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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 2h

“She is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy,” the committee stated in their announcement.

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 2h

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 won by a woman - Maria Corina Machado

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 23h

“Most political parties in France are behaving as if they have a majority and should implement their programme. Several leaders adopt a very grave tone, saying now is the time to compromise, but they always mean everyone else must compromise. It is making France ungovernable.”

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 Anti-Woke Wake: It the Tory Party dead or just resting? ☠️

💥 Tory Conference debrief
💥 France latest political soap
💥 A deal on Gaza - but antisemitism on the rise

An amazing episode with special guest @samfr.bsky.social.

🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/5JQF...

🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Anti-Woke Wake: Is the Tory Party dead or just resting?

Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 09/10/2025 · 1h 13m

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Charlotte Loukes @charlotte-art.bsky.social · 1d

Another great episode. Now my favourite podcast.
I always say to my son, all I want for you in life is to be happy, I didn’t realise how woke that was!
Please know that the ‘we love you very much’ sign off always makes me smile 🥰

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 Anti-Woke Wake: It the Tory Party dead or just resting? ☠️

💥 Tory Conference debrief
💥 France latest political soap
💥 A deal on Gaza - but antisemitism on the rise

An amazing episode with special guest @samfr.bsky.social.

🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/5JQF...

🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Anti-Woke Wake: Is the Tory Party dead or just resting?

Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 09/10/2025 · 1h 13m

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 1d

It is critical that business, universities, and government pull together to ease concerns about capped numbers, duration of stay, health surcharges, financial requirements and more. Today's the day we flesh out plans to make a UK EU youth experience scheme happen.

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 1d

YOUTH MOBILITY SCHEME live evidence session starting at 10am with the CBI, Migration Advisory Committee
and Universities UK 🇪🇺🇬🇧

Watch LIVE on the link below as we figure out how to make the promise a reality for young people across the continent.

www.youtube.com/live/LbCDi8L...

Shaping the Future: UK–EU Youth Experience Scheme

YouTube video by UK Trade & Business Commission

www.youtube.com

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 1d

⚡️ Ukraine to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize if he secures ceasefire with Russia.

Trump, who has boasted about ending "seven wars" since returning to office, has actively campaigned for receiving the prestigious award.

Ukraine to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize if he secures ceasefire with Russia

Trump, who has boasted about ending "seven wars" since returning to office, has actively campaigned for receiving the prestigious award.

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Mags @magric94.bsky.social · 1d

Another wonderful episode- I get so much from listening to your podcasts. Thanks for all your efforts to inform us.

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 1d

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 1d

Asking people to pay for goods would kill the shoplifting industry ...

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 1d

Yay thanks Penny!

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 1d

We will certainly have him back if he’s up for it. Loved him.

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 1d

I loved recording this episode. We covered so much, from Kemi’s speech to Macron’s fate, the rise of antisemitism to why it’s now “woke” to be happy.

Huge thanks to Olivier Morel and @samfr.bsky.social

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 Anti-Woke Wake: It the Tory Party dead or just resting? ☠️

💥 Tory Conference debrief
💥 France latest political soap
💥 A deal on Gaza - but antisemitism on the rise

An amazing episode with special guest @samfr.bsky.social.

🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/5JQF...

🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Anti-Woke Wake: Is the Tory Party dead or just resting?

Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 09/10/2025 · 1h 13m

podcasts.apple.com

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 Anti-Woke Wake: It the Tory Party dead or just resting? ☠️

💥 Tory Conference debrief
💥 France latest political soap
💥 A deal on Gaza - but antisemitism on the rise

An amazing episode with special guest @samfr.bsky.social.

🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/5JQF...

🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Anti-Woke Wake: Is the Tory Party dead or just resting?

Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 09/10/2025 · 1h 13m

podcasts.apple.com

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 1d

Checks for cars at Dover will take up to six times longer - and kiosks to take passengers' fingerprints may not be operational when EES launches on Sunday
inews.co.uk/news/dover-r...

Dover road for post-Brexit border checks still not built just weeks before deadline

Checks for cars at Dover will take up to six times longer - and kiosks to take passengers' fingerprints may not be operational when EES launches on Sunday

inews.co.uk

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 2d

⚠️ @pimlicat.bsky.social, CEO of Best for Britain, said:

“This development is yet another demonstration of the mounting cost of Brexit and Nigel Farage will have to explain to the steel workers he pretends to champion, how leaving the EU has benefitted them."

https://bit.ly/4q1dzPS

Farage must explain how Brexit has benefitted steel workers

Campaigners have warned that Brexit has left the UK "much more exposed" after reports that the EU is preparing a new 50% tariff on steel imports.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 2d

As Tory Conference ends, Best for Britain have released exclusive new polling.

🔵 Best for Britain CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social discusses how support for Brexit has fallen in the Tory party. Read Westminster Wire to find out more.

https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/tory-voters-say-brexit-a-failure

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

🇪🇺 With the EU looking to protect their steel industry - it is imperative that the UK finds a way to avoid such tariffs by going further and faster on Europe.

⭐ Closer relations, deeper alignment, protecting jobs.
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-row-looms-disastrous-eu-steel-tariffs-3964080

Brexit row looms over 'devastating' EU steel tariffs

Proposals for 50 per cent tariffs on all steel sold into the EU would land a fresh blow on British industry

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

🚨 Cal Roscow, campaigns director at Best for Britain:

📊 “Badenoch says the Conservative Party were “brave enough” to take Britain out of the EU. That ‘bravery’ has been rewarded with their lowest ever poll ratings."

https://bit.ly/3VVyA0E

Badenoch should be honest about Brexit damage

Campaigners have criticised Kemi Badenoch for claiming the Conservatives were "brave enough to take Britain out of the European Union".

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 2d

Kemi Badenoch, a woman who excuse-makes for obvious racism and can't condemn it without doing mimsy false equivalences, talking about 'courage', is it?

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 2d

Whoops. Priti Patel. Sitting right there. Everyone else is mentioned, except her. Camera lingers. Priti trying to cover her seething - and failing. Is alienating your Shadown Foreign Sec wise, while knives are being sharpened?

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 2d

Right wing parties "People coming here must integrate"

Also right wing parties "

A headline saying the Tories want to curb students taking degrees such as English

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Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 2d

Britons back staying in ECHR by 46% to 29%, poll suggests - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Neal Romanek @nromanek.bsky.social · 2d

Top Cory Doctorow, with splashes of ice water to the face:

"I firmly believe the (economic) AI apocalypse is coming. These companies are not profitable. They can't be profitable. They keep the lights on by soaking up hundreds of billions of dollars in other people's money then lighting it on fire"

Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 3d

"AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations"

pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...

What do you think?

Pluralistic: The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh (27 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 2d

Barely a squeak from the usual suspects on the free-speech right, of course, but this amounts to the most serious assault on free speech in living memory. We cannot accept a situation where hundreds of non-violent demonstrators are being arrested every weekend.

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