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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1h

Hani Mahmoud reports on the struggle people in Gaza have just to get water.

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Jillian @bookworm17.bsky.social · 1h

I forgot his dad was a tool maker, and what a tool he made!

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Jason Reid @jasonreiduk.bsky.social · 23h

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 9h

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Cllr Salman Shaheen @salmanshaheen.bsky.social · 2h

When an oppressor does not see the oppressed as human.

‘Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail

Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two...

www.theguardian.com

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2h

#GMB: "Ceasefire on the brink. President Trump threatens to disarm Hamas violently as it fails to hand over all the bodies of dead Israeli hostages & carries out public executions in the streets"

Notice no mention of Israel continuing to murder Palestinians in Gaza.

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Jillian @bookworm17.bsky.social · 1h

I never expected anything less.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2h

"Israel is still limiting the number of aid trucks allowed to enter Gaza. Its only permitting 300, half the agreed number under the Trump plan"

So Israel continues to starve people in Gaza because they claim Hamas hasn't done something. The definition of collective punishment

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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 2h

Commissioner Michael O'Flaherty adds: 'I observe a tendency to see the human rights of different groups as a zero-sum game. This has contributed to narratives which build on prejudice against trans people and portray upholding their human rights as a de facto threat to the rights of others.’

HJA Civil Liberties @hjacivillibs.bsky.social · 2h

The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner has rebuked the UK over the arrests of individuals who express support for Palestine Action and the status of trans people following Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/strasbo...

Strasbourg warns UK on policing of demonstrations and trans rights

Human rights commissioner cites arrests of Palestine Action demonstrators and interpretation of Supreme Court's decision in For Women Scotland.

www.lawgazette.co.uk

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 2h

Breached Peace

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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 3h

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 3h

Making life more difficult for migrants helps nobody.
Making it harder for people fleeing war and persecution to find safety helps nobody.
Labour pushing xenophobia as policy helps nobody.
Pandering to far right politics doesn't combat far right rhetoric or "build trust in politicians"
#r4today

Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 16h

We can all bitch and moan and call out the utterly contemptible policies suggested by the likes of Reform and the Conservatives, but if that same condemnation is not applied to Labour then it shows it is not about supporting migrants, it is about being party political. 2/

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Dr Khawla Badwan @khawlabadwan.bsky.social · 3h

The loudest
#GazaGenocide #KeepTellingofGaza

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Jillian @bookworm17.bsky.social · 12h

This was written in 2019, since then, mobile phone usage has increased. I wonder what he would say now.
It's almost impossible to live without a smart phone now.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 13h

The neurologist Oliver Sacks found that the social-media era resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale.

The Machine Stops

The neurologist Oliver Sacks on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future.

www.newyorker.com

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 22h

Clear the front pages! Hamas mentally tortured one of the hostages they were holding by telling him his wife & two children had been killed. Despicable.

Oh no, wait, it was Israel who did that. Move on, nothing to see here.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 17h

This is not just funny, it's smart. We need more of this mockery that shows these thugs that we see their despicable fascism and give them the respect that they deserve.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Jillian @bookworm17.bsky.social · 16h

Brilliant 👏

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Jillian @bookworm17.bsky.social · 16h

So it is 🤦🏽‍♀️

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17h

As if they keep writing all these headlines - and our membership numbers and polling just keeps shooting up. 🚀

Now at 110,000. Over 55% increase in just one month!

Lower bills. Fund NHS. Tax the super rich.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

Greens who want to save the world by destroying britain

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Jillian @bookworm17.bsky.social · 17h

Ahhhhh!!!! Why did you point that out? Now I can't unsee it. I was too busy looking for the tiny crown he says they put on top of his head. It must be teeny weeny cause I can't see it.

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 18h

Starving two million people in Gaza — including a million children — is a war crime.

We’ve witnessed hundreds starve to death from Israel’s manmade famine; countless more will die unless Gaza is flooded with aid.

Keir Starmer must demand Israel’s lifts its illegal siege NOW.

Screenshot of Reuters headline:

Gaza's Rafah border crossing will remain closed through Wednesday, Israel says
By Reuters
October 14, 2025 2:55 PM GMT+1 • Updated 52 mins ago

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Jillian @bookworm17.bsky.social · 18h

What?

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Elon Musk is paying Tommy Robinson's legal bills.

The British media and political establishment is still on X and maybe this is the wake up call they need.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel

www.theguardian.com

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