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monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 23h

Tbf that is a Miss Marple-ass lunch so it checks out.

monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 23h

Private utility companies (and let’s face it any other profit-making enterprise) are pathologically averse to absorbing costs themselves so we get to foot the bill for shittier service at a higher price. We’re trapped in a system that should be burnt to the ground.

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monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 23h

Periodic reminder that when your utility bills go up because of ‘higher costs’ those higher costs are for the protection of CEO and shareholder incomes.

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

The regulator Ofwat has ruled that 5 private water companies can raise bills by even more than previously agreed

A reminder that despite promising to nationalise the water industry Starmer dumped that pledge &decided to side with the private companies instead. This is the result

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Fahad Ali @fahad-s-ali.bsky.social · 1d

The only people whose opinion matters on this peace deal are the people of Gaza, many of whom are cautiously optimistic. It is hard to be genuinely hopeful as a Palestinian, but I pray that the ceasefire holds and that Israel does not renege on the agreement.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 1d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 23h

Protein bros are the worst

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monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 23h

A combination of Twitter and checking out each other’s band shirts when we were picking our kids up from school. Oh and pints.

Allfather @allfatheruk.bsky.social · 1d

This band

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 3d

It seems to me that if you want to abuse children, you don't become trans, you go work in a church and if you want to abuse women you become police.

This seems like the clearest thing in the world to me.

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monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 3d

Kier Starmer cared more about Charlie Kirk than he does about British nationals kidnapped by a rogue genocidal state.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 4d

Keir Starmer’s spokesman asked about Israel detaining British citizens who were on the Gaza aid flotilla, while in international waters, replies that it is a “matter for the Israeli Government”

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monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 4d

writesbright.substack.com/p/the-global...

The global far-right is brainwashing a town near you

📝 A guest essay...

writesbright.substack.com

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Allfather @allfatheruk.bsky.social · 4d

Fuckinh hell, the flag fiddlers have been going proper mad in Medway

In unrelated news, new shirt coming soon

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 5d

This is so fucking sadistic. I’d like to hear the hasbara merchants try to defend this most recent depravity.

According to Turkish activist and Global Sumud Flotilla participant Ersin Celik, who was recently released :

“They dragged little Greta Thunberg by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others.”

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 5d

An Israeli prison guard deliberately slammed a metal door on the already broken leg of a 70-year-old Scottish woman who was abducted from the flotilla.

Torture.

THIS IS SAD ❗❗

"That prison was awful. No food, no water. My broken leg, the girl said to me, "Ah, what happened to your leg?" I said, "it's broke." She slammed the metal door on it and went, "Oh, sorry"

Margaret Pacetta, 70, from Glasgow, Scotland, is one of four Scots who participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla. Pacetta arrived in Istanbul Airport on Saturday afternoon along with 136 other activists.

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monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 5d

www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

Greta Thunberg mistreated by Israeli forces in detention, activists say

Activists describe mistreatment after Israel intercepted Gaza aid flotilla and detained about 450 people.

www.aljazeera.com

monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 6d

Tapping the sign.

monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · Dec 2

Leaving this sign here in case I need to tap it:

It is not antisemitic to oppose the actions of the State of Israel.

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FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 6d

If it isn't apparent already, it should be apparent that there is NO COMPROMISE with genitally-obsessed bigots. There is no amount of segregation short of genocide and the closet that will satisfy them, and they will poison every attempt to create a safe space because that's how hateful they are.

Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 6d

‘Gender critical’ bigots have set themselves up outside the Green Party Conference to harass trans-inclusive people arriving at conference.

They’re presenting themselves as poor put-upon women “being silenced” while aggressively lobbying for trans-exclusion! 🤮

A bunch of ‘gender critical’ transphobes - including Green Party Peer - Jenny Jones, outside Green Party Conference.

Gender Critical Transphobes outside Green Party Conference

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monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 6d

New poster and location for the Rochester anti fascist demo on 18 October. Gathering at the castle end of the High Street at 12pm.

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Allfather @allfatheruk.bsky.social · 7d

We got a band practice Sunday for Allfather so selling a few bits would help us pay for it!!

allfather1.bandcamp.com/album/a-viol...

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A— @guttermachinations.bsky.social · 10d

Here's some absolutely sick UK migrant tranarcho-punk for you; the perfect antidote to this island's inane fascism

one of the best of the year

traidorapunx.bandcamp.com/album/una-mu...

Una mujer trans sin país, by Traidora

13 track album

traidorapunx.bandcamp.com

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monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 7d

OOF. That hits the spot.

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monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 7d

And this was supposed to be the government of Grown Ups.

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monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 7d

Every faith organisation that I’ve seen speak on the Manchester synagogue attack has begged for it not to be politicised. So of course our Home Secretary goes ahead and does this.

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Corey @coreysoper.bsky.social · 7d

Powerful words from Rob Kantner who was present during the attack yesterday.

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

Manchester synagogue worshipper speaks after terror attack

A man who was inside the Manchester synagogue evacuated by police says people were

www.bbc.co.uk

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monuments2thieves @momuments2thieves.bsky.social · 7d

Murdering innocent people on the basis of their Jewish faith is horrendous enough in its own right, but the Manchester attacker has also done huge harm to British Muslims and the people of Palestine. What a stupid, cowardly, destructive act.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 8d

You might expect that the current moment would’ve answered the question “is it possible to please and appease the racist right without Children of Men-level cruelty” would’ve been conclusively answered beyond all possible doubt. But with enough determination, you can simply ignore what you see.

Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights

People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’

www.theguardian.com

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