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@treborfirst.bsky.social

Choral Singer. TaiChi (Chen). PPIE: Critical Care Rsrch (Oxford Uni), ICNARC. Alumnus: Birkbeck (London Uni), OU, Leicester Poly. Erstwhile sw Eng Mgr CEng MIET Philosophy, Film noir, JP Melville, RadioLaBaroque, Bach, audiophile. BrexπŸ’©& MAGA stink.

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Russia’s hybrid war is β€˜only the beginning’, warns Danish PM [FREE TO READ] Mette Frederiksen says Nato needs to adjust its response to Russian provocations

πŸ’₯ Russia’s hybrid war β€œonly the beginning,” πŸ‡©πŸ‡° PM Frederiksen warns, calling on Nato to step up to deter Moscow.

As EU leaders arrive for talks in Copenhagen, she tells @richardmilne.ft.com & I: β€œWe need all Europeans to understand what is at stake… the idea is to divide us”

on.ft.com/48Oc6pQ

01.10.2025 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Deeply disappointed to hear that the Israeli Navy illegally stopped the Global Sumud Flotilla 75 miles off the coast of Gaza. This was a non-violent mission to break the IDF’s horrifying siege and deliver food and medicine to those who need it most.

01.10.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 11850    πŸ” 3084    πŸ’¬ 448    πŸ“Œ 129
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See the difference? πŸ‘€

01.10.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 17202    πŸ” 5729    πŸ’¬ 241    πŸ“Œ 167
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Our farmers are permanently boxed out of China's soybean market.

01.10.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2135    πŸ” 670    πŸ’¬ 243    πŸ“Œ 49

S.D.N.Y. Essential Practice Rule 1: Do NOT mess with Judge McMahon 🀣

01.10.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2358    πŸ” 636    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 10

Please promise we will tear that ballroom down the day he leaves office.

01.10.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 310    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 16

⚠ In short, the ICE officer who was LOUDLY relieved of duty Fri. for violently shoving a woman to the ground last week, was QUIETLY reinstated yesterday. Today, ICE agents at the SAME facility sent a journalist to the hospital.

01.10.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 517    πŸ” 239    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 10
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French troops board oil tanker linked to Russian 'shadow fleet' President Emmanuel Macron said the crew had committed "serious offences" but did not directly link the vessel to Russia.

#BBCNews - French troops board oil tanker linked to Russian 'shadow fleet'
www.bbc.com/news/article...

01.10.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Research shows that ChatGPT is changing your brain People worry that students are increasingly using generative AI in their work. It saves time, but what is it doing to their brains?

✍️ Research shows that ChatGPT is changing your brain

What happens to your brain when you use ChatGPT to write your essay? MIT watched students’ brain activity to find out. The results are worrying.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social

01.10.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

The felon rapist pedo doesn't give a crap what schools teach, as long as he can stay in power.

The Christian nationalists who got him back into power, do.

28.09.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Signs, signs, everywhere signs...

01.10.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the real power behind the US downfall

29.09.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump freezes $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects during shutdown.

#TrumpShutdown

01.10.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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After the Trump administration sought to privately email some crucial spreadsheets instead of filing them on the public docket, a judge scolds:

"We have no secrets here. The government needs to file everything publicly and needs to do so now." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

01.10.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1434    πŸ” 497    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 22
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Enjoy some truth about the #TrumpShutdown @markwarner.bsky.social

01.10.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 22570    πŸ” 9491    πŸ’¬ 637    πŸ“Œ 550
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trump destroys everything he touches - literally everything. trump's wrong moves will turn an economic downturn into a depression, just like trump turned the US COVID pandemic response to the worst among all advanced nations killing hundreds of thousands more than should have been

01.10.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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They voted for this, but we all feel the impact of their poor judgment.

01.10.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The US economy lost 32,000 private-sector jobs in September | CNN Business Private payrolls plunged in September, complicating the picture for the US economy as policymakers and investors struggle to assess the state of the labor market amid a government shutdown.

-32,000 private sector jobs in September.

01.10.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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A post on X (formerly Twitter) from user *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) with a profile picture of a man in a dark shirt against a light background. The post reads: β€œADP REPORT: NUMBER OF JOBS CREATED IN AUGUST WAS REVISED TO -3,000 FROM 54,000.” The timestamp shows 5:20 AM on October 1, 2025, with 50K views.

A post on X (formerly Twitter) from user *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) with a profile picture of a man in a dark shirt against a light background. The post reads: β€œADP REPORT: NUMBER OF JOBS CREATED IN AUGUST WAS REVISED TO -3,000 FROM 54,000.” The timestamp shows 5:20 AM on October 1, 2025, with 50K views.

This is very, very bad.

01.10.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 17748    πŸ” 5993    πŸ’¬ 870    πŸ“Œ 434
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Headline from May 2017, concerning a video of Farage saying he would "pick up a rifle" if Brexit wasn't delivered.

Headline from May 2017, concerning a video of Farage saying he would "pick up a rifle" if Brexit wasn't delivered.

This must have been some other Nigel Farage then...

01.10.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Republicans Are On The Run: While House and Senate Democrats are in Washington to work on behalf of the American people to find a bipartisan path forward, House Republicans are not in DC, on vacation and refusing to work.
#DonaldTrumpsShutdown

01.10.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re united with baristas in their fight for a fair contract. And if Starbucks’ failure to bargain in good faith forces them to go on strike, you’ll find me on the picket line.

01.10.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4492    πŸ” 771    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 20
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Then why are you providing a $20 billion bailout to Argentina and helping them cut deals with China that crush American soybean farmers?

01.10.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 23616    πŸ” 8023    πŸ’¬ 1745    πŸ“Œ 598
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US citizens seek millions in damages after violent ICE arrests β€” USA TODAY A 79-year-old California car wash owner and a US citizen are among those seeking millions from the government after agents tackled him to the ground.

Good.

Make them pay for their abuse of power.

apple.news/AkLUmWI_pTs2...

01.10.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 889    πŸ” 254    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 11
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Sphere of Influence: How American Libertarians Are Remaking Latin American Politics The Atlas Network has spent decades building up libertarian institutions across Latin America. Now the work is paying off.

This article nails what we’re up against: the Atlas Network - a well-funded machine to undermine democracy & trap us in endless culture wars. Thanks @lucyham.bsky.social for sharing. They have a plan & so should we
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue
#USDemocracy
theintercept.com/2017/08/09/a...

01.10.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

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