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Sonia A @onnyponny.bsky.social · 28m

love this ❤️
What a poet was Benjamin Zephaniah, truly beautiful words. Thank you Zack for posting them 🙏

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

British.

Sonia A @onnyponny.bsky.social · 30m

Me too!

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CllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 5h

The more I hear from Zack Polanski the less politically homeless I feel.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Lower bills.

Fund the NHS.

Invest in our communities.

My long form conversation with @lewisgoodall.com 👇🏼

youtu.be/j8hiBI6T_24?...

Zack Polanski on populism, patriotism and poverty

YouTube video by The News Agents

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15h

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Sonia A @onnyponny.bsky.social · 16h

Ooh .. you’ve made me fancy a boiled egg now 😋

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Sonia A @onnyponny.bsky.social · 21h

I wish I could help you all, each and every one of you in Gaza. Sadly, I’m not in a position to, but I do donate monthly to several Palestinian aid organisations and will never cease to actively campaign and pray for the freedom of Palestinians until you have your own state #FreePalestine ✌️🇵🇸

Sonia A @onnyponny.bsky.social · 1d

This ⬇️

Tamara in Portugal @tamarainportugal.bsky.social · 3d

Its up to the UK to break their moronic Brexit red lines & cut right out all this tinkering around the edges - and get straight to the point of open, honest & collaborative communication.
The barriers you speak of are UKGOV owned. The EU has no responsibility to fix any of it. End of.

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 2d

An actual, real life, nuanced discussion about Brexit!!

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Michael @vivamjm.bsky.social · 2d

Brexit only ever "works" when it is not fully done.

EU entry-exit questions dropped for Eurostar passengers over fears of long delays | The Independent www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

EU entry-exit questions dropped for Eurostar passengers over fears of long delays

Initial passengers through EES channels at London St Pancras have taken only 50 seconds through digital border check

www.independent.co.uk

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fairshare.help @fairshare.help · 1d

Please contribute if you're able or share the original if you're not.

Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know

Reyadmousa @reyadmousa.bsky.social · 8d

Hello, I live in Gaza and I was displaced and I do not have shelter. I am currently sleeping in the street. I ask you to help me buy shelter for my younger brothers and my family🙏🍉
gofund.me/8d0c2566

Hope in the Time of War – Help Me Feed My Family, organized by Alaaeldeen itbail

Help Me Feed My Family and Return to School Hello, … Alaaeldeen itbail braucht deine Unterstützung für Hope in the Time of War – Help Me Feed My Family

gofund.me

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Sonia A @onnyponny.bsky.social · 1d

Please sign and share surgeon Dr Rahmeh’s petition. Thanks to numerous Israeli lobby groups, she is being forced through a second Interim Orders Tribunal hearing, despite being cleared by an independent tribunal just two weeks earlier. www.change.org/p/drop-dr-ra...

Sign the Petition

DROP DR RAHMEH'S INVESTIGATION, HOLD THE GMC ACCOUNTABLE NOW

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

We know so-called Kremlin ‘agent of influence’ Nadia Sass considered Nigel Farage her ‘good friend’…because she told us.

She cultivated far right political leaders & her social media was key part of her tradecraft.

New in @thenerve.news today are the details
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F A R A H 🍉 @voicesindust.bsky.social · 3d

Behind every destroyed building lies a story of loss, resilience, and the unwavering will to continue.
tinyurl.com/58h7e7fm

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fairshare.help @fairshare.help · Jan 4

This is an example of how you can use this bot to get a random request to fund

Just mention it and say !suggest and it will pick one at random for you to give to

Scott Free Link ACAB Black Lives Matter Menor 🍉 @smenor.com · Jan 4

If you can afford to give people money please just give them money when they ask don’t make them beg and then relent.

All you’re doing with that is forcing them to grovel and teaching them that that works which really sucks for people who can’t

If you can and want to give, get a random suggestion

Me saying @fairshare.help !suggest

And the bot replying with a randomly mutual aid request which I could give money to if I’m able

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F A R A H 🍉 @voicesindust.bsky.social · 3d

Hello, we’re Farah and Mohanad. After losing everything, we chose to start over and rebuild step by step. This account shares our story, journey, and daily challenges. Your support means the world to us, your kindness gives us strength and hope to keep going. 💙🌹
tinyurl.com/58h7e7fm

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 1d

From mummified cats to acoustic nights and philosophy talks – this historic library has seen it all.

Its latest chapter is its most exciting yet.

Barbara Norrey reports

Historic reading room reinventing itself for modern times

What began as a Mechanics Institute for working-class Victorians has evolved into a thriving community hub

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Sonia A @onnyponny.bsky.social · 1d

Wow .. this is beautiful! What a wonderful and inspiring place to sit and read. I never realised such places for the public existed. Wish I lived near Ipswich.

East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 1d

From mummified cats to acoustic nights and philosophy talks – this historic library has seen it all.

Its latest chapter is its most exciting yet.

Barbara Norrey reports

Historic reading room reinventing itself for modern times

What began as a Mechanics Institute for working-class Victorians has evolved into a thriving community hub

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 3d

In March 2014, Farage said of Putin, “The way he played the whole Syria thing. Brilliant."

Of course, Farage said that. Putin weaponised millions of Syrian refugees, allowing Farage to stand in front of his 'Breaking Point' poster in 2016, a poster that echoed Nazi race hate propaganda.

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Sonia A @onnyponny.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not saying that, but it would seem to be what Starmer and his party are doing. I believe he is wrong, and there would be a majority support to rejoin. The fact I’m a graduate is irrelevant- I have met many people who have not been to university, but are more knowledgeable than I.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 3d

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich vows “there will be Jewish settlements in Gaza” during an address at a Simhat Torah event in the southern border city of Sderot.

Smotrich: ‘There will be Jewish settlements in Gaza’

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www.timesofisrael.com

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 2d

An incredibly important third win in a row in our ongoing fight for the rights and dignities of trans people

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 2d

Israel continues to violate Gaza truce deal with shelling and aid restriction - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-continues-violate-gaza-truce-deal-shelling-aid-restriction

Israel continues to violate Gaza truce deal with shelling and aid restriction

Ten more Palestinians were wounded in Israeli attacks over past 24 hours, while Gaza authorities describe aid entering as a 'drop in the ocean of needs'

www.middleeasteye.net

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🇵🇸 Dean Tāne 🇵🇸 @dean-tane.bsky.social · 2d

The fact Starmer has spoken up more for some foreign football hooligans than British citizens captured in international waters a few weeks ago speaks volumes

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d

BREAKING: A far-right Israeli group, Tsav 9, is blocking trucks from carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza at the Karem Abu Salem crossing.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/5gja2w

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 2d

🔷 Israeli forces are shifting their violence towards the West Bank, killing a 12 year old boy today
🔷 Even in Gaza the situation is grim. Turkey tried to bring in rescue operation but was blocked by Israel
🔷Dozens of bodies are found under the rubble in the meanwhile by local authorities

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