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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 38m

Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Trump's Gaza peace deal

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Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza peace deal

Celebrations broke out at the news of an expected ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners

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@mediate4u @mediate4u.bsky.social · 37m

Trump Admin Has Hired 100+ 'Fossil Fuel Insiders' to Fill Top Energy, Environmental Agency Roles www.commondreams.org/news/trump-a...

Trump Admin Has Hired 100+ 'Fossil Fuel Insiders' to Fill Top Energy, Environmental Agency Roles | Common Dreams

One of them described her job as offering “concierge, white-glove service” to oil, gas, and coal companies seeking permits from regulators.

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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 14h

We're paying over half a billion dollars to prop up criminal-created global miner Glencore's Mount Isa copper smelter ... for just 2 years!

And we're taking how much ownership, for all that money? Don't answer that.

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Mining giant gets $600m worth of taxpayer funds to keep refinery open

The last Australian copper smelter processing third-party product will stay open after its owner accepted a support package.

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@mediate4u @mediate4u.bsky.social · 12h

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Pritzker Warns Trump Will Have Military Seize Ballot Boxes So He Can 'Count the Votes Himself' in Elections | Common Dreams

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker warns of Trump's plan to militarize US cities and control elections. Pritzker remains defiant against threats of imprisonment.

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@mediate4u @mediate4u.bsky.social · 12h

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The 'mesmerising' Scottish museum that is one of Europe's quirkiest and oddest

The Scottish attraction, which is also one of the oldest museums in the UK, has been praised as a fantastic place to learn about medicine.

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@mediate4u @mediate4u.bsky.social · 12h

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'My new book shows how UK media and politicians are complicit in Gaza destruction’

PETER Oborne was in a cafe in the city of Nablus in the West Bank last year when he decided to write his soon-to-be-released book: Complicit:…

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@mediate4u @mediate4u.bsky.social · 12h

The National’s Editor Laura Webster on Journalism. vm.tiktok.com/ZNdnusPy2/ Our View is in the comments page!

TikTok - Make Your Day

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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare #MakeLabourHistory @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 14h

Theres never an excuse for the murder of innocents…

…Over 700 Israeli civilians killed on Oct 7th

Yet its said it was also done with prior knowledge of the Israeli govmnt?

But does retaliation & enormous number of victims (especially kids) make any kind of sense to you?

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These Horrific Numbers Show the Scale of Israel's Genocide in Gaza Two Years On

The figures speak for themselves.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 14h

“And then, unfortunately, he has the power of the military, the power of the federal government to do his bidding, and that’s what he’s doing.”

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 14h

“This is a man who’s suffering dementia,” said @govpritzker.illinois.gov. “This is a man who has something stuck in his head … He doesn’t read. He doesn’t know anything that’s up to date. It’s just something in the recesses of his brain that is effectuating to have him call out these cities.”

Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to ‘dementia’ and obsessive fixations

Democratic governor’s comments came as he continues to oppose President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago area for deportation efforts.

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Hoody McExtremist @hoodyindy.bsky.social · 13h

This, THIS, is the very essence of Starmer's Labour government's "Special Relationship" with the WHITE House.

Tampa Bay resister 🇺🇸🇨🇿🇨🇴🏴‍☠️⚡️🐶🎧 @depechemodefan101.bsky.social · 14h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act to punish anyone who opposes him, and he’s following a four point plan to do it.

Here’s what you need to know about it — and some thoughts on how to respond. www.youtube.com/shorts/31X8v...

The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

YouTube video by Robert Reich

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Kim, Bestie of Bunzy, Co-CEO Execubetch™️ @easybakedoven.bsky.social · 15h

Finally Senator Reuben Gallego says what we're all thinking

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Ali Haydor @alihaydor.bsky.social · 13h

It’s National Curry Week! Celebrate your favourite curry – mild, spicy, or extra hot!

#NationalCurryWeek #CurryLovers #SpicyFood #Foodie

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SnarkeeBeachGal @snarkeebeachgal.bsky.social · 13h

Well, he did brag that he loved the UNEDUCATED ...

Now he wants to guarantee that good Public Education cannot succeed.

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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 16h

Pastor David Black has sued the Trump regime for civil rights violations after ICE fired rubber bullets at him during a Constitutionally protected free speech protest. Remember when The Regime said ICE was only “Going after the worst of the worst?“ Now they are shooting preachers. #ProudBlue

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Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion @nateturner.bsky.social · 18h

Why are we paying taxes to a corrupt mafia regime propped up by its handmaidens on the Extreme Court?

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Independence Live @independencelive.net · 16h

Economic growth for the UK is to be powered by… wait for it… English pubs.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 18h

Rising bills. Falling living standards. The UK economic model is broken.

Independence is the fresh start for Scotland - so we can build a wealthier, fairer nation shaped by the people who live here.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👉 yes.scot/decide

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@mediate4u @mediate4u.bsky.social · 14h

Not Just Power But Zionist Money Has Changed Shabama Mahmood! vm.tiktok.com/ZNdnuCU4f/

@mediate4u @mediate4u.bsky.social · 14h

Greta Thunberg Explains She and The Other Flotilla Volunteers Are Not The Story! ♥️ vm.tiktok.com/ZNdnukSua/

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

As we’ve highlighted before, you’ve a better chance of seeing Halley’s Comet than you do of catching a glimpse of a Labour minister on one of their strictly stage-managed trips to Scotland, writes Hamish Morrison ✍️

Read more: tinyurl.com/yf3mv7vb

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 23h

If we want to understand why poverty is so stubborn in Scotland, we need to start from the everyday realities of families, writes Assa Samake-Roman ✍️

Read here: www.thenational.scot/politi...

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 18h

The Scottish Government’s scheme to effectively abolish the two-child cap on some benefits will open for applications from March 2, John Swinney has confirmed 👇

Scottish Government scheme to abolish two-child cap open for applications from March

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 17h

EXCLUSIVE: Journalist Peter Oborne sat down with The National ahead of his soon-to-be released book, Complict: Britain's Role In The Destruction Of Gaza

🗣️'The way in which the British public were being lied to about what’s been happening is beyond belief'

Read more: tinyurl.com/3rmx858p

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 17h

The National's Q&A with Peter Oborne on the UK's complicity in the Gaza genocide has almost sold out. This is how you can purchase the final tickets 👇

The National’s Q&A with Peter Oborne on UK Gaza complicity almost sold out

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