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David Chriscole @devilishaccord.bsky.social · 11h

"The one about Zack Polanski vs. a bunch of different flavoured Tories"

Give 'em what for @zackpolanski.bsky.social 💚

Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party @nickhartleygreen.bsky.social · 11h

The first time I’ve been looking forward to watch Question Time in quite a while!

Go on @zackpolanski.bsky.social!

#bbcqt

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 13h

Reading a book on Auschwitz and Nazis and just came across a bit discussing how the Nazis first planned to ship millions of Jews to Africa and how that idea, in 2004 when the book was written, seems 'far fetched today'.

20 years later, how many people did the Tories want to send to Rwanda?

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 13h

the answer to the trolley problem is not to pick who to sacrifice, it’s to dismantle the system that led to an unsafe trolley crossing.

if any part of your morality strategy involves picking a group to let die on a hill, throw the entire strategy out. it’s wrong.

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UK Green Stats @ukgreenstats.bsky.social · 23h

There you go!

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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 20h

I honestly can’t bring myself to read this but I do think it’s very important for people in the US to remember that this is happening right now because of our government.

Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 20h

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts 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.

apnews.com

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 20h

This supposed gotcha about Zack Polanski's "real name" reeks of antisemitism.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 19h

They have made it clear that they believe if they make it awful enough to be trans, people will stop being trans. In service of that, the assault of children is a welcome outcome for them.

Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 20h

When politicians like Trump, or Starmer, say & do transphobic things, parents talk about it in front of kids & then the kids bring it to school.

It’s horrific that these kids are being taught to hate & at such an early age.

It is critical we do not import this into Irish politics:

11-year-old trans child allegedly assaulted by fellow student

An 11-year-old trans child was allegedly assaulted by a fellow student over their gender identity, the student's father has claimed.

www.thepinknews.com

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 20h

As today is World Octopus Day I’ll again mention that a Spanish equivalent to “like a fish out of water” is como un pulpo en un garaje. It means “like an octopus in a garage.”

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Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 23h

Behold! The field in which I grow my fucks and thou shall see that it is barren.

Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 1d

This lurid headline is about British tourists no longer getting away with overstaying in Schengen. Or being 'illegals', as it's often called in the UK.

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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 23h

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has adopted a groundbreaking recommendation to the organisation’s 46 member states on equal rights for intersex persons👇

🔗 www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

@coe.int #Consent #Equality #NoDiscrimination

Council of Europe adopts landmark Recommendation on equal rights for intersex persons

<p>Historic milestone calls for prohibition of non-consensual medical interventions and for full equality and non-discrimination against intersex persons across all areas of life</p>

www.coe.int

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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 23h

🏡 On this first ever #WorldVacantHomesDay, we highlight one of the biggest contradictions of our time: too many homes without people, too many people without homes.

🇪🇺 EU countries must prioritise renovating & reallocating vacant houses for social housing.

There is no place like home.
Yet too many of them are vacant.

It’s not only a housing crisis, it’s also a vacant homes crisis.” The graphic shows bar charts comparing the national percentage of vacant homes (yellow bars) and the percentage of vacant homes in capital cities (dark green bars) across several European countries. The countries shown are the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. A line marks 50% on the y-axis. Source: Housing Europe Observatory, 2023. Note: Data from countries with available comparable data.

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Mary Marshall (UK green) @greenmarykm.bsky.social · 22h

But Putin isn't Communist anymore. He just gives everything to his mates like everyone else!

🤫 Don't tell them about our yellow inclusion card ..

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Asylum Matters @asylummatters.bsky.social · 22h

Let a whole population of people trapped out of work start rebuilding their lives, and get vital work done at the same time?
Letting people seeking asylum work just makes sense.

#LiftTheBan

What if the solution to Wales’ skills crisis was already here — but trapped by red tape? - Institute of Welsh Affairs

Paul Shackson from the Welsh Refugee Council explains how a skills shortage in Wales could be tackled thanks to a ready and willing workforce waiting to help.

www.iwa.wales

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Snack Queen @auntiebaecc.blacksky.app · 1d

😭😭😭😭😭😭

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 1d

Appalling transphobia and hateful gender critical ideology on open display at Conservative Party conference.

Glad to see it challenged by the lone voice of my London Assembly colleague @andrewboff.bsky.social who is a reliable trans ally, in the audience in a trans rights are human rights T shirt.

News headline from independent. Black background with white text “gender critical activists accused of ‘hateful’ remarks after suggesting trans rights supporters have ‘broken brains’

Labour MP said was appalled but not surprised.

Red text Millie Cooke political correspondent in Manchester

Coloured circles with links to social media

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Tom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · 22h

Robert Jenrick Accepts Donations from ‘Family Friend’ Who Ships Arms to Israel. bylinetimes.com/2024/10/10/r...

Robert Jenrick Accepts Donations from 'Family Friend' Who Ships Arms to Israel

The Conservative leadership hopeful has received large donations from Quantum Pacific corporation, which is owned by Idan Ofer who featured in an earlier lobbying scandal involving the MP

bylinetimes.com

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Rachel Collinson @rachelbeta.bsky.social · 21h

I'm a member of the science and technology policy working group. Existing policy is pretty good, but as Chris says there's more to do. We do have experts working with us. Eg, I asked an AI safety expert to review our policy - he said it was the best he'd seen so far. More people are welcome to join.

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 23h

@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social can't call jenrick racist bcos 'blue labour' are also racist.

his comments aren't 'deeply troubling'. his comments are racist.

also: keir starmer claims that simply being involved in a peaceful protest makes someone 'unbritish'.

vote green: our leaders call bigotry out.

David Lammy, the deputy prime minister and justice secretary, suggested Jenrick was judging people based on the colour of their skin, while Mel Stride, the shadow chancellor, broke ranks by saying the remarks were "not words that I would have used". Zack Polanski, the Green party leader, said it was racism.

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Nate Higgins 🏳️‍🌈 @natehiggins.bsky.social · 1d

Last week Newham Greens hit a record 300 members.

A week later we’ve already reached 350 members, with more new members joining yesterday than any single day in our HISTORY.

We have BIG plans next year. There’s no safe seats left for Labour to hide, but we need YOUR help. 👇

Newham Greens @newhamgreens.bsky.social · 1d

🥳Last week, #Newham Greens reached a record 300 members.

🎉Yesterday, more people joined us than on any other day, ever!

💚Today, we're on 350 members, with 50 members joining in the past week alone.

✍️Be part of the fastest growing political movement in Newham - join us!

Now it's time to JOIN! Newham Green Party (Image shows leader Zack Polanski with deputy leaders Rachel Millward and Mothin Ali smiling at his side)

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

We always knew that Labour cares about little else other than keeping private developers happy.

But here's proof showing off to JP Morgan despite destruction of some of the "rarest creatures in our country."

Let's make that description Labour votes.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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Emily Shepherd @emi.ly · 1d

Finally a politician who admits when he's wrong! 🎉

🔥 Join.greenparty.org.uk 🔥

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

I said that @greenparty.org.uk membership is rising by 1000 new people a day.

I was wrong.

Yesterday we welcomed 2000 new people.

We now have 88,000 members! 🎉

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Trans Greens 🏳️‍⚧️💚 @transgreens.bsky.social · 1d

Green Party Conference recently passed some amazing healthcare policy for the trans community. It commits us to an informed consent model of trans healthcare, a trans-led public inquiry into NHS care, a trans-inclusive ban on conversion therapy, and so much more.

The Green Party just voted to reform trans healthcare.

What does this bold new policy look like?

Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

What we're calling for:
- The end of segregation in trans healthcare.
- Ending the torture of conversion therapy.
- Moving the NHS to an informed consent model.
- Expanding the range of funded transition care.
- Access to affirming healthcare for trans youth.
- NHS support for people who seld-medicate or use private care.
- Real support for detransitioning people.

Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

How we get there:
- Closing the existing Gender Identity Clinics and supporting GPs with training and funding to care for trans people.
- Lifting the politically motivated ban on 'puberty blockers'.
- Starting a government funded, trans-led, inquiry into past NHS treatment of trans people.
- Including & prioritising trans expertise in independent care reviews.
- Passing a trans-inclusive ban on 'conversion therapy'.

Promoted by LGBTIQA+ Greens (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Jenrick could have visited Handsworth to listen to residents – he chose to pass through and make a judgement based on the colour of their skin. Instead of getting to know our nation of neighbours, he chose racism.

The Tories, Reform and Labour want to divide us.

The Greens say enough is enough.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

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 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Collinson @rachelbeta.bsky.social · 1d

The world seems to have a lot of awareness days.
The one we actually really need, and don't have:

Self Awareness Day

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 2d

what if I told you that taking accountability for your actions was traditionally considered a load-bearing feature of masculinity?

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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