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Dr Khawla Badwan @khawlabadwan.bsky.social · 3d

Tell them once more, dear friend, once more

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Jillian @bookworm17.bsky.social · 41m

What is becoming of the UK? I am ashamed and concerned by this government's behaviour.

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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 3h

Today I spoke at the RMT demo against the threat of deportation of hundreds of rail workers - some in just a few weeks.

The Government’s rushed visa changes reclassified which jobs count as “skilled,” with no consultation or vote.

It’s wrong, cruel, and must be dropped.

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 3h

The government says it is “driving forward private finance efforts for Gaza's reconstruction.”

As if enabling a genocide wasn't enough. Now, they are allowing private companies to make some money out of it as well.

Have they no shame?

www.middleeasteye.net/news/british...

'No shame': UK invites private firms to compete for Gaza reconstruction contracts

As Britain positions itself as key player in the rebuilding of territory devastated by Israel's genocide, MPs point to its role in its destruction

www.middleeasteye.net

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1h

PPE Medpro, the company linked to Michelle Mone, has not met the deadline to pay back almost £122 million to the UK Government 👇

Firm linked to Michelle Mone fails to pay back £122m by deadline

www.thenational.scot

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Skwawkbox @skwawkbox.org · 4h

‘Ex-Israeli’ writer urges activists to make copies of genocide info as ‘scrubbing’ cover-up begins...

'Ex-Israeli' writer urges activists to make copies of genocide info as 'scrubbing' cover-up begins

Alon Mizrahi urges people to back up their information on Israel's genocide as Meta begins scrubbing data of dead Palestinians

www.thecanary.co

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 7h

“Palestinian society on a whole is suffering far, far more" than Israeli society, says historian Joel Beinin, whose niece was held hostage by Hamas for 54 days.

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Jillian @bookworm17.bsky.social · 7h

May 21st 2021

Jens Gammelgaard 🇵🇸🇲🇲🇬🇱 @jensgam.bsky.social · 8h

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Jens Gammelgaard 🇵🇸🇲🇲🇬🇱 @jensgam.bsky.social · 8h

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 8h

What ceasefire?

Al Jazeera tweet:

@AJENews • 4h
BREAKING: Our colleagues on the ground are reporting that Israeli tanks fired at Palestinians in the town of Bani Suhaila and the Sheikh Nasser neighbourhood, east of Khan Younis.
LIVE updates: aje.io/zyn1zz?update=...

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 8h

Dr Zeena Salman from Heal Palestine on the Palestinian children who are 'lucky' enough to be medically evacuated from Gaza.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 8h

Professor @mark-bray.bsky.social fled the country with his family after receiving death threats amid a right-wing campaign targeting him for his scholarship on antifa.

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 8h

"What have we all been saying? These flags are done to intimidate, not show patriotism."
via Gays Against Fascism

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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · 8h

Popped into Govan Old. The Pictish sarcophagus is looking great. I signed my books in their excellent gift shop. Perhaps pick up a Christmas present while helping @govanstones.bsky.social fundraising?

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 8h

A community group is calling for an exclusion zone that would see anti-asylum protests currently being held outside a Falkirk hotel being moved elsewhere

Calls for exclusion zone amid anti-migrant protests outside Falkirk hotel

www.thenational.scot

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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 7h

On Monday, the Israeli military released 250 Palestinian political prisoners, along with over 1,700 Palestinians who had been held hostage by the Israeli military in detention without charge.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 7h

“Anyone who has any critique of Trump is potentially in the crosshairs,” says @mark-bray.bsky.social, a Rutgers professor who fled the country with his family after receiving death threats for his antifa scholarship.

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 7h

The Renters Rights Bill has finished going through the House of Lords and will soon become law - great news that renters will now get the basic protections they desperately need

But it barely does a thing on affordability, so now time to tackle that by bringing in rent controls

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Jillian @bookworm17.bsky.social · 7h

She doesnt speak for me either Linda

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 8h

Please share, we have 10 hours left ⚠️ Still famine, still displacement, so we’re still sending funds daily to six families & a camp for:

- Food
- Shelter / tents
- Winter items
- Newborn supplies
- Transport north

We’ll match £250 / $333. Currently: 171/1000

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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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 8h

Only two days ago Shabana Mahmood was smearing those who carried on protesting after the so-called ceasefire. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test

Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving them

www.theguardian.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 8h

Vets should be made to publish prices, watchdog says.

Energy, water, internet, phone, train, banks, grocery companies publish prices, doesn't prevent profiteering.

Too many vets owned by corporations & private equity.

How about stopping takeovers, fines and cancelled licences for profiteering

Vets should be made to publish prices, competition watchdog says

Vet prices have risen at nearly twice the rate of inflation, the Competition and Markets Authority found.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11h

Nursing unions call for UK to back prosecutions for war crimes against health workers

Calls come as report shows number of health workers killed in conflicts has risen five-fold in less than a decade

www.theguardian.com

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 9h

The global network of the radical right is a threat to our democracy. 🚨

@libdemdaisy.bsky.social on Musk and Tommy Robinson: "It is outrageous that a man who has so much control over what people read online could be funding someone who stokes far right extremism on our streets."

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 11h

Has Israel stopped starving & murdering Palestinians? Have all the Palestinian hostages been released? Are the settlements being dismantled? Is the occupation over? Do Palestinians have the right to return to their homes? Do we have accountability &justice for Israels war crimes?

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