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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 1d

You don’t get to bankroll a genocide…

Embolden and cheer on the perpetrators

…and then call yourself a hero for pulling the plug.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 1d

Does it strike anyone else as odd that the regulator has approved higher bills? It's almost as if owners and regulators are in league with one another...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Water bills to rise further for millions after appeal

Five water companies win permission for higher bills as they seek more funds to fix outdated infrastructure.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 23h

Slapped down by #ZackPolanski

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

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, Zack!
God, it's good to hear someone telling the truth again.
#BackZack 💚
#JoinTheGreens

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

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 23h

Fat Cunts on a Fact Hunt.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 1d

Spanish lawmakers have passed a law halting all arms, defence equipment, and technology trade with Israel over its genocide in Gaza.

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🌺🌈🦋laura 🌈🙏🌺 @laurahunter-88.bsky.social · 1d

As Trump says Pritzker ‘should be in jail,’ Illinois’ governor taunts: ‘Come and get me’

Convictions Pritzker = 0
Convictions Trump = 34
Who should be jailed?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yXl...

Pritzker to Trump: 'Come and get me!'

YouTube video by MSNBC

www.youtube.com

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Cathy Green (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈💜🏳️‍⚧️ @cathygreen67.bsky.social · 23h

This is what Einstein ACTUALLY said. He was speaking about what was happening in 1949:

“Moreover, under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information (press, radio, education)….

www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 1d

British citizens serving in the IDF can now be tried for war crimes in the UK

Now that the UK has recognised Palestine as a state, this opens legal routes for British members of the IDF to be charged in the UK
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

British citizens serving in the IDF can now be tried for war crimes in the UK

Now that the UK has recognised Palestine as a state, this opens legal routes for British members of the IDF to be charged in the UK

www.thecanary.co

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debi58.bsky.social @debi58.bsky.social · 1d

YUP!!

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Mack Butterfield @mack2114.bsky.social · 23h

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted on a bank fraud charge by a federal grand jury in Virginia on Oct. 9, less than three weeks after President Donald Trump publicly called for her to face charge.

The DOJ is no longer in the justice business.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime target of Trump, reportedly indicted

New York AG Letitia James was reportedly indicted Oct. 9, less than three weeks after President Donald Trump publicly called for her to face charges.

www.usatoday.com

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 1d

🤚🏼am ANTIFA…
#bluesky

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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 23h

Same in the UK

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Real estate investors now own about 20% of single-family homes in the country.

A big reason why home prices have skyrocketed in recent years is a lack of supply — and investors sinking their teeth into whatever is left on the market is making the problem even worse.

How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

youtu.be

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 23h

If Question Time was a boxing match tonight was Zack Polanski (Green) v Zia Yusuf (Reform).

And it was an easy TKO knockout for Zack.

I doubt he will be invited back on, Reform can't handle him and they own Question Time.

#bbcqt

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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 23h

The Art Of The Deal

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

> @jesskarl.bsky.social
@opinion.bloomberg.com

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...

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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 23h

The EU are spineless. Fuck Trump.

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

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ILLINOIS Candidate for Congress @abugai.bsky.social : “You said Prizker & Johnson need a history lesson - I’d like to give you one: when masked men are kidnapping entire families, naked, zip-tying their hands and throwing them into U-haul trucks… they’re usually not the good guys.”

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 23h

I blame that David Lynch fella myself

Leland Palmer a.k.a Killer Bob of "Twin Peaks" fame.

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Professor Darkness @professordarkness.bsky.social · 1d

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