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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 11h

The BBC is slowly but surely destroying Radio 4 as well. It’s the last bastion of intelligent debate in Britain, yet it’s increasingly becoming a vehicle for culture wars. When the history of the UK in this period is written, the BBC will have a lot to answer for when it comes to stirring division

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 6h

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 3h

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Apple sued over use of copyrighted books to train Apple Intelligence

Apple was hit with a lawsuit in California federal court by a pair of neuroscientists who say that the tech company misused thousands of copyrighted books to train its Apple Intelligence artificial intelligence model.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 6h

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 3h

⚡️Ukraine, Netherlands sign memorandum on joint drone production.

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans to finalize the agreement, describing drone production as "one of the most promising areas of our bilateral cooperation."

Ukraine, Netherlands sign memorandum on joint drone production

President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans to finalize the agreement, describing drone production as "one of the most promising areas of our bilateral cooperation."

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Mark Berry @boulezian.bsky.social · 3h

www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Pope Leo in 'Dilexi te': Faith cannot be separated from love for the poor - Vatican News

Taking up Pope Francis’ desire “that all Christians come to appreciate the close connection between Christ’s love and His summons to care for the ...

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Rosemary Watt @rawatt.bsky.social · 3h

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SMR 🎧 Rejoin Radio @smrrejoinradio.bsky.social · 4h

If you listen to and enjoy SMR each week, please consider supporting us. FULL benefits for less than the cost of a pint...

...a month! We make the show voluntarily and it's FREE! Help us keep it that way as we approach our SECOND DECADE!

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SMR 🎧 Rejoin Radio @smrrejoinradio.bsky.social · 4h

If you listen to and enjoy SMR each week, please consider supporting us. FULL benefits for less than the cost of a pint...

...a month! We make the show voluntarily and it's FREE! Help us keep it that way as we approach our SECOND DECADE!

JOIN US! 👉 linktr.ee/smrrejoinradio

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11h

⚡️ Russian attacks kill 6, injure 45 in Ukraine over past day, hit energy grid.

The attacks come amid Russia's intensifying aerial campaign targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of the winter months.

Russian attacks kill 6, injure 45 in Ukraine over past day, hit energy grid

The attacks come amid Russia's intensifying aerial campaign targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of the winter months.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 16h

It's national broken clock being right day.

Totally right.

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We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel - it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11h

That's Nigel "Twelve Jobs, Four Homes and a Chauffeur driven BMW" Farage to you !

Paul Singh @paulsingh.bsky.social · 12h

Labour need to shouting this from the roof tops.

They need to be challenging Farage over his multiple jobs.
They need to be challenging Reform over their tex exile donor base.
They need to be challenging Reform policies at every opportunity.

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European Movement in Scotland @euromovescotland.bsky.social · 14h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 1d

Important new report from @chrischirp.bsky.social @uclpolicylab.bsky.social on how easy it would be to politicise some of our key science and research bodies, with ideas on how to strengthen their independence
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Rosemary Watt @rawatt.bsky.social · 1d

Joseph Haydn + Les Arts Florissants + William Christie = 👸! 🥰

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Tom McKinney @tommckinney.bsky.social · 1d

Thursday's Bach Before 7 is live in bbcradio Breakfast. Good morning! The alien sounds of Eider was our Dawn Chorus. And just before 9 we'll be on Catfish Row - George Gershwin's orchestral suite to his opera Porgy & Bess. See you there!

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3d

Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 3d

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 3d

'Nigel Farage is killing Britain - time to deport him'
We need to deport just one person, says Fleet Street Fox. The descendant of migrants who lives on the taxpayer dime, refuses to integrate, and divides us all
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

'Nigel Farage is killing Britain - time to deport him'

We need to deport just one person, says Fleet Street Fox. The descendant of migrants who lives on the taxpayer dime, refuses to integrate, and divides us all

www.mirror.co.uk

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

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 3d

looking up the types of residence cards you can get in France for a piece and HONKING at this part of the drop-down list, from the official government website (!!) www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers...

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 3d

Russia accuses Brussels of attempted coup in Georgia
Tbilisi ‘under attack’ after protesters attempt to storm presidential palace as Georgian Dream claims landslide victory in local elections

Still smarting after losing Moldova 🇲🇩

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3d

Thou shalt put all these war criminals on trial at the Hague.

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Suzanne Brown @suzannebrown.bsky.social · 3d

That professor on #r4today at Pennsylvania University recommends the UK to "deregulate" to improve productivity. What he means is stripping workers' rights and reducing pay.

All while he's no doubt in a well paid, permanent post.

Bugger off mate.

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 3d

This is a good explanatory post.

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3d

Attempts to deploy federalized National Guardsmen to Oregon, California, & Illinois, also, signs that Trump, or at least someone around him, is starting to think seriously about the Insurrection Act. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Portland And Beyond

This afternoon, Donald Trump was asked about invoking the Insurrection Act: “I’d do it if it was necessary.

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