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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 36m

What qualifies Kate Middleton to co author with Prof Robert Waldinger from Harvard Medical School on the subject of screentime and smartphones?

Her degree is in art history and her career was spent working for a clothing company.

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Kate warns too much screen time damages family life

The Princess of Wales says that smartphones and digital devices are causing an

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

So yesterday a reporter asked Donald Trump about the writ of habeas corpus, and he had no idea what it was.

"I don't know," he said. "I'd rather leave that to Kristi."

Well, It turns out Sen. Hassan asked Kristi Noem about it in May, and this was Noem's response:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 1h

I'm gonna be honest, I'd rather not be living through it, but: if anybody is gonna be able to take on USA hegemony and have a right chance at it, the Vatican is an unexpected but worthy contender

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 1h

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Pope Leo Ramps Up His Trump Feud With Order to American Bishops

The Chicago-born pontiff has sharpened his criticism of the Trump administration and reportedly decided to take action.

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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.com · 22h

Make this go viral.
Lead pastor in Chicago, Rev. David Black, is being pepper sprayed directly into his eyes by an ICE Agent.
Keep fighting. 🔥

A photo of a federal ice agent spraying pepper spray directly into reverend David Black of Chicago

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 39m

Steve Reed says he’s going to abolish Ofwat – let’s hope whatever he replaces it with protects the public more than this 📈
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/water-bills-price-ofwat-b2842240.html

Millions of households face jump in water bills after watchdog’s ruling

Five companies have been granted permission to increase their charges

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🦋 Frankie 🦋 @frankiemillie10.bsky.social · 4h

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Idiocracy at its finest

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 57m

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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Homeless Link @homelesslink.bsky.social · 1h

We're proud to @healthequals.bsky.social #MakeHealthEqual campaign: health inequalities are a huge driver of homelessness and homelessness can be hugely detrimental to health.

We'll be exploring these issues at our upcoming Health and Homelessness conference 👇

homeless.org.uk/events/Healt...

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 13h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

An image of Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, twirling on an alpine meadow in a long Austrian skirt, next to an image of Christopher Plummer as Georg Von Trapp in the same movie, tearing a Nazi flag in half.

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 4h

Reform says one thing and does the opposite - this is not reforming our politics, it’s what we’ve come to expect after 14 years of Tory rule - is there really any difference between Reform and the Tories? I can’t see it.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 4h

"Stupid people are dangerous and damaging because reasonable people find it difficult to imagine and understand unreasonable behaviour. A stupid person is thus the most dangerous type of person."

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 16h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 2h

The Civil Service Fast Stream applications open today!
@teodorgrama.bsky.social has updated our explainer on the government’s flagship talent development programme:

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/ci...

Civil service fast stream | Institute for Government

One of several ways into the civil service, the fast stream is the government’s flagship talent development programme.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

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Jeff @thirdwhaletrip.bsky.social · 13h

BBC is fulfilling its contract to promote #Fascism

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Ellie chats & rants @loopyleanne.bsky.social · 2h

I got a bit annoyed at Lewis Goodall for his response to Badenochs speech

I honestly despair 😩

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Ellie chats & rants @loopyleanne.bsky.social · 14h

A speech containing yet more demonising of minorities, Trans people, and people with mental health issues

A speech that is yet again very damaging, regardless of how well it is delivered

There should be no positive press attention for continued division stoking drivel

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 21h

Strong speech from Badenoch. Well delivered. Sharp critique of government. Focussed on politically fertile territory on the economy. Eye catching policy which will get a lot of v positive press attention.

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 2h

You would have to employ people to gather outside and cheer him every time he appeared. He only seems to need one or two people in the distance to wave and salute, so it wouldn’t be that labour intensive.

Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 2h

If he doesn’t get the prize he will probably have a tantrum and tell Netanyahu to go ahead and unleash hell on the Palestinians.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10h

I hope/pray this very flawed ‘deal’ from Trump that Hamas & Israel agreed to ends the genocide & famine & leads to a real ceasefire.

But my biggest fear is there is nothing and no one to stop Netanyahu from resuming the genocide once they get all the hostages back and Trump has his Nobel Prize.

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 2h

And yet he is about to release a statement from his ‘doctor’ that he is the best physical specimen he’s ever seen in his career and in better shape than any other president, living or dead. 🤣

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 3h

A ceasefire so desperately needed, so much only a starting point of hope. For the innocent civilians in both nations, bombs must stop, food must get in and all hostages freed. Only then can work must begin on a longterm future for both states.

We watch. We wait. We pray it lasts. We pray it works.

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 3h

At least she didn’t sing a song she wrote herself?

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 4h

I sometimes worry I exaggerate the collective madness of our media but the people who cheered Brexit, Boris Johnson & Liz Truss's mini-budget are now applauding Kemi Badenoch's speech. 'Parallell universe' doesn't come close. I suppose her not falling over is a win of sorts for them at the moment.

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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 3h

Housing support staff at risk of homelessness due to low pay ‘clearly unacceptable’, Senedd told

Frontline housing support workers are facing homelessness themselves due to low pay and funding pressures, according to a report presented to the Welsh Parliament yesterday

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The Future Governance Forum (FGF) @futuregovforum.bsky.social · 5h

At #Lab25 conference it was clear ministers are committed to investment at local level via the £5bn Pride in Place plan, but its delivery will be critical.

Read a new report by FGF & @localtrust.org.uk which has our recommendations for government 🔽

www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/resource/mis...

Mission Critical 04: Building a new relationship between people and the state - Future Governance Forum

Mission Critical 04: Building a new relationship between people and the state, proposes a framework for delivering a new relationship between people and the state to enable the delivery of the nationa...

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 19h

"The shadow justice secretary has railed against the lack of integration in parts of Britain. But it’s the ‘flag-bothering patriots’ who don’t want to mix", writes @sarfrazmanzoor.bsky.social.

Read their full piece now: https://bit.ly/4mWSYtp

Yes, Robert Jenrick, we have an integration problem: raci...

The shadow justice secretary has railed against the lack of integration in parts of Britain. But it’s the ‘flag-bothering patriots’ who don’t want to mix

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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 3h

And some of the poorest families, having to apply for Universal Credit, have both parents working - sometimes in more than one job each.