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Coalition governments are coming—from the most unlikely places. Even under first past the post, Hertfordshire now looks like a PR system in action: Lib Dems, Labour, & Greens must govern together. Strange times in the home counties. @stephenmcnair.bsky.social reports

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The Trump administration's assault on Palestine activism may seem unprecedented, but the parallels to the post-9/11 "War on Terror" are chillingly familiar. However, this attempt to quash dissent will fail, because you cannot deport a movement.

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🚨 The aid that is expected to be delivered to the Gaza Strip by the morning includes essential supplies such as flour, cooking gas, & medicines for hospitals. The aid will be delivered via the World Food Programme, World Central Kitchen, and other relief organizations, after over 2 months of siege.

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BREAKING: Over 100,000 Protest in The Hague for Gaza. This is one of the largest protests in The Hague in 60 years.

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135 Palestinians killed in Gaza so far today. Massacre after massacre, day after day. The world does nothing.

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When they tell you nothing can be done for the people of Gaza, don't listen

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The local election results show Reform is not Labour’s greatest threat—it’s other progressive parties, writes @peterkellner.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine...

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Good story on tech minister's overly close relationship to tech industry. Good to see it on front page. Now tell, the Guardian it's also too close to big tech & needs to kick the Google guy off its board. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Are Nigel Farage and Donald Trump really 'anti-establishment?' Byline's @mattmgallagher.bsky.social and Quinn Slobodian discuss the mainstream roots of the Far Right, and how libertarians mutated into right-wing populists... ⬇️ youtu.be/UqfeXz4rgBo?...

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The big tech companies are trying to crush Byline Times Help us fight back! Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign subscribe.bylinetimes.com/six/?mc_cid=...

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Majority of voters back overhaul of UK’s voting system @appgfairelections.bsky.social leftfootforward.org/2025/05/publ...

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"My union organized on behalf of me and other international students with so much effort, love, and care." Rümeysa Öztürk 😭😭🥰

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Since its establishment, Tel-Aviv University has functioned as an arm of Israel’s settler colonial project. As calls for university divestment continue to grow, we must also demand that schools cut ties with institutions contributing to war crimes. mondoweiss.net/2025/05/why-... #Palestine #Israel

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The signs show that those making money from Gaza’s pain will continue to do so for some time, writes David Pratt ✍️

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BREAKING: A humanitarian coalition delivering aid to Gaza has claimed their ship came under direct attack in international waters just outside Malta Dr Yvonne Ridley, the only member of the flotilla group from Scotland, told The National she was 'shocked but safe'

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Emails released to Byline Times reveal how David Cameron helped his old Etonian school friend get to the front of the queue for COVID contracts Correspondence reveals how senior Tories leveraged their connections at the start of the pandemic bylinetimes.com/2025/05/01/d...

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Today’s the day to Stop Reform getting into your council. Vote tactically. Put your postcode in here StopReformUK.vote Take a friend and double your vote. Pass this message on.

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🚨Parliamentary democracy exists to make sure a government can’t just do whatever it wants. That must be respected - and that includes this government Judgment for @libertyhq.bsky.social’s legal challenge against Government anti-protest laws will be announced THIS WEEK

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Extraordinary joint statement from UN Under-Secretary-General and heads of UNICEF, WHO, WFP, IOM, UNRWA, UNOPS and OCHA: "World must act with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza" www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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Well over 500 days of war have taken an unimaginable toll on children in #Gaza. UNICEF humanitarian assistance is making a difference, but much more help is urgently needed.

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Free Gaza seen on the Nestle building in East Croydon, London

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The UK’s Conservatives and Reform are aligning around MAGA policy to deport illegal immigrants as a key campaign issue. And as we all know in far Right circles the word “illegal” quickly becomes invisible. The Trump Contagion continues.

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Arlie Hochschild has spent years talking with voters who are supposed to benefit the most from Donald Trump’s tariffs. On this week's episode of More To The Story, the sociologist sits down with @alletson.bsky.social to discuss why she thinks his policies won’t ultimately benefit them:

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“Kennedy has also proposed prescribing clarithromycin, an antibiotic, as a treatment for measles, although antibiotics have no effect on viruses.” —Jerome Groopman

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This month the Bylines Network is 5 years old. 🥳 Citizen journalism and public good media slowly replacing the billionaire mainstream “news” on your social media feeds! Better content - by citizens for citizens… gotta catch ‘em all! Please ‘follow all’ and share, share. 👇👇

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Olive Grove, 1889 #artbots #vangogh https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14593

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I need everyone to stop and admire this Louisvillian's extravagant commitment to tulips.

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Israel must stop starving Gaza | Haaretz Editorial

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BREAKING: There was a second Hegseth group chat?!?

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Ta-Nehisi Coates' UK debut and the launch of his best-selling book, The Message - in conversation with Zena Agha. Join our next event, The Message: Ta-Nehisi Coates & Zena Agha - London: www.palfest.org/full-schedul... m.youtube.com/watch?v=uVxS...

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The Guardian reports- Reuters notes that according to the Israeli rights group Gisha, Israel has already taken control of about 62 square kilometres, some 17% of the total area of Gaza, as part of a buffer zone around the edges of the territory.

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Ethnic cleansing- plain & simple Defence minister Israel Katz says large areas of the territory will be seized and added to the security zones of Israel

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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

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A US questionnaire seeks to establish whether funded Irish research aligns with the Trump administration’s interests. Trinity College Dublin warns staff >not< to answer US government request for diversity and equality information. More:

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🔥OUCH! Farage’s "biggest rally in history" flopped. - empty seats, protests, and ejections marked the weird night in Birmingham.

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