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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2h

The Nobel Peace Prize has become the Noble War Prize.

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Helen LP @helenlp.bsky.social · 2h

Have a lovely time ❤️

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 10h

🧵 This is an extraordinary piece on Channel-crossing refugees, or #SmallBoats as we dub it. Really extraordinary.

"The picture that emerges pertains not just to a failure of policy, but a failure of humanity."

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

The truth about the small-boats crisis

What Nigel Farage won’t tell you

www.newstatesman.com

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 1d

One of the hotel providers made 180 million in profits while abandoning basic care. Labour could have chosen to go after these corrupt businessmen instead of the random people in these so-called hotels that never had any say in where they could live in the first place.

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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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 1d

Starmer went from winning a sizeable majority to becoming one of the most unpopular PMs in history in just 15 months. Instead of learning anything in that time period, all the Labour leadership has done is double down on cruel, unnecessary and - again - deeply unpopular policies.

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 1d

They chose instead to go after trans ppl, to cut benefits, to demonise migrants, to appease the Far Right - things that no one who voted Labour voted for.

Labour decided that what they had to do is (fail to) defeat Reform when they actually had to reward the anti-Tory vote with non-Tory policies.

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 1d

It's often been the case on #BBCQT that plain lies go unchallenged bcs of who is chosen to be on that panel. The anti-immigration discourse only works because of that. None of the real issues that are brought up are tackled - let alone solved - through an anti-immigration politics.

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 1d

As a lifelong hate-watcher of #BBCQT it's been incredible to see the tone shift in last night's prog with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on. It should have never been that hard to call for common sense - and actually popular - policies. Someone is actually doing it.

Quick 🧵

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

Mental health doesn't take a day off.

The Green Party is committed to ensuring mental health and physical health care are equally prioritised.

That means funding major improvements in mental health care - so that all of us can access the support we need, when we need it.

Graphic of a green ribbon on a white background.

Text reads:

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

The Green Party supports

WORLD MENTAL
HEALTH DAY

Friday 10th October 2025

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Tim Longman 🏳️‍🌈 @timlongman.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s hope Trump’s Gaza peace deal works out better than his “wonderful treaty” that he claimed ended 30 years of war in the DR Congo.

Two countries signed a peace deal in Washington. On the ground, little has changed | CNN

In the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, new recruits are being trained for battle – and US President Donald Trump’s claimed peace deal for the nation feels like a distant dream.

www.cnn.com

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NevereverDave.bsky.social @nevereverdave.bsky.social · 1d

The British by Poet Mr #BenjaminZephaniah

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The British by Benjamin Zephaniah

"Take some Picts, Celts and Silures And let them settle, Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.

Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years Add lots of Norman French to some Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously.

Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese, Vietnamese and Sudanese.

Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians And Pakistanis, Combine with some Guyanese And turn up the heat.

Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese And Palestinians Then add to the melting pot.

Leave the ingredients to simmer.

As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish Binding them together with English.

Allow time to be cool.

Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future, Serve with justice And enjoy.

Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste.

Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all."

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Dom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 1d

You actually don’t have to hand it to Donald Trump. You don’t have to give him credit for anything. He’s a horrible human being who has never known a day of suffering in his life. Nor does he care an ounce about the suffering of anybody else. Hope that helps.

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 3d

Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get their first appointment at an NHS gender clinic, and some will never receive care, QueerAF can reveal 👇

www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...

Some people in Scotland will never get gender clinic appointment on 224-year waitlist

Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care

www.wearequeeraf.com

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 1d

Our next keynote talk at #CMHP25 is from Dr Marc Williams @clinpsy-marc.bsky.social who is going to explore:

Climate Distress, Coping, and the Role of Professionals in a Rapidly Warming World.

A timely reminder that climate change is a mental health issue as well as an environmental one.

THREAD🧵

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Kemi Badenoch, "I want to stop people with ADHD getting Motability cars."

Well you don't need to, because nobody gets a Motability Car for ADHD.

You need mobility issues, which some people with ADHD also have.

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Helen LP @helenlp.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s face is Selina drawingfaces.home.blog/2025/10/10/s... #ArtSky

Selina

Selina drawn with Copic markers and coloured pencils in yesterday’s Drawing Faces class.

drawingfaces.home.blog

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Creature from the Jack Lagoon @jacklikesfilms.bsky.social · 1d

Contributing to the peace process by ensuring the side committing genocide has the weapons to keep doing it

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

The foreign secretary says the UK has been contributing to the peace process.

No. What the UK govt has been contributing to is the extermination of the Palestinian people.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

It is certainly an arguable point for the law. Though the legal principles ought to be identical, I am certain the Shadow Justice Secretary would surely not attend court to show solidarity for somebody who burned a Bible, the Talmud, a novel, a Remembrance poppy, Union Jack - but will for the Quran

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Young Roots @weareyoungroots.bsky.social · 1d

Today is #WorldHomelessDay.

Young refugees in the UK are facing a growing risk of homelessness. A sudden policy change has cut their move-on period from 56 days to just 28 — slashing the time they have to find housing, apply for Universal Credit, open a bank account, and access support.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Starmer accused of pushing out some of last progressive allies in No 10 shake-up

Exclusive: PM is reorganising key parts of government to give chief secretary Darren Jones more Whitehall control • UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has been accused of pushing some of his last remaining progressive allies out of government, as he embarks on another shake-up of his Downing Street operation designed to empower his chief secretary, Darren Jones. The prime minister is overseeing a reorganisation of several key parts of his government, including the delivery and policy units, to refocus the policy work and give Jones more direct control of the machinery of government. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · 1d

You shouldn't only care about the rights of disabled people because it may be you one day.

You should care because it's the right thing to do, for other humans who deserve life, love, and support.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 1d

None of us are safe in a world where basic norms in respect of the sanctity of human life are blithely disregarded. Those norms must be enforced, and enforced visibly. There must be political and legal consequences for every politician who made the genocide possible. The alternative is unthinkable.

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

The foreign secretary says the UK has been contributing to the peace process.

No. What the UK govt has been contributing to is the extermination of the Palestinian people.

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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 1d

Just a quick reminder: the public still overwhelmingly supports a publicly funded NHS.

It’s time our politicians remembered that. 💙

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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 1d

Amber in the shadows . Thanks to @BELLEGREENWICH for this morning's #FoxOfTheDay

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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 2d

I'm glad the government will not introduce employment tribunal fees, but it's not true that "everyone, no matter their income" can get "access to justice" under the current system.

The barriers are endless & if you overcome them & win, you still might not even get the money you are owed

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