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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 8h

So refreshing to see someone challenge the smug, nasty Reform narrative

Anita R @venividiverily.bsky.social · 8h

I could watch Zack Polanski utterly wreck Zia Yusuf ALL DAY LONG.

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 14h

good god, more checking reveals that Newcastle, Wolves, Bournemouth, Fulham and Burnley are also nervously checking the geoblocks! Just under one third of the EPL are sponsored by gambling firms that aren't licensed in the UK!

Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 14h

just looked it up for something else, and it really is quite crazy that Everton FC turn out every week wearing shirts that advertise a gambling brand which handed back its UK licence in March while under investigation for a promotion featuring a porn star.

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Paul Lomax @paullomax.co.uk · 17h

If someone put this in a fictional movie you’d think it were far fetched

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax

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Paul Lomax @paullomax.co.uk · 17h

There’s a guy on here somewhere who does threads of headlines going back to 1700s sometimes basically showing plus ca change for any given moral panic….

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Joe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 17h

For the record…

Truth social TOS says dms are not encrypted.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 1d

The literal reading of this statement is Pam Bondi is planning extrajudicial executions of random protesters.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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RandyResists2025💙🔵 @resist2025.bsky.social · 2d

It is all intentional. They intend on starting a civil war.

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damned soul-o-man @dansolomon.com · 2d

i’ve wondered whether the traditional tactic of peaceful resistance to shock the conscience of observers who see nonviolence met with force is still possible in a media environment where only novelty can get the attention of the people you need to be shocked, and portland seems to have an answer

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 2d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Paul Lomax @paullomax.co.uk · 2d

Maybe not the third one…

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 2d

I fundamentally disagree with Michael Heseltine on a great many policy areas.

But here he is very much calling a spade a spade, and I fully agree with him.

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 2d

“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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 22

Is it too late to give Sacha Baron Cohen an Oscar for this? Not a damn lie told. 🇺🇸

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d

ICE's lies keep piling up.
ICE: 10 cars rammed ICE
Video shows: No cars rammed ICE
ICE: She boxed ICE in
Video: ICE boxed her in
ICE: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
ICE: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
There should be some punishment for this firehose of lies.

New details on Border Patrol shooting, alleged vehicle ramming in Brighton Park revealed in court

Prosecutors said two Chicagoans had been following a vehicle being driven by Border Patrol agents for 20-30 minutes before the alleged ramming took place.

abc7chicago.com

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Paul Lomax @paullomax.co.uk · 3d

Ah yes. FFS

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 3d

Shorter U.S. Treasury:

Yes Kings!

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d

The U.S. Treasury shared a proposal to mint $1 Trump coins to mark America’s 250th anniversary.

But U.S. code says only deceased individuals may appear on U.S. currency, a tradition dating back to efforts to break from monarchical rule. https://wapo.st/4pWsyL3

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Paul Lomax @paullomax.co.uk · 3d

What’s the hand gesture they’re doing?

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Former Pingu Child Actor @heresy.bsky.social · 3d

Karl is quoted as saying "i don't mind being called a nazi, I'm proud of it" and has been to "White Pride" events with nazi music network "Blood and Honor" people he associates with are former members of national front and proscribed terrorist neonazi organisations Combat 18 AND National Action.