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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺@tobyvogel.bsky.social

Beautiful scenes in Serbia tonight where a student-led protest movement has overthrown the corrupt and autocratic Vučić regime. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

theguardian.comWild scenes of celebration in Belgrade as Vučić concedes Serbian election – Europe liveStudent List movement projected to have 138 seats in the new parliament, well clear of the 126 required for majority, to Vučić’s 104

Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social

Morning.

Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social

Are voters simply tiring of populism? I mean, it's exhausting and doesn't get us anywhere.

Gerry Hassan@gerryhassan.bsky.social

Can the Daily Telegraph make up its mind? I thought it believed that the UK was full up of people?

Gerry Hassan@gerryhassan.bsky.social

Hard to believe that Tom Harris was a Labour MP for 14 years & even a junior minister. Lacking any real political understanding of the basics of politics such as the meaning of the terms 'left' & 'right' as he grows more reactionary by the day.

Centre for Cities@centreforcities.bsky.social

NEW from Jessica Tulasiewicz ✍️ The Prime Minister is right: Scotland needs deeper devolution, starting with Glasgow. www.centreforcities.org/blog/the-pri...

centreforcities.orgThe Prime Minister is right: Scotland needs deeper devolution, starting with Glasgow - Centre for CitiesGlasgow is the most important part of Scotland's devolution puzzle to get right, and deeper devolution to the city-region should come with a metro mayor.

Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org

Bad news for Nige, good news for everyone else. 👀

Prune60@prune602.bsky.social

Meanwhile in Russia… “Russia will only allow students from countries with good relations with Moscow.” ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/19/v...

Alasdair Mackenzie@alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social

I mean it’s not a vetting problem, is it? It’s that it’s a racist party, run by racists, with racist policies, for the benefit of racists. The fact that it turns out to be full of racists is not a glitch

bbc.co.ukReform faces questions over candidate vetting after undercover filmingReform UK says the party has "improved and prioritised its vetting procedures".

Vambo Marble Eye@vambomarbleeye.bsky.social

Where are the young Scots? Mediocre football played by third rate foreign players. Surely we (that’s all Premier clubs) can do better than this and bring on Scottish qualified player?

Neil Mackay@neilmackay.bsky.social

Who would ever have imagined that Julie Burchill was a total fucking idiot …

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social

“However, Hegseth faces major obstacles, including his lack of political experience, weak donor connections, Pentagon controversies and support for the unpopular Iran war.” Sounds like quite the winning hand.

Steven Seggie@stevenhseggie.bsky.social

America isn’t a serious country

Striving for Zen@ebcollis.bsky.social

One of the most obvious voter suppression tactics is closing polls on college campuses. Closing them on the largest HBCU is obviously racist. Students saying “fuck you I’m voting” and being loud about it is as American as you can get. It is a shame the drumline wasn’t leading the march though.

Steven Seggie@stevenhseggie.bsky.social

Daily validation that Mumford & Sons are shit was the right take 15 years ago.

Seth Abramson@sethabramson.bsky.social

Turn that warning into a promise and you've got a deal

Tim Bale@timbale.bsky.social

Terrific but also testament to what money can buy you.

tntsports.co.ukHighlights: Haaland record no comfort as PSG hit four at Man CityWatch UEFA Champions League highlights as Manchester City fall to a painful defeat to Paris Saint-Germain despite Erling Haaland breaking a new club record.

Des@desdelboy.bsky.social

Disappointed to read this in the latest issue of Mojo, Will IS the sound of The Bunnymen

Tony Yates@t0nyyates.bsky.social

Trump behaves as though he doesn’t grasp this. Thinks there is a deal to be cut giving up occupied Ukraine and moving on. Doesn’t understand Putin’s maximalist aims and why the fight is therefore existential for Ukraine.

Past Glasgow@pastglasgow.co.uk

Springburn Rd at the corner of Flemington Rd, photographed in 1981. When Springburn Rd was realigned and widened to become the Springburn Expressway, many adjacent buildings were demolished or altered. 📷 Glasgow City Archives #Glasgow #1980s

broekn.bsky.social@broekn.bsky.social

WHY are MUCK & tRUMP deliberately seriously harming Ukraine? WTF

Briony Neilson@brionyneilson.bsky.social

And winding forward again to 1970, these Emma Peels were there to make sure all tray tables were secure on National Airways Corporation flights (Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Archives New Zealand) 🗃️

Paintings of London@paintingsoflondon.bsky.social

'Sam's Café', Primrose Hill by Matt Phillips mattphillipsart.com/

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social

Why did five prime ministers leave voters in the dark about Russian interference? Theresa May Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer Shame on all of them.

Ian72@ian72.bsky.social

Got a day off today & it’s all go around here so far lads…🙂

#TuckFrump@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social

Fox News reporter 'fact-checks' Trump live on Hannity: 'Not true' #AlterNet

twp.aiwww.alternet.orgFox News reporter 'fact-checks' Trump live on Hannity: 'Not true'

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social

Things in Popeye, a Japanese menswear magazine: — Interview with a "freelance pie advisor" who claims to have tried every pie in London. He names the city's top three pies. — Recurring column from writer who updates everyone on his cats for some reason. — Feature on Parisian grandfather style.

Christine Kinser@ckinser.bsky.social

I’m not sure I can bear them killing Bello. The most lovable pup. Photo below of what one volunteer had to say about sweet Bello. Please, begging 4 many reposts so he can find his hero

conifergirl.bsky.social@conifergirl.bsky.social

Trump, having lost much of his leverage, knows he can’t even appear to accomplish much in 2027 and 2028. www.commondreams.org/opinion/dona...

commondreams.orgFive Reasons Trump Might Actually Resign | Common DreamsTrump, having lost much of his leverage, knows he can’t even appear to accomplish much in 2027 and 2028.

Naomi Smith@pimlicat.bsky.social

Swinney: “I urge the UK Government to be bold and recognise the benefits of European Union membership and to work towards returning to the EU as swiftly as possible.” www.thenational.scot/news/2660433...

thenational.scot'Scotland's best future lies within the EU', John Swinney saysJohn Swinney has urged the UK Government to work towards returning to the EU as swiftly as possible

Prof Bill McGuire@profbillmcguire.bsky.social

#FOTW Daily Post 3 74% of Brits say climate change is important. 62% want the UK among the world's most ambitious. We're not a fringe. We're the majority — we just don't feel like the powerful collective we are. Time to feel it. Please share + tag 2. #TogetherUnstoppable #FateOfTheWorld

The Herald@heraldscotland.bsky.social

EXCLUSIVE: Scotland's £586m taxpayer guarantee underpinning Sanjeev Gupta's Highland metals empire has been quietly moved to a secretive offshore company registered in Jersey 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/news...

Angry People in Local Newspapers@apiln.bsky.social

Our obsession with unfeasibly large vegetables. It continues. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gerry Hassan@gerryhassan.bsky.social

Glasgow has been one of the losers over the past 25 years of devolution. A product of the priorities of the Scottish Parliament based in Edinburgh & also that Glasgow under devolution has lost some of the status & influence it previously had pre-devolution. www.thenational.scot/news/2659837...

thenational.scotLabour politicians accused of ‘total hypocrisy’ over Glasgow fire-and-rehireLABOUR “created the mess” behind Glasgow’s fire-and-rehire row – but that is “no excuse” for the actions of the SNP, a veteran trade unionist has said ...

FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social

JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER TAKAICHI SAYS LOCAL INVESTMENT IS CRUCIAL FOR BOOSTING GROWTH POTENTIAL.

Alexander Clarkson@aphclarkson.bsky.social

Beyond the scandal engulfing Manchester City, a lot of people in European football need to consider what might happen to investment from Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar if further military escalation around Yemen and Iran forces Gulf states to reconsider their strategic priorities

Miaganga@miaganga.bsky.social

Felon is worse.