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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2h

When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them. I meant it.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Poll showing labour and greens neck and neck.

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Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 1d

Mid-October, and time to bring the wood-burning stove into play…

A photo of a wood-burning stove, burning wood.

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poets and prattlers @pandemonialists.bsky.social · 2d

This evening we're at Wolverhampton's Arena Theatre for the first EVER 'Arena Nights'. Come along – it's going to be amazing!! wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his mouth open and a surprised expression on his face .

Alt: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with his mouth open and a surprised expression on his face .

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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 2d

"New dawn for Gaza"/"Trump is a genius" latest

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2d

Israel have been bombing Palestinians today as if there is no ceasefire, and they will continue to do so and everyone will ignore it.

Eventually Hamas will fire back and they will 'break' the Ceasefire.

Donald Trump's Peace is just continued Genocide.

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Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 2d

This is worth a read. 👇

Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

Why are both the UK’s major political parties running out of talent? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10... Why, in other words, are our politicians useless?

Why are both the UK’s major political parties running out of talent?

People know that the politicians they are now being presented with, most especially by Labour and the Tories, are, by and large, useless, without an iota of talent for the tasks they take on in the ab...

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they/them might be giants ☭ @babadookspinoza.bsky.social · 2d

“Israeli” ceasefires only ever apply to the other party. They’ll continue to kill whomever they want, whenever they want until they are stopped. They see themselves as occupying an altogether different moral plane than their enemies, like any colonizer.

Tweet from Quds News Network @QudsNen
BREAKING: Three Palestinians were killed after Israeli quadcopter drones opened fire on residents inspecting their homes in the Shujaiyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 3d

Israeli leaders screamed their genocidal intent at the top of their lungs all the way through.

No crime in history has been so confessed to as it actually happened.

But almost all Western media outlets suppressed this.

Kudos to @scotnational.bsky.social for not being one of them.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3d

Barbara Plett Usher describes the condition of the Palestinians released from Israeli prisons - thin, emaciated, pale, unable to walk by themselves.

Israel routinely tortures and sexually abuses Palestinians they hold. They also withhold medical treatment.

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Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 2d

Good.

Marc Hudson @marchudson.bsky.social · 3d

A protester who was threatened with arrest under the Terrorism Act for holding a Palestine flag and signs saying “free Gaza” and “Israel is committing genocide” has received an apology from police, including for “unlawful false imprisonment”.

And damages.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Kent police apologise to protester threatened with arrest for holding Palestine flag

Force agrees to pay damages to Laura Murton, 43, who also had sign saying ‘Israel is committing genocide’

www.theguardian.com

Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 2d

This is pretty incredible…

Steve Hyndside @stevehyndside.bsky.social · 3d

Breaking: Greens officially past 105,000 members

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 3d

This weekend we reached 100,000 Green Party members - and we're not stopping there.

In fact... we've already passed 105,000 members.

Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3d

Dominic Waghorn reports that Israel refuses to release Marwan Barghouti, "who is arguably the Nelson Mandela of Palestinians".

The release of Mandela heralded the end of apartheid South Africa. Its not hard to see why the Israeli apartheid regime wants to keep him locked up.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3d

Israel has banned Palestinians from celebrating the release of Palestinian prisoners [hostages] & banned their families from giving interviews

Contrast that with the celebrations around the release of Israeli hostages & the many interviews being broadcast around the world.

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Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 3d

This is such good news on a grey Monday morning. 😊

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 3d

🎉 We've done it. We've passed 100,000 Green Party members!

📈 But we're not stopping there.

💚 Let's make hope normal again! Join the Green Party today!

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TryingMyBest @tryingmybestuk.bsky.social · 4d

Happy #SocialistSunday on a week where we have seen relief for our friends in Palestine, even with our own concerns about the situation it’s time for us to share in their renewed hope while pushing for justice and freedom.
And another great week for @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the Green Party💚🍉

The richest 5 men on the planet could spend a million dollars a day and it would take them 476 years to spend all their money. Don’t tell me they can’t afford a wealth tax.

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 12d

We need to plant many more native trees in urban spaces, and better protect and value existing ones. This helps nature and wildlife. It's #ClimateAction⁠. It reduces floods, pollution and urban heating. And it improves our lives!

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Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 4d

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Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social · 8d

According to Skewering History: The Odious Politics of Counting Gaza's Dead by Dr Richard Hil and Dr Gideon Polya, they say that as of April 2025 there are 680,000 dead in Gaza, this includes an estimated 380,000 children under the age of 5. This is based on all the data collected.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8d

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

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Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 4d

More of this kind of thing!

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 5d

“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”

Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.

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Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 6d

From 90,000 members to 95,000 in a day. The Green surge is here - join today!

join.greenparty.org.uk

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 8d

Not one government has told Israel to stop kidnapping their citizens in international waters and let them bring baby formula to starving babies. What a shameful time to be alive

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8d

Israel intercepts another Gaza aid flotilla amid criticism over treatment of activists

Israeli foreign ministry confirms interception and says those on board will be deported A new Gaza-bound aid flotilla has been intercepted by the Israeli army, days after the detention of activists on board vessels bound for the war-torn territory caused international outrage and widespread protests. The Israeli military was jamming signals with at least two boats being boarded, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Instagram. Continue reading...

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 8d

Thou shalt put all these war criminals on trial at the Hague.

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Steve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 9d

Yep. This is exactly what happens.

Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 9d

If the right accuse the left of something (terrorist sympathising, communism, antisemitism etc) the media will ask the left to defend themselves from that charge.

If the left accuse the right of something (racism, fascism, colonialism), the media will ask the left to justify that charge.

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Mark McGeoghegan @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social · 10d

This is a party with virtually the same number of MPs as Reform (4 v. 5).

The way the BBC is treating Reform, compared to the Lib Dems and the Greens, is a dereliction of their duty as a public broadcaster.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10d

BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 9d

I know Greta Thunberg said the story isn't about her.

But it's really important she speaks out and tells exactly what abuse she received.

When the world sees what Israel is capable of doing to her, they will know the horrors they inflict on Palestinians are all true.

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 9d

This rather hard hitting video of a police officer being questioned about his role in arresting peaceful protesters and watching it land is well worth a view.

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 10d

Just keep watching.

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