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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 22m

It doesn't look hopeful, to be honest.

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Israel moves prisoners ahead of exchange Gaza; Hamas official says disarmament ‘out of the question’ – live

Under the truce deal Israel is supposed to release prisoners, including some serving life sentences for deadly attacks, in exchange for hostages

www.theguardian.com

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 24m

Taking advantage of the ceasefire, Raja Salmi walked back to her home in Gaza City.“We walked for hours, every step filled with fear & anxiety for my home.” She found her house destroyed. “It no longer exists- just a pile of rubble. I stood before it & cried. All those memories are now just dust".

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Michelle Leopold 💙🦋🔵🩵 @michelle94904.bsky.social · 53m

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Step 5: 2025.
President again, Qatar suddenly gifts him a $400 million luxury jet that he’s converting into Air Force One and bankrolls a $5.5 billion Trump-branded golf resort in Doha.
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Thanks for playing connect the dots with me and @thegodpodcast.com

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#NoKingsOct18

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Michelle Leopold 💙🦋🔵🩵 @michelle94904.bsky.social · 53m

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Step 4: 2021–2024.
The Air Force completes environmental studies and infrastructure planning. Everything traces back to the original deal Trump approved.
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Michelle Leopold 💙🦋🔵🩵 @michelle94904.bsky.social · 53m

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Step 3: 2017: Planning the base.
Those jets require U.S. training facilities. Plans begin for a Qatari training detachment at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. In 2017. When Trump was president.

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Michelle Leopold 💙🦋🔵🩵 @michelle94904.bsky.social · 53m

Timeline Qatar, Idaho:
Source: @thegodpodcast.com
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Step 1: 2017.
POTUS Trump calls Qatar “a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Step 2: 2017: Later that same year.
He sells Qatar $12 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets.

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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 38m

Ukraine updates: Power returns to Kyiv after Russian strike

Ukraine updates: Power returns to Kyiv after Russian strike – DW – 10/11/2025

Electricity was restored to some 800,000 residents of the Ukrainian capital after Moscow targeted energy facilities. Kyiv says dozens of children have been saved from Russian-occupied territory. DW has the latest.

www.dw.com

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 3h

I think it's good we have the names and faces of the Israeli hostages. I just wish we had the names and faces of all the Palestinian hostages too.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Who are the 20 hostages believed alive and expected to be freed from Gaza?

Ceasefire deal could end more than 700 days of captivity after hostages were taken during attacks of 7 October 2023

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 4h

‘Untrue smears!’ White House rages as D.C. residents mark ICE ‘kidnappings’ around city

www.rawstory.com

‘Untrue smears!’ White House rages as D.C. residents mark ICE ‘kidnappings’ around city

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JustintheStacks @justinthestacks.bsky.social · 4h

It seems the public's behavior in libraries hasn't changed much in the past 95 years. 🤣

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 4h

And rightly so! How dare they lie to the librarian!

(Retired librarian).

PS. Also good point re the smallpox...

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 4h

Hertfordshire County Council rules for library use, 1930

RULES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY
BAN ON LIARS AND DIRTY FACES
Strict rules, which have been approved by the Hertfordshire County Council, are to be imposed by the Hyde Institute Library, Barnet Vale.

LIBRARY USERS iN FUTURE MUST NOT:
Enter the library if their faces are offensively dirty.
Fall asleep on the tables.
Eat their lunches whilst reading papers, books, &c
Smoke in the building.
Leave their business cards behind.
Make themselves a nuisance.
Kick or damage the furniture.
Bring dogs within the portals.
Tell lies to the librarian.
Enter when they are in an inebriated con- dition.
If they have small-pox.

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 4h

"A great way to get censored in this country is investigate Epstein and Maxwell and to research the origins of the Maxwell family and Robert Maxwell's ties to organized crime."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtTW...

Sarah Kendzior: The Fiction of Antifa, Plus, Answering the Epstein “Files” Question

YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

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Once Upon a Time 🎶☮️🌏🌍🌎 @thisisme7.bsky.social · 4d

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A breath of fresh air, thank you!
#MonRovia #music

Mon Rovîa - Heavy Foot (Official Music Video)

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 4h

Seeing a return to protest songs arising from the grass roots - this is lovely, and pertinent. Give it a listen on a Sunday afternoon. With the words. #MonRovia

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Mon Rovîa - Heavy Foot (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Mon Rovîa

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 4h

I think this is brilliant. Been sharing it with my younger friends...

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Sam Bellamy @sambdesk.bsky.social · 11h

From Mon Rovîa, a Liberian immigrant who came to America when he was five years old as a refugee from civil war.

... the government
Staying on heavy foot
And they tried to keep us all down

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Mon Rovîa - Heavy Foot (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Mon Rovîa

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 5h

Good! I thought it was good. I just hope the ceasefire holds - I don't have a lot of confidence once the hostages are released. And as for Trump 'managing' anything - lol! But I understand why they want his stamp. God help us all.

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missnortonc.bsky.social @missnortonc.bsky.social · 1d

Let them go. They aren't paying their way here, so who cares if they leave and don't pay it somewhere else?

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 5h

True. And tax their empty houses - to the hilt. We're supposed to be grateful if they go to a few posh restaurants & buy some luxury goods. The mega-rich don't *add* anything if they don't actually live here. Enough of 'dark streets' with empty houses. They still send their kids to school/uni here.

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 5h

Zack Polanski is really very good. 👍

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Kittycritter @kittycritter.bsky.social · 1d

And they keep promoting the bullshit www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

The British “wealth exodus” is a big, fat myth

Rachel Reeves is not responsible for chasing millionaires away from UK PLC.

www.newstatesman.com

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

A reminder that 75% of people support a wealth tax.

To the ‘patriots’ saying they’ll leave the country in a strop:

Paying a wealth tax on assets above £10m is not a hardship. You'll still have a fancy house, fancy car and a fancy life.

Patriotic Millionaires know. @patmillsuk.bsky.social

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Polanski expertly dismantling the "rich people will move if we tax them" narrative, while Denham nimbly demonstrates how very patriotic such people are.

Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

Former Head of Comms for the IEA, Annabel Denham, says the super rich will leave if we have a wealth tax.

Yes, the very same IEA that brought us Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Green Party leader Zack Polanski explains that their taxable assets can’t leave. #bbcqt

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rusty54.bsky.social @rusty54.bsky.social · 10h

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