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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 6h

I met this fella last year. Please enjoy his little beard. When he’s an adult he’ll migrate from Scotland to Palestine. ❤️‍🔥

A kestrel perched slightly above the photographer, his wings slightly outstretched. He’s reddish-cream in color with dark brown speckles and stripes and a yellow and black beak. His visible eye is enormous and shiny. He has a cream colored fuzzy puff under his chin. His face and body are in focus with one wing and the background of trees out of focus. A tag is visible on is right leg.

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Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · 7h

This is a bird thread, I want to give a special mention to our feathered friend, the kestrel, who carries an important meaning for Palestine.

The Gaza Giving Circle is also a great initiative to amplify and contribute to. Six families with urgent needs being helped.

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · Jul 29

Our kestrel represents resistance (the support front of mutual aid) & the martyrs (whom we seek to honor always)—of all of Palestine. We fight not just for these six families, but Palestinian life.

Give to anyone, act for all of Gaza, today today today. chuffed.org/project/hope...

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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Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

“We are the landowners”

Palestinian Journalist Bissan Owda documents the return of Gaza City’s residents following Israeli occupation forces’ withdrawal.

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 20h

As Palestinians return to the rubble of their homes, the effects of the genocide are being felt amid heightened social unrest. “This war broke us," one returnee to Gaza City told Mondoweiss. "It damaged our souls. We need decades to heal.”

mondoweiss.net/2025/10/gaza...

#Palestine #Israel

Gazans march north again, returning to homes made of rubble

As Palestinians return to the rubble of their homes, the effects of the genocide are being felt amid heightened social unrest. “This war broke us,” one returnee to Gaza City told Mondoweiss. “It...

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Mostafa 🍉 @mokqwe.bsky.social · 19h

Hello, I’m from Gaza.
We’re living through hell
homes destroyed,memories erased,loved ones gone. Even the innocence of our children has been shattered.
Every bit of help—even a small donation—could save a life or rekindle a flicker of hope.
👉 gofund.me/0fa0750c
Thank you for remembering Gaza 😢🙏

Donate to Help Mostafa and His Family Escape War and Rebuild Their Liv, organized by Mostafa Osama

Hello, my name is Mustafa. I’m 25 years old, and I’m writi… Mostafa Osama needs your support for Help Mostafa and His Family Escape War and Rebuild Their Liv

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Mike Honey @mikehoney.bsky.social · 6h

Report link:
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Mike Honey @mikehoney.bsky.social · 6h

Here's the latest variant picture for the United Kingdom, to late September.

The XFG.* "Stratus" variant remained dominant, but fell back to 75%.

NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" grew to 17%.

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #UK #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 10h

www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/appeals...

Appeals Court Prohibits Pro-Palestine March to Opera House, But Organisers Confirm New Route

The court sided with police by prohibiting the pro-Palestine march for safety reasons, but organisers will ensure the voices to end genocide are nevertheless hears.

www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au

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Free Palestine 🇵🇸 @samirsilwadi.bsky.social · 10h

Powerful Message from UN's Francesca Albanese to Protestors

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Viktor 🇵🇸🍉🦘🦘🪃 @viktx.bsky.social · 7h

#FreePalestine

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 @samirsilwadi.bsky.social · 10h

Powerful Message from UN's Francesca Albanese to Protestors

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Between The Lines @jhnjhn-318.bsky.social · 7h

The Genocide is not over until the Palestinians are free. Netanyahu cannot be trusted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OuP...

Over 500,000 march in London to protest two years of genocide in Gaza

YouTube video by Middle East Eye

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Morgan Mghee @morganmghee.bsky.social · 8h

'Boos continued to ring out from the audience at every mention of Netanyahu, whose popularity among Israelis has plummeted since Hamas’ attack in 2023, with many Israeli critics accusing Netanyahu of deliberately undermining a hostage deal.'

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 8h

Thousands Of Israelis Rain Down Scorn On Trump Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff

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Thousands Of Israelis Rain Down Scorn On Trump Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff

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Viktor 🇵🇸🍉🦘🦘🪃 @viktx.bsky.social · 6h

#FreePalestine

Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 15h

"Hello! I will be running the Chicago Marathon with Team Palestine Chicago to help raise funds for Palestinian Childrens Relief Foundation. This will be my fifth time running the Marathon with Team Palestine."

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✨QuirkyBeadwork | NTVTN | Debut 2/6/26 🦊🪶 @quirkybeadwork.vtubers.social · 6h

I’m an idiot and forgot to share the updated graphic. @twospirittrickster.bsky.social is now added to the roster!!

Updated Indigenous Peoples day raid train graphic to include TwospiritTrickster

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✨QuirkyBeadwork | NTVTN | Debut 2/6/26 🦊🪶 @quirkybeadwork.vtubers.social · 6d

Indigenous Peoples Day Raid Train Announcement!!

Starting October 12th!

Join us as we celebrate Indigenous excellence on Twitch! While fundraising for the Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition

My time slot will be October 13th from 12-2 am PDT

Please share & support ❤️

QB announcement for her spot on the Indigenous raid train. Graphic has a photo of QB, announcement of fundraising for the Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, and also has the logos for the org we are fundraising for as well as the Individual ndigenous Alliance. Finally have the QR code to scan to see all the listed streamers for the raid train.

Fundraising graphic for the Indigenous peoples day raid train. Graphic has a fundraising tracking thermometer and a graphic of a train. finally the graphic has the information for the fundraiser and who they are alongside the QR code to visit the website that shows who will be streaming.

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Jeannine Baker @nenieb.bsky.social · 6h

Fantastic piece by Kate Murphy responding to the devastating change of policy at the @BBC Written Archives Centre, which will make it impossible to undertake new independent research using the collection. cstonline.net/defending-th... #mediahistory

DEFENDING THE WAC: RECOVERING THE INVISIBLE WOMEN OF THE BBC by Kate Murphy

My first visit to the BBC’s Written Archives Centre was in 2002. I was working as a producer on Woman’s Hourand had applied for a three-month attachment to what was then the Diversity Centre…

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Rocinante @galador.bsky.social · 6h

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 7h

Cherokee street magician.

Trying to preserve our Native American Magic Culture.

If you like my work, please, please, please help support it, any little bit helps a lot and is greatly appreciated.

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www.paypal.me/JeramyNeugin

Pay me on Cash App

Instantly exchange money for free on Cash App

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 7h

hereafter sing this song and we will not hurt you, but if by accident one of us should bite one of your people then sing this song over them and they will recover" and the Cherokee have kept the song to this day.

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 7h

going out he found that the black rattlesnake had bitten her and that she was already dying. He stayed with her until she was dead, when the black rattlesnake came out from the grass again and said his tribe was now satisfied. He then taught the hunter a prayer song and said "when you meet any of us

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 7h

It was night when he arrived and very dark, but found his wife waiting with supper ready. He sat down and asked for a drink of water. She handed him a gourd full from the jar, but he said he wanted it fresh from the spring, so she took a bowl and went out the door. The next moment he heard a cry and

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 7h

told him that the black rattlesnake would go home with him and coil up just outside the door in the dark. He must go inside, where he would find his wife awaiting him and ask her to get him a drink of fresh water from the spring. That was all. He went home and knew black rattlesnake was following

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 7h

about to send the black rattlesnake to take revenge. The hunter said he was very sorry, but they told him that if he spoke the truth he must be ready to make satisfaction and give his wife as a sacrifice for the life of the chief she took. Not knowing what might happen otherwise, he consented. They

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 7h

Looking about he found that he had come into the midst of a whole company of rattlesnakes, which all had their mouths open and seemed to be crying. He asked them the reason of their trouble and they told him that his own wife had that day killed their chief, the yellow rattlesnake and they were

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