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Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 5d

Reform UK isn’t a revolution it’s a merger.
Tory members now back a pact with Farage’s party.
Different logo. Same donors. Same mess.

#ReformUK #UKPolitics #IndependentMedia

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 11d

Thames Water’s so-called rescue plan is a bailout for its lenders not for the public. 💧
Decades of profit, pollution and debt, now they want us to pay again.
Renationalisation isn’t radical it’s common sense.

#ThamesWater #PublicOwnership #SheppardLensMedia

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 12d

Kemi Badenoch plans a £1.6 billion “Removals Force” to deport 150,000 people a year modelled on America’s ICE.
Facial recognition, fewer appeals, and tighter asylum rules spark legal & moral concerns.

#UKPolitics #Immigration #HumanRights

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 13d

Activists say they were beaten and denied lawyers after Israeli forces seized their flotilla in international waters.
UN experts call for an independent investigation into alleged human-rights abuses.

#Gaza #Flotilla #Justice #SheppardLensMedia

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 13d

The NHS is working with an Israeli company, Cognit, whose tech was first built for the IDF. Campaigners warn it embeds surveillance culture in healthcare and risks UK taxpayers funding human rights abuses. Should our health service be tied to this?
#NHS #Surveillance

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Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 17d

U.S. government shutdown begins: 750k workers furloughed, NIH research halted, SEC furloughs 90% of staff. White House freezes $26B in funds, GDP losses of $15B weekly. This is more than gridlock it’s a political weapon reshaping the federal workforce.
#USShutdown #Politics2025

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 17d

Breaking: Armed police shot a suspect after 4 people were injured in a car ramming & stabbing outside the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester.

#Manchester #BreakingNews #SynagogueAttack #UK #CommunitySafety

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 18d

Ex-Met Police officer jailed for 16 years for a campaign of abuse against three women. Survivors’ voices exposed systemic failures inside the Met echoing Couzens and Carrick.

Video created using AI avatar and real voice for news delivery.

#UKNews #Justice #MetPolice

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Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 19d

The Public Office (Accountability) Bill is now at Second Reading in Parliament. It could make misleading the public a crime for officials.

Do you trust MPs to pass this reform?

#UKPolitics #Accountability #Justice #Transparency #IndependentMedia

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 20d

The UK pays France millions to stop small-boat crossings but boats still launch. Only a handful of returns have happened. We’re following the money and patrol logs.

(Disclosure: Video created using AI avatar and real voice for news delivery.)

#Migration #ChannelCrossings #Investigate #Justice

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 22d

UK plans digital ID cards for all workers. Starmer calls it “an enormous opportunity” — but backlash is growing. Critics warn of surveillance, exclusion, and state overreach. 860k+ have already signed petitions.

#DigitalID #UKPolitics

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Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 23d

TikTok’s U.S. takeover is tied to investors with Israel links and Netanyahu says: “We have to do something about the algorithms.” Former IDF officers are shaping platform rules, while pro-Palestinian voices risk being silenced.

#TikTok #SLM

Disclosure: AI avatar + real voice.

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Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 24d

Trump’s Gaza plan: Arab states asked to send troops, fund reconstruction, and exclude Hamas. Critics warn of “ethnic cleansing by proxy.”

#Gaza #Trump #Palestine #MiddleEast #IndependentMedia

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 25d

Celeste Rivas, 15, found dead in Tesla registered to d4vd. LAPD calls it homicide. Family says she appeared with him online and had a matching tattoo. Cause of death still “undetermined.”

#JusticeForCeleste #BreakingNews #SLM

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Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 26d

SKDK, a major US PR firm, has dropped its $600k contract with Israel after leaked docs revealed plans for influencer testing & even a “bot program” to boost messaging. Work ended Aug 31. Propaganda isn’t just state-run — it’s outsourced.

#Propaganda #Politics #SKDK #Israel

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 27d

Historic shift: the UK has recognised Palestine as a state. Starmer calls it a step toward peace, but the reality is a two-state solution cannot work. Palestinians have endured decades of occupation and erasure true peace means freedom on their own land.

#Palestine #UKPolitics #StarmerSpeech

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Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · 27d

Israel launched new airstrikes on southern Lebanon, hitting Meiss al-Jabal, Kfar Tebnit, Debbin, Al-Shahabiya & Burj Qalawiya. Lebanon’s PM slammed them as violations of the 2024 ceasefire & UN 1701. Civilians again caught in the middle.

#MiddleEast #Lebanon #BreakingNews #IndependentNews #FYP

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · Sep 19

250 legislators from all 50 U.S. states traveled to Israel on a fully funded trip. Supporters call it solidarity. Critics call it lobbying at scale. What does this say about U.S. democracy and foreign influence?

#Israel #USA #BDS #Lobbying #Politics #SheppardLensMedia

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · Sep 18

Paul Ovenden, senior adviser to Keir Starmer, has resigned after racist WhatsApp messages about Diane Abbott were leaked. The Forde Report in 2022 exposed the same culture. Has Labour really changed?

#Labour #DianeAbbott #UKPolitics #FordeReport #IndependentMedia

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · Sep 17

Charlie Kirk’s death — verified facts vs missing receipts. Discord confession + DNA are confirmed. But letters, calls, and CCTV remain hidden. Only leaks can reveal the truth.

#CharlieKirk #News #TruthMatters #IndependentMedia #SheppardLensMedia

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · Sep 16

Sadiq Khan’s record is under the spotlight: nearly half a million air miles, VIP perks, and a £300m housing bailout risk. The rhetoric doesn’t match the receipts.

#SadiqKhan #SoldInPlainSight #London #Politics #Accountability #IndependentMedia

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · Sep 15

Thames Water paid over £1m to a corporate intelligence firm part-owned by a Starmer adviser, while drowning in £20bn debt. Customers face rising bills & pollution, but insiders profit. Who really benefits from privatisation?

#ThamesWater #UKPolitics #UtilitiesCrisis #CorporatePower

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · Sep 13

Labour’s general secretary’s spouse runs a lobbying firm hired by a UK defence company owned by Israel’s Rafael. Pearson insists exports are licensed, but campaigners raise serious transparency concerns.

#Labour #Israel #ArmsTrade #UKPolitics #Transparency #IndependentMedia

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · Sep 12

Labour Friends of Israel want a “British Iron Shield” modelled on Israel’s defences. Critics say this shows why the UK won’t act on Palestine — our security is being tied too tightly to Israel.

#UK #Israel #Labour #Palestine #Defence

Sheppard Lens Media @sheppardlensmedia.com · Sep 11

Boris Johnson faces pressure after leaked “Boris Files” show Saudi & Venezuela business links. Lib Dems want his £115k ex-PM allowance suspended.

#BorisFiles #BorisJohnson #Saudi #Venezuela #Politics #Investigations

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