‘Burnham said he had asked whether Moscow had attempted to influence the referendum and received a confirmation that it had.’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit referendum

PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ that Russia meddled

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It would be so much easier to believe that Trump wasn't a Russian useful idiot if he did something that went against Russia once in a while.

Congrats to all the lucky ones who had ‘the plague’ in their 2026 Apocalypse Bingo Card. Please be safe when travelling to collect your prize. www.cnn.com/2026/10/06/p...

Facing Russian stonewalling, Trump admin ramps up pressure for info as it struggles to plan for potential plague fallout | CNN Politics

The Trump administration is struggling to get clear answers about the death of a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and has formally escalated its request for i...

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Far from my area of expertise, but it now seems pretty clear that - among other factors - the Biden Administration helped prevented a Bolsonaro coup in Brazil. What will happen this time? aje.news/3les2g

Polls underway in race pitting President Lula against Senator Bolsonaro

Voting is underway in Brazil as Lula seeks a historic fourth term, facing a strong challenge from Flavio Bolsonaro.

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US Mid-term Elections are coming.

I wouldn't say that it is necessarily a bargain, but Killing in the name of the state, the book I co-edited with @avramovok.bsky.social on state-sponsored assassinations is now half price on the Lynne Rienner website. www.rienner.com/title/Killin...

Your daily reminder that in most aspects of life, the rhetoric of 'hard choices need to be made' is and has always been a scam. The 'hard choice' would be to punish those with power. The choices made are actually the easy ones of punishing those without. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Andy Burnham urged by Lib Dems to reveal all meetings with owners of Manchester City

The prime minister is facing calls from the Liberal Democrats to publish details of all his meetings with Manchester City’s owners

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This

Melissa Johnson, PhD@ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 2w ago

We should let people dream of something besides labor

Had a lot of fun talking to @lucatrenta.bsky.social on NBN for the impending paperback release of Wastelands and Wonderlands. You can listen to the interview here: newbooksnetwork.com/wastelands-a...

It was a great pleasure last week to sit down with Matthew Leggatt for an episode of @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social on his brilliant edited volume Wastelands and Wonderlands (here: sunypress.edu/Books/W/Wast...). Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/wastelands-a...

Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 2w ago

Class solidarity.

Another one for the 'checks and balances' crowd. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US Senate rejects resolution curbing Trump's Iran war powers

The US Senate ​on Thursday narrowly ‌rejected a Democratic-led resolution aiming to ​stop the ​Iran war until hostilities ⁠are authorized ​by Congress.

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Gosh, I wonder why the leader of the Reform party of Nathan Gill fame is worried about efforts to tackle Russian disinformation.

Still no need for authorities to intervene? I’m sure there’s some peaceful climate protester they can arrest instead. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard

Thomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover

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This is probably me being naive. But, I’d say that to have a ‘winner takes all approach’ you should win something. He lost against a reflective pool.

Shocking results in Russia's elections: aje.news/od1dvj

Putin’s party wins supermajority in Russia’s parliamentary election

Victory of United Russia party strengthens Putin's hand even as the war with Ukraine grows more unpopular.

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There's an aticle like this every few hours. Governments, corporations, and all those who could do something, do absolutely nothing. The comments sections, in turn, seem to attract the stupidest human beings on this dying planet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn

New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms

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Shocking election results coming from Russia. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...

Russia election results show Putin’s party winning: What we know

With more than 90 percent votes counted, Putin's United Russia appears poised for a landslide win.

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Your daily reminder that the far-right doesn’t know how and does not care about governing. In a country ravaged by climate change, corruption, and a tanking economy, they only have culture wars. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...

Meloni promises to ban burqas, niqabs in Italy’s schools

Prime minister of Italy's longest serving government since WW2 faces election threat from far-right rival party.

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The fallacy that University leaders pushing AI are falling into is thinking that the point of undergraduate research is to find things out. It isn't. What students find out is typically already generally known. The point of undergraduate research is to learn how to find things out.

BLOOD WORK / EPISODE 49 I SEE IT ALL: DRONES, PART 1 We look at Grégoire Chamayou’s groundbreaking 2015 book on Drone Warfare to examine the phenomenon of killing without vulnerability, and the troubling ethics such technologies induce.

I See It All: Drones, Part 1 | Blood Work

We look at Grégoire Chamayou’s groundbreaking 2015 book on Drone Warfare to examine the phenomenon of killing without vulnerability, and the

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Very interesting episode here, although in very @nytimes.com fashion the host is still wondering whether these people are just trolling. As if it was 2016 all over again. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World is Now on the Table

Podcast Episode · The Daily · 12 September · 38min

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The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them

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"When you get to a situation where half the electorate disagrees on basic reality – for example, who won an election, or is Covid real? I don’t know how you come back from that.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

Emily St John Mandel: ‘When half the electorate disagrees on basic reality, how do you come back from that?’

Her hit novel Station Eleven seemed to predict the pandemic, now the novelist is tackling the future of the US. She talks about chance, world-building and experiencing a ‘tiny bit’ of clairvoyance

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This. VES, redundancies, restructuring, so many processes are taking away meaning from academic life.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 4w ago

'In some respects, what we are seeing resembles a form of collective grief. Not only grief for colleagues who have left, but grief for ways of working, professional identities and communities that once gave meaning to academic life. This creates an important challenge for university leaders.'

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C.I.A. Releases Intelligence Sent to Clinton and Bush on Al Qaeda Before 9/11 Attacks

The spy agency released dozens of intelligence documents it had sent to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, outlining what was known about Al Qaeda.

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Once again for those at the back, AI is going to consume all water, destroy trust, annihilate social and political bonds, and potentially tank global economy, long before a super computer kills us all. Also, behind a technology there is always people. Thank you for your attention on this matter.

A criminal investigation is underway by Met Police into allegations Reform broke the law in relation to foreign funding, following a C4 broadcast involving James Orr. James Orr is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the Faculty of Divinity. Any media interest in hundreds of articles?

Science Fiction continuing its relentless transition into current affairs.