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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 2h

Worth thinking about …

Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

Most people seem to have missed who retweeted this picture of Farage in Gill’s office a few days after Gill began receiving his first bribes from Oleh Voloshyn (Oleg Voloshin). None other than…

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14h

Using Secret Police
Denying Reality
Controlling the Media
Normalizing Corruption
Rejecting Election Results
Controlling Education
Using Soldiers on civilians
Ignoring the law
Demonizing Minorites

It's all true, Donald Trump is a fascist.

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Siue Allen @sitebadger.bsky.social · 14h

The big ivy sprawl at the end of our gardens is alive with bees too. I’ve always known that the ivy flowers provide essential late season forage but didn’t know there was a specific ivy bee.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 16h

The least surprising news ever. But also thank you to @robevansgdn.bsky.social & @direthoughts.com for shining a light on how two Silicon Valley lobbyists have joined forces to advance their billionaire-funded techno-accelerationist agenda into the heart of UK govt.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister

Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancy Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year at which a select group of technology entrepreneurs were given access to a key minister, official documents have revealed. The former prime minister, who is a champion of the tech industry, held the dinner in an upmarket London hotel in his capacity as the head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) political consultancy. Continue reading...

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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 19h

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Voters recoil at Farage’s fossil fuel funding.
Via @desmog.com @writesbright.bsky.social

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Reform UK’s oil industry interests are a major turn-off for voters, new research reveals. The think tank Persuasion UK tested five anti-Reform messages on 6,000 adults. According to the research, “by ...

www.desmog.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19h

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 18h

Oh...
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 18h

Richard Tice - "Please welcome to the stage... Nathan Gill"

So much for Tice's claim to have never met Nathan Gill.

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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 20h

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Voters recoil at Farage’s fossil fuel funding.
Via @desmog.com @writesbright.bsky.social

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Reform UK’s oil industry interests are a major turn-off for voters, new research reveals. The think tank Persuasion UK tested five anti-Reform messages on 6,000 adults. According to the research, “by ...

www.desmog.com

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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 1d

We had a great time chatting to fans at Leyton Orient. Our members, including Orient supporter @garyseconomics.bsky.social, had a top day at the Patriotic Millionaires-sponsored match.
Good luck to the O’s for today’s game.
#TaxWealthNotWork

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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 1d

Anthony Hopkins has come so far ❤️

One of my favorite things about what we do is seeing people like Earth come in and build relationships with the dogs. I can't do this alone

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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 1d

Listen to Robert De Niro “King Donald The First. F*ck that.”

In 8 days we RISE to say #NoKings

LFG! social.demcast.com/s/3R0ZGATy

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 1d

Due to recent seasonal fungi growth, several fairy doors in Warley Woods have been wedged shut, trapping the fairyfolk inside. This has resulted in some missed tooth collections and childrens teeth piling up in the street.

The fae rescue service is currently working to free the magical creatures.

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Siue Allen @sitebadger.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yes the old county folklore saying:
Red face at night,
he’s been talking shite.
Red face in the morning,
he’s probably yawning.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 1d

Be part of the movement. 💚

👉 greens.scot/join

Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 7d

It's time to fix the rigged economy from one that serves the super rich, to one that serves people and planet.

Join the movement 🌍
www.greens.scot/join

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Siue Allen @sitebadger.bsky.social · 1d

For anyone not wanting to plough through the endless ads on the link here’s a screen shot. IMO if that was on a butcher’s slab I’d be calling the FDA/ USDA for a second opinion.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 1d

Oh look - Farage.

In the US - again. This time slagging off UK teachers. Next thing you know he’ll be there having a go at our vicars, doctors and nurses.

This man seriously, seriously dislikes Britain, doesn’t he?

This feels like a guaranteed entry into next week’s issue of Bearly Newsworthy.

Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage accuses teachers of
'poisoning our kids' on race issues
Exclusive: Reform UK leader's remarks at event for private US college criticised as 'grossly irresponsible' by NEU leader

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Let's make hope normal again.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”

Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d

Rachel Reeves set to blame Nigel Farage for tax rises in the Budget, saying he delivered Brexit with “easy sloganeering” and then walked away

It’s about time

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Keir Starmer’s plan to blame Nigel Farage for budget tax rises

With Reform UK threatening the end of two-party politics, both Labour and the Tories are fighting to stay relevant as conference season comes to an end

www.thetimes.com

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Oswyn @timeforheroes.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage

💥 takes money from foreign entities
💥 attacks Britain & it's workers from abroad
💥 has campaigned for 2 sex offenders in the US

Richard Tice

💥 Fake patriot that uses offshore trusts to avoid paying tax in the UK
💥 Takes money from Russian donors

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 1d

And claiming to be a British, Christian, patriot and moving to the mainly muslim UAE to avoid UK taxes isn't at all weird.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Greens growing. Reform ratttled.

PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.

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Tice "green party leader Zack Polanski is a weirdo. Changed his name, claimed hypnosis could increase women's breast size, thinks me should compete in women's sport, thinks women can have a penis. Other than that he's fine. Vote Green. Get weirdo."

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 1d

Well, guess what? Yesterday Putin batted his eyelashes at Trump (and Melania) and the first couple were grateful for the love and attention. People need to accept the reality that Trump will always crave Putin's affections and cares not a whit for Ukraine. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Putin Flutters His Eyelashes and Trump Swoons (Melania Too)

A Catechism To Understand The Reality Of Trump, Russia and Ukraine

open.substack.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about it in 2018, but it's an issue so fiercely defended by social silence that I found it impossible to get any traction. It's one of those occasions on which everyone thinks you've gone mad, as the alternative is to recognise that the system is mad.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Enough of Carillion culture. Make bosses pay for the carnage they cause | George Monbiot

Here’s how to tame corporate power, and prevent ruthless executives from enriching themselves by harming us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

If insurers believe the liability arises through malfeasance or deception by their clients, they would then either seek to recover the money or return the liability to the client. It would not be the get-out-of-jail free card it is today.

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