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I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @StopFundingHate

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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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Wanna buy a 2nd hand chicken?

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Keep it up

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Her Dad was one too, and his supporters I know, I had a few encounters with them

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Thought Scotland were hard done by (that hand in the ruck), but also, three missed kicks!

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Of the 12 UK elections since 1979 the “progressive” vote was bigger than the “regressive” total in 11 cases, but Labour won only four of them. Why? Neal Lawson analyses the record. www.prospectmagazine...

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The Spanish Civil War also resonated in India. Tagore and Nehru wrote about it, Indians raised money to buy an ambulance for the Republic, and Nehru visited Spain in 1938. Learn about all this and see a newsreel of Nehru in Barcelona here: www.vscw.ca/en/node/616 #Publichistory #🗃️ #scwmuseum

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Yes, this is progress. However, for many (including my scientist colleagues and postdoc) it's too late...

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I'm no expert, but these have always struck me as ludicrous, as their existence is why the rest of the navy is cut even more. Perhaps their future is integrated into some sort of European force? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...

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DOGE engineer Edward Coristine, 19, is the grandson of a notorious KGB spy.

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Excellent quick Hong Kong Street food dim sum for lunch in Derby - they have a great selection of food ready, and a little grocery section to pick up ingredients - unit 16, St Peter's mall

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The correct term is "purge" but the media are still intent on treating this US admin as normal www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Are there felons who are allowed to commit the further offence of blackmail, now???

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Important

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Hint, DCC: Derbion is also an eyesore and I for one would welcome seeing more of the stores back on the streets rather than inside, and homes where Derbion is. But this is good www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Last week on the Batty Man and Elon reboot (yes, I know what they're doing is awful, but mockery and satire are essential components in the resistance toolbox) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Great, though I strongly suspect many local communities have been doing their own solutions for ages as well. These just add scale and much-needed funding www.wri.org/insights/nat...

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Carbon Brief (well worth a follow) also report that Brazil is opposing carbon taxes on shipping. Not a good look when they're hosting COP30 this year www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

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Rentier Britain www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Good morning. We live in hope of greater things and better times. Thoughts with Ukraine today, and anywhere else where bombs are falling, suffering a plague of old men with guns and weird beliefs.

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🔴Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...

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As Trump leans into AI, automated systems are already ruining lives. A new organization is out to stop it. www.levernews.com/rage-against...

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What a lovely bunch

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Indian startup offers PV-driven cold storage unit for ‘last mile’ vaccine transport – pv magazine International www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/21/i...

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A voice of reason

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