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Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · May 24

"España y Palestina impulsarán conjuntamente una resolución de la ONU para que Israel acabe con el bloqueo humanitario en Gaza" www.eldiario.es/internaciona...

España y Palestina impulsarán conjuntamente una resolución de la ONU para que Israel acabe con el bloqueo humanitario en Gaza

Pedro Sánchez ha asegurado que la medida busca facilitar la entrada de comida, medicina y combustible a la Franja, donde decenas de miles de personas se encuentran en riesgo de desnutrición debido al ...

www.eldiario.es

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · May 23

I think this means I should use TikTok more maybe?

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Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · May 23

No not covering Birmingham this year unfortunately.

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · May 23

Thanks, and good seeing you briefly the other day. Sorry I couldn't 'connect' because of the situ. Catch up soon?

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Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · May 19

Far-right group Britain First protest in #Birmingham against immigration, marching through city centre streets (17.05.2025) followed of a mass rally in Victoria Square; as anti-fascist activists hold a counter demonstration to challenge a rise in racism and hate.

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"Who protects the Nazis?!" - Britain First clash with anti-fascists in Birmingham (UK)

YouTube video by IAmBirmingham

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Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · May 19

17.05.2025: Paul Golding, leader of far-right group Britain First, gets angry and foul-mouthed after a local in Birmingham refuses to shake his hand ahead of an anti-immigration rally.

#Birmingham #BritainFirst #PaulGolding #FarRight

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"F*** off!" - Britain First leader Paul Golding gets a warm Brummie welcome | Adam Yosef

YouTube video by Adam Yosef

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Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · May 12

I mean if you can't tag your names backwards and upside down, is there any point trying?

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Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Apr 29

Bit of Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue takes me back... 🎧

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Apr 29

'Israel carrying out ‘live-streamed genocide’ in Gaza, @amnesty.org says' (via @aljazeera.com)
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/...

Israel carrying out ‘live-streamed genocide’ in Gaza, Amnesty says

Amnesty accuses US President Donald Trump of committing a ‘multiplicity of assaults’ on human rights.

www.aljazeera.com

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Apr 29

"Reestablecido el 99,95% de la demanda eléctrica en España tras el gran apagón"
www.elmundo.es/economia/202...

☝🏽 ¿Cómo es posible que un país entero no esté preparado para algo así? ¿Que la red eléctrica de todo el país se caiga debido a un accidente inesperado?

Reestablecido el 99,95% de la demanda eléctrica: así se recuperó España del gran apagón, una 'mancha' de aceite energética que se fue extendiendo por la península

La demanda del sistema eléctrico está recuperada al. 99,95%. Los datos son de las 07.00, pero a las 06.00 el porcentaje estaba ya en el 99,12%. Red Eléctrica también anunció...

www.elmundo.es

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Apr 28

"There are less US states I can exist in, but have you seen the way I'm stepping into myself?" - Poet Jasmine Gardosi on trans rights following the UK Supreme Court ruling on a woman's biological gender.

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"The number of anti-trans bills is swelling" - Poet Jasmine Gardosi on trans rights | Adam Yosef

YouTube video by Adam Yosef

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Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Apr 28

Filming a packed out #Birmingham bin strike solidarity meeting this evening.

(📸: @strikemap.org)

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Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Apr 21

Muere el papa Francisco a los 88 años de edad.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio fue el 266.º papa de la Iglesia católica. Como tal, fue el jefe de Estado y el octavo soberano de la Ciudad del Vaticano. Tras la renuncia de Benedicto XVI , fue elegido en 2013.
www.rtve.es/noticias/202...

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Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Mar 13

Security protected Britain

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Feb 28

#ramadan

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Feb 9

Is this a sign of things to come for the the city's latest creative quarter succumbing to urban gentrification?

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Feb 9

Disappointing to see cops called on a street artist in Digbeth this afternoon, apparently by Custard Factory security staff. The artist was painting onto street hoarding already covered in art and tags, within a complex famous for graffiti, in a Birmingham neighborhood equally famous for the same.

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Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Feb 8

UK train prices means it generally works out much cheaper for me to cover news stories in mainland Europe than it does for me to do the same in London (when I'm not staying in the capital long-term)

I'm guessing this is common?

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Feb 8

📸 My phone-screen snap doesn't do it justice but really love this NY skyline shot by Aleck Wu and used by Google; but can't find it online or much about the photographer. If anyone can find the original or recognises it, let me know please. Thanks.

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Feb 2

'UK rappers Casyo Johnson and Karl Wilson (aka Krept and Konan) open new supermarket in Croydon, south London, to help their community "feel seen"'
'There is a prayer room and a comment box near the checkouts where shoppers can make product requests.'
www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

UK rappers open new supermarket to help their community 'feel seen'

Tired of going from shop to shop in their hometown to find the culturally diverse products they need, two British rappers have decided to take matters into their own hands.

www.reuters.com

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Jan 31

No doubt he's doing it for attention to raise his public profile stateside but the dude changes churches more often than most people file their taxes.

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Jan 31

The Guardian's US based journos writing about cosplaying cleric Calvin Robinson like Brits have never heard of him before, like the dude's always been a US native of Michigan.
No mention of his background for context. Guy's from the East Midlands FFS.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Michigan priest defrocked after making apparent Nazi salute at anti-abortion summit

Calvin Robinson said he made gesture as ‘a joke’ to mock those who denounced Elon Musk’s similar salute

www.theguardian.com

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Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Jan 24

Can we please not normalise this copy to ad ratio in news websites. I mean, just look at this mess.

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Jan 24

"By sending us your video footage/photographs/audio you agree we can broadcast, publish and edit the material and pass it onto others for similar use in any media worldwide, without any payment being due to you."

Hard pass.

Adam Yosef @adamyosef.bsky.social · Jan 21

"Washington ― A Dearborn imam who had been set to deliver a benediction at President Donald Trump's inauguration here Monday was left out of the program without explanation but amid criticism from at least one Jewish group."
eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Dearborn imam left off Trump's inauguration program amid criticism for Hezbollah stance

A Dearborn imam who had been set to deliver a benediction at President Donald Trump's inauguration Monday was left out of the program.

eu.detroitnews.com