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Sam @irishwol.bsky.social · 5h

For Judit!

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 6h

9 October 1941 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Judit Erdos, was born in Miskolc.

In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

A vintage black and white photo of a young girl, smiling softly.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 6h

Tens of thousands of pre-school age children in Gaza are starving to death, with more than 10,000 of them having a limited chance of recovering jrnl.ie/6838523t

Tens of thousands of pre-school age children in Gaza are starving to death

A new study in The Lancet is based on examinations of 219,783 children from January 2024 to August 2025.

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Sam @irishwol.bsky.social · 5h

They the same thing about Michael D. And he has been, a bit. And we're the better off it

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A Thousand Eyes and One Podcast @thousandeyespod.bsky.social · 4d

Hit your local library or bookstore.
You're gonna want to be in the chat for these livestreams. Plus! We'll be joined by Wole Talabi when we talk about his book.

Victorian Psycho: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUNJ...

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Kh...

Wine On An Empty Stomach: Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

YouTube video by A Thousand Eyes and One Podcast

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 6h

A lot of the photos in my collection aren’t perfectly in focus, but I have to buy them anyway because it was still a kitty that somebody loved! Besides, how could I resist the happy body language and little eyebrows on this one?

Black and white photo of a fluffy white cat with two dark markings in the fur over its eyes that look like eyebrows. The cat is trotting toward the camera with tail held high!

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Sam @irishwol.bsky.social · 5h

Ah poop! But please read

Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 4d

🚨Beware of how this petition is going to be misused by ‘gender critical’ transphobes!

On the face of it, it seems innocuous - but it’s clear transphobes are going to conflate trans women with cis men in order to EXCLUDE them from women’s hospital wards! 😖

It’s insidious malicious transphobia! 😤

Petitions
UK Government and Parliament
Petition
Inquiry into sexual violence in
NHS hospitals
I want the Government to have an inquiry into sexual violence being reported in NHS hospitals, to come up with a plan to reduce incidents.
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TWITTER SCREENSHOT…

Giles Rocholl (the MAN who started the petition)
Could you all please sign and share the petition I launched last month to help protect people going in to hospital. It has just started getting traction with support from Sharron Davies MBE and Rosie Duffield MP. These terrible and sadly numerous crimes mostly affect woman and the most vulnerable in society. There is huge concern that the NHS is suppressing enquiries and not tackling the terrible situation effectively.

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 4d

As a feminist, it’s just SO EXHAUSTING that I have to investigate EVERYTHING that seems remotely supportive of women, to make sure that it’s not a Trojan horse being used by ‘gender critical’ transphobes to sneak in anti-trans hate under the guise of “protecting women”! 😫

Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 4d

🚨Beware of how this petition is going to be misused by ‘gender critical’ transphobes!

On the face of it, it seems innocuous - but it’s clear transphobes are going to conflate trans women with cis men in order to EXCLUDE them from women’s hospital wards! 😖

It’s insidious malicious transphobia! 😤

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 6h

I wasn’t prepared for most of today’s WH “round table” but I was *most* not prepared for the allegation that there is a secret cabal of homelessness and housing nonprofits who fund leftist “muscle”

Closed captioning: embedded contestion with the
homeless, housing nonprofit

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Sam @irishwol.bsky.social · 5h

If this person isn't fictional, what were they arrested for exactly?

Sam @irishwol.bsky.social · 5h

The one we didn't know who went to that other school?

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 6h

i am not saying the world has gone completely bonkers but
the world has gone absolutely completely bonkers

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 6h

It's a cool ass shirt and you should order one

The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 8h

So many of you have bought the art for the latest Flytrap post that we decided to make t-shirts and hats available! We are also pledging to donate 50% of profits to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. Click to buy:

Saoirse don Phalaistín Shirt

The official shop of The Flytrap Media. Buy merch, and support your favorite feminist media collection!

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Sam @irishwol.bsky.social · 5h

Fancy a therapeutic weep? If so this is the thread for you

Raven Oak @ravenoak.bsky.social · 6h

Yesterday, shortly after 2:30 PM, my little shadow guardian and editing sidekick, DiNozzo, died in my arms here at home. The change in his health was sudden and drastic. With the help of Compassion 4 Paws, we helped him head out on his final adventure. (1)

A black cat is sitting on the corner of a desk. His paw is outstretched to rest on his human's arm. His claws are visible as if to remind the human who's the boss.

Sam @irishwol.bsky.social · 5h

I am so sorry. But what a tribute. He was a blessing.

With love from one void to another

A black cat sleeps on a red blanket on the lap of a person.

Sam @irishwol.bsky.social · 5h

Unintentionally my arse

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 8h

When the Trump regime says "Antifa", they don't only mean protesters, but in their own words: "anti-capitalists; pro-immigrant and anti-racism advocates; all trans people; and anyone with hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality." Remember that.

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 7h

Fourteen households have been hit with eviction notices from the investment fund that owns their homes in Killarney, Co Kerry.

The move affects 15 children and 25 adults.

Fourteen households served with eviction notices from Killarney homes owned by investment fund

One tenant moved to Killarney from Cork because of the housing shortage there.

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 11h

I’m deeply grateful to everyone who supports my mission
to show Ukraine to the world.

This week’s gratitude for you –
my travel diary from the palaces of Vinnytsia region,
little-known, non-touristic places
in the heart of Ukraine:
www.patreon.com/posts/travel...

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Lamhfada @lamhfada.bsky.social · 11h

Maria Steen showing up at the gates of the Áras Refusing to leave until she's made President. #Áras25

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Maria Steen Turning Up At Gates Of The Áras Refusing To Leave Until She’s Made President

A WOMAN who has never been a presidential candidate or appeared on a ballot paper has taken up residence outside the gates of Leinster House, vowing never to leave until she is made president of …

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Sam @irishwol.bsky.social · 10h

Which the only sensible response is "why"?

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Strange Days at Blake Hol(e)sey High 👻 🍑 @reactionordinary.bsky.social · 12h

The RIAA was suing teenagers. We had to sit through ⬇️ this shit anytime we wanted to watch a DVD. A whole generation shamed for using Limewire and torrents. Only for these silicone valley assholes to now find copyright infringement a necessary evil they shouldn’t have to answer for

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Bill Jenrick (father) LinkedIn:

"I served a 5 year apprenticeship at AEI Manchester and qualified as a Management accountant. Then I worked as an accountant...."

Robert Jenrick (son) : "...gas fitters like my dad"

James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 1d

I know plenty of politicians 'working classify' their backgrounds, but this from Jenrick is taking the piss.

His father's linked in is here: uk.linkedin.com/in/bill-jenr...

He was a managing accountant who ended up as the Managing Director of Cannon Industries

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 14h

Just openly cheering the destruction of any representation of gay people in public space. They think their power is totally unrestricted, and the entire country will support them rolling back society to the 1950s, or maybe the 1850s

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AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @askaubry.com · 11h

Man murders his wife while his children are at home.

Dudes in the comments: what did she do?

Pa. Man Kills Wife Before Turning Gun on Himself, Leaving 5 Children Behind Days Before Christmas

Brooke Raia and Blase Raia lived in Altoona, Pa., with their children

By Esme Mazzeo

Published on December 23, 2023 08:37PM EST

https://people.com/man-fatally-shoots-wife
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Man Kills Wife Before Turning Gun ...

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34-year-old Brooke Raia (neé Zimmerman) and 39-year-old Blase Raia were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds in their home on Dartmouth Lane in Blair County... Logan Township Police Chief Dave Hoover told The Altoona Mirror that the deaths appear to have been related to a domestic violence incident based on evidence at the scene.

https://people.com/man-fatally-shoots-wife -turns-gun-himself-murder-suicide-8419411

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WexMajor82 8m

Did they ever do a DNA test on the children?

maidenhairfernbitch 2m

Did you just vilify the victim wtf

FennelPowerful2686 1m and why would that be relevant

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Dramatic-Service-985 10m

She was probably leaving

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Optimal_Analyst_3309 9m

My money is on cheating

PrettyGayPegasus 7m

In any case, this was a weak man

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He might have found out she was cheating on him.

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