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Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 6h

One of my issues with Politico is that its jaunty, gossipy tone jars with the dangerous turn in UK politics.

A "mostly clanger free conference"? A recording of the Shadow Justice Secretary complaining about seeing "no white faces" surfaced and was the talking point in interviews and coverage...

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 22h

I'll bite. What is the benefit we gain from politicians being able to 'thoughtfully' say in private 'blacks, British Bangladeshis, British Pakistanis, British Indians, mulattos....all the same, and clearly from the look of them not-integrated?'

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 22h

Shadow DEFRA SoS, Victoria Atkins MP, bemoans those trying to score points off Jenrick's "private" remarks: "These are conversation we must have thoughtfully away from the clickbait of social media that, sadly, is so often the case."

And here is Victoria Thoughtful-Atkins at a farmers' protest. ~AA

Victoria Atkins with a thoughtfull bullhorn, wearing a non-clickbait union jack jacket.

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Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 1d

‘Mounting concerns’ 👀

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before a Senate panel Tuesday amid mounting concerns that the DOJ under her leadership is being weaponized to go after President Trump's perceived enemies.

Bondi set to give testimony to Congress at first hearing since Comey indictment

Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before a Senate panel Tuesday amid mounting concerns that the DOJ under her leadership is being weaponized to go after President Trump's perceived enemies.

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 1d

imagining the cleaning lady standing in shock as all seventeen fall one after the other through the door of a cupboard which could surely never have contained them in the first place

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 1d

Peruvian bishop accused of having 17 lovers exposed by cleaning lady

www.thetimes.com

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 1d

'All Terrain'. Is it fuck.

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Gil @guy-normal.bsky.social · 2d

Sébastian Lecornu taught me it was okay to be weird

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 1d

come on, you can't expect people to know what Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride looks like

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L @banalplay.bsky.social · 1d

When your custom character appears in a cut scene

The Portland frog backing down an army of jackboots

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Morgan Jones @morganj0nes.bsky.social · 1d

That's real Britain.

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Lottie @sellottie.bsky.social · 2d

It’s happened again

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Gil @guy-normal.bsky.social · 3d

first time back manning the BBC News app after my moderately severe head injury

Good vibes and making friends: Is queuing the new cool thing to do?

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 3d

fame is a gun. sympathy is a knife. curiosity is a lead pipe. schadenfreude is-

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 3d

Screen Violence is a cracker, I'm going to listen to that today

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 3d

In my feed, this video is next to Kemi Badenoch's promise to create a UK version of ICE.

Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 3d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 3d

'UK keeps Brits in dark' is an endearingly bizarre turn of phrase

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow's Sunday National 📰

UK keeps Brits in dark on plan to sell off data

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 3d

It is a joint statement from the Board of Deputies and the JLC. Its sad something like this needed to be said on the first Sabbath after Thursday but many people from every faith & none will be glad to see the clarity with which this longstanding position has been reiterated, and so can amplify it

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 3d

Notable how far France is ahead of the UK on this stuff

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 4d

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 4d

President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 4d

looking at the polling I'm not convinced this one is true

PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 4d

EXCL: “I’m not somebody who peaks on day one”

As Tory conference prepares to get underway, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch talks to @siennarodgers.bsky.social about being "proved right" on culture wars, hits back at briefings against her, and reveals the limits she has put on her screentime

Kemi Badenoch: “I'm Not Somebody Who Peaks On Day One”

Can she turn her party’s fortunes around? Kemi Badenoch talks to Sienna Rodgers about being ‘proved right’ on culture wars, hits back at the briefi...

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

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

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Ste Jormur @stejormur.bsky.social · 5d

"nearly all 12 apostles". Cowards. Let me chat with AI Judas.

The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 5d

O sweet! A digital golden calf.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 5d

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Sky News @news.sky.com · 5d

Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 5d

I think acx might work

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 5d

and you would also assume that the age profile of Reform voters is quite helpful for council by-elections

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Hugh Brechin @hughrbrechin.bsky.social · 5d

if they're getting non-voters to turn out, presumably that implies that the position might be worse than it seems in opinion polls that weight according to standard turnout expectations?

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 5d

Six years ago, almost to the day, Apple removing a similar app from the Hong Kong App Store was seen as such a breach that Tim Cook wrote an all staff email to defend it www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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