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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks for all the really amazing support from Question Time tonight!

You heard it several times (including even from Reform!):

@greenparty.org.uk are surging.

Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

#BBCQT

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 8h

#BBCQT

Always bring the receipts.

Happy birthday to my friend and colleague Nigel Farage aka Mr Brexit.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 8h

Deafening applause as Zack Polanski tells Zia Yusuf that people's concern over immigration is because he spends all his time spreading misinformation and fear.

#bbcqt

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Niki @nikim.bsky.social · 7h

He’s good at this

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 8h

Lets make different political choices says Zack Polanski.

Like taxing billionaires instead of blaming poor people.

#bbcqt

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 8h

Donald Trump is now targeting Spain, urging that they should be kicked out of NATO for passing an arms Embargo on Israel which is not part of NATO and who’s leadership is wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 7h

Audience member rips apart Zia Yusuf's obsession with immigration, all the problems are due to austerity.

He challenges Yusuf to speak about other issues.

Yusuf lasts less than 2 seconds, all he and Reform have is, "Immigrants bad!"

#bbcqt

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Niki @nikim.bsky.social · 8h

Same

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9h

How is that probable cause?!

Screenshot of a tweet from Matt Hill (@thematthill) on X. The tweet states that Greg Bovino admitted agents can detain people based on behavior like looking scared or gripping the steering wheel tightly, even if they’re U.S. citizens. Below is a CNN screenshot showing Bovino being interviewed, with the headline: ‘Exclusive: Agent leading Trump’s immigration crackdown speaks to CNN.’

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Niki @nikim.bsky.social · 9h

George Michael and Bowie

Niki @nikim.bsky.social · 10h

They’ll get the hostages back and then raze Gaza to the ground with Trump applauding

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 12h

Nigel Farage recently went to the US to slag off British teachers.

He hates anyone that does public service.

Nigel Farage says UK teachers are ‘poisoning our kids’ and predicts strikes as PM

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nigel Farage says UK teachers are ‘poisoning our kids’ and predicts strikes as PM

Exclusive: Reform UK leader, speaking at event for private US college, also claimed the ‘Marxist left’ controls education

www.theguardian.com

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Niki @nikim.bsky.social · 11h

They’ll give back the hostages and Israel will raze Gaza with trumps full support

Niki @nikim.bsky.social · 11h

Our?

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Niki @nikim.bsky.social · 20h

I have a client who works for a major pub chain and she says that young people don’t drink any more. They sell more non alcoholic drinks than alcoholic drinks

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

This is actually one of the best news pieces I've read in mainstream media about our circumstances. It carefully lays out the scale of the catastrophe we're potentially facing, and the utter unseriousness of those elected to do something about it

Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

This makes me want to go full gorilla mode www.theguardian.com/environment/...

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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Niki @nikim.bsky.social · 1d

Oh

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

⬇️ Almost 2,000 companies experienced medicine shortages last year because of Brexit.

🏥 The NHS has been badly damaged by Brexit. Increased cost of medicines, staff shortages and fewer doctors.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-drugs-medicine-nhs-7zfhkjzls

Billions more to be spent on medicine as Keir Starmer scraps rules

NHS chiefs and Treasury at loggerheads over who will pay pharmaceutical companies more money for the most up-to-date and effective medicines

www.thetimes.com

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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 1d

Despite thundery downpours and days of hot sun, repairs have continued at St Andrew’s, South Runcton, Norfolk.

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📷 An autumnal St Andrew's, South Runcton before repairs began

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

Omar Yaghi, the new Nobel Laureate, was born to a Palestinian refugee family.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can "capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions," the committee said. n.pr/4nOvwQs

Research on metal-organic frameworks gets the chemistry Nobel Prize

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can "capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions," the committee said.

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 1d

It also brings in billions to the U.K. because we have exceptionally well trained actors, film & theatre technicians, costume designers & stylists, plus state of the art studios.
We have a thriving music industry, world renowned art comedy & dance, plus massively popular festivals, gigs & events.

💙 🇺🇦 NomadicWriter (Fritha Malcouronne) 🇺🇦 💙 @nomadicwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Wonder how many of these politicians enjoy a night at the theatre, a film or read a book. See, mate! You may not like it, but the arts and humanities is and always was intended to be accessible to everyone. You just tried to appropriate it for yourselves and your ilk.

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lynnechester cathedral 🎶🗽 @lynnh1.bsky.social · 2d

Wow. Pam Bondi brought attack notes to the hearing today. Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst captured them in these stunning photos that show her plan entire time was to try to smear Democratic senators — not provide actual information.

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💙 🇺🇦 NomadicWriter (Fritha Malcouronne) 🇺🇦 💙 @nomadicwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Also why we’re fighting to allow others have their creative ‘voices’ seen and heard. Who wants to live in a world where people are treated like machines whose soul purpose for being is mass production and their lives deemed as meaningless, unless you’re mega wealthy. #ScriptSkyUK #WritingCommunity

💙 🇺🇦 NomadicWriter (Fritha Malcouronne) 🇺🇦 💙 @nomadicwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Sharing this again. Clearly with arts and humanities under sustained attack from politicians we need to keep reminding ourselves not only why we do this but why we keep fighting to do it. #ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky #WritingCommunity

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