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Tanith @tanithsa.bsky.social · 3h

How very marvellous!!! 😉🎉🎉🎉🥳

wabi-sabi 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺 @empiricist49.bsky.social · 3h

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 6h

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.

SHOCK POLL:
NIGEL FARAGE WILL BE PM TOMORROW
IN an amazing poll conducted
by The Pointless Polling Company, it was revealed that voters' intentions
may well change over the next three and a half years and at present it's 100 percent impossible to guess what the next government might look like.
However, 99 percent of journalists
agree that it would be much more fun if we had an election tomorrow and everybody resigned and everything was chaos and Farage had a go at being PM, just for the hell of it, because it was so much fun when
Brexit happened and then the government kept falling every five minutes and we could write endless pieces about (cont. p94)

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 12h

You know what fascism looks like? Attorney General Letitia James getting criminally indicted on literal trumped-up charges by the criminal who she fought to hold accountable for the actual crimes he committed and is now using the full power of the US govt to seek vengeance.

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Nicki T @wildontheroad.bsky.social · 19h

'Only' 69 spoonies on the lagoon today... we may have reached our peak count?! Close to the Tern Hide this morning snd great views again... just get a load of this stunner 😍 #WildBrownsea @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 23h

There is no return policy on a mayor.

Should there be? @tyolsen.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli #bcpoli

Should You Be Able to Recall Your Mayor? | The Tyee

Some elected officials think voters should have a way to get rid of bad politicians.

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Colin Dunn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @indyposterboy.scot · 7h

These are the things that Labour stood for once upon a time. No surprise, really, that as Labour have shifted ever rightwards to try to capture the right-wing Reform vote, the English Greens are filling that egalitarian left-wing space.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14h

Zack Polanski, "The four wealthiest people in this country have more wealth than 20 million people"

"Inequality in our society is absolutely huge"

"We need to be taxing the super rich"

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 14h

"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 12h

US soybean farmers finding out the hard way that "America First" was a lie

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Indivisible Memphis @indivisiblememphis.bsky.social · 19h

DONATE TO NO KINGS 2

We are getting ready for No Kings 2. We take these events seriously.

We have an urgent need for workable walkie talkies for safety. We need 6 pairs but if anyone can purchase 1 from our list -we would really appreciate it. 🧡 www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

#IndivisibleMemphis

Check out my list on Amazon

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

Think the website says “Made in the USA”? Think again.

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Tanith @tanithsa.bsky.social · 5h

Tony Blair is slowly infiltrating Starmer government. Definitely NOT good news.

Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 5h

🚨 The rise of the Centrist Dads... 🔽 🙄 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer accused of pushing out some of last progressive allies in No 10 shake-up

Exclusive: PM is reorganising key parts of government to give chief secretary Darren Jones more Whitehall control

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h

One thing we've learned from the American judicial system: The first 34 felonies are on the house*.

*Terms and conditions may apply. See prosecutors for details if you're not white. Or rich.

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Tanith @tanithsa.bsky.social · 5h

Repeated polling shows that British people want to remain in the EHCR - so why aren’t Labour capitalising on that? apple.news/A-tyzDS3aTlO...

Do British people want to leave the ECHR? Here’s what the polls say — The Independent

Withdrawing the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights has become a defining issue for political parties

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 21h

What if the world’s most influential investors quietly believed they were fighting the Antichrist? The apocalyptic worldview shaping our future...and your freedom.👇

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 1d

Dear Labour activists ...
1. Saying we need a better tax system that finally gets the super-rich to pay their fair share is not "populism".
2. Not jumping onto the anti-foreigner bandwagon as Starmer has done is not "populism".
3. Criticising genocide is not "populism".

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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 1d

"We took the freedom of speech away." -DJT

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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 16h

The indictment of a sitting Attorney General for spurious charges is, even for the Trump administration, a shocking abuse of power. I stand with Attorney General James and the rule of law. These charges will be thrown out quickly if there’s any justice left in the United States.

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AquaMarie 🧜🏼‍♀️💙 @aquamarie23.bsky.social · 1d

#EpsteinFiles

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 17h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

The chap on the left once defended marriage between siblings in a live interview on GB News.

By all accounts it was too much even for GB News viewers.

Dave Bagpuss Forsey 🍺 @bagpuss.org · 1d

The photography in this article really feels like The Times are deliberately setting these people up for ridicule. (You can read it without visiting The Times here archive.ph/KZZC1)

An article from The Times: "Meet the young Tories dreaming of a bright blue future". Featuring bizarre portraits of Charles Amos, Rhys Benjamin and Daniel Campbell.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 16h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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SMR 🎧 Rejoin Radio @smrrejoinradio.bsky.social · 15h

Great to see Zack calling out tonight's ReFUKer on #BBCQT for what he is. It's all kicking off in Shrewsbury!

And millionaire fascist, Zia Yusuf is most definitely rattled.

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 21h

Wrote about why it *really* feels like Stephen Miller's nuclear-level on-air gaffe should be getting more attention.
badfaithtimes.com/the-stephen-...

The Stephen Miller Gaffe Every Judge Needs To Bookmark

Maybe Miller realizes the 2024 election did not mark the end of history.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 17h

Tim Kaine: “Letting a single individual take us to war based on a secret list that he won’t even reveal to the public or to Congress sets such a dangerous precedent.

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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 1d

"Workers took a stand in new ways, strengthening our relationships and faith in our ability to fight and win. And we made significant strides, including $2-an-hour raises, union orientation for new hires, and protections for our immigrant co-workers." labornotes.org/blogs/2025/1...

River Valley Co-op Workers Opened up Bargaining—and Won Big

River Valley Co-op is a consumer-owned cooperative grocery store with two locations in Western Massachusetts. We have been unionized with Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1459 for the last dec...

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