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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 1h

I thought I loved Ron enough already, but this is a fantastic selection.👏👏

The Quietus @thequietus.com · 4h

The implacable Ron Mael talks Jeremy Allen through his 13 favourite albums, from fiery free jazz to cutting edge J-pop, via militant hip hop and Bach

#RonMael of #Sparks’ Favourite Albums

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 2d

Not so efficient ...
'#EDF EPR #nuclear limited power output until 2031.'
The reason: 'Reduced efficiency of the Normandy reactor, leading to a curtailment of its electricity production.'
www.latribune.fr/article/entr...

EPR de Flamanville : EDF anticipe une puissance bridée jusqu'en 2031

www.latribune.fr

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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 4h

✈️ A UK-contracted US spy plane that took off from the RAF base on Cyprus was in the air when Trump announced the Gaza ceasefire deal.

During the last ceasefire, the RAF continued its spy ops for Israel.

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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 5h

Are they about to take the stage in an amdram production of An Inspector Calls ?🤣

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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 5h

a drawing of a speedometer with the words surprise-o-meter written above it

ALT: a drawing of a speedometer with the words surprise-o-meter written above it

media.tenor.com

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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 5h

youtu.be/fOV9e5eufMU
Happy Birthday Polly Jean 🎂🎉

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

YouTube video by PJHarveyVEVO

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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 7h

“Our money”🤣 so we’re all billionaires now are we. That must have bypassed my bank balance somehow.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 23h

Omar Yaghi, a Palestinian refugee, wins Nobel prize in chemistry - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/omar-yaghi-palestinian-refugee-wins-nobel-prize-chemistry

Omar Yaghi, a Palestinian refugee, wins Nobel prize in chemistry

The scientist was born and raised in a single room he shared with his family and cattle in a refugee camp in Amman

www.middleeasteye.net

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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 1d

After Stephen Miller’s “plenary authority” slip yesterday it doesn’t seem that far fetched 😳

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𝕂𝕒𝕪𝕕𝕖𝕖 🏳️‍🌈 𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖 🏳️‍⚧️ @kaydeeartist.com · 1d

📌 Historic fascists with plenary authority:
• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Stalin

Plenary authority or plenary powers: Absolute and without limitations.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Palestine protest shuts down Kings Cross station - video

Hundreds of anti-genocide protesters have shut down Kings Cross station in London to mark the second anniversary of 7 October 2023
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

BREAKING: Palestine protest shuts down Kings Cross station - video

Hundreds of anti-genocide protesters have shut down Kings Cross station in London to mark the second anniversary of 7 October 2023

www.thecanary.co

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Israel 'beat, tied up and tortured' Gaza flotilla activists in prison - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-beat-up-tied-tortured-gaza-flotilla-activists-prison

Israel 'beat, tied up and tortured' Gaza flotilla activists in prison

David Adler, a Jewish American detained by Israel, tells MEE about brutal treatment at Ashdod and in Ketziot Prison

www.middleeasteye.net

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 1d

The Most Banned Book of the 2024–25 School Year: A Clockwork Orange

If you happen to be a high school student in Florida who's eager to read A Clockwork Orange, that urge may turn out to be harder to satisfy than you imagine.

www.openculture.com

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 1d

Mocking Gaza's murdered babies on national television.

We are living through a depraved period of history.

But this is what genocides do.

They're only possible because of the dehumanisation of their victims.

New post 👇

www.owenjones.news/p/mocking-ga...

Mocking Gaza's murdered babies on national TV

A nauseating case study into the dehumanisation of Palestinians

www.owenjones.news

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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like this is essential viewing. No doubt if some people had their way it’d be coming to a library near you 😳

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

apnews.com/article/gaza...

Thousands in Gaza are missing 2 years into the war. Tormented families search for clues

Two years since the war in Gaza began, thousands of Palestinians there are looking for relatives who have gone missing in one of the most destructive conflicts of the past decades.

apnews.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d

Nearly 300 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 7, including 10 from Al Jazeera, according to the Shireen Abu Akleh Observatory.

🔗: aje.io/r00cl2

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Together Against Sizewell C @sayno2sizewellc.bsky.social · 2d

"The IPCC reports that renewables are now 10 times more efficient than new nuclear at CO2 mitigation. Build times for new nuclear are massively longer than for solar and wind and nuclear costs always ramp. Sizewell C new nuclear is...1/2
www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...

A ‘Golden Age’ of nuclear? | New Civil Engineer

The reason is simple. Nuclear costs are huge and rising and significant delays are the norm. The result is that nuclear power faces the same fundamental

www.newcivilengineer.com

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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 2d

I noticed that The Telegraph was having its own little dig at Neville as well.

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 2d

MI6 insiders slam Palestine Action ban as 'distraction' from real counter-terrorism

It seems everyone with any expertise on terrorism, including MI6, was against the Palestine Action ban - yet Labour proceeded anyway
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

MI6 insiders slam Palestine Action ban as 'distraction' from real counter-terrorism

It seems everyone with any expertise on terrorism, including MI6, was against the Palestine Action ban - yet Labour proceeded anyway

www.thecanary.co

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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 2d

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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 2d

Two excellent lead performers 👏👏

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 2d

🚨BREAKING: Shetland has joined the global Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions campaign against the genocidal regime in Israel!

Shetland to boycott Israel. Islands council backs Green motion to join boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign.

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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 2d

I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.

Israel is escalating genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an entire population in front of our eyes.

source: Global Sumud Flotilla

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