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Barbara Cooney

@barbaracooney.bsky.social

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I love foxes puffins and dancing.I want an independent Scotland in the EU a free state for Palestine and a world without destructive 'strongmen'. I like a good argument but I've had enough of Israeli propaganda and will now simply block those who share it.

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Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 4h

Obviously Antifa has deep pockets. Wonder what the source of the group's funding is? (Bound to be George Soros, Joe Biden, Barak Obama or James Comey. Perhaps all of them).I'm sure there's someone in the Administration who can explain it.

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 4h

Anyone mention this?

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 8h

#BREAKING | Israeli far-right minister Bazalel Smotrich:

"I’m the majority, the majority of Israelis don’t want the hostages for stopping the war"

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Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 5h

Hanas has nailed it in one.

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 5h

Was that at the same time as Trump was hailing the greatest peace deal in the history of mankind?

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 5h

For God's sake, take the opportunity to brick up the police cell.

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 5h

Essential reading for anyone who still fondly imagines Labour has any honour. Remember the names of Starmer's principal partners in crime:Morgan McSweeney, Steve Reed, Rachel Reeves, Lisa Nandy, Shabana Mahmood, Wes Streeting, Bridget Philipson and Trevor Quinn(Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour).

The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 20h

The 1st installment of the Canary's exclusive serialisation of Paul Holden's book The Fraud looks at the rise of Labour Together, & we reveal that what the group publicly said about its creation wasn't strictly true.

You can read our serialisation every day at 9am.
www.thecanary.co/the-fraud/20...

The Fraud serialisation, part one: the rise of Labour Together

The first installment of the Canary's exclusive serialisation of Paul Holden's book The Fraud looks at the rise of Labour Together

www.thecanary.co

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 5h

The BBC is an embarrassment. Why on earth are tax payers still funding this crap?

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 21h

“Jared Kushner who has been so instrumental in reaching this deal. […] A key negotiator in the Middle East.” - When the BBC turns into state media of the wannabe dictator in the US.

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 6h

I think the problem Labour has is that it has alienated almost all its natural supporters in pursuit of right-wing allies without even winning over those allies. It has isolated itself from its base. No-one feels moved now to defend a party widely regarded as hostile. You reap what you sow.

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 1d

Dr Assal Rad—

"This is how you do a front page story."

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Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 9h

All to keep his own miserable skin out of jail.

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 9h

Sounda like someone who understands who he actually owes a duty of care to.

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 9h

Agreed. A huge stain on the reputation of Harris. Probably also lost her a lot of support amongst young people .

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 9h

(2) From the UK:
Keir Starmer. Former human rights lawyer, has consistently denied the existence of genocide, provided arms and other military support to Israel, welcomed Israeli politicians, and suppressed opposition to his actions at home.
David Lammy. Lawyer who has consistently denied genocide

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Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 9h

+ Isaac Herzog? Indicted in the recent United Nations report on genocide, photographed signing bombs for Gaza. (recently welcomed to Britain by the Prime Minister. Talking of whom .....

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 9h

Also the breaches of international law every single day for two years: Collective punishment, forced displacement, ethnic cleansing, use of starvation as a weapon of war, targetting of civilian infrastructure, apartheid, land theft, destruction of property, attacks on foreign states, kidnapping.

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 12h

Time for wanton destroyer, Israel and all its enablers to start the process of reconstruction.

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 12h

Definitely approve of this. Polanski is saying all the right things, but I'd like to hear his views on independence for Scotland and Wales and on Irish reunification, where there's a desire for those in the populations concerned (rather than in 10 Downing Street).

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 12h

Tipsy looks spectacular. Great, healthy brush.

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 12h

Sky news reporting 'Israeli hostages freed'. 'Palestinian prisoners released'.
Can you telll which group are the innocent victims and which are probably all criminals?

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 12h

Bravo! An accurate and frightening account of the suppression of dissent in Britain and Labour's increasingly authoritarian control.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13h

How the Labour government would have banned the Labour movement.
My latest column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 13h

"My children are dead!"

A Palestinian prisoner released today was expecting to embrace his family, only to find out they had been killed weeks ago in Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.

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NTH_Malcontent* @celtic1888.bsky.social · 15h

If you support Scottish Indy - NOT the SNP or Greens, but INDY.

or maybe you just fecking hate the tories/labour/westminster

Please vote SNP 1, Green 2 - get an indy majority

Once we have indy secured, you can vote for whoever you feckin want.

Not SNP 1&2

George Futers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @wee-jordi.bsky.social · 20h

A quick reminder to SNP delegates, SNP 1&2 doesn't work, will never work
HR26: vote SNP 1 and Scottish Greens 2 for an Indy majority
Vote sensibly not loyally 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 13h

Sheila just blocked me. Something of a relief after hitting my head against a brick wall all day.

Barbara Cooney @barbaracooney.bsky.social · 13h

Sheila just blocked me. Run away!