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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 8h

Chicago PD: arrest these motherfuckers threatening civilians. Put them in jail. Let the courts sort it out

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 42m

You can lock up as many people as you want for chanting or protesting against genocide.

You will never scrub away the truth about that genocide - or your own complicity in it.

You are just ensuring that you will be damned all the more for what you have done.

Government could crack down on pro-Palestinian protest chants, PM says

The government needs to

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13h

Another benefit of Brexit ... the UK has returned to its traditional role as the dirty man of Europe.
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UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

www.theguardian.com

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Long overdue
As we watch Labour, Tory, turning to true fascism to match Nigel Farage, this not what Scotland wants.

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'A fresh start': John Swinney unveils new Scottish independence plans

John Swinney has unveiled new plans for an independent Scotland ...

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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

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Over 230 journalists have been murdered. Israel continues desperately trying to silence those brave people from telling us the truth of Israeli atrocities
And western media hardly blinks an eye.
And no action from world leaders.

ISRAEL HAS KILLED OVER 18000 CHIKDREN

#GAZAHOLOCAUST
#GAZAGENOCIDE

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More journalists killed in Gaza than in both world wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined, says Costs of War project.
Targeted, some sleeping in their beds, some in hospital.
The vast majority of Israel support this #BRAINWASHED #INDOCTRINATED

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/...

Israel’s war on Gaza deadliest conflict ever for journalists, says report

More journalists killed in Gaza than in both world wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined, report finds.

www.aljazeera.com

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More journalists killed in Gaza than in both world wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined, says Costs of War project.
Targeted, some sleeping in their beds, some in hospital.
The vast majority of Israel support this #BRAINWASHED #INDOCTRINATED

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/...

Israel’s war on Gaza deadliest conflict ever for journalists, says report

More journalists killed in Gaza than in both world wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined, report finds.

www.aljazeera.com

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This is not a war. It's a full on #GAZAGENOCIDE
And if it wasn't for the bravest Palestinian journalists, we would never know if the Israeli crimes against humanity, because Israel bans all other journalists

No letup in Israeli attacks on Gaza as ceasefire talks enter third day

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No letup in Israeli attacks on Gaza as ceasefire talks enter third day

Israel attacks and intercepts another convoy of Gaza-bound boats, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.

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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 1d

Even wild cats can't resist the call of the box.

#cat #catday #bluesky

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Sepa found that the firm had breached environmental regulations and has ordered it to review its groundwater monitoring arrangements and “establish the extent of contamination” which has arisen from the leak.

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Radioactive water from Dounreay nuclear site leaked in major breach

RADIOACTIVE material was accidentally released at Scotland’s Dounreay nuclear site in a major environmental breach, The National can reveal ...

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

A source within MI6 has revealed that MI6 are unhappy with the Palestine Action ban because they are not terrorists and the drain on staff is making the UK more vulnerable to actual terrorist attacks.

End the ridiculous ban.

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Taffeta Mammal 🇨🇦 @taffetamammal.bsky.social · 2d

Once again, what's happening in Palestine isn't a war. It's an illegal occupation and genocide.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

Oh look the party that screams “family values” every five minutes is silent when one of their megachurch darlings pleads guilty to child sex abuse. But they’ll trip over themselves to ban books and attack drag shows. Tells you everything you need to know.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Jenrick could have visited Handsworth to listen to residents – he chose to pass through and make a judgement based on the colour of their skin. Instead of getting to know our nation of neighbours, he chose racism.

The Tories, Reform and Labour want to divide us.

The Greens say enough is enough.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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#GAZAGENOCIDE
#GAZAHOLOCAUST

For those not already watching it, I urge you to watch @aljazeera.com news hour on channel 511 (if you have sky tv)
Or watch it live on YouTube
The devastation & terror Israel is inflicting on the PALESTINIANS is covered in much greater detail than MSM
##IDFTERRORIST

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And then there is all the other Israeli led wars the US has funded

Israel would not have been able to sustain its wars across the Middle East without the United States’s significant financial backing of more than $21bn since October 2023, according to a pair of new reports.

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How the US funded Israel’s wars on Gaza, Lebanon, Iran

Twin reports from the Costs of War Project find the US has backed Israel with more than $21bn since October 2023.

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People need to understand that Israel funded Hamas by has allowing suitcas millions in Qatari cash to enter Gaza through its crossings since 2018. Netanyahu did this to stop the the establishment of a state & maintain its fragile ceasefire with Hamas #FACT

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For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces

The premier's policy of treating the terror group as a partner, at the expense of Abbas and Palestinian statehood, has resulted in wounds that will take Israel years to heal from

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Van Jones is a disgusting piece of shit. He is mocking the children being murdered by the Israeli army, and the audience & bill Maher are actually laughing at it

#VANJONESISASHIT

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Van Jones Jokes About Gaza’s MURDERED Babies

YouTube video by Owen Jones

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Global Sumud Flotilla activist returns to Scotland after Israel detention

The 70-year-old was one of nine UK nationals deported on Saturday, with the status of James Hickey, Yvonne Ridley and Sid Khan yet to be confirmed.

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Global Sumud Flotilla activist returns to Scotland after Israel detention

A SCOTTISH activist has returned to Glasgow after the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces

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How long until support for independence is made a terrorist offence?

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Richard Murphy: How long until support for independence is made a terrorist offence?

THERE are moments when I would dearly love to return to writing about the Scottish economy in more detail, exploring how it works and how it might…

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Never made it past episode 2. Utter garbage. This must be Ryan Murphys worst yet.
The reviews of the rest of the episodes get worse. I'm glad I never watered any more time on trash
And the prosthetics on Tom Hollander were just ridiculous looking.

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Monster: The Ed Gein Story review – Ryan Murphy’s depravity-loving murder show is unforgivable

This Charlie Hunnam-starring true-crime drama about killer Ed Gein is utterly devoid of morality. Instead, it panders to viewers’ basest instincts by lingering gleefully over the worst depredations hu...

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3d

FACT FOCUS: Republicans shut down the government to give him more time to hide the #EPSTEIN_Files.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to illegal immigrants.

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'

This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4d

The US is now four months away from losing its measles elimination status.

1544 confirmed cases reported by the CDC.

Where is measles spreading? Here's what to know.

The country is four months away from possibly losing its measles elimination status.

www.nbcnews.com

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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 3d

Interesting! Hadza is a language spoken along the shores of Lake Eyasi in Tanzania. It is one of only three languages in East Africa with click consonants.

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