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Ian the socialist

@ianmcewan.bsky.social
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Ex coalminer, politics,socialist, save the NHS, hate animal cruelty, love history, art, choose peace not war, ✊ join a union, Northumberland, England. No Dm, retweet are not always endorsements. don't know if I will go to heaven, I'm scared of heights.😁

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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Om jameel:her health is deteriorating.Despite suffering from a heart valve condition,she has suffered uterine& tore wall hemorrhaging&urgently gather $300 surgery to stop the bleeding Her situation is dangerous Stop her tears kids by donating &returns to her kids embrace😭 chuffed.org/project/1839...
Om Jameel resting in a hospital bed following a preliminary surgery of uterine cleaning. Her face is blurred.Om Jameel in a hospital gown lying in a hospital bed after her preliminary surgery. Her face is blurred Om Jameel sitting on a mattress in her tent, surrounded by her five children. She's wearing glasses and a pink scarf around her head. She's the only one not looking at the camera.
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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Om malik :We were injured in Gaza; my son Malik sustained critical injuries, including a skull fracture,&my daughter ghena suffered a pelvic fracture requiring the insertion of metal hardware.I need $100 daily for urgent medical treatment,& My son is in intensive care chuffed.org/project/2029...
A child on a hospital bed with electrodes and an oxygen mask on her mouth and noseDouble X ray image showing a broken bone with a metal stabilizer.A girl in a hospital bed with a blue hospital gown and an IV access on her left handA girl sitting in a hospital bed, smiling. Her right leg is bandaged from the foot to above the knee.
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Spartan 0323 The Phoenix Shall Rise In Silver & Black @thejaklife.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I appeal to your humanity. My child Elias is losing his childhood breath. He suffers from severe malnutrition, has a weak immune system, and a severe chest condition. I cannot afford to treat him. Please help my child. Your support is a lifeline. chuffed.org/project/plea...
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Haneen11 @haneenyy46.bsky.social · 23h
Our tent is pitched on land we do not own, and we have to pay rent. Tomorrow is the deadline for the $150 payment, and we are being threatened with eviction—leaving me and my young children homeless on the street. What little I manage to earn barely covers our daily😭 www.spotfund.com/story/1e6b0f...
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Donate to Help Hanin & Her Family Survive In Gaza, organized by Todd M Doty
My name is Todd and I launched this initiative for my friend Hanin and her children who are struggling to survive in Gaza. Please read her story... “I am Hanin
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds 16 September 2025 GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pathetic…..
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Lisa @isimplifi.com · 23h
But women are too emotional!!!!
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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨 PLEASE DON’T SCROLL PAST AHMED 🚨 Ahmed is suffering terribly. 💔 His fever is dangerously high, his body is covered in painful sores, and he is weak, crying, unable to sleep or eat. He urgently needs $200 TODAY for medicine and treatment. 🙏💔 Please help Ahmed today. 🙏 chuffed.org/project/mahm...
Ahmed crying
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Spartan 0323 The Phoenix Shall Rise In Silver & Black @thejaklife.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Imagine sleeping in a cold tent, not knowing where your next meal will come from. This is the reality for countless families in Gaza. Your generous support can provide them with hot meals and immediate relief. Please donate today and help us reach another family in need. chuffed.org/project/gkt
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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Terry Schilling, a main architect of Republicans’ transphobic campaign messaging, has talked about the "magic" in spreading hate-driven propaganda. "How do win, how do we replicate this on other issues?” he asked on a right-wing podcast. What might those issues be?
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m doing a talk at Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media, and Culture on October 14 at 5.30pm. It’s open to the public and tickets are free. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-news-i...
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The News is Dead: Why the media is broken and what you can do about it
Journalist and author Mic Wright on what's really going on behind the headlines, why we don't get the news we deserve.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🍕Ed Miliband said on Sunday that he is “happy to have a chat” with us. He told Andrew Marr he doesn’t think “anyone intended to have those people [Lift The Ban signholders] criminalised.” Well, Ed Miliband, it’s time to turn your words into deeds. Deproscribe Palestine Action.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
94-year-old Labour conference “terrorism” arrestee, Margaret Owen OBE, is an old friend of Miliband’s late mother. In an incredible @skwawkbox.org interview, Owen said: “she was never afraid of anything… she would have scolded Ed for not going far enough”
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EXCLUSIVE: 94yo arrested Jewish protester, friend of Miliband's mum, has words for him
Speaking to Skwawkbox by video link, Margaret Owen reminisced about her recently-passed friend Marion - Ed Miliband's mum
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Incredible scenes as @novaramedia.com’s Michael Walker questions Yvette Cooper over her decision to proscribe direct action group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. To date, her policy has led to nearly 4,000 arrests of peaceful protesters under the UK Terrorism Act. (29/09/26)
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Independent journalism is essential in a modern Britain where most legacy media journalists choose not to push for the truth. We’re grateful to all those who capture these important moments. Watch the full video on Novara’s YouTube channel here: youtu.be/-Ua7BZB-3Is
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Michael Walker CONFRONTS Yvette Cooper On Palestine Action
YouTube video by Novara Media
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Foxyfunderburd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇺🇦 @foxyfunderburd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Independent European nations prove every day that a country of Scotland’s size can reduce structural child poverty, deliver affordable energy, and build world-class infrastructure 👇👇👇 www.believeinscotland.org/burnham_is_w...
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Burnham is wrong - Scotland needs independence to tackle the cost of living
Westminster creates the mess. Then the Prime Minister uses that mess as an excuse to keep Scotland trapped in the system that caused it. That’s hypocrisy. Scotland deserves the powers to tackle our ...
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 30/09/2026
Baby's 'party' drug exposure death to be examined by fatal accident inquiry in 2027
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Baby's 'party' drug exposure death to be examined by fatal accident inquiry in 2027
The death of a baby who had been exposed to "party" drugs at his Aberdeenshire home will be examined by a fatal accident inquiry next year, a hearing has been told.
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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🆘 I’m watching my family fall apart, and I can’t stop it. Mahmoud is dying as sepsis spreads through his body. Sham is sick, and my daughters are hungry. All I want is to keep them with me, but I feel like I’m losing them despite all I do. Please, donate and share. 😭💔 chuffed.org/project/omsh...
A girl, looking asleep, lies on a mattress, with a nebulizer device on her mouth and nose, with an IV access on her left arm.Mahmoud asleep in a hospital bed with both his legs completely strapped and stabilized with metal fixatorsThree sad girls on a grey couch. The youngest one in the middle is crying
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Ms. Deathwish #Exist2Resist @msdeathwish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bored of this now. Leave disabled people alone you fascist cunts.
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Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mahmoud is struggling to afford medicine and dressings for little Ahmed, who has a serious skin disease. Specialist help is unavailable in #Gaza so the family is desperately trying to keep him alive at home. They also need food. Can you help? chuffed.org/project/1905... 🍉
A small Palestinian boy lies on cushions. There is a canula attached to a tube going into his bandaged right wrist, he has injuries on his face and an elastplast on his chin. His eyes are bruised from crying.
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Adam Idah: FAI to investigate racist abuse by Israeli fans Adam Idah scored in the politically-charged Republic of Ireland v Israel game where he was allegedly subject to racism that UEFA won't review
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Racism towards player during Ireland-Israel match to be investigated
Adam Idah scored in the politically-charged Republic of Ireland v Israel game where he was allegedly subject to racism that UEFA won't review
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not an article Reform UK want anyone to read ... "Cutting immigration to the UK means billions less for the Treasury. Can the country really afford that?" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Cutting immigration to the UK means billions less for the Treasury. Can the country really afford that? | Zoe Williams
‘Taking back control’ turns out to be staggeringly expensive. That’s something to mull over as budget day approaches, writes Zoe Williams
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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Official death toll of people killed by #Israel during the 'ceasefire' in #Israeli occupied #Palestine 's #GazaStrip was this morning 1431. #Israel has since killed at least 5 more people in #Gaza. #BDS #BoycottIsrael #FreePalestine #MiddleEast #Zionis,
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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BBC still feels it necessary to tell what #Israel claims. When the #Israeli regime is essentially mocking its victims, like Raseel (and the entire world) with this: 'Israel's military says it has no record of the attack and that it "regrets any harm to civilians".' www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza
Witnesses say Raseel's tent was hit by an Israeli helicopter strike. Israel’s military says it has no record of the attack.
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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Love paying $1000 a month for health care to decline to cover my medication prescribed to me by my doctor.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Why are you crying?" "I am fed up" "From what?" "Life" Emir Nader: "Laras father was killed last year whilst searching for food.. UNICEF says nearly all children in Gaza require urgent mental health & psychosocial support"
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𝓙𝓮𝓭𝓲 𝓢𝓴𝔂𝔀𝓪𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓻 🇺🇸 🌊🌊🌊 @jedi-skywalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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𝓙𝓮𝓭𝓲 𝓢𝓴𝔂𝔀𝓪𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓻 🇺🇸 🌊🌊🌊 @jedi-skywalker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ms. Rachel: “We’re putting kids in detention centers where they have water that makes them sick and they’re being traumatized and the pediatricians I’m talking to are saying they’re being tortured. We’re torturing kids 0-3 when their brain’s rapidly developing. It’s a choice”
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HT4Ecosocialism @ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Neoliberal BS. None of this needs to be funded through taxes. Green transition can be funded by the government. #LearnMMT! "£ Billions worth of green levies could be taken off bills, the energy secretary has said, as the government investigates funding green infrastructure through taxes instead"
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Cost of green transition could be spread among UK taxpayers, energy secretary suggests
Miatta Fahnbulleh says Britain must look at how costs are recovered – and that could mean money off bills
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Carol Wilcox @redcazza.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tax the rich till the pips squeak to curb their purchasing power especially of politicians but we don't need them or their money They can sod off if they don't like it Learn MMT and stop being fooled about what a decent gvt can do www.mmtuk.org
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MMTUK
MMTUK promotes better public understanding of money, economics and government spending.
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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high student loan interest rates. It's time for Burnham to fix this unfair system in the upcoming Budget so balances stop growing faster than they're paid off. Sign if you agree 👇 @rethinkrepayment.bsky.social you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/an...
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Tell Andy Burnham: Fix the broken student loans system in this Budget
Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high interest rates, with balances growing faster than they can be paid off! Add your name to demand fairer student loan terms in the upcoming Budget.
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Phlip @robrepman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gluing 2 digit numbers in place at 2 years old ur welcome
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Redeem the soul America @rneagle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Let’s hope so!! Link to article: www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202... jujuliagrace.substack.com
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Pat Brown 🇦🇪 🍉 @patalextea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is hate crime
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charlie859.bsky.social @charlie859.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Josep Goded @josepgoded.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Palestinian girl confronts settler in Masafer Yatta: “We are not leaving.”
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Well, well, well - if it isn’t the consequences of our own actions. It would appear that migrants are not, in fact, the fiscal drain we’ve been told they are by years if we go by the £4bn to £6.5bn shortfall that’s been caused by the precipitous drop in numbers under this government. Funny that.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28/09/2026
And if it turns out the suspects were, in fact, born in the UK, where to next? Only second generation? Were they lefties? Vaccinated? The farce is becoming a bit much now.
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Consort (she/her) @consortjso.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Course they fucking did
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Labour already have a huge majority. Another Labour MP putting Thames Water "on notice" isn't going to lower our water bills or protect our rivers. Nationalise Thames Water. Vote Green on October 8th. 💚
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Farage (et al) literally panting for Fairford to be linked to asylum seekers and, as usual, the ludicrous demand for immediate information with totally irresponsible implication that the absence of such information is suspect.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
London investment bankers, lawyers, accountants make £1.2bn from takeover frenzy. Everything for sale in slicing/dicing, asset stripping bazaars. Anyone focused on the long term? UK has been at/near the bottom of the OECD league for investment in productive assets for 30 yrs.
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London’s investment bankers and lawyers make more than £1bn in takeover frenzy
Bumper fees paid in the year’s mergers and acquisitions spark anger over high City pay during cost of living crisis
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Business groups urge John Healey to show restraint on raising UK’s minimum wage. They claim lifting people out of poverty is inflationary. Can't recall millionaires restraining on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks. Have they tried living on minimum wage? archive.ph/h0pVc
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Business groups urge John Healey to show restraint on raising UK’s minimum wage
Companies warn that a steep rise in labour costs will fuel inflation and cut jobs for young people
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly. The entire water industry has failed. Must be nationalised. It is similar story in the energy sector. Profiteering, low investment. Privatisation has deepened cost of living crisis.
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The Guardian view on Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly | Editorial
Editorial: Bill payers should not fund another rescue for financiers of the water industry. Public ownership can end the cycle of extraction and failure
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student accommodation. Another sector taken over by PE, loaded with debt, high rents, profiteering. Rents outstrip govt maintenance loans. No UK tax charged on dividends paid to foreign investors.
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Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student housing portfolio
A Swiss private equity firm and UK investor have bought a 1,570-bed student housing portfolio for £165m.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
UK median pay of employee is £31884 a year, net £26476. Working-age adult needs to earn £31500 to reach minimum income standard . Lone parent with 2 children needs £67600. Couple with 2 children needs £77400. Can't get growth without redistribution. Chancellor must cut tax on the poorest 50%.
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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reform UK's Suella Braverman promises ‘consequences’ if pupils don’t sing Christian hymns. That would be policed. So what happens to atheists, agnostics, non-believers and other religious denominations. Will they be persecuted, imprisoned? Reform UK getting desperate and bizarre.
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Reform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymns
Reform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave...
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God @thegodshow.com · 02/09/2026
JFK: “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask where are the Epstein files.”
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