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EmiB71 @emiliab.bsky.social · 9h

#UK #Politics @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social seems to be intent to bend the rules as far as she can. In her latest move to obfuscate the origin of campaign funds, she created Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd. of which MP Emma Foody is majority shareholder and sole director. The company was established

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 12h

And this shit is on top of all the lobby journos tacitly agreeing to never again talk about the conclusions of the Chilcot Report

flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 12h

I would urge the public to notice that the Epstein scandal to Epstein death happened roughly 2016-2019 and to *put two and two together about what has happened here*, not least because there are now articles about how Britain is being run by the Tony Blair Institute for Change.

flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 12h

Of course he did. When did people know this, and why is it news now, rather than previously, given its unlikely nobody knew about this.

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Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.bsky.social · 14h

1/🧵 As a trans lawyer, I say that @zackpolanski.bsky.social gave the legally and politically perfect answer.

“Of course they’re wrong. Their job is to look at what has been legislated for. The legislation is wrong and we should get back to parliamentarians who actually stand by trans people.”

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LouLou (Louise) @itsloulou43.bsky.social · 17h

Check out my podcast, sharing real stories, lives and experiences from our community 🏳️‍⚧️
Lots of amazing and inspirational guests in Season 1, and Season 2 is out now
youtube.com/@itsloulou43...

The "T" elders podcast

A Podcast hosted by a trans elder, chatting to people from around the community, having a laugh and sharing our experiences, of society, our community and gender affirming care. Spanning various decad...

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Papillon19 @papillon19.bsky.social · 18h

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a cartoon of a pirate with a parrot on his shoulder and the words welcome aboard

ALT: a cartoon of a pirate with a parrot on his shoulder and the words welcome aboard

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Papillon19 @papillon19.bsky.social · 18h

Who thought you can be a Goth and still be able to pull it off wearing white 🤭

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postpunkandnewwave.bsky.social @postpunkandnewwave.bsky.social · 18h

The Sisters Of Mercy
Dominion
1988
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21h

Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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Gillian Ashton @ladystardust31.bsky.social · 21h

#80sTop30
#MusicChallenge

Day 10 (Random Order)

The Associates - Club Country ❤️🎶🎵

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Club Country by The Associates. (12" version - 7 Minutes!)

YouTube video by ricardoroberto100

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 1d

All my comics have happy endings!

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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 22h

Britain shouldn't gloat about France's crisis

France would fare better than the United Kingdom if bond markets were to turn against countries seen as too lax in managing public finances, writes Isabelle Chaperon, columnist for Le Monde's economy desk.

www.lemonde.fr

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naoarte 🎚️🦋🎀🤍🎀🦋🎚️ @naoarte.bsky.social · 23h

Hearing of distruption inside FiLiA by anti-genocide activists, possibly in connection to this.

naoarte 🎚️🦋🎀🤍🎀🦋🎚️ @naoarte.bsky.social · 1d

Now on at FiLiA:

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 22h

Former Conservative PM Rishi Sunak served from 2022 to 2024. Britain's Acoba flagged concerns of granting "unfair access" to Anthropic and Microsoft.

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to advise Microsoft and Anthropic | TechCrunch

Former Conservative PM Rishi Sunak served from 2022 to 2024. Britain's Acoba flagged concerns of granting "unfair access" to Anthropic and Microsoft.

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Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢 @regimecpa.bsky.social · 23h

This was the view of my graduate tax accounting class btw

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Papillon19 @papillon19.bsky.social · 23h

Think of it more .....

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'Escape From New York' Trailer

YouTube video by LAZARUS A GAME

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 23h

🇬🇧 Bradley Wiggins on doping allegations: ‘Team Sky chucked me under a bus to protect someone else’

📰 domestiquecycling.com/en/news/wigg...

📸 Cor Vos

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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 23h

Life for the transgender community outside Australia's cities

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Life for the transgender community outside Australia's cities - ABC listen

The death of a transgender woman in regional NSW has prompted fresh concerns about the safety of transgender people across Australia.

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 23h

Between 2019 and 2024 in real terms EU exports grew by 11%.

UK exports also grew. By 0.89%.

That's the total. Goods exports were lower in real terms in 2024 than in 2014.

Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 1d

@antonspisak.bsky.social of the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, a think-tank, observes that, after Brexit took effect at the end of 2020, Britain’s goods exports have grown less than those of any other economy in the G7 club of rich countries.

A dangerous post-Brexit world

Britain risks being an unwitting victim of EU-US trade wars

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WIRED @wired.com · 1d

Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse chief is urging employees to adopt AI across every workflow as part of a broader shift inside the company. www.wired.com/story/meta-m...

Meta Tells Its Metaverse Workers to Use AI to ‘Go 5X Faster’

Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse chief is urging employees to adopt AI across every workflow as part of a broader shift inside the company.

www.wired.com

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 23h

Cancer : pourquoi la France fait partie des pays les plus touchés au monde

Une étude récente a placé la France en tête des pays ayant le plus grand nombre de cancers. Si ce chiffre doit être nuancé, la consommation d’alcool et de tabac, mais aussi les pollutions environnementales expliquent le poids de ce fardeau dans le pays.

www.lemonde.fr

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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 23h

Has anyone noticed or cared that it’s World Mental Health Day today? (Apparently, the theme is ‘access to services’).

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Papillon19 @papillon19.bsky.social · 23h

The dress

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Papillon19 @papillon19.bsky.social · 23h

Yup

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 23h

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 23h

On the agenda in Copenhagen were plans for social media to have effective and privacy-preserving age-verification, and the need to regulate or ban harmful practises such as dark patterns, retention mechanisms, and so-called lootboxes.

EU ministers meet to discuss future online child protection moves

On the agenda in Copenhagen were plans for social media to have effective and privacy-preserving age-verification, and the need to regulate or ban harmful practises such as dark patterns, retention mechanisms, and so-called lootboxes.

euobserver.com

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