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ᚆᚒᚌᚆ Hugh Sheehy @hughsheehy.com · 1d

The Erasmus program has to be one of the best programs the EC/EU ever launched. Long may it continue. Sadly, one of its creators just died. She did a good thing. www.lemonde.fr/disparitions...

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 1d

#RIPEdMoloney
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Leading Troubles journalist Ed Moloney dies aged 77

The prominent journalist Ed Moloney has died, his family has said.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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Donna Kay 🟧🎨👩‍🏫 LA Strong! @donnakay.bsky.social · 1d

A family of 11 returning to their home after months of displacement. All dead. So much for a ceasefire.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Eleven killed after Israel hits bus in Gaza, Hamas-run civil defence says

The Israeli military said it had fired at a "suspicious vehicle" it said had crossed the line demarcating the area occupied by its forces.

www.bbc.com

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Alan Farago @alanfarago.bsky.social · 1d

The Gutter President.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters

www.nytimes.com

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 1d

It won't stop with proxies signing a ceasefire agreement and Israel has form.
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Renewed fighting tests Gaza ceasefire and Israel briefly halts aid

An Israeli security official says the transfer of aid into the territory is halted “until further notice” after a Hamas ceasefire violation.

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 1d

'Tame tyrants' I like that. But here. This is serious reading.

Xi Jinping is preparing to go toe to toe with Donald Trump – and there will only be one winner | Simon Tisdall www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Xi Jinping is preparing to go toe to toe with Donald Trump – and there will only be one winner | Simon Tisdall

Beijing has realised that reckless America First policies are alienating old and new friends alike, creating a vacuum it can fill, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

www.theguardian.com

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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dear Labour @labourlist.bsky.social
( Although you don’t listen to anyone except multi millionaires )
We know ppl need houses - but do up old buildings, build on brownfield sites - not these treasured spaces,
You will never be forgiven if you do.

Developers encroach on 2,000-year-old Devon wetland citing ‘blockages’ to Labour’s housing plans

According to planning conditions, Wolborough Fen in Newton Abbot must be protected as groundworks are prepared for 1,200 homes

www.theguardian.com

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 2d

Exquisitely powerful. Lisa O'Neill for the times we're in 'drill baby drill, don't baby don't'. Stick your headphones on and go full screen. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social one for you
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbm-...

Lisa O'Neill - The Wind Doesn't Blow This Far Right

YouTube video by Lisa O'Neill

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 2d

Well what do you know. There are many faults in Irish governance but there is also serious progression happening. mixmag.net/read/irish-g...

Irish government to start paying musicians basic income of €325 a week

The scheme aims to support 2,000 artists and creative workers, starting in September 2026

mixmag.net

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Blake Montgomery @montgomery.bsky.social · 3d

lol and lmao www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

A tech mogul lectured SF about the Antichrist. Then 'South Park' came for him.

The episode pokes fun at the founder's Antichrist lectures in San Francisco.

www.sfgate.com

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 6d

More of this please. This administration is only as strong as the American people allow it to be

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 6d

The Pentagon wants @huffpost.com to sign an absurd document. We refuse

The Pentagon Wants HuffPost To Sign An Absurd Document. We Refuse.

Sign Pete Hegseth’s ridiculous press restrictions? No way in hell!

www.huffpost.com

Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 6d

He's a weed of a man enabled by weak world leaders

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 6d

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is using the government shutdown to close "Democrat programs," saying the shutdown gives them the ability "to do things that we were unable to do before."

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 6d

A potential future for the US

Politico @politico.com · 6d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 6d

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 6d

The sartorial choice, the speech. Russell Tovey has something urgent to say and he says it from his chest. From 1:43 for those who have haste issues
youtu.be/7vqGw6MyLbQ?...

Russell Tovey is our Man of the Year, supported by Virgin Atlantic | Attitude Awards 2025

YouTube video by Attitude Magazine

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 6d

The best piece yet to be written about the Gaza Summit
‘I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit

Self-styled world’s greatest peacemaker calls Meloni ‘beautiful’ and Erdoğan a ‘friend’, but takes jab at Iraqi and Canadian leaders

www.theguardian.com

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 6d

A public inquiry into the deaths in UK psychiatric institutions is long overdue. Cameras bring more problems than they solve in these settings. There are reasons people in crisis downplay their crisis #mentalhealth #mentalillness
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Questions remain over mysterious death in mental health hospital

An inquest into Maria Morris's death found it was accidental, but her family still have questions over what happened the night she died.

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Mdbass @mdbass.bsky.social · 7d

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/c...

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ac...

www.cnn.com

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Alero @aleroetie.bsky.social · 8d

'Arabic expression, hameeha harameeha: “its protector is its thief”... those who plied Israel with weaponry gather to figure out how to achieve peace in Gaza. The colossal scale of what needs to be rebuilt is becoming clear. People returning to Gaza City find a wasteland flattened to the horizon'

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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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 8d

Sad, sad news. Go well Diane and thankyou #RIPDianeKeaton

A black and white photograph of a smiling Diane Keaton

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 8d

This is a good & timely article from Gordon Brown. The only problem with it is that to many at the moment, they feel they don't have to wait for Reform to feel they 'can't afford to be sick, disabled, vulnerable or poor' they're already there. Under a #Labour government!

Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 8d

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Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks | Gordon Brown

From the US to Europe and Asia, grievances are being exploited to gain power. But moderate voices are still in tune with the majority, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

www.theguardian.com

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 9d

Gonna miss the solidarity, the peace the optimism. Will remember the conversations the people the joy & the tears. Stood down for now..... #FresPalestine

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Mary Carson @carsonmaryc.bsky.social · 9d

It was an emotional day on gbw streets of London. Buoyant, hopeful and a bit wistful. Gonna miss the peace, the solidarity, the political discussions, the creativity. On hold for the time being to see how this goes. But ready to come back out onto the streets if needed. #FreePalestine

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Jenny Haines @jennyhain.bsky.social · 9d

Boycotting Israel goes mainstream #Israel

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Boycotting Israel has gone mainstream: ‘We’ve never seen such traction before’

After decades of being dismissed as fringe, the boycott call has been taken up by leading figures across arts, sports and politics

www.theguardian.com

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Jessica Gallegos @jessicagallegos.bsky.social · 10d

This is the number that made Israel feel better.

267 Palestinians killed for 1 hostage.

That’s 67,000 people, 1/3 of them children. The Israeli people should be ashamed of themselves.

Gifted article, no paywall.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...

Gaza Cease-Fire Begins, Israel Says, as Thousands Return to the North

www.nytimes.com

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