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Andrew Norfolk, the reporter who broke the story of the grooming gangs scandal in 2011, wants to "set the record straight".

He tells us...

This is the colleague that the likes of Cleverly, Badenoch & Jenrick are refusing to defend...

‘We stand by Jess’: Telford survivors criticise Musk’s attack on Phillips Exclusive: Victims of male violence sign letter praising minister for devoting life to ‘fighting for women and girls’

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Macron didn’t name Elon Musk in his speech in 🇫🇷 this morning, but he didn’t need to. He accused the “owner of one of the world’s biggest social media networks” of "unacceptable interference" in European democracies and of supporting “a new reactionary international"

End of an unlikely bromance? President Emmanuel Macron today became the 4th European leader to hit back at the torrent of far-right invective from the loquacious billionaire owner of this platform. He accused Elon Musk of supporting a “new international reactionary” movement. 1/

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Visioconférence avec @valeriehayer.bsky.social présidente du groupe @reneweurope.bsky.social : “Parlement Européen - les enjeux du mandat 2024-2029”

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This is important & necessary. I’d add only that a) It’s clear many of the political & media figures deliberately ignoring these facts are playing with the sort of fire we saw on our streets this summer & b) Laura Kuenssberg’s failure to point this out to Farage was an appalling dereliction of duty.

Merci Gisèle Pelicot.

Votre courage a porté au grand jour le fléau des violences sexuelles et de la soumission chimique.

Ils contribuent à la prise de conscience et à la libération de la parole dont notre société a besoin.

À nous d’être à la hauteur pour prévenir ces drames.

Street art showing Gisele Pelicot looking badass with the phrase written next to her “the shame must switch sides” in French

Literally crying hearing how French women applaud Gisele Pelicot every day as she walks out of court. #r4today

Everywhere around the world women watch & applaud her bravery too. She stood up for all of us.

Because the shame has to switch sides.

Félicitations à Gabriel Attal, élu Secrétaire Général de Renaissance !

Cher Gabriel, ton énergie, tes convictions profondes, ton sens des responsabilités et de l’intérêt général, seront des atouts majeurs pour l’avenir de notre mouvement et de notre pays.

👏🏼🇫🇷🇪🇺

La Commission européenne vient d’annoncer la conclusion d’un accord entre l’Europe et le Mercosur.

Le RN savait pertinemment que voter une motion de censure affaiblirait notre position dans la négociation.

Les masques tombent : le RN gère ses intérêts au détriment du pays et de nos agriculteurs.

Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.

NEW: Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. There are 24 million users on the social media platform.

With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.

The expected fall of Michel Barnier today will be nothing short of a tragedy, brought about by extremists who only want to become President, and who do not give a fuck about the average citizen.

We could do so much better without this naked selfishness.

Plus facile pour moi de vous répondre car peu de followers mais lorsque l’univers toxique de X provoque plus d’anxiété et de colère que de plaisir d’échanger, ce n’est pas laisser gagner les autres mais se retrouver soi-même.

European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.

This is huge.

The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
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330 ayes
275 no.
The assisted dying bill has gone through.

#UnJobPourChristian
Christian, 62 ans.
Au chômage, il n'arrive pas à trouver un poste de technico-commercial dans les métiers du bâtiment en Ile-de-France : dès qu'il annonce son âge, les entreprises sont réticentes.
Si on peut ❤️🔄...
Ça me fait mal de voir ça en France...

Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it

Bluesky: the go-to place for news?

Boston Globe is reporting that traffic to its site from @bsky.app is 3x that of Threads. Guardian reporting it is 2x that of Threads.

Tellingly, Guardian also says that traffic from Bluesky is higher than the weekly traffic achieved from X at any point in 2024.

This site is better than the old one. You can learn, engage, laugh, sympathise and converse here and in the process be a little bit more at ease.

I see that some people - unfortunately - just want arguments and chaos. Those twin beasts have made us all miserable and angry - embrace better.

YouTube video by LiVE SHOWS girl get drugged at a festival while song "Cola" is playing

My daughter got spiked. We were told to watch how easy it is
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social

À toi aussi! 🙏🏻

Moi aussi! Au plaisir de se voir le 8 décembre

A restaurant board sign that reads: “we are not all in the same boat. We are in the same storm. Some have yachts. Some have canoes. And some are drowning. Just be kind and help when you can.

I love this.

what's frustrating though is that we *all* know that if this doesn't pass the issue will be kicked into the long grass again, would probably be at least a decade before a government gives it another go, so think it's a bit cowardly for Westminster to say it's just about "this specific bill"

This is a great interview. Thoughtful and insightful. A much needed grown up discussion on such a weighty issue.

Having spent a week or two more full time here, I can absolutely confirm that the real echo chamber is not Bluesky but X. Musk’s platform is roaring cyclotron of hate, gamed algorithms and inauthentic blue ticks. It’s not free speech but ‘paid for’ speech that stops genuine exploration and debate.

Kim Leadbeater on assisted dying, fractious politics and Jo Cox Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 22/11/2024 · 41m

NEW: Weekend News Agents.

Would recommend anyone thinking hard about the assisted dying bill to listen to this one. Kim Leadbeater on her legislation, why she thinks the time is now and the legacy of her sister’s tragic murder.

Listen now.

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Bluesky Is Turning Into a Strong X Alternative (Gift Article) Bluesky has a hint of the old Twitter magic, but the feeling of freedom it offers might be even better.

“For burned-out social media users like me, joining Bluesky can be a reset — a chance to start over on a platform that isn’t engineered to maximize engagement, that isn’t owned by a capricious billionaire or an amoral advertising conglomerate.”

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