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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 3d

I know this is obvious when you think about it but we don’t think about it enough: fascists have to cow & persecute decent journalists to prevent them from reporting exactly what they, the fascists, are doing. Fascist-adjacent ‘journalists’ help by insisting that we shouldn’t call fascists facsists.

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Mark Gannon @markgannon.bsky.social · 5d

Really enjoyable episode of @bunkerpod.bsky.social with @nndroid.bsky.social and @damiengwalter.com talking about lessons from sci-fi for our current moment. pca.st/episode/0b30...

Space-suit vs Jackboot – Can science fiction save us from fascism?

pca.st

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Mark Gannon @markgannon.bsky.social · 5d

Agreed. He’s getting better and his distribution is improving.

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Mark Gannon @markgannon.bsky.social · 5d

Great result tonight. Strong second half. And what a performance from this guy. #UTV #AVFC

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Mark Samuels @marksamuels.bsky.social · 10d

Hmmm… If I didn’t know better, I’d be suspicious and suggest that PSR is having an impact on the clubs that had the audacity to try and gatecrash the established hierarchy.

#AVFC #NUFC #NFFC

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Mark Gannon @markgannon.bsky.social · 13d

That’ll do. Much, much better from Villa. If we can get Rogers back to form then that will make a huge difference. 3 points. A clean sheet. A home win. Up the Villa. #UTV #AVFC

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Mark Gannon @markgannon.bsky.social · 13d

A much better showing from Villa. We should have had at least one more but lots of good passages and plenty of chances created. And finally some pace. Malen and Buendia playing well. Hopefully more of the same in the second half #UTV #AVFC

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Sumitra Badrinathan @sumitra.bsky.social · 18d

i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation.

i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.

Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 18d

Those on an H1B cannot return to the US from tomorrow (Sunday) unless paying $100K. This is an out-of-the blue presidential action. We’ll see software engineers stranded abroad.

One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 18d

The New Disney

By Dutch comedian Arjen Lubach, on free speech in the the USA under Trump

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · Jul 18

Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.

For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!

Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

www.disconnect.blog

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 18d

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.

Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.

People have power. Ask Target

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 20d

All political tribes can be hypocritical but the right's current level of hypocrisy on free speech is deliberate. It's an assertion of power not a blindspot.

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@lizglab.bsky.social @lizglab.bsky.social · 24d

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 25d

Esp given assassination of Kirk in US i find Musk's intervention here, calling for dissolution of parliament and a new govt, really scary .

Also UK govt bodies should get the fuck off X.

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 25d

"Healthy debate" = when I criticize you

"Cancel culture" = when you criticize me

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 25d

This is Musk addressing the rally in London via video link. "Violence is coming to you. You either fight back or die".

Enough. That's incitement. He's calling for the government to be overthrown. Stopping posting in X? It needs to be banned in the UK. He's a threat to our national security.

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 25d

Less than one percent of seats in Parliament. But featured in a quarter of news bulletins.

That's some impartiality right there BBC 👀
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/sep/12/bbc-under-fresh-pressure-over-extent-of-reform-uk-nigel-farage-coverage

BBC under fresh pressure over extent of Reform UK coverage

Nigel Farage’s party featured in considerably more News at Ten bulletins than Lib Dems over six months, study finds

www.theguardian.com

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Rosegarden54 @rosegarden54.bsky.social · 25d

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Mark Gannon @markgannon.bsky.social · 25d

In a world where people I normally trust seem to have lost the ability to think two thoughts at the same time, you can always rely on @mehdirhasan.bsky.social to bring some clarity to the conversation.

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 26d

“Charlie Kirk hated me, Charlie Kirk said I should be deported from the US – but obviously what happened to him was horrific, and we all condemn it.”

Mehdi Hasan, Zeteo's Editor-in-Chief, on the political violence present in the USA.

#Newsnight

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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 25d

Right winger gets murdered: he was the kindest, gentlest boy who ever lived

Right winger ends up being the murderer: he was also the kindest, gentlest boy who ever lived

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Mark Gannon @markgannon.bsky.social · 25d

Hey folks. It’s OK to think that political assassinations are unacceptable in a civilised society AND that right wing hate mongers are abhorrent. Let’s stop with the post hoc normalisation of a nasty misogynistic, homophobic, transphobic, racist, white nationalist. zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki...

Charlie Kirk in His Own Words

17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 25d

The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social

"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning

The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

www.thenation.com

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Sam Jeffers @worklesshard.bsky.social · Sep 5

I can't quite put my finger on which hypocrisy is greater here, but perhaps James would have had the opportunity to ask him about it had he not been banned from attending Reform's "free speech" conference.

James Ball @jamesrball.com · Sep 5

“We will police the streets and not the tweets and change all that damaging legislation,” says Nigel Farage on stage at Reform – just after welcoming the minister responsible for passing the Online Safety Act onto the stage with him, and into his party.

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Mark Gannon @markgannon.bsky.social · Sep 5

I hate click bait but sometimes it’s just too hard to resist.

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Mark Gannon @markgannon.bsky.social · Sep 5

This is batshit.

Minnie Rahman @minnierahman.bsky.social · Sep 5

This honestly goes into the same category as the Matt Hancock video. The secondhand cringe I am experiencing means I may never speak to another human being again. Good strategy if this is how they plan to take down their opponents.

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · Sep 5

*sound on* This is Andrea Jenkyns's ACTUAL singing entrance to the Reform UK conference.

Utter crackpots. And anyone who thinks this kind of idiotic look-at-me amateurs are how this country will "rediscover its pride" needs to have a lie-down.