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Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 1h

Fair point. Whatever name he gives the latest company, it has always been about him, although it does seem to reward his attention seeking which is annoying.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 2h

Post of the day.

Trump hasn't yet worked out that anti-fascist forces turn up throughout history whenever there's a fascist around.

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 3h

Big presence on the beaches of Normandy in 1944 too.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 13h

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 1h

Not the only one Chris

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Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 11h

And now that roe v wade has been trashed, it’s much more likely.

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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 18h

This is not only amazingly racist but deeply anti-Christian. Fuck this shit.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 11h

“Many people are saying……and some of them are lawyers”

Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 11h

The War of the Ring?

Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 12h

Yes.

Reality.

Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 12h

“confounding departure from its roots”,
confounding departure from reality, more like.

Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 12h

You’re no fun Niall, not letting us doing our cherry picking and whatnot.

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Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 12h

You go ahead and give them a damn good ignoring because they’re batsht loonies, only for them to get even more batsht.

Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 13h

What are they hiding?

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 21h

The Conservative party's treatment of David, who exposed the cash for questions scandal, is a former political journalist of the year, and has been covering party conferences for almost 40 years, is a disgrace
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

Veteran award-winning investigative journalist David Hencke has attended Conservative party conference since 1987 but is now hundreds of pounds out of pocket after being blocked from attending

bylinetimes.com

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Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 13h

Pretty poor, normalising nonsense.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14h

The sigh I expel when you undermine the whole “without fear or favor” part by using Trump and Hegseth’s make-believe name for the Defense Department.

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 15h

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 14h

When tax breaks for billionaires were set to expire in December, Republicans made that priority number 1—because heaven forbid billionaires have to worry about filling up their private jets!

But tax credits for families to afford health care? Republicans refuse to talk about it.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14h

This is a real tweet by the Florida AG.

**Alt text:**
A social media post by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier states that, as of October 1st, all Florida airports are closed to any weather modification activities. The post urges people to report violations of the new law at reportfloridaskies.com. Below the message are two airport notices. The first shows Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) closed to geoengineering and weather modification aircraft except with 48-hour prior permission. The second shows Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) closed to aircraft equipped with weather modification or geoengineering equipment except with 24-hour prior permission.

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Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 14h

Has someone threatened his family or something?

No sane person would voluntarily put their name to that madness.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18h

This you, Kristi?

A screenshot of a post from X (formerly Twitter). The top tweet is from user @covie_93 with the caption: “This tweet aged like Stephen Miller…..”. Below it is a tweet from Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) that reads:
“If Joe Biden federalizes the National Guard, that would be a direct attack on states' rights.
Over the last several years, we've seen Democrats try to take away our Freedoms of religion, assembly, and speech. We can't let them take away our right to defend ourselves, too.
South Dakota defends the Constitution.”

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Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 18h

It’s what Jesus would have wanted.

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Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 18h

Or, “Daily Mail reports on the consequences of the brexit it enthusiastically encouraged people to vote for.”

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The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 4d

This.
Is.
Brilliant.

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Terry Reintke @terryreintke.bsky.social · 20h

When Ukrainians fight for freedom, they fight for all of us.

One day, I want to see Ukrainian colleagues sitting with us in this chamber.

Building a stronger and more united Europe.

Together.🇺🇦🇪🇺

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Harry @harrycovert.bsky.social · 20h

Just don’t go dressed up as a dog.

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 2d

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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