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Servant to a tuxedo rescue cat šā⬠Likes facts and Science š¤ And āļøš„
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Talking Pictures TV
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Sir
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is the subject of today's episode of THE DIRECTORS (2018) at 6pm in this fascinating documentary series
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Ben Goldsborough MP
3 days ago
A handful of tech barons now control the algorithms that shape what millions of people see every day. They can decide: ⢠what trends ⢠what gets buried ⢠which voices are amplified ⢠which political movements gain momentum That is extraordinary political power without democratic accountability.
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Best for Britain
3 days ago
Shameful. We must stand with Ukraine. šŗš¦
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewppqgr81no
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Ukraine flag taken down by Reform UK at Suffolk County Council
The Ukrainian flag is removed after four years by the newly elected Reform UK administration.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewppqgr81no
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Henry Taylor
3 days ago
Note this..
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Steve Rosenberg
4 days ago
From todayās Russian papers: āThe number of Russian regions with restrictions on the sale of fuel is multiplying.ā The reason given? āUnscheduled repairs at oil refineries.ā
#ReadingRussia
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āUnscheduled repairs at oil refineriesā causing "restrictions on fuel sales" in some Russian regions
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
https://youtu.be/TQpS7p9NEys
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Dr Charlie Gardner
4 days ago
I feel these two headlines should be shown together more
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Christopher Webb
6 days ago
I didnāt know about the earliest origin of Memorial Day until I was a grown-ass man ābecause some folks didnāt want us to. 2021: Memorial Day organizers cut the mic of retired Lt Col Kemter as he discussed how formerly enslaved Americans exhumed remains of soldiers to give them proper burials. š§µ
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šš¦šššš š¾š¦š£š
6 days ago
Who my liberal ass is arguing with on Twitter.
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TAKE 2
7 days ago
Obama had 11 attempts on his life. Biden had 5 attempts on his life. Bet you never heard of them. Because MSM never reported on them. Why? The WH asked for them not to, so not to invite copycat scenarios. Trump promotes them.
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO š¬š§šŗš¦š¬š±
7 days ago
Hereās just one detail from The Nerve
#HarborneReceipts
timeline. On the *exact same day* Christopher Harborne gives Reform Ā£3m, Nigel Farage says Reform will lift cap on stablecoin ownership. Where does Christopher Harborneās money come from, you ask? Stablecoins!
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Paul van der Meer
8 days ago
BREAKING FIFA World Cup hotel cancellations are surging as global fans ditch the U.S. Main reasons are soaring costs, visa bonds, and Tr*mpās dictatorial behavior.
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Anthony Painter
9 days ago
I wonder how those targeted by ICE, including violently, using Palantir technology feel about the company's alignment with "public safety". And honestly, the British business secretary should devote far less time to delivering Palantir's sales pitch.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Palantir hits back at Sadiq Khan after £50m contract with Met police blocked
London mayor accused of āputting politics above public safetyā for rejecting deal to use AI in intelligence analysis
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/22/palantir-hits-back-sadiq-khan-contract-met-police-blocked
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Jo Kibble (Political Animal)
9 days ago
This is brilliant: the re-introduction of beavers in the nature reserve next door has basically eliminated flooding at Greenford station on the Central Line. They could perhaps now set the furry engineers to work on getting the stationās inclined lift to work more reliably.
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Iām so sick and tired of this man/his cult members š¤Ø
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Pam Jarvis
9 days ago
Iām sorry to see
@theguardian.com
publish a lazy āblame a vulnerable groupā article. UK state pension is low compared to other western nations. Some pensioners rely only on this & those who rent their homes struggle. Why not pursue those with riches made from Brexit/Covid piracy instead?
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All this talk about ādifficultā cuts, yet the largest part of Britainās welfare bill is never mentioned. Why? | Zoe Williams
Pensioners vote and young people donāt, so the truism goes. Thatās no longer any reason to avoid dealing with the triple lock, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/21/politicians-hard-choices-welfare-bill-pensions?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Anti-Reform
9 days ago
"Since 19th March there have been 67 votes in Parliament Farage has not voted in a single one £8216 per month before tax paid by the taxpayer 2 months of achieving net zero for those who voted him in to Clacton " via Will Blaik
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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER)
10 days ago
No party should have a majority in Parliament with less than 30% of the vote - especially not extremists like Reform UK. But under our current political system - that is entirely possible. We have to fix the system before the next election - before its too late.
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Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust
13 days ago
Did Canal Boat Diaries yesterday with Robbie Cumming inspire you to visit the Montgomery Canal? If so, we think this website page is a great place to start your journey.
themontgomerycanal.org.uk/visit/
#UKCanals
#WeDigCanals
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Visit the Monty - The Montgomery Canal - Camlas Maldwyn
The Montgomery Canal is situated in the stunning countryside on the border of Wales and England. In the north it is in Englandās North Shropshire while in the south it follows a route through Walesās ...
https://themontgomerycanal.org.uk/visit/
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Max Bergmann
10 days ago
This is an all time banger of a quote. āEngland is everyoneās favourite uncle,ā says one official. āBut it is suffering from Downton Abbey syndrome. It keeps up the pretence, but it doesnāt have the funds.ā
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
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Europeās secret Plan B to replace NATO
What happens if America quits
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/05/19/europes-secret-plan-b-to-replace-nato
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Angelisa Fontaine-Wood (she/her/phd) #amquerying
about 2 months ago
āSecond hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.ā - Virginia Woolf
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paulusthewoodgnome
14 days ago
'Millions have been saved by replacing a Palantir IT system with one built by govt experts. The govt's chief commercial officer informed Palantir of his concern about the firm's practice of offering a zero- or nominal-cost initial offer to gain a commercial foothold.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK saves 'millions' of pounds by ditching Palantir for refugee system
The government said its in-house IT system was
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2l2j1lxdk5o
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Alex Andreou
15 days ago
Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things
@ledbydonkeys.org
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Christopher Webb
15 days ago
ā¼ļøTHE SOUTH WILL NOT BE SILENCEDā¼ļø Todayās march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge is a reminder that voting rights were paid for in blood. And now those same rights are under attack again. Next: Montgomery
#AllRoadsLeadToTheSouth
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17 days ago
Iāll take āWhy is Britain skint and public services crumblingā for 10 points. Now imagine how many people just like him (and worse) are out there. Itās not poor people screwing the countryā¦
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Dr_Aust_PhD
16 days ago
Farage is a thin-skinned petulant creep. The pub bonhomie is a carefully-crafted act.
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Miaganga
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Laura Phillips
17 days ago
BBCās Tom Edwards: āBREAKING: Reform UK has LOST minority control of Worcestershire County Council - after being overthrown by a shock rainbow coalition. The Conservatives have teamed up with the Greens, Lib Dems and independents to form a power-sharing alliance in the last few minutesā
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Mr Bumpton š¬š§šŖšŗ
18 days ago
CALL TO ACTION!!! Please support the decent journalists actually holding Farage to account. Please share far and wide! šš„š
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Jim Pickard
17 days ago
BREAKING: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.
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Szabolcs Panyi
18 days ago
š°āļø Luxury jets of the fallen OrbĆ”n regime's elite are now parking in Vienna instead of Budapest. A regime source tells me the biggest fear: confiscation by the new Magyar government. These Bombardier jets are worth $18M, $56M and $78M. Pics taken by a Hungarian pilot on May 12.
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Peter Stefanovic
18 days ago
A huge announcement in the King's Speech - what a pity itās getting little media attention due to all the reporting on a possible leadership challenge. The government have pledged to introduce a new bill to abolish right-to-buy for new social homes.
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Peter Jukes
19 days ago
Everyone is rightly interested in Harborneās monetary support for Nigel Farage. But GB News provides him with an annualised salary of over a million pounds a year, 500,000 shares and unaccounted for millions in terms of free political advertising for Farageās Party
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Steven Fielding
19 days ago
Iāve nudged towards that position as Ed being the least worst alternative to Starmer. What happy days we do live in! He might be the one to get Labour out of the current hole re: defecting Green voters so who knows? I was always a fan of the predators v producers speech, perhaps the only one?
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Peter Jukes
19 days ago
A hedge fund led by the owner of GB News has made millions from shorting NatWest stock as the bankās shares fell in the wake of the controversy over Nigel Farageās bank account.
www.standard.co.uk/business/gb-...
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GB News ownerās fund makes millions from short position as NatWest shares slide
Marshall Wace holds a 0.59% short position in NatWest, which has delivered gains of close to £12 million in the past week
https://www.standard.co.uk/business/gb-news-owner-s-firm-makes-millions-as-natwest-shares-slide-b1097128.html
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David Higham
22 days ago
One of the many good points made in this podcast is the marked contrast between the media scrutiny and outraged that accompanied Starmer declaring gifts of spectacles and clothes and the virtual silence around Farage receiving £5m in secret
open.spotify.com/episode/57H8...
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Election Special: Is it change or die for Labour?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/57H8fZszsLbmxdsxeBdlDB?si=bpy49MEvQ5K0Qy9HpgXvYA
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James Chapman
23 days ago
Sky News projecting a national vote share for Reform of 27%, based on results so far. Thatās four points down on what they achieved in local elections last year. Somewhat of a counter to the prevailing narrative. More evidence that Reform appears to have peaked.
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Alexander Clifford
23 days ago
Not seen any big coverage of this but it's a big story imo Newcastle, a totally Labour-domianted city & home to the party central office, is a total wipeout for Labour with over half the wards counted. ZERO seats. The sole Tory to be elected to the council since 1992 has also lost his seat
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Russ Jones
26 days ago
Britain's broadcast media boasts of its strict adherence to impartiality rules. Mentions per MP. LibDems: 645 Tories: 5,116 Greens: 7,763 Labour (the actual govt): 27,438 Reform: 70,732 Anyone surprised they're ahead?
bebroadcast.co.uk/politics-who...
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#Politics Who gets heard ā and who doesnāt ā on UK broadcast? | Be Broadcast
New analysis of 1.5m mentions reveals which UK parties are overexposed or underrepresented on broadcast ā from Labour and Reform to the Conservatives and Lib Dems.
https://bebroadcast.co.uk/politics-who-gets-heard-and-who-doesnt-on-uk-broadcast/
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Max B š š¶ šŗš¦ š¬š§ šŖšŗ
25 days ago
Labour won the '97 General Election with a 179-seat majority. In council elections in '99 they lost 1,150 seats and a year later lost 574 more. But in 2001, their general election majority was 166. Thursday may be a shit show for Labour. But local elections are no indicator of national polling.
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Ron Filipkowski
26 days ago
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Liberal Democrats
about 1 month ago
When Liberal Democrat councils are doing this well, itās no surprise even Kemi Badenoch wants a share of the credit.
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Nick Pearce
about 1 month ago
This is an astonishingly successful public policy reform, and so heartening.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Marthaās rule may have saved more than 500 lives in England since 2024
Patient safety mechanism which gives patients the right to seek a second opinion having ālifesaving impactā, says health secretary
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/01/marthas-rule-may-have-saved-more-than-500-lives-in-england-since-2024
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Paul Hindley š³ļøāšš¬š§šŖšŗšŗš³
about 1 month ago
What planet are the Labour Right living on? Itās almost like the Gorton by-election never happened. š Reform voters hate Labour. The vast majority of them canāt be won over. Meanwhile the Greens are tied with Labour in most polls. Mahmoodās policies are destroying Labour and emboldening Reform! š„
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about 1 month ago
This is the *real* crisis in fostering that we need to talk about. Childrenās services paid almost Ā£400 million to the private equity owners of National Fostering Group over two years, of which Ā£50 million disappeared into investorsā bank accounts (much of it offshore).
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Liberal Democrats
about 1 month ago
British democracy is under serious threat from powerful men outside our country who are trying to destroy it ā Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin. Elon Musk should not be able to use his money to interfere in British politics through the back door.
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I knew there would be a good reason that King Charles was going to Washington on a state visit. I didnāt agree with the calls for him not to go. His speech was masterful & for a brief few hours/days will stay in peopleās minds & for other people will be remembered longer š¤
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Ron Filipkowski
about 1 month ago
I spent 28 years in the criminal justice system: as a state prosecutor, federal prosecutor, police academy director, defense attorney. I have no idea wtf she is talking about.
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