Rachel Hubbard
@rachellh.bsky.social
INFP; Trans Ally; #LGBwiththeT; EDI & Human Rights; Woke & Left Wing Forever & Proud; #SocialistFuture #RefugeesWelcome #StopArmingIsrael #StopWar #EndPrivatisation #Nationalisation #EndPoverty #WealthRedistribution #NoToDisabilityCuts #WelfareNotWarfare
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Rachel Hubbard
@rachellh.bsky.social
· Jun 3
“The right side of history is never the one which violates human rights.”
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Since the Gaza ceasefire was declared on October 10, Israel has violated the agreement with near-daily attacks, killing at least 383 Palestinians and injuring 1,002.
In total, Israel’s genocidal war has killed at least 70,373 people and wounded 171,079.
#Infograph
In total, Israel’s genocidal war has killed at least 70,373 people and wounded 171,079.
#Infograph
December 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Since the Gaza ceasefire was declared on October 10, Israel has violated the agreement with near-daily attacks, killing at least 383 Palestinians and injuring 1,002.
In total, Israel’s genocidal war has killed at least 70,373 people and wounded 171,079.
#Infograph
In total, Israel’s genocidal war has killed at least 70,373 people and wounded 171,079.
#Infograph
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Amazing resilience of the Palestinian people.
Meet Shabab Gaza, The largest community kitchen in the Gaza Strip, they produce more than 20,000 meals daily, through donations. they are made up entirely of Palestinian volunteers. And they want you to know that the famine is not over yet because Israel still blocks important aids and food.
December 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Amazing resilience of the Palestinian people.
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“At heart, I’m an introvert. But I pushed through my discomfort, striking up conversations with everyone who crossed my path.” In her diary, Malala Yousafzai reveals how she found her gang at university.
Why are young people struggling to make friends?
Plus, the perils of writing a memoir, and how to find your gang
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“At heart, I’m an introvert. But I pushed through my discomfort, striking up conversations with everyone who crossed my path.” In her diary, Malala Yousafzai reveals how she found her gang at university.
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Not every country’s going down the same path as the UK – the High Court of New Zealand has ruled that a ban on puberty blockers for young trans people should not be enforced ahead of a legal challenge from a trans health body:
https://goodlaw.social/6pig
https://goodlaw.social/6pig
New Zealand court stops trans puberty blockers ban
The High Court of New Zealand has ruled that a ban on puberty blockers for young trans people should not be enforced ahead of a legal challenge from a trans health body.
goodlaw.social
December 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Not every country’s going down the same path as the UK – the High Court of New Zealand has ruled that a ban on puberty blockers for young trans people should not be enforced ahead of a legal challenge from a trans health body:
https://goodlaw.social/6pig
https://goodlaw.social/6pig
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Classic stuff!
BMA faces strike action from own staff over paltry pay offer...
BMA faces strike action from own staff over paltry pay offer
In what is becoming a pattern at trade unions, staff who work at the BMA are having to consider striking over low wages from the union itself
www.thecanary.co
December 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Classic stuff!
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🚨I am delighted to have been elected as UNISON's next General Secretary.
This is a win for ordinary UNISON members. Read my statement below:
This is a win for ordinary UNISON members. Read my statement below:
December 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
🚨I am delighted to have been elected as UNISON's next General Secretary.
This is a win for ordinary UNISON members. Read my statement below:
This is a win for ordinary UNISON members. Read my statement below:
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Bad news for Starmer- union ally Christina Mcanea loses Unison General Secretary election. Replaced by Andrea Egan, who ran from the left, and has promised to review Unison's relationship with Labour.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Andrea Egan Wins Unison Race In Blow For No 10
Keir Starmer critic Andrea Egan has won the race to be general secretary of Unison, Britain's biggest trade union and a key Labour Party affiliate,...
www.politicshome.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Bad news for Starmer- union ally Christina Mcanea loses Unison General Secretary election. Replaced by Andrea Egan, who ran from the left, and has promised to review Unison's relationship with Labour.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Reposted by Rachel Hubbard
After a terrible, stormy week:
An amazing sunset over Elliott Bay here in Seattle (taken from Pike Place Market)
An amazing sunset over Elliott Bay here in Seattle (taken from Pike Place Market)
December 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
After a terrible, stormy week:
An amazing sunset over Elliott Bay here in Seattle (taken from Pike Place Market)
An amazing sunset over Elliott Bay here in Seattle (taken from Pike Place Market)
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Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support
centralbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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Joint Statement from Labour LGBTQ+, SDLP LGBT+ & Labour Women Ireland Condemning UK Labour party ban on trans women from attending its conference
labour.ie/news/2025/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
labour.ie/news/2025/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Joint Statement from Labour LGBTQ+, SDLP LGBT+ & Labour Women Ireland Condemning UK Labour party ban on trans women from attending its conference - The Labour Party
Joint Statement from Labour LGBTQ+, SDLP LGBT+ & Labour Women Ireland Condemning UK Labour party ban on trans women from attending its conference - The Labour PartyLabour LGBTQ+, SDLP LGBT+ & Labour Women Ireland condemns, in the strongest terms, the shameful decision by the UK Labour Party NEC to ban trans women from attending the...
labour.ie
December 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Joint Statement from Labour LGBTQ+, SDLP LGBT+ & Labour Women Ireland Condemning UK Labour party ban on trans women from attending its conference
labour.ie/news/2025/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
labour.ie/news/2025/...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Most everyone knows about the story of Anne Frank.
Not enough know about Harriet Jacobs.
She was an enslaved woman who hid in a crawlspace in her grandmother's attic for 7 YEARS to avoid further sexual abuse.
She didn't run bc she couldn't leave her children who she watched through a tiny hole.
Not enough know about Harriet Jacobs.
She was an enslaved woman who hid in a crawlspace in her grandmother's attic for 7 YEARS to avoid further sexual abuse.
She didn't run bc she couldn't leave her children who she watched through a tiny hole.
June 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Most everyone knows about the story of Anne Frank.
Not enough know about Harriet Jacobs.
She was an enslaved woman who hid in a crawlspace in her grandmother's attic for 7 YEARS to avoid further sexual abuse.
She didn't run bc she couldn't leave her children who she watched through a tiny hole.
Not enough know about Harriet Jacobs.
She was an enslaved woman who hid in a crawlspace in her grandmother's attic for 7 YEARS to avoid further sexual abuse.
She didn't run bc she couldn't leave her children who she watched through a tiny hole.
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"Don't be ridiculous, the BBC would never force out staff who hold pro trans rights views!"
My friends, this was 2021
My friends, this was 2021
LGBTQ Employees Are Quitting the BBC Because They Say It’s Transphobic
VICE World News received a leaked recording of a heated “listening session” for LGBTQ BBC staff, and heard from ex-employees about why they have left the UK’s national broadcaster.
www.vice.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"Don't be ridiculous, the BBC would never force out staff who hold pro trans rights views!"
My friends, this was 2021
My friends, this was 2021
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"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."
December 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."
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75 years of the ECHR ✨⚖️
A system that shaped human rights across Europe — and far beyond — now faces profound new challenges.
Our new symposium with @mpil.de brings together voices from across the globe to reflect on its past, present and future.
verfassungsblog.de/category/deb...
A system that shaped human rights across Europe — and far beyond — now faces profound new challenges.
Our new symposium with @mpil.de brings together voices from across the globe to reflect on its past, present and future.
verfassungsblog.de/category/deb...
December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
75 years of the ECHR ✨⚖️
A system that shaped human rights across Europe — and far beyond — now faces profound new challenges.
Our new symposium with @mpil.de brings together voices from across the globe to reflect on its past, present and future.
verfassungsblog.de/category/deb...
A system that shaped human rights across Europe — and far beyond — now faces profound new challenges.
Our new symposium with @mpil.de brings together voices from across the globe to reflect on its past, present and future.
verfassungsblog.de/category/deb...
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Reposted by Rachel Hubbard
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all | Steve Valdez-Symonds
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty, says Steve Valdez-Symonds, refugee and migrant rig...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The very same commentators that spent years condemning anti-semitism in UK politics as a major national scandal, have suddenly lost interest now that it implicates one of their own
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
The Farage Apologists
The same commentators that spent years condemning anti-semitism in UK politics as a major national scandal, have suddenly lost interest now that it implicates one of their own
www.adambienkov.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The very same commentators that spent years condemning anti-semitism in UK politics as a major national scandal, have suddenly lost interest now that it implicates one of their own
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
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When I first heard about Farage’s racist teenage rants, I assumed they were an adolescent phase. But the more we find out — they went on for many years — and his reaction to the revelations (‘liars’) shows no contrition, no apology, suggests these beliefs are still active
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
When I first heard about Farage’s racist teenage rants, I assumed they were an adolescent phase. But the more we find out — they went on for many years — and his reaction to the revelations (‘liars’) shows no contrition, no apology, suggests these beliefs are still active
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I just do not get how you can look at this government, the attacks on marginalised groups, the breaches of international law etc, everything which was condemned under the last government being done with even more gusto, and still proclaim how progressive Labour is or their "achievements". 1/
December 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I just do not get how you can look at this government, the attacks on marginalised groups, the breaches of international law etc, everything which was condemned under the last government being done with even more gusto, and still proclaim how progressive Labour is or their "achievements". 1/
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Keir Starmer’s power is draining away as the assumption grows that he won’t last
Keir Starmer’s power is draining away as the assumption grows that he won’t last
Keir Starmer’s power is draining away as the assumption grows that he won’t last
www.independent.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Keir Starmer’s power is draining away as the assumption grows that he won’t last
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Hot take: poor people should just be able to walk into a grocery store and buy food
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Hot take: poor people should just be able to walk into a grocery store and buy food
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Cut out the middleman. #MedicareForAll
December 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Cut out the middleman. #MedicareForAll
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shocking tale of peak British officialdom from @patrickjbutler.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal
Neil Couling said failings by individual claimants ‘at the heart’ of crisis, despite a report finding DWP shortcomings ‘unacceptable’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
shocking tale of peak British officialdom from @patrickjbutler.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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What is it with this government that makes them want to constantly pour petrol onto the flames of hate and division?
December 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What is it with this government that makes them want to constantly pour petrol onto the flames of hate and division?