those...

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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 3d

660,000 Californians will be priced out of health insurance and many more will have to make a decision between paying rent, buying groceries, and having health insurance. It’s not okay.

I talked about the urgency of extending the ACA tax credits with Paging America.

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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 3d

The President now announces prosecutions from the Oval Office with his Attorney General at his side, naming enemies like a mob boss giving orders. One marvels that we've dispensed with even the pretense of independent justice. Banana republics blush at such brazenness.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 3d

If we played this for people ten years ago, they would have thought it’s parody.
youtu.be/sJkuO2ocr1g

ICE Agents in Portland Arrest a Clarinet Player — Street Performance Interrupted

YouTube video by Blue Spark Studio

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Lyn Hayes @lynnyh.bsky.social · 3d

The majority of the UK’s richest are happy to live here & pay their taxes.

But what about the greedy few that use the UK to get rich, then bail when it's time to pay their dues?

The UK needs a settling up tax, just like 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 🇳🇴 🇯🇵.
taxjustice.uk/blog/settlin...

Settling up taxes. Or how to stop billionaires dining and dashing. - Tax Justice UK

The UK should join countries like the US, France, Germany and Japan and introduce a settling up tax— sometimes known as an exit tax.

taxjustice.uk

Lyn Hayes @lynnyh.bsky.social · 3d

38d.gs/leqi

Ban politicians hosting shows on UK news channels

I just signed the campaign calling to save ban politicians hosting shows on UK news channels

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 6d

Wild honeybees have been officially listed as endangered in the EU – the first time their decline has been formally recognised.

Dr Arrigo Moro tells us why their survival matters for biodiversity, agriculture, and food security. ⤵️

Wild honeybees now officially listed as endangered in the EU

The wild cousins of beehive honeybees are disappearing – here’s why that matters

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4d

US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn

A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule

www.theguardian.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 4d

Imagine if KJP or Psaki had said this about the Republican base: not just that half of them were “deplorables” but that the GOP’s “main constituency is made up of domestic terrorists, white supremacists, and violent criminals”? The media, not just Fox, would be in meltdown. GOP would be screaming!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Lyn Hayes @lynnyh.bsky.social · 4d

We can't stop deforestation without the experts: Indigenous people. 💚

At #COP30, the UK govt has a chance to champion their rights, funding and legal protection.

Tell the UK climate minister: back the forest defenders. Sign our open letter. action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/def...

Demand UK support for Indigenous forest defenders at climate talks

Our world’s forests are under threat, worsening climate change, biodiversity loss and threatening vulnerable communities. This year’s UN climate talks – hosted in the Amazon – are our chance to act. W...

action.friendsoftheearth.uk

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 5d

Things you love to see! The fight to end the Badger cull continues with new momentum!

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 5d

Multiple social media posts wrongly claim that Sir Keir Starmer has pledged £40 billion to rebuild Gaza.

This figure appears to be based on an estimate for the cost of rebuilding the territory, not what the UK has committed. fullfact.org/world/starme...

The UK has not pledged £40 billion for Gaza reconstruction – Full Fact

This figure appears to be based on an estimate of the total cost of rebuilding the territory, not the amount being committed by the UK.

fullfact.org

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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 5d

I am reminded of these words when seeing photographs of the long, sad column of Gazans returning north to see what, if anything is left of their homes | Peter Sagar

“They make a desert and call it peace”

I am reminded of these words when seeing photographs of the long, sad column of Gazans returning north to see what, if anything is left of their homes

northeastbylines.co.uk

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