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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23h

The same people who insisted devout Catholic Joe Biden was leading a “war on Christianity” are now cheering Trump on as his armed goons assault clergymen.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 1d

A reminder of how Mrs Thatcher's Conservative party in 1983, an era featuring much more widespread racial prejudice in the public, approached the issue of race and national identity:

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Joe Dunckley @joedunckley.bsky.social · 1d

I know the racism is the main story, but I feel like it might also be worth also looking at the fact that the man who for several years not so long ago was Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government now thinks that a lot of our communities and neighbourhoods are "slums",

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 1d

Does the news reflect what we die from?

The image presents a comparison of the leading causes of death in the United States for 2023 and the media coverage these causes receive from three news outlets: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Fox News.

In the footer, it notes the data sources, indicating that the information is based on media mentions from Media Cloud (2025) and death data from the US CDC (2025) and the Global Terrorism Index, with a clarification that values are normalized to sum to 100%.

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 3d

Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 4d

An admirably clear statement from Board of Deputies of British Jews and Jewish Leadership Council

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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 3d

A text from my mum. The general population appear to be losing their minds

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Europe Street News @europestreet.bsky.social · 4d

Number of European students in UK has fallen by more than 37% since Brexit as access to universities has become more difficult. ‘The UK was the number one destination for French students until 2020" but the dream has vanished. london.frenchmorning.com/comment-le-b... @london.frenchmorning.com

Comment le Brexit a impacté la mobilité étudiante au Royaume-Uni

Etudier outre-manche ressemble de plus en plus à une mission impossible. Depuis l’officialisation du Brexit en février 2020, le nombre d’étudiants européens au Royaume-Uni a chuté de plus de 37 %.

london.frenchmorning.com

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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 4d

Exclusive: Nigel Farage has not updated his register since May, despite continuing to present his GB News show, record Cameo videos and being a verified X user

Qus are now being asked about the non-registration of his shareholding in GB parent co All Perspectives

observer.co.uk/news/politic...

‘Nine-jobs Nigel’ Farage denies not declaring extra earni...

Roles outside Parliament make Reform leader the highest-earning MP, but register of interests has not been updated since end of May

observer.co.uk

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 5d

Reform UK’s Nigel Farage with the Russian Ambassador (that he denied meeting), and with Oleg Voloshyn's wife Nadia Borodi, Voloshyn bribed Nathan Gill.

Farage is still silent.

It’s deafening.

#ReformRussianBribes

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 6d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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Little Hiccups @littlehiccups1.bsky.social · 5d

🎉 What a Month at Little Hiccups! 🎉

September was packed with fun, support, and connection 💙

Thank you to everyone who joined us – we’re so proud of this community 💫

#LittleHiccups #FamilySupport #InclusionMatters #CommunityImpact #SENDSupport

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 6d

Manchester Council of Mosques have issued this statement in sadness, shock and solidarity with the Jewish community about this attack at the synagogue in Manchester

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karenbingham.bsky.social @karenbingham.bsky.social · 6d

I love a political podcast, but Quiet Riot is bloody top notch. The world would be a better and more peaceful place if the licence fee went to Alex, Naomi and Kenny.

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 7d

🌹Keir as Crystal: Time to Call Things by Their Names 🐸

Labour Conference
Starmer Speech
Farage Tantrum
BBC Bias
Reform Russian Bribes
Moldova Election
Ukraine Pushback
Wokey Dokey
All this AND @annettedittert.bsky.social!

🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/3out...

🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

Keir as Crystal - Time to Call Things by Their Names

Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 02/10/2025 · 1h 11m

podcasts.apple.com

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Richard Humphries @richardhumphries.bsky.social · 6d

”…..we do this work at a time when trust feels fragile and anger is often directed downwards — with disenfranchised communities pitted against one another and with people being encouraged to blame those who already have the least power.” Wise & timely words

Leading in troubled times - ADASS

The President of ADASS, Jess McGregor, and Vice President, Phil Holmes, have today published a short statement about the challenges we all face and the standards we must maintain when leading adult so...

www.adass.org.uk

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 7d

For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.

When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.

Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.

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The Data City @thedatacity.bsky.social · 13d

Join us on 14 Oct, 10am for our webinar on 'Open Sourcing the Industrial Strategy'.

See how we’ve built on Gov definitions to map the IS-8 using real-time data - plus a live demo of the data + Q&A with the team behind it.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1688585949...

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The Data City @thedatacity.bsky.social · 9d

We’ve got the UK’s IS-8 growth sectors. But SIC codes can’t see them.

From AI to Clean Energy, Heat Pumps to Carbon Capture - the data’s broken.

In our new report, we show how to fix it.

thedatacity.com/reports/open...

A summary of the impact of a shared evidence base. Comparing number of companies for Gov's definition of the sector and our new refined approach.

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Women's Health Matters @whmleeds.bsky.social · 9d

Breathe Free is a is a 20-week course for women aged 16 and above who’ve experienced domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and complex trauma. The course is co-delivered with a recent Breathe Free course graduate, a woman with lived experience of DVA.✨

#DVAawareness #LeedsCommunity

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 9d

UK government to reintroduce maintenance grants (rather than loans) for students from the lowest income families
www.gov.uk/government/n...

Targeted maintenance grants for students to be reintroduced

Disadvantaged students studying priority courses will benefit from extra financial support to access and excel in higher education.

www.gov.uk

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Richard Haviland @rfhaviland.bsky.social · 13d

Worth remembering this when you hear Reform talking about swans, autism and ‘science never being settled’.

David Hartwell @davidhartwell.bsky.social · 13d

Hannah Arendt should be compulsory reading for everyone right now.

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Origin Story @originstorypodcast.bsky.social · 15d

🚨We have a brand new YouTube channel!🚨

We will be posting new episodes from our new season on socialism starting from next week, so please subscribe to our channel!

The ICE episode with
@dorianlynskey.bsky.social and
@iandunt.bsky.social is available to watch now - youtu.be/doFECFeqvEc

ICE – How Trump built an American Gestapo | Origin Story

YouTube video by Origin Story

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Dance Action Zone Leeds (DAZL) @dazldance.bsky.social · 23d

DAZL Holbeck!
Starting tonight! FIRST CLASS FREE!
⏰Tuesdays 5-6pm
📍The Loft Holbeck, Crosby Street, Holbeck, LS11 9RQ
For more information please contact us on
Call/text- 07519018675
Email- [email protected]
We pride ourselves in providing something for everyone at all levels.

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Leeds Community Homes @leedscommhomes.bsky.social · 23d

Just one week until The Northern Way Community-led Housing Summit! 🌟

📅 When: Tues 23 & Wed 24 Sept

Explore community-led growth, workshops, site visits & more. 🔍

Limited spots! Book via Eventbrite: [Eventbrite Link]

#communityledhousing #leeds #empowercommunities

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Rethink Food @rethinkfooduk.bsky.social · 22d

Got surplus food? Let’s put it to good use.

Join us at Rethink Food in turning surplus & “too good to waste” food into healthy, dignified support for schools, families & communities.

✅ Reduce waste
✅ Help people in need
✅ Build a future of Healthy People, Healthy Planet 🌍

Partner with us today.

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