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📎 Otto Von Danger @ottovondanger.bsky.social · 10h

Morning Folks,
Well the Nazis are murdering Americans in cold blood now. Still think this will end with drum circle and big hug? I'm just waiting for them to come murder me at this point. I have zero faith in Americans.

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 12h

It might be quite right so say that many people with "low-level mental health problems" would like to work, and would beneft from help to do so.

Telling them that they're going to get no sickness benefits while the help (might) get going is not exactly part of that help.

#wato

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chrystal-symons.bsky.social @chrystal-symons.bsky.social · 9h

Tell Japan: shut down the ivory market, save elephant lives. action.eko.org/a/japan-ivor...

Tell Japan: Shut down the ivory market.

Every year, tens of thousands of elephants are butchered for their tusks despite a global ivory ban -- and Japan’s massive domestic market remains one of the main drivers.But we have a once-in-a-gener

action.eko.org

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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 10h

Nope, got to disagree here. There absolutely is a fairer way, Bristol Council clearly just don't want to hear it.

Whichever way you look at it, relentlessly chasing people for money they don't have isn't a sensible choice.

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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📎 Otto Von Danger @ottovondanger.bsky.social · 10h

Oh look the Nazis are making fun of illegally abducting American citizens...they are laugh at you because they know you are cowards that they can send to Death Camps without a fight.

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chrystal-symons.bsky.social @chrystal-symons.bsky.social · 10h

Q&A With the Bear
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/q-and-a-wi...

Q&A With the Bear

All Your Burning Questions Answered

www.bearlypolitics.co.uk

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 10h

Badenoch enjoys her first, and probably her last .....
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Badenoch enjoys her first, and probably last, Tory conference leader’s speech

The audience cheered and clapped to convince themselves the whole thing hadn’t been a waste of time

www.theguardian.com

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chrystal-symons.bsky.social @chrystal-symons.bsky.social · 10h

The Madness of King Donald
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-madnes...

The Madness of King Donald

After the recent bewildering slew of Trump administration outrages, Alexandra Hall Hall questions conservative commentator and fierce Trump critic Bill Kristol

www.bylinesupplement.com

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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 10h

Ways to Get Rich in the UK (2025 Edition)

1⃣ Be born into a rich family
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Inequality is obscene and becoming more and more entrenched. We need a #WealthTax.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/almo...

Almost impossible for Brits to work their way to being rich, says report | LBC

The average worker would need to toil away and bring in more than a lifetime's worth of earnings in order to become wealthy, according to analysis by a think tank.

www.lbc.co.uk

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chrystal-symons.bsky.social @chrystal-symons.bsky.social · 10h

Hot Type: 'What the Hell Are We Doing Here?'
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/hot-type-w...

Hot Type: 'What the Hell Are We Doing Here?'

Heidi Siegmund Cuda reports on the escalating war against journalism and truth under the Trump administration

www.bylinesupplement.com

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 10h

"Having foisted it on the rest of the country, even Conservatives now say Brexit has failed.
All you can say is… thanks!!!!"
www.bestforbritain.org/conservative...

Conservative voters say Brexit has failed and damaged UK economy

The Conservative Party’s flagship policy - Brexit - has been a failure according to people intending to vote for them at the next election.

www.bestforbritain.org

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 10h

The current President of the United States is militarizing our streets, creating a police state, and demanding the imprisonment of state & local elected officials he doesn’t like. Tell me again he isn’t a fascist. Go ahead.👇

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 10h

The man who used is family's money - and claimed "bone spurs" - to get out of military service all together is calling for an investigation of someone else's actual military service.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/p...

Trump calls for investigation into Blumenthal over allegations he lied about military service | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump called for Sen. Richard Blumenthal to be investigated in a Truth Social post late Tuesday night, hours after the Democratic senator sparred with Attorney General Pam Bondi durin...

www.cnn.com

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chrystal-symons.bsky.social @chrystal-symons.bsky.social · 10h

The Tories Are Not Okay - And We Urgently Need Them to Be
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/the-tories...

The Tories Are Not Okay - And We Urgently Need Them to Be

The Conservatives' Spectacular Collapse Into Grievance and Grandstanding Isn't Just Their Problem - It's Ours Too, Whether We Vote For Them Or Not

www.bearlypolitics.co.uk

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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 15h

Is this the answer to HMRC's billionaire blindspot 👀🤑? 🧵 1/5

A new report in the FT shows that HMRC clever 'big data' tech tools enabled HMRC to recoup £4.6billion in unpaid taxes last year.

That's more than the entire budget for NHS dentistry!

ft.com/content/4733...

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chrystal-symons.bsky.social @chrystal-symons.bsky.social · 12h

EU Commission President von der Leyen caved in to pressure from US President Trump. Tell Europe’s leaders to reject the trade deal and protect climate and citizens today. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-10...

Say NO to Trump’s trade deal

EU Commission President von der Leyen caved in to pressure from US President Trump. Tell Europe’s leaders to reject the trade deal and protect climate and citizens today.

action.wemove.eu

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 12h

Spain was more immune to the far right due to our recent history with Franco; however, that is now changing. The youth are being drawn to Vox

Even though migration barely registers an issue for younger voters, failed policies on housing, wages, employment are driving young voters to far right party

In Spain, what once seemed impossible is now widespread: the young are turning to the far right | María Ramírez

Migration is barely mentioned – instead, failed policies on housing, wages and employment are driving young voters into the arms of Vox, says María Ramírez, deputy managing editor of elDiario.es

www.theguardian.com

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 12h

Most Reform UK voters back investment in renewable energy:

"Research by YouGov showed some politicians had ‘grossly misjudged voters’ views amid criticism of net zero efforts"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Poll suggests most Reform UK voters back investment in renewable energy

Research by YouGov showed some politicians had ‘grossly misjudged voters’ views amid criticism of net zero efforts, according to investment body.

www.independent.co.uk

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chrystal-symons.bsky.social @chrystal-symons.bsky.social · 12h

The ECHR was Britain’s response to WW2 fascist regimes. With authoritarianism on the rise again, we’d be mad to give up the protections it provides. Tell your MP we won’t let that happen! actionstorm.org/petitions/pr...

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 1d

AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21h

This dude is always unwell, in many ways.

www.newsweek.com/jordan-peter...

Jordan Peterson's daughter issues tearful health update

Mikhaila Peterson said her father spent nearly a month in ICU suffering from pneumonia, calling it, "Heartbreaking and brutal."

www.newsweek.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

Pam Bondi is so transparent, you can see right through her

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 13h

Ben Zaranko has compared the UK economy to being just like a hedgehog: wild, spiky – and fragile.

What levers can the government pull this autumn to boost our productivity prospects?

Read his full piece now to find out: https://bit.ly/3VVaPpC

In Britain’s ‘hedgehog economy’, growth is wild, spiky – ...

The spines on the OBR’s charts are a signal to the chancellor to pull all the levers to improve our growth prospects

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chrystal-symons.bsky.social @chrystal-symons.bsky.social · 13h

The False Dichotomy of Brains Vs Hands
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/the-false-...

The False Dichotomy of Brains Vs Hands

Kemi Badenoch wants to divide thinkers from makers - but the country needs both, not fewer of either.

www.bearlypolitics.co.uk