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Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · Nov 13

Hello Bluesky people.
My first post, and I can think of no better message to everyone than this one, from Bertrand Russell in 1959. Enjoy.

Bertrand Russell - Message To Future Generations (1959)

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Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 14h

Jam tomorrow?

Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 14h

Jam tomorrow.
Again.

It's disappointing how many people are taking Trump and his regime of fellow fools and liars seriously.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 14h

Rubio slips Trump note that peace deal ‘very close’ as Trump says he may visit Gaza

www.independent.co.uk

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Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 14h

Hearing different things again, Lewis?
Suggest you go see someone about that.

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 6d

The near consensus view was that Keir Starmer's conference speech was his best yet. I heard something different. I think it was born of a profound weakness- and in its own way set up his own future failure.

My latest

goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/keir-starm... open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

Keir Starmer: the new Joe Biden?

The consensus view was that Keir Starmer's speech was his best yet. I think it was born of deep frailty.

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Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 16h

The opening scene really got me.

Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 1d

The AI bubble will burst — it's only a matter of time.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee * Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies. Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the Federal Reserve lost credibility in the eyes of global investors. It comes as Donald Trump’s continues to attack the US central bank and threaten its independence. Continue reading...

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Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 1d

It will. Tick-tock…

Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 1d

Couldn't care less, and this is boring crap.

a man with a beard wearing a plaid shirt is sitting in front of a window

ALT: a man with a beard wearing a plaid shirt is sitting in front of a window

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 2d

In a new interview on the Humanists UK website, author @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social discusses 'redpilled' young men, 'god pills' and born-again 'pickup artists', Andrew Tate, Donald Trump, and the heady world of online misogyny known as the manosphere.

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Darren Jones MP @darrenpjones.bsky.social · 1d

We are building the next generation of new towns to make the dream of home ownership a reality again.

This is not just about building new homes — but brand new communities with proper services.

What does that mean? Let me explain 👇🏻

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Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. A Tory with a spine. A rare thing.

Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 1d

It's 2028 — Reform and the Tories have merged, forming Recon UK.

Their manifesto includes:
• Leaving the ECHR
• Abolishing the NHS
• Scrapping Net Zero
• Banning trial by jury
• Journalism licences
• Deporting 1M illegal migrants
• Reinstating the death penalty
• Steralising people on benefits

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Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 1d

I love these straight talking ‘no shit’ answers.
Perhaps it's his generation, or just his age.

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 1d

Reform's brilliant DOGE team at Kent council found zero savings and now want to raise council tax. It's almost as if they were lying and haven't got a clue what they're doing.

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Sky News @news.sky.com · 1d

Kemi Badenoch repeatedly refuses to say whether she admires Nigel Farage

Kemi Badenoch has repeatedly refused to say whether she admires Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

news.sky.com

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

“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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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 1d

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Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 1d

Ok. Anyway, these mini-cab service apps in general, and drivers generally aren't treated fairly either.

Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 2d

So what?
It's just words.
You're still an anonymous account.
For an aspiring novelist, you don't have much original content — much of your feed is just reposts.
You're also missing a hyphen after Ex. You should know that.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 2d

'Is he suggesting that the colour of your skin makes you less British than someone else?'
'I think he has a lot of explaining to do.'

Bridget Phillipson reacts to a leaked recording of Robert Jenrick complaining about not seeing 'another white face' in a Birmingham neighbourhood.