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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 13d

This means that it is now Labour’s official position that Israel is committing genocide.

While at the same time, the Labour government continues to arm that genocide

Absolutely extraordinary!

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Ben Morgan @benjlmorgan.bsky.social · 19d

Politics in this country is like watching someone feed themselves to a shark

Lowering themselves slowly into its jaws while patronisingly lecturing weeping onlookers about why the shark will now go away

Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 19d

This is first time I’ve heard the govt making the Labour argument for controlling immigration.

Mahmood argues that controlling our borders is good for race relations, because uncontrolled immigration is feeding far right rhetoric and tensions.

Expect to hear a lot more of that.

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Beyond X&Y @beyondxandy.bsky.social · 20d

It's the scientific community's duty to fight misinformation, bioessentialism, and eugenics

That's why we're launching Beyond X&Y, an educational campaign combating the rise of unscientific political propaganda used to attack trans and intersex people

Subscribe to our newsletter at beyondxandy.org

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18d

Everyone: What's government doing about the cost of living crisis, the climate crisis, and the unfolding genocide in Gaza?

Labour: "We will mandate people carry Brit cards".

This government's priorities are painfully out of touch and increasingly authoritarian.

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Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 18d

Unless the government introduces PR, there will be a far right government in power in 2029. And like the compliant liberals they always were, the Labour party are building the administrative tools to help those fascists round you and your friends up for deportation. Frightening.

Sky News @news.sky.com · 18d

Starmer to unveil plan for digital ID cards to crack down on illegal immigration

Every adult in Britain will require a digital ID under plans to be set out by Sir Keir Starmer.

news.sky.com

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 17d

One of the unexpected things I've learned from my advocacy for trans people is how malignant parts of the State can be, how it can misuse data for positively evil purposes. It's taught me people can't be safe with a digital ID card and so I've signed this. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17d

“Let’s call it for what it is: bullshit. The truth is, politicians have talked about little else but immigration for decades and in the most dehumanising ways.

Polanski added: “Stop the boats’ is all we hear. Well, today I'm saying ‘stop the bullshit’.”

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

UK faces ‘battle for the soul’ of the country, says Starmer amid Reform threat

In a rallying cry to progressives around the world, the Prime Minister said allies must stop the ‘politics of predatory grievance’.

www.independent.co.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17d

Starmer says past governments have been "squeamish" talking about immigration. Bullshit.

Starmer isn't bravely breaking a taboo. He's blaming vulnerable people & deflecting attention from the super rich who hoard power & wealth.

Want something better? join.greenparty.org.uk

Pm says Britain has been squeamish about illegal immigration.

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 17d

These rooms should be filled with newborn cries, the beeping of monitors, pregnant women being cared for, patients finding relief amid a genocide.

Instead, these rooms now stand empty because MSF was forced to evacuate our last functioning health facility in Gaza city.

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 19d

Widespread transphobia in the UK is making their policies on sexed spaces increasingly confused and incoherent.

Don't believe me? Let's try a little thought experiment...

Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 19d

🚨 BREAKING | Wes Streeting confirms Labour is actively working to BAN trans women AND trans men from female spaces, describing their presence as "unpleasant".

Streeting confirmed to MumsNet that Labour aims to exclude ALL trans people from single-sex spaces.

(Via MumsNet)

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 23d

No transphobes at Green Party conference, please sign and share

Greens for Trans Liberation

Trans rights are human rights.  The Green Party has long affirmed that:  • Trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary identities exist.  • Everyone deserves dignity, safet...

you.38degrees.org.uk

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 27d

It is disproportionate to the point of absurdity to treat people sitting peacefully in a group holding signs as ‘terrorists’.

People are outraged by the genocide in Gaza and are entitled to express their horror.

Call on UK prosecutors to end these prosecutions: amn.st/63329ARB1U

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 22d

The proposed EHRC guidance is more extreme and discriminatory than the anti-trans regulations currently in place in any US State.

The current assault on trans healthcare implemented by Starmer and Streeting is more comprehensive and extensive than that in place across the whole USA.

Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 22d

Trump has declared war on the transgender community, leaving Americans to seek asylum — from America

www.independent.co.u...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Trump’s war on trans people has left Americans seeking asylum — from America

Four trans Americans claiming refuge abroad tell Io Dodds why they no longer feel safe in their home country, from fears of martial law to being arrested in changing rooms

www.independent.co.uk

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 22d

Trans people are not a threat to women’s safety.

Over 52,000 women have signed the open letter to say not in our name.

Will you join them?
notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

Photo of 2 men with white bold letters that say “men who abuse their power are the real threat to women, not trans people”

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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 22d

PSA: there’s more people facing hunger in the UK than the combined populations of London, Manchester and Glasgow.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 22d

The UK has recognised Palestine. It must now end its complicity in its destruction, and in the genocide of its people.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21d

The truth: we need migration.

The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it.

Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality.

Reject it. Draw the line.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22d

I of course welcome the recognition of the state of Palestine.

And there won't be a Palestinian state left if government's continue enabling Israel's unfolding genocide.

Labour can't credibly support Palestinian statehood whilst also continuing to arm Israel.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 24d

Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized For FBI Agents To Infiltrate https://theonion.com/left-wing-group-too-disorganized-for-fbi-agents-to-infi-1848923025/

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 24d

It’s time for women and allies to speak up. To say ‘not in our name’ to the discrimination and exclusion of trans people. Are you with us?

✍️ If you are a woman and agree please sign @nionwomen.bsky.social 's open letter
https://goodlaw.social/wu1u

Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name

We use cookies where necessary to allow us to understand how people interact with our website and content, so that we can continue to improve our service.

goodlaw.social

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Sigfreid Skaldrup @sigfreidskaldrup.bsky.social · 25d

After dying from an assassin's bullet, he was made into a martyr and a symbol of the party. There was a week of mourning, his funeral was filmed and played over and over, and anybody who spoke ill of him were beaten by party thugs.
I am talking about Horst Wessel, a Nazi who died in 1930. #History

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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 25d

Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield has announced that he is resigning, accusing the ice cream brand's parent company of preventing him from speaking out for civil rights.

www.out.com/news/ben...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 26d

Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying the freedom the company used to have to speak up on social issues has been stifled by corporate parent Unilever.

Jerry quits Ben & Jerry's, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying the freedom the company used to have to speak up on social issues has been stifled by corporate parent Unilever.

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Scary Corpse @damselindystopia.bsky.social · 25d

The "student politics" thing really comes down to the fact that for most of our political and media class, the last time they had to deal with a left winger challenging them was when they were doing student politics themselves.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25d

Zack Polanski, "Are you comfortable with the most powerful man on earth banning books, militarising the police?"

Penny Mordaunt, "That's not the point"

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