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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 5h

Twelve Jobs Nigel has earned over £1 million in additional income since the general election.

To understand the scale of it, since the July 2024 election he's earned roughly £100k more as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion than Starmer gets as PM.

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Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 8h

The Emigrants by Gerald Laing (1936–2011) in Helmsdale.

The statue commemorates the huge numbers of people evicted from their ancestral homes during the Highland Clearances.

Pic: Carsten Flieger

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17h

Experts argue Israel's actions in Gaza amount to genocide, surpassing isolated violations of war laws.

Legal scholars: Genocide label crucial in addressing atrocities in Gaza

Experts argue Israel's actions in Gaza amount to genocide, surpassing isolated violations of war laws.

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Council Estate Media @councilestatemedia.uk · 21h

Who the hell would trust this man with digital IDs?

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Dr. of Fnark this Snit @jordanjaunts.bsky.social · 20h

Put msg on crack potato's roasted on the fire and discovered new levels of food addiction.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23h

Trump's $100,000 skilled worker visa fee gives Britain a golden opportunity to attracted global talent. Needless to say, we're going to piss it away because we're scared of upsetting Nigel Farage.

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Trump's migrant obsession offers Starmer a rare win - but Farage has scared him off

We have a golden opportunity to kick-start the British economy

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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Myanmar: At least 24 killed as paraglider bombs Buddhist festival

Locals told the BBC the destruction from the motorised paraglider made it hard to identify victims.

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 1d

Watch Claire Magone, MSF General Director, share the harrowing reality of hospitals in #Gaza, from inside #NasserHospital.

We call for an immediate halt to the violence and concrete measures to protect civilians. Israeli authorities must ensure safe access to humanitarian aid.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Trump calls for Chicago mayor, Illinois governor to be jailed reut.rs/47e8DzL

Trump calls for Chicago mayor, Illinois governor to be jailed

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to be jailed, accusing the two Democrats of failing to protect federal immigration officers without offering any evidence.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Germany: Activists brave Berlin's police despite last-minute ban on Gaza protest - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/germany-activists-brave-berlins-police-despite-last-minute-ban-gaza-protest

Activists brave Berlin's police despite last-minute ban on Gaza protest

Several protesters were beaten and dragged into police vans by authorities after the city government rescinded its approval

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 1d

"H5N1 virus can remain infectious for extended periods in raw-milk cheeses under specific conditions, underscoring the potential public health risks associated with consuming unpasteurized milk products "
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H5N1 influenza virus stability and transmission risk in raw milk and cheese - Nature Medicine

The pathogenic avian flu H5N1 virus remains stable in raw milk and throughout the cheese-making process, but contaminated cheese fed to ferrets did not lead to infection, whereas raw milk did.

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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Nigerian Modernism gets recognition at London's Tate Modern

Nigerian Modernism at the Tate spotlights a compelling period in the West African country's history.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

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’

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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli forces intercept aid flotilla bound for Gaza

Activists on board nine vessels carrying food and medical supplies for Palestinians will be deported, Israel says.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 1d

It's properly unconscionable that the Home Office has created this situation. It should never have been allowed to happen and once it did happen it should have been immediately reversed.

The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 1d

🚨BREAKING: The metropolitan police
arrest a man for carrying a copy of our magazine. This is a threat to both journalism and freedom to protest

Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

Watch | A man was arrested in London for holding up The New World magazine, featuring the "sign of the times" with the words:

"I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

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Hend Amry @libyaliberty.bsky.social · 1d

#NeverForget

Palestinian senior wearing traditional clothing sitting in a plastic chair with the front gate of home behind them, holding the antique iron key to the home stolen or destroyed by Israeli colonization and Zionism.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat https://theonion.com/u-s-military-carries-out-strike-on-scuffy-the-tugboat/

U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat
Pentagon Claims Little Red Vessel Working With ‘Narco-Terrorists’

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 2d

Unless we tackle western racism, the Gaza nightmare will be repeated elsewhere - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/unless-we-tackle-western-racism-gaza-nightmare-will-be-repeated-elsewhere

Unless we tackle western racism, the Gaza nightmare will be repeated elsewhere

Trump has put a gun to the head of the Palestinian people, demanding compliance with a 'peace plan' that strips them of autonomy

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 2d

Gaza's children face genetic harm ‘for generations to come’ from Israel’s genocide - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/generations-come-gazas-children-face-lifelong-genetic-damage-israels-genocide

Gaza's children face genetic harm ‘for generations to come’ from Israel’s genocide

Scientists warn war and starvation will alter Gaza children’s genes, risking lasting harm for future generations

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Verso Books @versobooks.bsky.social · 1d

Books on the history of Palestine, including our free ebook From the River to the Sea, and our new releases Gaza: The Story of a Genocide, The Idea of Israel by Ilan Pappe, and Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani