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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 10h

New: Imran Khan is spending 73rd birthday in a ‘terrorist’s cell in jail
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Imran Khan is spending 73rd birthday in a ‘terrorist’s cell in jail

Supporters of cricketer-turned politician claim he's losing weight and denied access to legal team

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 1d

New documentary 'Wolf Land' by Sarah Hoffman sounds fascinating @cascadepbsnewsroom.bsky.social
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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 3d

Federal agents intensify actions against Portland protesters - hours after judge halts Trump to send troops, reports
@opb.org
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Federal tactics on protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on prote...

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 3d

Love this story - well done Crystal Palace. Via BBC Sport
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...

The tech changing the game for visually impaired football fans

Meet Sophia, a Crystal Palace fan who feels much closer to the action thanks to a headset for fans who are blind or with visual impairment.

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 4d

'The daughter of scientists, an Oxford drop-out & one-time construction worker might be #Seattle's next mayor': Hannah Murphy Winter on Making of Katie Wilson @thestranger.com
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The Making of Katie Wilson

She’s coming for the mayor’s office.

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 4d

'Trump threatened to deploy troops to Portland. Residents have a plan to fight back': Great to see this in
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Trump threatened to deploy troops to Portland. Residents have a plan to fight back

The Oregon state capital has a reputation for its art and creativity - locals want to use those skills if troops are deployed there

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 6d

Trump administration gave Oregon governor 12-hour deadline to mobilise troops, reveals Dirk VanderHart @opb.org
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Trump administration gave Oregon governor 12-hour deadline to mobilize troops, memo shows

Records released Wednesday offer more context to the national guard deployment being planned in Portland.

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 9d

'Texas floods showed why many rural communities feel abandoned in a crisis' @grist.org @texastribune.org Laura Mallonee grist.org/extreme-weat...

Texas floods showed why many rural communities feel abandoned in a crisis

Almost a third of Americans live in unincorporated communities beyond city limits, where disaster aid can confuse and frustrate.

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 10d

Venezuela opposition politician Maria Machado 'coordinating with Trump administration' & has 'plan for first 100 hours after Maduro’s fall' reports @nytimes.com Julie Turkewitz www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/w...

Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 11d

'Netanyahu and Huckabee were seeking to bolster case for total Israeli control of Jerusalem, rather than divided city': Must-read Julian Borger on US & Israeli effort to erase Palestinians from history @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

‘Tunnel vision’: how Israel is using archaeology to win US support for goals

Scientists say Netanyahu government and its US backers are trying to construct a history shorn of all complexity

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 12d

We have too little reporting on situation in Russia so always good to read Farida Rustamova
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🔴 Fewer uncomfortable truths for Putin

Hello and welcome to your essential guide to Russian politics and economics—written by Farida Rustamova and Margarita Liutova.

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 12d

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians following protests at Redmond HQ
@theguardian.com
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Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians

Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 12d

'I'm a Brit in the US. I see the impact of Trump in my hometown - it's alarming': First Weston-Super-Mare dateline in almost four decades! @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/news/world/b...

I'm a Brit in the US. I see the impact of Trump in my hometown - it's alarming

Back in Britain, I see America's cut-throat politics on the rise

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 21d

@danaldridgemp.bsky.social Hi Mr Aldridge. Reporter with The I Paper trying to contact you please. Thanks.

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 21d

A year ago Farage told @theipaper.com he could invite Trump to his Clacton constituency - will it happen?
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Trump could visit Clacton, says Farage as he attends RNC to support his 'friend'

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says 'there is a plan to meet' Trump at Republican convention and the former president could visit Clacton at 'some point'

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 27d

Donald Trump says Charlie Kirk’s widow is ‘absolutely devastated' @telegraphnews.bsky.social
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Trump: Charlie Kirk’s widow is ‘absolutely devastated’

US president says conservative activist was ‘a great person, a great man, great in every way’

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 27d

America is tragically without parallel when it comes to deaths by guns - 47,000 in 2023 @pewresearch.org
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What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.

While the number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the second consecutive year in 2023, it remained among the highest annual totals on record.

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 28d

Epstein’s birthday book reveals the depravity his ‘friends’ laughed off, writes @robcrilly.bsky.social @telegraphnews.bsky.social
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Epstein’s birthday book reveals the depravity his ‘friends’ laughed off

Innuendo-laden messages, photos, and drawings in 238-page album raise awkward questions about who knew what, and when

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · 29d

'Understanding Putin's power': Sobering analysis via Anatoly Kurmanaev & @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/p...

Understanding Putin’s Power

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · Sep 9

inews.co.uk/news/world/a... ❤️ writing for @theipaper.com

America has lost patience with Trump - the booing proves it

The visit to New York came as the President continues to face a poor approval rating over his handling of everything from the economy, to immigration and trade

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · Sep 8

Supreme Court allows Trump to continue ‘roving’ ICE patrols in California, reports @cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2025/09/08/p...

Supreme Court allows Trump to continue ‘roving’ ICE patrols in California | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court on Monday backed President Donald Trump’s push to allow immigration enforcement officials to continue what critics describe as “roving patrols” in Southern California that lower cour...

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · Sep 7

Trump threatens 'Apocalypse Now'-style action against Chicago to boost deportations @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/09/06/n...

Trump threatens 'Apocalypse Now'-style action against Chicago to boost deportations

President Trump threatened the city with the deportation of undocumented immigrants, posting a reference to the film Apocalypse Now with the quote: "I love the smell of deportations in the morning."

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · Sep 7

'She listened to Grenfell’s bereaved & then acted. Rayner had pure class – our class': Kimia Zabihyan on politician whose authenticity was her power @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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She listened to Grenfell’s bereaved and then acted. Rayne...

Unlike her predecessors as housing minister, she confronted the issue of the tower and demolition has started

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · Sep 7

'Christian nationalism plays formative role in facilitating fascism in United States': Vivian McCall speaks to Dr Cornel West @thestranger.com
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09...

An Interview With Cornel West on Fascism, Faith, Feckless Democrats, and Hope in a Bleak Time

Saturday, Cornel West will be at Town Hall Seattle for “Faith in the Time of Monsters,” an event to discuss Christian nationalism, and the role that faith leaders can play in combatting it...

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Andrew Buncombe @andrewbuncombe.bsky.social · Sep 7

'The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters': Excellent stuff by Kate Yoder @grist.org
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The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters.

We’ll need to do more than ‘touch grass’ to revive them.

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