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oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 3h

www.threads.com/@vishruti_v/...

I’ve come from a country without universal healthcare. I know people who have willingly chosen to die instead of bankrupting their families with cancer treatment expenses. The NHS, however inefficient...

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oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 3h

x.com/channel4news...

Channel 4 News on X: "Channel 4 News is inside one of many warehouses filled with tonnes of aid that the Israeli authorities are not letting through to Gaza. It's estimated that there is enough aid for 150 trucks per day, five days per week for three months to help Palestinians. We have reached https://t.co/MoxAab5yEa" / X

Channel 4 News is inside one of many warehouses filled with tonnes of aid that the Israeli authorities are not letting through to Gaza. It's estimated that there is enough aid for 150 trucks per day, five days per week for three months to help Palestinians. We have reached https://t.co/MoxAab5yEa

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oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 3h

www.threads.com/@environment...
STOP HURTING ANIMALS

environmentalist bro (@environmentalist_bro) on Threads

You can get protein and iron by eating lentils, chickpeas, and tofu. B12 from nutritional yeast and almond or oat milk. Zinc from pumpkin seeds and cashews. Omega 3 from hemp seeds and walnuts. Calciu...

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oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 4h

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Prof Jill Belch (@jillbelch_) on Threads

Why, why, why are we still burning #FossilFuel????????

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12h

Who would have guessed

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oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 5h

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STOP HURTING ANIMALS 💔

Animal Save Movement on X: "How long would you stay sane trapped in a barren crate, on concrete, with nothing to do -- 7 days a week, 24 hours each day? They don't stay sane either. Sentient beings are not objects ours to confine, use or commodify. Get active to help them: https://t.co/KAc17KNrxJ https://t.co/CgHJD1M2Yk" / X

How long would you stay sane trapped in a barren crate, on concrete, with nothing to do -- 7 days a week, 24 hours each day? They don't stay sane either. Sentient beings are not objects ours to confine, use or commodify. Get active to help them: https://t.co/KAc17KNrxJ https://t.co/CgHJD1M2Yk

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oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 6h

www.threads.com/@laurorabore...

LauraL (@lauroraborealis3) on Threads

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h

Trump still has not followed a court order to release SNAP funds for millions of people.

Meanwhile, he hosted a "Great Gatsby" themed party at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.

And he posted seven times about renovating a White House bathroom with marble and gold.

Priorities.

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oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 7h

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HES DEFENCELESS AGAINST HIMAN CRUELTY
STOP HURTING ANIMALS 💔

Instagram

Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 8h

Top diplomats from Arab and Muslim nations discuss plans for an international force for Gaza, as proposed by the US.

Turkiye hosts summit on Gaza, says Israel must stop ceasefire violations

Top diplomats from Arab and Muslim nations discuss plans for an international force for Gaza, as proposed by the US.

bit.ly

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X2Y @x2y.tech · 8d

With how fast quantum tech is moving, this might not be as far off as you’d guess.

How Quantum Machines Could Solve World Hunger by Optimizing Food Supply

One-third of the food produced today ends up in landfills.The problem of world hunger has never been about producing too little, it has always been about

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X2Y @x2y.tech · 7d

"Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough" - Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary was known as the “First Lady of the Struggle” for dedicating her life fighting for education and civil rights for Black Americans.

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oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 8h

Republicans speak, Republicans lie

oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 8h

x.com/nothingisart...
This is barbaric 💔
STOP HURTING ANIMALS 💔
They are defenceless against our cruelty

NothingIsArt on X: "https://t.co/exsHwxRkaP" / X

https://t.co/exsHwxRkaP

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Dr Scott Arthur MP (Edinburgh South West) 🌍🌈🌹 @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social · 9h

I am proud to be one of the 101 Labour MPs backing this - BBC News - Labour MPs back gambling tax to fight child poverty - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Labour MPs back gambling tax to fight child poverty

Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs say increasing taxes could enable to the government to lift the two-child benefit cap.

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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 9h

"...November 2...
A young Palestinian girl sells bread to residents in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood of eastern #Gaza City — a ...scene that reflects the harsh realities & suffering faced by Gaza’s children amid the ongoing #Israeli war... Photographer: Saeed Jaras"

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oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 9h

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John Oberg (@johnoberg) on Threads

In case you didn't know the origins of gelatin... 🤮

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oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 9h

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HERBIVORE (@herbivore.club) on Threads

Nobody should have to die for a coat.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 11h

The truth is without the relentless support of the billionaire Media, Nigel Farage and Reform wouldn't even exist.

While the Green Party have fought long and hard using actual public support to get to their position.

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oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 11h

x.com/nothingisart...
💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

NothingIsArt on X: "The question is not if they feel, but do you feel? https://t.co/J4pZdAnOJ6" / X

The question is not if they feel, but do you feel? https://t.co/J4pZdAnOJ6

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oldboots.bsky.social @oldboots.bsky.social · 12h

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Gabi Hare (@gabi_the_hare) on Threads

Wow.... this is an insane story, but it's the truth.

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Ian Kremer @leadcoalition.bsky.social · 15h

Fund SNAP. Reverse the Medicaid cuts. Restore USAID.

(image cia @peppapaxpippa.bsky.social)

"Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings." ~ Nelson Mandela

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💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙 @mommamia.bsky.social · 12h

What if –

The SNAP money was already used for something else?

I have no evidence that this is a reality, but there are murmurs going around….And I know this would not surprise any of us.

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Josep Goded (New Main Account) @josepgoded2.bsky.social · 12h

Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, including a woman, northwest of Rafah in southern Gaza, while they were gathering firewood for cooking amid the continued gas shortage.

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