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@mediate4u @mediate4u.bsky.social · 1h

Well - What about Gaza?! You stupid lot are being hearded into a corporate directed Democrat Party - get wise - change it or start anew! Are they all saying free healthcare or free higher education like Sanders? NOPE!!!!

@mediate4u @mediate4u.bsky.social · 1h

I’m a Cash fan! ♥️

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 12h

I KNOW this is clickbait, but the thing that's wildest to me about it is that its premise—that Cash is uncool but his music is underappreciated—is pretty much completely upside-down.

Cash was one of the coolest cats who ever lived, in spite of the fact that a lot of his music was corny as hell.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 14h

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

on.wsj.com

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Joseph Carter @josephaluk.bsky.social · 1h

Heading up to Aberdeen for #SNP25 . @asthmalungscot.bsky.social have a stand and we look forward to speaking to MSPs, MPs and Holyrood candidates. Crossed the border from Wales to England on first leg of my journey

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15h

Indicting your political enemies because they’re your enemies, not because they’ve committed crimes, is unAmerican.

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Gabriel San Román @gsanroman2.bsky.social · 15h

My union—the LA Times Guild—has authorized a strike with the support of 85% of our membership.

This comes after years of brutal layoffs and no cost-of-living raises since 2021.

Next up: we bargain. But if we have to strike, we will 🪧
laist.com/news/la-time...

LA Times union votes to authorize strike for first time ever

The L.A. Times Guild has been negotiating over their contract with management for three years.

laist.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13h

Just bone chilling. And when the imprisonment of critics is combined with his offer to enrich and immunize his loyalists, this is how democracies die fast.

But it's still our choice. Don't let him silence you.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 19h

I want to live in Scotland free from child poverty, where we look after the vulnerable, where people feel part of strong, supportive communities.

Organisations like Fresh Start in north Edinburgh are vital partners in building that fairer, more caring Scotland.

Thank you for all you do. 💛

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Simeon Kerr @simeonkerr.bsky.social · 2h

SNP seeks to exploit unionist rift with fresh independence pitch

John Swinney to set out plans for second referendum at party conference as Reform splits Scottish pro-union vote

SNP seeks to exploit unionist rift with fresh independence pitch

[FREE TO READ] John Swinney to set out plans for second referendum at party conference as Reform splits Scottish pro-union vote

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23h

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025: Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai wins.

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Nobel Prize in Literature 2025: Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai wins

The prize, considered the most prestigious literary prize in the world, is worth almost €1 million and has had four Irish winners in the past

www.irishtimes.com

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 1d

Free Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 1d

Zukiswa Wanner and Other Global Sumud Flotilla Activists Released
www.writingafrica.com/zukiswa-wann...

Zukiswa Wanner and Other Global Sumud Flotilla Activists Released

South African writer, publisher, and activist Zukiswa Wanner and other participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla arrived safely in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, after thei...

www.writingafrica.com

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born miserable @bornmiserable.bsky.social · 8h

AMERICA: let’s give $20 billion to Argentina, what is money anyway

ALSO AMERICA: HeaLtHcaRe FoR aLL? wHo iS gOinG to PaY FoR It

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9h

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 7h

🚨 Today in Portland, large groups peacefully gathered to unite against hate and oppression. 1/2

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 2h

An electric evening in Liverpool — the heart of solidarity, unity and hope.

An amazing reception for @zarahsultana.bsky.social, Liverpool Community Independents and local campaigners.

We are building a mass movement up and down the country. Be part of it at yourparty.uk.

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J.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.social · 16h

Jacques Tati (with scenes from his film "Playtime") - BOTD

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7h

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 4h

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.

SHOCK POLL:
NIGEL FARAGE WILL BE PM TOMORROW
IN an amazing poll conducted
by The Pointless Polling Company, it was revealed that voters' intentions
may well change over the next three and a half years and at present it's 100 percent impossible to guess what the next government might look like.
However, 99 percent of journalists
agree that it would be much more fun if we had an election tomorrow and everybody resigned and everything was chaos and Farage had a go at being PM, just for the hell of it, because it was so much fun when
Brexit happened and then the government kept falling every five minutes and we could write endless pieces about (cont. p94)

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 2h

Dyslexic thinkers properly empowered at work could add almost £70bn to the economy.

That's not a nice-to-have. That's a game-changer the Treasury cannot afford to ignore, writes Made By Dyslexia founder Kate Griggs

We can't afford not to empower dyslexia in the workplace

Dyslexic thinkers properly empowered at work could add almost £70bn to the economy. Nothing is stopping us from seizing this opportunity.

www.politicshome.com

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The Edinburgh Reporter @edinreporter.bsky.social · 2h

Polwarth Medical Practice to close

The Polwarth Medical Practice on Ponton Street is to close at the end of next month. The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) and NHS Lothian determined that the patients at this practice could be managed by Gilmore and other nearby medical…

Polwarth Medical Practice to close

The Polwarth Medical Practice on Ponton Street is to close at the end of next month. The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) and NHS Lothian determined that the patients at this practice could be managed by Gilmore and other nearby medical practices which "have similar boundaries, are well established, may offer a greater choice of GPs and services and can be more sustainable".

theedinburghreporter.co.uk

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Anita zx @omi684.bsky.social · 2h

Protect the Portland frog at all costs 💪

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 4h

These are the things that Labour stood for once upon a time. No surprise, really, that as Labour have shifted ever rightwards to try to capture the right-wing Reform vote, the English Greens are filling that egalitarian left-wing space.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 12h

Zack Polanski, "The four wealthiest people in this country have more wealth than 20 million people"

"Inequality in our society is absolutely huge"

"We need to be taxing the super rich"

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Esther @thelifeofesther.bsky.social · 19h

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