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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 10h

Israel is using the failure to return the bodies of hostages as a pretext to violate the ceasefire themselves, but as Nour Odeh points out, the ceasefire agreement did not contain a timeline for the handing over of the bodies & Israel already knew it might take weeks or months.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 6h

15 October 1937 | A French Jewish boy, Jacques Wisznia, was born in Paris.

In February 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy. After the selection he was murdered in a gas chamber.
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The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

Vintage black and white photo of a young boy with neatly combed hair, wearing a sweater and collared shirt.

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British Dental Association @thebda.bsky.social · 6h

Keeping our communities safe from racism.

A joint statement on anti-migrant rhetoric from us and our friends @bma.org.uk, @rcn.org.uk, @thecsp.bsky.social @unitetheunion.bsky.social @unison.org.uk @hcsa-com.bsky.social

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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 6h

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Anaesthetists United @anaesunited.bsky.social · 6h

Tomorrow is World Anaesthesia Day - the day we highlight our essential role in emergency and critical care settings.

Be proud.

Lets start the day with a rousing chorus of the Gasmans Shanty.

Hoorah! The Gasman's come!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wm2...

#WAD2025

The Gasman's Shanty [VIDEO]

YouTube video by London Anaesth

www.youtube.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Minnie Rahman @minnierahman.bsky.social · 9h

I was in a meeting yesterday warning that if we lose the ECHR we are Royally Fucked. I think people think it could never happen - but remember everyone said that about Brexit. Let’s not be as stupid as then.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 23h

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 1d

And yet Biden was classy enough to publicly praise 45/47 for this turn of events. Biden KNOWS who did the work and who is the scammer.

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 16h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 1d

Proud to announce a huge, successful recruitment drive as Jesse Watters of Fox News has declared that every cyclist in the Naked Bike Ride in Portland is a member of ANTIFA.

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Siobhán Freya @shibh.bsky.social · 14h

Ah feck it; it's nearly 4.00 am so am giving up and having breakfast 😠😠😠

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 16h

Is she talking about the young children missing because her goon squad dragged them naked & crying from their apartment complex or the 15-yr old girl they tackled & threw into an unmarked van the other day?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Pam Bondi repeatedly claims that finding one missing child "makes it all worthwhile" when it comes to military occupations of American cities and adds that "Pritzker should be begging Donald Trump to come in."

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Siobhán Freya @shibh.bsky.social · 15h

Is it me or is coverage on the Gaza deal all rather anodyne?
As if no one in MSM and SM wants to venture an opinion either way least they jinx it or or have a prediction that will not align with the final outcome
Are opeds awaiting developments so they can publish "their we told you so" piece?

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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 16h

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 23h

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18h

There is simply no equivalent, not even close, of this anywhere on the center or far left. There is no ‘both sides’ here, media.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 23h

"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

Can't call them fascists?

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h

I see that this small-minded puritanical pixie is laser-focused on getting the government reopened and the troops paid.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20h

"I do think he needs help, and I don't think anybody around him on a day-to-day basis wants to get him any help, because they have more power based upon his diminished capacity."

@jbpritzker.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 17h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Connolly for President @catherinegalway.bsky.social · 17h

As a mother, a barrister, a teacher, a clinical psychologist with a lifetime of public service, I have a wealth of experience I will bring to the role of President.

The President vows to protect the welfare of the people, and I will do so with courage and integrity.

Vótáil #1 Catherine Connolly.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h

Remember how MAGA told us Javier Milei would fix Argentina's economy with his right-wing policies?

And now we are bailing out Argentina with billions.

Remember how MAGA told us Donald Trump would save US farmers with his right-wing policies?

And now we are bailing them out with billions also.

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Siobhán Freya @shibh.bsky.social · 17h

Highly important thread

Victoria McCloud 🏳️‍⚧️🌈‍♾️ @humanrightsvicky.bsky.social · 21h

14 October 2025, PRESS RELEASE – IMMEDIATE.
Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective and the Trans Exile Network seek urgent re-opening of enforcement of key human rights decision against UK.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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@dennis74.bsky.social @dennis74.bsky.social · 18h

Happy birthday!

Atti 17.11 @atti1711.bsky.social · 2d

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was elected to the U.S. Congress in 2018 at the age of 29. She represents a new way of doing politics—direct, intelligent, and unafraid of conflict.
Today she turns 36.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump: "You hear those sirens going off? That's good. A good sound. That means they either got the bad guy or they're gonna stop the bad guy. You didn't hear that sound bc nobody wanted to do anything. Listen to the beauty of that sound. That's the real deal sirens, not politically correct sirens"

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