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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

If a pharmaceutical company could mass produce whatever compassion pills Marjorie Taylor Greene seems to have been taking lately, we could save the world

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 9h

🇺🇸🇸🇪🕊️🏵️ The White House slammed the Nobel Committee for giving the Peace Prize to Venezuelan activist María Corina Machado instead of President Trump, accusing it of “putting politics over peace.”
Trump congratulated Machado but says his Gaza ceasefire deal and peace efforts were overlooked…👇🏾

White House blasts Nobel Committee for not awarding Peace Prize to Trump - BBC News

A spokesman says the Nobel Committee placed "politics over peace" in awarding the coveted award to Venezuela's opposition leader.

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 1d

This MAGA motherfucker might be the dumbest guy on TikTok. 😳👇

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 1d

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The White House
@WhiteHouse
"It is impossible to believe that China would have taken such an action, but they have, and the rest is History. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" - President Donald J. Trump

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 1d

🇬🇧📰Newspapers highlight the hope for peace in Gaza-caution against potential setbacks.
Some papers credit Trump for the ceasefire,others point out remaining uncertainties &potential obstacles.
Guardian-Farage’s comments about the British education system,criticised by the National Education Union👇🏾

Newspaper headlines: 'Peace within reach' and 'A moment of shared hope'

The ceasefire negotiations for the Israel-Gaza war and celebrations of peace dominate Friday's papers.

www.bbc.co.uk

akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 2d

🇳🇬😢🙏🏾❤️🕊️🌹🕊️❤️🙏🏾😇 Christopher Kolade, a prominent Nigerian business leader, broadcaster, and educator, passed away at 93. He held significant roles in broadcasting, business, and academia, including CEO of Cadbury Nigeria and Chancellor of McPherson University…👇🏾

Christopher Kolade, Business luminary, teacher dies, aged 93 - Businessday NG

Christopher Kolade, doyen of the boardroom, broadcaster, and teacher, died peacefully early Thursday, aged 93. Dr Kolade was born in

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 3d

The trial of two men accused of spying for China collapsed due to lack of evidence. The Conservative leader faces pressure to deliver a strong speech at the party conference…👇🏾

Newspaper headlines: 'China given a free pass' and 'Kemi: trust me'

Accusations that a China spying case collapsed because the government refused to declare Beijing a

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 4d

🇳🇬🗳️ May Agbamuche-Mbu is now Acting INEC Chair, succeeding Mahmood Yakubu.
A lawyer with 30+ years’ experience, she’s known for integrity and reform focus.

Born in Kano, from Delta; law degree OAU, LLM Queen Mary London.
Joined INEC in 2016 — now leads at a pivotal time for Nigeria’s elections…👇🏾

10 things to know about new acting INEC chair, May Agbamuche-Mbu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has entered a new leadership phase as May Agbamuche-Mbu, a National Commissioner, takes over as Acting Chairman.

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 5d

🇬🇧📰Police may be given the power to ban protests-concerns. International leaders urge Israel & Hamas to reach a ceasefire deal.Conservatives demand Labour explanation for Chinese spying case collapse.ReformUK considers raising council tax in Kent;Chancellor explores taxing bank profits for revenue…👇🏾

Newspaper headlines: 'Police could get power to ban protests' and 'PM must come clean over China'

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said police could be allowed to ban protests outright, the Times reports.

www.bbc.co.uk

akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 5d

🇳🇬🛢️⛽️Dangote Petroleum Refinery praised President Tinubu and security chiefs for their intervention in averting a PENGASSAN strike. The company expressed gratitude to government officials and its workers for their support and commitment to fair employment practices…👇🏾

Dangote refinery lauds Tinubu, security chiefs for averting PENGASSAN strike

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commended President Bola Tinubu for what it described as his “timely and decisive intervention” in averting planned disruptive actions by the Petroleum and Natural Gas S...

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 5d

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Dame Jilly Cooper, the celebrated author, has passed away at the age of 88. Her family expressed their deep sadness and pride in her achievements….👇🏾

Author Dame Jilly Cooper has died

Author Dame Jilly Cooper has died, her publisher has said.

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 7d

🌍🌏🇬🇧⛪️😔 The Church of England appointed a woman as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, sparking divisions within the Anglican Communion, particularly regarding women bishops and same-sex relationships….👇🏾

Sarah Mullally: Choice of new Archbishop of Canterbury met

The group, Gafcon, says that its followers believe

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 8d

Israeli forces intercepted and boarded the Marinette, the last boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla that was still sailing towards Gaza.

Crew members held up signs saying they saw warships approaching before soldiers boarded and detained them at gunpoint.

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 7d

🇬🇧🇺🇸😳😮US mom says daughter was “groomed” & flown one-way to UK.
• Scottish police + council evicted the group’s woodland camp.
• Leaders call themselves “King” & “Queen,” deny coercion.
• Cult experts: classic isolation + control tactics.
• Sparks debate on personal freedom vs. safeguarding…👇🏾

Mother calls for 'brainwashed' daughter living with 'cult' in Scottish wood to be deported back to Texas

Melba Whitehead claims her daughter was "groomed" online when she was 19, before being bought a one-way ticket to the UK.

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 7d

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@WhiteHouse
“I appreciate that Israel has temporarily stopped the bombing in order to give the Hostage release and Peace Deal a chance to be completed. Hamas must move quickly, or else all bets will be off. I will not tolerate delay…”- President Donald J. Trump
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Michael Roche @michaelroche.bsky.social · 8d

ICE just gassed a group a civilians near the Rico Fresh supermarket intersection on Armitage in Chicago - bystanders say this was in response for being heckled from the street.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8d

ICE incident at Rico Fresh
Logan Square, Chicago

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

Thugs.

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 7d

🇬🇧😱😢🙏🏾❤️🕊️🌹🕊️❤️🙏🏾😇Marcus Fakana, a British teenager who was jailed in Dubai for a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl,died in a Tottenham car crash after a police chase. The driver, Marwaan Mohamed Huseen, faces charges.…👇🏾

Marcus Fakana: Teen jailed in Dubai dies in London police chase - BBC News

Marcus Fakana, who was jailed for having sex with a 17-year-old girl, dies after a pursuit in Tottenham.

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 8d

🇬🇧😢❤️🙏🏾🕊️🌹🕊️🙏🏾❤️😇Dame Patricia Routledge, best known for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died at 96. Her agent confirmed her peaceful passing, surrounded by loved ones…👇🏾

Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge dies at 96

She also starred in Alan Bennett's TV monologues and played BBC One's crime-busting Hetty Wainthropp.

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 8d

🇬🇧⛪️ The Church of England has nominated Dame Sarah Mullally, the first woman to be appointed Archbishop of Canterbury Designate…👇🏾

Dame Sarah Mullally will be first woman Archbishop of Canterbury in Church of England's history

Mullally, 63, has served as Bishop of London for more than seven years and is a former nurse.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8d

After the Brown v. Board decision, white people across the South opened hundreds of private schools.

70+ years later, most of the ones still open in Alabama’s Black Belt remain overwhelmingly white.

In this town, one school keeps kids divided.

(Published May 2024)

Segregation Academies Still Operate Across the South. One Town Grapples With Its Divided Schools.

Seventy years after Brown v. Board, Black and white residents, in Camden, Alabama, say they would like to see their children schooled together. But after so long apart, they aren’t sure how to make it...

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akemmapapa.bsky.social @akemmapapa.bsky.social · 8d

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Kamala Harris
@KamalaHarris
This was always the plan.

Project 2025 was Donald Trump's blueprint to seize unchecked power within the federal government and restrict Americans' freedoms. And he is implementing it right in front of our eyes.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Stephen Miller: "All that bullshit is done, over, it's finished. The gangbangers you deal with- they think they're ruthless? They have no idea how ruthless we are. They think they're tough? They have no idea how tough we are. They think they're hardcore? We are so much more hardcore than they are"

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9d

Dean: The president is unhinged

Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I don’t control him

Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals.

Johnson: I didn’t see it.

Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.

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