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Marina

@claessem.bsky.social

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Vegan, Counselling Psychologist, dog mum and lover and protector of the natural world. Doing the best I can and always trying to improve on that. Special interests: Anxiety issues, PTSD, reading, meditation, psychedelics, animals, artistic expression.

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Marina @claessem.bsky.social · Feb 1

Belly full, in her nest of soft pillows and blankets, warm, safe and loved. There is nothing like breathing in her peace and contentment. Everything vanishes in that warm glow. My best times!

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Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 18h

Your bacon. Who can think this is acceptable?

MarcPieterse @marcpieterse.bsky.social · 23h

We breed them in a cage. We carry them in a cage. We murder them in a cage. Humans are worse than aliens. That’s why they never come visit us. #EndAnimalExploitation #StopTheTorture #StopYourKillings #LiveVegan be no part of this 🙏

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Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 20h

The USA today.

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 1d

What have these animals done that they are in prison? Disgusting!

MarcPieterse @marcpieterse.bsky.social · 2d

The question on this video: “How old do you think Genji is?”😱I think Genji died long ago, the animal in this cage is just a fraction of what is left of the real Genji💔#AnimalLiberation #EmptyTheCages #BanZoos Let animals be animals in their natural habitat #LiveVegan 🙏

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 2d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.

Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.

Our duty is to stand up to brutality.

Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.

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Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 2d

This is what the Conservatives and Reform want for this country. Is this what Britons want? Really?

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 2d

I have joined. He is great and they are the party for the future. Remember: sick planet, sick economy (if the economy is all you care about).

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking: over 3,000 people joined @greenparty.org.uk over conference weekend.

Membership now stands at over 86,000.

We’re just getting started.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

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Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 2d

Let's hope it goes like his other plans.

Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 3d

Not sure about everyone else, but I’m rooting for the cholesterol.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 4d

If you drive a 2025/2026 Tesla or still use X, there really isn't an excuse. You really are just an asshole that looks the other way.

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Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely appalling.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 3d

Just when you thought Keir Starmer's Labour Party couldn't get more illiberal, or more like the Tories...
"Change", my left foot.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

www.theguardian.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 7d

🙏 💚

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Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 6d

Humanity at its best. Goodbye Jane, gone from this planet, but never forgotten.

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 7d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18. There are currently over 2,000 events planned nationwide. More details here: https://www.nokings.org

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Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 7d

The USA today.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.

Today they attacked two journalists.

We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

www.amny.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8d

If you heard the leader of another nation threatening to unleash the military against his perceived political enemies, what would you call it?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8d

WATCH — @aoc.bsky.social : “At some point we’ve gotta call these people’s B.S. for what it is. You can’t believe everything a con man is gonna tell you. We cannot live in perpetual fear of these clowns.” #TrumpShutdown

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Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 7d

The USA today. Brits beware this will be coming to us if you vote Reform.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 8d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 10d

He's just not answering the question.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 10d

“Why do think that having a digital ID would stop this problem when right now people need to have a national insurance number?”
Laura Kuenssberg

Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 10d

Only those who have no idea about the march towards autocracy going on in the USA could possibly vote for Farage. It is a preview of what could be happening here.

Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 10d

So, Sunday Times runs with latest poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. But makes NO mention of Reform’s collusion with Russia. And this is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Voters are not being told the truth. Reform is given the stage but is NEVER held to account.

Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 12d

Thank goodness you're fine: We cannot afford to lose people like you right now! Thank you for being the voice of decency and reason.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12d

JUST NOW AT THE UN…

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Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 13d

This is the man our PM is pandering to. We should be nurturing our relationship with the rest of the world Europe and Canada especially, not with what is rapidly becoming a rogue country.

Madz @madz123.bsky.social · 13d

It’s not just us.
The POTUS, getting told exactly what he is, and how he is viewed by the entire globe.

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 20d

President Epstein Being Mercilessly Mocked All Over The UK

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Marina @claessem.bsky.social · 19d

What he has delivered is the most shameful display of kowtowing imaginable and for very dubious benefits.

Tracey @2300.bsky.social · 20d

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