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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 1h

Human rights official urges UK to review laws after Palestine Action placard arrests

Counter-terror laws must not place unnecessary limits on ‘fundamental rights’, Michael O’Flaherty tells Shabana Mahmood

www.theguardian.com

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Lady Anytimenow working with Sir Nearlythere @lady-anytimenow.bsky.social · 1h

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Sue @hulatt47.bsky.social · 1h

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Kathy (@parislychee)

Why are Americans so blasé about this shit? I would have expected a crowd to join him. Instead, they walk about as if they don't hear the warning. What is happening in Gaza will haunt our nation....

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 4h

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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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 2h

Shares please ❤️‍🩹 What does it mean that Palestinians have seen support for their literal survival stop overnight?

As if the famine has ended?
As if speeches in Egypt have restored the 90% of buildings destroyed in Gaza?

Help six families. We’re matching 175.

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Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

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Steph Petrie @stephpet.bsky.social · 5h

And here he is admitting that Israel owns US foreign policy. Isn't Miriam Edelson a war criminal too
caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/10/14/t...

Trump Keeps Admitting That He Is Bought And Owned By The World’s Richest Israeli

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the only thing I like about Donald Trump is his infantile tendency to say the quiet part out loud.

caitlinjohnstone.com.au

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 2h

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

www.theguardian.com

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 22h

Netanyahu won't stop until we stop him.

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Sue @hulatt47.bsky.social · 2h

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Mosab Abu Toha (@mosababutoha)

Israeli forces remain in Gaza. Thousands of Palestinians hostages are still held by Israel, many without charge or trial, some for years. No aid or materials have been allowed in to begin rebuilding...

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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 22h

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 19h

'Sorry, we can no longer offer you uncosted tax cuts - instead, we're going to focus on destroying a key source of UK economic growth, the green economy, whilst decimating public services'

Farage farrago latest:

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reform UK abandoning manifesto pledge of £90bn in tax cuts, deputy leader admits

Richard Tice says party will concentrate on cutting civil service and scrapping net zero once in government

www.theguardian.com

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SUPPORTING PALESTINE @apirus.bsky.social · 6h

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TG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 21h

Not every mainstream outlet is prostrating itself for the genociders.

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Steph Petrie @stephpet.bsky.social · 5h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.