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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 25m

An incredible night in Leeds!

Over 650 people joined us for the Your Party rally — proof there is an appetite for an explicitly socialist political alternative.

People are tired of choosing between the status quo & the far-right. Together we will build a movement for socialism.

Photo of the packed-out room with Zarah (in the foreground) speaking to the room

Photo of the packed-out room with Zarah speaking in the background

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 22m

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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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 56m

‘It is grating, galling and grotesque to have to take Trump’s monstrous proposition, for which he expects the Nobel Peace Prize, seriously. For a start, where is the Palestinian representation?’

New on the blog from @selmadabbagh.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...

Selma Dabbagh | Knowledge of the Relevant Facts

Israel has assassinated a record number of Palestinian journalists, refused to allow international reporters to enter...

www.lrb.co.uk

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 52m

Those Govts and corporations complicit in aiding and abetting the genocide in Gaza, you’re ignoring that Israel is engaged in indiscriminate attacks on civilians, and not as you claim fighting a military in a war
“The beginning of all wisdom is to correctly name things”
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FULL TALK | Norman Finkelstein at UMass: Gaza, Truth & the Battle for Free Speech

YouTube video by Media Education Foundation

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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 49m

⚽ SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY

Unite will do everything in its power, industrially and legally, to ensure these workers get their wages. Dejphon Chansiri has millions at his disposal, these workers do not – his behaviour is disgusting.

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aiteall.bsky.social @aiteall.bsky.social · 23m

Having supported Trump/Netanyahu's efforts at ethnic cleansing and helped install War Criminal Bliar as the new US Vice Consul in Palestine, do you really think Sir Kidstarver will now change course?!

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 45m

Palestinian political prisoner dies after Israel deny medical treatment

Ahmad Khdeirat died as a result of deliberate medical negligence by Israel - as they denied him his vital medication
www.thecanary.co/global/world...

Palestinian political prisoner dies after Israel deny medical treatment

Ahmad Khdeirat died as a result of deliberate medical negligence by Israel - as they denied him his vital medication

www.thecanary.co

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 43m

After two years of a livestreamed genocide and unimaginable loss, agreement on the first phase of a ceasefire deal that allows some humanitarian aid into Gaza and releases the hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners is overdue.

However, this cannot be another brief pause in the violence.

Image reads "Breaking, ceasefire agreed. The UK government must ensure the deal respects the human rights of the Palestinian people."

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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 1h

Boycott, Divest, Sanction: A ceasefire today will not stop Israel’s genocide against Palestinians, only meaningful accountability will.

Our work is not done!

Read more: loom.ly/TsJOHwo

Boycott, Divest, Sanction: A ceasefire today will not stop Israel’s genocide against Palestinians, only meaningful accountability will.

Our work is not done! The BDS movement calls on our millions of supporters worldwide to escalate pressure to end Israel’s genocide and its decades-old regime of settler-colonialism, apartheid, and ill...

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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 59m

"I conducted an informal survey of more than 30 Teamsters collective bargaining agreements and found that the 2025 wage scale is lower than the 'real wage' in 2020 for many of them," writes Richard de Vries, a retired Teamsters Local 705 union rep labornotes.org/2025/10/bigg...

The Biggest Bargaining Mistake Unions Are Making in 2025

When unions get ready for bargaining, we tend to look at the wage scale in our existing contract and think something like, “Let’s open with a proposal for a 5 percent raise every year, and maybe event...

labornotes.org

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 2h

Today, we rejoice in the sight of children celebrating in Gaza, but we mourn for the children whose laughter we will never hear.

My statement on the announcement of a ceasefire.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2h

Republican Senators, with an assist from Sen. John Fetterman, voted down an attempt to block the Trump administration’s missile strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats. interc.pt/4o9CBur

A photo of Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., sits on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington, overlaid with the headline, "Fetterman Is Sole Democrat to Vote Against Blocking Caribbean Drug Boat Attacks," and the DEK, "It was the first time members of Congress were put on record about whether they supported or opposed the president’s war in the Caribbean."

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 4h

Germany's online influencers are facing a tax evasion crackdown, with a specialised unit of investigators probing influencer tax dodging on a massive scale

German influencers face tax dodging crackdown

Germany's online influencers are facing a tax evasion crackdown as a specialised unit of investigators probes influencer tax dodging on a massive scale.

www.rte.ie

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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 3h

Labour back in court over over selling F-35 parts to Israel as Al-Haq appeal heard www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Labour back in court over over selling F-35 parts to Israel as Al-Haq appeal heard

Al-Haq is appealing the High Court's dismissal of its case over the UK government continuing to sell F-35 parts to Israel

www.thecanary.co

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aiteall.bsky.social @aiteall.bsky.social · 2h

It has parallels with the 1973 CIA sponsored trucker's strike in Chile as part of the coup against Allende. It is comparable to the French "Yellow Vests" protest in France in 2018.

aiteall.bsky.social @aiteall.bsky.social · 2h

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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 2h

A sign of just how far to the right the Tories have swung when the likes of Edwina Currie are condemning their rhetoric

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aiteall.bsky.social @aiteall.bsky.social · 2h

If the previous liberal order was (mostly) underpinned by the US, what will underpin the new liberalism they herald?

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 3h

Essentially conditions have been reset to pre-October 7th meaning, Israel will continue to subjugate and abuse the population in Gaza but there will be a reduction in massacres and international coverage.

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aiteall.bsky.social @aiteall.bsky.social · 2h

Their job is to take down any threat to their political masters and their corporate sponsors.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 3h

#OtD 9 Oct 1967 Argentinian doctor and revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who had been wounded and captured, was summarily executed in Bolivia by the country's special forces stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1094...

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Jewish Voice for Liberation @jvl.org.uk · 3h

We would like to draw our followers' attention to this compilation of reports by @franceskalbs.bsky.social , UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
free ebook download from @plutopress.bsky.social
www.plutobooks.com/product/a-mo...

A Moon Will Rise from the Darkness - Pluto Press

A devastating indictment against international complicity in Israel’s genocide in Palestine

www.plutobooks.com

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Searchlight magazine @searchlightmag.bsky.social · 3h

Great British National Protest organiser Richard Donaldson has announced that he is closing down the campaign's fundraisers.

But did he fall or was he pushed?

Read more here:
searchlightmagazine.com/2025/10/grea...

Great British National Protest closes fundraisers - did he fall or was he pushed? | Searchlight

"We're closing down the fundraiser because we've got £15k and that's enough to shut the country down..." Great British National Pro ...

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 3h

WE are being forced to pay more for the privilege of being ripped off by water companies.

They've not invested. Instead they've taken out £80 billion in dividends and loaded up those companies with £70 billion in debt.

Now they are being allowed to hike our water bills.

Image of BBC headline that reads "Water bills to rise further for millions after appeal"

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The Electronic Intifada @intifada.bsky.social · 3h

Did JFK's opposition to Israeli nuclear weapons lead to his demise?

Israel was part of the conspiracy to kill JFK

There's growing proof that Israeli intelligence played a role in the assassination.

electronicintifada.net

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