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Original Bumble

@originalbumble.bsky.social

People's Republic of Glasgow Still Yes, Free Palestine, gubbed with Long Covid, protect the dolls

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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Bolsonaro's loss is not just a loss for Bolsonaro. It's a loss for Trump. For Musk. For Milei. For Netanyahu. For Farage. For Meta and Zuckerberg. For the meat barons, the fossil fuel corporations, and the rest of the neocolonial looters. And it is a massive win for humanity and the living planet.

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Alex Andreou
@sturdyalex.bsky.social

BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

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Claire Mullaly
@clairemullaly.bsky.social

Belfast Telegraph reports on the Turning Point UK - UVF link up. Still nothing from the BBC. Who is being protected by BBC? - the state? - loyalist paramilitaries? - Turning Point UK and MAGA sensitivities? This has implications NI if proceeds go to buy weapons for proscribed terror as stated.

End Deportations Belfast@enddbelfast.bsky.social

End Deportations Belfast are quoted in the Belfast Telegraph. 'Nesbitt, who has long-established links to loyalists in N. Ireland and is believed to be a member of the UVF, has been caught on camera boasting he can arrange assassinations for cash with the proceeds funding his terrorist pals.' [1/3]

belfasttelegraph.co.ukHitman boasts he can arrange contract killings for cash to buy guns for UVFAllan Nesbitt, who has long-established links to loyalists in Northern Ireland and is believed to be a member of the UVF

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Rafa Sales Ross
@rafiews.com

In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.

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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

In one day, two politicians - Bolsonaro in Brazil and Vucic in Serbia - with ties to Trump have lost surprise elections thanks to high turnout. The rise of the international far-right is not inevitable.

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George Potter 🔶
@georgepotter.bsky.social

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

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Tom Roberts
@tpgroberts.bsky.social

Tell you what's really good for recovering from anxiety and depression, financial instability.

The i Paper @theipaper.com

“Healey should remove anxiety and depression as a reason to claim benefits and offer people treatment instead. It would be better for the individuals and a fraction of the cost.” Read more: trib.al/cxsKwxw

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Adam Ramsay
@adamramsay.bsky.social

I literally spent a year investigating how the government props up Shell, and then they do this!

Dave Vetter@davidrvetter.bsky.social

Currently wondering what message the UK govt thought it was sending by dressing up the Minister for Net Zero in a literal Shell logo.

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Kieron Gillen
@kierongillen.bsky.social

My mind is just collapsing at the "we have far-right entryist groups offering themselves as middle-men to hook you up with professional hitmen, but our big priority is covering up pride pins" of the present BBC.

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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Dave Vetter
@davidrvetter.bsky.social

Currently wondering what message the UK govt thought it was sending by dressing up the Minister for Net Zero in a literal Shell logo.

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weegingerdug
@weegingerdug.bsky.social

I'm against drilling for fossil fuels but isn't it odd* the BBC and Sky aren't mentioning in their reports about drilling in the Jackdaw gas field being approved that they told Scots loudly and repeatedly in 2014 that all the oil and gas would be gone within 5 years. *entirely predictable

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Scotland's No1 Comrade
@scotlandscomrade.bsky.social

Alan Greer, Campbell Petrie, Carmichael John Williamson, and Cameron Ross have been revealed as sexual predators in the last four months. All Scottish, All white Zero outrage from the Balaclava brigade & similar from Thomas Kerr Reform MSP.

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Politics UK
@politicsuk.com

🚨 NEW: The Scottish Government will quit X after the SNP voted to remove the party and public bodies from the platform

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Robin Ince
@robinince.bsky.social

What a wonderful diverse media it is when the far right son of the owner of Unherd, The Spectator and GB News is considered a vital guest for BBC’s Newsnight

Matthew Holehouse@matthewholehouse.bsky.social

The "red wall" is not a term you hear often these days

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Long Covid Advocacy
@longcovidadvoc.com

Olympic sprinter Beth Dobbin advocates brilliantly in this article: 🔹strongly rejects CFS label 🔹states there is no specialist NHS service 🔹conveys the severity of the disease 🔹raises the issue of how athletes are more 'believed' www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...

bbc.co.ukBeth Dobbin: British Olympic sprinter in bed for 22 hours a day after ME diagnosisBeth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five years on, she is largely bedbound after being diagnosed with ME, a devastating illness for which there is no cure.

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Kelly
@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social

Disability can happen to anyone at any time. It’s not due to deconditioning or a moral failing. Many chronic illnesses are the result of a viral infection from which the body never recovers. We need more awareness, treatments & clean air to reduce viral spread. www.bbc.com/sport/athlet...

bbc.comBeth Dobbin: British Olympic sprinter in bed for 22 hours a day after ME diagnosisBeth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five years on, she is largely bedbound after being diagnosed with ME, a devastating illness for which there is no cure.

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Kieran Hurley
@kieranhurley.bsky.social

Do you know how fucked up it is to have an MP in the party of government say that a minoritised group should be socially quarantined from public spaces because having to set eyes on them would make her fucking maw angry

Jordan@jordanpfot.bsky.social

What a heartless, cruel thing for an elected representative to say.

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Dan Sohege
@danielsohege.bsky.social

Tonight there are going to be many trans individuals genuinely fearful for the future, again. People, once again, scared to seek treatment, scared of how they will be treated. This isn't some hypothetical debate. It isn't some fluffy, intangible, issue. People's lives are on the line, YET AGAIN.

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Kenny Campbell
@mrkennycampbell.bsky.social

I have never seen coverage of a live trial, one involving allegations of multiple sex attacks on multiple women, framed in a more distasteful way. It's not 'Fame under fire' it's a rape trial. And it involves actual women. And this from the *checks notes* BBC

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Emma Monk
@monkemma.bsky.social

OK, there is something very, very weird going on in the press right now. It certainly appears, from the outside, as if certain people are being very much protected in a way that was not afforded to certain other people! Let's start with the facts around Lola Salem... 🧵1/

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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Palantir didn't have to evade the UK's controls on lobbyists to get astonishing, unminuted access to government ministers and officials, or even to hire them to lobby their colleagues. Why not? Because there aren't any. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comPalantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George MonbiotTom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Bat Krown 🦇🎃
@katbrownwrites.com

The irony that the BBC blurred out the Protect the Dolls slogan on a Strictly contestant’s tshirt for their social accounts as “political” but will happily dedicate a two-part doc to the woman who uses her billions to fund lawsuits to persecute transgender people www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

bbc.co.ukTwo-part documentary on J.K. Rowling announced by BBC Factual and BBC ScotlandThe documentary will use her life as a lens through which to explore three decades of profound social, political and technological change

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Claire Mullaly
@clairemullaly.bsky.social

Fleur Ravensbergen delivers her report on the feasibility of paramilitary tranbsition in Northern Ireland today, 28 years after the Good Friday Agreement. A Keir Starmer appointee - she's spent 13 months privileging groups who are actively recruiting, controlling and terrorising the North. [1/n]

bbc.co.ukParamilitary racist violence deeply worrying development - reportPolice intelligence pointed to the participation of individual loyalist paramilitary members during recent disorder.

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Ireland against Fascism
@irlagainstfascism.bsky.social

Chants of 'Don't protect the women, we can fight. We don't need your fascist shite' rang out in Glasgow tonight. As anti-fascists, women's rights groups and trade unionists protested against 'patriot platform' and their supporters pushing their racist agenda in the city. Things you love to see ✊

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
@sundersays.bsky.social

Robert Jenrick for Reform says that Royal Marines using "lethal force" on small boats could end it in days. "Deploy the Royal Marines into the Channel. If they need to use lethal force then they'll be able to do so. I think the problem would come to an end within a matter of days."

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Doug Parr
@dougparr.bsky.social

Errr.... right, so UK is having to find more money for defence against Russia... by cutting funding for heat pumps that get us off gas... thereby keeping us dependent on an energy commodity *weaponised* by Russia & international conflict. Smart thinking guys www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comMinisters preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spendingExclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say

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Euan
@euan.bsky.social

imagining what the second headline would be if she had so much been in the same room once with a left-wing politician

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RDCK98
@comradekenobi.bsky.social

Nice little nugget of horror buried in there

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts

theguardian.comPalantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contractsFormer Labour deputy leader says tech firm would work with a Reform UK government on immigration crackdowns Tom Watson, the former Labour deputy leader who recently joined Palantir, has warned against “mob rule” when it comes to awarding public contracts. Lord Watson, now a senior vice-president at the US tech corporation, warned UK ministers could get themselves “in a lot of trouble” as he was questioned about concerns raised about the government working with his new employer. Continue reading...
Original Bumble
@originalbumble.bsky.social

Wtaf

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social

92 year old amputee & wheelchair user Donald Burgess was in his room in the care home holding a butter knife. The 2 police officers knew he had dementia but didn't know he had delirium from an infection. They pepper sprayed him, hit him with a baton & tasered him

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Saul Staniforth
@saulstaniforth.bsky.social

92 year old amputee & wheelchair user Donald Burgess was in his room in the care home holding a butter knife. The 2 police officers knew he had dementia but didn't know he had delirium from an infection. They pepper sprayed him, hit him with a baton & tasered him

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London Review of Books
@lrb.co.uk

‘A decade ago, donations of a million pounds or more represented 1 per cent of party funding. Now they account for more than a third. But even by these standards Reform’s reliance on large donors is unusual.’ @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on party fundraising. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

lrb.co.ukPeter Geoghegan · Short Cuts: Funding ReformBritish politics has long been complacent about the power of big money. The relatively low price of access to...