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Tata Chemia @tatach.bsky.social · 4h

Women are not loved by the regime, especially strong women, cos they are afraid of them, obviously.

I want you to know Ia Darakhvelidze, recently detained by the regime.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 13h

This really captures the nexus of cruelty and corruption at the core of MAGA:

Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.

It’s oligarchs all the way down.

My first for @zeteo.com:

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 8h

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 7h

We need help to protect our civilians from blackouts, cold and darkness, and a new wave of refugees to the EU.

Right now, there are two very important areas that Ukraine needs help with:

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 11h

Omfg. This is so embarrassingly pathetically false. Portland is FINE. tr*mp's dementia is not.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Wholly Calamity @andrewhuntley.bsky.social · 20h

*12hr dagnammit

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Wholly Calamity @andrewhuntley.bsky.social · 20h

2hr marathon livestream fundraiser for @carforukraine.bsky.social featuring @siliconcurtain.bsky.social @atpgeo.bsky.social and many others dropping by
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LIVE STREAM: 12 Hr Fundraising Campaign MARATHON w/ Jonathan Fink

YouTube video by ATP Geopolitics

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Tata Chemia @tatach.bsky.social · 1d

Another friend of mine was arrested. He is the calmest, kindest person I’ve ever known. The regime will try to prove the opposite, but it won’t succeed!

A professional, intellectual, and expert in his field should not be imprisoned but this is our reality now.

We will not tolerate this, never!

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 1d

Are you thinking "TFI Friday"? Well in Ukraine it's just another day of lying in a trench, piloting a drone, evacuating hot spots, treating the wounded, or trying to keep the family safe.

And it's Day 1325 of this, following another night of little sleep for Kyiv. Here's the🧵

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

If this stuff would end up on the news it would absolutely motivate voters. Plenty of people who don't give a shit about politics would absolutely give af about this.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 2d

This is what russia did to Pokrovsk, once a city of over 60000 people. Now ruins.

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Dzyga's Paw @dzygaspaw.com · 3d

In September, we raised $166,551 and delivered 14 parcels to our heroes in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. We also closed two fundraisers and dedicated much time to events and networking.

Read more about it in the thread 👇

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for 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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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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Wholly Calamity @andrewhuntley.bsky.social · 3d

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🤷Літ🤦 хоче спекти пасочку 👍 @lithra.bsky.social · 3d

#UkrainianView
after seven years.
Some things take a lot to be uncovered.

I sadly recall how foreigners during the first year of the full scale were asking WHY have Ukrainians not provided the report statistics or proofs of russian war crimes after a week past the event.

UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 3d

A 64-year-old doctor from Donetsk breaks his silence after seven years of torture in Russian captivity.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s video of the incident

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 3d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 4d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Wholly Calamity @andrewhuntley.bsky.social · 3d

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back goodlawproject.org/s/4860b3

Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back

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Hilary Fawcett @hboomer.bsky.social · 5d

RIP, John Woodvine. A very fine actor, and son of South Shields

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Susan Korbel @sasuz.bsky.social · 4d

OK all you #Texas mamas who let your babies grow up to be cowboys and joined the Texas Guard instead: CALL THEM NOW and tell them to come home!

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Tonight, Terrorist Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations.

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 5d

Smuggling routes, illegal fishing operations, and shadow fleets. There’s loads going on at sea. Try to track some ships yourself, this month in the Bellingcat Open Source Challenge. Find the exercises, created by our volunteer @tomi-mcc.bsky.social, here: challenge.bellingcat.com

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