Rita Kaur
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Hi, I'm Rita a.k.a Rin * Reader, casual writer and movie watcher * 🪯📚🫧🩷🕊🌈🏹🌷🌱
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No Other Land depicts the horrifying violence Palestinians in the West Bank endure under apartheid.
Yesterday, its co-director Hamdan Ballal was beaten in his home by settlers before being detained by Israeli forces.
People applauded Hamdan. Now they are silent. Free Hamdan.
Yesterday, its co-director Hamdan Ballal was beaten in his home by settlers before being detained by Israeli forces.
People applauded Hamdan. Now they are silent. Free Hamdan.
March 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
No Other Land depicts the horrifying violence Palestinians in the West Bank endure under apartheid.
Yesterday, its co-director Hamdan Ballal was beaten in his home by settlers before being detained by Israeli forces.
People applauded Hamdan. Now they are silent. Free Hamdan.
Yesterday, its co-director Hamdan Ballal was beaten in his home by settlers before being detained by Israeli forces.
People applauded Hamdan. Now they are silent. Free Hamdan.
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Unethical and unforgiveable.
And the Labour Welsh Government shamefully refuse both to condemn Starmer’s continuing targeting of the most vulnerable, and to demand the powers we need over welfare to help shield Welsh people from these harmful cuts.
And the Labour Welsh Government shamefully refuse both to condemn Starmer’s continuing targeting of the most vulnerable, and to demand the powers we need over welfare to help shield Welsh people from these harmful cuts.
Liz Kendall unveils UK benefits cuts set to leave many sick and disabled worse off
Liz Kendall unveils UK benefits cuts set to leave many sick and disabled worse off
Welfare secretary announces changes aimed at cutting bill by up to £5bn in face of opposition from Labour MPs
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March 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Unethical and unforgiveable.
And the Labour Welsh Government shamefully refuse both to condemn Starmer’s continuing targeting of the most vulnerable, and to demand the powers we need over welfare to help shield Welsh people from these harmful cuts.
And the Labour Welsh Government shamefully refuse both to condemn Starmer’s continuing targeting of the most vulnerable, and to demand the powers we need over welfare to help shield Welsh people from these harmful cuts.
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Labour’s £5 billion cut to the welfare system will only add strain to already overstretched Welsh public services.
Once again, this UK Labour Government is choosing short-term austerity over long-term solutions to the deep issues that affect us all.
Once again, this UK Labour Government is choosing short-term austerity over long-term solutions to the deep issues that affect us all.
March 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Labour’s £5 billion cut to the welfare system will only add strain to already overstretched Welsh public services.
Once again, this UK Labour Government is choosing short-term austerity over long-term solutions to the deep issues that affect us all.
Once again, this UK Labour Government is choosing short-term austerity over long-term solutions to the deep issues that affect us all.
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Instead of slashing welfare and disability benefits — forcing more disabled people and children into poverty — the government could introduce a 2% tax on assets over £10 million.
It would raise £24 billion — five times the savings from these cuts.
This is austerity 2.0
It would raise £24 billion — five times the savings from these cuts.
This is austerity 2.0
March 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Instead of slashing welfare and disability benefits — forcing more disabled people and children into poverty — the government could introduce a 2% tax on assets over £10 million.
It would raise £24 billion — five times the savings from these cuts.
This is austerity 2.0
It would raise £24 billion — five times the savings from these cuts.
This is austerity 2.0
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In under 24 hours, Israel has massacred over 400 people in Gaza — including 174 children.
Words of condemnation ring hollow.
The UK government must end ALL arms sales, trade & diplomatic ties with a state facing genocide charges at the ICJ & leaders under ICC arrest warrants.
Words of condemnation ring hollow.
The UK government must end ALL arms sales, trade & diplomatic ties with a state facing genocide charges at the ICJ & leaders under ICC arrest warrants.
March 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In under 24 hours, Israel has massacred over 400 people in Gaza — including 174 children.
Words of condemnation ring hollow.
The UK government must end ALL arms sales, trade & diplomatic ties with a state facing genocide charges at the ICJ & leaders under ICC arrest warrants.
Words of condemnation ring hollow.
The UK government must end ALL arms sales, trade & diplomatic ties with a state facing genocide charges at the ICJ & leaders under ICC arrest warrants.
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I remain gravely concerned by today’s welfare announcement, to put it mildly.
Cutting social security for disabled people will only deepen poverty and inequality.
This wasn’t in our manifesto and it isn’t what people voted for when they elected a Labour government.
Cutting social security for disabled people will only deepen poverty and inequality.
This wasn’t in our manifesto and it isn’t what people voted for when they elected a Labour government.
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I remain gravely concerned by today’s welfare announcement, to put it mildly.
Cutting social security for disabled people will only deepen poverty and inequality.
This wasn’t in our manifesto and it isn’t what people voted for when they elected a Labour government.
Cutting social security for disabled people will only deepen poverty and inequality.
This wasn’t in our manifesto and it isn’t what people voted for when they elected a Labour government.
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There is an alternative to the government's cruelty: treat disabled people with care, dignity and respect.
My piece for @mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
My piece for @mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'Slashing disability benefits is a cruel political choice', writes Jeremy Corbyn
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn argues none of the cuts announced today are necessary - and the government should tax the super-rich instead
www.mirror.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
There is an alternative to the government's cruelty: treat disabled people with care, dignity and respect.
My piece for @mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
My piece for @mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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putting them in my cultural dress because I have free will ✨ dydd gwyl dewi hapus pawb 🏴
March 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
putting them in my cultural dress because I have free will ✨ dydd gwyl dewi hapus pawb 🏴
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Israel has announced a total blockade on food and essential supplies to Gaza, starving 2 million of basic necessities.
This is a continuation of genocide.
Until the government enforces a full two-way arms embargo and severs economic & diplomatic ties, it is directly complicit.
This is a continuation of genocide.
Until the government enforces a full two-way arms embargo and severs economic & diplomatic ties, it is directly complicit.
March 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Israel has announced a total blockade on food and essential supplies to Gaza, starving 2 million of basic necessities.
This is a continuation of genocide.
Until the government enforces a full two-way arms embargo and severs economic & diplomatic ties, it is directly complicit.
This is a continuation of genocide.
Until the government enforces a full two-way arms embargo and severs economic & diplomatic ties, it is directly complicit.
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Israel has chosen to mark the first days of Ramadan by blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Still, our government refuses to implement sanctions and defend international law.
There is no other way of putting it: this is a resumption of genocide — and our government is complicit.
Still, our government refuses to implement sanctions and defend international law.
There is no other way of putting it: this is a resumption of genocide — and our government is complicit.
March 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Israel has chosen to mark the first days of Ramadan by blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Still, our government refuses to implement sanctions and defend international law.
There is no other way of putting it: this is a resumption of genocide — and our government is complicit.
Still, our government refuses to implement sanctions and defend international law.
There is no other way of putting it: this is a resumption of genocide — and our government is complicit.
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Look, socialists largely deserted Labour after Starmer incinerated his promises and told us to find a ditch and die in it.
But if you’re a liberal still backing Keir Starmer after he incinerated the foreign aid budget, how have you not died from terminal embarrassment
But if you’re a liberal still backing Keir Starmer after he incinerated the foreign aid budget, how have you not died from terminal embarrassment
February 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Look, socialists largely deserted Labour after Starmer incinerated his promises and told us to find a ditch and die in it.
But if you’re a liberal still backing Keir Starmer after he incinerated the foreign aid budget, how have you not died from terminal embarrassment
But if you’re a liberal still backing Keir Starmer after he incinerated the foreign aid budget, how have you not died from terminal embarrassment
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fuck it my life my rules ✨
February 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
fuck it my life my rules ✨
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“If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people.” — Tony Benn
February 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people.” — Tony Benn
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With Handmaids Tale people focus on the shock of the mass rapes in the book and the show.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
February 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
With Handmaids Tale people focus on the shock of the mass rapes in the book and the show.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
If Palestine is free,
We all will be too.
Violets are blue,
If Palestine is free,
We all will be too.
February 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
If Palestine is free,
We all will be too.
Violets are blue,
If Palestine is free,
We all will be too.
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Today, thousands of us demonstrated outside the US embassy with a message for Donald Trump: hands off Gaza.
The resilience of the Palestinian people will not be broken — and nor will our solidarity.
We will be here for as long as it takes until there is a free and independent Palestine.
The resilience of the Palestinian people will not be broken — and nor will our solidarity.
We will be here for as long as it takes until there is a free and independent Palestine.
February 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Today, thousands of us demonstrated outside the US embassy with a message for Donald Trump: hands off Gaza.
The resilience of the Palestinian people will not be broken — and nor will our solidarity.
We will be here for as long as it takes until there is a free and independent Palestine.
The resilience of the Palestinian people will not be broken — and nor will our solidarity.
We will be here for as long as it takes until there is a free and independent Palestine.
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Happy Valentine’s everyone! 💌🐞
February 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Happy Valentine’s everyone! 💌🐞
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The UK welcomes Ukrainians but shuts out Palestinians — even as UK-made weapons fuel their genocide.
Safe routes for some; moral panic and cruelty for others.
There’s a name for that: anti-Palestinian racism.
Safe routes for some; moral panic and cruelty for others.
There’s a name for that: anti-Palestinian racism.
February 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The UK welcomes Ukrainians but shuts out Palestinians — even as UK-made weapons fuel their genocide.
Safe routes for some; moral panic and cruelty for others.
There’s a name for that: anti-Palestinian racism.
Safe routes for some; moral panic and cruelty for others.
There’s a name for that: anti-Palestinian racism.
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Yesterday President Donald Trump made comments amounting to the threat of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza. I’ve written to the Foreign Secretary calling on him to summon the US Ambassador and make clear how unacceptable these proposals are.
February 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Yesterday President Donald Trump made comments amounting to the threat of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza. I’ve written to the Foreign Secretary calling on him to summon the US Ambassador and make clear how unacceptable these proposals are.
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Israel is plotting to colonise Gaza.
This is all being openly discussed in the Israeli media.
It is a damning indictment that Israeli newspapers offer more details of what's actually happening than newspapers in, say, the US or UK.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/israeli-me...
This is all being openly discussed in the Israeli media.
It is a damning indictment that Israeli newspapers offer more details of what's actually happening than newspapers in, say, the US or UK.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/israeli-me...
Israeli media: Israel is plotting to colonise Gaza
The Western media keeps covering up Israel's crimes - but if you read Israel's newspapers, there is a different story.
www.owenjones.news
November 23, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Israel is plotting to colonise Gaza.
This is all being openly discussed in the Israeli media.
It is a damning indictment that Israeli newspapers offer more details of what's actually happening than newspapers in, say, the US or UK.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/israeli-me...
This is all being openly discussed in the Israeli media.
It is a damning indictment that Israeli newspapers offer more details of what's actually happening than newspapers in, say, the US or UK.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/israeli-me...
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Following the ICC's arrest warrants, the Independent Alliance have written to the Prime Minister asking if he will comply with the ruling.
The UK government must decide: is it on the side of Israeli impunity or international law?
The UK government must decide: is it on the side of Israeli impunity or international law?
November 21, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Following the ICC's arrest warrants, the Independent Alliance have written to the Prime Minister asking if he will comply with the ruling.
The UK government must decide: is it on the side of Israeli impunity or international law?
The UK government must decide: is it on the side of Israeli impunity or international law?
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Benjamin Netanyahu should be arrested immediately if he steps on British soil.
As a former human rights lawyer, the Prime Minister should be well-versed in international law and the legal implications surrounding war crimes and accountability.
As a former human rights lawyer, the Prime Minister should be well-versed in international law and the legal implications surrounding war crimes and accountability.
November 21, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Benjamin Netanyahu should be arrested immediately if he steps on British soil.
As a former human rights lawyer, the Prime Minister should be well-versed in international law and the legal implications surrounding war crimes and accountability.
As a former human rights lawyer, the Prime Minister should be well-versed in international law and the legal implications surrounding war crimes and accountability.
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As the ICC finally issues arrest warrants for Israel’s leaders, here’s a promise.
To those who helped facilitate Israel’s genocide - Western politicians, media outlets, and journalists:
We will not rest until you are held accountable for the crime you helped commit.
To those who helped facilitate Israel’s genocide - Western politicians, media outlets, and journalists:
We will not rest until you are held accountable for the crime you helped commit.
November 21, 2024 at 1:43 PM
As the ICC finally issues arrest warrants for Israel’s leaders, here’s a promise.
To those who helped facilitate Israel’s genocide - Western politicians, media outlets, and journalists:
We will not rest until you are held accountable for the crime you helped commit.
To those who helped facilitate Israel’s genocide - Western politicians, media outlets, and journalists:
We will not rest until you are held accountable for the crime you helped commit.
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The ICC’s arrest warrants are long overdue.
The Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary must immediately endorse this decision. That is the bare minimum.
Will the UK government now, finally, honour its international obligations to prevent genocide and end all arms sales to Israel?
The Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary must immediately endorse this decision. That is the bare minimum.
Will the UK government now, finally, honour its international obligations to prevent genocide and end all arms sales to Israel?
November 21, 2024 at 12:46 PM
The ICC’s arrest warrants are long overdue.
The Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary must immediately endorse this decision. That is the bare minimum.
Will the UK government now, finally, honour its international obligations to prevent genocide and end all arms sales to Israel?
The Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary must immediately endorse this decision. That is the bare minimum.
Will the UK government now, finally, honour its international obligations to prevent genocide and end all arms sales to Israel?