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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare #MakeLabourHistory @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 23h

Israel is not only ruling America… it’s also dictating how the U.K. is governed!!

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US army sergeant fired over pro-Palestine posts

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 1d

Dear White Democrats:

The word you're looking for is GENOCIDE. That's what Israel is doing. You won't spontaneously combust if you call evil by its name. It feels good to have a spine.

Sincerely,
Sheryl

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Magnificent Mr fox🦊🌏 @theretiredfox.bsky.social · 1d

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Democide in our times

Austerity, wage & public service cuts kill, but are govt policy.

Millions can't get good food, housing, education, healthcare, pension.

Men in poorer UK areas live 9.7 yrs less than those in least deprived areas. Women 8 years.

Govts silent on the human cost of fiscal rules

The government must ensure fair distribution of income

'The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.'

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Sandy Paul @sandypaul.bsky.social · 1d

"Israeli officials had in their possession a year ahead of time a copy of the 40-page assault plan & watched as Hamas openly trained and prepared for the breakthrough, as the The New York Times reported in November 2023."

What is the truth about 07 Oct❓

🇵🇸✊🏽

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Who profited off 7 October?

Suspicious short selling, a prime minister unwilling to form an independent commission, and revelations from the military suggests Israel’s story on 7 October is not the full picture.

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Grumpy Old Lefty Git 🏴Ⓐ #Ubuntu @grumpyoldleftygit.bsky.social · 1d

So... 🇮🇱 KNEW about the plans for Oct 7, 2023 A YEAR IN ADVANCE & the only preparation it made was to reactivate the Hannibal Directive so that even more Israeli citizens would be killed!

It WANTED the attack to happen and be as devastating as possible, in order to "justify" its PLANNED genocide.

Grumpy Old Lefty Git 🏴Ⓐ #Ubuntu @grumpyoldleftygit.bsky.social · 1d

There are many indications that 🇮🇱 knew well in advance about the impending attack on the 7th of Oct., 2023 and did NOTHING to stop it, even had >>A YEAR AHEAD OF TIME a copy of the 40-page assault plan & watched as Hamas openly trained and prepared for [it].<<

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Earlier this month, a Haaretz investigation found that the top Israeli military leader for the Gaza area on 7 October had visited the site of the Supernova rave just an hour before the attack and took no precautions.

Lieutenant Colonel Haim Cohen, commander of the Northern Brigade in the Gaza Division, saw that only a handful of police officers were on duty at the crowded festival but told military investigators he had no information suggesting that he should have dispersed the crowd or beefed up security.

The Supernova rave, where 378 people were killed and 44 were taken hostage, was the deadliest single site on a day that saw 1,139 people killed in total and 240 people taken captive.

It is still unclear how many of the dead were killed by Palestinian fighters and how many were killed by Israel itself, due to its deadly Hannibal Directive.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s immediate response to the crisis has also come under scrutiny. His chief of staff and closest confidant, Tzachi Braverman, is accused of having altered Netanyahu’s phone logs to make them appear as if his first orders to his military on the morning of 7 October came earlier than they actually did.
The night before

The Israeli military had its strongest warnings the night before 7 October, however, but chose at the highest levels to ignore those warnings.

According to reports obtained by Ynet, Israel’s largest news website, a military intelligence unit had noted signs of impending rocket fire on Israel and “unusual activity of the Hamas aerial force” that should have set off alarm bells. Instead, the military “opted to avoid exposing sensitive intelligence sources rather than [taking measures for] preparedness.”

Really? The protection of a few agents was worth the risk of a major rocket attack on Israeli territory without warning civilians?

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Ten days after those reports became public knowledge, Netanyahu’s office acknowledged that it had failed to pass on the memo detailing suspicious activity the night before 7 October, but was justified in not doing so because the alert was labeled “non-urgent.”

Israel’s leaders seem to have been better prepared to expel Palestinians in Gaza than thwart a possible assault. Just months after the October attack, they were already calling for the “voluntary migration” of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents while negotiating with several countries for their resettlement.

Such thoughts were swiftly rejected by Egypt, Jordan and a raft of other Arab nations, but Israel continues to eye other countries for the forced deportation of Palestinians in Gaza, including Indonesia, Ethiopia and Libya, with the help of the US administration under Donald Trump.

Even more mind-boggling is that Israeli officials had in their possession a year ahead of time a copy of the 40-page assault plan and watched as Hamas openly trained and prepared for the breakthrough, as the The New York Times reported in November 2023.

Topping off the suspicion that Israel’s top leaders willfully ignored the staggering number of warning signs, Netanyahu’s office has refused to countenance an inquiry into its own failings on 7 October while allowing an investigation into the military’s role and response. Netanyahu remains opposed to an independent state commission inquiry that would look at “the full picture” of political, civilian and military involvement.

If detailed plans and even public video recordings of Hamas training exercises weren’t enough, Israel’s fiscal sleuths also failed to notice another red flag – a sudden spike in trades in the days before 7 October, betting that the values of key Israeli stocks would soon plummet.

The most likely reason for the bet was that the investors knew war would soon break out and stress the Israeli economy.

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socialistnan123 @socialistnan123.bsky.social · 1d

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I?

The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us.

Folks - want a better country?

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The party even more dangerous than Starmers labour - UK's answer to Putin's communists

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

Israel continues to attack & seize vessels in international waters & kidnapping those on board

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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare #MakeLabourHistory @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 1d

Israel RULES the International waves… Apparently!?

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Israel unlawfully intercepts Conscience in international waters

YouTube video by Middle East Eye

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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare #MakeLabourHistory @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 1d

Surely a Prime Minister and former lawyer should have all the facts at his fingertips… where’s the evidence Mr Starmer??

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

Rory Challands: "[Keir Starmer] says that some people have been using Palestine solidarity demos to call for the murder of Jewish people, though he doesn't actually provide any examples of where or when this took place"

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

Daniel Levy making the point that the fault line in Israeli society isn't about the genocide in Gaza but centres around the govt deprioritising the return of the hostages.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

"You'll see certain people, including political pundits, saying lets not be hysterical, Britain is not lurching towards authoritarianism. I don't know what else you call it, it absolutely is, & its a direct result of its support for Israels genocide"

Barry Malone on @novaramedia.com

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•Anti-capitalist meme pebbler• @seizethememez.bsky.social · 1d

They sell us individualism because we can't defeat them alone.

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Shihab S Joi @shihabsjoi.bsky.social · 1d

Immigrant here. I studied English at uni to better my English to become as English as I could be. Turns out the propa English don't want anyone to speak proper English, unless it's spoken by a rich, white posh toff ruling over them, in which case that's fine...

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 1d

So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English
The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

Rory Challands: "[Keir Starmer] says that some people have been using Palestine solidarity demos to call for the murder of Jewish people, though he doesn't actually provide any examples of where or when this took place"

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

Western media has spent two years denying Gaza’s genocide, platforming Israel’s lies, and enabling ongoing violence through silence & distortion, writes Assal Rad ⬇️

Gaza genocide: 2 years of Western media stenographing for Israel

Western media has spent 2 years denying Gaza’s genocide, platforming Israel’s lies, & enabling ongoing violence through silence & distortion, writes Assal Rad.

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Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 1d

Not so long ago, Jenrick would have been sacked by now. His comments were racially selective and many will say racist, failed to mention other parts of white majority Britain and he further stigmatised ethnic communities. But in these times he’s still being talked about as a next leader.

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Metaphor Man @metaphorman.bsky.social · 1d

The onus is on the party committing genocide to stop committing genocide

The onus is not on the victims of the genocide to sign agreements in the hope of saving themselves from the genocide

This is obvious to anyone who isn't a psychopath

Caitlin Johnstone (@caitlinjohnstone)

The onus is on the party committing genocide to stop committing genocide. The onus is not on the victims of the genocide to sign agreements in the hope of saving themselves from the genocide. This is ...

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Sandy Paul @sandypaul.bsky.social · 1d

The Italian government 🇮🇹 is yet another Western power complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaza.🩸

The ICC must do its job. ⚖️

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Italy’s Meloni says ICC complaint accuses her of Gaza genocide complicity

A complaint lodged with the ICC points to the Italian government's role supplying lethal weapons to Israel amid Gaza war

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Sandy Paul @sandypaul.bsky.social · 1d

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No letup in Israeli attacks on Gaza as ceasefire talks enter third day

Israel attacks and intercepts another convoy of Gaza-bound boats, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition.

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition @freedomflotilla.bsky.social · 1d

Footage from the Israeli Occupation Forces assault on #Conscience, shortly before dawn. In international waters, close to Palestinian territorial waters. Another act of state piracy by the rogue, lawless Israeli occupation.
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Live from Conscience Boat to Gaza, FFC & TMTG (Live 3)

YouTube video by Freedom Flotilla Coalition

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Sandy Paul @sandypaul.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Emergency protest TODAY against the far right called by trade union UNISON, representing Tower Hamlets Council workers, & Stand Up To Racism, in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, East London, UK 📢

🗓️ Wed 08 Oct 2025
🕰️ From 5pm BST
📍Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1BJ

🌎🚩✊🏽

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