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Cllr Barry McKee @barryndgreen.bsky.social · 7h

Alliance promised to deliver at Stormont, but have very little to show for their time in charge of two Ministries.

Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 11h

Alliance promised change but delivered excuses. While they talk about “balance”, Lough Neagh is choking, hate crime laws gather dust, public transport collapses and inequality grows. The Greens don’t sit on the fence - we fight for people and planet, not political convenience.

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Cllr Barry McKee @barryndgreen.bsky.social · 7h

Solidarity with Unison Trade Union & their members ✊

UNISON @unison.org.uk · 11h

UNISON walkout after Belfast conference venue bans Palestine image

General secretary Christina McAnea and UNISON Northern Ireland secretary Patricia McKeown lead members in a demonstration outside ICC Belfast convention centre after Palestine image is banned by venue.

Image banned by venue: Stop genocide. Stop illegal occupation. Stop Ethnic Cleansing.

UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea and Northern Ireland secretary Patricia McKeown lead members in a demonstration outside ICC Belfast.

‘When Palestine is under attack. Stand up. Fight back. When UNISON is under attack. Stand up. Fight back.‘ UNISON members demonstrating outside ICC Belfast.

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End Deportations Belfast @enddbelfast.bsky.social · 16h

💯. Demanding that new communities fix a Britain that Thatcher and successive Governments broke; blaming new communities and demanding they deliver a mythical concept of integration in a siloed, hollowed-out, individualistic Britain - is a racist, xenophobic dog-whistle.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants | Nesrine Malik

It’s easier for politicians to blame others than to face the truth: Britain has been stripped of the spaces and opportunities that allow for true social integration, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe Andrew Cuomo has a humiliation kink.

If so, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is giving him the time of his life right now!

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Cllr Barry McKee @barryndgreen.bsky.social · 1d

😮 what a sight!

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ash Anraí-Jones @looseyleftie.bsky.social · 1d

back on my bullshit complaining about DfI's "shared responsibility" ad campaign

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Declan @oracleoftruth.bsky.social · 2d

Energy prices are too high. Do you:
A. Decouple electricity prices from the gas wholesale price keeping them high
B. Reduce efforts to switch to the cheapest forms of energy (renewables)

Trick question! Of course if you are this labour government the answer is whatever fossil fuel lobbyists want!

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Cllr Brian Smyth @briansmyth99.bsky.social · 2d

Belfast city centre is at a crossroads.

Will community need beat developer greed? We say yes. Time for overdose prevention, safer streets, and real public transport - not empty promises or empty buildings. A greener, fairer Belfast starts now. #BelfastCityCentre #GreenPartyNI

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Cllr Barry McKee @barryndgreen.bsky.social · 3d

There is no room for racism — not in Kilcooley, not in Bangor, not anywhere.

Last nights attack in Ganaway Walk was a cowardly act of hate, and it has no place in our community. Everyone deserves to feel safe in their own home and to be treated with respect and dignity.

#EndHate #Solidarity

Post from PSNI in Ards & North Down detailing attack and seeking information.

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BTO Northern Ireland @bto-ni.bsky.social · 4d

🐦‍⬛ Are you 16 to 24 and passionate about nature? Become a representative for BTO Youth and join our amazing team of volunteers!

➡️ Receive training, organise activities and attend events with all expenses paid

🔗 Find out more and apply: bit.ly/YouthRep25

🗓️ Closing date: 9th November 2025

Photo of a group of young people listening to a member of the team talk by Alicia Hayden / BTO
Poster reads: Become a BTO Youth Rep! Scan the QR code to find out more and apply (QR code in bottom right corner)

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Cllr Barry McKee @barryndgreen.bsky.social · 5d

What an interesting and sad piece of local history. Such a shame that here is no indication what became of them.

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Conor McKinney @wildlifeni.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks to Slugger O'Toole for allowing me to write about the joyful insurgency taking place here in Belfast to explore the idea of Belfast becoming a National Park City and the power of asking "What if". You can check it out here:

sluggerotoole.com/2025/10/18/w...

What if Belfast was a National Park City?

Conor McKinney is the founder of Wild Belfast and a local wildlife activist / conservationist; What if? is a powerful question. In a time of myriad health, climate, ecological and social crises it can...

sluggerotoole.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 5d

2025: Claire Coutinho criticises net zero

2023: Claire Coutinho praises net zero

These are their values, and for the right price, they have other values too

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 6d

Sky News is platforming a guy who says he's from a Jewish Aston Villa supporters group, but it turns out that the guy a) isn't Jewish, b) the group doesn't exist, and c) he works for the right wing Henry Jackson Society, whose website says he 'specialises in disinformation'. Well, quite.

A tweet from Sky News reading 'Aston Villa fan Andrew Fox says he has received online abuse and even death threats following the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from the match in Birmingham.' A follow up tweet says 'This is a correction of a previous post that incorrectly identified Mr Fox as Jewish'.

A page from the Henry Jackson Society website for Andrew Fox, Research Fellow, which says he joined HJS in 2014 and that 'Andrew specialises in Defence, the Middle East, and disinformation'.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7d

Lower bills.

Fund the NHS.

Invest in our communities.

My long form conversation with @lewisgoodall.com 👇🏼

youtu.be/j8hiBI6T_24?...

Zack Polanski on populism, patriotism and poverty

YouTube video by The News Agents

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 7d

On the doorstep, people don’t talk flags — they talk housing, bills and Lough Neagh. We’ll always respect aspirations, but while others fixate on flags, we’re tackling inequality and the real crises in people’s lives. The Executive parties have failed on this.

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Patrick Corrigan @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social · 7d

24 children have been missing from Harryville Primary School in Ballymena since the start of the term - Education Authority

Another 'triumph' for the "defending women and children" mob after burning migrant families out of their homes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NI Education: Over 50 children unaccounted for in the school system

The Education Authority is trying to trace the pupils as it is not clear what school they now go to.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 8d

Extreme heat, flooding, and pollution are increasing illness and hospital admissions, overwhelming our NHS. Climate breakdown puts extra pressure on staff and resources, risking care for everyone. We need to act urgently to protect our health service and save lives. #ClimateHealth #GreenJobs

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 8d

Making the case for wealth taxes on @SkyNewsPolitics just now. Rumours that Chancellor might seek yet more spending cuts are horrifying - public services are already on their knees & top 50 richest families in UK now hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population - over 34 million people.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 8d

The war on drugs clearly isn’t working. We need an urgent review of the 50 year old Misuse of Drugs Act, & to start treating drug addiction as a health issue rather than a criminal one, & get drugs out of the hands of criminal gangs #Newsnight

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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 8d

Stormont parties promised 40,000 social homes - but delivered less than 18,000 in 20 years. They have also failed to protect renters - letting landlords profit while thousands struggle to find a decent home.

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 10d

A different Scotland is possible. Be part of building it 👇
members.greens.scot/join

Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 10d

The system isn't broken, it's rigged. It's time for real change.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 11d

Reform UK want to take public spending down to 35% of GDP — that’s a £275 billion cut, the equivalent of shutting down the NHS.

The Green Party knows the only way to rebuild our communities is by investing in our public services, not running them down and flogging them off to the private sector.

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Sam McBride @sjamcbride.bsky.social · 11d

This is alarming and significant: the first sighting in Northern Ireland of the Asian hornet, a ferociously aggressive predator which decimates the bee population by mass attacks where it rips the heads off bees - which are crucial for pollination.

Warning as Asian hornet found in Northern Ireland for first time: ‘This is a harmful species’

The sighting of an Asian hornet in Northern Ireland has been confirmed for the first time, the NI Environment Agency (NIEA) has said.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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Amanda Ferguson @amanda.ie · 12d

Actor James Martin welcomed me into his home for a great chat about Good Relations Week. The #GRW2025 ambassador spoke about reaching out to different people and communities. And focus on what you can do rather than what you can’t. Lessons for us all!
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/...

Ditch your prejudices and be a better person, implores actor James Martin

Actor James Martin MBE wants people to “connect” with each other this Good Relations Week.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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