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Increasingly mad boomer granny. Fan of Clem and Nye. Beneficiary of the Welfare State. Thought I was a woolly liberal centrist but seems I’ve become a ravin’ lefty without changing my beliefs.
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#Gaza #Westbank #Palestine #Genocide #HolocaustII

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A decision on Gatwick expansion's imminent but is the sustainable aviation fuel the government's plans rely on just a scientific fever dream? MP Watch is prepping a briefing by top scientists to give you the facts. @flightfreeuk.bsky.social @staygroundednet.bsky.social @wearepossible.bsky.social

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#TeslaTakedown is about Taking Action! Take Action against Authoritarians Take Action against Oligarchs Take Action against Fascists Take Action against Nazis Dump your Tesla Stock. Dump your Tesla. Be on the right side of history. Fight for Democracy! #Resist www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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If you appreciate me watching the Sunday shows every weekend and bringing you the newsiest clips, please support what I do by signing up for my newsletter. Supporting independent media is more important right now than ever. I think you'll enjoy PN and paid subscribers make my work possible. Thx.

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youtu.be/XRrNJVyHXRo?... Perhaps what we should be asking is what might happen if the BBC were to air this particular film? Well, one result would be Sympathy for the Palestinian people… but, apparently Zionists believe that to be totally unacceptable!!!

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It took ten years, but the NYT finally got there

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If you want to do something about *all this*, then one thing you can do is support the endangered species called fearless independent journalism. My copy of @bylinetimes.bsky.social dropped onto my doormat today and it's one of the high points of my month

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I asked an AI to write a 1000 word piece about the idea that Musk, Trump and Putin are a far greater threat to democracy and liberty than the Nazis ever were. For the full response see the link but here's a screen grab of the conclusion. www.perplexity.ai/search/write...

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Van Hollen: "There's no Article 4 in the Constitution that gives Elon Musk that authority, and the way he's been 'delegated' this authority is illegal, and the actions he's taking are illegal, and we need to shut down this illegal operation."

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Oligarch class starting to get a bit spooked...

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An excellent piece. bylinetimes.com/2025/02/22/k...

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Trump halts medical research funding in apparent violation of judge’s order

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Van Hollen: "European allies & others around the world who believe in freedom & democracy are wondering if this is just rhetoric or a real shift. My warning to them is I think this is reality. I think Trump is much closer ideologically to Putin & other autocrats than he is to democratic countries."

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Damn @sanders.senate.gov. Just when I compliment you, I looked for info on the event. NONE HERE. But multiple posts on X. WTF. You obviously don’t care to engage. Just look at the quality of replies you get over there.

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In which Ribbentrop offers to guarantee Poland’s frontiers in exchange for Danzig and a land corridor to the port city on.ft.com/4k4uRsB Economic partnership will protect the Ukrainian people and the US taxpayer

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The author of this article, trying to make out that we “misunderstood” the disgraceful lying words that came out of Trump’s mouth and “misinterpreted” his actions in excluding Ukraine from peace negotiation with his typical bullying stance, is Sam Bessant the US Treasury secretary

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What's happening with Elon Musk and the centralised data of the US federal government is the kind of worst-case scenario Tony Blair and other ID card/central data acolytes have always dismissed as baseless fear-mongering, btw.

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It's not difficult to understand.

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Your money talks. Use it wisely to shake the billionaires.

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Starting to binge on this guy's videos. He makes a lot of sense. Oh, for the world to be led by CONSCIENTIOUS economists (and biologists, naturally)! But people do like voting in governments that the right wing media tell them to. I blame free will! 😜 #ZATAOSLOE www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRAf...

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Dear Germany, two thoughts when it comes to your elections 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 Look what happened when the UK voted for Brexit 🇺🇸 Look what Happened when the US voted again for Trump Populists promise the world, and deliver pretty much nothing other than more hate and division. Chose well and good luck 🙏

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“I’m deeply worried by the darkening shadow that’s going over the world, a shadow that we have to call fascism” Stephen Fry

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Another Banksy style classic.

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Huge ad in Dortmund, Germany. "Do the right thing!"

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2 European nations have already pulled their investments from TESLA.

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I have studied relations between Russia and the European far right for years, and while there may be ideological similarities between the two sides, Russia’s primary goal in this cooperation is to weaken Europe — politically, socially, and economically. 1/2

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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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Warning! The constant, daily attempts by Felon Trump & Fascist Musk to destroy our democratic freedoms need to be met with immediate action. Build power with collective actions, generating momentum to stop the Trump/Musk crime spree. #WeHaveThePower

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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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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps. www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

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Cross your fingers...

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I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? Frankly if M&S keep targeting GB bigots as customers then they don’t need my business.. I wasn’t aware of this until just now.. 🤷🏼‍♂️ @StopFundingHate

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I think it’s the sign of the end times

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Israel drops genocidal leaflets on Gaza open.substack.com/pub/owenjone...

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🚨 EXPOSED: Every #NHS patient needs to watch this...⬇️ Palantir CEO Alex Karp bragged about scaring enemies & neutralising them - whilst his spy tech company has a £330m contract to handle our NHS patient records. Get Palantir & its CEO away from our NHS! youtube.com/shorts/tXdCA...

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This👇🏼Map just so needed to updated given the New USA (Utter State of America) 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Appeasement at Munich open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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Royal Society urged to expel Elon Musk as fellows sign open letter

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so much for the "rule of law" . For those not following closely: NYC Mayor Adams has been charged with serious fraud (and plenty of evidence) but Trump promised do dismiss case if Adams supports Trump's policies (Esp on immigration/deportations)

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I have no words for what's happening in the US at the moment. Everything from public health to the rule of law has been deliberately thrown out of a large window. Some call it whimsical, authoritarian. My view, it's preconceived, and years in the making. Good luck everyone🤞💔

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#maddow

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Starmer increased financial aid to Ukraine by 50% today. Up from £3,000,000,000 per year to £4,500,000,000. He also promises to close the loophole that allowed Palestinian refugees enter the UK under a refugee scheme meant for Ukrainians

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Richest nations ‘exporting extinction’ with demand for beef, palm oil and timber

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