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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 6h

Bluesky deletes the accounts of the very real Gaza civilians here. But their plight isn't over and they rely on our donations to survive.

Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her family. And find and help others. We’re their only voice and means of survival. ❤️ 🙏

tinyurl.com/Tasneemo

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Brumguvnor @brumguvnor.bsky.social · 3h

Preach it brother @jules.su

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 7d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 12h

Birmingham unites against the far right and racism.
Brum Greens joins them to say: no place for hate here.
#BrumUnited #NoPlaceForHate
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation

www.theguardian.com

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Extinction Rebellion Birmingham - XR Brum @xrbham.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent to see someone as inspiring as @zackpolanski.bsky.social here in Brum.

If anyone can stop runaway #ClimateCatastrophe from within politics-as-usual it is Zack and @brumgreens.bsky.social

Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 1d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social stopped by #Handsworth yesterday and was welcomed by @edfreshwater.bsky.social of #BrumGreens in front of the #BenjaminZephania mural to show what a vibrant, diverse, integrated neighbourhood it truly is.
Don't let anyone tell you #Birmingham is not multicultural and proud!

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Bryan Talbot @bryan-talbot.bsky.social · 1d

Get a signed copy of the Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor @goshcomics.bsky.social event on Saturday 8th November 2025 between 1-2pm! - full details over at goshlondon.com/the-gosh-blo... and there's even the ability to pay for a copy in advance!

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 1d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social stopped by #Handsworth yesterday and was welcomed by @edfreshwater.bsky.social of #BrumGreens in front of the #BenjaminZephania mural to show what a vibrant, diverse, integrated neighbourhood it truly is.
Don't let anyone tell you #Birmingham is not multicultural and proud!

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Brumguvnor @brumguvnor.bsky.social · 5d

As a proud #Brummie who's also white, I feel safer, happier and more secure in Handsworth than I ever would at a Tory party conference.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5d

Nearly 3000 new members in the 24 hours since the Party Political Broadcast.

Extraordinary.

Hope is returning. 💚🚀

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Brumguvnor @brumguvnor.bsky.social · 5d

As a proud #Brummie who's also white, I feel safer, happier and more secure in Handsworth than I ever would at a Tory party conference.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5d

Jenrick could have visited Handsworth to listen to residents – he chose to pass through and make a judgement based on the colour of their skin. Instead of getting to know our nation of neighbours, he chose racism.

The Tories, Reform and Labour want to divide us.

The Greens say enough is enough.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 5d

Why doesn't Jenrick just admit he is now too racist for the Tories and defect to Reform?

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

www.theguardian.com

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 5d

#Handsworth and #Birmingham as a whole, is wonderfully, beautifully integrated.

It's full of #Brummies.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jenrick defends calling Handsworth 'worst-integrated'

The shadow justice secretary is accused of racism after saying the Handsworth area was one of the

www.bbc.co.uk

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 5d

Come and walk down the Soho Road with us Zack and we'll prove Jenrick is absolutely wrong!

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 5d

You should be angry at private companies making massive profits from our taxes to house the most desperate people in appalling conditions... And NOT the people forced to live in them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper

Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of

www.bbc.co.uk

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 7d

"What a breath of fresh air. A capable leader with a distinct political, personal and religious identity. He’s wielding that identity to stick up for everybody, from all walks of life."

possibilityspace.substack.com/p/heaton-park on @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Why is Zack Polanski the only politician making sense of the Manchester Synagogue attack?

This week on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, worshippers were attacked outside a synagogue in Manchester.

possibilityspace.substack.com

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 7d

Just one correction to make to this headline from @owenjones.bsky.social: The Greens WILL become a mass party of the left under @zackpolanski.bsky.social's leadership

leftfootforward.org/2025/10/owen...

Owen Jones: The Greens can become a mass party of the left under Zack Polanski’s leadership

"There's a sense that the Greens seem to think that this is their time"

leftfootforward.org

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 6d

Every time you hear #StopTheBoats remember this: #Brexit tore up the tool that actually stopped them.
And now the same people want us to leave the #ECHR.
Ask yourself why the parties of the right - of big business and billionaires - want to reduce and remove your human rights.

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Bryan Talbot @bryan-talbot.bsky.social · 7d

@grantmorrison.bsky.social discusses the impact of Luther Arkwright

Interviewed at the @comicartfestival.bsky.social festival last weekend, Grant chose #LutherArkwright as one of his 5 dessert island comics. The section lasts from around 16 minutes in to 24 minutes.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4PI...

Desert Island Comics starring Grant Morrison

YouTube video by The Lakes International Comic Art Festival

www.youtube.com

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Bryan Talbot @bryan-talbot.bsky.social · 7d

Case à Bulles: Bryan interviewed by Louis Vincent during his recent signing tour - in French!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtPH...

Case à Bulles, l'entretien avec Bryan TALBOT

YouTube video by P'tit Case à Bulles

www.youtube.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7d

Final day of conference - and the energy has been amazing.

Our country is a mess. The world is in turmoil. We've got lots to do.

And we're ready.

youtu.be/tffONP7XErg?...

'Helping Fascist Farage Into Power is My Red Line' | Zack Polanski Interview

YouTube video by Novara Media

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 8d

Day 2 and the energy at @greenparty.org.uk conference is amazing!

Join today - and we could even overtake the Lib Dems in membership by the end tomorrow. Let's do this!!!! 🚀

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 12d

No Mr Starmer, the antidote to division is NOT infinite growth on a finite planet: it is removing the root cause of fascism and halting inequality.
Trickle down economics has a 50 year record of funneling money to the rich from the poor
#TaxWealthNotWages instead.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Keir Starmer to tell Labour conference growth is the ‘antidote to division’

In a combative speech, the prime minister will pledge to raise living standards and ‘face down’ threats of a volatile world

www.theguardian.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15d

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.

He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.

A Brexit Party MEP.

A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:

"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."

This is a MASSIVE story

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

www.bbc.co.uk

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 15d

1. “The president should be removed from office because he is plainly insane.”

Furthermore, “The president should be removed from office because he is plainly insane.”

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