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Nik Butler -- next stop Dragonmeet - London Nov @awittyremark.bsky.social · 4d

I just added to Zacks headache. I Joined.
If you are in the UK and want to hear about Hope give them a membership too join.greenparty.org.uk

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Steve Hunt 🔶🇪🇺 @deepfriedsteve.bsky.social · 4d

Superb piece by @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social in this month's @bylinetimes.bsky.social mag: "Britain's Media Has Let Nigel Farage Reshape Political Journalism - Why?" This article alone was worth my annual sub to one of the very few news outlets still doing proper journalism

Snippet of Byline Times, November 2025, pointing out how the British mainstream media has created a "perfect circle of self-perpetuating hype" around Nigel Farage, i.e. how his prominence in MSM feeds his popularity which in turn justifies further coverage, and so on. Author proposes that this is a predictable consequence of an industry that has restructured itself around virality.

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Steve Hubbard @stevehubbard.bsky.social · 4d

Excellent interview with Cory Doctorow about ‘Enshittification’ #corydoctorow #adamconover
youtu.be/P1EKQidRooc?...

The Ensh*ttification of Everything with Cory Doctorow

YouTube video by Adam Conover

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 4d

Nothing on the BBC Radio news this morning. Nothing I could find on their website. This is an MP from the party whose lead in the opinion polls normally ensures them wall-to-wall coverage. She spouts racist nonsense for which even she feels obliged to apologise. What on earth are they playing at?

Reform’s Sarah Pochin forced to apologise after claiming adverts 'full of black people' drive her 'mad’ | LBC

The Runcorn and Helsby MP was responding to a viewer live on air who complained about the demographics of advertising.

www.lbc.co.uk

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 5d

Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 6d

don’t feed the trolls’ fails to understand how many see these vile attacks circulated and think this is what others now believe. For as long as am Walthamstows MP will always call out those trying to incite hatred- and dance in our streets with my neighbours to show these people they won’t win here…

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 6d

It's almost as if 2024's massive rejection of mealy-mouthed, downward-spiral, centre-right, blame-the-poor, end-game-capitalism, austerity-obsessed politics was a signal to Labour that the country was desperate for something else.

Britain Elects @britainelects.com · 6d

Caerphilly, Senedd constituency by-election result:

PC: 47.4% (+19.0)
REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
GRN: 1.5% (+1.5)
LDEM: 1.5% (-1.2)
GWL: 0.3% (+0.3)
UKIP: 0.2% (+0.2)

Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.

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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 6d

Fake Archaeology is a cult with charismatic leaders & an isolating narrative

They repeat "do your own research," thinking YouTube videos by their lying leaders is research

They attack non-believers who show real evidence against the lies, creating a closed-minded belief system

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 7d

Whow!!

Could you help that number climb even higher?

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 7d

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

📈 Since the election of our new leadership team, our membership has doubled, now sitting at more than 140,000.

And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk

MEMBERSHIP DOUBLED
With photo featuring Zack Polanski, Anthony Slaughter, Mothin Ali, Tessa Marshall and lots of Green Party activists!
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Morten Morland @mortenmorland.bsky.social · 11d

Sunday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 11d

1/ #horror fans who haven't seen this one, give it a whirl, and get involved in it. If you pay attention, it's an excellent movie. If you are tapping your fingers between scares, you're too attention-shredded to appreciate it. This takes a concept by Arthur Machen from way back, and give it power..

CUCKOO - Official Trailer

YouTube video by NEON

www.youtube.com

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Steve Hubbard @stevehubbard.bsky.social · 12d

My year’s reading project continues with a re-read of Christopher Fowler’s ‘Bryant & May - Hall of Mirrors’ and I loved it, arguably more than on the first read. Five books left to go in two and a half months. My time is heavily committed at the moment, but is should make it. #bryantandmay

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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 12d

"The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil.

When truth leaves us — when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands — we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest..."

#Andor #NoKings

Andor Season 2 | Mon Mothma’s Senate Speech | Now Streaming on Disney+

YouTube video by Star Wars

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Controlledvent @controlledvent.bsky.social · 17d

Brilliant commentary

Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 17d

Show this to a flagshagger. They’ll hate it.

Reform isn’t a party. It’s a pyramid scheme. Farage and his billionaire donors aren’t patriots. They’re con men up to their BALLS in foreign money.

This explains how they do it.

Stop believing the bullshit.

youtu.be/e4CrfRpjvCY?...

The Farage Con Explained: Send This To A Flagsh*gger. They’ll Hate It

YouTube video by Supertanskiii

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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 18d

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

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Andrew Orton @andreworton.bsky.social · 17d

The death of multi-camera TV: a thread. I know most of you will know the technical parts of this (and may have read it in the other place) but bear with me. 1/ 🧵

A shot from the studio rehearsal of Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan episode 'Volcano', showing several actors ont he TARDIS set, with various video cameras around the scene.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 22d

The photographer Nancy Floyd began taking a self-portrait each morning in 1982 and sustained the practice on and off for nearly four decades.

The Photographer Who Set Out to Watch Herself Age

Nancy Floyd began taking a self-portrait each morning in 1982 and sustained the practice on and off for nearly four decades.

www.newyorker.com

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 23d

I agree with every word Zelda Williams says. And this at the end from OpenAI makes me want to go full Ned Ludd. Creators can’t have a blanket opt-out on copyright infringement of their work and have to fill out a form appealing to OpenAI’s mercy every time? Fuck off into the sun

OpenAI told the Guardian that content owners can flag copyright infringement using a “copyright disputes form” but that individual artists or studios cannot have a blanket opt-out. Varun Shetty, OpenAI’s head of media partnerships, said: “We’ll work with rights holders to block characters from Sora at their request and respond to takedown requests.”

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 25d

Wish I could say I was shocked, but here's the Labour government constraining the right to peaceful protest again...

'You can protest but only according to our rules. The rules are: you're not allowed to use any of the tactics that make protest effective.'

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 25d

NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.

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Steve Hubbard @stevehubbard.bsky.social · 25d

Just finished Christopher Fowler’s ‘Bryant & May: Wild Chamber’. From my first reading of the novels I remember this as my favourite in the series - something confirmed on my second reading. Wonderfully written, once again very sad that Chris is no longer with us. Next up ‘Hall of Mirrors’

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Joe Louis Monte @jolomoco.bsky.social · 26d

Just so refreshing to see all Zack Polanski is doing

People see through the bullshit

He doesn't spin things to just attack others for his own party's gain & manipulate people to avoid accountability, as Labour have so disingenuously, pathetically done here

Wonderful speech ❤️

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26d

Rattled, much?

A speech about unity, community and cohesion.

About the 99% Vs the 1%.

I'm not surprised the Labour Party didn't quite get that....

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Labour party response to Zacks speech. Guardian.com/livefeed

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Steve Hubbard @stevehubbard.bsky.social · 27d

Excellent article on the ongoing danger of Covid (which I write as I’m isolating at home, with Covid)

Binita Kane @binitakane.bsky.social · 27d

Brilliant article by a teacher highlighting the current dire situation for teachers and kids every winter when it comes to infection risk and spread. We continue to fight for our kids to have the right to breathe clean air.

stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/d...

Dear Bridget Phillipson, Please Can We Talk About Health?

Dear Bridget Phillipson, Please can we talk about health? It’s autumn 2025. We’re one month into the school year, in England. Two of my children are ill, again.With Covid, again.It&#821…

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · Sep 28

Gotta say, as the military occupies Portland, the guys in charge of the government do not seem like the type to allow themselves to be deposed—and then prosecuted and imprisoned—via a democratic vote. They do, however, seem like the kind that’ll kill thousands or even millions to retain power.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Sep 21

The Green Party now has 78,000 members.

Thats 10,000+ new members this month alone who want to draw the line.

I know there are so many more people who want to take a stand.

Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

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Steve Hubbard @stevehubbard.bsky.social · Sep 20

So, I was one of the couple of thousand who joined the Green Party yesterday.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Sep 16

How do we fix this mess?

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