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Philip Taylor
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Commercial and Agricultural Property Solicitor. Companion of John Ruskin's Guild of St George.
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Philip Taylor @philipjtaylor.bsky.social · Jan 26
It was prophesied. The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui youtu.be/_AJQlRmJvLA?... via @YouTube
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
YouTube video by Louis Price
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Rootless Cosmopolitan @brennick.bsky.social · 7h
I remember watching The World at War as a kid and always asking myself “How on earth could a modern sophisticated nation support these fascist goons and weirdos?” The last decade has shown me exactly how.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 6h
Duke of York also reportedly told paedophile friend ‘we'll play some more soon’ in email sent three months after date he insisted he had severed contact with disgraced financier
Andrew told Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ day after Virginia Guiffre photo emerged
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Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 6h
‘Allegations’
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7h
President Trump’s move to cancel projects in Democratic states during the government shutdown has prompted allegations of partisanship.

Democrats see a pattern of inflicting pain on places that are politically unfriendly.
Trump escalates his use of federal power to target Democratic states
Democrats see a clear pattern of inflicting pain on places that are politically unfriendly, while Trump has declared his intent to hurt liberal areas and policies.
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Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 6h
It is going to be hard for the Washington Post to ever recover its reputation after the Bezos era…
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Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 1h
Trump is sure talking about death and the afterlife a whole lot these days.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."
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Philip Taylor @philipjtaylor.bsky.social · 4h
Jeremy Clarkson rushed to hospital for 'painful treatment' days after slamming the NHS www.msn.com/en-gb/health...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h
#WarRavagedChicago
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7h
Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon!

I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.
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South Downs National Park @southdownsnp.bsky.social · 20h
Alfriston in East Sussex was once the centre of smuggling along the south coast.

It's believed that many of the local ghost stories that abound were conjured up by smuggling gangs to protect their contraband from any potential snooping eyes.

#SouthDowns #SpookySeason
The picturesque village of Alfriston as seen from the other side of a flooded field, the flooded area providing a perfect mirror to the village-scape
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Robin Brooks @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social · 6h
If the China-US trade war escalates and China devalues, there'll be lots of collateral damage: (i) US Treasury market will go "yippy" like in April; (ii) high-debt countries like Japan and France will suffer; (iii) $-pegs in Argentina and Turkey will blow...
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Hedley Thorne @hedleythorne.bsky.social · 6h
The ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury, old Sarum, with the powerful backdrop of Salisbury Cathedral keeping eternal watch. I took this as the book cover for "Tales of Two Cities" by @AlexJLanglands, link here: amazon.co.uk/Tales-Two-Citi…
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Philip Taylor @philipjtaylor.bsky.social · 4h
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The Independent Brigg Line Rail Group @iblrg.bsky.social · 6h
Coal trains & Regional Railways Sheffield Midland to Cleethorpes via Brigg 6 days a week service, sadly on a sporadic timetable.

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BR in the 1990s Gainsborough Central Station on 3rd November 1992
YouTube video by spompeytransportvideo
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 8h
“One inmate recalled seeing Maxwell return to the Madison dormitory unit that day with a smile on her face. When that inmate asked Maxwell about the meeting, she said it went really well, but didn’t share any other information.” www.wsj.com/us-news/ghis...
Lockdowns and a Mysterious Meeting: A Quiet Texas Prison Adapts to Life With Ghislaine Maxwell
The unexpected arrival of the Epstein associate upset the camp’s routines. Some inmates say she got favorable treatment.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h
ICE GOONS arrested a father and mother in front of their child.
Chicago, Illinois
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h
War Torn Portland!
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 5h
Frogs Against Fascism 🐸

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 6h
I thought this must be a spoof but it's true...
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Angele @angeledehart.bsky.social · 9h
Another maga loser will gladly spend their hard earned $75 plus shipping for this horrible piece of trash. I hope it’s ends up like the trump watches missing the T.
Picture of cheap trump pink watch made in China missing the letter T which shows “Rump.” Statement reads: Customers upset with Missing ‘T’ in trump-branded watch that cost $640.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 7h
This is a truly remarkable programme from the BBC archives.

A 1971 interview/interrogation of Albert Speer the leading Nazi who apologised and as a result survived - by Michael Charlton, Hugh Trevor-Roper and George Ball whom he had last met at the Nuremberg trials.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Four - Albert Speer, The Unseen Interrogation
Hitler's architect Albert Speer is cross-examined in an interview conducted in 1971.
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Philip Taylor @philipjtaylor.bsky.social · 6h
My sister's nurse friend recalled, in A & E, the woman who'd slid naked down the bannister and landed astride an orange in the fruit bowl and the man with a fishing float in his bladder.
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Philip Taylor @philipjtaylor.bsky.social · 6h
I've read two books on him. He died in flagrante delicto in a London hotel with a beautiful married German woman less than half his age.
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Russell Scott @russellscott1.bsky.social · 1d
Before Nick Candy became a Reform donor - he was a Tory Donor, and guess what….

His firm Candy Capital were also referred onto the previous governments PPE VIP Lane - despite having no obvious experience procuring PPE.

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Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy’s firm was put in Covid ‘VIP lane’
Exclusive: Candy’s personal company among previously undisclosed Tory-linked businesses and individuals placed in controversial PPE VIP lane.
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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 15h
It's almost exactly four years since Tim Shipman's notorious "Boris Johnson squats like a giant toad" tweet.

Seems like important context given how we often talk as though the next election – four years away – is a done deal.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 8h
“Across social media, images of dancing frogs, unicorns and T-Rexes are being shared, all in stark contrast to the masked and belligerent law enforcement officers on the other side.”

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Trump’s movement was fuelled by Pepe the Frog — now another amphibian is pushing back
A new figure has emerged at anti-ICE protests in Portland - a man wearing an inflatable frog costume
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Philip Taylor @philipjtaylor.bsky.social · 7h
Very sunny and bit warm here
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23h
It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 9h
If you doubt the American apocalypse is imminent, or even already here, read this @donmoyn.bsky.social take on Trump’s rapidly growing “omniforce” of armed thugs. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Purge, Merge, and Surge
Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state
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