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Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · 20h

Could the current government have said that China is a threat?

Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · 2d

Jenrick is a horrible human being.

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 3d

Full article is available here via @conservativehome.bsky.social: conservativehome.com/2025/10/05/r...

Robert Buckland: Leaving the ECHR would be a grave mistake | Conservative Home

Withdrawal from the ECHR would upset the delicate political balance in Northern Ireland, compromise our extradition and security arrangements, and damage our moral authority abroad. Above all, it woul...

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Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · 3d

There is still hope ❤️

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · 3d

Should this be: 1,116,340 ?

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WHO @who.int · 15d

WHO statement on autism-related issues

The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy

Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI

WHO statement on autism-related issues

Follow @WHO for the latest updates

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Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · Sep 9

Excellent podcast. Disheartening yes, but very informative. The risk in Putin losing his power in Russia is much lower whilst he continues with the war, similar situation to Netanyahu in Israel.

Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · Aug 29

What a contradictory statement! Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

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Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · Aug 17

Spinner installed. “Prepare to qualify” (Pole Position).

Photo of arcade control panel in the background with hole drilled out to make way for an Ultimarc Spintrak spinner. In the foreground is the drill with hole saw drill bit with the cutout piece still in the drill bit.

Photo of Iconic Arcade control panel with spinner fitted.

Photo of start of game Pole Position with plane flying past the start line flying a banner with the words “Prepare to qualify”. Screen also contains an on-screen bezel for the game.

Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · Aug 16

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Gerri McGerriface @messmonstergigi.bsky.social · Aug 16

It really drives me nuts that all of a sudden some men are so worried about their womenfolk and abuse. Where have they been? Every 4/5 days a woman is killed in the UK, this is almost always by someone they’re in a relationship or have been in a relationship with. They need to look at their own

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Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · Aug 12

Retailer natural selection in my opinion (ex-Wilko employee)

Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · Aug 4

The biggest problem is surely the use of VPNs undermines the act allowing minors to continue to access adult content as opposed to the use of some VPNs may impact the user’s privacy (a lesser harm in my opinion).

Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · Aug 3

Testing if the Online Safety Act has reintroduced the Scunthorpe problem (29 years later).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuntho...

Scunthorpe problem - Wikipedia

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Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · Jul 23

What the ….! 😮

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Jul 20

I debated 20 far-far-far-right conservatives (racists? fascists?) on Jubilee's 'Surrounded.'

Here are some of the highlights of them unable to answer my basic questions or rebut the simplest of points. Not sure whether to laugh or cry.

Here's the full 'debate': www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-W...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jul 21

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

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Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · Jul 14

Bought this Iconic Arcade flat pack 2nd hand arcade cabinet off ebay. Running Batocera on a Raspberry Pi 4. Very configurable. Love it 🕹️

Photo of a 2nd hand arcade cabinet. Model is Iconic Arcade. Stood next to an Arcade1Up Asteroids cabinet that has been modded with a Pandoras Box.

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Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · Jun 29

Russia is a terrorist state.

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Tony Smith @anthonyrobertsmith.bsky.social · Jun 26

Everyone should have the right to end a relationship peacefully and move on with their life BUT you cannot predict the reaction from some men being violent and destructive.

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