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Ooh the #parkypetition100K is in the nervous 90s. Can we hit 93000 by 8:20am?

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
July 12, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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June 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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"Fictional comic supervillain Lex Luther once became President and was given a $200 million dollar luxury jet as a bribe. In the story, he was arrested by Metropolis police and imprisoned for 25 years. American justice is the real fiction."

- Pete Buttigieg
May 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Pediatricians say that childhood vaccines are safe. A heroin-addled nepo baby with a brain worm says they may not be. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to believe.
May 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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'Why is it inconceivable that sportsmen of all gender identities should play together?'
'In this new renegotiation of rights in public spaces everyone deserves dignity. But now it’s the turn of men to be kind.'
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
In the gender wars, it’s men’s turn to be kind
Getting males in dresses back into the gents’ toilet is one part of the problem. Sport should welcome them back as well
www.thetimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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April 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Bite marks on York skeleton reveal first evidence of ‘gladiators’ fighting lions www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Bite marks on York skeleton reveal first evidence of ‘gladiators’ fighting lions
Study offers rare insight into human-animal combat during Roman empire
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Feels almost cruel to point out that all the bollocks about our 10% tariffs being a 'Brexit benefit' lasted for about four days. But here we are...
April 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Oh what a surprise, Netflix don’t want to pay a small 5% tax to help fund UK public service broadcasting that trains all the talented actors, producers, writers, and crew that then go to work for Netflix… I AM SHOCKED!
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
U.K. Streaming Tax? Netflix Responds: “Incentivize Rather Than Penalize Investment and Success”
A parliamentary committee has recommended a levy of 5 percent of U.K. subscriber revenue on foreign streamers, including Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV+ and Disney+, to help finance British drama productio...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Why would you move your manufacturing to America when next week the tariffs might half, or disappear, or double, or grow wings and fly, or be turned into a goblin, or become an emotion, or
April 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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To anyone claiming that Trump's baseline tariffs on the UK are a Brexit benefit, this is the equivalent of a rescue ship reaching the Titanic... now.
April 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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📢ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 3.6% in 2024 to lowest since 1872

🏭Coal lowest since 1666, when Great Fire ravaged London
🚗EVs pushed oil down despite more traffic, saving £1.7bn
🌇Gas down on "cleanest ever" power
📈📉Since 1990, CO2 -54% / GDP +84%

www.carbonbrief.org/...
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March 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Donald Trump again mimics Putin and calls for an election in Ukraine - falsely claiming Zelensky’s approval rating was “at 4%”

Recent polling in fact shows that Zelensky’s approval rating is better than Trumps

Lets make sure everyone knows the truth
youtu.be/QDagM0WWEP4?...
Trump falsely claims Zelensky’s approval rating was “at 4%” - recent polling puts it better than his
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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February 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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So Fanta Fuhrer has signed an executive order that declares only he is now allowed to say what the law is. (I’m not making this up) At this point, the fascism is a bit on the nose.
February 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Trump doesn’t give a shit about peace just plundering the natural resources of bombed, raped and pillaged lands. He’s a common thief stealing from corpses in the wreckage whilst siding with the perpetrator and there’s not enough words in the English language to describe how much I hate the bastard.
February 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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The government is busy - but the work is not being reported. From banning toxic pesticides to funding green jobs, here are 20 things that happened last week.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Government is busy: but the media are not telling you
Despite what the press tells us, the government is very busy, often doing popular things. But you wouldn’t know it from the press coverage
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Did you hear about these 20 government actions? No? That’s the problem. The media aren’t telling you what’s happening.

@stephenmcnair.bsky.social reports
Government is busy: but the media are not telling you
Despite what the press tells us, the government is very busy, often doing popular things. But you wouldn’t know it from the press coverage
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Ask any lawyer and they’ll tell you it’s fine to just read the title of an act and just assume it says what you want it to.
February 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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when writing about the rise of British populism it’s worth bearing in mind that voters still prefer Starmer to Farage…

….and even prefer Ed Davey to Farage
February 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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We are sobbing here. $250 Chewy Gift Card to his lucky adopter!

🚨 JOEY; 19 YEARS OLD & at the shelter. Let’s network & find him a HOME to live out his ✨ golden days/years by….. SHARING this post! He is an absolute doll!!! 🧡🙏🏻

Available for adoption at LCAS 🧡

www.loudoun.gov/4118/Animal-...
February 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM