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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 1h

There will be NO requirement to have the digital ID on you at any point.

The ONLY mandatory element to it is use it within a Right to Work check.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 1h

There is an easy explanation about why the popularity of digital ID fell following the police announcement: disinformation.

So much disinformation was immediately shared, even by many usually sensible people.

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Mayfair Cynic @mayfaircynic.bsky.social · 2h

Marco Rubio supported Maria Corina Machado's nomination.

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El MoJo (Car Free Routes) @carfreeroutes.bsky.social · 2h

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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 2h

“Dear Leader. Er, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to … María Corina Machado.”

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 15h

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

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Mark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 2h

We go live now to Donald Trump in the Oval Office to give a statement on the Nobel Peace Prize being given to a Venezuelan woman

a person is laying on the floor in front of a display of zap

ALT: a person is laying on the floor in front of a display of zap

media.tenor.com

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 2h

Breaking: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for her work promoting democracy and fighting dictatorship on.wsj.com/3J3HEOc

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 2h

Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries, saving hundreds of billions of dollars, report @iea.org

- including UK, Germany and Chile etc

Story by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewabl...

IEA: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries - Carbon Brief

More than 100 countries have cut their dependence on fossil-fuel imports and saved hundreds of billions of dollars by continuing to invest in renewables

www.carbonbrief.org

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Charlotte Augst @charlotteaugst.bsky.social · 2h

I find things so grim right now, but can honestly say that signing up to Marie's little missives brightened up my inbox no end. I just love it when people don't take their considerable talents too seriously.

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 3h

in this week's newsletter! a very serious piece asking: how would I fare as French Prime Minister, if Emmanuel Macron decided to appoint me? youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/french-pm-...

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2 Wheeled Wolf @2-wheeled-wolf.bsky.social · 2h

Got a feeling the door needs better hardware as clearly people can't understand how the door lock works. 😂😂😂😂😂

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 3h

Is there such a thing as induced demand for Turning the Lock?

Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 23h

salt-n-pepa: *nod approvingly*

Several signs on a door instructing to "Push to lock" without turning the lock.

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Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · 2h

www.leics.pcc.police.uk/News-and-Eve...

East Midlands unites to stop violence against women and girls

www.leics.pcc.police.uk

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 16h

Wanna guess when this article was published in Scientific American?

(No cheating)

The Heat Pump
Invented a century ago and widely applied in recent years, the device that utilizes the temperature of the ground or the air to heat and cool houses is still evolving
by John F. Sandfort

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Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · 3h

1923

Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · 3h

a man in a suit is dancing on a stage in the dark .

ALT: a man in a suit is dancing on a stage in the dark .

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 4h

The group leader of the Independent Oxford Alliance, Oxford’s anti-LTN party, has been found to have “harassed and bullied” a female councillor. Full report: oxfordclarion.uk/ioa-group-le...

IOA group leader “harassed and bullied” female councillor

The group leader of the Independent Oxford Alliance, David Henwood, has been found to have harassed and bullied a Labour councillor and brought Oxford City Council into disrepute. Trish Elphinstone, ...

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Barney Ronay @barneyronay.bsky.social · 4h

Insert own Bazball joke

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4h

Column: How can I help a teammate who comes across as rude, loud and abrasive to people who don’t know him as well?

Column | Work Advice: Managing a quirky colleague’s interactions with outsiders

How can I help a teammate who comes across as rude, loud and abrasive to people who don’t know him as well?

www.washingtonpost.com

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 4h

🇺🇦 Syrskyi: During September, the total losses of the Russian occupiers amounted to 28.5 thousand people.

Thanks to the successful actions of AFU, we manage to stop and throw back the enemy, who planned to seize the territory of the entire Donetsk region in early autumn.

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Grant Bulloch @bulloch.photography · 4h

Hazy mist and a beautiful river scene around Lake Bohinj. And yes the water is that colour.

#slovenia #photography #landscapephotography #photographers

A slow moving river winding through tree lined riverbanks, the water is green because of the limestone bedrock in the area.

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 4h

Rightwing extremists attacked all that public & institutional taking-the-knee five years ago as an onslaught against white-people culture.

Turns out it was just a passing fad, and white-people culture is going strong...

Whoda thunk it, eh?

Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 4h

One of the things about this study is that a lot of baby and toddler books are written in house, by editors. So the study reveals the whiteness of editorial in kidlit even if not explicitly. But, big picture, this trend is unacceptable. I remember so many promises www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘Catastrophic decline’ in Black representation in children’s books

A report by charity Inclusive Books for Children found that of the 2,721 books surveyed, only 51 featured a Black main character, down by 21.5% since 2023

www.theguardian.com

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Magnus Lehnsherr @i-magnus.bsky.social · 7h

News:
Consume too much, you go insane.
Consume none, democracy collapses.

Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 22d

WELCOME TO NEWS

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 3h

Zack absolutely coming for them

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 2d

We have built a society in which people of different skin tones, religious backgrounds & cultures get along, share power, work alongside each other, procreate with each other, recognise the each other’s humanity and democratic rights. It is a STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT OF WORLD HISTORIC PROPORTIONS.

Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 2d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Angus Hervey @angushervey.com · 4h

No fuss, just fast: Mozambique doubles electricity access in just 6 years.

In 2018, 31% of Mozambique’s population had access to electricity: by the end of 2024, that number had jumped to 60%, and the country’s now on track for 2030 universal access.

https://f.mtr.cool/yfuvrkjmfb

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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 5h

Glad to see this! Justice Secretary has said the government will not reintroduce tribunal fees, contrary to recent reports, noting that ‘Everyone, no matter their income, should be able to get access to justice to challenge unfair behaviour at work’ www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/lammy-r...

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