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IKEA are advertising on Talk – who today said 'we should do MORE slashing dinghies' 😖
IKEA can't claim to want to 'change the narrative around refugees for the better' whilst advertising on a channel notorious for spreading hate and misinformation
Sign the petition: actionstorm.org/petitions/ik...
IKEA can't claim to want to 'change the narrative around refugees for the better' whilst advertising on a channel notorious for spreading hate and misinformation
Sign the petition: actionstorm.org/petitions/ik...
September 23, 2026 at 6:20 PM
IKEA are advertising on Talk – who today said 'we should do MORE slashing dinghies' 😖
IKEA can't claim to want to 'change the narrative around refugees for the better' whilst advertising on a channel notorious for spreading hate and misinformation
Sign the petition: actionstorm.org/petitions/ik...
IKEA can't claim to want to 'change the narrative around refugees for the better' whilst advertising on a channel notorious for spreading hate and misinformation
Sign the petition: actionstorm.org/petitions/ik...
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One of the closest aides to Jordan Bardella - the man that might become France’s next Prime Minister - met with prominent US anti-abortion rights campaigners in 2025 and took part in an anti-abortion march in April 2026.
Read our joint investigation with @lesjours.fr: lesjours.fr/obsessions/r...
Read our joint investigation with @lesjours.fr: lesjours.fr/obsessions/r...
Les convictions anti-avortement du collaborateur parlementaire de Jordan Bardella
Info « Les Jours » x Hope not hate (1/2). Manifestation anti-IVG, réseau « pro-vie » aux États-Unis : voici Étienne Duhazé, assistant du président du RN au Parlement européen.
lesjours.fr
September 23, 2026 at 5:23 PM
One of the closest aides to Jordan Bardella - the man that might become France’s next Prime Minister - met with prominent US anti-abortion rights campaigners in 2025 and took part in an anti-abortion march in April 2026.
Read our joint investigation with @lesjours.fr: lesjours.fr/obsessions/r...
Read our joint investigation with @lesjours.fr: lesjours.fr/obsessions/r...
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📚 CULTURE & IDEAS (Edition 90)
The reinstatement by Ghent University of a key figure in the Jason Arday affair followed pressure from Trump’s State Department.
Read the full piece below.
The reinstatement by Ghent University of a key figure in the Jason Arday affair followed pressure from Trump’s State Department.
Read the full piece below.
The reinstatement by Ghent University of a key figure in the Jason Arday affair followed pressure from Trump’s State Department. It reveals a wider ideology of ‘injustice as illusion’. Karam Bales reports
The reinstatement by Ghent University of a key figure in the Jason Arday affair followed pressure from Trump’s State Department. It reveals a wider ideology of ‘injustice as illusion’. Karam Bales reports
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September 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM
📚 CULTURE & IDEAS (Edition 90)
The reinstatement by Ghent University of a key figure in the Jason Arday affair followed pressure from Trump’s State Department.
Read the full piece below.
The reinstatement by Ghent University of a key figure in the Jason Arday affair followed pressure from Trump’s State Department.
Read the full piece below.
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Good morning
@tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social
Your journey from MP who most understood the Cambridge Analytica scandal to paid-up Palantir apologist is really quite the journey.
Hope the pay packet is worth it. 💰
Here’s some background reading ahead of your first day 🧵👇
@tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social
Your journey from MP who most understood the Cambridge Analytica scandal to paid-up Palantir apologist is really quite the journey.
Hope the pay packet is worth it. 💰
Here’s some background reading ahead of your first day 🧵👇
September 20, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Good morning
@tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social
Your journey from MP who most understood the Cambridge Analytica scandal to paid-up Palantir apologist is really quite the journey.
Hope the pay packet is worth it. 💰
Here’s some background reading ahead of your first day 🧵👇
@tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social
Your journey from MP who most understood the Cambridge Analytica scandal to paid-up Palantir apologist is really quite the journey.
Hope the pay packet is worth it. 💰
Here’s some background reading ahead of your first day 🧵👇
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'Facism thrives when you let it.'
Portsmouth RNLI temporarily suspended services after volunteers received abuse following an anti-migration protest.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social says it's one of the most 'disgusting' stories he's heard throughout his career.
Portsmouth RNLI temporarily suspended services after volunteers received abuse following an anti-migration protest.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social says it's one of the most 'disgusting' stories he's heard throughout his career.
September 19, 2026 at 8:42 AM
'Facism thrives when you let it.'
Portsmouth RNLI temporarily suspended services after volunteers received abuse following an anti-migration protest.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social says it's one of the most 'disgusting' stories he's heard throughout his career.
Portsmouth RNLI temporarily suspended services after volunteers received abuse following an anti-migration protest.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social says it's one of the most 'disgusting' stories he's heard throughout his career.
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This should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists.
If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
September 19, 2026 at 7:45 AM
This should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists.
If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
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“In fact, it was the Musk Family Foundation that funded that trip”
Matt Shea talks to @luciaoc.bsky.social about Tommy Robinson’s recent trip to Russia after a year-long investigation into Robinson for his new Channel 4 documentary, Tommy Robinson: Where’s The Money Gone?
Matt Shea talks to @luciaoc.bsky.social about Tommy Robinson’s recent trip to Russia after a year-long investigation into Robinson for his new Channel 4 documentary, Tommy Robinson: Where’s The Money Gone?
September 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
“In fact, it was the Musk Family Foundation that funded that trip”
Matt Shea talks to @luciaoc.bsky.social about Tommy Robinson’s recent trip to Russia after a year-long investigation into Robinson for his new Channel 4 documentary, Tommy Robinson: Where’s The Money Gone?
Matt Shea talks to @luciaoc.bsky.social about Tommy Robinson’s recent trip to Russia after a year-long investigation into Robinson for his new Channel 4 documentary, Tommy Robinson: Where’s The Money Gone?
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The story of Jason Arday is the story of James Orr.
Of the ideology which has found a foothold in Cambridge University, fostering the sorts of ideas that formed the undercurrents – sometimes explicit; sometimes unconscious – against Arday.
I returned to my alma mater for an in-depth exploration 👇
Of the ideology which has found a foothold in Cambridge University, fostering the sorts of ideas that formed the undercurrents – sometimes explicit; sometimes unconscious – against Arday.
I returned to my alma mater for an in-depth exploration 👇
The Two Professors and a ‘War On Ideas’
The different stories of the Cambridge academics Jason Arday and James Orr reveal the wider cultural and ideological forces around hierarchies and structural power – and who gets to belong in our inst...
bylinetimes.com
September 17, 2026 at 10:25 AM
The story of Jason Arday is the story of James Orr.
Of the ideology which has found a foothold in Cambridge University, fostering the sorts of ideas that formed the undercurrents – sometimes explicit; sometimes unconscious – against Arday.
I returned to my alma mater for an in-depth exploration 👇
Of the ideology which has found a foothold in Cambridge University, fostering the sorts of ideas that formed the undercurrents – sometimes explicit; sometimes unconscious – against Arday.
I returned to my alma mater for an in-depth exploration 👇
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While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today
Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible
Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible
September 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today
Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible
Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible
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One nuance: Kremlev was personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his links to Putin. An organization he is associated with, 'Healthy Fatherland', is also sanctiond for helping abduct children from occupied Ukrainian territory and relocate them in Russia
September 15, 2026 at 5:14 PM
One nuance: Kremlev was personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his links to Putin. An organization he is associated with, 'Healthy Fatherland', is also sanctiond for helping abduct children from occupied Ukrainian territory and relocate them in Russia
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Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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NEW: Don Trump Jr’s luxurious wedding was secretly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to Putin.
A saga involving private islands, the Olympics, and a Russian government-backed biker gang: www.propublica.org/article/dona...
A saga involving private islands, the Olympics, and a Russian government-backed biker gang: www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM
NEW: Don Trump Jr’s luxurious wedding was secretly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to Putin.
A saga involving private islands, the Olympics, and a Russian government-backed biker gang: www.propublica.org/article/dona...
A saga involving private islands, the Olympics, and a Russian government-backed biker gang: www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
September 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Not to be pedantic but Christopher Harborne has already given £25 million to Reform and Ben Delo £8 million.
So the figure isn’t £72 million - it’s £105 million.
So the figure isn’t £72 million - it’s £105 million.
September 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Not to be pedantic but Christopher Harborne has already given £25 million to Reform and Ben Delo £8 million.
So the figure isn’t £72 million - it’s £105 million.
So the figure isn’t £72 million - it’s £105 million.
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Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect.
www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...
www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...
Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms • The Austin Chronicle
Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms
www.austinchronicle.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect.
www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...
www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...
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🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨
While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
September 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨
While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
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Donors with tax-haven and offshore links alone account for 83% of Reform’s Q2 income. A further handful of companies whose controlling shareholders or owners are based overseas takes the total to 87%. Some of those donors appear in the Offshore Leaks database on secretive tax havens
Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
bylinetimes.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Donors with tax-haven and offshore links alone account for 83% of Reform’s Q2 income. A further handful of companies whose controlling shareholders or owners are based overseas takes the total to 87%. Some of those donors appear in the Offshore Leaks database on secretive tax havens
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🔴 Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage’s party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions bylinetimes.com/2026/09/10/r...
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage’s party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions bylinetimes.com/2026/09/10/r...
Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
bylinetimes.com
September 10, 2026 at 9:27 AM
🔴 Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage’s party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions bylinetimes.com/2026/09/10/r...
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage’s party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions bylinetimes.com/2026/09/10/r...
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I just signed this open letter to RNLI volunteers saying that Britain values their service.
In case anyone else wants to sign
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
In case anyone else wants to sign
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
act.38degrees.org.uk
September 10, 2026 at 8:49 AM
I just signed this open letter to RNLI volunteers saying that Britain values their service.
In case anyone else wants to sign
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
In case anyone else wants to sign
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
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Wow. That C4 Dispatches on SYL/Robinson was DARK. I mean, the grift was always obvious, but the amounts are staggering and the treatment of that poor grooming gang victim is utterly heartbreaking. Really worth watching.
www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
Tommy Robinson: Where's the Money Gone?
For Dispatches, Matt Shea examines the complex finances of Tommy Robinson
www.channel4.com
September 9, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Wow. That C4 Dispatches on SYL/Robinson was DARK. I mean, the grift was always obvious, but the amounts are staggering and the treatment of that poor grooming gang victim is utterly heartbreaking. Really worth watching.
www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
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"Orr’s appointment as Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion in Cambridge University’s Faculty of Divinity in 2019 was accompanied by a clandestine financial donation from the pro-Trump Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel."
bylinetimes.com/2026/07/09/p...
bylinetimes.com/2026/07/09/p...
Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel and Reform UK's Cambridge University Recruitment Pipeline Project Revealed
The world-renowned academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious concerns about the safeguarding of students and foreign influence at...
bylinetimes.com
July 9, 2026 at 6:13 AM
"Orr’s appointment as Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion in Cambridge University’s Faculty of Divinity in 2019 was accompanied by a clandestine financial donation from the pro-Trump Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel."
bylinetimes.com/2026/07/09/p...
bylinetimes.com/2026/07/09/p...
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NEW: Cryptobillionaire Christopher Harborne - the man who gave Farage £5m - has quietly dropped his defamation suit against @wsj.com
over this 2023 article 👇
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over this 2023 article 👇
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September 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
NEW: Cryptobillionaire Christopher Harborne - the man who gave Farage £5m - has quietly dropped his defamation suit against @wsj.com
over this 2023 article 👇
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over this 2023 article 👇
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One of those spreading their names is Ryan Ferguson, a neo-Nazi who was jailed for racially abusing a Black footballer and later arrested under the Terrorism Act for promoting the banned neo-Nazi group National Action.
September 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
One of those spreading their names is Ryan Ferguson, a neo-Nazi who was jailed for racially abusing a Black footballer and later arrested under the Terrorism Act for promoting the banned neo-Nazi group National Action.
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As “debate” continues about the future of the Donbas, I’m resharing the article I wrote last year about the abuse of Ukrainian children in the occupied territories
www.opendemocracy.net/en/ukraine-r...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/ukraine-r...
One in 10 rescued Ukrainian children sexually abused
Russia is abusing and raping children in the occupied territories, warns centre dedicated to rescuing families
www.opendemocracy.net
September 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
As “debate” continues about the future of the Donbas, I’m resharing the article I wrote last year about the abuse of Ukrainian children in the occupied territories
www.opendemocracy.net/en/ukraine-r...
www.opendemocracy.net/en/ukraine-r...
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So, don't share your darkest fears like a mantra. They disempower and deflate others AND you! The nihilism of presenting him as inevitable IS their strategy. I know we can beat Farage, because we ARE beatING him. His numbers are shrinking. Now is the time for shoulders to the wheel - not apathy. 3/3
September 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
So, don't share your darkest fears like a mantra. They disempower and deflate others AND you! The nihilism of presenting him as inevitable IS their strategy. I know we can beat Farage, because we ARE beatING him. His numbers are shrinking. Now is the time for shoulders to the wheel - not apathy. 3/3