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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · May 16

Labour sent more weapons to Israel in 3 months than Tories did in 4 years

Starmer, Lammy and co’s direct involvement in Gaza genocide while claiming they were for peace Labour licensed the export of more military equipment to Israel in the last three months of last…

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opendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · May 16

Deputy leader of the Green Party @zackpolanski.bsky.social talks to @ethanshone.bsky.social about his bid to lead not just the Greens, but the wider progressive movement.

Read the full interview here ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/green-par...

Text: “We don’t have time for ‘briefcase politics’” - Zack Polanski’s pitch to lead the left
Image: Polanski addresses striking Science Museum and Natural History Museum security workers represented by the United Voices of the World trade union on a picket line outside the Science Museum on 26th October 2024

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · May 16

Do you Love your Lichens? Want to know about them? Join us for this workshop on 24 May at Lochhill Agroecological Farm
www.tickettailor.com/events/propa...

Select tickets – Love Your Lichens! – Lochhill Farm

Looking to take your first steps into the world of lichens? Dr Natalie Welden from the University of Glasgow's School of Social...

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Apr 24

Propagate is looking for a new Community Food Network Coordinator to join our team in Dumfries and Galloway
www.propagate.org.uk/join-our-team

Join our Team

Opportunities to join the Propagate team

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Apr 23

Just stop fucking with nature, it never ends well!

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Apr 23

We already have these they are called Solar Panels, they absorb the Sun's energy and turn its heat into Electricity.

If you covered the Sahara Desert in Solar Panels the Global temperature would lower by 1.5C and you'd have 4000x as much electricity as we need.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · Apr 21

Israeli strikes killed 39 Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strikes-killed-39-palestinians-gaza-past-24-hours

Israeli strikes killed 39 Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours

<article data-history-node-id="421521" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strikes-killed-39-palestinians-gaza-past-24-hours" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-strikes-killed-39-palestinians-gaza-past-24-hours" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli strikes killed 39 Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli air strikes in Gaza have killed at least 39 Palestinians in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll from 18 months of war to 51,240, according to the Gaza health ministry.</p> <p>A ministry statement said that 62 others were admitted to hospitals, taking the number of injuries to 116,931.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Apr 18

Fun food resilience workshop on Thursday, playing role play to imagine #FoodSystem shocks and community responses.
#resilience
#community

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Apr 11

On Thursday I'm facilitating a workshop on Local Food Resilience in Dalry.
We'll be thinking about global shocks and how prepared we are as communities to deal with food system disruption
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/local-food...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Apr 11

Trump insiders made billions this week off destroying the US financial system. And yes, torching global trust in us treasures does just that

Rep. Steven Horsford @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social · Apr 11

I’m leading a letter with Rep. Terri Sewell and 131 colleagues demanding answers from the White House, USTR, Treasury, Commerce, and the SEC.
Who knew about Trump’s tariff reversal? When did they know? How did they know?
$300B didn’t move by accident. This is market manipulation.

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Apr 8

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · Apr 7

The UK tax gap is now £40bn - as corporations fail to pay more than ever before

The tax gap is giving the rich time to pay - which in turn is resulting in benefit cuts for the poor.

Well done, Labour. Well done.
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

The UK tax gap is now £40bn - as corporations fail to pay more than ever before

The tax gap is allowing time to pay for the rich - which in turn is resulting in benefit cuts for the poor. Well done, Labour. Well done.

www.thecanary.co

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · Apr 8

Starmer must be stopped from putting the NHS on the table in Trump trade negotiations

EveryDoctor has got over 7,500 people to write to the government telling it that the NHS is not for sale. Here's how to get involved.
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

Starmer must be stopped from putting the NHS on the table in Trump trade negotiations

EveryDoctor has launched a letter campaign to demand Keir Starmer keep the NHS off the table in Trump trade negotiations.

www.thecanary.co

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Apr 8

I've been drawing similar comparisons in my head

Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones.bsky.social · Apr 8

I for one can't wait to see it

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Apr 5

🐰🐣The Galloway Food Hub is open for orders 🥳🙌🏼
Shop opening times: 12pm 4th April - 12pm 8th April
Order Online: gallowayfoodhub.org.uk
April is a time for the green shoots to sprout with local kale, leafy greens, rocket, chard and the like being all fresh and juicy for you right now 🥬

Home - Galloway Food Hub

Galloway Food Hub: your local, producer-led, online farmers marketplace based in Galloway, Scotland. Climate and nature friendly produce.

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Apr 4

I'm sorry this is happening to you

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Organic Research Centre @organicrescent.bsky.social · Apr 4

Final report published with @bristoluni.bsky.social @ukri.org
🐐 🌳Read our findings on the climate change challenges facing Ghana & Nigeria's livestock sector & the potential/barriers to #silvopasture #agroforestry as a climate-smart solution in Africa.
www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/...

Silvopasture for building climate resilience in livestock systems - The Organic Research Centre

Report from UK-Brazil-Africa Scoping Project (December 2024-February 2025) on silvopasture is published

www.organicresearchcentre.com

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Apr 4

I was asked to choose some Desert Island books for Dumfries and Galloway Life Magazine.

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Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · Apr 3

"The US can no longer be trusted as a military, diplomatic or trading partner. Keir Starmer must know this. Europe is our only viable route to security."

#TrumpTariffs

Labour needs to stop being so afraid about rejoining the EU

Rejoining would revive our economy and boost our security

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Mar 18

We're almost at capacity for Growing the Local Food Economy: Dumfries and Galloway - this Thursday at Laggan.
Still time to sign up!
www.tickettailor.com/events/propa...

Select tickets – Growing the Local Food Economy: Dumfries and Galloway – Gather, Laggan, Gatehouse of Fleet

This free event will connect local food producers with food businesses, buyers, distributors and networks, to action plan how ...

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Mar 18

I'm hosting a different webinar. Will it be recorded?

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Mar 18

This looks like it'll be good

Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones.bsky.social · Mar 18

Join us IN HALF AN HOUR

This episode of Connections will examine Israel’s systematic deployment of disinformation and the political objectives undergirding these campaigns.

For more information please visit: jadaliyya.com/Details/46570

Connections Podcast: Episode #102- Israel's War on Truth with Marc Owens Jones

Join us on Tuesday, 18 March for a conversation with Marc Owen Jones about Israel’s war on truth during its genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip. This episode of Connections will examine Israel’s syst...

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Mark McGeoghegan @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social · Mar 12

Quite apart from anything else, Tesla stock is wildly overvalued and increasingly subject to the instability of Musk and this US admin. It's an obvious sell for a pension scheme.

Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · Mar 12

💷Public money should be used for public good, not for lining the pockets of far-right oligarchs.

🟢 @markruskell.bsky.social is calling on the Scottish Parliament to divest its pension scheme from Tesla.

The National article: Fears raised over Holyrood pension scheme link to Elon Musk's Tesla

Green MSP Mark Ruskell has written to the chair of the board of trustees, Pauline McNeill, to urge trustees to “actively divest” from any Tesla Inc stocks managed by external fund manager, Baillie Gifford.

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Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Mar 8

Take note @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · Mar 6

Remarkable clarity in Britain.

Abi Mordin @abimordin.bsky.social · Mar 8

Elon Musk is a twat

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Mar 7

Lets have a competition.

If you think Rupert Lowe is a corrupt hatemongering billionaires puppet, Like.

If you think Nigel Farage is too, RP.

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