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Justin @ediparolev.bsky.social · 14h

The real tragedy is that peace just isn’t as profitable.

‘War is a business’: the Colombian mercenaries training Sudan’s child fighters to ‘go and get killed’

A soldier of fortune tells of lucrative contracts, the siege of El Fasher and training child fighters to ‘go and get killed’

www.theguardian.com

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 14h

24 people killed by army paraglider while demonstrating against Myanmar's military government. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Myanmar: At least 24 killed as army paraglider bombs Buddhist festival

Locals tell the BBC the carnage has made it hard to identify victims of the military attack.

www.bbc.com

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Leigh Day @leigh-day.bsky.social · 18h

The biggest environmental pollution claim ever brought in the UK has been filed at the High Court, BBC News reports.

Leigh Day partner Oliver Holland and solicitors Celine O'Donovan and Benji Gourgey represent thousands of claimants taking action.

https://leighdaylaw.info/3VRwm2r

River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

leighdaylaw.info

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t suppose anyone wants a 2011 copy of this legal text on British nationality law? It’s from my dad’s book collection and I think a legal chamber or legal advice NGO could use it better than me.

Fransman’s British Nationality Law, Third Edition, Laurie Fransman QC

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 1d

Really? How disgusting.

John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 1d

You know I’m kinda tempted to contact them and fuck them around for a bit.

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 1d

This reminds me of a RTS game I’m currently enjoying called Manor Lords.

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 1d

This letter was sent to another flat in my block and I stole it. How do they know how much the tenant earns?

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 1d

I genuinely hate the companies who encourage this kind of landlordism.

A letter from a letting agency saying that the landlord it’s addressed to could be making over £2,000 letting their flat in London.

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 1d

XR founder Roger Hallam has a new community organising project which is aiming to create people’s assemblies across London. Read my report here: www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/10/exti...

Extinction Rebellion founder to tackle street homelessness and drug addiction in Brixton

New community organising group Assemble held a meeting on Thursday evening at the Edmundsbury Community Hall to hear local views on the problems of street homelessness, drug addiction and mental il…

www.brixtonbuzz.com

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 2d

‘After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith”’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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 short visit

www.theguardian.com

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 2d

I spent Saturday afternoon in Trafalgar Square filming pensioners getting arrested for writing words on paper for @politicsjoe.bsky.social and you can see the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn6f...

"I'm the son of a Holocaust survivor": Mass arrests at Palestine Action protest

YouTube video by PoliticsJOE

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 7d

I didn’t notice a tv when I went in. I was just quite sociologically interested by what kind of people run a pub like that and it happened to be the closest one to my friend’s house.

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Hanniba-LINA Lecter 💀 @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 7d

I mean, what do you even say?

Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 NEW | "Your Party" has officially been registered with Electoral Commission, with Corbyn appointed as sole leader of the party without a members' ballot.

Adnan Hussain is nominating officer (responsible for candidate selection). Party reports £855,000 in assets.

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 7d

Oh there’s more than one of these in my area.

A thrown away mattress with an England Red Cross painted on it and the words ‘If you make your bed with Farage be prepared to lay in (sh)it’

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 7d

Political refuse.

An old mattress lying on a street with the words ‘DON’T SLEEPWALK INTO HATE AND DIVISION’ on it.

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 7d

A nice pub can still have somewhat weird owners who make odd business decisions.

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 7d

It’s actually quite a nice pub with an Albanian guy who does decent grilled food outside. I’ve been in much, much worse pubs.

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 7d

To be fair this place is near Chelsea and as I was going past Chelsea football stadium last night I saw a kiosk selling Chelsea merch which had a big cartoon blowup Trump figure. That area of London is just a bit right wing.

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 7d

The owner seemed kinda naive and oblivious to the side she appeared to be taking.

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 7d

The other bizarre bit of info I discovered was that the owner’s daughter is the musician Biig Piig, who I quite like.

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 7d

No it only happened the other week when Trump visited the UK. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

London pub rebrands to The Trump Arms and opens 'Charlie Kirk Room'

The MAGA overhaul by the US-loving landlord features a room dedicated to conservative activist Charlie Kirk

www.standard.co.uk

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 7d

Last night I happened to go to the pub in Hammersmith which temporarily renamed itself the Trump Arms. It's run by an Irish family and the owner was on the phone talking to someone who was angry that they are holding a Charlie Kirk memorial service on Friday, saying it was just a business decision.

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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 8d

There was no Wikipedia page for the co-leader of the Iranian Kurdish PKK offshoot PJAK, Peyman Viyan, so I have made one. She is an important political figure in Kurdish politics, and PJAK is a group that is likely to play an important role in the future of Iran. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyman_...

Peyman Viyan - Wikipedia

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 11d

Recommended read: A feature in @wsj.com said that, as Trump “doubles down on fossil fuels”, the US is “forfeiting the clean-energy race to China”.

📝 @daviduberti.bsky.social Ed Ballard, Brian Spegele

Read here ⬇️
www.wsj.com/economy/glob...

www.wsj.com

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