Maggie
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Remaining hopeful that all the good people in the world will make themselves known & together save us from the despots (& ourselves!)
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UN says Israel's killing of two Palestinians in occupied West Bank looks like 'summary execution' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-says-israels-killing-two-palestinians-occupied-west-bank-looks-summary-execution
UN says Israel's killing of two Palestinians in occupied West Bank looks like 'summary execution'
UN rights chief Volker Turk is calling for 'independent, prompt and effective investigations into the killings of Palestinians'
www.middleeasteye.net
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
UN says Israel's killing of two Palestinians in occupied West Bank looks like 'summary execution' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-says-israels-killing-two-palestinians-occupied-west-bank-looks-summary-execution
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Starbucks employees escalated their strike on Black Friday, expanding to 120 stores and 85 cities.
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
Starbucks workers' union escalates strike on Black Friday
() -The Starbucks workers' union said on Friday it is escalating an indefinite strike to more than 120 stores and 85 cities, demanding higher pay and staffing levels at the coffee chain. The walkout,...
www.yahoo.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Starbucks employees escalated their strike on Black Friday, expanding to 120 stores and 85 cities.
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
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The Defense Department will host right-wing media at the Pentagon next week for its first in-person press event since October, when the mainstream press corps walked out rather than sign the department’s new press policy.
Pentagon’s right-wing, pared press corps gets a meet-and-greet
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s briefing at the Pentagon next week will welcome a new crop of media that no longer includes the mainstream press.
wapo.st
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Defense Department will host right-wing media at the Pentagon next week for its first in-person press event since October, when the mainstream press corps walked out rather than sign the department’s new press policy.
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The Bishop of Norwich has taken aim at the Home Office’s asylum reforms, warning they’ll make integration harder and deepen division.
A rare intervention – and a sharp one.
A rare intervention – and a sharp one.
New: Bishop warns asylum plans will fuel division
A senior Church of England bishop has criticised government asylum reforms, warning they will make integration significantly harder
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The Bishop of Norwich has taken aim at the Home Office’s asylum reforms, warning they’ll make integration harder and deepen division.
A rare intervention – and a sharp one.
A rare intervention – and a sharp one.
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Unprecedented nepotism & corruption at the highest levels of American government
Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Unprecedented nepotism & corruption at the highest levels of American government
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Agreed.The thought of living in fear of your home, friends and everything you’ve built being ripped away for 20 years is cruel beyond belief.
And how the hell are job seekers with no guarantee of continued residency going to find or move jobs? It’s a green light for employer exploitation.
And how the hell are job seekers with no guarantee of continued residency going to find or move jobs? It’s a green light for employer exploitation.
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Agreed.The thought of living in fear of your home, friends and everything you’ve built being ripped away for 20 years is cruel beyond belief.
And how the hell are job seekers with no guarantee of continued residency going to find or move jobs? It’s a green light for employer exploitation.
And how the hell are job seekers with no guarantee of continued residency going to find or move jobs? It’s a green light for employer exploitation.
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“We need to start, now, to reduce CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, by at least 5% per year. This must happen in order to have a chance to avoid unmanageable & extremely costly climate impacts affecting all people in the world.” PIKs J. Rockström @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30: Scientists warn countries must act decisively to protect people and life or risk ‘suffering for billions’ – as it happened
As president Lula tries to find common ground between negotiating countries, planetary scientists say emissions must be urgently cut
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
“We need to start, now, to reduce CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, by at least 5% per year. This must happen in order to have a chance to avoid unmanageable & extremely costly climate impacts affecting all people in the world.” PIKs J. Rockström @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK Covid-19 Inquiry says govt response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
UK Covid-19 Inquiry says govt response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
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Politicians in 3 states have passed legislation mandating the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools.
We've sued in all 3. We've won in all 3.
Don't mess with the separation of church and state.
We've sued in all 3. We've won in all 3.
Don't mess with the separation of church and state.
November 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Politicians in 3 states have passed legislation mandating the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools.
We've sued in all 3. We've won in all 3.
Don't mess with the separation of church and state.
We've sued in all 3. We've won in all 3.
Don't mess with the separation of church and state.
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Not sure what’s worse: the “Quiet, piggy” itself, or the media’s tepid shrug at it. What a tawdry and disappointing time we live in. We deserve so much better than this.
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Not sure what’s worse: the “Quiet, piggy” itself, or the media’s tepid shrug at it. What a tawdry and disappointing time we live in. We deserve so much better than this.
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That they have lived with this trauma & pain for so long is truly heartbreaking. How anyone can support protecting the perpetrators any longer is hard to believe & a complete disgrace!
#Justice4TheEPSTEIN_SurvivorsNOW ✊
#Justice4TheEPSTEIN_SurvivorsNOW ✊
Epstein survivors just demanded the release of the files in this new PSA. Watch it here.
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
That they have lived with this trauma & pain for so long is truly heartbreaking. How anyone can support protecting the perpetrators any longer is hard to believe & a complete disgrace!
#Justice4TheEPSTEIN_SurvivorsNOW ✊
#Justice4TheEPSTEIN_SurvivorsNOW ✊
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Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
November 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
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This is the logical consequence of Labour’s appeasement of the far right - this is an arms race Labour should never seek to win
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This is the logical consequence of Labour’s appeasement of the far right - this is an arms race Labour should never seek to win
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
Such a hard read for anyone with empathy. This is what Nigel did to us British living in Europe before & after Brexit. He's such a destructive person & Labour is seemingly now not far behind.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: the people who could face deportation under Reform
As party’s rise fuels fears over future visa rules, people share how the lives they have built are in jeopardy
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Such a hard read for anyone with empathy. This is what Nigel did to us British living in Europe before & after Brexit. He's such a destructive person & Labour is seemingly now not far behind.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests.
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests.
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It’s funny Charlotte is all of a sudden a war-torn hellscape just *one* week after every open seat in our local elections went blue
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It’s funny Charlotte is all of a sudden a war-torn hellscape just *one* week after every open seat in our local elections went blue
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I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
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England homelessness grown by a fifth since 2022, now 300,000.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Homelessness figures higher than data suggests, research shows
Official data for England underestimates the scale of the problem, according to research for charity Crisis says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
England homelessness grown by a fifth since 2022, now 300,000.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
Successive govts cut local authority funding in real terms, cut real wages/benefits, no curbs on profiteering, lack of social housing.
Cheaper to build social housing than using temporary accommodation.
Misery is a political choice.
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Yes, absolutely there is an impartiality crisis at the BBC. But it's not the one the billionaire media insists it is. novaramedia.com/2025/06/16/b...
BBC Gives Israeli Deaths 33 Times More Coverage, New Study Reveals | Novara Media
An analysis of over 35,000 broadcast segments and articles found that the BBC referenced the 7 October attacks in at least 40% of its coverage - but only 0.5% of articles referenced Israel’s decades o...
novaramedia.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Yes, absolutely there is an impartiality crisis at the BBC. But it's not the one the billionaire media insists it is. novaramedia.com/2025/06/16/b...
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Elon Musk and his promises
In 2016, Musk said a “meaningful number of people” could reach Mars in 10 years (by 2026)
More specifically he predicated SpaceX would be able to launch people in 2024 with arrival in 2025
Just sayin’
In 2016, Musk said a “meaningful number of people” could reach Mars in 10 years (by 2026)
More specifically he predicated SpaceX would be able to launch people in 2024 with arrival in 2025
Just sayin’
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Elon Musk and his promises
In 2016, Musk said a “meaningful number of people” could reach Mars in 10 years (by 2026)
More specifically he predicated SpaceX would be able to launch people in 2024 with arrival in 2025
Just sayin’
In 2016, Musk said a “meaningful number of people” could reach Mars in 10 years (by 2026)
More specifically he predicated SpaceX would be able to launch people in 2024 with arrival in 2025
Just sayin’
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@iandunt.bsky.social sums up the situation well in his substack today substack.com/inbox/post/1... ....
"Why do they hate the BBC? It’s not for the reason they give. In fact it is the opposite. They do not hate its bias. They want it to adopt their bias."
"Why do they hate the BBC? It’s not for the reason they give. In fact it is the opposite. They do not hate its bias. They want it to adopt their bias."
Extra edition: The populist assault on the BBC
Johnson, Gibb and the Telegraph are trying to turn the BBC into GB News.
substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
@iandunt.bsky.social sums up the situation well in his substack today substack.com/inbox/post/1... ....
"Why do they hate the BBC? It’s not for the reason they give. In fact it is the opposite. They do not hate its bias. They want it to adopt their bias."
"Why do they hate the BBC? It’s not for the reason they give. In fact it is the opposite. They do not hate its bias. They want it to adopt their bias."