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Librarian, European, Environmentalist, and as Woke as a Wokey thing. Dr of an argumentative persuasion who knows how to use an Oxford comma, rather than the useful, life-saving kind. Trying not to be so flipping sweary but it's difficult. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿฅ€๐Ÿ’™โ˜ ๏ธ
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Absolutely, totally appalling hypocrisy. Mind you, presumably it's only the more recent hospital strike which has caused a devastating delay to Netanyahu jnr's wedding which is, of course, tragic. Netanyahu and his global support network are all murderers. End of.

Yep, same here in the UK with a supposed progressive Labour govt pressing ahead with cuts to disability benefits to save money instead of getting the rich to pay their fair share of taxes.

103k Black women specificaly lost jobs in government โ€ฆ Now nothing works .. Iโ€™m not even being funny nothing works and my very mixed VOLUNTEER project is basically charting that and I canโ€™t be committed because again underemployed Black woman And nobody is talking fixing that disparity

"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...โ€ www.bet.com/article/6rdn...

Heartening to see so many Labour MPs choosing principles over party pressures, and even the party whip doesn't believe your nonsense arguments @uklabour.bsky.social @uklabourparty.bsky.social : Labour MP resigns as government whip in protest at benefit cuts www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Who'd have thought Germany was standing up to dictatorship when the United States is failing?

Ooooh, generous indeed: 3 months to look forward to being cast deeper into poverty. Slow hand-clap, @uklabour.bsky.social @uklabourparty.bsky.social : "DWP says transitional payments scheme for losing Pip โ€˜one of most generous everโ€™" www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

The epitomy of greed .. .. selling natures' treasure ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

WTF? UK Home Office taking lessons from ICE? "UK Home Office tells parents their children [aged 8 & 11] should return to Brazil alone" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Dr Assal Radโ€” "UNICEF Spox James Elder can barely hold back his tears: ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ป๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ? "Look at the ruined building behind him, heโ€™s at Nasser hospital. You know, like the hospitals Israel doesnโ€™t target."

UK citizens: The Government is planning to roll out mandatory digital ID. Itโ€™s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

We are all descendants of immigrants, immigrants helped build our nation, presidents in the past have supported immigration to America, except for the current racist and bigoted #ConvictedFelonDonaldTrump, heโ€™s the one who should be deported #DemsUnited #DemVoice1 @jimmykimmel.com

Sense and sensitivity at last. And it's long overdue. Women still in the criminal system need to have all charges dropped immediately: "MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

๐Ÿ’ฅ NEW ๐Ÿ’ฅ The EHRCโ€™s interim update unleashed chaos after the Supreme Courtโ€™s transphobic decision. But now the commission says it was only โ€˜some observationsโ€™ and rows back on its demand for single-sex toilets. goodlaw.social/pa8z

MPs take historic first step to defend reproductive rights. Women will no longer face the threat of prosecution for taking decisions about their lives and families - but the fight is far from over goodlawproject.org/mps-take-his...

I joined colleagues alongside Disability Rights UK and DPO Forum England to publicly show support for the millions of disabled and ill people who will be impacted by the proposed cuts to benefits. (1/2)

Not content with their genocide in Gaza, the Zionists now want "the West" to help them obliterate Iran, with the same lies they used to destroy Iraq. edition.cnn.com/2025/06/17/p...

Ah well, need to keep the multimillionaires happy, eh Rachel Reeves @uklabour.bsky.social @uklabourparty.bsky.social , unlike people with disabilities who don't have the fecking millions: Reeves considers softening inheritance tax changes amid non-dom backlash www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Meanwhile, the Palestinian genocide continues unabated. At least 51 Palestinians killed in Gaza waiting for food trucks, says health ministry www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Yep. A disaster for people with disabilities, their families - including their children - their lives, their jobs, their futures. And a disaster for Labour votes. If these abhorrent, immoral cuts go ahead, this life-long Labour voting family will never argue for them or vote for them again. Ever.

If anybody is wondering why the British especially are laughing so hard at the US Army "marching", this below is Monty Python being both extremely silly and taking the piss. Notice how much effort they've still put into getting it exactly right.

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Remarkable. MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful." Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd. Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

If you'll allow me to say it, The Onion is cooking with gas today.

Trump Accidentally Reveals a Dark MAGA Truthโ€”and Hands Dems an Opening newrepublic.com/article/1968...

The bishop, Michael Pham, is also an immigrant himself.

Philadelphia Museum of Art says fuck off to all those saying no pride ๐Ÿ˜‚ #Pride #PrideMonth #LGBT ๐Ÿณโ€๐ŸŒˆ

Yep. It's absolutely abhorrent, & will devastate over a million lives, push hundreds of thousands more people into poverty, lose vulnerable people essential care & food, & PREVENT thousands of people from working (many use their PIP - Personal Independence Payment! - to enable them to go to work).

Israel is a nuclear armed genocidal rogue state. It is allowed to commit every war crime under the sun - armed and facilitated by the West. Yet you hear so few people saying these truths on TV. Here's what I said this morning.

As FL and TX rattle sabres before the peaceful #NoKings actions scheduled for Saturday, here are some preliminary data from the Hosts organizing these events. We've been working with the coalition to survey hosts. As of this morning, 190 hosts have participated. Here's a map so far:

If you didn't know, now you do!

This. ๐Ÿ‘‰ We are Nobel laureates, scientists, writers and artists. The threat of fascism is back | Open letter www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

SEN. PADILLA: โ€œSaying I lunged is a lie, but thatโ€™s par for the course for this administrationโ€ฆ I was behind the cameras listening, and at a certain point hearing Noem say they had to rescue LA from the Governor and Mayor was too much to take. So I raise my voice to ask a question.โ€

Like, right now: Recognise Palestine now to avoid โ€˜deadly status quoโ€™, says its UK ambassador www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

No difference

Fascist State 101. No one is immune (apart from the Beautiful Leader). Are you ready for political opposition to start being charged with made-up crap and sent to prison/gulags (Guantanamo)? It's already happening to ordinary people: protestors about genocide in Palestine, ICE targets, tourists...