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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 8h

And "annihilates" is a bit of a stretch...

Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 8h

If the best Clarkson can do is comment on the diastema (gap between front teeth) which is a normal variant, he's rather run out of ideas, hasn't he.

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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 8h

We have banned thugs supporting other teams and no one said anything at all. i can't see why these thugs are any different. Oh, wait...

Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare #MakeLabourHistory @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 18h

It Depends…

Are we banning Maccabi fans because they’re Jewish?

NO

Are we banning Maccabi fans because they’re hooligans with a history of aggressive and violent behaviour?

YES

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 19h

#trevorphillips suggests that banning the fans of an Israeli club might be unlawful under the Equality Act.

Its staggering the lengths our political & media establishment are going to to defend the rights of football hooligans because they are Israeli football hooligans.

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abdohassan.bsky.social @abdohassan.bsky.social · 10h

Never forget...!!

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Ed Malroy @edmalroy.bsky.social · 13h

The irony is that if Maccabi were a European team then they'd understand that banning travelling fans in European games is a completely normal part of European football.

It's crazy that the riot-squad in Westminster thinks that treating Maccabi the same as any other European club is antisemitic.

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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 10h

This was always going to happen. Netanyahu wants and needs the genocide to continue. It was never about the hostages as once they are all returned his excuses evaporate.

elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 12h

When Israel bombs Gaza after pledging itself to a ceasefire, we apparently need to say this is a “Test of ceasefire” to avoid saying what is blatantly obvious, that this is a violation of the ceasefire

Again, I’ll keep on repeating this: Israel does not do ceasefires unless forced to.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 14h

BREAKING: Israel strikes southern Gaza in test of ceasefire.

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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 12h

This is hilarious and well worth reading. I had a boyfriend once who made pilchard casserole. He also once used Lambrusco for a red wine sauce; when he added the flour it frothed everywhere and went the colour of Windolene. I am now married to someone else, as is he, but we remain on good terms.

Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 13h

I once mistook curry paste for stir-in curry sauce and gave it the whole jar. Sweet baby Jebus.

‘I felt my soul leave my body’: 13 readers on the worst meal they ever cooked – from ‘ethanol risotto’ to gravy cake

There are lots of potential errors a home cook can make, whether mistaking a bulb of garlic for a clove or experimenting with a banana sauce for pork. Here are some culinary experiments to avoid

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SUPPORTING PALESTINE @apirus.bsky.social · 20h

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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 19h

Massive sense of humour failure...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.

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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 1d

There is nothing that can excuse this. And still we continue to support Israel. aje.io/uz0ddk

What we know about the torture, abuse of Palestinian prisoners by Israel

Testimonies from released Palestinian prisoners, as well as the bodies handed over, highlight alleged Israeli abuse.

aje.io

Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 1d

"Is damaging"?? That would be, has damaged... It will take years to recover.

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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 1d

*BBC Verify

Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 1d

It would be good if BBC Factcheck did the same for Israel's numerous spurious claims...

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 1d

Weird how time works isn’t it? In some US states a pregnant 11 year-old isn’t allowed an abortion because they need to deal with the “adult” consequences of getting pregnant, but 35 year-old neo-Nazis in the govt group chat are “boys” doing “things young boys do”

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 1d

I will keep banging on about this…

…because it is clear that the UK political & media class is utterly broken.

To the point whereby local democracy, trust in the police, quality analysis, honesty, and public safety are all being deliberately sacrificed.

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🇵🇸 Dean Tāne 🇵🇸 @dean-tane.bsky.social · 2d

The fact Starmer has spoken up more for some foreign football hooligans than British citizens captured in international waters a few weeks ago speaks volumes

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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 1d

...and is on record as saying that the NHS needs an approach where “you just rip the whole thing from the ground and start over” – including the embrace of “market mechanisms”. I don't want Palantir in the NHS. Do you?

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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 1d

... and whether a patient's record would potentially be linked to other data about an individual, such as police records (many police forces already use Palantir software). Palantir's founder has stated that "the NHS makes you sick"...

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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 1d

Palantir has no interest whatsoever in patient care, only in harvesting data, linking together data from different sources and making a profit from that. It remains unclear how the data will be used and processed...

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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 1d

As a retired consultant in the NHS, like many others I think that the process of managing patient data is in desperate need of modernisation and unification. But Palantir - a spyware and surveillance company - is not the firm to do this.

Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 1d

US spy-tech giant Palantir is moving into our NHS to handle patient data, the same company with a troubling record of surveillance and deportations.

Our Tech and Data Lead, Duncan, spoke at Hackney Town Hall as Homerton Hospital considers adopting Palantir software.

What do you think?

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 3d

❌ Thames Water want to pollute ILLEGALLY for the next 15 years. Thousands of you have already said NO by signing our petition

✉️ Next? We're taking it to Ofwat's inbox

✍️Take 1min now to send an email to Ofwat, explaining why they must say no to 15 more years of illegal pollution

Email Ofwat - say NO to 15 years of illegal pollution

weownit.org.uk

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2d

Ian Murray says that allowing violent racist 'fans' who sing songs about raping Palestinian women & the slaughter of Palestinian kids to attend a football match in the UK is necessary to heal society & combat racism.

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Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 2d

And what about if Israel continues to kill people?

Elisabeth Murray @lizthelemming.bsky.social · 2d

How about he also introduces anti-genocide training for politicians at the same time?

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