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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 3h

It’s truly tragic how many of these US war criminals like Cheney never face justice and die in their peacefully in their homes in their 80s and 90s. I want to be happy he is dead but I am not. The million people he killed didnt get the luxury to die how he did.

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 1h

Rachel Reeves is going to tax work and NOT WEALTH.

Yet again, Labour are giving their banker mates in The City a leg up, while making regular people worse off.

Let’s give some help to the people that actually need it.
@richardjmurphy.bsky.social

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1h

Cut bills. Tax billionaires.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · 1h

This morning the Chancellor spoke of difficult decisions for everyone but the ultra-rich.

It’s time to tackle the cost of living crisis, end child poverty and invest in our vital public services by taxing extreme wealth fairly.

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · 6h

Make no mistake, the Chancellor is laying the groundwork for her budget as hard choices for everyone but the wealthiest.⁣
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𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 on taxing extreme wealth, 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 on shifting the burden onto those with the broadest shoulders.⁣

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Sean @shocktigan.bsky.social · 23h

Imagine having to sit in prison-like environs for two full days cus your boss didn’t like your hair.

The normalisation of this kind of stuff in our schooling system really should be understood as a national scandal

#edusky
#edpsychs

A prominent multi-academy trust has reduced the sanction it enforces when a child arrives with an "inappropriate hairstyle" - though the young person still faces two full days in
"isolation" for this violation of its rules.

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Jason Reid @jasonreiduk.bsky.social · 3h

London has had a progressive mayor who happens to be muslim, for 9 years and the world hasn’t come to an end.

Today, New York will also elect a progressive mayor who happens to be muslim.

The two greatest cities in the world led by two people who love them. Simple as that.

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Dipa @amrakunj.bsky.social · 4h

Algerian-born train hero saves train passengers from attack.

Since the right-wing press loves reporting criminals’ race and religion, surely they should report heroes’ too.

www.bbc.com/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.com

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LiLBaz @lilbazza.bsky.social · 5h

Please can Sensibles stop talking about Labour as being part of a 'left bloc' when they are quite clearly & even say so themselves part of a 'right bloc'

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social

Notable in today's YouGov that the centre/ left bloc - Lab/Green/LD/SNP are on 54%. With Reform/Tories on 43%. That's the biggest differential in a long time.
I think useful to track blocs given instability between parties at the moment.

Labour willing to work with Reform to oust
SNP
Anas Sarwar says he won't 'turn his back on a good idea' when asked about informal alliance with Nigel Farage's party

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Erin @moonshoterin.bsky.social · 2h

I recall a news story just as it became apparent Labour was coming to power, where terfs freaked out at a trans friendly govt coming to power and JKR (& tufton st think thanks) demanded a meeting and then Labour suddenly became extremely hostile to trans people while JKR crowed about donating money.

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 6h

I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.

A post on Mastodon by small cypress (@small_cypress@indieweb.social):

As an art teacher I was worried AI would come up as an issue of "why should I learn how to draw when I can use AI instead."

But the real issue is that my middle schoolers CONSTANTLY believe all art I show them is AI. Digital art. Photography. Oil paintings from the Western canon. "A human couldn't do that"

Being convinced that humans can't make great art is kind of terrifying

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Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 1d

"Laura fears all will be lost if ICB Sussex forces her child off the medication.

If ICB Sussex get their own way in a matter of weeks and they force detransition, Olive may well take her life."

northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...

NHS threatens GP practice over trans care

A GP practice in Brighton and Hove is currently under investigation for legally providing gender affirming care to trans teens

northwestbylines.co.uk

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 7h

NHS Sussex are forcibly detransitioning trans people. These patients need full restoration of their healthcare, and everyone involved in doing this needs to be sacked.

Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 1d

"Laura fears all will be lost if ICB Sussex forces her child off the medication.

If ICB Sussex get their own way in a matter of weeks and they force detransition, Olive may well take her life."

northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...

NHS threatens GP practice over trans care

A GP practice in Brighton and Hove is currently under investigation for legally providing gender affirming care to trans teens

northwestbylines.co.uk

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 6h

Starmer was briefed on Mandelson’s Epstein links before appointing him US ambassador.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor stripped of privileges, but Mandelson's Labour whip not withdrawn.

Starmer withdrew whip from 7 MPs for opposing two-child benefit cap.

What is Mandelson's hold over Starmer?

Starmer was briefed on Mandelson’s Epstein links before appointing him, say civil servants

PM had been given ‘summary of reputational risks’ but did not know about contents of emails before PMQs, MPs told

www.theguardian.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20h

Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.

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Michael Birtwhistle @salfordmh.bsky.social · 7h

www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Everybody’s business: call to all NHS staff to oppose the influence of racism and the far right

We are health workers, all with deep roots in the NHS. We are appalled at the wave of racism currently degrading our society, ranging from the demonisation of asylum seekers and refugees to racist abu...

www.bmj.com

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 11h

Cuomo can probably win the Upper East Side again. The fact that I have to qualify it tells you everything. He might win the Upper West, but if so not by much. Brooklyn around Prospect Park will go to Mamdani.

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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 1d

I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote:

"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."

No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 11h

I sincerely hope that Stephen Miller’s last minute endorsement of Andrew Cuomo ensures Mamdani’s win.

We’ve got fascists and billionaires pushing for a serial sexual offender … or a young progressive with real policies that people actually want.

No wonder the establishment is scared.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 16h

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 20h

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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Cade Hatton (he/they) @kailajay.bsky.social · 21h

Outing can be deadly, but this would rule out every immunocompromised person from attending pride. Wearing masks "post-COVID" isn't optional for millions of people. This is an intersectional harm and Labour are just showing how little they care for disabled folks as well as queer and trans ones.

QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 21h

The police will have the power to make it a criminal offence to cover your face at a public protest if Labour’s proposed policing bill becomes law, putting LGBTQIA+ people attending Pride events in danger of being outed

New police powers could criminalise wearing a mask at Pride

The police will have the power to make it a criminal offence to cover your face at a public protest if Labour’s proposed policing bill becomes law, putting LGBTQIA+ people attending Pride events in danger of being outed

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Unite the union @unitetheunion.bsky.social · 20h

💰 “Households are being fleeced pure & simple. Energy bills up by 42% since 2021, whilst energy companies made £30bn profit in just 1 yr. The govt is turning a blind eye to these excessive profits. That must change. Everyday people cannot continue to pay” @unitesharon.bsky.social
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 22h

With useful alt text, because this is really useful information which everyone should know.

If you don’t know, now you know—you can copy and paste text directly into the alt text box, and it’s imperative that you transmit what’s written, not just what something is.

Reviews Help Authors Infographic.
VISIBILITY
People buy books based on word of mouth - help them find your favorites!
CONNECTION
When you share what you like about a book, it helps someone else who likes the same things decide to give the book a try. A review helps a reader know what they're getting and why a book might appeal to them.
ENTHUSIASM
Being excited about something is infectious. When you can't stop talking about a book, people will be curious about why you love it.
GET STARTED!
Don't know where to start? Try describing your favorite part of the book, or a character you liked, then say why you liked it best. Share what kind of reader might also like the book.

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artibartfast @artie.gay · 22h

A hidden extra joke in the alt text is a great thing, but never ever at the expense of the alt text conveying the same information as the picture

Bobbi @bobbio91.bsky.social · 22h

Have seen shit where the alt text is entirely different, even something like a joke unrelated to the image.
Some people seem to think accessibility is just for japes, not inclusivity.

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Phineas @phineas.bsky.social · 1d

New awareness campaign

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