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Rather than love, money or fame give me truth
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Populists attack London because it is ‘progressive and successful’, says Sadiq Khan
www.ft.com/content/2e88...
www.ft.com/content/2e88...
Populists attack London because it is ‘progressive and successful’, says Sadiq Khan
Rightwing attacks on one of the world’s most visited cities at odds with reality, says mayor
www.ft.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Populists attack London because it is ‘progressive and successful’, says Sadiq Khan
www.ft.com/content/2e88...
www.ft.com/content/2e88...
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Wes Streeting has suggested Britain should join a customs union with Europe, as a poll for The Times shows eight out of ten Labour voters support the move 👏
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Wes Streeting: Britain needs to join customs union with EU
The health secretary’s remarks are being seen as a direct challenge to Sir Keir Starmer, who has repeatedly ruled out a policy favoured by many Labour voters
www.thetimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wes Streeting has suggested Britain should join a customs union with Europe, as a poll for The Times shows eight out of ten Labour voters support the move 👏
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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US Defense Bill Would Fill Israel’s Weapons ‘Gaps’ Caused by Embargoes
The US armed Israel’s genocide. Nations responded by embargoing Israel. Citing those restrictions, the US may now send even more weapons to Israel, @premthakker.bsky.social reports.
zeteo.com/p/us-defense...
The US armed Israel’s genocide. Nations responded by embargoing Israel. Citing those restrictions, the US may now send even more weapons to Israel, @premthakker.bsky.social reports.
zeteo.com/p/us-defense...
US Defense Bill Would Fill Israel’s Weapons ‘Gaps’ Caused by Embargoes
The US armed Israel’s genocide. Nations responded by embargoing Israel. Citing those restrictions, the US may now send even more weapons to Israel.
zeteo.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
US Defense Bill Would Fill Israel’s Weapons ‘Gaps’ Caused by Embargoes
The US armed Israel’s genocide. Nations responded by embargoing Israel. Citing those restrictions, the US may now send even more weapons to Israel, @premthakker.bsky.social reports.
zeteo.com/p/us-defense...
The US armed Israel’s genocide. Nations responded by embargoing Israel. Citing those restrictions, the US may now send even more weapons to Israel, @premthakker.bsky.social reports.
zeteo.com/p/us-defense...
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"The killing [in Gaza] is still happening and the genocide is still unfolding right in front us. A continuation of what the Nakba was and still is."
@simonerzim.bsky.social speaks with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil about how the genocide in Gaza is a continuation of the 1948 Nakba.
@simonerzim.bsky.social speaks with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil about how the genocide in Gaza is a continuation of the 1948 Nakba.
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"The killing [in Gaza] is still happening and the genocide is still unfolding right in front us. A continuation of what the Nakba was and still is."
@simonerzim.bsky.social speaks with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil about how the genocide in Gaza is a continuation of the 1948 Nakba.
@simonerzim.bsky.social speaks with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil about how the genocide in Gaza is a continuation of the 1948 Nakba.
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“The biggest Muslim star in India and perhaps even the world – has not publicly uttered one word about Palestine.”
Fatima Bhutto writes about Shah Rukh Khan’s hypocrisy in pretending to represent the best of secular India, while remaining silent on Gaza.
zeteo.com/p/shah-rukh-...
Fatima Bhutto writes about Shah Rukh Khan’s hypocrisy in pretending to represent the best of secular India, while remaining silent on Gaza.
zeteo.com/p/shah-rukh-...
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“The biggest Muslim star in India and perhaps even the world – has not publicly uttered one word about Palestine.”
Fatima Bhutto writes about Shah Rukh Khan’s hypocrisy in pretending to represent the best of secular India, while remaining silent on Gaza.
zeteo.com/p/shah-rukh-...
Fatima Bhutto writes about Shah Rukh Khan’s hypocrisy in pretending to represent the best of secular India, while remaining silent on Gaza.
zeteo.com/p/shah-rukh-...
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Books & Reading #92
The great British novelist W. Somerset Maugham wrote this in his 1940 work Books and You, a collection of essays which he subtitled "A Dissertation Upon Reading" #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #readingislife
The great British novelist W. Somerset Maugham wrote this in his 1940 work Books and You, a collection of essays which he subtitled "A Dissertation Upon Reading" #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #readingislife
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Books & Reading #92
The great British novelist W. Somerset Maugham wrote this in his 1940 work Books and You, a collection of essays which he subtitled "A Dissertation Upon Reading" #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #readingislife
The great British novelist W. Somerset Maugham wrote this in his 1940 work Books and You, a collection of essays which he subtitled "A Dissertation Upon Reading" #bookworm #booklover #booknerd #readingislife
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The UK Must Urgently Distance Itself From Elon Musk and Space X, Warns Parliamentary Report
The UK’s infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could ‘politicise’ our reliance upon his companies, the report warns
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/t...
The UK’s infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could ‘politicise’ our reliance upon his companies, the report warns
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/t...
The UK Must Urgently Distance Itself From Elon Musk and Space X, Warns Parliamentary Report
The UK's infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could 'politicise' our reliance upon his companies, the report warns
bylinetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The UK Must Urgently Distance Itself From Elon Musk and Space X, Warns Parliamentary Report
The UK’s infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could ‘politicise’ our reliance upon his companies, the report warns
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/t...
The UK’s infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could ‘politicise’ our reliance upon his companies, the report warns
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/t...
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In this age of darkness - of insecurity, hatred, and despair:
New York has lit the torch of hope.
Thank you @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - and to the movement that secured this historic triumph.
New York has lit the torch of hope.
Thank you @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - and to the movement that secured this historic triumph.
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In this age of darkness - of insecurity, hatred, and despair:
New York has lit the torch of hope.
Thank you @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - and to the movement that secured this historic triumph.
New York has lit the torch of hope.
Thank you @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social - and to the movement that secured this historic triumph.
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Absolutely insane.
Labour would have purged and smeared someone like Zohran Mamdani.
Wes Streeting's politics align far more closely with Andrew Cuomo.
The lessons from Mamdani are about how to defeat both the right - and the bankrupt "centre".
Labour would have purged and smeared someone like Zohran Mamdani.
Wes Streeting's politics align far more closely with Andrew Cuomo.
The lessons from Mamdani are about how to defeat both the right - and the bankrupt "centre".
November 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Absolutely insane.
Labour would have purged and smeared someone like Zohran Mamdani.
Wes Streeting's politics align far more closely with Andrew Cuomo.
The lessons from Mamdani are about how to defeat both the right - and the bankrupt "centre".
Labour would have purged and smeared someone like Zohran Mamdani.
Wes Streeting's politics align far more closely with Andrew Cuomo.
The lessons from Mamdani are about how to defeat both the right - and the bankrupt "centre".
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🚨If you are one of nearly 14 million adults unable to access NHS dentistry in England sign this URGENT call for action to the Government, NOW
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
November 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🚨If you are one of nearly 14 million adults unable to access NHS dentistry in England sign this URGENT call for action to the Government, NOW
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
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Could the Greens become the party of the working class?
Their deputy leader @mothinali.bsky.social thinks so…
Their deputy leader @mothinali.bsky.social thinks so…
October 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Could the Greens become the party of the working class?
Their deputy leader @mothinali.bsky.social thinks so…
Their deputy leader @mothinali.bsky.social thinks so…
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🚨People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Join me & @thebda.bsky.social in an URGENT call for action to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Join me & @thebda.bsky.social in an URGENT call for action to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
🚨People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🚨People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Join me & @thebda.bsky.social in an URGENT call for action to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Join me & @thebda.bsky.social in an URGENT call for action to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
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🚨WOW! Over 90,000 have now signed the petition calling on the government to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Sign the URGENT call for action here👇
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Sign the URGENT call for action here👇
🚨People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Join me & @thebda.bsky.social in an URGENT call for action to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Join me & @thebda.bsky.social in an URGENT call for action to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
🚨People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🚨WOW! Over 90,000 have now signed the petition calling on the government to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Sign the URGENT call for action here👇
#FixNHSdentistryNOW
People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist
Sign the URGENT call for action here👇
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At least 135 Palestinian bodies mutilated by the Israeli army returned to Gaza.
Yet there is infinitely more outrage over racist Israeli football hooligans being barred from Birmingham's streets.
The world has been turned on its head.
Yet there is infinitely more outrage over racist Israeli football hooligans being barred from Birmingham's streets.
The world has been turned on its head.
At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials
Documents indicate they came from Sde Teiman, which already faces allegations of torture and unlawful deaths
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
At least 135 Palestinian bodies mutilated by the Israeli army returned to Gaza.
Yet there is infinitely more outrage over racist Israeli football hooligans being barred from Birmingham's streets.
The world has been turned on its head.
Yet there is infinitely more outrage over racist Israeli football hooligans being barred from Birmingham's streets.
The world has been turned on its head.
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Chancellor says Brexit deal caused long-term damage to economy
She quoted the Office for Budget Responsibility's calculation of a 4% long-term hit relative to remaining in the EU
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
She quoted the Office for Budget Responsibility's calculation of a 4% long-term hit relative to remaining in the EU
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rachel Reeves says Brexit deal caused long-term damage to economy
Rachel Reeves made the comments about the 2020 deal at a key meeting of the world's leading finance ministers and central bankers.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Chancellor says Brexit deal caused long-term damage to economy
She quoted the Office for Budget Responsibility's calculation of a 4% long-term hit relative to remaining in the EU
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
She quoted the Office for Budget Responsibility's calculation of a 4% long-term hit relative to remaining in the EU
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Palestine Action can challenge the decision to ban the group under anti-terror laws after the government lost an appeal.
Ms Ammori called the ban "absurdly authoritarian" and "one of the most extreme attacks on civil liberties in recent British history".
news.sky.com/story/palest...
Ms Ammori called the ban "absurdly authoritarian" and "one of the most extreme attacks on civil liberties in recent British history".
news.sky.com/story/palest...
Palestine Action can still challenge terror ban after government loses court appeal
The co-founder of Palestine Action says the ban is "absurdly authoritarian" and that 2,000 people have been arrested since it was outlawed three months ago.
news.sky.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Palestine Action can challenge the decision to ban the group under anti-terror laws after the government lost an appeal.
Ms Ammori called the ban "absurdly authoritarian" and "one of the most extreme attacks on civil liberties in recent British history".
news.sky.com/story/palest...
Ms Ammori called the ban "absurdly authoritarian" and "one of the most extreme attacks on civil liberties in recent British history".
news.sky.com/story/palest...
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It's no longer a joke.
Any Scot wanting this English Nationalist to be Prime Minister isn't that good at Critical Thinking.
You can't hate Scotland that much!
Only a fool now doesn't want Scottish Independence.
Any Scot wanting this English Nationalist to be Prime Minister isn't that good at Critical Thinking.
You can't hate Scotland that much!
Only a fool now doesn't want Scottish Independence.
October 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
It's no longer a joke.
Any Scot wanting this English Nationalist to be Prime Minister isn't that good at Critical Thinking.
You can't hate Scotland that much!
Only a fool now doesn't want Scottish Independence.
Any Scot wanting this English Nationalist to be Prime Minister isn't that good at Critical Thinking.
You can't hate Scotland that much!
Only a fool now doesn't want Scottish Independence.
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“I just can't not see the similarities between what is happening with the fascism here at home and the genocide abroad.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social on ICE’s abduction of an autistic teen in the US and the recent release of an autistic Palestinian teen held captive by Israel
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@mehdirhasan.bsky.social on ICE’s abduction of an autistic teen in the US and the recent release of an autistic Palestinian teen held captive by Israel
zeteo.com/p/mehdi-conn...
October 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“I just can't not see the similarities between what is happening with the fascism here at home and the genocide abroad.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social on ICE’s abduction of an autistic teen in the US and the recent release of an autistic Palestinian teen held captive by Israel
zeteo.com/p/mehdi-conn...
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social on ICE’s abduction of an autistic teen in the US and the recent release of an autistic Palestinian teen held captive by Israel
zeteo.com/p/mehdi-conn...
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Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and fairer
Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...
nation.cymru
October 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and fairer
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The Greens have pulled ahead of Labour for the first time.
It's on! 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/greens-pul...
It's on! 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/greens-pul...
Greens pull ahead of Labour
And both Labour and the British media are rattled.
www.owenjones.news
October 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Greens have pulled ahead of Labour for the first time.
It's on! 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/greens-pul...
It's on! 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/greens-pul...
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Dilemmas seems to be having a bit of a moment in India and Malaysia, judging from the new wave of reviews coming out:
"The women in Yamamoto’s world could just as well be found in Delhi’s industrial belts, in cramped apartments in Dhaka, or in the open-plan offices of London and New York."
"The women in Yamamoto’s world could just as well be found in Delhi’s industrial belts, in cramped apartments in Dhaka, or in the open-plan offices of London and New York."
Women's Endurance: A World Powered by Their Strength
Women's Challenges: Explore Yamamoto's tales on women's roles in modern economic society, balancing work, duty, and identity with deep emotional insight.
www.deccanherald.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Dilemmas seems to be having a bit of a moment in India and Malaysia, judging from the new wave of reviews coming out:
"The women in Yamamoto’s world could just as well be found in Delhi’s industrial belts, in cramped apartments in Dhaka, or in the open-plan offices of London and New York."
"The women in Yamamoto’s world could just as well be found in Delhi’s industrial belts, in cramped apartments in Dhaka, or in the open-plan offices of London and New York."
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'Nigel Farage could never be trusted to run Britain after getting Brexit so wrong'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'Farage could never be trusted to run Britain after getting Brexit so wrong'
No Brexit champion, particularly Nigel Farage, is worthy of high office after proving so conclusively wrong on such a seismic issue, says Mirror Associate Editor Kevin Maguire
www.mirror.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 6:24 AM
'Nigel Farage could never be trusted to run Britain after getting Brexit so wrong'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...