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The biggest change in reproductive rights in Britain in half a century has just passed the Commons. MPs have voted 379-137 to decriminalise abortion, preventing women from being prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy after 24 weeks.

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There may come a day when the BBC puts on air one of the other 29,999 headteachers currently estimated to be working in UK schools, but that day is not today

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Every time I remember Greta Thunberg exists, every time I see how young she is, how many battles she has become embroiled in, how completely reasonable and fair the things are says are, I think of how fucked her media treatment has been. The way people comment on her alone should have ended careers.

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Two young kids fighting in a park . Let’s not pull them apart just yet . I’ve been waiting for this moment from day 1. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Trump says he is ‘very disappointed’ in Elon Musk after attacks on tax bill | Donald Trump | The Guardian

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Support trans rights by donating to @transsolidarityalliance and get these lovely shiny badges.

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We demand the truth — and we demand justice for the Palestinian people. Here’s why I’m tabling legislation in Parliament for an independent, public inquiry into the UK’s involvement in the Gaza genocide. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

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Israel is systematically destroying Gaza's healthcare system. The Israeli military is committing war crime after war crime, yet the British government continues to send arms to Israel and defends this genocide.

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London knows 👏🇵🇸

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Under attack from the Trump administration, Harvard is offering free online courses on the US Constitution, US government, democratic institutions, public engagement, etc. 😉 Do browse. pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...

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www.change.org/p/pregnancy-...

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Exceptional storytelling from this one .

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The so called clarity provided by the Supreme Court ruling might be welcomed by some but I’m proud to be a member of an organisation that openly recognises and respects complexity . “Laws may be made clear but people cannot “. tribunemag.co.uk/2025/05/a-mu...

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BREAKING: President Trump just fired our nation's Librarian. My statement here:

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I know we’ve all got a past but If the Green’s are to elect a new leader please don’t let it be a former Harley Street hypnotist promising women bigger tits. www.lbc.co.uk/news/zack-po...

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“The world cannot silently just watch while this humanitarian crisis is happening & this siege is also, of course, a continuation of many, many decades of illegal occupation.” Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg explains how Israel bombed a Gaza Aid ship w/ drones w/ humanitarian volunteers on board.

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we are here to bloom!

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This is a terrible terrible destructive decision. These sorts of long running research programmes take decades to build and their insights accumulate over decades too - the longer they run, the more valuable they become. This is knowledge vandalism. Nothing new and shiny can replace it.

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Live your life so that when you visit the Pope and he dies the next day everyone’s first thought isn’t “bet he killed him”

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dreaming of a world where people get to self-determine their genders

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🏆 @rollingstone.com wins the Headline of the Day Award This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Seamus Heaney born on 13 April, 1939 in Mossbawn, near Castledawson, in rural County Derry, Northern Ireland. “If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.”

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Not only do we have an epidemic of violence and misogyny against women and girls - but it’s getting worse. In 2022-23, reports of violence against women and girls accounted for 20% of all police-recorded crime in the UK. Govt policies have to do much more to combat sexism and misogyny in society.

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The Dark Enlightment which has served up an American Ceasar wont rest until democratic allies are either completely cowed or destroyed . @mrjamesob.bsky.social asks this morning whether it’s time to use the F word. Fuck yes.

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Emiel and Hannah Fry are flirting like crazy over the sexy science of air fryers .

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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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I've always associated the moment of writing with a moment of lift, of joy, of unexpected reward. Seamus Heaney

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It’s really fascinating what happens when you remove diversity—white male incompetency is placed on full display and with no one to blame for their actions —so they just lie.

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As I said when she published a version of this article on her substack, this is a very good piece by @chrischirp.bsky.social, and a timely defence of DEI. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Spent Sunday evening on the banks of the River Stour hoping to catch sight of the beavers. Rock and roll.

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The secret to being a happy citizen seems to rest on either living in a society that cares a lot about their fellow humans or a society not caring at all . #happiness

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The 10 happiest countries in the world see the value of a benevolent , sharing and caring society . Israel ranks 8/10.

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This thread perfectly captures the multiple stressors & degradations endured by the PIP claimants I have supported. Those who have been successful & it's never the first time, always on appeal, are then held in hock by the DWP until they have to go through the whole process again. Disgraceful .

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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.

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I had no idea when I wrote this that supporting patients navigating the benefit system was going to be made that much harder by an actual Labour government. Shame on them. search.app/arznJr52xZxG...

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How does @babcpjournals.bsky.social manage to consistently meet a clinical need/curiosity at the very exact time it’s needed ???!! 🙏

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Another great piece from @chrischirp.bsky.social -- #polisky should all be following Christina. She is mapping the intersection of science, authoritarianism, and Trumpism. open.substack.com/pub/christin...

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Hey therapists never underestimate the artistry and the efficacy of a structured chat. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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My optometrist must have seen hundred of thousands of these but when he’s looking into my eyes he still gets so excited it feels like the very first time .

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I threw the waiting staff at my local French cafe by asking for a tuna melt today . They’d already plated up my usual . Still agile.

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To coincide with International Women’s Day @amybeddows.bsky.social gave an absolute masterclass for @babcp.com members on coercive control . 🙏 to Amy and @beacarr.bsky.social chair of the Womgene SIG for everything you do to make the 🌍 a better place. 💜💚

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“The enshittification of the internet means we cannot tell fact from fiction and if we don’t have facts the only government that can survive is a dictatorship “. Maria Ressa

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Be prepared to be schooled, thrilled and energised by Maria Ressa podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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What Are You Willing To Sacrifice For The Truth? #TheWeeklyShow #politics

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Starmer’s unequivocal support of Zelensky restored my resting heart rate. youtube.com/watch?v=Z96p...

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The central fact about Zelenskyy is this: He is very good at killing fascists. That is why Trump and Vance despise him. They recognise the ideological enemy when they see him iandunt.substack.com/p/some-dispa...

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As a Ukrainian, this press conference left me feeling trampled in the mud.

submitted 113 days ago • 64 comments

Sarah Smith reporting for BBC news effectively blaming Zelensky for the utter contempt shown to him by Trump & Vance, the latter on record as saying he doesn’t care what happens to Ukraine just adds to to the ugliness .

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Trump and Vance demanding gratitude from Zelensky and using it as a tool of oppression in front of the world’s cameras is one of the ugliest things I’ve ever witnessed.

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