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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 46m

'We do not appreciate complete fiction like this.'

Reform’s Sarah Pochin under fire for claiming she helped secure funding for local boxing club

'We do not appreciate complete fiction like this.'

leftfootforward.org

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Stanley Keen @stanleykeen.bsky.social · 1h

Like Sooz, I have a right thumbnail that grows heavily ridged since Covid. 🤔

The neighbouring index finger’s nail has developed a recurring split that reappears and disappears like yours. But that’s as far as my scientific investigations have got me. . .

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 19h

From the kitchens of Colombia to the heart of the Amazon, Chef Leo Moran has made his choice 🔥 Big Ag billionaires are torching the forest for profit. Indigenous Peoples and defenders are fighting for life.

Whose side are you on? 👉 act.gp/3XTSCtT

#RespectTheAmazon #StopBigAg

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 16h

March 2025, Francesca Albanese—

"Excuse me but I don't need to hear what 'Israel says'."

"We have failed to prevent a genocide."

#GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust

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sLAPtHEcAT @slapthecat.bsky.social · 16h

#auspol what ceasefire?🤷🏻‍♂️🇮🇱🪖
#Genocide #Zionism
Francesca Albanese:
"this will come as a shock but Israeli Society must face it eventually,
this is the opportunity to Let The Palestinians Return To THEIR ORIGINAL HOMELANDS IN ISRAEL
this is the only place where the Palestinians can be moved"
🍉🕊️💕

🚨 Tracking The Settlers @settlertrack.bsky.social · 20h

#REPORT | Israeli occupation forces raid the house of a released Palestinian prisoner, who was exiled out of Palestine, in Yatta, the West Bank.

(the.andrey.x & 14/10/25)

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Steve Howell @stevehowell.bsky.social · 7h

NATO and Israel have been partners for 30 years.

Israel:
- has a permanent ambassador and an office at NATO HQ in Brussels,
- takes part in Operation Sea Guardian under NATO command,
- is armed by the leading NATO members.

The case against NATO, see: therestisbullshit.substack.com/p/nato-is-a-...

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Stanley Keen @stanleykeen.bsky.social · 2h

@soozuk.bsky.social FYI bsky.app/profile/pant...

Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 2h

Finger nails are weird. They “remember” indents. I have an indent on my left thumb nail - put there myself when I was a kid by running my teeth over it till the indent formed. And 50 yrs later, it appears at the cuticle, grows up the nail, disappears at the top and then reappears at the bottom again

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2h

Gonna be on @democracynow.org this morning (8 est)

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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 3h

👉 What are PFIs?
👉 Why did they fail the first time?
👉 And why are they quietly making a comeback?

This is essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of the NHS.

📖 Read the full piece here:
everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2h

In 2021 Afghan women started an online campaign to protest the Taliban's female dress code by posting photos of what traditional Afghan clothes look like #AfghanWomen
#WomensArt

Photo of a small standing girl facing forwardsl in a purple dress with colourful embroidered details and an embroidered cap

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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 2h

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/15/b...

By more than 3 to 1 Scots think Scottish Government should have most influence

Professor John Robertson OBA From: Scottish Social Attitudes | 25 years of devolution in Scotland: Public attitudes and reactions published last week: How much control does the Scot…

talkingupscotlandtwo.com

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Sylvia @sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social · 2h

At least there is some growth for Rachel Reeves and it means the UK are number 1 in the G7 for something

news.sky.com/story/uk-to-...

UK to have highest inflation in G7, IMF says

Economic performance has been upgraded this year, but downgraded for next.

news.sky.com

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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 2h

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/15/a...

As 800 playgrounds close in England, SNP Government invests £50 million in only 3 years on new ones

By Brenda Robb A UK wide report heavily focused on what happens in England, why are we not surprised? Just a brief scan of the further reading reports listed in the appendix backs up the notion th…

talkingupscotlandtwo.com

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Citizens Advice Stockport, Oldham, Rochdale and Trafford @citizensadvicesort.bsky.social · 2h

💬The 5-week UC wait must end: @citizensadvice.bsky.social urges the government to act in the autumn budget. 13% of UC households are repaying loans only needed because of this wait.
Read the new blog:
wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/no-more-wait...

No more waiting on the 5 week wait

This autumn, the government has the chance to take action on one of Universal Credit’s longest-standing problems: “the 5 week wait”.

wearecitizensadvice.org.uk

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 17h

The fundamental divide is between…

Those who live off wages

And those who live off wealth

But those who live off wealth will do everything in their power to convince you the divide is between immigrants & non-immigrants, brown and non-brown, trans and non-trans…

… ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE REALITY

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Jonathan Cook @jonathan-cook.bsky.social · 3h

Yet again the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen is misrepresenting a key issue in Gaza – and as always, he is doing so in a way that places Israel in the most flattering light possible.

Matthew Alford reads my latest: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-onc...

Listen: Once again, Jeremy Bowen is misleading the public about Gaza

Read by Matthew Alford

jonathancook.substack.com

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3h

Has Israel stopped starving & murdering Palestinians? Have all the Palestinian hostages been released? Are the settlements being dismantled? Is the occupation over? Do Palestinians have the right to return to their homes? Do we have accountability &justice for Israels war crimes?

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Sylvia @sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social · 3h

🤔 Good to see Labour MPs outing themselves as the callous people they are, but they need to know there are a plethora of issues that opponents can mobilise against them.

Even vote Labour to stop Reform isn’t going to do it

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 21h

Labour MPs reckon that if the ceasefire holds it will be harder for opponents to mobilize against them over the Israel-Palestine issue in the next election. There are concerns though about whether the fragile agreement will hold. More in London Playbook PM.

London Playbook PM: Has he Don Keir a favor?

Presented by Rolls-Royce By EMILIO CASALICCHIO with NOAH KEATE PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Subscribe for free | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser SCOOP — LOBBY TO LOBBIED: Sky News Poli…

www.politico.eu

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 1d

BOOK! For those interested in diving deeper into David Graeber's work.

'The Ultimate Hidden Truth Of The World,' is a collection of essays by David Graeber that was published in 2024.

The book is edited and introduced by @nikadubrovsky.bsky.social

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 4h

Yay! Finally the most oppressed and suffering of people in the world are getting some relief.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 4h

Breaking news: The Bank of England will cut the time senior bankers have to wait before receiving their full bonuses from eight years to four years on.ft.com/48xnmHm

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Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 8h

Here’s what the difference looks like between a neighborhood very heavily damaged by airpower and combat (left) and one razed fully by earthmovers (center and right, the signature IDF tactic since March).

Once the earthmovers have been through, the shadows disappear on overhead imagery.

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 4h

Over 7,000 people have asked Virgin gyms to stop following transphobes, and follow the law.

Will you ask the gyms to stop their changing room and bathroom ban on trans people?

https://action.goodlawproject.org/virgin-active-stop-following-transphobes-follow-the-law

Tell Virgin Active: Stop following transphobes, follow the law

After a legal threat from GB News presenter Michelle Dewberry, Virgin Active turned their back on the trans community and enforced a changing room and bathroom ban on trans people across all their gym...

action.goodlawproject.org

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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 4h

Survivors of child sexual abuse are being betrayed all over again.
Labour’s national grooming gangs inquiry has descended into chaos — no chair, no remit, no justice.
#Labour #GroomingGangs #JusticeForSurvivors #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/15/s...

Labour grooming inquiry chaos betrays survivors

Labour’s child grooming gangs inquiry stalls amid chaos and confusion, leaving survivors betrayed once again.

voxpoliticalonline.com

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Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 4h

From keeping a chauffeur-driven Mercedes waiting for four hours, to now complaining about their speeding fines. This sounds more like antics from a private member's club, rather than part of our parliament. buff.ly/niNnvUb

Peer faces Lords ban for raising speeding fines with police chief

Ex-Lords speaker Baroness D'Souza complained to Sir Mark Rowley she could lose her licence after a speeding fine.

www.bbc.co.uk

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