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The BBC doesn't work the Government have let it turn into a billionaire controlled propaganda station for Israel, the USA and the Far Right. It should be closed down and replaced by a BBC run by the people who pay for it. And YOU should select who is in control.

submitted 7 days ago • 23 comments

The UK's anti-protest laws pre-legitimise far right authoritarianism. Labour must repeal them now. My column today. www.theguardian.com/global/comme...

submitted 6 days ago • 82 comments

After extensive review, France has established very positive gender affirming care guidelines, and they’ve rejected the highly politicized Cass Report as simply false. www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/new-...

submitted 54 days ago • 323 comments

The fact the ruling class now knows exactly how to force through a genocide in the 21st century means nobody, anywhere, is safe ‘Nobody is free until everybody is free’ is not some fluffy little slogan; it is a measure of an undeniable reality in which injustice connects us all

submitted 55 days ago • 13 comments

Those kids who use to have ‘racist banter’ all vote reform now. It was never a joke.

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

“Haha can you believe McDonalds is doing a Squid Game promo” easily yes because capital subsumes all critiques of itself and no popular TV show or piece of art will ever threaten or unsettle it

submitted 64 days ago • 259 comments

star wars TV show pitch: A survivor of Alderan in the new republic era buys an old frigate and starts traveling around the star wars galaxy hunting imperial war criminals

submitted 65 days ago • 18 comments

Does that include the Palestinian people suffering genocide and being killed with British-made weapons, David?

submitted 66 days ago • 21 comments

What does U.S. press coverage look like in a time of genocide? Our writers contextualize reported events and expose journalistic (mal)practices & how biases, no matter how subtle, manipulate readers' perceptions and understanding of the situation in Gaza. www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...

submitted 73 days ago • 4 comments

🧡 Wish Ella and Anna Happy Birthdays! ⛓️ They'll be spending their birthdays in prison at the end of the month - Ella on remand, and Anna sentenced for throwing soup on Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'. ⬇️ Comment Happy Birthday wishes below and we'll send your messages on.

submitted 74 days ago • 8 comments

submitted 75 days ago • 10 comments

Last weekend, women from across the country who have been part of the Women’s Football Leadership Programme came together. We discussed women’s rights & how we've become leaders, ensuring women feel a sense of belonging both in football & human rights organisations & campaigns.

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

Does anyone else think it’s pretty horrifying that NHS prescription charges in England have increased 9 times in the last ten years?🚨 👉https://faq.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/knowledgebase/article/KA-01375/en-us#:%7E:text=The%20current%20charge%20for,an%20NHS%20prescription%20is%20

submitted 77 days ago • 27 comments

Wes Streetings decision to ban puberty blockers should be called out for what it is. He's playing culture wars where trans & non binary youth are collateral damage & Labour dance to Reforms tune. An attack on trans people is an attack on our LGBTQ+ community. We must say no.

submitted 79 days ago • 27 comments