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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

The UK Media is very interesting, Angela Rayner who tried to avoid tax was on the TV and in Media every day of the week.

But Reform UK's ex-Welsh Leader pleads guilty to Bribery Charges.

And we need to forget about it instantly.

Can't be having bad PR for Reform.

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Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 1d

Hello from the other side.

Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 1d

Next year ... maybe?

Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 1d

Further thought expressed succinctly by Gary Taubes.

Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 1d

Intriguing:
"Enthusiasts have a different view: that skilled immigrants are complements for the talents of the workers who are already here. It is striking that the bosses of Microsoft, Alphabet and Tesla (Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk) have all held H-1B visas."
www.ft.com/content/22da...

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Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 6d

Mafia-style leadership is an authoritarian approach based on loyalty, fear, and personal power rather vs shared vision or merit. Decisions flow top-down, obedience is rewarded, dissent punished and relationships are transactional; anchored in control, secrecy and unwavering allegiance to the leader.

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Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 1d

Not to be missed. www.fsp.usp.br/nupens/launc...

Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 1d

“Our mistake as parents is that we haven’t realised what unfiltered internet access can bring children. We wouldn’t give an 11-year-old our car keys just because they can reach the pedals,” she says. “We need to think about smartphones in the same way.” www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

Kate’s right about kids and phones — here’s the new expert advice

The Princess of Wales has urged parents to stop ‘smartphone disconnection’ at home. Dr Martha Deiros Collado explains how

www.thetimes.com

Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think so. It's easy to see that you are not free citizens of a free country; at least not any more. ICE and the troops are loyal to the boss. That's it.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 2d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 2d

In a nutshell: Trump is out for revenge while sowing the seeds of division. And it appears that his political opponents are uncoordinated in what they do to try and slow him down or stop him. What next?

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Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 2d

About time too.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

California bans loud ads on streaming platforms

The state, home to Netflix and Hulu, has declared volume on commercials cannot be louder than the video content people are watching.

www.bbc.com

Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 2d

A good pan is like a trusted friend: It improves with time, instead of slowly poisoning you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | Relax, America, There Is Life After Nonstick Pans

www.nytimes.com

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 3d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 3d

Denmark’s minister of digitalisation, Caroline Stage: “I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: we’ve been too naive. We’ve left children’s digital lives to platforms that never had their wellbeing in mind. We must move from digital captivity to community.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones ‘stealing childhood’

Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentration

www.theguardian.com

Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 3d

Gove always was a slimy piece of ..... www.fwi.co.uk/news/gove-ad...

Gove admits Tory trade deals failed to protect UK farmers - Farmers Weekly

Former Defra secretary Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australian trade deal negotiated by the previous Conservative government did

www.fwi.co.uk

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Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 3d

The single minded, myopic nature of America's economy today has BUBBLE written all over it. www.ft.com/content/5f6f...

OpenAI’s computing deals top $1tn

Partners including Nvidia, AMD and Oracle have signed up to Sam Altman’s huge bet on the future of artificial intelligence

www.ft.com

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Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 3d

It's so much easier to complain and make false assertions than to deal constructively with life as it is.

Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 3d

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Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 4d

"The overwhelming majority of asylum seekers want to share in our standards and escape from persecution or civil war. To describe them as thieves or rapists is not just dishonest but encourages the worst sort of prejudice in our communities."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

The Conservatives must never have any part in Farage’s po...

To describe asylum seekers as thieves or rapists encourages the worst sort of prejudice. We don’t need Trump’s mouthpiece anywhere near No 10

observer.co.uk

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 4d

Thanks, Donald Trump!

Burbank Airport has ZERO air traffic controllers from 4:15pm to 10pm today because of YOUR government shutdown.

Burbank Airport will have no air traffic controllers Monday evening, FAA warns

Burbank Airport is bracing for impacted operations as air traffic controllers begin to call out in greater numbers due to the government shutdown.

abc7.com

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Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 4d

Another one bites the dust in Putin's autocracy. metro.co.uk/2025/10/06/r...

Russian newspaper head mysteriously falls 70ft to his death from a window

The veteran publisher died on Saturday. Police are investigating the 'strange death'.

metro.co.uk

Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 4d

Will you be making this available to non-subscribers?

Mod Magus @modmagus.bsky.social · 4d

"It's just terrible," said an asylum seeker from South America, living in a hotel for 2 years with her 8-year-old daughter.
"Some people think we are living in a paradise. Try to live only for one day; mattresses are dirty, the toilets, everything is dirty, broken."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper

Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of

www.bbc.co.uk