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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 7h

On the off chance that members of parliament still give a flying fuck about climate science and their international climate pledges.

This should be an open and shut case to reject the application.

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 4h

"It's uncanny..."
via Susan Atwell

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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING: Equinor has admitted that the massive Rosebank oil and gas field in the UK would cause vast climate damage.

*Pretends to be shocked* 😲

The UK government must STOP Rosebank, and instead focus on creating jobs in North Sea renewables!

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 6h

'No shame': UK invites private firms to compete for Gaza reconstruction contracts - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/british-mps-slam-uks-private-finance-efforts-rebuilding-gaza

'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

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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 6h

@naomiaklein.bsky.social can add a whole new chapter to The Shock Doctrine now.
Starmer showing off his loathsome credentials to the max.🤮

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 6h

Israel returns Palestinian bodies showing signs of torture and execution - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinian-bodies-released-israel-show-signs-torture

Israel returns Palestinian bodies showing signs of torture and execution

Some bodies show evidence of strangulation, mutilation and being run over by tanks

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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 12h

BirdLife International has issued a firm warning against proposals to cull Great Cormorant across Europe, arguing that the measures would fail to address pressures on fish stocks and could damage years of conservation progress:

Mass culling of cormorants won't save European fish stocks, BirdLife warns

BirdLife International has rejected proposals from eight EU Member States to reclassify Great Cormorant as a huntable species and co-ordinate continent-wide culls. The organisation warns that such measures would not restore fish stocks, could create legal uncertainty and would undermine decades of conservation work. Instead, BirdLife advocates for targeted local action and habitat restoration to tackle the real drivers of fish population decline.

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 13h

Remembering Tony Hart, born this day in 1925.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 12h

Israeli tanks open fire in southern Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-tanks-open-fire-southern-gaza

Israeli tanks open fire in southern Gaza

<article data-history-node-id="430209" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-tanks-open-fire-southern-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-tanks-open-fire-southern-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli tanks open fire in southern Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli tanks fired at Palestinians in the town of Bani Suheila and the Sheikh Nasser neighbourhood, east of Khan Younis, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 15h

“The UK stands at a crossroads. Are we going to be a nation that respects its human rights obligations, or are we going to abandon them whenever the rightwing press demands it? First immigrants, then trans people – who next, Sir Keir?” – Jo Maugham (@goodlawproject.org)
https://goodlaw.social/icp3

European human rights chief warns against trans exclusion in the UK

Human rights commissioner calls on parliament to make sure guidance following the Supreme Court’s decision in April promotes inclusion.

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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 16h

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Born on this day 1938 Fela Kuti. Here with Ginger Baker on drums.

FELA KUTI live! - Don't Gag Me - Je nwi Temi (1971)

YouTube video by zookat

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Israeli forces kill several Palestinians in Gaza as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire comes under growing strain.

Israel imposes new Gaza aid restrictions as truce comes under strain

Israeli forces kill several Palestinians in Gaza as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire comes under growing strain.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Israel Warns Gaza Still Harboring Hundreds Of Doctors https://theonion.com/israel-warns-gaza-still-harboring-hundreds-of-doctors-1850964439/

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Seema Syeda @seemasyeda.bsky.social · 1d

Watch all the way to the end.

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 1d

NHS doctor targeted by Israel lobby says "the death threats are worse than ever"

The Zionist lobby have been targeting, doxxing, and sending death threats to Dr Rahmeh Aladwan - to the point where she fears for her children's lives
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NHS doctor targeted by Israel lobby says "the death threats are worse than ever"

The Zionist lobby have bee targeting, doxxing, and sending death threats to Dr Rahmeh Aladwan - to be point where she fears for her children

www.thecanary.co

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Starmer says 'intifada' chant is 'call to attack' Jewish people - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/starmer-says-intifada-chant-call-attack-jewish-communities-around-world

Starmer says 'intifada' chant is 'call to attack' Jewish people

Prime minister's claim comes as government prepares new crackdown on pro-Palestine protests

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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 1d

He needs to get in the bin. Along with all the rest of LFI.

Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 1d

It’s his superpower. Making you loathe him even more every time he opens his mouth.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 1d

“When grouse moor licences are redrawn to exclude the very areas where wildlife crime occurs, we are not deterring raptor persecution, we are enabling it.”

@revivecoalition.bsky.social makes front page news again.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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Ongoing problems with grouse moor licensing, trap licensing & hunt licensing is ‘enabling’ rather than deterring wildlife crime in Scotland

The Herald has given more front page coverage in its series about Scottish land reform, this time focusing on recent legislation that was supposed to protect wildlife but instead is effectively &#8…

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Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 1d

“For right-wing populists, the cost of living crisis is the gift that keeps on giving, allowing them to blame the experience of declining living standards on migrants and perceived ‘outsiders’.”

Our Director @mathewlawrence.bsky.social in @theguardian.com 🔗👇

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Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them | Mathew Lawrence

A cost of living crisis is not inevitable if there is the will to stop companies extracting profits from Britain’s essential services, says Mathew Lawrence of the Common Wealth thinktank

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Nolan Principles Matter. End the #GazaGenocide💔💙 @philildo.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli terrorists just can’t stop committing crimes against Palestinians.
There will be no peace in the Middle East until the US stops enabling Israel.
No peace until the UN acts
#FreePalestine

sirkidstarversucks.bsky.social @sirkidstarversucks.bsky.social · 1d

Ceasefire - an update

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.

It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.

Investigation now!

#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes

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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 1d

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For Robert Parker, botd 1930 and for those of us who don’t remember it being a #24 hit in Sept 1966 , here’s the lovely Aardman video from 1987.

Robert Parker - Barefootin' (official 1987 Aardman Animations video in correct aspect ratio)

YouTube video by Daniel Louis

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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 2d

Nesrine Malik: "Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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