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Superb reporting by @peterjukes.bsky.social in @bylinetimes.bsky.social on Farage, Putin & Nathan Gill.
The sort of reporting you’d want the BBC to do and should really be career-ending for Farage if @teamlabouruk.bsky.social or the Tories knew what they were doing!

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

NEW: “ICE, their secret police, is their tool,” said a human rights attorney who directed DHS’ ombudsman office under Biden.

“Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.”

By @davidmcswane.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social

This is an excellent example of the slimy lying tactics employed by the political right.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk sets up the frame nicely here. #NigelFarage moves the goalposts on his lying by later demanding that others prove a negative re his utterly dishonest claims backing up Trump

Holyhead border control post to sit empty despite Brexit investment Parc Cybi was built to allow checks on animals and plants entering the UK after the UK left the EU.

"A £51m border control post built for post-Brexit checks will sit empty"

The sheer amount of money wasted on Brexit is heartbreaking when you think of people out there in desperate need.

Most people in France, Germany, Italy and Spain would support UK rejoining EU, poll finds YouGov survey suggests majority support idea of Britain returning to bloc – but not on same terms it once enjoyed

All the time, we get told "they wouldn't have us back".

It's not true.

Most people in France, Germany, Italy and Spain would support UK rejoining EU, poll finds

Elon Musk's comments at march were abhorrent, says home secretary Shabana Mahmood says the tech billionaire

"You can be English with roots that stretch back a 1,000 years, but you can also be English and look like me".

About time.

Need much more of this, and need the PM to come out and say it and challenge the politicians and media who've brought us here - not just Musk

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rich are craving off the wealth in the legalised stock market casino at the expense of ordinary people. They voted for Trump and he’s delivered for the wealthy.

Appeals court blocks Trump from firing Fed's Lisa Cook before rate vote

Trump initially moved to fire Cook on August 25, but a federal judge ruled last week that the removal was illegal and reinstated her.

#SkyNews #itvnews #C4News #SkyNews #itvnews #C4News #LBC #r4today #bbcbreakfast #gmb #wato #bbcpm #bbcqt #bbcaq #pmqs #politicslive #GBNews
I don’t buy #TheSun #TheTelegraph #TheMail but
I buy a real paper #byline times

Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests

EXCL: A trove of leaked data from Boris Johnson’s private office reveals how the former PM has been profiting from contacts and influence he gained in office in a possible breach of ethics and lobbying rules. All the details here 👇🏼 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests

The grift goes on.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion-dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.

IT'S. THE. GUNS. There have been >400 school shootings since Columbine in 99, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. According to the market research firm Omdia, the school security industry is now worth as much as $4 billion, and it's projected to keep growing. www.npr.org/2025/09/08/n...

Funny…

I remember when they promised Brexit would do that.

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

Too late, you are since the moment your country elected the Putin rent boy Trump.

Trump’s thugs.

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So Many Amendments Should Have Already Been Made To Our Constitution….

🚨 Did you know Brexit could be affecting your favourite artist?🎸 🎶

📊 Best for Britain research shows Brexit is hitting the music industry hard.

Find out why. ⬇️

Trump’ thugs.

Reform promises to frack £110b gas field in Gainsborough Mayor Andrea Jenkyns says Reform UK will clear the way to tapping a huge gas field in Gainsborough if they win the next General Election.

Andrea Fracking Jenkyns

Reform UK Mayor promises to frack £110b gas field in Gainsborough

www.lincolnshireworld.com/news/environ...

Orange Monday. Acrylic on canvas. 🍊

Is patriotism unpatriotic? Is patriotism being used as a flag of convenience by nationalists? History and free speech can become weapons in the culture war

Is patriotism unpatriotic?

Is patriotism being used as a flag of convenience by nationalists? History and free speech can become weapons in the culture war | Richard Styles

People advocating Farage for next PM and people accepting their advocacy (Andrew Marr this week) clearly aren't paying attention to where Reform UK have achieved office.
It's chaos.
See County Councils in Kent, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
But facts aren't important, are they?
#r4today #wato

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Abstracts Collected Digital Work 2020 "do you control the dream .... or, does the dream control you ?" Congi "Somnium" .mp3Congi - Somnium (Dubstep For Deep Heads) All original art work by Tony Hardwick (fuseUK ) Mostly experiments using various digital image creation desktop and phone…