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The animal welfare laws in Ireland need to be updated and enforced
February 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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While we’re banning books…

Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.

Be. Like. Finland.
January 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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I love this.
November 24, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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Those accusing the ICC of being “political” do not fully understand the law.

Post WWII, we in “the West” stipulated a set of shared rules that we believed applied to everyone - enemies, allies and ourselves.

If an ally breaches those rules, the rules have not suddenly become “political” overnight.
November 25, 2024 at 6:34 AM
I enjoyed this episode with Colm Meaney youtu.be/Knj-crUUBWo?...
The Bookshelf with Ryan Tubridy | Colm Meaney
YouTube video by NK Productions
youtu.be
November 24, 2024 at 1:31 PM
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Masked gang broke into home of Conor McGregor accuser, Dublin court was told
Masked gang broke into home of Conor McGregor accuser, Dublin court was told
Incident revealed after civil court found MMA fighter had assaulted Nikita Hand in December 2018 A gang of masked men broke into the home of a woman who took a civil case against mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor accusing him of raping her, it…
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 1:18 PM
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King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £125m a year tax free from the tax payer and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed.

But he still needed a 45% pay rise.

Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.

#AbolishTheMonarchy
November 23, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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Be aware
November 22, 2024 at 12:36 PM
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So this is pretty cool: I think I’m the first national news correspondent to switch my chyron social handle from X to Bluesky. 💪🏽
November 22, 2024 at 6:24 AM
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memo to farmers protesting today, if you’re desperate to hand your farm to your offspring then give it to them while you’re still alive, panic over, so long as you live another 7 years there’s no inheritance tax
November 19, 2024 at 7:03 AM
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The protestors want to call it "the tractor tax" because calling it "the inheritance tax protest" would turn off public opinion.

The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.

Exempt from all.
November 19, 2024 at 7:53 AM
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Yes major media has let us down. We are the UK's leading citizen journalism publication with 10 Bylines all across the UK, now there might not be room for all of them, but please consider Bylines Network, we really are trying to do something different.
I'm going to start working on this, and will add to it as more major media outlets join Bluesky.

I expect the pace to pick up very soon and very significantly.

Major media has let us down significantly over the last ten years, but it's still vital to know what's being reported. go.bsky.app/2JyEju6
November 14, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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I know THIS is what you are all waiting for!

The Rejoin EU groups starter pack... complete with all the "For Europe" local/regional groups already on here.

This list will grow. So save it, nurture it, keep sharing it, and keep coming back to it. 💙

go.bsky.app/7XBtZBu
#RejoinEU groups
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
November 14, 2024 at 9:39 PM
"What could change? Pharmacies could decide:
not to open beyond 40 hours a week, into evenings and at weekends
not to offer emergency contraception
to stop supplying free monitored dose systems (medicine packs), not covered by the Equality Act"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pharmacies vote to reduce services in first protest action
Pharmacists in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to reduce opening hours and stop home deliveries.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Pharmacy owners in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted in favour of cutting opening hours and stopping home deliveries for the first time, in a protest over government funding.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Pharmacies vote to reduce services in first protest action
Pharmacists in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to reduce opening hours and stop home deliveries.
www.bbc.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:15 AM
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So here's the final front page of the next edition of @bylinetimes.bsky.social heading to the printers.

If you subscribe by midnight tonight you can get the first mailout...
subscribe.bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2024 at 10:46 PM
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With the huge influx of followers, it's worth sharing our "Byliners" starter pack again ~ showcasing a bunch of our authors.

If you write for us and aren't on the list, give us a shout!

Please share 🙏

go.bsky.app/LSrc9iS
November 12, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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As we’re all starting out, here’s a Starter Pack of LGBTQIA+ writers to enrich your life and feed. Will update as more folk arrive. 🌈 📖 ❤️

go.bsky.app/UD2Hf7Wa
November 13, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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🦋 There are now 51 MPs in PoliticsHome's starter pack

✅ You can follow them here:
go.bsky.app/LrPkHJJ

📍 And you can pin a list of all the MPs to your home page:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
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King Charles charges this RNLI lifeboat station to launch its boat because he owns the beach. And they’re not the only charity he’s rinsing

(Location: Sennen Cove, Cornwall)

youtu.be/pocnThE3nHc
CHARLES, STOP FLEECING BRITAIN
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
youtu.be
November 14, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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I need to be part of any social media site, so seemingly civilized, that people are posting pictures of their bookshelves.
November 13, 2024 at 6:28 AM
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This is pretty cool:
The Museum Association has gathered in this starter pack all the museums, galleries, archives and libraries in the UK who are right here on Bluesky 🦋

go.bsky.app/9o1sRWp
November 13, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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November 14, 2024 at 7:30 AM
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Hello Bluesky - after much prompting on Twitter from BlueSky zealots, I signed up. (@JohnAmaechi over there)
It feels like a lot less stuff is burning over here!

I'll be an infrequent poster as I let my Twitter followers find me.

If you follow me on Twitter, let me know who I should follow here!
November 13, 2024 at 7:50 AM
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To all the newly-arrived Twitter refugees, I've created a starter pack of UK political journalists, experts, commentators and politicos to follow here

go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN
October 17, 2024 at 1:34 PM