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This was in January in case it was missed

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Ongoing earthquakes and volcanic activity in the Afar region of Ethiopia are having a devastating impact on people's lives, causing extensive damage to homes and critical infrastructure. Over 50,000 people have been displaced, and an ongoing cholera outbreak is adding to the risks people face (1/2)

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So, from the Trump Administration court declaration... Contracts were terminated for a variety of reasons, including that they focused on: diversity, equity, and inclusion; sustainability and climate change; regime change, civic society, or democracy promotion. No words for it!!!

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If You Only Watch One Thing Today, Please Watch This zeteo.com/p/if-you-onl...

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131 orgs in #Ethiopia—local & international—are now cut off from #USAID funds, leaving critical health & nutrition programmes in limbo. This isn't just politics. It’s a direct attack on lives, with public health consequences that will last for years.

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Repost if you agree we should protect UK politics from foreign oligarchs bylinetimes.com/2025/02/12/k...

submitted 11 days ago • 10 comments

🇮🇱🇵🇸Gaza Strip after Israel's special operation. In a year, the entire Gaza Strip was wiped out #israel #news

submitted 13 days ago • 10 comments

Working class Americans have a significantly shorter lifespan than people who are wealthy. Why? Economic stress can have a major impact upon your body, your mind & how long you live. I’d love to hear from you: How has stress affected your heath? outreach.senate.gov/iqextranet/E...

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For anyone needing a dose of #hope, have a read at this... For example...

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Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t. Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID! Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…

submitted 14 days ago • 384 comments

www.theguardian.com/global-devel... Dirty water and endless wars: why cholera outbreaks are on the rise again

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Trump claims he’s on the side of the working class. Really?

submitted 16 days ago • 125 comments

In Germany over 200,000 protestors in Munich gathered against the Musk backed far-right / neo-Nazi AfD ahead of the German election. Thousands chanted "Save Democracy" and "Oppose Nazis" #3E

submitted 14 days ago • 252 comments

Brilliant insight. 👏🏻👏🏻 Great interview by @nickbuxton.bsky.social

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

1. Here are just a few of the ways in which Starmer’s Labour Party seems determined to alienate its voters and lose the next election. As they pile up, you have to keep pinching yourself and asking, “what the hell is it playing at?” 🧵

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💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...

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Lammy's FCDO could help with the urgent crisis by allowing organisations they fund to use the grants flexibly, as they need to. This would make a huge difference, and cost the UK nothing. #FCDO #USAID www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Another reminder of the power of rightwing propaganda and the failure of mainstream media coverage: more people probably have heard about USAID ‘funding’ Politico (it isn’t) than about USAID funding anti-malaria programs which were just cut off and frozen by Musk and Trump.

submitted 17 days ago • 106 comments

Good summary of how the lies about Politico spread so far and so quickly... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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rightscolab.org/usaid-shutdo...

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To all who work for or have contact with institutional donors... Thousands of #NGO and #INGO worldwide are battling to stay alive after the closure of #USAID. You could make a HUGE difference by urgently 'unrestricting' your #funding to them - ie allow them to spend it on whatever they need. #SDGs

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There's a lot of international horror at the moment, but please don't ignore what's happening in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: gomacallforpeace.org/

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Fall of Goma: Why Rwandan aggression in DR Congo must be stopped: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

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Yes, truly awful. A Call for Peace petition has just been launched: www.change.org/p/gomacallfo...

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A good way to understand why wealth inequality is a problem is, if some idiot says "no regulations should exist" you just laugh at him, but if that idiot has $400 billion then it's an existential crisis for America.

submitted 20 days ago • 46 comments

I work in the international development sector. Because of Musk/Trump closing #USAID, right now across the world organisations are having to stop life-saving activities. Immediately - no notice for either staff or those who need the services to keep their families alive.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

This is so good.

submitted 19 days ago • 626 comments

Elon Musk has seized control of computer systems that process trillions of dollars of payments and the private info of ALL Americans. Now he’s trying to shut down USAID. Congress must reassert its authority NOW and stop this coup. SIGN HERE if you want to stop Musk's illegal government takeover!👇

submitted 19 days ago • 378 comments

Labour MPs push for National Commission for Electoral Reform www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk/news/labour-...

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'$50m condoms for Gaza': the US promotes deranged lie www.owenjones.news/p/50m-condom...

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"While global corporate media has largely ignored this disaster, communities in northeast Ethiopia have experienced over 50 earthquakes in recent months causing extensive damage." www.healthpovertyaction.org/take-action-... @healthpoverty.bsky.social #Ethiopia #earthquake #socialjustice #health

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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 @labourlewis.bsky.social

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How Finland’s Left Is Beating the Far Right Finland’s Left Alliance is countering the far right by rejecting austerity and championing workers’ rights and climate action. A discussion on the lessons for the European left. tribunemag.co.uk/2025/01/how-...

submitted 23 days ago • 8 comments

"I want to speak directly to people who are undocumented. We love you. We care about you... "Our police officers will not be cooperating with federal law enforcement around immigration law." 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #antiracism #socialjustice #antifacism #solidarity www.tiktok.com/@milne_news/...

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By golly, Labour couldn't bark up a more wrong Brexit tree if they tried. Strongly out of tune with 80% of their 2024 voters. Extraordinary mistake. That's substantially more than necessary to lose the 2029 GE. But hey ho, they'd rather stick their necks in the sand. yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

submitted 25 days ago • 37 comments

How much is too much? Here's a great report from @neweconomics.bsky.social @patmillsuk.bsky.social @patrioticmillionaires.org - at what point does wealth accumulation become excessive, unjust, or harmful? neweconomics.org/uploads/file...

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Such a brave, inspiring and moving post... x

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤

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Charities reeling from USAid freeze warn of ‘life or death’ effects www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

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