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Cathie Beedie

@cathbee.bsky.social

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Retired, mum to 2 brill chaps.Rock & Blues lover living in SW England on me tod. Born in the Midlands and detest Tories!

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Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 3h

😂😂 I didn't have any clackers,especially as they became banned at my school. I had more decorum and had one of those ridged 3' long plastic tubes that you spun around as fast you could to make a "delightful" sound. The faster you whizzed it, the higher the sound. Kept mine years,such simple fun 😏😇

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 3h

Because I'm a little 😈

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 4h

a boy wearing a blue shirt with elephants on it is playing with a toy

ALT: a boy wearing a blue shirt with elephants on it is playing with a toy

media.tenor.com

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 4h

Not the photo I was thinking of, but it'll do for now.

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 4h

Hmmmmm,I saw a Time magazine cover that was doctored today.

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 4h

I should hope not! DJT would only direct them to help the IDF in any case.

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 4h

Oh,lor 🤭 Not two balls on a strong piece of string, either 😉 Bleddy things were lethal-never got the hang of them 😫😵‍💫

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5h

"It is ridiculous that antifa has become this boogeyman. If they're going to tell us they are going to find the founder of Antifa, isn't the founder of Antifa...Winston Churchill? FDR? Didn't they lead a war against fascism? Wasn't that anti-fascism?" - me
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Kev Moore @kevmoore.bsky.social · 5h

Sangita’s back! Support & Share 🙏 youtu.be/FsFqCqfAeCI?...

Sangita Myska: Is the UK complicit in genocide? | Long Story Short

YouTube video by Middle East Eye

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 6h

Two-faced git!

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 7h

'Israel will return to those streets as soon as I say the word,' says Trump - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-will-return-those-streets-soon-i-say-word-says-trump

'Israel will return to those streets as soon as I say the word,' says Trump

<article data-history-node-id="430244" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-will-return-those-streets-soon-i-say-word-says-trump" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-will-return-those-streets-soon-i-say-word-says-trump" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">'Israel will return to those streets as soon as I say the word,' says Trump</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Donald Trump said he would consider allowing Israel to resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas fails to uphold its end of the ceasefire deal, CNN reported on Wednesday.</p> <p>He said that he would greenlight Israel resuming fighting in Gaza if Hamas refused to disam. “Israel will return to those streets as soon as I say the word," he told CNN in a phone call.</p> <p>"If Israel could go in and knock the crap of them, they’d do that. I had to hold them back. I had it out with Bibi”.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 6h

🤣😂🤣😂

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 11h

'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

www.middleeasteye.net

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 11h

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

www.middleeasteye.net

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11h

"Here's the Truth About Trump's 'Peace Plan' for Gaza"

The US allowed Netanyahu to create four key loopholes in the deal to ensure Israel can continue its Gaza genocide - regardless of the 'ceasefire' deal.

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Here's the Truth About Trump's 'Peace Plan' for Gaza

The US allowed Netanyahu to create four key loopholes in the deal to ensure Israel can continue its Gaza genocide – regardless of the 'ceasefire' agreement.

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 7h

I'm not laffin, honest.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 9h

Syrian president promises to 'redefine' relations with Russia in historic meeting with Putin - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syrian-president-promises-redefine-russia-historic-meeting-putin

Syrian president promises to 'redefine' relations with Russia in historic meeting with Putin

Status of former ruler Bashar al-Assad remains sticking point for Syria-Russia relations

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Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 7h

Hardly suprising reaction post-USA and Golan Heights 🤨

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 8h

This is an education! 🤭😆

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 8h

Ohhh,wow! Sounds blissful!

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 20h

WHO THE HELL DO ISRAEL THINK THEY ARE??

Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 21h

Morning update - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-432

<article data-history-node-id="430203" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-432" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-432" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Morning update</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,</p> <p>Here are the latest updates from Israel's war on Gaza:</p> <ul> <li> <p>An aid ship called “The Goodness” has departed from Turkiye’s Mersin port, carrying 900 tons of food and baby formula for people in Gaza, according to the Anadolu Agency.</p> </li> <li> <p>Israel decided to proceed with opening the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt and allowing the transfer of humanitarian aid into Gaza, after the return of the bodies of four captives, Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported on Wednesday.</p> </li> <li> <p>Despite the ceasefire, Israel has denied permission for most doctors who have asked to enter the territory to treat the sick and wounded, Al Jazeera reported, Dr Ahmed Mokhallati, a former head of plastic surgery at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, saying.</p> </li> <li> <p>Talks began on the second stage of the ceasefire, which involves Hamas' governance in Gaza, Haaretz reported, citing sources.</p> </li> <li> <p>Palestinian Information Centre is reporting that drones fly at low altitudes over the Shuja'iyya neighbourhood east of Gaza City, while the Israeli military fires artillery shells and gunfire.</p> </li> <li> <p>The Israeli army handed over 45 bodies of Palestinians held by Israel to the Gaza authorities through the Red Cross,</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article>

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Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 20h

Bullying meglomania 😡

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 21h

THIS IS SHEER BULLYING!! Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely!!

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22h

"The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else"

DoD sources tell Zeteo that staff there have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

Cathie Beedie @cathbee.bsky.social · 21h

Thank goodness!

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

There is simply no equivalent, not even close, of this anywhere on the center or far left. There is no ‘both sides’ here, media.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 1d

"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

Can't call them fascists?

‘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