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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Jun 21

EXC: Labour have been branded 'deeply authoritarian' after reports emerged that the UK Government is set to proscribe Palestine Action 👇

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · Jun 22

In 2003, anti-war activists broke into RAF Fairford to stop US bombers heading to Iraq.

Keir Starmer defended their actions and said it was justified to prevent war crimes.

Now his government is banning Palestine Action for doing the same.

The Prime Minister is a hypocrite.

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · Jun 21

This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.

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Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones.bsky.social · Jun 15

Useful reminder that Israel is believed to have 90 nuclear weapons. Also, Israel is not party to the nuclear non proliferation treaty, and has not accepted IAEA safeguards on some of its principle nuclear activities.

But yes, only Iran is the rogue state...

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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · Jun 21

@caitoz.bsky.social = truth teller‼️"The only reason they get to call the Gaza holocaust a "war" is bec they're using bombs and bullets...If they were using gas chambers to kill the exact same number of people with the exact same motive, all it would change is public perception of what's happening."

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markmcc.bsky.social @markmcc.bsky.social · Jun 21

Fuck Labour!

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Jun 21

The UK Government is set to proscribe Palestine Action, effectively treating them as a terrorist group, after activists staged a protest at an RAF base

UK Government 'set to proscribe Palestine Action after RAF protest'

www.thenational.scot

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Love Glasgow Hate Racism @lghr.bsky.social · Jun 21

Absolutely fucking horrendous.

The state cannot handle groups with influence disrupting their genocidal plans.

Fuck Labour, and fuck Keir Fucking Starmer.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Jun 21

The UK Government is set to proscribe Palestine Action, effectively treating them as a terrorist group, after activists staged a protest at an RAF base

UK Government 'set to proscribe Palestine Action after RAF protest'

www.thenational.scot

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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · Jun 21

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Kneecap @kneecapceol.bsky.social · Jun 21

You know what's "not appropriate" Keir?!

Arming a fucking genocide...

Fuck The Sun and solidarity with Palestine Action. 🇵🇸

"The Prime Minister has called for Glastonbury to axe Kneecap from its line-up after a band member was charged with a terror offence" - The Sun

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markmcc.bsky.social @markmcc.bsky.social · Jun 21

I'll tell you what's inappropriate Keir. Supporting a genocidal regime by supplying them arms and moving your air force to support their instigation and unnecessary war on top of the genocide.

Tiocfaidh lá na Phalaistín!

Mó daoine de dhath! Mó madraí! Mo Chara!

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Kneecap performing at Glastonbury 'not appropriate', PM says

He made the comments after Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh appeared in court on Wednesday.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Marty Davies @smartypantsmarty.com · Jun 13

More of this tone please 😏

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Kev @caoimhin1.bsky.social · Jun 14

Irony is fucking dead

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TUFAC @tufac.bsky.social · Jun 6

Our most popular sticker is back in stock….

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Cameron Garrett @cameron1702.bsky.social · Jun 14

Dumfries and Galloway Greens ( @dggreens.bsky.social ) have been out in Gatehouse today speaking to residents (human and cat) preparing for next year’s Scottish Parliament elections.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to have some fruitful discussions with us.

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markmcc.bsky.social @markmcc.bsky.social · Jun 13

Yo! It's world blood donor week and tomorrow is world blood donor day! Do the right thing and donate blood!

#worldblooddonorday
#worldblooddonorweek
#SNBTS

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People like you (Donor centre - 30 sec)

YouTube video by Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jun 13

The plunder of our seas by industrial fishing is a monstrosity in which almost everyone unwittingly collaborates. For decades this truth has been deliberately hidden from us. Now at last the consensus is cracking.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Attenborough’s Ocean is the film I’ve been waiting my whole career for – now the world must act on its message | George Monbiot

The documentary shows the damage that fishing does to our planet. So why does the industry still hold governments to ransom? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · Jun 6

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · Jun 5

“I was running an operating list with 10 people on it and every day at least half were under the age of 11 - it's barbaric.”

Dr Victoria Rose, who has just returned from working in Gaza, tells @cathynewman.bsky.social what it was like.

Read and watch:

www.channel4.com/news/gazan-c...

Gazan children in hospital ‘like a conveyor belt’, says surgeon

We spoke to Dr Victoria Rose who's just returned from three and a half weeks working in Gaza.

www.channel4.com

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · Jun 3

"Here’s a prophesy from 1982 "
via @dailypolitik.bsky.social

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · Jun 4

Ecosia seem to be trying to deal with this issue better than most - or at least acknowledging it. Worth switching your default browser if you want to avoid Google’s AI bloat.

www.forbes.com/sites/federi...

Ecosia’s Path To A Sustainable, AI-Powered Search Engine

Ecosia's CEO Christian Kroll discusses generative AI in search, sustainability, digital sovereignty, and how the Digital Markets Act is reshaping competition in search.

www.forbes.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jun 4

This is what heroes sound like. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I received a 30-month jail sentence for nonviolent resistance. Why so harsh? Because protest works | Indigo Rumbelow

The judge wanted us to show remorse, but I can’t apologise for fighting the climate disaster, writes Indigo Rumbelow, co-founder of Just Stop Oil

www.theguardian.com

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Gary @shamrocknroll84.bsky.social · Jun 3

Big fan of this bit of pavement in Glasgow ✊🏾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social · Jun 2

Is growth a precondition for fairness? Jack Jeffrey argues that we need to rethink growth rather than seeing it as a necessary first step in building a fairer society and economy

Is growth a precondition for fairness?

Jack Jeffrey argues that we need to rethink growth rather than seeing it as a necessary first step in building a fairer society and economy

www.faircomment.co.uk

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markmcc.bsky.social @markmcc.bsky.social · Jun 2

This was her *actual* response to being asked if her bill would drive prostitution underground. Fucking eejit.

markmcc.bsky.social @markmcc.bsky.social · Jun 2

Ash Regan overdoing the radical as a TERF.

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