Tom Holbrook
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Director of @5th_Studio, architect, Professor @RMIT, generalist, sailor.
What an embarrassing moment for a visit of the UKâs head of state to the US to be announced â as Trump throws the country into an energy crisis. We should follow Spain and France and deny our airspace to these war criminals
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Absolute whackjobs â Hegseth with his fire and brimstone sadism and Vance with this nutty take. They really are the Taliban of Christian fundamentalism
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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JD Vance says aliens are âdemonsâ and details obsession with UFOs
Vice-president promises âto get to the bottom ofâ reports of US government files about unidentified flying objects
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/jd-vance-alien-ufo-are-demons?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Byline Times
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đŽKemi Badenoch Campaigns For North Sea Drilling at Company Owned by Oil and Gas Executive Who Donated ÂŁ250,000 to the Conservatives The Conservative party has also taken millions of pounds from funders and directors of anti-Net Zero lobby groups
bylinetimes.com/2026/03/30/k...
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Kemi Badenoch Campaigns For North Sea Drilling at Company Owned by Oil and Gas Executive Who Donated ÂŁ250,000 to the Conservatives
The Conservative party, which calls the Government's plans for replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy "crazy" has also taken millions of pounds from funders and directors of anti-Net Zero lobby ...
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/03/30/kemi-badenoch-campaigns-for-north-sea-drilling-at-company-owned-by-oil-and-gas-executive-who-donated-250000-to-the-conservatives/
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Looking forward to
@democrats.org
leadership pointing out that bombing civilian infrastructure is a war crime and that any military officer carrying out illegal orders will face consequences
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Uplifting huge march yesterday in London against the Far Rightâs messages of hate & division, organised by
@togetheralliance.bsky.social
- bravo! Piss off Farage and your racist cronies.
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Israel is out of control
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Great that we are now in British Summer Time â who is with me that this is the last time we do this ridiculous & pointless fiddling with the clocks? No to darkness!
3 days ago
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Together Alliance
4 days ago
More info:
togetheralliance.org.uk/march
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28 March â Together Alliance
Together is an alliance of hundreds of civil society organisations united against the far right.
https://togetheralliance.org.uk/march
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The Guardian
4 days ago
Hundreds of thousands of people expected at London march against the far right â live
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Hundreds of thousands of people expected at London march against the far right â live
Together Alliance march begins in central London at midday; a separate event organised by the Palestine Coalition is also taking place The Metropolitan police have said there will be a âsignificant policing presenceâ in Westminster on Saturday with a number of large protests expected. In addition to the marches organised by the Together Alliance and the Palestine Coalition, a number of protests against the Iranian regime â both static assemblies and marches â are due to take place in the Westminster area on both Saturday and Sunday. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/mar/28/london-protest-march-together-alliance-against-the-far-right-latest-news-updates?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Global Justice Now
5 days ago
TOMORROW! Will you join us to stand up against the far right? âđœ
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Billy Bragg
5 days ago
While our American cousins take to the streets to protest against TŃump's authoritarianism on No Kings Day, we're marching in London to prevent his divisive politics being imported to the UK. I'll be playing a few songs in Whitehall around 2:30pm
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Billy Bragg calls for big turnout at London march against far right
Musician urges public to send clear message at what is expected to be UKâs biggest ever multicultural rally
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/27/billy-bragg-together-alliance-london-march-against-far-right
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This guy is cuckoo and they are clearly checking him out regularly.
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5 days ago
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Just outrageous the way
#BBCQT
continually platforms Reform voices above all others â who the hell is this guy?
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6 days ago
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The next self-destructive dumb parade has left the station
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6 days ago
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Good Law Project
6 days ago
Richard Tice is in denial, even while his constituents are up to their waist in water:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/boston-lincolnshire-flooding-reform-uk-richard-tice-climate
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âSeriously wrongâ: flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate
Constituentsâ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leadersâ climate-sceptic stance
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/boston-lincolnshire-flooding-reform-uk-richard-tice-climate
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No representation without taxation! Kick dirty money out of our politics:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Overseas funding could be limited and crypto donations blocked in blow to Reform UK
Review recommends funding from Britons abroad be capped and temporary ban on cryptocurrency donations
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/25/political-donations-cryptocurrency-blocked-reform-uk?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 days ago
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Great opportunity for the struggling Labour government to grasp these super popular policies and nationalise water and energy utilities
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The state of Israel can do whatever it wants with no consequences â thatâs a problem
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7 days ago
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The Guardian
7 days ago
No Israel prosecutions for killing Palestinian civilians in occupied West Bank since start of decade
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No Israel prosecutions for killing Palestinian civilians in occupied West Bank since start of decade
Dozens of former Israeli military, police and spy chiefs describe situation as âorganised Jewish terrorismâ * Middle East crisis â live updates Israel has not prosecuted its citizens for killing Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank since the start of this decade, , a Guardian analysis of legal data and public records show, creating impunity for a campaign of violence. Attacks have spurred former prime minister Ehud Olmert to call for an intervention by the international criminal court (ICC), to âsave the Palestinians and us [Israelis]â from state-backed settler violence, carried out with the complicity and sometimes participation of the police and military. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/no-israel-prosecutions-for-killing-palestinian-civilians-in-occupied-west-bank-since-start-of-decade?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Fascist Don doing so much for the Left in Europe, as peope look with revulsion at the American carnage - thanks Donald!
www.politico.eu/article/dani...
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Danish election: Exit poll says Frederiksen is on track to win after Trump clash
Victory for the center-left prime minister will set up tricky coalition talks, with centrist chief Lars LĂžkke Rasmussen as potential kingmaker.
https://www.politico.eu/article/danish-election-exit-poll-says-mette-frederiksen-is-on-track-to-win/
7 days ago
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White House Gangsters â
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Bets on US-Iran ceasefire show signs of insider knowledge, say experts
Number of new online accounts on Polymarket platform betting a total of $70,000 suggest âsome degree of inside infoâ
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/bets-us-iran-ceasefire-show-signs-of-insider-knowledge-say-experts-polymarket?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
8 days ago
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Wannabe Trump clowncar disaster government
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9 days ago
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Starmer questioned by
@chionwurah.bsky.social
on Palantir's grim incursion in UK public services - trouble is, the massive contracts with defence & NHS appear to have been single tender actions without competition or transparent process â unheard of for any public contract over ÂŁ9,000 in my world.
9 days ago
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Zack Polanski
9 days ago
Palantir is burrowing into the heart of the UK's institutions - our health, our defence, our finances. Join me in telling the govt to send this dangerous company packing:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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So, it turns out that progressive urban policies â the âville du quart d'heureâ that so upset the UK right wing press â is a vote winner, and not many want to go backwards. Merci bien Paris! âđŒ Allez
@egregoire.bsky.social
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9 days ago
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Cat Neilan
10 days ago
For several months, people have been wondering why Reform hasn't declared any crypto donations, despite Nigel Farage saying they'd received some Now
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
can reveal why...
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âIt is clear that if housebuilding is left to the private sector, we will be denied the homes, amenities, workspaces and landscapes we deserve.â â build bloody council houses! Shape the market, donât just depend on it!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Trumpâs economic shocks are derailing Britainâs building plans
With major developments collapsing, pressure is growing on councils to concede on affordable housing and public amenities
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/21/trumps-economic-shocks-are-derailing-britains-building-plans?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
10 days ago
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Trump is killing our grandchildrenâs future in real time:
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds
Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/middle-east-iran-conflict-environment-climate?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
10 days ago
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Jon Wood
11 days ago
The level of European support is demonstrated by the flight path US bombers are obliged to take.
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Even F Scott Fitzgerald could not have conceived of the shit, tragic lives led by this weird billionaire class.
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10 days ago
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Pr Carlos Moreno - IAE Paris1 Sorbonne University
12 days ago
Ă Paris, aucune voix ne doit manquer Ă
@egregoire.bsky.social
Jamais lâextrĂȘme droite qui avec Knafo, Bardella, Le Pen, Ciotti, soutiennent Dati. Paris restera humaine, ouverte et pionniĂšre No pasarĂĄn đ«
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Starmer doing his weird both sides thing and managing to piss off everyone, including the US, while our bases being used to launch Yanky aggression and the UK becomes a target for Iranian reprisals. Wonderful job. Oh for the clarity of Spainâs Sanchez.
11 days ago
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Whatâs fascinating is that Reformâs base is the over 60s â also the most dependent on public healthcare. The self destructive trajectory of this resembles Brexit.
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12 days ago
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Jan Rosenow
12 days ago
Every time thereâs a fuel price shock, the same calls emerge: drill the North Sea. New
@ukerc.bsky.social
analysis cuts through the noise and explains why this argument doesnât hold up.
ukerc.ac.uk/news/drillin...
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Pr Carlos Moreno - IAE Paris1 Sorbonne University
13 days ago
Marine Le Pen is calling for a âblock against Emmanuel GrĂ©goireâ. Rachida Dati is the far-right candidate: racist, xenophobic and hateful. - Marine Le Pen appelle à « faire barrage Ă Emmanuel GrĂ©goire ». Dati est la candidate de l'extrĂȘme droite haineuse. Pas une voix ne doit manquer. No PasarĂĄn
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13 days ago
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Just in the last 24 hours there have been a deluge of courageous policy discussions for turning things around in the UK, so there's no shortage of bold ideas â trouble is, the guy in charge 'doesn't do politics'....
13 days ago
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Sadiq Khan
13 days ago
The evidence is overwhelming: Brexit has been a disaster for London and the UK. Rejoining the EU is now clearly in our national interest. The option to rejoin should be on the ballot at the next General Election.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Sadiq Khan urges Labour to campaign on rejoining EU at next election
Mayor of London says returning to EU now more desirable because of economic instability caused by Donald Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/18/sadiq-khan-urges-labour-to-campaign-on-rejoining-eu-at-next-election
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Great to catch
@dannydorling.bsky.social
on a rare dip into BBC Radio 4 this morning â setting out with great clarity how extreme our national inequality is, and the consequences of that in terms of the rise of the far right, here and everywhere else.
13 days ago
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Cambridge for Europe
13 days ago
The latest YouGov poll gives rejoining the EU a 20% lead over staying out (54% Vs 34%). It's time the UK government committed to doing what is right for the UK economically and politically, and what the people of the UK want. It's time to commit to
#RejoinEU
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Brent Toderian
14 days ago
Watch this. Itâs simple and devastating to the United Statesâ illegal and stupid war against Iran to any RATIONAL person.
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Is this, errr, legit? These guys are in the frame to potentially lead the next government and yet get very little serious scrutiny from the media. Are we really going to let this rascist spivvery into No10??
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
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Farage called for release of Sean âDiddyâ Combs and praised effort to free drug trafficker
Reform UK leader was paid to make remarks about imprisoned rapper and ex-Honduran president in Cameo videos
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/18/farage-called-release-sean-diddy-combs-praised-effort-free-drug-trafficker?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
13 days ago
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Peter Walker
14 days ago
Zack Polanski will use a major speech on his economic policy to describe the UK as a country where successive governments have turned it from a manufacturing economy to one where the basics of life have been privatised and are rented back at crushing cost.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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âBasicsâ of life in Britain have been sold for profit, says Polanski
Exclusive: England and Wales Greens leader outlines economic policy including help to meet rising energy costs and water re-nationalisation
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/18/basics-of-life-in-britain-have-been-sold-for-profit-says-polanski
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BladeoftheSun
14 days ago
Spanish PM Pedro SĂĄnchez "Trump is someone who will set the world on fire and then blame the smoke caused by him. He has been wrong for 18 days of war. I urge everyone to call him out." The entire world should be putting their pressure on Trump to end his illegal war.
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elia ayoub
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Israel is levelling down entire buildings in central Beirut
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What Nigel Farage will say for money
The Reform UK leader has a lucrative side-hustle sending paid-for Cameo messages. But an analysis of more than 4,000 of them show they include videos for a neo-Nazi group and a rioter. Henry Dyer repo...
https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2026/mar/18/what-nigel-farage-will-say-for-money
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Yeah, their leaders promoted the economic disaster of Brexit and whenever they can they spout dangerous nonsense like this, but give âem a go yeah? Give âem a go.
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Zack Polanski
14 days ago
We live in Rip Off Britain. We have to lower people's bills and tax wealth fairly. This morning I'll be starting to lay out our vision of how to do this.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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âBasicsâ of life in Britain have been sold for profit, says Polanski
Exclusive: England and Wales Greens leader outlines economic policy including help to meet rising energy costs and water re-nationalisation
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/18/basics-of-life-in-britain-have-been-sold-for-profit-says-polanski
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Well well:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Labour urges tax investigation into Reform's Richard Tice
It follows a newspaper report that Tice had avoided corporation tax worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyz0ep9g8lo
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