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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18h

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I?

The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us.

Folks - want a better country?

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The party even more dangerous than Starmers labour - UK's answer to Putin's communists

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23h

This is how we turn our country around.

Away from the forces of hate and division.

We're going to do it together.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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

The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚

People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.

Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️

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Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 1d

If this continues UK parties will either need to accommodate & make electoral deals or develop a culture of compromise & cooperation for coming coalitions. Maybe it is time to invest in local assemblies in order to inform national policy?

I’m voting @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 1d

Four parties within a 5 point swing of first place and five parties on 12% plus.

This would be pure chaos under first past the post.

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.

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Caroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · 1d

I joined the Greens in June. Conference last weekend felt like a kind of homecoming. I’ve been adrift these last few years, mourning Alice, despairing at a ruling class that seems intents on heaping misery on all minorities. In the depths of grief hope wasn’t enough, but now it breaths life into me.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

I said that @greenparty.org.uk membership is rising by 1000 new people a day.

I was wrong.

Yesterday we welcomed 2000 new people.

We now have 88,000 members! 🎉

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 1d

Hackney, are you ready?

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

So much energy from Green Party Conference.

Great to hear about all the local parties in England & Wales calling up their new members, inviting them to action days and getting people involved.

Let's go! 💚🚀

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Zack Polanski Must Now Transform His Fans Into Activists | Novara Media

The telegenic eco-socialist has triggered an explosion of interest in the Green party, and a parallel growth in membership. Now he needs to translate enthusiasm into activity, writes Adam Ramsay.

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Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 1d

No that’s their home outfit. You should see the swimwear and work attire.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses

Nine members of the Canadian Supreme Court sitting for a photo. They are dressed in red robes trimmed in white.

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bianet @bianet.org · 2d

🔴 'Özel ihtiyaçlı mahpus hakları' atölyesi

🗣 Sharon Critoph: Cezaevlerinin denetime açıklığı insan haklarındaki ilerlemenin göstergesi

🗞 Haber: @aysegulbasar_

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Sharon Critoph: Cezaevlerinin denetime açıklığı insan haklarındaki ilerlemenin göstergesi

CİSST ve PRI’nin düzenlediği atölyede sivil toplum temsilcileri, Türkiye’deki hapishanelerde insan hakları standartlarını güçlendirmeye yönelik çözüm yollarını tartıştı.

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 4d

The terror of this regime will forever change the BRAINS AND DNA of our children & grandchildren. Yes indeed. The impact of trauma is profound. It extends into future generations.

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Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 4d

I find it difficult to read this. Looking east, no Kars but I see Ararat / Ağrı Dağı but nearby Üç Kilise? What’s that now? Great find.

History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 4d

🗺️ An Ottoman Map, 1691

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 5d

Intentionally murdering civilians is a war crime.

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US strikes another boat off Venezuela coast killing four, Defense Secretary announces | CNN Politics

The US military carried out another strike on a boat operating in the Caribbean officials deemed to be a “narco-trafficking vessel” on Friday morning, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced in a ...

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 6d

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

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Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out

As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 6d

(Washington, D.C., October 2, 2025) – Seven years after the murder of the organization's founder, Jamal Khashoggi, on October 2, 2018, by Saudi agents of Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, DAWN issues the following statement:

DAWN Marks Seventh Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder, Calls for Accountability for Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman

(Washington, DC – October 2, 2025) – Seven years after the murder of the organization’s founder, Jamal Khashoggi, on October 2, 2018, by Saudi agents of Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, DAWN issues th...

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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 6d

Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council & Formula 1, are being challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco. These partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.

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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 6d

Criticism of FIFA’s Aramco sponsorship amplifies ahead of 2026 World Cup www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/10/02/c...

Criticism of FIFA’s Aramco sponsorship amplifies ahead of 2026 World Cup - Inside World Football

October 2 – Various rights groups have called out FIFA and other sporting governing bodies over their sponsorship deals with Saudi state oil company Aramco. Football’s world governing body, as well as...

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Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 6d

I was there. Thanks.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 6d

While saying they want to "preserve nature" the Conservative Party have just pledged to scrap the Climate Change Act.

This makes no sense.

How do more floods, more droughts, and rising temperatures "preserve" nature?

That's what scrapping the Act will lead to.

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Drewery Dyke @drewerydyke.bsky.social · 6d

@fairsq.bsky.social hi, I signed up for today's webinar in Geneva - to join remotely - but I cannot find the link? Can someone send it to me - if you read this?

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DAWN @dawnmenaorg.bsky.social · 7d

"Despite comprehensive evidence and a variety of sources, the [Bahraini] government’s account is presented as authoritative, even in the absence of evidence."

Sayed Yusuf Almuhafdha and @drewerydyke.bsky.social write about the new U.S. human rights report on Bahrain.

The U.S. Department of State’s Bahrain Human Rights Report is Woefully Inadequate

Like other country entries, the Bahrain chapter of the 2024 U.S. State Department Report on Human Rights Practices fails to provide an authoritative or realistic account of the human rights situation ...

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21d

Trans rights are human rights.

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 21d

I don't cover the interwar Middle East without specific reference to Michael Provence.

And you shouldn't either.

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The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East

Cambridge Core - Middle East History - The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 26d

The reporting on Charlie Kirk’s killer in the UK & US highlights again how fundamentally ill equipped mainstream media is to report on political violence in the digital age.

They do not know anything about online far right meme culture & it’s starting to do real harm. #r4today

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Bruce Hodges @brucehodges.bsky.social · 28d

For fans of Arvo Pärt, he turns 90 tomorrow. ECM has released a CD of his latest choral works by the group Vox Clamantis, titled "And I heard a voice," and here is the title track.

Arvo Pärt - And I heard a voice... (Official Video)

YouTube video by ECM Records

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Maryam Aldossari @maryamaldossari.bsky.social · 28d

In Geneva today, Friday 12 Sept at 14h — we will share our concern for human rights in #SaudiArabia

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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · Sep 5

📜 A Letter of Gratitude from the Chief Rabbinate of Istanbul to the Ottoman Empire, Which Compassionately Embraced the #Jews Who Were Forced to Leave Their Homeland, 1877 [𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]

"Chief Rabbinate of Istanbul

The sultans of the glorious Ottoman dynasty, those great figures who elevated their renown by valiantly striving to make the world a better place through justice and mercy, have extraordinarily proven on the stage of history the principle of protecting the weak embodied in the lofty edifice of Ottomanism. Our benefactor, His Majesty the Sultan, in accordance with the gracious deeds of his glorious forefathers, continually bestows favors and brings joy to all. Through His Majesty’s benevolence and the unceasing assistance he has shown for the settlement of the Jews who were compelled to abandon their homelands, those who have arrived thus far have been placed in suitable regions. They have expressed their gratitude for the compassion and mercy they received by shedding tears of joy and happiness. Just as the glorious ancestors of His Majesty demonstrated greatness by accepting and protecting helpless refugees in the past, so too has our benefactor, His Majesty the Sultan, brought joy by aiding the orphaned refugees even to the extent of saving them from death. Therefore, all Jews, young and old alike, offer their prayers with these words:

My Sultan, who bestows blessings upon the helpless,
My Sovereign, who shows kindness to the forsaken,
His grace and benevolence have delighted and gladdened all,
May God, who blesses His servants, prolong the Sultan’s life.

I dare to present, with my gratitude, that they pray thus. And when this humble declaration reaches Your Majesty, know that in all circumstances, command, decree, and boundless mercy belong to our glorious Sultan, our just Khan, our benefactor who expects nothing in return, the benefactor of the world, our master."

Your lowly servant
Chief Rabbi of Istanbul
Moshe Levi

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