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ECHR version of Life Of Brian. Brilliant!
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ECHR version of Life Of Brian. Brilliant!
KOJAMF๐ค๐ค๐ค (@kojamf.bsky.social) reposted
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๐ Too good! We need a special award for posts like this! Like the Grammys but for BlueSky.
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Respectfully, Michaela, wasnโt Cornwall a fairly staunch Brexit holdout with a significant anti-immigrant representation? Or am I not remembering correctly? Happy to be corrected though.
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
FACT CHECK! NO negotiations ended WWII. Military defeat did. There were only Allied leaders conferences: - Yalta (Feb 1945): planning for post-war Europe; military strategy against Germany - Potsdam (Jul-Aug 1945): discussion on post-war order & ultimatum to Japan for unconditional surrender
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This is actually really concerning. A supposedly left wing PM doing things a dictator would doโฆ
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No metadata! Happy days๐
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social)
Dreaming of a holidayโฆ And posting this photo to check that BlueSky strips all metadata ๐
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Yep. No, this is definitely follow material. Stellar!
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I think this is my cue to get some sleep! ๐
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
๐ itโs 01:14 hereโฆ I meant reckoning. Brain no longer working! But yes, thereโs a worry that there could be a โre-conningโ day ahead, unless people donโt wake up. And not just in the US.
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Thatโs not idealโฆ Wishing you courage and strength!
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This is an incredible situation. I mean, if you step back and really appreciate the battle thatโs going on hereโฆ
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The day of reconning will come.
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
Omg another off-the-scale good one!๐
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I nearly cried with laughter at this one!! ๐
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Read the replies! Comedy gold here! ๐
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๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
Iโm reading that Newsomโs response will eliminate far more red districts though, so will it be a pyrrhic victory for Texas GOP? Or will it not move the dial? Havenโt seen any analysis on this yet.
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Oooh that looks noice! Photos when you get there please! (Donโt forget to remove metadata before posting)
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social)
For those who are worried about QRs, hereโs the link: www.instagram.com/p/DNWVBFHyxZ... You can also read an abbreviated version here: www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh now this is hilarious!๐ Absolute gold!! We just need to tell the AI to speak its answers in a Donnie voice. I bet we could get a few MAGAts to spontaneously combust in confusion! ๐
Normal Island News (@normalisland.co.uk) reposted
BREAKING: No. 10 has confirmed Sally Rooney will be be committing a terror offence if she funds Palestine Action, but Keir Starmer will not be committing a terror offence if he arms Israel x
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One day hopefully Iโll get to retirement. Hopefully. One day
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True! Itโs been a long day at work with lots of challenges. I suppose Iโm not as charged up as I should be๐ Bit thatโs when we need people to remind us and poke us in the ribs! Thank you!๐
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I canโt speak for everyone, but Iโm grateful to you for doing that! I wish more people did what youโre doing. Sometimes I think people feel like spectators and helpless. But it just takes one person to show leadership.
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And by democrats I mean D representatives. Because itโs their job. Thereโs a few making a lot of noise but otherwise we hear nothing out hereโฆ
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For the whole worldโs sake, for the sake of decent people, for the children, for future generations, I really hope SOMETHING gets doneโฆ Hopefully peacefullyโฆ
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Yeah but I also donโt see Democrats doing enough though, do you? Maybe being far away I donโt see whatโs happening, but honestly, America, wth??
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Of course, little Donnie J would deny even knowing what Project 2025 isโฆ. But I tell you, honestly Iโm worried he will pull a Putin and ignore the Constitution. If he manages to get both Congress and the Supreme Court feeding out of his hand, and he very nearly has, then things are going to get DARK
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
๐ Well I was actually thinking of those polite European leaders that have gone to DC to wag their fingers. I had envisaged the UK in the role of village idiot, mainly for things like leaving the EU and being blissfully unaware of a major Russian spy centre in London, until the EU sanctioned it.
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Also, see what heโs doing there? Basically making himself out to be supreme leader. Like Congress and the Supreme Court donโt mean anything anymoreโฆ Whatโs his next step going to be, unilaterally rewrite the Constitution? ๐
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Wowโฆ Well, there are already a couple of obvious lies in there. There are loads of other countries that have the option of mail-in voting. The UK for example, to name just one of the many that do. I donโt think I imagined voting by post for the last 30 years of my life!
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Yep. Everyone has limits on what they can endure. At least with composure. I bet she could get cross very quickly. And Iโm not sure the US voters are ready for a fiery First Lady yet. Maybe one day?
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I hadnโt heard that! Wowโฆ Makes sense though, right? Mail-ins hurt his ballot. Iโd be very surprised if this isnโt another little step towards a bid for a third term. Heโs lining up all his ducks. And you know what, right now, if nothing changes, if thereโs no uprising, heโs got a good chance!
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Meanwhile in the UKโฆ
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I bet! I wonder if he wouldnโt mind coming over to the UK to clear up the mess here for usโฆ
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Youโre right, SJ. I suppose we shouldnโt be. The UK system once again shows up its government and its entities as rank amateurs, with no real capacity for forethought or action. The UK is the idiot in a playground of bullies, the bullied and a few nice kids who say please a lot.
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
This is actually genius! But yes, the biodegradable kind of glitter, please.
UNITED24 (@u24.gov.ua) reposted
As russia continues to shell Ukrainian cities, our people stand united, cherishing every life moment and helping each other ๐๐
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He canโt back away from Putin! Putin just threatened him in Alaska in the strongest terms! Look at Putinโs demeanour, then look at Trump and team. Make no mistake, Putin has HUGE leverage over Trump.
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social)
And hereโs why Trump & team were peeing themselves in Alaska. Putin has MASSIVE leverage on Trump and GOP. He threatened to expose them all if heโs left with nothing to lose. Putin has proof: 1) Trump & team actually colluded with Russiaโs FSB 2) Lied about Hillary 3) They have huge money deals
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So now itโs illegal to protest in Israel!? And some people will still insist itโs not a fascist state.
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social)
Well this is embarrassingโฆ inews.co.uk/news/putins-...
Morgan J Freeman (@mjfree.bsky.social) reposted
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Europe has to find a way to become more independent, not just of China, but of the US as well. And it needs to happen fast.
Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties (@fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social) reposted
Itโs the elephant in the room & our broadcast media knows it. Democracy canโt function without fair coverage of ALL parties. The overplatforming of 1 needs to stop. If we donโt do something now weโll regret it. Sign the petition & pass on. Need 3,900 by Sept 13 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Itโs becoming clearer that Putin has leverage on Trump. And his and his staffโs demeanour, itโs HUGE.
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
Hereโs what the Fox News reporter, who was there, had to say (link to video in the article) www.financialexpress.com/world-news/u...
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MAGAts will spin, but commentators from the media, even Fox News, have painted Trump as a loser, after his meeting with Putin news.sky.com/story/vladim...
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This is heartbreaking
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There seem to be less and less people like this nowadaysโฆ Whatโs happening to this world??โฆ
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It seriously looks it!
Fraser Wylie (@fraserw.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
James, you asked yesterday what Ukrainians were thinking. I speak to Ukraine daily. I apologise for the meme below, but it is what is doing the rounds in Ukraine. The picture is Bucha following the russian massacre of civilians. This is what Ukrainians feel.
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OK I just threw up a little in my mouth ๐คข
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Tesla kills
Best for Britain (@bestforbritain.org) reposted
Jason White on the damaging effect of AI water use on our planet... Is AI a cure or curse for climate change?
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Maga and idiots are all the same arenโt they?๐
B4Ukraine (@b4ukraine.org) reposted
๐ซ In Sweden, there are growing calls to boycott PepsiCo brands โ including #pepsi, #lays, #doritos, #tropicana, and #sodastream โ as the US company remains the top producer of food and beverages in Russia, continuing to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes to the Kremlin. bit.ly/4l76MQY
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You can try and bury the truth, but it has a way of always sprouting and bearing fruit!
Kaz โญ ๐ต๐ธ (@kaz01.bsky.social) reposted
My favorite Zionist Karen meltdown. ๐
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, more like Yer Bollocks Party
George Conway ๐๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
Katie Phang (@katiephang.bsky.social) reposted
What a DISGUSTING perversion of the facts. Ghislaine Maxwell is no victim. She is a convicted sex trafficker of little girls as young as 14 years old. She enticed and groomed little girls for sexual abuse.
Edwin Hayward (@edwinhayward.com) reposted
Starmer's ability to discern what's right hits sub-zero. Imagine hiring someone for Labour comms (ex-Sun editor) who previously allowed articles about using gunships to stop migrants to go out on his watch.
Viktor ๐ต๐ธ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ช (@viktx.bsky.social) reposted
@albomp.bsky.social Hers your Israeli mates celebrating the starving of Palestinians CHILDREN! any comment any concrete action any thing? ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ bsky.app/profile/paul...
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social)
Einstein was against Israel, as he recognised the fascist danger forming there.
Kerry (@kerry10.bsky.social) reposted
A holocaust in Palestine. A systematic state-sponsored killing of Palestinian people. Why is it being treated differently to Jews? How the fuck can our government and other western countries not fucking do something!. This is absolutely fucking devastating. It is inhumane, it is a HOLOCAUST.
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To be clear, that would mean this account reads posts and follows another account on here every 17.5 seconds, assuming 4 hours sleep and doing nothing else but using BlueSky.
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social)
Careful who you believe! There are bad actors trying to take advantage of the situation in Gaza. Strange how this profile has been active for only 10 days, and yet follows 41,300 people. And is asking for money. 41,300 follows in 10 days = 4,130 per day = 206 per hour Kind of like a bot, no?
๐๐๐คCJ๐คจ๐คฃ๐ง๐๐๐บ๐ธ (@cnice59.bsky.social) reposted
I Bet You Didnโt Know This?
Isabel Santos (@isabelsantos.bsky.social) reposted
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
bogwoppitt59.bsky.social (@bogwoppitt59.bsky.social) reposted
Being Liberal ยฎ๐ฝ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ (@beingliberal.bsky.social) reposted
That's it...๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ๐คท
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Did he just call himself a dummy?
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Absolutely right! Air-dropping aid: โข is extremely limited, both in reach and duration โข is inefficient โข can cause more deaths because of open competition for limited supplies โข enables Israel to continue with their genocide by claiming aid is delivered Starmer/UK still trying to fool people.
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
Absolutely right! Air-dropping aid: โข is extremely limited, both in reach and duration โข is inefficient โข can cause more deaths because of open competition for limited supplies โข enables Israel to continue with their genocide by claiming aid is delivered Starmer/UK still trying to fool people.
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reposted
Israeli settlers have taken over the Ein Samia wells, cutting off water to 30 Palestinian villagesโincluding the Christian village of Taybehโjust to fill up a pool. Entire communities left without water so illegal settlers can swim.๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ
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Respectfully, arenโt both a priority?
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Well, shitโฆ Isnโt that a surprise
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social)
These guys trying to play innocentโฆ They ARENโT! Yes other people got away when they were guilty too, but donโt come out with whataboutisms! I helped put right these guysโ mess and refund the people they defrauded. I saw what they did from the inside. The exceptionalism & entitlement of some ppl!
B4Ukraine (@b4ukraine.org) reposted
As we enjoy the #WomensEuro, sponsored by PepsiCo, remember: buying a #Pepsi w/ Lucy Bronze or Leah Williamson supports a firm whose taxes help fund Russiaโs army, which has been committing sexual assault as a โdeliberate tactic to dehumanize the victimsโโpart of their military strategy, as per UN.
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social)
Suddenly I want to watch South Park again
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh look, Iโve pretended Iโm a kid whoโs installed a VPN app and connected to a Belgian server. In all of 2 minutes, Iโve bypassed your age verification, and refused to hand over my personal details to KWS (aka Epic Games) and โPartnersโ, who you say I should trust. Cโmon ๐ฆ youโre better than this.
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social)
Errrmmmโฆ How about no, BlueSky
๐Benji, Vibe Assassin๐ (@itwont.fit) reposted
Unless I hand over all my details to them, I can't see anything the UK government doesn't want me to see here now. I can't even DM my friends without being on their records. Bluesky is now essentially closed to me unless I cooperate.
Kerry (@kerry10.bsky.social) reposted
This๐๐๐๐
Kerry (@kerry10.bsky.social) reposted
The British Government is complicit!. We are aiding and abetting a genocide. Everyone should hold this pro-zionist Labour government to account.
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
Love that positivity! Get better soon!
sahouraxo (@sarahabdallah.bsky.social) reposted
Spainโs MEP Irene Montero: โIsrael is starving to death those it hasnโt already killed with bombs in Gaza.โ โ90% of the population is in phase 5 famine, and soon 400 people a day will die of hunger.โ โThis is extermination.โ โAnd Europe is on its knees before Israel.โ ๐ช๐ธ ๐ต๐ธ
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Yep. And I find it hard to get my head round how teachers, front-line medical staff, researchers etc are all paid so little, when they are, I think, the essence of a countryโs progress. But maybe Corrupt Power needs less of that to thriveโฆ Maybe they just need us ignorant and distractedโฆ
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Do you think itโs possibly lack of funding? It feels like the education sector is almost an afterthought in western countriesโฆ
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Theyโre eating the files, theyโre eating the flight logs, theyโre eating the list. ๐
๐๐ท๐ด ๐ธ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ณ๐ (@the-island.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh and by the way, this isnโt just an American thing, as you may have noticed. All over Europe, the UK, and beyond, the far-right is surging, feeding off peopleโs lack of education. I have a suspicion thatโs where the source of the problem is โ education, or lack thereofโฆ