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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 21h

The insulin patent was sold for $1 to ensure it would always be available to anyone who needs it.

It should be free, and healthcare should be a basic human right guaranteed to everyone.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 9h

A rail worker credited with saving multiple lives during a mass stabbing on a train in Huntingdon has been named as Samir Zitouni.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Train hero who saved passengers during attack named

The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 9h

Cuomo, the sex pest who is *not* running as a Democrat, has been endorsed by Trump, Musk, and Stephen Miller.

And somehow the entire Democrat leadership is treating him as if he's the Democrat in the race, not Zohran Mamdani, the *guy literally running as the Democrat* who they can barely mention.

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 1d

This really sucks. Lex is a powerhouse and Teen Vogue's politics section really was what it was because of Lex! Disinvestment in politics coverage is a terrible move right now.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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Alison Carminke @alisoncarminke.bsky.social · 1d

Or yarn bomb a postbox if they wanted an unusual shape to cover, at least that might come in handy one day

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Alison Carminke @alisoncarminke.bsky.social · 1d

Much slower and more difficult as well, if you're used to 2.25-4.5mm. Plus what's the use case for a chunky tank? Too hot for wearing on its own in summer, too bulky to wear over or under something else

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Alison Carminke @alisoncarminke.bsky.social · 1d

A doll-sized fair isle tank on smaller needles with real wool would have been better than a chunky tank.

That would have shown the same technical skills, while letting them use the experience they're more likely to have (they can't have had much practice with 20mm needles)

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Alison Carminke @alisoncarminke.bsky.social · 3d

October update

Original total: 9,458g
Sept total: 9,582g
2 projects completed: -292g
2 projects underway: -263g
Frogged for reuse: 339g
Bought new: 170g

Current stash 9,536g (-46g from last month, +78g from original total)

#craftsky #stashbusting

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Forbes @forbes.com · 6d

The change comes as the company faces lawsuits from multiple families of children who died by or attempted suicide.

Character.ai Will Ban Children From Speaking With Chatbots After Facing Regulatory Pressure And Lawsuits

The change comes as the company faces lawsuits from multiple families of children who died by or attempted suicide.

www.forbes.com

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Monica Marks @monicamarks.bsky.social · 5d

“I think this is the worst place on Earth now,” said Jan Egeland @sg-nrc.bsky.social

“It’s the biggest humanitarian emergency on Earth and it happens in the dark, really - there has been far too little attention to what's happening in Sudan."

Sudan war: RSF militia killed 460 people at el-Fasher hospital, says WHO

WHO chief "appalled and deeply shocked" after doctors say RSF killed "patients, their companions, and anyone else present".

www.bbc.com

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 5d

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 5d

3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇

1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK

2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves

3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...

Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward

The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.

metro.co.uk

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 5d

This from X is a striking example of what I argue in today’s column. Reform and the Tories are out here gleefully saying disabled people on Motability should be forced to drive a 3-wheeler, like a scarlet letter. The stigma is not an accident - it’s the design.

A tweet that says: Just got Reform to commit to a serious crackdown on Motability as part of their reforms to PIP.

Lee Anderson says he’d be keen to see anyone with a Motability car forced to drive a ‘blue three wheeler’

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 5d

A women faced abuse and threats while taking down flags. Elsewhere, a man was attacked and hospitalised.

When will police act?

Owen Sennitt reports

Police drop inquiry after man assaulted removing flags

Tensions over divisive flag displays have erupted into violence in Norfolk, as police face criticism for inaction

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 5d

This is disastrous; hospices do such important work, not only to give people a good death, but to provide pain management and other services to people with terminal conditions. The staff in hospices work so, so hard and the fact that these institutions depend on charity to operate is a scandal.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

Hundreds of hospice beds and staff cut in England amid funding crisis

National Audit Office reports nearly two-thirds of independent hospices in deficit in 2023-24 as demand increases Hospices in England are cutting hundreds of beds and staff because of a funding crisis, despite a sharp rise in demand for palliative care, a damning report warns. People needing end of life care faced a postcode lottery because access to services was so patchy, the National Audit Office (NAO) reported. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 6d

Private Eye nailing it.

A story in Private Eye, headlined "Minority representation on TV causes outrage". The article reads: "There has been widespread support for prominent Reform MP Sarah Pochin after she complained about the over-representation of minorities on television.

Said one angry viewer, "She's right. Every time you turn on the telly there's another Reform MP being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg."

She added, "I respect their way of life and their strange customs, but Reform MPs comprise only 0.7 percent of the House of Commons. Yet Nigel Farage is on Question Time more than Fiona Bruce."

"I'm not prejudiced. Some of my best friends are swivel-eyed loons, but enough is enough. There are too many people with angry red faces on television."

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 6d

Before the measles vaccine, humans did not have permanent immunity to *anything*

A measles outbreak would come along and wipe out previous immunities, whether from previous infections or vaccinations.

A fresh, periodic reset on every other disease.

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 6d

Most deportation reports come from close relations

Immigration status is one the most common factors in DV

Retaliation against sexual assault victims/ stereotypes of sexual deviance are some of the most common tactics

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6d

A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto

She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card

Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.

She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.

It’s retaliation & it’s wrong

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 6d

At #PMQs Kemi Badenoch asked Keir Starmer if he’s still committed to Labour’s manifesto pledges not to increase income tax, National Insurance and VAT.

We’ve written previously about each of these pledges, which we’re monitoring in our Government Tracker 👇

Government Tracker – Full Fact

Full Fact is monitoring the government’s delivery on its promises

fullfact.org

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 6d

How Israel repeatedly violated Gaza truce before strikes killed 100 Palestinians - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-truce-violated-gaza-strikes-killed

How Israel repeatedly violated Gaza truce before strikes killed 100 Palestinians

In less than three weeks, Israel has killed 211, restricted aid and kept the Rafah crossing closed

www.middleeasteye.net

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 6d

Could ICE have ‘lost' 3,000 immigrant arrestees in Chicago?

NBC Chicago's investigative team reports at least 3,000 jailed immigrants have vanished from federal records, according to human rights attorneys and organizations.

www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...

Could ICE have 'lost' 3,000 immigrant arrestees in Chicago?

At least 3,000 jailed immigrants have vanished from federal records, according to human rights attorneys and organizations.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 6d

The US president says Israel has a right to 'hit back' after reports that a soldier was killed in southern Gaza.

Israel kills over 100 Palestinians in Gaza as Trump insists truce holds

The US president says Israel has a right to 'hit back' after reports that a soldier was killed in southern Gaza.

bit.ly

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 6d

Norfolk's & Suffolk's harbour seals are at serious risk from a very nasty & painful form of mouth rot...

The seal pups are in so much pain, euthanasia is the only way to put them out of their misery.

Via BBC News

Seals could be 'wiped from Norfolk and Suffolk due to mouth rot'

It causes mouth sores and lesions on pups, making it hard for them to eat, and some starve to death.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr.MRO/ Axel Folio @isasaxonists.bsky.social · 7d

Getting my contribution of baby hats for #TinyKnitsForGaza ready to ship off. Aren't they cute? I should have a dozen or more done by the deadline to warm those precious little heads during winter months.

And there is nothing better than being able to make this w/ my own #handdyedyarn 🧶
#yarnsky

9 crochet baby hats and a pair of booties

4 baby hats and booties in Palestine colors

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7d

ha ha ha hah hahahahhahah oh my god

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 7d

lmao

My Post headline

Mamdani didn’t tell the whole truth about his hijab-wearing ‘aunt’ who feared for safety post-9/11

The “aunt” who Zohran Mamdani said was too afraid to wear her hijab on the subways after 9/11 was actually his dad’s cousin.

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