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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 22m

Do they intend to chuck out the Syrian vulnerable refugees?
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 14h

One further cruelty has not been spotted about the Conservative Mass Deportation bill proposed by Chris Philp, Katie Lam, Matt Vickers et al

Bill would block all people on the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Scheme of 2016-21 from ever getting ILR in Britain
+ revoke any past grants of ILR to those on it

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 1h

A new poll puts us in second place!

With 7 MSPs we delivered free bus travel under 22s, ended peak rail fares, banned new incinerators, increased taxes on the rich, scrapped school meal debt, introduced rent controls, and much more.

Imagine what we could do with double that. 👀

Record poll. Scottish Greens on course for best ever result. Scottish Parliament regional list vote. SNP: 21%. Greens: 16.5%. Reform: 16%. Labour: 15%. Tories: 11%. Lib Dems: 10%.

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sirkidstarversucks.bsky.social @sirkidstarversucks.bsky.social · 3h

Who remembers when Jack Straw was asked if the anti-terror law he passed in 2001 wil get misused and he said "no"?

Today, over 3,000 people have been arrested for holding signs and placards and held in a "database" as "terrorists" as a way of suppressing descent

Zionists lies when their lips move

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Walk Wheel Cycle Trust Scotland @wwctrustscot.bsky.social · 3h

Everyone deserves to be able to walk, wheel or cycle barrier-free 🚶‍♀️ 👩‍🦽 🚴‍♀️

Our latest research explores some of the most common barriers to accessibility on our streets.

Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/zx8Mj2k

#ActiveTravel #UrbanDesign #Accessibility

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 13h

Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House

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Dreamliner Again @entirelyharmless.bsky.social · 2h

There IS a charge to verify your ID currently.

It's an infinitesimally tiny part of the overall cost of buying a house. Seriously. It's £20 or something like that.

I'll happily pay the charge and not have the digital ID, thank you.

Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 3h

It is of course almost 100% certain that *every single word* of this post is a lie.

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 3h

"Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows"

'LA wildfires and storms this year cost $101bn, new study by non-profit resurrecting work axed by Trump says'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows

LA wildfires and storms this year cost $101bn, new study by non-profit resurrecting work axed by Trump says

www.theguardian.com

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El MoJo (Car Free Routes) @carfreeroutes.bsky.social · 2h

Remember the Victorian classrooms that we’ve been busy selling Off?
With very high ceilings and big windows
They were built to stop diseases spreading and give enough light to see by

But oh dear, we seem to have sold them off so that some rich people can get richer Still

Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 3h

It's a start. This is actually amazing, considering clean air hardly features on anyone's radar in UK, including offices, schools, shops, public transport. It's like we learnt nothing from last few years! #Covid

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sirkidstarversucks.bsky.social @sirkidstarversucks.bsky.social · 4h

And Keir Starmer supports unconditionally without qualification, every hour and every day

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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 4h

Tell Japan: Shut down the ivory market. action.eko.org/a/japan-ivor...

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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 5h

Profiting From Genocide: The latest United Nations report names hundreds of corporations, banks, technology firms, universities, pension funds and charities that profit from the Israeli occupation and genocide.
open.substack.com/pub/chrished...

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Scotch Whisky Truths 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @specialscot.bsky.social · 3h

We NEED a record turnout in the Elections in Scotland, to make sure we're not living in a Reform UK, UK!

Scottish Independence is the ONLY solution.

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 4h

Plaid Cymru wins the Caerphilly by-election with 47%

Reform is second on 36%

Labour comes a distant third.

It was a record turnout

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 17h

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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Elle@🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #BelieveInScotland #ScottishIndependence @elle49.bsky.social · 3h

Eric Cantona called for Israel to be suspended from Uefa & Fifa…
He pointed out that Russia had been suspended immediately following the start of the Ukraine war, calling the failure of Uefa and Fifa to do the same with Israel a “double standard”

youtube.com/shorts/SO2pX...

Former football star Eric Cantona calls for Israel to be suspended from Uefa and Fifa

YouTube video by Middle East Eye

youtube.com

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SUPPORTING PALESTINE @apirus.bsky.social · 2h

The ICC should issue an arrest warrant for this war criminal.

#palestine #israel #idf #gaza #massacre #killing #zionist

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💙🐶🚴🏻🏊‍♂️♊️ Victoria🌈💥☀️ @victoriaswimcycle.bsky.social · 3h

This is what we have turned into👇👇

Fox News congratulated George Santos on getting out of prison after his commutation. He was convicted of ruining the lives of disabled veterans by stealing their charity money. That's what they're celebrating. 🤦‍♂️Every veteran should hear this as too..the world

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Gavin @aleedscyclist.bsky.social · 2h

palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/astonvillama...

Demand Aston Villa’s match against Maccabi Tel Aviv is cancelled

palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 16h

For God's sake, TAX CAPITAL

50 families have as much wealth as HALF the population

Maintaining this is indefensible and political suicide

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/23/rachel-reeves-is-considering-raising-income-tax-to-reduce-deficit-sources-say

Reeves considers breaking manifesto pledge with income tax rise to fill £30bn gap

Exclusive: Treasury discussions include possibly adding 1p to basic rate or raising higher or additional tax rates

www.theguardian.com

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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.bsky.social · 17h

“We’re praying. We’re praying as loud as we can pray that the spawners will do their natural work and just keep coming back every year so the population can grow into a fishable population for us.”

#RestoreNature is spiritual, no doubt. I've felt it.

www.opb.org/article/2025...

Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers

Just a year after four dams were removed, a group of fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin.

www.opb.org

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Jae H @considermycat.bsky.social · 14h

Climate activist Marcus Decker is facing deportation after joining a peaceful protest against UK inaction on the climate crisis. 176,000 people (so far) have signed this petition asking the government to reconsider. Please add your support here: www.change.org/p/stop-the-d...

Sign the Petition

Stop the deportation of a peaceful climate activist!

www.change.org

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sturmyarcher3.bsky.social @sturmyarcher3.bsky.social · 15h

Share the road www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rapper Ghetts charged after fatal hit-and-run in Ilford

The 41-year-old grime MC is accused of driving off after hitting a man in north-east London.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 21h

Exclusive: Two of Nathan Gill's fellow Ukip/Brexit Party MEPs used the same pro-Russia talking points in European Parliament, after joining him on a paid-for trip to Kyiv

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...