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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1h

History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Mark Beeney🗿 @markbeeney.bsky.social · 4h

A syndicate of Spivs, Chancers & Charlatans
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1/Criminals, Charlatan’s, & Spivs🤬🤬

"There are bad eggs in our party, there are bad eggs in every party and when we find them we weed them out.” Nathan Gill 2014

“most people in the senior leadership team”of Reform had never heard of him Zia Yusuf 2025🤡
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wale...

UKIP criticism is 'media witch-hunt,' Nathan Gill says

Nathan Gill, UKIP's European candidate in Wales, claims there is a

www.bbc.co.uk

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 6h

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote this on Nathan Gill, Russian bribes, Reform and Farage nearly two weeks ago. Here it is again if you’re sick of the silence of the UK media

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

It's time we asked some serious questions about Reform and Russia, says Neil Mackay

As a former prominent leader of Reform faces jail for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements, Neil Mackay says we have to ask serious…

www.heraldscotland.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 6h

The Trump administration has promoted the anti-vax, anti-science movement which has now produced an epidemic www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 6h

Zack Polanski, "Reform UK's Zia Yusuf was full of b*llocks and I think it was important to call that out on #BBCQT"

"What has become clear about Reform UK, they're a bunch of cowards"

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 8h

More than just a bad apple: why we must look closer at the Nathan Gill scandal

New evidence connects the Ukrainian politician who paid bribes to Gill - Reform UK’s former leader in Wales - to a campaign to destabilise the US election

@carolecadwalla.bsky.social reports

The contact of Reform UK's Russian puppet Nathan Gill is linked to efforts to destabilise the US and Ukraine. Why, even now, is no one asking questions?

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 11h

Our media:

Tony Blair met with Epstein 6 years before he was known to be a pedophile. Full coverage.

Nathan Gill admits to 8 counts of treason last week. Silence.

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 9h

Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election

Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations...

www.desmog.com

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 8h

🔗 Read the full piece

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

Stewart Lee: The thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs

What do you do with a lot of cheap banners hanging from motorway bridges once you’ve torn them down?

www.thenerve.news

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 11h

Jeremy Clarkson: “Farage rarely talks about the economy and when he does, his numbers don’t add up.

He says he wants to cut taxes and increase spending by £150billion.

But before anyone has the chance to question his logic, he scuttles back to his safe space and starts raging about small boats.”

Jeremy Clarkson brands Keir Starmer 'thick' as he details his own economic plan

Clarkson also too aim at Nigel Farage in his penned political rant

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 10h

Dear Australian news media
When reporting Israeli claims that are demonstrably false, known lies, REPORT THIS! Some suggested phrases:
"Israel falsely claims ..."
"Israel repeated the proven lie that ..."
Words matter. Facts matter. Otherwise it's not #journalism, it's propaganda. #Israel #Palestine

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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.bsky.social · 10h

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny – “Sources identified the location as Nathan Gill’s Strasbourg office, & the diary schedule of ‘NG’ on the calendar behind him on the wall…” 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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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

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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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 19h

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3d

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

The fight for democracy is the defining battle of our generation, and protecting free and fair elections must be our top priority. That is why my law firm is litigating 63 voting cases — to preserve our basic civil and political rights, Marc Elias writes.
https://bit.ly/3W0PxqE

Why My Law Firm is Litigating 63 Voting Rights Cases

Read here.

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T-Rexit @t-rexit.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile…

The left may have fought for women's suffrage; for healthcare for all; for collective bargaining; for minimum wage; for paid leave and sick leave; for pensions; for the 5 day week; for all of our rights; for literally every single thing that makes the day-to-day lives of everyday Brits considerably better now than they were in Victorian Times.
But on the right we do much more than that:
We shout at hotels and we hang up flags.
Because we love this country more than those lefty traitors could ever dream of.

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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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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 1d

It is utterly surreal this is not being treated as a bigger story.

Tom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 2d

It is embarassing not to see the BBC pulling up Reform leaders claiming that Nathan Gill was just some fan who got photos taken with Farage - he was an MEP for them & their leader in Wales while taking cash from Russia to act against the UK! Literally the very basics of your job to point this out

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 1d

*FIFTEEN THOUSAND JOBS LOST*.
If this were in a sector in which the PM could go and do a photoshoot looking like One Of The People, we’d have had a government intervention by now.

LopaLeach @lopa.bsky.social · 1d

Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cuts-eq...

Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU

Proposed job losses almost triple since March as unions prepare to vote on nationwide industrial action

www.timeshighereducation.com

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 1d

They’ve long had it out for Portland.

This is a clip from my now-infamous 2020 conversation with the Portland DA

And a link to the story I wrote after Andy Ngo seemed to take it to heart.

youtu.be/i6ugxEWYkJg?...

medium.com/@philmandelb...

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

Byline Times has been told by various sources that Farage has maintained a close interest in Ukraine’s conflict with Russia…
But Farage’s ignorance of this particular set of pro-Russian influencers around Nathan Gill is even more questionable….

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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Mark Beeney🗿 @markbeeney.bsky.social · 1d

The sea of tranquility🌊

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 1d

An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old

“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”

Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon

(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)

Black-and-white picture of two children playing in woodland. Also in the picture, there are 12 hidden animals including an owl, a bat and a squirrel.

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