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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 49m

They would probably be deported to Rwanda

Credit to @coldwarsteve.bsky.social, December 2023

Image of baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey arriving on the beach at Dover. Being arrested by 2 policemen with former Home Secretary Suella Braveman looking on and Jacob Rees-Mogg, a devout Christian, laughing

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 56m

Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed set after the US civil war because it might upset the Ku Klux Klan? 😬

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 23h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 1h

Just for reference

Here's the original scoop

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 23h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 1h

Just for reference

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 23h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 1h

Reminds me of this from March 2025

Seems they had the right idea

Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · Mar 27

Blimey...

3 prominent Professors, @marcishore.bsky.social , @timothysnyder.bsky.social and Jason Stanley, all experts on Fascism, and critics of Trump

Have left Yale University in the US for the University of Toronto in Canada, because of the actions of the Trump administration 😬

Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears

History department power couple Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.

yaledailynews.com

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 1h

"Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears"

From March 2025

Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · Mar 27

Blimey...

3 prominent Professors, @marcishore.bsky.social , @timothysnyder.bsky.social and Jason Stanley, all experts on Fascism, and critics of Trump

Have left Yale University in the US for the University of Toronto in Canada, because of the actions of the Trump administration 😬

Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears

History department power couple Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore and philosophy professor Jason Stanley will begin teaching at the University of Toronto’s renowned Munk School in fall 2025.

yaledailynews.com

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 1h

American Anti-Fascist Professor Mark Bray, trying to relocate to Spain with his family after death threats

Their flights were mysteriously "cancelled"

Seems fascism Professors Jason Stanley, Marci Shore and Timothy Snyder were right to leave the US when they did

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5h

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.

Join us and let's make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Poll from find out now showing greens on 15 and labour and Tories on 17. Reform on 32.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 3h

Astonishing advance by the Greens, astonishing implosion of Labour. When will Starmer's government get the message that it is destroying its base with deeply unpopular, rightwing policies?

By chasing Reform, it legitimises the far right while delegitimising itself.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5h

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.

Join us and let's make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 1h

Brexity newspaper complaining about the consequences of Brexit 🤷

Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 2d

This lurid headline is about British tourists no longer getting away with overstaying in Schengen. Or being 'illegals', as it's often called in the UK.

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 1h

Lee Evans, I was laughing so much I couldn't breathe

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 4h

Just extraordinary to witness this nature-hating government sabotaging Labour’s own legacy. And for absolutely no reason: nature protection isn’t blocking development - it’s a necessary prerequisite for it (& for everything else, come to that…)

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

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Ben Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · 9h

Let them eat flags! Illustration for today's @theguardian.com to accompany Aditya Chakrabortty's piece on all the chatter from politicians about patriotism when the cost of living is the real issue affecting people

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 2d

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 2d

Some good news

"The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system"

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 2d

Jane Goodall - Famous Last Words

Available on Netflix

Watch Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall | Netflix Official Site

Dr. Jane Goodall connected humanity and nature in unprecedented ways. In this deeply personal interview, she shares her final message with the world.

www.netflix.com

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 2d

"You can imagine who I’d put on that spaceship. Along with Musk would be Trump

And then I would put Putin in there, and I would put President Xi. I’d certainly put Netanyahu in there and his far-right government. Put them all on that spaceship and send them off.”

- Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space

Primatologist said in interview released after her death she would also put Putin, Xi and Netanyahu on that spaceship

www.theguardian.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

This is like planting evidence and then making an arrest.

The image is an X post by Acyn (@Acyn
) from 13 hours ago, quoting Pritzker: "He's saying that Chicago is a war zone. None of that is true. They're just making this up. And then what do they do? They fire tear gas and smoke grenades, and they make it look like it's a war zone." The post includes a screenshot from CNN's "State of the Union" showing two individuals discussing, with a chyron indicating DHS officers fired at a driver who rammed their vehicle, later determined to be someone trying to storm the Presidential Palace, as the South Caucasus Coalition.

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 3d

Nope

Caroline Lucas meeting with leaders of anti-Brexit parties in 2018

Guess who is missing

Tweet from Caroline Lucas on Jan 9, 2018

"Great to meet with @vincecable, @IanBlackfordMP and
@LSRPlaid to discuss our common goal of making 2018 the year we stop a disastrous Tory Brexit."

With a photo of everyone at a table. In the centre is an empty chair with a label for Jeremy Corbyn

Zoomed in photo of the empty chair for Jeremy Corbyn

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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 3d

"This is the most extreme version of the options presented to her... She has shut down debate and said: This is over, this is what we're going to stand on."

Kemi wants out of the ECHR – but what does this mean for the UK? Solicitor and writer Joshua Rozenberg explains all...

‘She’s taking the most extreme option’: Why Kemi Badenoch wants out of the ECHR | The News Agents

The Conservative Party will pull the UK from the European Convention of Human Rights if it wins the next general election, says Kemi Badenoch. Why has she chosen this extreme option?

www.thenewsagents.co.uk

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 3d

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

www.theguardian.com

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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 3d

The super-rich are paying less in tax than their cleaners; with shedloads of money, they are laughing all the way to the bank | Kim Cowie

Greed is not the only way

The super-rich are paying less in tax than their cleaners; with shedloads of money, they are laughing all the way to the bank

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 3d

"It's just the weather"

#GlobalBoiling

Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 3d

Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records

- analysis by @hausfath.bsky.social

#climatecrisis
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/most-of-th...

Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records

Regional exceptions like the 1930s in the continental US notwithstanding

www.theclimatebrink.com

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 3d

"MaKe Britian Grate Again!" 🤦

- Kemi Bad Enoch

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3d

Dear Gods of all that is stupid...

IT'S REAL.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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