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Toxidrone @toxidrone.bsky.social · 14m

Yeah I've been thinking about this quite a lot.

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Bluesky mods aid genocide by banning Palestinians @pastures.myatproto.social · 26m

White phosphorus, lead, arsenic, cyanide...

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Military training exercises, pollution, and their consequences for health

Militaries around the world perform training exercises in preparation for war. We study the relationship between in utero exposure to military exercis…

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Bluesky mods aid genocide by banning Palestinians @pastures.myatproto.social · 28m

Every pollutant, particulate, heavy metal, and disease (thanks to the deliberate destruction of water and medical infrastructure) have been poured into this concentration camp for two years now, directly onto a populace starved and immunosuppressed in every conceivable way

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Bluesky mods aid genocide by banning Palestinians @pastures.myatproto.social · 32m

Do you know what chemical contaminants can be found in the most heavily bombed place in human history? Me neither. I don't think anyone fully knows because nothing has ever been done like this before. It is unprecedented environmental catastrophe.

Timothy @landbeforetim.bsky.social · 43m

The homes Israeli hostages return to VS the homes Gazans return to

The is no going back to “normal” for them. They are now living in a rubble ridden hellscape while the western world moves on, pretending it didn’t fund and approve this.

On the left is a street in Tel Aviv, Israel. Pictured is beautiful green lush Mediterranean style cityscape.

On the right is an image of a young Palestinian girl walking the “streets” of Gaza City, now turned to rubble and ash. The buildings are demolished by bombs and war crimes while the streets are littered with debris, rubble, and broken concrete.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 26m

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 6h

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Ryan Wilson @hailseitan.bsky.social · 8h

Make being a transphobe socially unacceptable

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 8h

The most remote pub in Britain has cancelled a Harry Potter-themed Halloween party after it was hit with a backlash over JK Rowling’s gender-critical views ⬇️

Harry Potter Halloween party cancelled after JK Rowling backlash

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🔫Scott Martian Invaders🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 34m

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statement trom the president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, on Prime Minister Mark Carney's trip to Egypt
The Gallery is disappointed and dismayed at the exclusion of Canadian media from the event and expresses in no uncertain terms that this must never happen again.
It is unprecedented that Canadian media be entirely excluded from a Canadian prime minister's foreign trip.
Our members bring trustworthy and reliable news coverage free from any political interference to Canadians every day and play a critical role in holding government's accountable to the people that elect them.
Every government, in a healthy democracy, must show a commitment to freedom of the press. In Canada, that includes respect for the vital role the Gallery and its members play. Any event that erodes access, transparency and accountability is a step in the wrong direction.
Mia Rabson
President, Parliamentary Press Gallery

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 34m

Maha is a dear friend and I can’t emphasize enough that she literally has no one else. It’s almost impossible to get support for her. Every little bit adds up.

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Minnie’s mum @minniesmum.bsky.social · 37m

Still haven’t made our target for single mum Maha, who’s needing shelter, food and winter clothing and other items. Please be her hope. She has no one but us to help her.

A graphic entitled ‘ Help Maha and her kids survive’ in a paint like font over a pale purple background. There is also an ink drawing of flowers on the bottom of the graphic. The text says: “ for single mum Maha, the struggle to live continues: play some continuous displacement, famine, and destruction. She has no one to help her secure urgent food, shelter and winter items for her family. That’s where you come in. Be her hope.

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Toxidrone @toxidrone.bsky.social · 20m

Before the genocide began, Gaza required over 500 trucks per day. Israel destroyed all agriculture and fishing boats, but now are limiting aid to 300 trucks per day.

The need is much greater, distribution is much more difficult meaning even more is needed, and they use starvation as a weapon.

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 19h

Kicking my neighbor in the gut until he gives me his house and calling it a peace treaty

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 1h

I think what's bothering me about all these statements I'm seeing from politicians that are variations of "Israeli hostages and Palestinians are returning to their homes, yay" is that Israelis are returning to their homes and Palestinians are returning to uninhabitable post apocalyptic rubble.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 40m

IDK why people are surprised. The Democratic base is far to the left of leadership on this and has been for a while. Simple as that.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 42m

Re: Booker's non-answer about Netanyahu on I've Had It

excited for every ambitious
corporate dem to go on this podcast expecting softballs from wine moms and instead absolutely disqualifying themselves in front of the 2028 primary electorate
I've Had It Podcast & @iveh... • 3h
It's a simple yes or no question

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Timothy @landbeforetim.bsky.social · 38m

*There is no

The left sided photo in Tel Aviv is from an Open House Tourism Event back in May 2025. The right sided photo in Gaza City is from October 2025. Both are from 2025, marking the similar time frames and yet vastly worlds’ apart quality of life.

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Timothy @landbeforetim.bsky.social · 43m

The homes Israeli hostages return to VS the homes Gazans return to

The is no going back to “normal” for them. They are now living in a rubble ridden hellscape while the western world moves on, pretending it didn’t fund and approve this.

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Bluesky mods aid genocide by banning Palestinians @pastures.myatproto.social · 38m

Keep the horses, cut the cops. The horses can be trained for hippotherapy, which has a lot of research proving it is good for people with a wide variety of disabilities

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 1h

From the Editorial Board:

As Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares to give his budget address Thursday, one idea should get tossed aside: eliminating Chicago’s mounted police unit.

Editorial: Chicago budget should not cut mounted police nor sell off their horses

Is Chicago really going to sell off the horse named for Officer Ella French?

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 1h

862/1000 !!

Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 1h

FINAL HOUR of today’s ambitious drive—every day for the rest of October we’re chipping away at a big goal which covers food, shelter, winter clothes, and baby supplies for six families and a displacement camp.

They’re not rebuilding yet. They just need to survive this week. 🚨 802/1000

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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Abe Silberstein @abesilbe.bsky.social · 1h

Pro-Israelists will not like this answer, even though it basically says nothing. They don't want nothing. They want a firm rejection of this charge. Anything less is a demonstration of their weakened position.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2h

On MSNBC, Kamala Harris was asked if she agreed that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians.

“I will tell you that when you look at the number of children that have been killed [...] the refusal to give aid, we should all step back and ask this question and be honest about it, yeah.”

Former Vice President Kamala Harris held back from labeling Israel's actions in Gaza a "genocide" on Sunday but said it was an appropriate question.
"A lot of folks in your party have called what's happening in Gaza a genocide. Do you agree with that?" correspondent Eugene Daniels asked Harris during an interview on MSNBC's "The Weekend."
"Listen, it is a term of law that a court will decide," Harris responded. "But I will tell you that when you look at the number of children that have been killed, the number of innocent civilians that have been
killed, the refusal to give aid and support, we should all step back and ask this question and be honest about it, yeah."

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · Nov 8

A drawing of a frog on a waterlily leaf, playing a FROG synth.

"You're transphobic? That's weird." [plays you out]

Image by Emma Roulette, available here: https://emmaroulette.com/FROG-Riso-Print

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Toxidrone @toxidrone.bsky.social · 1h

Please help the Om Jameel family get through this difficult phase. Aid is still being limited and everything is still expensive.

The genocide is not yet over and we still have a responsibility to the people of Gaza. Please keep talking about the genocide.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2h

Whereas Harris told MSNBC that she believes whether or not Israel has committed genocide is a fair and honest question to ask, Cory Booker explicitly said to the "I've Had it" podcast that he thinks addressing the question of whether Netanyahu has committed crimes would undermine resolving conflict.

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Toxidrone @toxidrone.bsky.social · 1h

It's always standpoint theory until Palestinians have an opinion on zionism. Or for that matter, defining Islamophobia.

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Toxidrone @toxidrone.bsky.social · 3h

Please help Rami, Lubna, and their young family, especially little Nasser who needs medicine

tinyurl.com/HelpRamiFamily

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Toxidrone @toxidrone.bsky.social · 3h

Please help Ahmed and other Palestinians. Supplies are still very scarce and very expensive.

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Toxidrone @toxidrone.bsky.social · 3h

You are not annoying me my friend ❤️ I will share your campaign