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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 3h

Dolly Parton posts a video message today saying she is ok and people shouldn’t worry. It comes as her younger sister, Freida, earlier said people should “pray for her”.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 14h

Police in Portland, Oregon, are beginning to come into conflict with Trump’s ICE goons, who have been witnessed deliberately stoking tensions in the city and driving their vehicles at crowds, resulting in people being run over.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 15h

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said his security forces prevented a “false flag operation” to plant explosives at the US Embassy in the capital Caracas in order to heighten tensions with Washington, amid a US military build-up about 80 miles off the coast of the country.
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Venezuela’s Maduro says US embassy ‘false flag’ bombing foiled in Caracas

President Nicolas Maduro says right wing 'extremists' planned to bomb US Embassy and blame his government for attack.

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

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 21h

Dolly Parton's sister, Freida, asks for prayers, revealing the singer isn't doing too well, TMZ reports. www.tmz.com/2025/10/07/d...

Dolly Parton's Sister Freida Asks Fans for Prayers Amid Singer's Health Battle

Dolly Parton’s sister has fans on edge -- revealing online the music legend ain’t doing too good -- and she's begging for prayers.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) says there is an outbreak of a highly contagious form of H5N1 bird flu in Iran. www.reuters.com/business/env...

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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 1d

Mine for @theipaper.com

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Clashes between Trump's enforcers and local police could lead to a US civil war

There are signs of growing antagonism between ICE agents and local law enforcement in cities like Chicago and Portland

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

These MAGA ‘patriots’ are anything but. They swear their allegiance not the the flag or the constitution, but to Trump. They are treasonous.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has called off diplomatic efforts with Venezuela, according to US officials. The CIA’s operating authorities have been expanded across Latin America as part of ongoing counter-cartel campaign. Puerto Rico is expected to serve as the staging ground for potential air strikes within Venezuela.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

Trump says he has decided on sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine for the first time, but says he wants to first confirm how they will be used.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal request from Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, over her criminal conviction. news.sky.com/story/suprem...

US Supreme Court rejects appeal request from Ghislaine Maxwell

Maxwell, whose lawyers argued she should not have faced trial because of a deal Epstein struck with prosecutors, was jailed for 20 years in 2022 after being convicted on sex trafficking charges.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

Francine the Lowe’s cat has been found now 😸

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

A shop cat from the Lowe’s store in Richmond, Virginia, has been found. Francine the Lowe’s cat went missing a few weeks ago after jumping unseen into a delivery truck that was bound for North Carolina. She is now back home. www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...

Search for Richmond's 'very special' Lowe's cat Francine goes viral: 'She means a lot'

Richmond Animal Care and Control (RACC) shared an "exciting update" on the search for Richmond's beloved Lowe's cat Francine.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

France's prime minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned after less than a month in the job, plunging the country further into a political crisis. news.sky.com/story/france...

French PM resigns less than 24 hours after forming cabinet

His resignation comes just hours after he appointed his cabinet - and after political rivals threatened to topple his government.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

Didn’t he say exactly the same thing to the generals last Tuesday?

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

Trump rambling to US Navy sailors about Osama Bin Ladin this evening.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

Trump, speaking to US Navy sailors this evening: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called 'The Democrats.'"

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

OSINTtechnical reports multiple explosions reported near the Russian-occupied Saky Airbase in Crimea. There are also reports of gunfire at the airbase. It comes as Ukraine earlier carried precision strikes in the Russian city of Belgorod, leading to water and power outages across the city.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 3d

Footage of one of Trump’s goons pepper spraying a woman at close range for no reason in Portland, Oregon.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 3d

Police in the UK have launched an investigation after a suspected arson attack at a mosque in East Sussex. Emergency services were called to the fire in Peacehaven around 9.50pm last night. Photos from the scene showed a burnt-out car in front of the door to the mosque.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 3d

A man who broke his leg during an arrest by Trump’s ICE goons at a car wash south of Los Angeles in California, was held under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for 37 days without ICE telling him why he was being detained. A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 3d

NATO aircraft have been scrambled to patrol airspace in eastern Poland after Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine tonight, the Polish military say.

Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 3d

Trump’s ICE goons deployed tear gas and pepper balls at protestors outside Portland ICE Detention Centre in Oregon, leading to multiple arrests.

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 4d

Trump told Axios today that "we are close" to a peace deal in Gaza, and said he'll push to finalise it in the next few days. "I said, 'Bibi, this is your chance for victory.' He was fine with it," Trump told Barak Ravid. "He's got to be fine with it. He has no choice. With me, you got to be fine."

Exclusive — Trump on Gaza deal push: "I said, 'Bibi, this is your chance for victory'"

"Bibi took it very far."

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Our Earth Affairs @ourearthaffairs.bsky.social · 4d

All train traffic in Norway has been halted due to a critical communications system failure between trains and dispatchers, operator Bane Nor says. Trains are stopped at the nearest stations, and the disruption may last for some time. Russian hybrid warfare perhaps?