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RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 15h

I've never been more sure of anything

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RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 15h

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 17h

🤣🤣 seems legit!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19h

TONIGHT (and especially for followers outside of NYC who want to get involved):

Join @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on a special phonebank at 6pm!

Sign up: volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/phonebank-fo...

A graphic with a photo of Brennan Lee Mulligan that says "Phone Bank with Zohran, Wednesday, October 8th at 6pm."

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17h

We just hit 93,000 members.

We're polling on average higher than we have ever before.

Over 1000 people joining a day!

Join our movement.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19h

Mike Johnson said he would swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva "as soon as she wants." His office then backtracked — saying Johnson would only swear in the duly elected Grijalva once the government reopens. Grijalva won her special election more than two weeks ago.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 1d

Flood defences.

Labour inherited flood defences in the worst condition on record, but through increased funding, 151 flood defence schemes have been delivered in their first year in power.

And across the next decade they have committed £10.5bn for the largest flood defence programme in history.

Protecting communities and powering renewal: Over 24,000 homes and businesses protected from floods in first year

151 flood schemes delivered in 12 months to boost flood resilience across the nation and better protect more than 24,000 homes and businesses.

www.gov.uk

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 20h

BREAKING

Authorities say they have arrested an arson suspect connected to the fire in the Palisades in January.

That fire destroyed thousands of structures, caused many billions in damage, and killed 12 people.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 18h

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23h

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 21h

There's gonna be tons of lawsuits when this is done.

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RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 16h

America. If you are not MAGA, you are now Antifa. Act appropriately.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 18h

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RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 16h

Another Stephen Lawrence murder is around the corner. We have learned nothing.

Paul Marshall @pmarsha11.bsky.social · 1d

This is the result of Farage and Jenrick’s far-right, divisive rhetoric. Hard working, responsible people feeling afraid for their future.
Disgraceful.

Doncaster chippy owner 'scared for his children' after vandalism - BBC News

Poseidon's Fish Bar had the word "England" painted on its front, says Iraqi-born owner Darin Ahmed.

www.bbc.co.uk

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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 18h

The vile responses regarding Gary Neville's recent video entirely justifies the points made in Gary Neville's recent video.

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RV 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 @rave74.bsky.social · 16h

Bigotry of all kinds has been allowed to flourish. By all parties of power.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 1d

LGBTQ+ comedians Rosie Jones and Lee Peart were assaulted on a train in what they described as an 'ableist and homophobic' attack.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18h

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 17h

Lord Heseltine, "The number of people aged below 50 who think it was right for us to leave the European Union, is less than 20%

"The latest polls tells us 56% now believe it was mistake to leave the European Union"

Hands up if you are one of the 56% 🙋‍♂️

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 18h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 18h

Rev. David black was shot 7 times with exploding pellets containing chemicals. His crime: protesting against ICE and participating in a prayer vigil outside the Broadview ICE Facility.

Fight fascism!

www.newsweek.com/chicago-past...

Chicago pastor sues Trump admin after allegedly being shot by ICE agents

Rev. David Black alleges ICE shot him without warning in Broadview; joins suit over protester rights violations.

www.newsweek.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23h

Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area ICE facility and began to pray.

The masked ICE agents on the roof responded by firing pepper balls, with one striking him in the head

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.com · 21h

Make this go viral.
Lead pastor in Chicago, Rev. David Black, is being pepper sprayed directly into his eyes by an ICE Agent.
Keep fighting. 🔥

A photo of a federal ice agent spraying pepper spray directly into reverend David Black of Chicago

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Ruslan Trad @ruslantrad.bsky.social · 1d

The radical right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has fired its head of parliamentary security after it was discovered that he had been convicted of menacing two Syrian children with a gun.

AfD security head threatened Syrian children with gun

Philipp Roensch has been fired by the radical right-wing party’s parliamentary group — but he is still listed as a member of its co-leader’s local committee

www.thetimes.com

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 20h

Sorry, but if you're saying those implausible and shallow Kemi Badenoch announcements constitute a good speech then you're part of the UK's political problem.

Same half-baked "tax cut good / international commitments bad" bearing no resemblance to well formed policy.

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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 19h

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

Good decision!
Why was it ever mentioned?

David Lammy rules out charging workers for employment tribunal claims

Justice secretary says right to challenge unfair work behaviour is core to Labour work plan after union backlash

www.theguardian.com

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