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Trump and Starmer, the new Brezhnev and Honecker
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The National
about 2 hours ago
Nigel Farage received financial benefits from a convicted criminal in the year before entering Parliament, it has been reported The Reform UK leader has potentially broken MPs’ rules by failing to declare them 👇 🔗
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Cold War Steve
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Farrukh
about 13 hours ago
Keir Starmer, "The biggest impact on the cost of living.. The Ukraine conflict.. The Iran conflict" The shame of not even mentioning Brexit making the country poorer with over £40 billion a year lost in tax revenue every year
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Adam Bienkov
about 15 hours ago
Nigel Farage failed to declare staff, security and housing gifted to him by a convicted fraudster and crypto gambler who was charged for his role in a “dark web” money laundering plot
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Revealed: Nigel Farage secretly funded by convicted criminal
The Reform UK leader did not declare benefits including staff, security and housing by crypto-gambler George Cottrell, our investigation reveals
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/revealed-nigel-farage-secretly-funded-by-convicted-criminal-j0brtrlnk
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Zack Polanski
about 16 hours ago
This is exactly why we have Pride. Because a few years ago this would have just been a hateful fringe figure - but this is where our politics is heading with a Government that kertows. We will resist. And bring hope (*and* electing progressive politicians.) We will win. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Stop Funding Hate
about 18 hours ago
"From Musk, we have seen a language of encouragement and legitimisation. People who were in organisations that otherwise might have had a fringe status have suddenly acquired a status and legitimacy that makes it harder to discount their relevancy"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Elon Musk posted twice as often on UK race and immigration as about SpaceX in IPO run-up
Guardian analysis of X feed shows how keen world’s richest person was to air his views and ‘interfere’ in British politics
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/04/elon-musk-uk-race-immigration-spacex-ipo
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Sarah Kendzior
about 21 hours ago
"When Trump wanted to merge US and Russian cybertechnology in 2017, Congress rightly saw it as a national security threat and rejected it. But when Israel wants a more dangerous military merger, most of Congress abides." On Section 224:
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/stop-colla...
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Stop, collaborator, and listen!
On stolen sovereignty and Americans fighting back.
https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/stop-collaborator-and-listen
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UK farmers embrace regenerative methods after heatwave shock. High temperatures are leading farmers to cut out chemicals and intensive ploughing to improve soil quality so it retains water
www.ft.com/content/96f0...
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UK farmers embrace regenerative methods after heatwave shock
High temperatures are leading farmers to cut out chemicals and intensive ploughing to improve soil quality so it retains water
https://www.ft.com/content/96f06629-225a-4408-b0bb-d4869bb4c3bc?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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Cold War Steve
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Steve Reed, MP for Streatham and Croydon North (when he can be bothered) is crawling for his political life as Burnham gets ready to take over
archive.is/WNpeN
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1 day ago
————————————— Big Tech’s Carbon Emissions Spike With Runaway Growth of AI Amazon’s emissions rose 16% from 2024 and Google’s emissions climbed 18 to 20% compared to 2024. Microsoft and Meta in their most recent reports, published last year, reported emissions jumps of 23% & 64% respectively. GIFT
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Big Tech’s Carbon Emissions Spike With Runaway Growth of AI
Amazon and Google report jumps in their greenhouse gas output as the data center boom gains momentum.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/big-tech-s-carbon-emissions-spike-with-runaway-growth-of-ai?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4MjkzMjk3MiwiZXhwIjoxNzgzNTM3NzcyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSElGQkJLSVVQVUMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwOTRFQTUyQzdCQTQ0RDRDQjk1QTNCNDVENDg4RjY1NSJ9.1uq0UK38jkTF2Q0aiMNqqnGiskdqRbIWrqAgPcRgo2k&leadSource=uverify%20wall
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Herbiⓥore
1 day ago
Drought isn’t a distant possibility, it’s here, pushing tens of millions of people towards starvation. And it’s no accident. It’s the direct result of a mindset that treats the Earth as a commodity and life as expendable.
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Droughts: The Slow Violence Starving Millions
We’ve been warned for decades.
https://www.herbivore.club/p/droughts-the-slow-violence-starving
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Stop Funding Hate
1 day ago
"Instead of keeping hate and misinformation off our airwaves, Ofcom is allowing TalkTV to serve as a megaphone for billionaires to spread toxic lies and amplify dangerous, far-right rhetoric"
bylinetimes.com/2026/07/02/o...
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Amnesty International UK
2 days ago
And regulators must hold X to account for its repeated role in human rights abuses and recognise that the self-regulation model is clearly failing. 6/6 🧵
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Amnesty International UK
2 days ago
The government should introduce mandatory human rights due diligence legislation which requires social media companies to proactively identify and address risks their services pose to public safety and human rights, especially in high-risk contexts. 5/6 🧵
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Amnesty International UK
2 days ago
The UK government must address the gaps in the Online Safety Act and challenge the racist and misogynistic rhetoric and scapegoating of British citizens, migrants and refugees that are flourishing on social media. 4/6 🧵
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Amnesty International UK
2 days ago
Prior to that we exposed how the platform was home to shocking levels of abusive tweets against women of colour in politics and public life. 3/6 🧵
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Women abused on Twitter every 30 seconds - new study
1.1 million abusive or problematic tweets were sent to women last year
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hub/all-resources/women-abused-twitter-every-30-seconds-new-study/
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Amnesty International UK
2 days ago
Last year, Amnesty released analysis that linked X’s design and policy choices to the amplification of content which incited violence against Muslims and migrants. 2/6 🧵
www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/uk-x-...
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UK: X created a 'staggering amplification of hate' during the 2024 riots
X, riots, hate
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/uk-x-created-staggering-amplification-hate-during-2024-riots
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Amnesty International UK
2 days ago
If the Secretary of State responsible for social media regulation and oversight says X/Twitter "isn't healthy for our democracy or our communities" she should take more decisive action - not just leave the platform. 1/6 🧵
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2 days ago
I think its county lines and that goes back to Tory Dave Cameron taking the payment that young adults were getting in England while still in school or education. They were driven to the county lines gangs almost overnight.
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Josh Manning
3 days ago
Reminder that during the air campaign, Israeli forces bombed and killed the Iranians that the US intended to run a new government.
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Giles MacDonogh
2 days ago
The three ages of the United States: 1, youth; 2, maturity; 3, senility.
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Prem Sikka
2 days ago
Defra breached law, with Tory govt was in office, when it let farmers use bee-killing pesticide, watchdog says. This is one outcome of capture of the state by corporations, and secrecy. Govts pursue economic growth, not resilience, at almost any cost.
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Defra breached law when it let farmers use bee-killing pesticide, watchdog says
Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/02/defra-breached-law-farmers-bee-killing-pesticide-watchdog
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Sarah Mackie
3 days ago
A thing we could have had in 2022 in Scotland, if Westminster hadn't done the usual and thrown a tantrum, preventing it from being implemented. Here in Copenhagen, returning these three bottles will give DKK 1.50 each - DKK 4.50 is around 52p just now.
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🏴Josh Worthington🏴
3 days ago
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Byline Times
3 days ago
🔴 NEW: Keir Starmer’s Promised Clampdown on Second Jobs Has Been ‘Glacial’ Admits Minister, as Nigel Farage’s Millions Come Under Spotlight By
@josiahmortimer.bsky.social
The Reform leader's multiple outside jobs and repeated absence from the House of Commons has led to calls for action Read…
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Keir Starmer’s Promised Clampdown on Second Jobs Has Been ‘Glacial’ Admits Minister, as Nigel Farage’s Millions Come Under Spotlight
The Reform leader's multiple outside jobs and repeated absence from the House of Commons has led to calls for action
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/07/02/keir-starmers-promised-clampdown-on-second-jobs-has-been-glacial-admits-minister-as-nigel-farages-millions-come-under-spotlight
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Stop Funding Hate
4 days ago
"When the richest person on the planet... spends his days and nights, even his own birthday, amplifying anti-migrant rhetoric, boosting far-right agitators, and promoting films that glorify vigilante violence as the answer to migration, he is not starting a debate – he is starting a fire."
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Why is Elon Musk boosting an anti-immigrant film loved by the far right? | Mehdi Hasan
Does anyone seriously think this kind of amplification is harmless?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/30/elon-musk-citizen-vigilante-immigration?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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I thought "To the death of fun" was Cashier No. 9's first album. Turns out it's Starmer's far queue to the nation that rejected him
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Oliver
3 days ago
meme via Bennett Benno Michael
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The National
4 days ago
Tomorrow's front page 📰 'Dehumanising' new Home Office rules making it more difficult for Palestinian refugees to come to the UK
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Our next Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, uses the same social media platform being used by militant racists to radicalise their followers and racists into starting mob violence
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Prem Sikka
4 days ago
Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office. High office is now the key to personal and family riches. Former US President Harry Truman once said: "Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I'll show you a crook."
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Trump made more than $1bn from crypto in first year back in office
The president's crypto income far outpaces his earnings from real estate and Trump-themed items such as watches.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgmv98ez3zo
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Barty Batt
11 days ago
I've signed the petition calling on Andy Burnham to bring Thames Water into public ownership. Will you sign and share?
@weownit.org.uk
weownit.org.uk/act-now/andy...
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Andy Burnham must take back Thames Water
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/andy-burnham-must-take-back-thames-water
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Met Office - weather and climate
4 days ago
Provisional Met Office stats for June show: ✅ England’s warmest June on record ✅ UK & Wales - second warmest June since 1884 ✅ 5 of the first 6 months of 2026 at least 1°C above mean average ✅Record-breaking overnight temps for UK, England, Wales & Scotland Details:
bit.ly/4bn0b2P
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Turns out the flag-shagging alleged nonce is a convicted thug and self-confessed alcoholic and coke fiend
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2304919...
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BDS movement
4 days ago
Israel’s genocide in Gaza deliberately and systematically targets Palestinian children, a UN commission has concluded.
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Full Fact
4 days ago
Sunscreen *does not* raise your risk of skin cancer, despite what you might read on social media. This is all down to a classic misunderstanding of a scientific paper. We explain 👇
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No, sunscreen doesn’t cause skin cancer – Full Fact
Posts on social media have misunderstood a scientific study, which explains that people who use more sunscreen may well be exposed to more cancer-causing sunlight.
https://fullfact.org/health/sunscreen-skin-cancer-peoples-voice-uk-biobank/
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Gareth Davies
4 days ago
Labourlist publishes op-ed by anti trans campaigners Labour LGB which says the party must listen to Bayswater Support Group on its draft Conversion Practices Bill That's the same Bayswater whose members share stories online of using conversion practices on their children
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Mr Roger Quimbly
4 days ago
President Bilko
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Dave Vetter
4 days ago
Another "True Colours of Raise the Colours Patriot Revealed" story
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Raise the Colours Oxfordshire leader to stand trial over 'indecent child images'
A leading figure in the Oxfordshire's Raise the Colours movement is due to stand trial accused of making indecent child images.
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/26240871.raise-colours-figure-accused-making-indecent-child-images/
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An Angry Scot
5 days ago
UK gov you can f*ck off. Scotland is rich in renewables and doesn't need nuclear generation. The only reason Westminster wants them is to wean England off gas generation whilst not having nuclear in their own back yard. Go on, site them by the Thames! We need
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Dr Ellie Chowns MP
5 days ago
Utterly ridiculous that the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan published today reveals more funding will be spent on the nuclear programme than every other bit of kit and technology for the armed forces. We cannot keep sinking huge sums into weapons which must never be used.
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Gareth Davies
5 days ago
I don’t like this policy and I don’t like it being framed as ‘repaying’. These refugees won’t have borrowed £10,000. They will be charged for being granted asylum, as those are the depths we’ve fallen to as a country
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Darth Putin
5 days ago
When you stop and think about who said we would win, the fact we are going to lose becomes much clearer.
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alt-DUP
5 days ago
Ian Paisley standing beside rapists.
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Adam Bienkov
5 days ago
Nothing says 'speaking for the concerns of the common man' like being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to promote actual gold bars
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Saul Staniforth
5 days ago
Steve Valdez-Symonds from Amnesty explains that refugees going through the asylum system are prevented from working & contributing. They used to be able to work & contribute & it was the last Labour govt (that Ed Balls was part of) that banned them.
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Time for all charities, British political parties, politicians taxpayer funded organisations to abandon Twitter/ X
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Gareth Davies
5 days ago
Public asylum adjudicators and now a £10,000 charge to refugees. Dispels any lingering doubt that a Burnham government would halt Labour's lurch to the right on immigration
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George Monbiot
5 days ago
The famous "Wedges" paper was used repeatedly to shut us up when we argued against the continued use of fossil fuels, and, esp, against carbon capture and storage and the mass use of bioenergy. "But these eminent scientists say ..." Now we learn BP co-authored it.
www.propublica.org/article/wedg...
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How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
https://www.propublica.org/article/wedges-climate-research-bp-fossil-fuel-princeton?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1782388819&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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