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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

JUST NOW: Trump asks President Herzog to pardon Netanyahu, who faces multiple corruption charges

(Birds of a feather — so he knows he’s guilty then?😬)

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LA Blue Dot in GA @namwella1961.bsky.social · 2h

Newsweek: The Midwest, the region Trump promised to revive factory jobs & “America First” trade policies, is showing signs of disillusionment. Trump’s favorability fell to 49%, one of his weakest showings nationwide.

Elect a rapist, expect to get fucked!
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 2h

Israeli officials are openly defying Trump’s so-called Gaza “peace plan.” The defense minister says bombing will continue after hostages are returned and that Gaza’s tunnels will be destroyed “under U.S. supervision”. Call it what it is, it’s not peace, but a US backed siege.

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💢Marx was right.🕊 @paulwalker44.bsky.social · 2h

#FuckIsrael: www.instagram.com/reel/DPuHMks...

The beloved Saleh Al Jafawari just announced the ceasefire day o ago full of hope, happiness, EVEREPEACE and joy. Today he was murdered.

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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 3h

The current choice proves that the Peace Prize has long ceased to represent peace

It represents power—its language, its alliances & exclusions

It often rewards managers of empire

It rewards those who can stabilize the existing order after violence, not those who resist violence at its roots

The Travesty of the Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Is a Theatre for the Global Machinery That Profits From War and Extraction

open.substack.com

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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 3h

Let’s disrupt the global chain of complicity that enables Israel’s crimes against Palestinians.

The BDS movement is calling on you to join the Week of Action against F-35s from 13-18 October.

Send an email to your elected officials now ➡️ loom.ly/qypYlvM

#DisruptComplicity

Join the Week of Action Against F-35 fighter jets

F-35 jets enable Israel to murder Palestinian women, men and children on a daily basis

loom.ly

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 3h

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 3h

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 3h

The tell is when the "free speech" warrior's argument equates to "the people criticizing me are silencing me and should therefore be made to shut up."

It's a pretty obvious tell; makes you wonder about those who keep falling for it time after time after time. Or maybe not wonder so much.

Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 4h

They always start with free speech. It sounds reasonable, doesn’t it? Free speech? And they can use it to shut down anyone who criticises them, because it’s all “free speech”

After “free speech” it’s “protecting women and girls”

And then it’s whatever they actually wanted.

Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 4h

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 4h

They always start with free speech. It sounds reasonable, doesn’t it? Free speech? And they can use it to shut down anyone who criticises them, because it’s all “free speech”

After “free speech” it’s “protecting women and girls”

And then it’s whatever they actually wanted.

Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 4h

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 14h

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Hanniba-LINA Lecter 💀 @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 4h

The bbc focussing on what the ceasefire means for the hostages way more than what it means for Gazans, again seeing that disproportionately we’ve become accustomed to for years, this isn’t new, and it’s certainly not ok

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 4h

A ceasefire is not a final victory.
Far from it.

2 years of genocide and a century of anti colonial struggle.
Palestinians need to be at the centre of what happens next and what happens next must strive to right the wrongs they have been forced to endure.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@mothinali.bsky.social

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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 4h

It's still a genocide and their has to be a reckoning.

socialistnan123 @socialistnan123.bsky.social · 5h

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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 6h

“Debt trap nation is a chilling and eye-opening expose on how the British state keeps some of the most vulnerable women in society trapped in a cycle of debt, homelessness, and domestic violence."

My endorsement for this brilliant book, which you can order here: www.waterstones.com/book/debt-tr...

Debt Trap Nation by Katherine Brickell, Mel Nowicki | Waterstones

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 7h

🎉 We've done it. We've passed 100,000 Green Party members!

📈 But we're not stopping there.

💚 Let's make hope normal again! Join the Green Party today!

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Jules she/her 🏳️‍🌈 @joolzk.bsky.social · 7h

'The Greens’ surge has caused worries among some senior Labour figures, who believe it could take votes and seats from the party in next May’s local elections in England, particularly in some London boroughs.'

I'm hoping it's not just London! Keep doing what you're doing Zack!
##jointhegreens

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 8h

Lower Bills.

Protect our NHS.

And invest in our communities.

Let's make hope normal again.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month

www.theguardian.com

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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 6h

📌 Yes • More of this please ‼️

Brava George • You rock ‼️🐥

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 6h

Pope Leo says that American bishops need to be more vocal and support migrant communities from being abducted by ICE in US cities

"Important that we as church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what's going on in some cities in the US"

"The church cannot be silent"

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THE BOOK GIRL @the-book-girl.bsky.social · 6h

My burning question to you is WHY they're being allowed to continue it? I mean, you ppl in congress are the ones who have the power to STOP IT.

Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 10h

The level of kleptocratic corruption in this regime is breathtaking, e.g.:

—Selling off Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae to big banks

—Bribes from ABC & CBS

—TikTok sale to Ellison

—Everything Qatar: the plane gift, the Idaho military base

—Whoever has bribed him by buying his scam meme coins