Colin

Colin

@colinf77.bsky.social

Londoner, left of centre. New to this gig, be nice.

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A great day for Democracy around the world. Thousands are celebrating in the streets of São Paulo as progressive incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins re-election, defeating the far-right, Trump-backed Flávio Bolsonaro. Also Brazil sending a big fuck you to META for election interference!

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In case you forgot what a U.S. president beloved by the world looks like. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Live in Manchester: An Evening with President Barack Obama. The arena holds up to 23,500 people with standing room, and the event was SOLD OUT.

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I know America. I know that, in America, we believe in a country big enough for all of us. So, JD Vance, don't you dare come from Ohio to lecture me. You don't know a damn thing about America.

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My name is not the reason we're paying $5/gallon for gas. My name is not the reason you can't afford your groceries. My name is not the reason you can't afford your mortgage or rent. My name is not the reason you can't see a doctor. Their policies are the reason.

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Replying to @tomcopley.bsky.social

If Germany can do this, so can we. Other countries have similar solutions...Tiny Houses, with shower/laundry facilities on site.

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Ken Paxton is selling off Texas — our land, our water, our communities. Data centers bankroll Paxton, they get tax breaks, and you get stuck with the bill. We can’t afford Ken Paxton’s corruption. (This ad was made by humans — not AI.)

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Mike Rogers is just trying to take another swing at the revolving door of politics. 🚪 But if you want somebody who’s never taken a dime of corporate PAC money, then I’m your guy.

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HISTORIC MEDITERRANEAN HEAT WAVE Another exceptionally hot day with 45C in North Africa, 40.9C in Portugal and Canary Islands SP, 40.0C in Spain FRANCE 37.6 Villevielle Monthly record: 36.0 Aigues Mortes More extreme heat tomorrow: Up to 47C in Sudan and Egypt and 40C in Spain

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AI advocates say we have no right to stop innovation in the free market. Hogwash. We don’t allow corporations to come up with new nuclear weapons or varieties of cocaine or biological pathogens. We protect the public from certain kinds of innovation. We need guardrails on AI before it’s too late.

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Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "

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West Midlands Police: “We’re aware of a video circulating from the Reform UK Conference showing an incident with a protester. We haven’t received a complaint but would ask the woman to come forward. Anyone with any information should contact us on 101 quoting log number 924-050926”