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nealc97.bsky.social @nealc97.bsky.social · 10h

Apart from which, i don't want Adobe's AI hoovering up the contents of the documents i'm reading.

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 1d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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nealc97.bsky.social @nealc97.bsky.social · 1d

Quite.
On balance, i'd prefer that damn Microsoft paperclip that offered to help me write a letter.

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 1d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 1d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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nealc97.bsky.social @nealc97.bsky.social · 2d

This feels more like marketing for a student bank account than politics. What next? Vote Tory & get a railcard or 3 months gym membership?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Conservatives announce £5,000 tax rebate for young home buyers

Shadow chancellor Mel Stride will say the plans will be funded by cuts to public spending worth £47bn.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 3d

The people (Tories and Reform) who tell you your rights are safe if we leave the ECHR as they’ll replace them with British laws also told you our trade, borders and NHS was safe if we left the EU because they’d negotiate amazing trade deals, take control of our borders and fix the NHS…..

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nealc97.bsky.social @nealc97.bsky.social · 4d

"Cars stolen after being left for more than 2 hours will not be investigated," said no police force, ever.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 7d

ICYMI: Anti-corruption campaigners and the Liberal Democrats are calling for fresh investigations into Russian interference in British politics, after Reform UK’s former leader in Wales admitted to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia. ✍🏼 @bylinetimes.bsky.social

Calls for New Inquiry Into Russian Interference After Reform’s Former Welsh Leader Pleads Guilty to Bribery

As the Kremlin steps up its political interference efforts in the West, is it time for a new Russia Report?

bylinetimes.com

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 7d

Media figures who cheerlead & champion Nigel Farage every minute of every day are freaking out about Keir Starmer telling a few home truths about the whiny little liar’s racism.
And how the racism he disseminates every day affects real people in the real world. tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx

James O'Brien Daily

Daily News Podcast · Updated daily · Welcome to the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC phone-in show. Listen back to all the highlights in a 60-minute bite sized chunk of his show with new episodes ever...

tinyurl.com

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 7d

Starmer goes to war in Reform - we all just had our call up papers... open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/s...

Starmer goes to war on racism

Now mobilise the party and the working class to fight Reform

open.substack.com

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nealc97.bsky.social @nealc97.bsky.social · 10d

In other news, disease not caused by bad smells & heavy things don't fall faster.

How is a network connecting us to all knowledge somehow enabling regression to the Middle Ages?

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 11d

A video has been shared online with claims it shows two boys being arrested for waving an England flag.

But the footage is actually from a 2008 episode of Traffic Cops, and shows something entirely different.

Video of boys being arrested is from 2008 TV programme, and nothing to do with England flags – Full Fact

The footage was actually taken from an old episode of the TV programme Traffic Cops and shows two boys being arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle.

fullfact.org

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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 11d

Sky News and the BBC repeatedly mention the "migrant crisis" in doing so they are normalising and legitimising far right talking points. There is no "migrant crisis", there is only migrant hysteria, which the British media is feeding into instead of countering.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 11d

How is this not front page news?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

www.bbc.co.uk

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nealc97.bsky.social @nealc97.bsky.social · 11d

Try bustimes.org
Shows current locations of buses, their timetables etc. Free website, covers all but smallest bus cos.

Bus Times

bustimes.org

nealc97.bsky.social @nealc97.bsky.social · 20d

"World Bamboo Day"?
How do i turn this slop off?

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 21d

No words required.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 20d

I want my country back … from those who profit as public transport is run into the ground , those who get rewards for putting shit in the sea, those financiers and bankers who will destabilise a country for a quick buck, basically everyone Farage will stand up for if he wins an election

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 25d

Yes thousands turned out - which is far more than I’d like - but that is dwarfed by the millions that understand real patriotism means loving your country as it actually is, not hating its diversity or trying to exploit its challenges. That’s what our flags actually represent

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 25d

Police have called for calm after officers were attacked as around 110,000 people joined Tommy Robinson‘s “Unite the Kingdom” rally in central London trib.al/I5OI7Ln

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 25d

You can spend your time arguing with their bot accounts. You can dismiss them as an extreme minority we should ignore.

It won’t shift the dial.

To reclaim our future use your voice to build and strengthen the communities they attack and show firsthand how hope beats hate.

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Neil Goodrich @ngoodrichhsg.bsky.social · 27d

Credit where it's due. BBC reporting on Farage tax and property questions. Openly references hypocrisy accusations. It's not hard, the man has plenty of areas to probe. And is very brittle when questioned.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home

A BBC investigation raises questions about how the Reform UK leader's partner paid for a home in his constituency.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 27d

Urge Nigel Farage to Release His Tax Returns

Sign the Petition.

chng.it/wjQxX9DnWQ

Sign the Petition

Urge Nigel Farage to Release His Tax Returns

chng.it

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · Sep 7

Nigel Farage, MP for Clacton, doesn’t even own a house in the constituency 😉

#AnywhereButClacton

Nigel Farage admits he was wrong to say he had bought house in Clacton

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

#FarageBullshitWatch

Nigel Farage admits he was wrong to say he had bought house in Clacton

Reform UK leader says he should not have claimed he was buyer of property that was really bought by his partner

www.theguardian.com

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Citizens Advice South Worcestershire @advicesworcs.bsky.social · Sep 8

🔑 Your landlord must follow certain rules if they want you to pay more rent.

It’s important that you know what your rights are and what steps you can take if your rent is increased.

Our advice can help ⤵️
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