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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · May 31

My book Bodies Under Siege tracks the far right attack on abortion rights in UK, Europe & US, via conspiracy theories, Christian nationalist networks & dark money from US, Russia & Europe… I’ve been on this story for 8 years so buy it now!!

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Bodies Under Siege

Think today's anti-abortion ideas are rooted in religious prohibitions or arguments about where life begins? Wrong: today's anti-abortion movements is largely financed and planned by far-right extremi...

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Iryna Voichuk @irynavoichuk.bsky.social · 2h

Across Ukraine today – lives lost again to russian attacks.

Kharkiv region: two killed, seven injured.
Dnipropetrovsk: two killed, three injured.
Sumy: a couple killed by a drone while feeding stray dogs.
Kherson: five injured.
Zaporizhzhia: one killed.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 7h

Spending the afternoon remembering Diane

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 8h

This was a lyceum in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region. Russian destroyed it, injuring 5 people.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 9h

Autumn days

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 9h

I hate these history come to life style docs. Still not over one where they had an actor playing John Dudley strutting around and sneering at the camera while uncannily looking like Lenin in a Tudor ruff

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 9h

🤬 In Kharkiv region, Russians struck two educational institutions and a private home, injuring 5 people.

‼️ Last night, Russia again attacked Ukrainian energy and gas transportation infrastructure facilities. Energy facilities in the Donbas, Odesa, and Chernihiv were damaged.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 9h

I declare a vested interest

sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 9h

Moratorium on posh novelists/screenwriters writing about working class people disrupting a posh family out of spite & desire; more novels by working class people writing working class characters who occasionally have to interact with the rich and are like: what the fuck is this bullshit.

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 13h

An audit of Russia's hybrid war - it's the political warfare, not the drones, that is the biggest threat...
open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/r...

Russia hikes hybrid aggression...

From Foxhound incursions to red paint on the factory wall... why, and what next?

open.substack.com

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 13h

“Legal’s on the phone”

sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 13h

Powerful interview with Esther Njoki about her fight for justice for her aunt - and for all Kenyan women abused by British soldiers. By David Collins in today’s Sunday Times

My fight for Aunt Agnes: ‘British soldiers feel superior in Kenya’

www.thetimes.com/article/4374...

My fight for Aunt Agnes: ‘British soldiers feel superior in Kenya’

Agnes Wanjiru’s niece is heading to the UK to demand justice for her killing — and for all women wronged by the British Army

www.thetimes.com

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 1d

Oh no www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79

The legendary actor best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and Book Club, has died

www.theguardian.com

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 1d

Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna was killed in Russian captivity after months of torture and silence.

Investigators have now identified the Russian officials responsible for her death.

🧵 1/7 ⬇️

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 1d

In Kostyantynivka, a russian bomb killed a 4-year-old girl and the priest who tried to shield her inside the church.

Bastards. Murderers.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 1d

Autumn once brought a quiet kind of joy: cozy evenings, golden leaves, hot chocolate, and the gentle thrill of the festive season approaching.

Now it brings russian bombing campaigns, blackouts, and a fresh wave of uncertainty, if more of it is even possible for us.

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Tyron @tyron.bsky.social · 1d

well, there we are news.sky.com/story/lostpr...

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after attack in prison

Paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison.

news.sky.com

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 1d

🤬 The Russians dropped an aerial bomb on the church in Konstiantynivka: 2 dead, 5 wounded, — OVA

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d

Tommy Robinson has endorsed Robert Jenrick's decision to turn up in person to offer support and solidarity to the asylum seeker Hamit Coskun, who shouted, “Koran is burning”, “Fuck Islam” and “Islam is the religion of terrorism" while burning the Quran.

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 2d

💔 A 7-year-old boy was killed by Russians during today's strike on Zaporizhzhia.

Relatives said his father, who is currently in hospital in critical condition, spent three years in Russian captivity.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 2d

This

Ben Stanley @benstanley.eu · 2d

Truly we live in the most Trump-brained timeline. Maybe, just maybe the Nobel Prize committee gave María Corina Machado the peace prize on her own merits, rather than so as not to give Trump the award while making it impossible for him to criticise their choice.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 2d

I’m going to Lee Miller next week and dreading it being rammed

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Viktoriia Grivina @brams884.bsky.social · 2d

This is your support Kharkiv kitty for Friday.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 2d

⚡️Russia attacked Ukraine’s homes and energy grid overnight.

A 7-year-old boy was killed in Zaporizhzhia, at least 9 people were injured in Kyiv, and large parts of the capital were left without power.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 3d

AMAZING SCENES!