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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 9h

“Arrested for holding up a copy of The New World. How bloody un-British

This government’s stupid criminalisation of peaceful protestors is a hole they keep on digging”

- The New World Magazine

www.thenewworld.co.uk/matt-kelly-a...

Sign up to oppose this absurd ban: wedonotcomply.org

Arrested for holding up a copy of The New World. How bloody un-British

This government’s stupid criminalisation of peaceful protestors is a hole they keep on digging

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 8h

Spain's parliament approves arms embargo against Israel - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/spains-parliament-approves-arms-embargo-against-israel

Spain's parliament approves arms embargo against Israel

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wanted lawmakers to 'enshrine into law' his moratorium on Israeli arms and military items

www.middleeasteye.net

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Julian Agyeman @julianagyeman.bsky.social · 8h

Just got the beautiful cover design of @alisonhopealkon.bsky.social and my companion to our 2011 'Cultivating Food Justice' published by @mitpress.bsky.social It's due out in February next year. Mark your calendars!

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 9h

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.

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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.

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Susan Buckingham @susanjb7.bsky.social · 11h

This is appalling. I’m sure that students will find other ways of communicating, but this raises huge questions about student freedoms. Maybe boycott Glasgow, Herriot Watt and Loughborough? UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Susan Buckingham @susanjb7.bsky.social · 18h

What Reeves is saying here is not only that a ‘microscopic snail you can’t even see’ should be destroyed in the rush for speculative development, but that clean fresh water it’s an indicator of is of no value. Surprise!
Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 23h

I wrote about whether the hideous Thames Water bailout plan - which lets it off fines for up to 15 years - is lawful or will need the support of MPs. open.substack.com/pub/jolyonma...

Is the Thames Water bailout plan - which relieves the company from fines for up to fifteen years - lawful?

A group of Thames Water’s senior creditors, London & Valley Water (“L&VW”), has submitted to Ofwat proposals for them to be relieved from fines for past or future sewage dumping for a period of up to ...

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 1d

I don't want to get all Chesterton's Fence here, but if you don't understand that a "microscopic snail" is an indicator species that's protected for the health of the entire ecosystem, you probably shouldn't be forming "good relationships" with developers
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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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Israel kills at least 10 Palestinians since dawn - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-kills-least-10-palestinians-dawn

Israel kills at least 10 Palestinians since dawn

<article data-history-node-id="429770" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-kills-least-10-palestinians-dawn" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-kills-least-10-palestinians-dawn" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel kills at least 10 Palestinians since dawn</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces have killed at least ten Palestinians since dawn, including an aid worker, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing medical sources.</p> <p>According to the sources, six bodies were transferred to al-Shifa Hospital, two to Nasser Hospital, one to al-Amal and another to al-Aqsa.</p> <p>Al Jazeera reported earlier that Tuesday's death toll stood at eight people.</p> <p>The latest deaths come as ceasefire talks continue in Egypt.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 2d

OpenAI’s planned data centers will use more power than New York City & San Diego use at their peak consumption, combined. More power than the entire nations of Switzerland & Portugal combined. And San Altman’s buddies in this administration have been cutting all of our energy infrastructure upgrades

Sam Altman’s AI empire will devour as much power as New York City and San Diego combined. Experts say it’s ‘scary’ | Fortune

Andrew Chien told Fortune he’s been a computer scientist for 40 years but we’re close to “some seminal moments for how we think about AI and its impact on society.”

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Tony Booth @tonybooth1.bsky.social · 1d

I sat on the Defend our Juries protest as a Jew opposing genocide and antisemitism countering the absurd insult that to oppose genocide is antisemitic. @defendourjuries.bsky.social @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social @owenjones.bsky.social @jewishvoice.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

"the IDF say they attack hospitals because Hamas use them as areas to fight from..."

NHS surgeon Nick Maynard: "Its disappointing to hear that this is still being raised by the media in our country... there has been no credible evidence to support those claims"

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

"I bore witness with my own eyes the appalling humanitarian catastrophe, the genocide that's being carried out. Each time I've been to Gaza its worse than the time before"

NHS surgeon Nick Maynard is asked about his reflections from working in Gaza

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Susan Buckingham @susanjb7.bsky.social · 1d

😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Don’t crush our right to protest!

The right to protest is the heartbeat of democracy. It lets us speak out, challenge injustice, and hold those in power accountable. The Government’s plan would give police sweeping powers to ban repea...

you.38degrees.org.uk

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Eleanor Holmes | Eliot North @eleanorholmes.bsky.social · 1d

Brian Patten’s ‘Love Poems’ was one of the first poetry collections I bought. His words carry such a gift of connection, seconding this #lifttothesky

Brian Patten ‘Love Poems’ front cover image

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Lyndsey @lyndseydoob.bsky.social · 1d

Just a simple reminder for today.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Zack Polanski: I'm a Jewish Mancunian. Our grief cannot be used to silence protest.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Loved this short film by @owenjones.bsky.social.

My biggest takeaway is how much talent there is in @greenparty.org.uk Brilliant, kind, smart, articulate people making change.

Absolutely time to harness that energy and scale us up massively.

Let's do this! 💚

youtu.be/Ds3R8AckpXs?...

They DIDN'T Kick Me Out! Owen Jones Visits GREEN PARTY Conference

YouTube video by Owen Jones

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2d

Spain is demanding a complete EU trade blockade with Israel.

Even in Germany one of Israel's biggest supporters, 55% of Germans support sanctions.

The people of Europe support it.

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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 2d

By way of context, that's more than 50% bigger than the Lib Dems.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking: over 3,000 people joined @greenparty.org.uk over conference weekend.

Membership now stands at over 86,000.

We’re just getting started.

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.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 2d

UK plan to further restrict right to protest condemned by civil liberties groups - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-plan-further-restrict-protests-condemned-civil-liberties-groups

UK plan to further restrict right to protest condemned by civil liberties groups

Home secretary to give police the power to force protesters to change location if they're guilty of 'repeated disorder'

www.middleeasteye.net

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

I'd actually forgotten how extraordinary it is that when I won the leadership - I wasn't interviewed as it was too close to our party conference interviewed.

And then refused a second time!

Part of the antidote to all of this is creating our own media platforms.

Hey @boldpolitics.bsky.social 👋🏼

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 3d

It's a miracle nobody was hurt. Sending solidarity to the Muslim community in Sussex and across the UK, as well as the Jewish community who are still grieving from the appalling attack in Manchester. No one should EVER feel unsafe in their place of worship
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Police urged to seek clarity on whether hate crime fire at mosque was terrorism

The Green Party has called on police to seek clarity over the motives of the hate crime fire at Peacehaven’s mosque.

www.independent.co.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

We must all keep speaking out.

Thanks for all the kind words for this pretty combatative interview.

The truth is simple. Let's just all keep telling the truth.

youtu.be/goTgeKyJNaQ?...

'A classroom of kids is massacred everyday': Zack Polanski on Gaza

YouTube video by LBC

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3d

250,000 people turned out in Amsterdam to support Palestine today.

Our leadership does not represent us.

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