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Poverty is still the urgent topic that John Bird returns to again and again when he's writing his weekly column for Big Issue.

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Love is love and love always wins 🌈🌈🌈

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Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAID, part of Donald Trump’s push to 'cut government waste', has sparked global backlash with Bill Gates warning it leaves food and medicines to rot while diseases like measles, HIV and polio threaten to return buff.ly/xyBeq9M

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LGBTQ+ inclusion doesn't just benefit certain Brits – it helps all of us

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I reckon Trump will have a word soon 👀👀👀

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BREAKING | UK observes two-minute silence with King for 80th anniversary of VE Day

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How do the rights of LGBT+ people vary across the world? 🧵 The first map shows the nearly 40 countries that allow same-sex partners to marry, affirming their right to love and form a family. However, the majority of countries don’t recognize same-sex marriage, or outright ban it.

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🔺 UPDATE: Trump has said on Truth Social that the deal with the UK is “a full and comprehensive one”. He wrote it would “cement the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom for many years to come”

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BREAKING: The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4.5 per cent to 4.25 per cent, the lowest level for two years

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We are St Mungo’s. We're here to end homelessness and rebuild lives. For over 55 years, our teams have been on the ground, day and night, helping people off the streets and into safe, supportive housing. We’re new here on Bluesky. 👋 Let’s introduce ourselves. (a thread ⬇️)

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Statement of solidarity from LGBT+ help & support services across the UK [1/4]

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Had the first meeting, fyi applications are still open if you’re up for joining in and making a change this year 🌈

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9/10 for this one. Proper hooked! @letterboxd.social

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As we reach the 80th anniversary of VE day, god blessed who didn't make it, i.e., the British airborne who lost their lives at Arnhem. The British 1st airborne 10, 000 went in less than 2,000 came out.

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Farage’s Reform UK narrowly wins a seat in Parliament – why this isn’t good news for LGBTQ+ people

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Bit nippy here hope I don’t need the heating

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Oh shit that’s what we’ve all been waiting for!!!! A politician who will finally be (checks notes) … tough on Channel crossings!!! 🤩🤞👍🙏

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Thanks to your campaigning renters' voices are being heard in the House of Lords! During the last two weeks, there has been a focus on why renters need rent stabilisation. Our #RentersRightsBill highlights 👇🏼 Let's keep the pressure up 👉🏽 shltr.org.uk/ZfmeU

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That and all the ongoing drama over devolution and local government reorganisation

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Since Trump’s foreign-aid freeze in late January, an estimated 41,000 HIV+ adults and 4,500 children have died. Generations that never knew the devastation of AIDS in the 80s and 90s are going to learn soon. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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The Tory party has died! Brexit has taken another victim. The parliamentary party is now a zombie. Labour are lining themselves up to be another victim. Reform will eventually do the same if they gain power but with bells on. Our political structure is being completely remade.

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