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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12h

JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 11h

Reality: Brexit's a disaster.
Labour Apologist: The EU don't want us back.
Reality: Here's the EU saying they want us back.
Labour Apologist: Brits don't want to rejoin.
Reality: Here are polls showing people want to rejoin.
Labour Apologist: We must be patient.
Reality: We've been waiting 9 years!

a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .

ALT: a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .

media.tenor.com

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Patrick @thepakman602.bsky.social · 11h

Get em governor!!!

Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 19h

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 12h

The government says it is “driving forward private finance efforts for Gaza's reconstruction.”

As if enabling a genocide wasn't enough. Now, they are allowing private companies to make some money out of it as well.

Have they no shame?

www.middleeasteye.net/news/british...

'No shame': UK invites private firms to compete for Gaza reconstruction contracts

As Britain positions itself as key player in the rebuilding of territory devastated by Israel's genocide, MPs point to its role in its destruction

www.middleeasteye.net

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Kev @caoimhin1.bsky.social · 10h

As long as she, Burgon and Lewis remain in this toxic autocracy, their words are worthless

Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 19h

Mandatory digital ID undermines our civil rights. It’s also divisive, expensive, and a distraction from the real issues: a cost of living crisis and soaring inequality.

So why is the government steamrolling ahead? Has it learnt nothing from winter fuel and disability benefit cuts?

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para-handy.bsky.social @para-handy.bsky.social · 10h

The break up of the UK would be the best thing for England. It could throw off this bizarre desire to be a world power in a post imperial position striding the world stage sorting out johnny foreigners. England has a rich culture, history and language & has no need to add UK/GB to give it standing.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 9h

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💢Marx was right.🕊 @paulwalker44.bsky.social · 1d

“Religion is the opiate of the masses…”

- KM

🤣 the man was right!

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 9h

"Polanski slammed” reports the Daily Express. The person doing that “slamming” is, err, Daily Express journalist Carole Malone.

And the reason? Because I want us to follow a science led public health approach to regulate drug use.

Polanski slammed over bid to legalise drugs

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Dr Andrew Boswell #ClimateLitigation @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 16h

#EdMiliband needs to consider this very carefully. He knows that he is backtracking if he approves this, and he knows it is a climate disaster

The UK can lead in not allowing further oil and gas

Now is the time to do this Ed

And tell #Keir and #Rachel where they can put the anti-climate greed

Stop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · 19h

BREAKING🚨: @Equinor has resubmitted its application to open the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK - Rosebank.

In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.

Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 12h

"Another Reform MP has been accused of being in breach of Parliamentary rules, after its deputy leader Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality he received from Lubov Chernukhin – wife of a former Russian deputy finance minister"
leftfootforward.org/2025/10/refo...

Reform’s Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality from former Russian finance minister’s wife

'Tice and Oakeshott stayed at the Chernukhins’ “turreted villa” with “a stunning view of the Mediterranean” and had supper with them at a Michelin-starred restaurant'

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💢Marx was right.🕊 @paulwalker44.bsky.social · 20h

“Peace deal.”

I guess chuds want everyone in the world to “thank” Bibi, Trump and Biden for destroying 85% of Gaza and ethnically cleansing, genociding and killing hundreds of thousands for Zionism.

Meanwhile they’re all online hating on Muslims.

Seems like a “real” peace deal doesn’t it?

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 15h

No. I will not vote to allow 15 million people to lose their health insurance and watch 50,000 Americans die each year unnecessarily.

No. I will not vote to double premiums for 20 million.

Republicans must come to the table and negotiate an end to the shutdown.

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Charlie Dog! @charlietotherescue.bsky.social · 11h

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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 1d

BBC caves to complaints and agrees to major Zack Polanski interview

www.thenational.scot/news/2554271...

BBC caves to complaints and agrees to major Zack Polanski interview

ZACK Polanski will be interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg after the BBC received complaints from the public for the lack of coverage of the Green Party…

www.thenational.scot

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Exposing the Labour Right 🥀✊🇵🇸 @labourrightwatch.bsky.social · 12h

Lord Walney: The former Labour MP turned Johnson adviser was sacked from his advisory role on UK protests due to his extensive links with the arms industry, pro-Israel and fossil fuel lobbyists.
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com/2025/04/29/j...

John Woodcock (Lord Walney): Paid by the arms and fossil fuels industries, cheerleading for Boris Johnson – and alleged sexual harassment

The former Labour MP turned Johnson adviser was sacked from his advisory role on protest due to his extensive links with the arms industry, pro Israel and fossil fuel lobbyists.

labourrightwatch.wordpress.com

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 19h

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 15h

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 13h

We have big rage about how China is a great threat to the UK.

But almost all your clothes, cheap electrical goods, childrens toys, Apple Products and much more was made in China.

If they are such a great threat then why is the UK literally stuffed with things they have made?

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Brian Burton @bodgerb.bsky.social · 13h

Privatisation broke our water system.

@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.

Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&

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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 14h

It’s time to take back what’s ours.

At the #BlueEarthSummit I joined Feargal Sharkey and @cleanilkley.bsky.social to call out the scam of privatised water, and show how public ownership can become a reality.

If you agree it’s time to bring our water home, sign: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...

Clive Lewis MP alongside Feargal Sharkey and Professor Becky Malby (People's Commission on the Water Sector) speaking at a panel event with the "Blue Earth Summit" banner behind them.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 15h

Saturday will be electric. Shoulder-to-shoulder...signs high...voices ready: No Kings. No Fear. This country bows to the Constitution, not a crown.

That protest is the ONLY thing dominating his mind. He knows it will show how UN-popular he is. To a narcissist...that's humiliating, and that is pain.

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Republicans R Evil 👿 @republicansrevil.bsky.social · 14h

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Shannon 🦇💩🤪 GOOD TROUBLE 💙💙💙 @shannonmaebreen.bsky.social · 15h

Michael Fanone is one of the officers who was violently attacked during the January 6th insurrection…

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 23h

The European Convention on Human Rights is being misrepresented in the UK, says former Supreme Court President Lady Hale👇

🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com

“It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.”

#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

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