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Rev Steve Openshaw
@steveopenshaw.bsky.social
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Husband, dad, grandad, priest, trade unionist, socialist, descendent of Irish immigrants & lover of jazz, funk & soul. Boltonian living in Chorley. Views are my own & don't necessarily reflect the views of the Church. Not always able to chat I'm afraid.
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steveopenshaw.bsky.social
Stax soul guitar legend Steve Cropper has died...

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...
Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84
Prolific musician was known for work on songs like Green Onions and Otis Redding’s (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Reposted by Rev Steve Openshaw
sarahowen.org.uk
This is vile and so so wrong. GB News is the TV version of X.

Extreme racism like this should not be platformed as ‘news.’

It is absolutely disgusting and another attempt to drag ‘debate’ to the right and destabilise our democracy.
sundersays.bsky.social Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 6h
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
Israel has now killed at least 70,117 Palestinian men women & children in Gaza since 7 Oct 23 😭

The IDF have killed at least 360 Gazans since the ceasefire 😡

Trump's ceasefire doesn't exist.

#Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Genocide #EthnicCleansing

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Gaza: Israeli strike kills five, including two children, says civil defence agency
Agency says missile struck citizens in Khan Younis, as Israel reports targeting ‘Hamas terrorist’ after clash with militants
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
Really!!!?
What happened to 'justice being seen to be done'?
December 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Reposted by Rev Steve Openshaw
deanobeidallah.bsky.social
Trump hit a new low: He just pardoned a man who killed thousands of Americans. Yes, that is 100% true. Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras was a key figure in flooding the US with cocaine. Nearly 30,000 Americans die from cocaine overdoses per year. Many from Hernandez's cocaine
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
Donald Trump is a racist disgrace who needs to go!

#USA #GOP #MAGA #TRUMP

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump calls Somali immigrants ‘garbage’ as US reportedly targets Minnesota community
US president’s xenophobic rant comes amid reports of ramped-up deportation efforts in Ilhan Omar’s district
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
As Israel continues to murder Palestinians in Gaza & the West Bank.
As the genocide continues...
😡
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Gaza death toll surpasses 70,000, says health ministry
Two Palestinian children reportedly killed on Saturday as Israel continues its strikes after latest ceasefire
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
19 year old freshman just wants to go home for Thanksgiving to see her family, she gets deported to Honduras.

Former President of Honduras who’s serving 45 years in prison for drug trafficking?

He gets a full presidential pardon.

Both are Honduran. Only one is a criminal.
November 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
Israel is a pariah State.
Expel Israel from the UN.
Boycott Israel in culture, sport, trade & diplomatically.

#Israel! #CrimeAgainstHumanity!
#Netanyahu is a #WarCriminal!

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report
Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
This makes it abundantly clear that Hegseth & the military involved are guilty of extra-judicial murder.

Hopefully one day they'll be held to account.

www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, sources familiar with the ma...
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
Israel's national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, speaks out in support the extra-judicial murder, by the IDF, of two unarmed Palestinian men who were surrendering to the army in the West Bank 😡

#Israel 🇮🇱 #Palestine 🇵🇸 #CrimeAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes

www.bbc.com/news/article...
West Bank: Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender
The Palestinian Authority says the killings are a "war crime", while an Israeli minister backed the soldiers.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
The world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over.
Since the ceasefire in Gaza came into effect, 352 Palestinians have been killed by Israel.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Genocide

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Reposted by Rev Steve Openshaw
philford.bsky.social
Kemi Badenoch comes across as a nasty person and nothing more
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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tendar.bsky.social
The audio leak of Steve Witkoff advising the Russian side what to do, what to say and how to progress is nothing more but collaboration with Moscow, probably even more. It further confirms what I was writing on Sunday when the US Senators were actively rejected this.
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
342 Palestinians have been killed by Israel in Gaza since the 'ceasefire', with children, women & the elderly accounting for the majority of the victims.

#Israel 🇮🇱 #Palestine 🇵🇸 #Gaza
#Netanyahu is a #WarCriminal
#CrimeAgainstHumanity

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Israel has violated Gaza truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killed hundreds
Gaza Government Media Office says Israel fully responsible for humanitarian, security repercussions from its violations.
aje.io
November 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
ISRAEL has committed “genocidal acts” in Gaza, & the situation in the occupied West Bank amounts to “apartheid” & “ethnic cleansing”, the Archbishop of York has said.

At last, a senior bishop has stated the truth about Israel.

#CofE #Israel 🇮🇱 #Palestine 🇵🇸

www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Archbishop of York describes Israeli action against Palestinians in Gaza as ‘genocidal acts’
West Bank subject to regime of ‘apartheid’ and ‘ethnic cleansing’, he says in interview
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
This is the apartheid State of Israel...
In East Jerusalem the Christian victim of an assault by Jewish youths is taken into custody & then in exchange for a $913 bond is held on house arrest for two days, while his attackers are released from custodyvth day of the attack!

#Palestine 🇵🇸 #Israel 🇮🇱
Christian attacked by Jewish youths in East Jerusalem detained, held overnight by police
The Man Spent the Night in Custody and Was Released the Next Morning to Two Days of House Arrest in Exchange for a 3,000-shekel ($913) Bond. The Assailants Were Released Under Restrictive Conditions o...
www.haaretz.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
Trump is an absolute disgrace when he asked searching questions which make him feel incredibly uncomfortable.
Abusive of the reporters and their TV companies.
An absolute disgrace. And no class.

#Trump #OvalOffice #WhiteHouse
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
The Bishop said:
"We are scapegoating asylum seekers for the failures & political divisions caused by successive governments in the last 15 years – the failures of successive governments to address wealth inequality, funding for education, the cost of living & primary healthcare & infrastructure"👌
Anglican bishop shaken ‘to the core’ by home secretary’s asylum seeker comments
Bishop of Edmonton says people coming to UK are being ‘scapegoated’ for years of policy failures
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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timbale.bsky.social
Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
Breaking News:
The betrayal is of the Palestinian people of Gaza is out in the open, clearly setting out the long term occupation of parts of Gaza by Israel & the abandonment of 100s of 1000s of Gazans to a desolate land of ruins.
Is it surprising? NO! 😭
Will it contribute to long term peace? NO! 😭
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
Breaking News:

The BBC refuses to pay compensation to DonaldTrump over he Panorama programme after his threat to sue for $1 Billion 💪🎊🤩

#BBC #Trump #USA #MAGA
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation
Lawyers for the US president have threatened to sue the corporation for $1bn (£759m).
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
Replacement Theology, the replacement of Jesus himself with the modern State of Israel, is a heresy ...

#Israel #Palestine #PalestinianChristians #Church #Antisemitism #CofE

www.comeandsee.com/view.php?sid...
Replacement Theology is a Heresy - By Jack Sara
Dr. Jack Sara writes from the heart of the Holy Land, warning of a rising theology that replaces devotion to Christ with political loyalty to Israel. His article urges the global church to rediscover ...
www.comeandsee.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
steveopenshaw.bsky.social
Breaking News:
The Archbishop of York was forced to abandon a visit to a family in the Palestinian West Bank on Saturday, after Israeli police ordered the #CofE delegation to leave the area after heavily armed Israeli settlers had blocked the road, preventing them from leaving. 😡
#Israel #Palestine
Israeli police order C of E delegation to leave West Bank village after stand-off with armed settlers
Archbishop of York’s pastoral visit to the south Hebron hills was cut short
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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fiionawallace.bsky.social
Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.

It has made JD Vance very mad.

It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?

#Israel
#Ireland
#FreePalestine
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM