Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

Dileepa Ranawake 💚 @dileeparanawake.bsky.social · 16h

8 Amazing Campaign Jobs @greenparty.org.uk
🟢Eastern region
🟢North East
🟢South East
🟢South Central
🟢Sussex
🟢Bradford
🟢Surrey
🟢Hackney & Islington

Please share and apply to #GetGreensElected and keep our momentum going

greenparty.org.uk/get-involved...

Work for The Green Party

Come and work for the Green Party for real hope and real change. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, in particular those that are currently under-represented within our staff t...

greenparty.org.uk

1 9 18

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for all the really amazing support from Question Time tonight!

You heard it several times (including even from Reform!):

@greenparty.org.uk are surging.

Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

#BBCQT

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

join.greenparty.org.uk

64 260 1.2K

Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 1d

Dunno but wasn’t there many hundreds of years of peace under Ottoman rule? Maybe they should be given another shot…muhteşem beş yüz yıl and all that.

What could go wrong?

Hmmmm….

@heissenstat.bsky.social
@ottomanhistory.bsky.social

1 3

Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 1d

Join me in joining Roz, @zackpolanski.bsky.social and over 90l others. Here in Hackney, London, @greenparty.org.uk looks set to leapfrog its current position. I joined last night…after supporting for years…

Roz Henderson @rozhenderson.bsky.social · 2d

We've seen unbelievable growth in such a short time. Zack Polanski tells our story of who we are in such a clear and simple way that really resonates with people.

If you want to be part of the Green Surge, click on the link below.

join.greenparty.org.uk

1 18 57

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

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.

82 820 2.8K

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I?

The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us.

Folks - want a better country?

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The party even more dangerous than Starmers labour - UK's answer to Putin's communists

220 530 2.4K

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

This is how we turn our country around.

Away from the forces of hate and division.

We're going to do it together.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚

People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.

Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️

19 150 620

Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 3d

If this continues UK parties will either need to accommodate & make electoral deals or develop a culture of compromise & cooperation for coming coalitions. Maybe it is time to invest in local assemblies in order to inform national policy?

I’m voting @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 3d

Four parties within a 5 point swing of first place and five parties on 12% plus.

This would be pure chaos under first past the post.

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 3d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

Caroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · 3d

I joined the Greens in June. Conference last weekend felt like a kind of homecoming. I’ve been adrift these last few years, mourning Alice, despairing at a ruling class that seems intents on heaping misery on all minorities. In the depths of grief hope wasn’t enough, but now it breaths life into me.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

I said that @greenparty.org.uk membership is rising by 1000 new people a day.

I was wrong.

Yesterday we welcomed 2000 new people.

We now have 88,000 members! 🎉

Join.greenparty.org.uk

6 23 140

Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 3d

Hackney, are you ready?

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

So much energy from Green Party Conference.

Great to hear about all the local parties in England & Wales calling up their new members, inviting them to action days and getting people involved.

Let's go! 💚🚀

novaramedia.com/2025/10/07/z...

Zack Polanski Must Now Transform His Fans Into Activists | Novara Media

The telegenic eco-socialist has triggered an explosion of interest in the Green party, and a parallel growth in membership. Now he needs to translate enthusiasm into activity, writes Adam Ramsay.

novaramedia.com

1

Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 3d

No that’s their home outfit. You should see the swimwear and work attire.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses

Nine members of the Canadian Supreme Court sitting for a photo. They are dressed in red robes trimmed in white.

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

bianet @bianet.org · 4d

🔴 'Özel ihtiyaçlı mahpus hakları' atölyesi

🗣 Sharon Critoph: Cezaevlerinin denetime açıklığı insan haklarındaki ilerlemenin göstergesi

🗞 Haber: @aysegulbasar_

bianet.org/haber/sharon...

Sharon Critoph: Cezaevlerinin denetime açıklığı insan haklarındaki ilerlemenin göstergesi

CİSST ve PRI’nin düzenlediği atölyede sivil toplum temsilcileri, Türkiye’deki hapishanelerde insan hakları standartlarını güçlendirmeye yönelik çözüm yollarını tartıştı.

bianet.org

1 1

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 6d

The terror of this regime will forever change the BRAINS AND DNA of our children & grandchildren. Yes indeed. The impact of trauma is profound. It extends into future generations.

17 47 230

Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 6d

I find it difficult to read this. Looking east, no Kars but I see Ararat / Ağrı Dağı but nearby Üç Kilise? What’s that now? Great find.

History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 6d

🗺️ An Ottoman Map, 1691

2

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 7d

Intentionally murdering civilians is a war crime.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...

US strikes another boat off Venezuela coast killing four, Defense Secretary announces | CNN Politics

The US military carried out another strike on a boat operating in the Caribbean officials deemed to be a “narco-trafficking vessel” on Friday morning, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced in a ...

www.cnn.com

3 29 74

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 8d

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out

As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

open.substack.com

170 3.7K 11K

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 8d

(Washington, D.C., October 2, 2025) – Seven years after the murder of the organization's founder, Jamal Khashoggi, on October 2, 2018, by Saudi agents of Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, DAWN issues the following statement:

DAWN Marks Seventh Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder, Calls for Accountability for Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman

(Washington, DC – October 2, 2025) – Seven years after the murder of the organization’s founder, Jamal Khashoggi, on October 2, 2018, by Saudi agents of Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, DAWN issues th...

dawnmena.org

1 6 7

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 8d

Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council & Formula 1, are being challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco. These partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.

1 9 9

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 8d

Criticism of FIFA’s Aramco sponsorship amplifies ahead of 2026 World Cup www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/10/02/c...

Criticism of FIFA’s Aramco sponsorship amplifies ahead of 2026 World Cup - Inside World Football

October 2 – Various rights groups have called out FIFA and other sporting governing bodies over their sponsorship deals with Saudi state oil company Aramco. Football’s world governing body, as well as...

www.insideworldfootball.com

4 3

Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 8d

I was there. Thanks.

1

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 8d

While saying they want to "preserve nature" the Conservative Party have just pledged to scrap the Climate Change Act.

This makes no sense.

How do more floods, more droughts, and rising temperatures "preserve" nature?

That's what scrapping the Act will lead to.

6 83 290

Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 8d

@fairsq.bsky.social hi, I signed up for today's webinar in Geneva - to join remotely - but I cannot find the link? Can someone send it to me - if you read this?

1

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 9d

"Despite comprehensive evidence and a variety of sources, the [Bahraini] government’s account is presented as authoritative, even in the absence of evidence."

Sayed Yusuf Almuhafdha and @drewerydyke.bsky.social write about the new U.S. human rights report on Bahrain.

The U.S. Department of State’s Bahrain Human Rights Report is Woefully Inadequate

Like other country entries, the Bahrain chapter of the 2024 U.S. State Department Report on Human Rights Practices fails to provide an authoritative or realistic account of the human rights situation ...

dawnmena.org

1 2

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 23d

Trans rights are human rights.

390 5.7K 29K

Reposted by Drewery Dyke

Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 23d

I don't cover the interwar Middle East without specific reference to Michael Provence.

And you shouldn't either.

www.cambridge.org/core/books/l...

The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East

Cambridge Core - Middle East History - The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East

www.cambridge.org

1 3 5