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Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 6h

Britian needs less leaders 😄

Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 6h

The Greens have fewer leaders, not less.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 15h

Wanna learn more about the pastor in this photo?

I talked to him yesterday.

He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 7h

This one was.

Man with a pistol pointing at another man

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 8h

Riddling a riddling riddle. profadamroberts.substack.com/p/exeter-rid...

Exeter Riddle 82

A riddle of a riddle

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 18h

Since Starmer came to power, NHS privatisation has increased by up to 71%

From July 2024-July 2025, the amount of firms leeching profit from the NHS has increased by huge amounts in London, Dorset, and other areas
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Since Starmer came to power, NHS privatisation has increased by up to 71%

From July 2024-July 2025, the amount of firms leeching profit from the NHS has increased by huge amounts in London, Dorset and other areas

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Simon Pearson @anticapitalistmusings.com · 20h

Expert in a Dying Field

The Breaking of the Bipartisan Military Consensus

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Gilbert Achcar / جلبير الأشقر @gilbert-achcar.bsky.social · 19h

A Bitter Account, Two Years into the Catastrophe
An account of two years of genocidal war and its potential outcome.
gilbert-achcar.net/bitter-account

A Bitter Account, Two Years into the Catastrophe | Gilbert Achcar / جلبير الأشقر

An account of two years of genocidal war and its potential outcome.

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Simon Pearson @anticapitalistmusings.com · 20h

The only terror network is in the White House. #Trumpocene

Secretive Watchlisting Center Executing NSPM-7

“We’re expanding the watchlist,” FBI director says amid 300% increase in domestic terror investigations.

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Simon Pearson @anticapitalistmusings.com · 21h

Latest from the #Trumpocene

Is This the Spark That Ignites the Slow Civil War?

Trump’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act has moved from rhetoric to rehearsal. The empire’s legions have come home, and the republic now governs itself as colony.

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Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 23h

He's read a lot and, if Trimp doesn't get the Peace Prize, might be a consolation 😀 I read this earlier and enjoyed watching Inherent Vice more than I thought I would.

Simon Pearson @anticapitalistmusings.com · 1d

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Thomas Pynchon Has Been Warning Us About American Fascism the Whole Time

Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptations of Thomas Pynchon’s novels—first Inherent Vice in 2014, and now One Battle After Another in 2025—may be tipping the scales, with more first-time Pynchon readers f…

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Simon Pearson @anticapitalistmusings.com · 1d

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Thomas Pynchon Has Been Warning Us About American Fascism the Whole Time

Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptations of Thomas Pynchon’s novels—first Inherent Vice in 2014, and now One Battle After Another in 2025—may be tipping the scales, with more first-time Pynchon readers f…

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

Zeteo has the exclusive first interview with David Adler, the Jewish American flotilla activist and journalist who was just released from illegal detention by Israel.

Join us as he tells his story to @premthakker.bsky.social live at 11.15am ET and takes your questions, too.

EXCLUSIVE: Flotilla Activist David Adler LIVE Hours After Being Released From Israeli Prison

YouTube video by Zeteo

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 1d

David Adler reporting, in audio, on the brutal treatment of Israel's abductees - on the actual conditions inside Israel's prisons - on the display of inhumanity by Israeli officials, including genocidal Ben-Gvir and his minions. Listen now! soundcloud.com/yanisv/david...

David Adler on his abduction by Israeli forces and the conditions he was held at

Listen to David Adler on his abduction by Israeli forces and the conditions he was held at by yanisv #np on #SoundCloud

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Cole Stangler @colestangler.bsky.social · 1d

The rapidly-evolving 🇫🇷 situation: Left parties (minus LFI) say they want to govern and call on Macron to name a left PM. Macron's own coalition is now rudderless. RN only calling for snap elections. If you landed here from another planet, you might say the president could just name a left-wing PM? 🤷

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Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 1d

a group of men are standing in a living room and one of them is saying " calm down "

Alt: a group of men are standing in a living room and one of them is saying " calm down "

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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 1d

Lead or destroy the revolution in Mars Tactics, an XCOM-like strategy game from Hooded Horse featuring throwable ammo and UBI

Red Faction meets XCOM in this turn-based blend of strategy management and squad tactics from the publisher of Manor Lords.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 1d

Tomorrow we will be publishing the 100th issue of our popular Climate Newsletter!

As well as sharing the latest news, we will also take a brief look back to when it launched in 2021.

Read and subscribe here 👇
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/pre...

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Labour Behind the Label @labourlabel.bsky.social · 1d

Amazon Big Deal days? No, thanks.

We'd rather see Amazon own up to its responsibilities across supply chains. Now that would be a big deal.

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#AmazonPrime #MakeAmazonPay

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Aaron Aardvark @laughinglemon.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe they're on the wrong drugs...

The Daily Mash @the-daily-mash.bsky.social · 2d

Uppers down, downers up, report drug dealers at Tory conference buff.ly/OVevhra

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Ken MacLeod @amendlocke.bsky.social · 1d

The London Minute ⏰ Tuesday 7 October 2025
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The London Minute ⏰ Tuesday 7 October 2025

Students plan 2pm walkout for genocide protest, phone-snatching gang busted, new Tube station entrance opens + inside Gilles Peterson's Finsbury Park townhouse

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Ken MacLeod @amendlocke.bsky.social · 1d

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 7 October 2025
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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 7 October 2025

Tram-Trains meeting, weight-loss jabs stolen from chemist, new Fringe website (in 2027) + new Nobles owner revealed

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Ken MacLeod @amendlocke.bsky.social · 1d

The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Tuesday 7 October 2025
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The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Tuesday 7 October 2025

Council "culture of secrecy" says whistleblower, late university student's death to be probed, man accused of Graham Wright murder, mould reports rise 500% + Scotties in the City

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Matt B. @originalmattb.com · 9d

Music added. Hosted on YouTube as BSky video uploads always fail for me.

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Yakety N*zis

YouTube video by Matt B

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