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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 1d

"Since the pandemic began, billionaire wealth in this country has doubled. Meanwhile, millions use food banks and warm banks as a lifetime.

Some politicians seem confused. Do they serve the billionaires or do they serve you?

I'm not confused." - @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Let's make hope normal again.

youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...

Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 2d

The Sora AI disinfo nightmare is here

For more like this:
tiktok.com/@drewharwell
instagram.com/bydrewharwell

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 2d

Also wild that both the adverts on this page are from tobacco companies.

"Vaping Standards, Vapers deserve better", from British American Tobacco.

"It costs more than you think" from Japan Tobacco International. (Allegedly part of efforts to oppose the Tobacco & Vapes Bill...)

Screenshot of the article entitled "Vape to save your pet". Adverts include 'Vaping standards' from the British American Tobacco company and "It costs more than you think" adverts on illegal tobacco, funded by Japan Tobacco International.

Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe I'm just out of the loop on what's vogue in the world of vaping, but this is so wild.

"...gobstopper-coloured vapes with touch screens, flashing animations and “puff count competition games”."

www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...

Vape to save your pet

Smart vapes have made a game out of e-cigarettes

www.newstatesman.com

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 4d

#NowSpinning Eluveitie - Ategnatos 🦅

#MetalSky #VinylSky #VinylCommunity

In front of a record player is the album sleeve for Ategnatos. It shows an illustration of a black bird’s silhouette flying towards rocky cliffs, with a narrow waterfall crashing over the edge.

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 4d

#NowSpinning Gaerea - Coma 💜

#VinylSky #MetalSky #VinylCommunity

A clear record with turquoise and white splatters sits on the record player. Behind is the sleeve for Coma, which shows a purple eye, with steeples for eyelashes, and a waterfall pouring from it.

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 5d

New single from Vilt is also a bit different, but good. Worth listening to their last few singles if you haven't already, for fans of Swedish melodic death metal. #MetalSky

open.spotify.com/track/2o11fy...

Feral

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 5d

New Lamb of God is a bit different, not bad!

It does end with a fade out though, which we all know is the cowards way of ending a song...

open.spotify.com/track/3ScIZd... #MetalSky

Sepsis

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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 6d

Fundamentally, if you were designing a refugee policy that annoyed everyone, then I'm not sure you could do much worse than still accepting refugees but turning them into a permanently precarious underclass.

Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 6d

But I was told that Keir Starmer’s conference speech marked a pivot away from imitating Reform and towards a bold new liberal something! I WAS PROMISED!

on.ft.com/4mGqFPF

UK to scrap right of refugees to seek permanent residency after 5 years

Policy comes as Keir Starmer seeks to toughen stance on immigration and fend off Reform UK

on.ft.com

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 6d

🚨 Israeli warships have surrounded the Global Sumud Flotilla — over 50 vessels.

The flotilla insists on breaking the blockade to deliver aid to Gaza.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 7d

OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 7d

You can email the Foreign Office and call on them to protect British citizens and the humanitarian flotilla to Gaza, using the template and contact details here 👇

globalsumudflotilla.org/contact-offi...

#SailToGaza #BreakTheSiege #AllEyesOnDeck

Official Contacts - By Country - Global Movement to Gaza

globalsumudflotilla.org

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 7d

The Global Sumud Flotilla is now just over 100 nautical miles from Gaza, close to where they were previously intercepted and abducted.

You can track the mission here, to show solidarity and help ensure safety: globalsumudflotilla.org/tracker/

#EyesOnDeck #BreakTheSiege #SailToGaza #AllEyesOnDeck

Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 8d

You can track the Global Sumud Flotilla here as it sails to break the illegal siege on Gaza and deliver desperately needed aid 👇

globalsumudflotilla.org/tracker/

Screenshot of the flotilla tracker webpage. It shows 44 boats en route to Palestine. They are currently just north of Egypt.

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 8d

You can track the Global Sumud Flotilla here as it sails to break the illegal siege on Gaza and deliver desperately needed aid 👇

globalsumudflotilla.org/tracker/

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 8d

New patch ✌️

A black Chumbawamba fabric patch shows a boy with two fingers in the air and the words “We’ll never rest again until every Nazi dies”.

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JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 8d

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 9d

Interesting, albeit unsurprising, to see which voters are receiving the most misinformation about violent crime in London.

via @yougov.co.uk

Screenshot of a YouGov poll, filtered by politics. It asks, As far as you are aware is violent crime in London increasing, decreasing, or staying about the same?” 65% of Reform supporters said ‘Increasing a lot’ compared to 44% of Conservative supporters, 19% of Lib Dem supporters, and 16% of Labour supporters.

Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 9d

Haha I just checked the label on the band shirt I'm currently wearing, to see whether that's why it's so uncomfortable. Lo-and-behold, it's Gildan!

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 9d

I've signed the new petition from @oxfamgb.bsky.social, calling for a 2% tax on wealth over £10m - which could raise £24bn annually.

There is money out there, but it's being hoarded by a few wealthy individuals - lets change the system that allows this to happen 👇

www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...

Oxfam GB | Chancellor Rachel Reeves: Tax Wealth Now

It’s time to tax the super-rich. Demand a Wealth Tax today.

www.oxfam.org.uk

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 9d

It’s feeling autumnal, so I’m making a batch of what I like to call ‘healthy juice’.

Oranges, lemon, ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, and honey 🍊🍋🫚🍯

A saucepan full of water, with orange slices, lemon, and a cinnamon stick floating on the surface.

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Pod Save the UK @podsavetheuk.crooked.com · 11d

Want to hear more about what the Green Party is offering?

Watch the full interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on our YouTube, or listen wherever you get your pods.

#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UK #Socialism #YourParty

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 11d

#OtD 27 Sep 1936 1000 uniformed fascist Blackshirts led by Oswald Mosley in Leeds, UK, were confronted by 30,000 anti-fascist locals who attacked them, pelted them with stones, hitting Mosley, and drowned out speeches by singing The Red Flag stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9965...

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 10d

In deadly seriousness: I think we’re fucked both short and long term because we have been shown these people will not tolerate threats to the Thatcherite consensus; that they will fly the plane into the mountain rather than concede an inch, and that *anything* is preferable to reversing any of it.

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 10d

#NowSpinning My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge ♥️🖤

#VinylSky #VinylCommunity #EmoSky

In front of a record player is the album sleeve for My Chemical Romance’s Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. The cover art, inspired by René Magritte's painting The Lovers, is an illustration of a bloodstained couple about to kiss.

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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 11d

Impossible to watch without saying *BOOF* with every big tackle. #RWC2025

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