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Trump and Starmer, the new Brezhnev and Honecker
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Declassified UK
1 day ago
šNEW -- How much damage did Palestine Action really do at Brize Norton? by John McEvoy Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted the Royal Air Force base, the Ministry of Defence claims it still doesnāt know the cost of repairs.
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How much damage did Palestine Action really do at Brize Norton?
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted the Royal Air Force base, the Ministry of Defence claims it still doesnāt know the cost of repairs.
https://www.declassifieduk.org/how-much-damage-did-palestine-action-really-do-at-brize-norton/
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Stop Funding Hate
about 10 hours ago
The Trump administration would like you to stop watching the BBC and watch GB News instead. A few more clues about why that might be...
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The London Economic
about 16 hours ago
Classic left-wing bias at the BBC!
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Oxfam GB
about 17 hours ago
"A Gaza ceasefire without justice or Palestinians at the table is a betrayal" - Ruth James, Oxfam's regional humanitarian coordinator in
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A Gaza ceasefire without justice or Palestinians at the table is a betrayal
Palestinian families have been starved and bombed for two years, their lives and livelihoods shattered. Without true accountability, there can be no healing
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-ceasefire-without-justice-palestinians-at-table-betrayal
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Reuters
about 19 hours ago
Villagers struggle with aftermath of intense Iberian wildfires
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Villagers struggle with aftermath of intense Iberian wildfires
Photo essay: See here
https://reut.rs/3XzpUxD
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Skye
2 days ago
I find it highly ironic that the party that bemoaned the deep state and alleged the cover-up of pedophiles is now embroiled in defending the party that has the largest pedophile cover-up in American history.
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The Irish Times
1 day ago
Israel is stopping syringes and fridges reaching Gaza for vaccination programmes
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Israel is stopping syringes and fridges reaching Gaza for vaccination programmes
More than 900,000 bottles of instant infant formula are also blocked
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2025/11/13/israel-is-stopping-syringes-and-fridges-reaching-gaza-for-vaccination-programmes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=HP-SubDesc
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Carole Cadwalladr
2 days ago
So thereās one aspect of the BBC story that has received zero attention: Robbie Gibbās potential financial conflict of interests. According to
@arusbridger.bsky.social
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Who really funds the Jewish Chronicle? Why itās troubling that we donāt knowā¦
Four years ago, a mysterious consortium came to the rescue of the beleaguered publicationāand nobody is really clear about who is behind the scenes. B...
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/65839/who-really-funds-the-jewish-chronicle-why-its-troubling-that-we-dont-know
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Britain's shortest serving Prime Minister demonstrates why she was forced to resign
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Declassified UK
3 days ago
šØBREAKING -- Five UN special rapporteurs have condemned Britain's proscription of Palestine Action as unnecessary and authoritarian. "We are concerned at the seemingly unjustified use of counter-terrorism laws against protest activity in a democratic society", they write.
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Shayan Sardarizadeh
3 days ago
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire with Hamas started on 10 October, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show.
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Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mxylxw48yo
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Edward Luce
3 days ago
āAre you still talking about Epstein?ā Trump keeps asking. Epstein is a ādead issueā, he says.Ā The man stays dead but his issue is very much alive. That is because the system that protected Epstein has still not been held to account." My column.
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Epstein is not going away
[FREE TO READ] The issue is Trumpās Achilles heel ā and the US president knows it
https://on.ft.com/43p8IhQ
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Stop Funding Heat
3 days ago
Nothing to see here apart from the Telegraph ignoring the fact that *gas is a fossil fuel* and causes climate change. And economically, climate change is affecting farming and causing food shortages. Supported by ads from
#Waitrose
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Sanjeev Kohli
3 days ago
Remember - if you're blessing your cotton socks, the holy water goes into the fabric conditioner department
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Adam Bienkov
4 days ago
Conservative Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston tells GB News that the BBC should "grovel" to Trump. Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
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Otto English
4 days ago
Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England. And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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NHS staff who visit patients at home say St Georgeās flags can mean āno-go zonesā
Black and Asian staff left feeling ādeliberately intimidatedā, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/11/nhs-staff-who-visit-patients-at-home-say-st-georges-flags-can-mean-no-go-zones?CMP=bsky_gu&utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium#Echobox=1762846598
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Brendan Harkin
4 days ago
Steven Baker, whose partner Robyn Barnes is the lead organiser for the "Pink Ladies" protest, has responded to journalist Allison Morris covering their rally's anti-muslim speeches and goodie bags with knuckle dusters in them with the following:
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Dr Charlie Gardner
6 days ago
Burning trees is not a climate solution
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Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/09/drax-still-burning-250-year-old-trees-sourced-from-forests-in-canada-experts-say?CMP=share_btn_url
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Mr Roger Quimbly
5 days ago
Disgraceful that the BBC alleged that Trump encouraged an insurrection. Poor Crooked Rapey Don.
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Steve Peers
4 days ago
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Sam Bright
4 days ago
It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraphās record on truth-telling. Some of the paperās errors this year are so bad theyāre almost laughable šš»
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The Telegraphās BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
https://writesbright.substack.com/p/the-telegraphs-bbc-hypocrisy?r=7emt6&triedRedirect=true
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Pileus Media
4 days ago
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WWN
5 days ago
Local Man Checks Over His Shoulder For Minorities Before Continuing Story
https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/11/03/local-man-checks-over-his-shoulder-for-minorities-before-continuing-story/
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Local Man Checks Over His Shoulder For Minorities Before Continuing Story
AN anecdote being told by a Waterford man to his neighbour has devolved into a series of stops and pauses, as the teller of the story has to check over his shoulder every so often ā¦
https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/11/03/local-man-checks-over-his-shoulder-for-minorities-before-continuing-story/
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Reuters
5 days ago
President Donald Trump has pardoned dozens of allies accused of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark and Sidney Powell, a top US Justice Department official said
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Inside Croydon
about 1 month ago
If you want to find out what's happening in
#Croydon
, visit our site
insidecroydon.com
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Adam Bienkov
5 days ago
When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was ākilling off the BBCā. Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
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The BBCās Attempts to Appease the 'Right-Wing Coup' Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/the-bbcs-attempts-to-appease-the-right-wing-coup-against-it-are-now-seeding-its-own-destruction/
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Private Eye Magazine
7 days ago
Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britainās biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink. Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
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The Irish Times
7 days ago
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Put down the rake: Why you should leave your garden to nature this autumn
Practical, pain-free, nature-friendly way to support biodiversity, providing food and shelter for garden wildlife when itās most needed
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2025/11/08/put-down-the-rake-there-are-plenty-of-reasons-to-leave-your-garden-to-nature-this-autumn/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Britain Elects
8 days ago
š Ref lead of 15pts ā¼ļø Grns 3pts ahead of Lab Westminster voting intention REF: 33% (+1) GRN: 18% (+1) CON: 16% (-) LAB: 15% (-1) LDEM: 11% (-1) via @FindoutnowUK, 05 - 06 Nov Chgs. w/ 29 Oct
britainelects.com
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Britain Elects | Substack
Cutting through the noise with Ben Walker. Click to read Britain Elects, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
https://britainelects.com
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Labour sinking to oblivion
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8 days ago
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Yorkshire Bylines
8 days ago
2025 on track to be among three warmest years on record With global climate records continuing to tumble, can COP30 put on the brakes? ByĀ Brian McHugh
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2025 on track to be among three warmest years on record
With global climate records continuing to tumble, can COP30 put on the brakes?
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/2025-on-track-to-be-among-three-warmest-years-on-record/?fsp_sid=2644
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Bylines Network
8 days ago
Why Reform UK hates net zero ⦠follow the money! Most Reform UK voters donāt object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve? By David Goff
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@tubbyewe.bsky.social
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Why Reform UK hates net zero ⦠follow the money!
Most Reform UK voters donāt object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/why-reform-uk-hates-net-zero-follow-the-money/
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Evil Bat Witch
10 days ago
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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Gareth Davies
9 days ago
This investigation by
@skynewsrss.bsky.social
, using an LLM to show how X's algorithm pushes right-wing posts on its users, is an excellent piece of data journalism. Particularly impressed by how they've visualised the data to make it easier to understand
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
https://news.sky.com/story/the-x-effect-how-elon-musk-is-boosting-the-british-right-13464487
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Freedom Press
9 days ago
While last year the perpetrators were identified as being part of organised crime, in 2025 the main aggressors are unknown actors and state actors.
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Chiapas: Attacks on human rights defenders and journalists on the rise - Freedom News
While last year the perpetrators were identified as being part of organised crime, in 2025 the main aggressors are unknown actors and state actors ā¦
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/11/06/chiapas-attacks-on-human-rights-defenders-and-journalists-on-the-rise/
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Caroline Lucas
9 days ago
For too long, climate adaptation has been sidelined, misunderstood as a concept & deprioritised as a policy. That urgently needs to change. Catch up with our discussion on it with
@climatemajority.bsky.social
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From Awareness to Agency & Action | We Need to Talk About Adaptation | Climate Majority Project
YouTube video by Climate Majority Project
https://youtu.be/wYM_dgupjto?si=NTwQvzYfBNf5KDsy
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Imagine if Hitler had been CEO of Volkswagen
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The National
9 days ago
Palestinian national footballer Mohammed Rashid, who has 48 caps for the Palestine national team, has questioned how Israeli teams can still be allowed to compete in world football considering 'its attacks aimed at wiping out Palestinian sports'
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Council Estate Media
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Liberty
10 days ago
This will impact EVERYONE. Combined with other anti-protest measures proposed like bans on face coverings, the Crime and Policing Bill will see the right to protest in the UK stripped to the bone. Protest is fundamental to democracy. We must protect it.
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Liberty
10 days ago
šØ BREAKING: The government has tabled their plan to restrict repeat protests. Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not. This is worse than we feared.
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Government's repeat protest restrictions worse than feared - Liberty
https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/governments-repeat-protest-restrictions-worse-than-feared/
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JMcN
9 days ago
At least 188 Christian & Republican leaders have been accused of child abuse this year - LGBTQ Nation
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/at-l...
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At least 188 Christian & Republican leaders have been accused of child abuse this year - LGBTQ Nation
"If you are tracking drag queens or trans people or just LGBTQ+ people abusing children ... those stories just donāt happen much."
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/at-least-188-christian-republican-leaders-have-been-accused-of-child-this-year/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fsocialjustice
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Sian Berry MP
9 days ago
Can see why Labour waited for Lords stages before adding THIS to the Crime and Policing Bill. Extending protest suppression to include vague ācumulativeā impacts (that could include OTHER protests!) will clearly be misused by police. Lords must oppose this attack on our rights.
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Cold War Steve
9 days ago
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The London Economic
9 days ago
If a US billionaire funding your defence isn't the definition of two-tier justice, we don't know what is...
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Adam Bienkov
10 days ago
Nigel Farage's favoured Mayoral candidate for Doncaster said black people cannot be English. Reform councillor Alexander Jones claimed being English requires Anglo-Saxon ālineageā. The messages were deleted after questions were raised by Byline Times
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Nigel Farage's Chosen Reform Mayoral Candidate Suggested Black Britons Canāt Be English
The party's candidate for Mayor of Doncaster claimed being English requires Anglo-Saxon 'lineage' and attacked 'third world cultures' in now-deleted posts
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/05/nigel-farages-chosen-reform-mayoral-candidate-suggested-black-britons-cant-be-english/
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Declassified UK
10 days ago
š®š±We obtained leaked high-level Israeli government documents. They reveal how the Israeli government waged a ten-year lobbying campaign in Britain to protect its officials from war crimes arrests.
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Israel lobbied Britain to change law on war crimes arrests
Exclusive: The Israeli government waged a decade-long campaign to protect its officials from criminal proceedings in Britain, leaked files show.
https://www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobbied-britain-to-change-law-on-war-crimes-arrests/
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The National
10 days ago
UK police were told more than 200 Maccabi Tel Aviv fans who caused havoc in Amsterdam last year 'were linked to the Israel Defense Forces' by their Dutch counterparts
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UK police were told violent Maccabi fans 'linked to IDF', report shows
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25597740.uk-police-told-violent-maccabi-fans-linked-idf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1762343164
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The London Economic
10 days ago
The man who has previously described himself as 'Trump's worst nightmare' is now the mayor of America's biggest city š
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āRebellious Scotsā šš“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æšŖšŗ
10 days ago
š¬š§ Smell the fear of the Red Tories š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æ The ever rising majority support for Scottish independence has the britNats keichin their kegs š¤£
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