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Tomas Hirst @tomashirstecon.bsky.social · 1d

Yes I wish I had started with than point! Thank you for trudging all the way down thread to find it.

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 2d

Governor Whitmer was almost kidnapped by armed thugs. Governor Shapiro‘s house was set on fire. Nancy Pelosi‘s husband was violently attacked by someone looking for her. Melissa Hortman was assassinated in her home with her husband and dog…and now this. The left is the victim, not the perpetrator.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 2d

Also even if there is Top Secret material justifying a ban, it’s very difficult I think to argue that retired GPs and Quaker students holding up a cardboard sign are party to that information or responsible for it

Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 2d

When Yvette Cooper was Home Sec she hinted the govt had further material justifying a ban that they couldn’t reveal because of the legal process. If so, better to get that out in daylight ASAP. Because as things stand they have clearly not made the case for proscription to the public’s satisfaction.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 5d

Kemi Badenoch told the BBC in Northern Ireland that "the last time I checked, Northern Ireland voted to Leave". (56% Remain). One reason she didn't know/ recall the actual result is probably that she is more familiar with Unionist MPs from Northern Ireland but much less aware of Catholic opinion

Michael @michaeljsc.bsky.social · 5d

The not-quite-correction is really funny. “A lot” rather than “a majority”.

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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 6d

This is good news. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK and EU poised to strike deal sparing British business from carbon border tax

Exclusive: temporary deal to shield UK exporters from levy’s impact is now viewed by both sides as likely

www.theguardian.com

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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 6d

Have taken the time to read this *extraordinary* 161p ruling by Federal Judge William Young. Absolute must-read to understand the full extent of Trump regime's depravity and lawlessness, the steep extent of 🇺🇸 descent into authoritarianism & the enabling role of integrity-free Roberts Court

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6d

Judge William Young ruled on Tuesday that Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem’s student deportation effort violates the First Amendment, but he also had important messages for Donald Trump, John Roberts — and all Americans.

At Law Dork, I explain.

Judge William Young's ruling against Rubio and Noem is a lesson for all in the Trump era

Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America. Also: More court pushback.

www.lawdork.com

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Sam Gad Jones @samgadjones.bsky.social · 8d

This has got to be one of the dumbest, crassest and least impressive articulations of military power in history.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 8d

Sums up this most dismal moment.

JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 8d

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism

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Richard Corbett @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 11d

Labour voters overwhelmingly cite Brexit as the number one cause of our current difficulties, with 69% naming the decision to leave the EU as the main reason behind the country’s problems.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Britain is going backwards under Starmer, Labour voters say

Disappointing figures come on the eve of a crucial Labour Party Conference

inews.co.uk

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Amy Young @ayoung.bsky.social · 10d

This is Portland right now. We’re“under siege” by pollen and potholes, that’s about it. We have a ton of live webcams if you want to watch us go to the farmers markets or walking our dogs, we love dogs.
Release the Epstein files.
www.camscape.com/webcam/pione...

Pioneer Square Webcam in Portland

www.camscape.com

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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 10d

On the first day in office, this President pardoned actual violent insurrectionists who stormed our Capitol.

Now he’s making up shit in Portland to justify using the military AGAINST the American people.

Real POS behavior from this TEMU dictator.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 11d

this is an extraordinary canary in the coal mine

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 12d

Nathan Gill, Reform's leader in Wales at the last Welsh parliament election, has pled guilty to 8 bribery charges, taking Russian cash while he was one of Nigel Farage’s MEPs to speak in favour of Putin's Russia in that parliament
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

Gill admits to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in the European parliament and articles

www.theguardian.com

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 11d

The Chancellor right - the road to uk economic growth goes firmly through Europe and addressing damage Brexit has done to business. The deal we have so far shows the door is open to us to do so- join us in @labour4europe.bsky.social campaigning to do just that www.thetimes.com/article/ea32...

UK needs ‘ambitious’ EU youth migration deal, says Rachel Reeves

The chancellor believes allowing young people to live and work in Britain would boost the economy and reduce the need for tax rises in the budget

www.thetimes.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12d

“Labour must grab the microphone from Reform UK and stand up for true British values”
@lucympowell.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Labour must grab the microphone from Reform UK and stand up for true British values | Lucy Powell

If elected deputy Labour leader, I would take the fight to Nigel Farage and show him for what he really is, says Labour MP Lucy Powell

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Holmes @pholmes8.bsky.social · 12d

"To be credible, Reeves’ fiscal rules must be judged economically and politically sustainable. As things stand they are not."

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12d

Labour needs economic growth before it can build fiscal trust on.ft.com/46Dq4rX | opinion

Labour needs economic growth before it can build fiscal trust

The fate of Starmer’s government rests on the economy — but an obsessive pursuit of financial prudence could undermine it

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 12d

This should also be an EU story - former Brexit Party MEP has pleaded guilty to bribary charges, including for making statements "which were “supportive of a particular narrative” that would “benefit Russia regarding events in Ukraine” in 2018/19:

Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

Gill admits to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in the European parliament and articles

www.theguardian.com

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 12d

The United States Secretary of Defense (aka, Major Pete) is either (a) openly celebrating Nazis and planning to destroy the US government from within or (b) a punk-assed internet troll trying to look tough to offset his gross deficiencies. Neither is good.

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Jemima Kelly @jemima.bsky.social · 12d

Lord Glasman, who Curtis Yarvin told me was a "charming fellow", is now calling Yarvin a "wanker" in the Byline Times and disputing Yarvin's claim that they hung out the night before I met him in June bylinetimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 13d

Last time I looked Robert Jenrick was not leading the Conservative Party

Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 13d

Tory candidates must pledge support for leaving ECHR or stand down, says Jenrick

Something that's not Tory policy (yet)

Jenrick says support for leaving ECHR is fundamental to Conservative values.

Maggie relève-toi
Ils sont devenus fous

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

Tory candidates must pledge support for leaving ECHR or stand down, says Jenrick

Shadow justice secretary demands prospective MPs sign contract saying they stand for ‘Conservative values’ UK politics – latest updates

www.theguardian.com

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 15d

What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How the simmering UK freedom of speech row reached boiling point

How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 15d

Trump uses both top-down and bottom-up pressure to consolidate power. But as Kimmel’s uncancellation shows, it doesn’t always work

The Kimmel Saga Reveals a MAGA Strategy — and Its Defense

Pressure from above and below convinced Disney to suspend the TV host, and only concerted public pressure restored him.

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Will Wiles @willwiles.bsky.social · 15d

The most successful novelist of her generation can't actually enter this country to accept an award for fear of arrest, someone tell the BBC

Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 15d

What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How the simmering UK freedom of speech row reached boiling point

How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 16d

For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.

This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16d

🚨🚨 "Surprise, surprise": #Moscow has devised a plan to interfere in the #Moldovan parliamentary elections and disrupt the country's path toward EU membership, @bloomberg.com reported on Sept. 22, citing documents it had seen. 🧵
kyivindependent.com/media-reveal...

Media reveal alleged Russian plot to influence Moldovan parliamentary elections

The documents seen by Bloomberg outline a multi-layered strategy reportedly coordinated directly by the Kremlin.

kyivindependent.com

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 16d

comment masquerading as a news headline

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