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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 1d

From courtrooms to chaos: how the far right is turning lawlessness into a badge of honour

The far right thrives on defiance, turning convictions into credibility and chaos into a rallying cry against justice

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion...

From courtrooms to chaos: how the far right is turning lawlessness into a badge of honour

The far right thrives on defiance, turning convictions into credibility and chaos into a rallying cry against justice

northeastbylines.co.uk

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1h

This administration’s policy of serial open murders on the high seas is starting to make some members of Congress mildly uncomfortable. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Members of Congress growing concerned over lack of information from administration about Venezuela strikes, sources say

Republicans and Democrats say the administration is failing to share basic information with Congress about the intelligence, rationale and goals of its war on drug trafficking.

www.nbcnews.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h

So First Amendment rights can now be snatched away if you [checks notes] celebrate?

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JacquieA @jacq64.bsky.social · 1h

#Idiot

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Tony Pentimalli @tonywriteshere.bsky.social · 21h

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 1h

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Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 23h

My Mom came home yesterday for Hospice comfort care. She’s on oral morphine every hour.

I’m am scared & furious because I am almost out of morphine & her Doc & nurses are busy looking for more. Not one pharmacy in my town has any right now & they don’t know when they will be getting more in.

The DEA’s 2025 quotas for opioids will leave seriously ill patients in pain

Palliative care physician Rebecca Rodin writes that DEA opioid medication production limits — which are set to be even lower in 2025 — don’t address the opioid crisis. They just leave her patients in ...

www.statnews.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16h

The State Department said that it has revoked the visas of foreign nationals who had spoken out against Charlie Kirk. Senior officials within the department said they would move to deny or rescind visas for individuals who had criticized Kirk, this is a direct violations of the First Amendment.

US revokes visas for six foreigners over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had revoked the visas of six foreigners over social media comments made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

www.reuters.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17h

ICE is recklessly throwing tear gas into our neighborhoods and busy streets, including near children at school and CPD officers.

The Trump Administration must stop their deployment of dangerous chemical weapons into the air of peaceful American communities.

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Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

Instagram and other social media sites have long been under fire for exposing children to harmful content and not doing enough to protect kids’ well-being.

What To Know About Instagram’s New ‘PG-13’ Pledge—And How Parents Can Get Around It

Instagram and other social media sites have long been under fire for exposing children to harmful content and not doing enough to protect kids’ well-being.

www.forbes.com

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David, Host of The Cold War @coldwarhost.bsky.social · 22h

Murder. This is called murder.

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JacquieA @jacq64.bsky.social · 2h

#ArrestTrump
#ImpeachTrump
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Laura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A Scottish counter-terrorism board found that Palestine Action's activities weren't close to the threshold to be considered terrorism .... before the group was banned by the Labour Government

www.thenational.scot/news/2554306...

Palestine Action 'not close' to being terror group, files show Scottish board found

A SCOTTISH counter-terrorism board found that Palestine Action’s activities fell below the threshold to be considered terrorism before the group…

www.thenational.scot

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JacquieA @jacq64.bsky.social · 2h

#SupportPalestine

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

Groceries are up

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 5h

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ACLU @aclu.org · 23h

President Trump is trying to deploy the military and federal law enforcement in U.S. cities to stoke fear, suppress free speech, and expand his power by any means necessary.

People across the country must keep pushing back and advocating for their communities and their rights.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

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DaAngryPacifist / Anti-pedophile / Anti-Nazi / Pro-Democracy @daangrypacifist.bsky.social · 4h

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 20h

Damn right! This is the TRUTH nobody wants to admit!

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 7h

TAKE ACTION: Lavender Hotels plans to host an event for the Holcombe Harriers, a decision they must rethink.

protectthewild.substack.com/p/tell-laven...

Tell Lavender Hotels: Compassion, Not Cruelty- Cancel the Holcombe Harriers!

Lavender Hotels plans to host an event for the Holcombe Harriers, a decision they must rethink.

protectthewild.substack.com

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 6h

🐧 15 Gentoo penguins are trapped underground right now in the basement of SEA LIFE London.
Kept in artificial ice, bright lights, and the constant noise of tourists, all for profit.

Freedom for Animals is holding a protest outside SEA LIFE London on Sunday 19th October at 10.30am.

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JacquieA @jacq64.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you. Run free wee one.

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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 5h

The end is very close now but I've known him so long I knew he wouldn't want to just sit on a drip in the hospital.

Life is for living even at the very end ♥️

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