Gareth Evans

Gareth Evans

@ghevs.bsky.social

Ceredigion born chose Cardiff as my home Welsh, British, European much hated by Theresa May citizen of the world.

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Kenny Campbell
@mrkennycampbell.bsky.social

Trump now being trolled by the whole trolling spectrum, from Obama to Norwegian toilets

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social

Left: President Trump insults Norway calling it a sh*thouse country Right: Visit Norway, the tourism board, trolls President Trump, displaying some of their best toilets on their Instagram 😅

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Olga Nesterova
@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

Who does the ocean belong to? I asked Otto Spijkers of Leiden University to explain the law of the sea, from territorial waters and fishing rights to deep-sea resources and international disputes. We also built a glossary to make the key terms easy to follow. ⬇️🌊

onestnetwork.comWho Does the Ocean Belong To?The ocean looks open and borderless. International law sees layers: territorial waters, economic zones, the high seas... and even a different legal regime for the seabed underneath. Look at a map and...

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Musa Okwonga
@okwonga.bsky.social

A Lula-voting friend in Rio writes “my sadness has turned into pure unfiltered anger and rage”

Laura Bassett@lebassett.bsky.social

Here’s the editor of the Intercept Brazil as Lula tells the press that “something abominable is happening”

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Naomi Klein
@naomiaklein.bsky.social

🧵Yesterday, British Columbia elected a Conservative majority government that ran on a platform of tax cuts and accelerating the pillaging of nature, or what the party calls “natural resources exploitation.” They also ran on attacking Indigenous sovereignty and trans rights.

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Adam Bienkov
@adambienkov.bsky.social

Two major polls today putting Labour back into the thirties. This one puts Reform firmly in third place and would give Labour a majority of around 134

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Leonardo Carella
@leonardocarella.bsky.social

"Political correctness gone mad", but political correctness now is that trans people don't exist.

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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Rick
@flipchartrick.bsky.social

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As @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social says, you’ll never satisfy the far right. They’ve gone from banging on about EU migrants to attacking people who aren’t white. Whatever happens to the migration stats, the bigots will just keep moving the target. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comImagine if, for once, Labour decided to tell the truth about immigration | Gaby HinsliffOur economy needs it. The NHS needs it. And making foreign workers’ lives more miserable – as the home secretary plans to do – will undermine integration, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Mark Chadbourn
@chadbourn.bsky.social

Princes and Thieves, a book by investigative journalist Matthew Cole, says Dutch intelligence hacked the phone of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner and watched him access a Dubai bank account holding hundreds of millions of dollars that came from a bank in Azerbaijan, Vanity Fair reports.

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Dmitry Grozoubinski
@explaintrade.com

Hey everyone, gather around! Elon Musk, the trillionaire defense contractor currently spending >$400m on political campaigns to prop up the party of a deeply unpopular president who launched the Iran War has some thoughts about Ukraine, elites, and money in politics.

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Adam Rutherford
@adamrutherford.bsky.social

Toby Young’s frequent public comments on women’s anatomy over the years renders this rather unsurprising. Free speech!

Matthew Cobb@matthewcobb.bsky.social

Astonishing!

theguardian.comFree Speech Union hit by internal allegations of racism and sexually inappropriate remarksExclusive: Key figure in campaign group accused of saying she would ‘never hire a black person’, and second figure discussed Sydney Sweeney’s ‘assets’

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James O’Brien
@mrjamesob.bsky.social

You don’t fight fascists by pretending their ‘concerns’ are ‘legitimate’.

Jonathan Portes@jdportes.bsky.social

The immigration doom loop, summed up here by @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول
@faredalmahlool.bsky.social

Replying to @faredalmahlool.bsky.social

Israel’s continued actions raise serious concerns about the prospects for stability in southern Syria and risk further escalating tensions across the region. Israel must immediately cease its violations, end its incursions, and withdraw from Syrian territory.

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Otto English
@ottoenglish.bsky.social

Funny isn't it how the "we're protecting our streets" people always start menacing anyone who questions them

Ireland against Fascism@irlagainstfascism.bsky.social

Danny Tommo's 'patriot platform' vigilantes were refused service in The George Inn, Portsmouth. They demanded to know why, despite the fact they do not have to be given a reason. Always make bigots feel unwelcome. Show the pub some love for doing the right thing. Things you love to see ✊❤️

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Plaid Cymru
@plaidcymru.bsky.social

Tonight, Reform tried to tell muslim women what they can and cannot wear. They claim to be champions of freedom, but only when it fits their narrow exclusionary definition. Bydd Plaid Cymru wastad yn sefyll fyny dros ein cymunedau a herio casineb a rhagfan Reform.

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Anonymous
@youranoncentral.bsky.social

Former Deputy PM Freeland: "10 years from now when we look back at on this week we are going to say that President Trump's betrayal of Ukraine is the most important thing that happened." "The President of the United States is siding with Vladimir Putin..." "We have to be clear."

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Iain Overton
@iainoverton.bsky.social

This is a non story. The police chief cites actual figures. Farage challenges actual figures. Farage has no basis for doing this. Why did the BBC run this?

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
@sundersays.bsky.social

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Jack Ross - chief executive of Turning Point UK - has been suspended as a Conservative Party member after featuring in an undercover Al-Jazeera documentary offering to facilitate a menu of options of criminal violence by ex-paramilitaries and other criminals www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.comFormer Tory election candidate suspended over contract killing claimsJack Ross was filmed allegedly discussing with an undercover reporter violent options to deal with enemies

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
@sundersays.bsky.social

Jack Ross, CEO of Turning Point introduces an undercover reporter from Al Jazeera to a former UVF man who offers to do a contract killing for the right price. Ross talks about violence but says, once sting revealed, he was joking www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

dailyrecord.co.ukScots right-wing Loyalist caught on camera offering to arrange killings for cashAllan Nesbitt, from Glasgow, has been filmed boasting he can “arrange whatever you need done” and detailing grotesque knife attacks.

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Josh Self
@josh.politics.co.uk

The Aberfan tribunal report (3 August 1967) directly blamed the National Coal Board (NCB) It cited a “terrifying tale of bungling ineptitude by men charged with tasks for which they were totally unfitted, of failure to heed clear warnings, and of total lack of direction from above”. 1/…

Josh Self@josh.politics.co.uk

#Onthisday 1966: Aberfan disaster Sixty years ago today, a large coal spoil tip collapsed in Aberfan, South Wales, engulfing the Pantglas Junior School and several houses. The catastrophe killed 144 people, including 116 children www.politics.co.uk/history/aber...

politics.co.ukThe Aberfan disaster (1966)On 21 October 1966, the village of Aberfan in South Wales was devastated when a large coal-spoil tip collapsed.

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Adam Bienkov
@adambienkov.bsky.social

"This hatred, it’s like a cancer. It spreads because people will always say, ‘Oh, it’s just the illegals.’ It’s not. “From what I experienced, it was anyone who was remotely different, different creed, different colour, different sexuality.” www.theargus.co.uk/news/2665180...

theargus.co.ukActor describes 'abysmal racism and homophobia' he faced in ChichesterAn assault on a cast member of a play in Chichester was "just the tip of the iceberg" of the "racism, xenophobia and homophobia" the cast faced in the town, an actor has claimed.