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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 3h

Farage will destroy our schools, universities and NHS if in power www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nigel Farage says UK teachers are ‘poisoning our kids’ and predicts strikes as PM

Exclusive: Reform UK leader, speaking at event for private US college, also claimed the ‘Marxist left’ controls education

www.theguardian.com

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Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 5h

Since Meloni’s government introduced regulations allowing them to detain NGO vessels in port, this power has been used 33 times. On 11 occasions the NGO concerned has taken the case to court winning in all but one.

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 9h

My god. Reform. Bunch of absolute jokers.

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 10h

Reform UK’s Councillor Rowland O’Connor, St. Columb Major, has resigned from the party.

A conspiracy theorist who claimed 17m people have died from the COVID vaccine, among many other claims.

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 9h

True.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 23h

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 9h

Stop. Just stop the podcasts. Please.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 10h

So much for efficiency - Reform UK lied to you when they stood in the local elections.

It’s harder than they told you it was.

'We don't have the time' - Busy Reform UK council to appoint political assistant

'We don't have the time' - Busy Reform UK council to appoint political assistant

Councillors question whether it was value for money

www.stokesentinel.co.uk

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Fabio Simonetti @efghilmno.bsky.social · 10h

The day has come!

*Encounters in Wartime Italy: A Social History of Invasion, Liberation and Occupation*, published by Oxford University Press, is finally out in ebook!

One month to go until the print edition.

View contents, abstracts and the full ebook here:
👉 academic.oup.com/book/61479

Encounters in Wartime Italy: A Social History of Invasion, Liberation, and Occupation

Abstract. Traditionally, war has been studied by focusing on extraordinary events, individuals, and deeds. However, wartime encompasses far more than the e

academic.oup.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 10h

Reform UK’s Councillor Rowland O’Connor, St. Columb Major, has resigned from the party.

A conspiracy theorist who claimed 17m people have died from the COVID vaccine, among many other claims.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 19h

Pam Bondi: we arrested the girlfriend's nephew's wife's dog trainer's husband's sister's friend's boss's husband's brother of the founder of antifa

Every journalist: yup sounds normal, no need for followup questions

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 22h

Mosque construction has basically been banned for years in Italy, using technicalities (because the constitution guarantees freedom of religion).

Politico @politico.com · 23h

Italy wants to ban Islamic face coverings and regulate mosque funding.

The ban would prohibit wearing face-covering garments in all public spaces. Those who violate the ban would face a fine of up to €3,000.

Italy wants to ban Islamic face coverings, mosque funding

Those who violate the proposed burqa ban could face a fine of up to €3,000.

www.politico.eu

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Politico @politico.com · 23h

Italy wants to ban Islamic face coverings and regulate mosque funding.

The ban would prohibit wearing face-covering garments in all public spaces. Those who violate the ban would face a fine of up to €3,000.

Italy wants to ban Islamic face coverings, mosque funding

Those who violate the proposed burqa ban could face a fine of up to €3,000.

www.politico.eu

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 23h

is this press pool so neutered that no one is going to ask any of these people a normal question

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 23h

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Reform UK in the dock ⚖

9th October Andy Osborn.
14th October Neil Stevens, Tony Stevens, and Rob Sheridan.
15th October Sarah White.
21st November Nathan Gill.
16th December Mandy Clare.
22nd May 2026 Daniel Taylor.

Under investigation:
Joseph Boam.
Lee Duffy.
George Cottrell.

#ReformInTheDock

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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 1d

It’s quite a feat for Isabel Oakeshott to be the only white person in a London tube carriage given she lives in Dubai

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has moved much faster than Mussolini did.

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d

Proper Tory.

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 2d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d

One day, The Rest is History will stop.

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d

That degree at Stanford that Badenoch got onto was a real ripoff.

John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d

Badenoch, insanely, wants to cut language degrees... which according to her have no value. And are already in trouble.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

The President of the United States is calling for the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois to be jailed.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago PD: arrest these motherfuckers threatening civilians. Put them in jail. Let the courts sort it out

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d

Apart from anything else the idea that studying languages is a bad thing is incredibl.

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d

Hopeless Peston failing to challenge Badenoch about her inaccurate claims.

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d

Entirely normal that the Tory leader of the opposition should have private conversations with the head of the BBC about supposedly’inaccurate’ reporting from Gaza.

Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.

Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 2d

Jenrick leak suspiciously timed to coincide with his big speech. Otherwise nobody would have noticed it.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Texas national guard troops arrive in Chicago amid Trump’s crackdown

Military presence comes after judge declined to block troops from entering, following lawsuit filed by city and state * US politics live – latest updates Texas national guard troops have arrived in the Chicago area, marking an escalation of Donald Trump’s crackdown on the city. Chicago has already seen a ramping up of immigration enforcement in the past few weeks, as well as increasingly violent altercations in the suburb of Broadview, where law enforcement has been filmed deploying tear gas and pepper gas against protestors. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 2d

Among the worse interviews I've seen a politician give. There is no way Badenoch can (or should) survive until May.

- Do you admire Nigel Farage?
- On what basis?
- Do you admire him?
- I don't understand your question.
- What do you think of him?
- Why don't you ask me about Ed Davey?" 😱 ~AA

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 2d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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