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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 7h

At least one senior Labour official seems to finally remember they aren't in Reform.
The changes won't just harm economy and country, they'll destroy families and force more people into becoming undocumented, leading to more deportations. They need scrapping not pausing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sir Sadiq Khan calls for pause on new immigration rules

The mayor of London said the changes had "moved the goalposts".

www.bbc.com

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Rangeeni @rangeeni.bsky.social · 6h

“There have also been questions over the reliance of Blair’s consultancy on donations from the Silicon Valley billionaire Larry Ellison, a friend of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7h

Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister

Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancy Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year at which a select group of technology entrepreneurs were given access to a key minister, official documents have revealed. The former prime minister, who is a champion of the tech industry, held the dinner in an upmarket London hotel in his capacity as the head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) political consultancy. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 6h

Utterly disgusting, but another sign of the continuing emboldening of hate groups.

Labour should be as quick to act against groups like this, who are actually causing harm and breaking the law, as they declare themselves to be against those opposing genocide.

www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/k...

Evangelical 'King's Army' group disrupts traffic in historic LGBTQ+ London district

A right-wing, evangelical group calling itself the King's Army blocked traffic on Old Compton Street in Soho while chanting anti-LGBTQ+ slogans.

www.thepinknews.com

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Erika (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️ @erikasgarden.bsky.social · 1d

While the UK regresses on trans rights, Irish Universities are working with trans groups to help trans students DIY ✨

Granted, it is necessary because Ireland's health service sucks almost as much as the NHS when it comes to gender care, this is still good

Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 1d

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Trans healthcare group partners with Irish universities to expand free injection supply programme

Transgress the NGS has announced a new phase of its Injection Supply Programme for trans folks in universities across Ireland.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 18h

It's time for the rich to pay.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

How Israel is laying the groundwork for ethnic cleansing in southern Lebanon - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/how-israel-laying-groundwork-ethnic-cleansing-southern-lebanon

How Israel is laying the groundwork for ethnic cleansing in southern Lebanon

Domestic haggling over the disarmament of Hezbollah is overshadowing the long-term and regional dimensions of Israel's war

www.middleeasteye.net

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Himal Southasian @himalmag.bsky.social · 1d

"Salil Tripathi’s ‘The Gujaratis’ probes the contradictions the community lives with unquestioningly – ones that belie its fussy vegetarianism, its self-proclaimed non-violence, its chest-thumping about women’s safety, and so on."

Hemang Ashwinkumar: buff.ly/SQXNYzH

Salil Tripathi’s portrait of Gujarati pride and contradictions

INARGUABLY, these are Dickensian best-of-times to read a tome on the Gujaratis. If the opposition’s loud protests in India’s parliament are to be believed, a fo

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 1d

Zack Polanski schooling a right-wing BBCQT panel was a brilliant lesson in how to beat propaganda

The BBC arranged an all-right-wing panel to challenge Green leader Zack Polanski on Question Time last night.

But he schooled them all.
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...

Zack Polanski schooling a right-wing BBCQT panel was a brilliant lesson in how to beat propaganda

The BBC arranged an all-right-wing panel to challenge Green leader Zack Polanski on Question Time last night. But he schooled them all.

www.thecanary.co

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 1d

“Women-led papers were more likely to be featured in local outlets than in national, international, or science-specialty media. They appeared more often in liberal-leaning outlets than conservative ones. And coverage of their work carried a more negative tone”

www.science.org/content/arti...

When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow

Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds

www.science.org

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The London Magazine @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social · 11d

We have extended the deadline for our Short Story Prize by two weeks to give any last minute writers a chance to submit.

Entries close midnight on Sunday October 12th.

Further details and link to submit here: thelondonmagazine.org/short-story-...

The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2025 - The London Magazine

The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2025 is now open for submissions. We are looking for unpublished short fiction, no longer than 4000 words.

thelondonmagazine.org

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Man who hates everything else about Britain hates our schools too.

Hardly news.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Nigel Farage says UK teachers are ‘poisoning our kids’ and predicts strikes as PM

Exclusive: Reform UK leader, speaking at event for private US college, also claimed the ‘Marxist left’ controls education Nigel Farage has predicted teachers would go on strike within weeks of a Reform UK government, and accused them of “poisoning our kids” by telling them that black children are victims and white children oppressors. The Reform UK leader set out his view on British schools in an event for a private US Christian college in Michigan, claiming the “Marxist left” was “now in control of our education system”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 2d

Marwan Barghouti will not be part of prisoner exchange, says Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/marwan-barghouti-will-not-be-part-prisoner-exchange-says-israel

Marwan Barghouti will not be part of prisoner exchange, says Israel

<article data-history-node-id="429891" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/marwan-barghouti-will-not-be-part-prisoner-exchange-says-israel" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/marwan-barghouti-will-not-be-part-prisoner-exchange-says-israel" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Marwan Barghouti will not be part of prisoner exchange, says Israel</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>An Israeli government spokesperson said that Marwan Barghouti will not be part of the prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.</p> <p>Ceasefire will take effect within 24 hour of the cabiner meeting this afternoon, and afterwards the 72-hour period for the captives to be released will begin.</p> <p>She added that the final draft of phase one was signed in Egypt this morning, noting that the “plan” was finalised during discussions there.</p> <p>After the prisoners are released, the military will control and hold about 53 percent of Gaza, she added.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Amal Chatterjee (migrant, grumbler) @amalkc.bsky.social · 1d

Hypocrisy and profit from oppression are probably the two most defining characteristics of Western engagement with the rest of the world. And not in that order.

www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-nor...?

How Norway, home of the Nobel Peace Prize, profits from war in Gaza

Oslo has divested from some Israeli companies but its $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund remains heavily invested in arms companies supplying Israel’s military

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

US taxpayers spent over $33bn on Israel's wars over two years - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-taxpayers-spent-33bn-israel-wars-over-two-years

US taxpayers spent over $33bn on Israel's wars over two years

The hefty price tag amounts to each taxpayer giving each citizen of Israel about $3,400 since 7 October 2023

www.middleeasteye.net

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d

Every year 100s of employers are named and shamed for failure to pay the statutory minimum wage.

2016-2023: over 3m workers denied the minimum wage.

Puny fines do nothing. Fines must equal the remuneration of the board of directors. 50% personally payable. Imprison persistent offenders.

The government must ensure fair distribution of income

'The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.'

leftfootforward.org

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Marieke Kuypers @marieke.bsky.social · 2d

Een debat met FvD over klimaatverandering is alsof je een debat organiseert met anti-vaxxers over vaccinatie. Als dit bericht klopt, is het ronduit onverantwoord dat een nieuwsorganisatie dit voorstelt. In ‘debat’ gaan met wetenschappelijke desinformatie betekent meewerken aan valse balans.

Volt Nederland @voltnederland.org · 3d

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

Masked agents snatching people at work, church, their child’s daycare. A return of family separations. States are lining up to run their own detention centers.

Anti-immigrant animus is now being paired with unprecedented funding, manpower, and technology.

We report from inside the American gulag.

American Gulag

The brutal rollout of Trump's police state.

www.motherjones.com

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2d

“We want our international students to continue to feel welcomed for the positive social and cultural and economic contributions they make in Wales, and we're very keen to ensure that that continues so there will not be a levy in Wales.” (Welsh education secretary Lynne Neagle)

Wales rules out levy on international student fees

Education secretary confirms devolved nation will not follow UK government in taking a cut of overseas tuition fee income

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 2d

"German authorities registered approximately 3,200 right-wing extremist-motivated crimes committed by people up to the age of 24 in 2020. Last year, the number was more than double, at over 7,100....most of these crimes were committed by male adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17."

Omas gegen Rechts Wetterau @ogrwetterau2017.bsky.social · 2d

www.fr.de/politik/rech...
AfD wirkt. Ihre Dominanz in den sozialen Netzwerken zeigt dieses Ergebnis.

Rechtsextreme Straftaten junger Menschen nehmen stark zu

Die Behörden registrieren mehr als doppelt so viele rechtsextreme Delikte junger Menschen wie noch 2020. Die Bundesregierung sieht neue Gruppierungen und soziale Medien als Treiber.

www.fr.de

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 2d

*scoffs*

baseball cap. how quaint.

Stephen Graves @stephengraves.co.uk · 2d

A surprisingly large number of them think the way to connect with Gen Z is "dress like Sylvester McCoy's Doctor Who."

A screen grab of a Times article. The photograph depicts three men and a woman - according to the caption these are Charles Amos, Rhys Benjamin, Daniel Campbell and Glesni Reece.

Charles is in tweeds and a fedora, Rhys sports a combover and a question mark pullover as worn by the seventh Doctor Who. Daniel wears a blue "Make Britain Great Again" baseball cap. Glesni, unlike the others, is not wearing an outlandish costume, just a black tailored jacket over a white blouse.

Text reads:

Meet the young Tories dreaming of a bright blue future
The Conservatives know they have a problem with Gen Z voters. At the party conference, The Times met a new breed of activists who are embracing the challenge

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 2d

You don’t get to bankroll a genocide…

Embolden and cheer on the perpetrators

…and then call yourself a hero for pulling the plug.

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 2d

We are alarmed at reports that photojournalist and writer Shahidul Alam and others have been detained following the interception of an aid flotilla bound for Gaza. We call for their immediate release and safe return.

Read his recent article ⬇️
en.prothomalo.com/opinion/5gzi...

Life on Conscience

This is not about those of us on this ship. It is about Palestinians, particularly Gazans. We have gone way past the time for words and gestures. It is time for action.

en.prothomalo.com

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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 2d

‘Industries’, which rely on theft, are better known as criminal concerns. Fortunately this form of lawlessness is illegal in the EU. Companies indulging in it should be putting many billions aside for the fines. Copyright theft is illegal & artists’ bodies are tracking it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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OneWorld @oneworld.nl · 3d

‘Voor iedere gedode Israëliër, volgen er duizenden van ons’, voorspelde de Palestijnse journalist Malak Hijazi (26) twee jaar geleden. Ze blikt terug op het genocidale geweld waar zij en haar familie aan proberen te ontsnappen: voor, op en sinds 7 oktober 2023.

Journalist in Gaza: ‘De geschiedenis begon niet op 7 oktober’

‘Voor iedere gedode Israëliër, volgen er duizenden van ons’, zei de Palestijnse journalist Malak Hijazi (26) tegen haar vader toen ze twee jaar geleden het nieuws over de Hamas-aanslag hoorden. Ze…

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opendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · 3d

Displacement from Venezuela taught me that class has no borders

Working as a migrant in Germany, I saw how elite migrants bypassed systems that kept the rest of us in precarity

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