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Hugo Rifkind @hugorifkind.bsky.social · 6h
Yes. I keep reading pained and earnest explanations of how this targets and marginalises Jews across the board, written by people who somehow don't realise this is literally the point.
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Flaming June @juneussell.bsky.social · 1h
Shortly after his conference speech, he said that this issue ‘was not his priority’. Saying that - and leaving conference whilst it was discussed - wasn’t going to make it disappear. Madness!
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Rob Kinnear @kinzoid.bsky.social · 2h
Or put all the leadership team in this impossible position. I think our success in such a short space of time combined with our democratic system for motions has come to a head here. We obviously don’t want to change either of these things but we’re certainly in a tough place now
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roostermummy.bsky.social @roostermummy.bsky.social · 1h
Yes there's no nuance. It's black and white with them. Unfortunately politics and war are not that simple.
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 2h
I’ve been ‘chatting’ with them on and off on here for much of the day. Mostly intolerant, pre-programmed automatons, incapable of processing, let alone debating, anything that doesn’t conform to one of their simplistic ready made slogans.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 2h
JFC they didn't even accept Polanski's amendments? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Green Party members back 'Zionism is racism' conference motion
The vote has caused divisions among figures at the top of the party at its conference in Brighton.
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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 1h
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ninety years on, the lessons of the antifascist battle of Cable Street have never felt more relevant | Sarah Sackman
With sectarian forces increasingly seeking to divide us, we must come together to fight for security, fairness and tolerance, says Labour MP for Finchley and Golders Green Sarah Sackman
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
For people who don't understand what is wrong with this motion, there's a good explanation here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Green party’s anti-Zionism motion is yet another attempt to tell Jews how we should think | Jonathan Freedland
The resolution shows little understanding of what Zionism is, who Jews are or how antisemitism works, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The "Zionism is racism" motion, to be debated at the Green Party conference tomorrow, will not advance the Palestinian cause one inch. But, if adopted, it would marginalise and discredit the party. There are powerful ways to confront the genocide. Toxic gesture politics isn't one of them.
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 23h
My thoughts on tomorrow's conference motion 'Zionism is Racism’
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The attitude on the part of those pushing the motion seems to be that those jewish party members cannot be allies - regardless of their support for Palestine and opposition to genocide - so long as they insist that they have a non racist conception of Zionism. The sectarians are at it again.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/10/2026
🚨BREAKING Green Party calls for Thames Water and South East Water to be taken into public ownership WITHOUT COMPENSATION by Christmas Thames Water is insolvent, and South East Water has repeatedly failed to supply water to thousands of homes This is wonderful from the Greens
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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
youtu.be/9Q1h2OsWpWc?... A deeply moving video from families and parents, who are anxious for their young children's future in the face of the #ClimateCrisis #pollution and other environmental threats. Please watch, and thank you @zackpolanski.bsky.social 💚 @greenparty.org.uk
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Green Party Political Broadcast | Protecting Our Children’s Future
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Donald Trump addressing Hispanic people and making a "you people could survive a great fall because you've had practice illegally climbing over my border wall" joke. He's smart, aware, and sensitive that way.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why do people make the "young men shouldn't have their lives ruined by being identified as rapists" argument but never the "young men shouldn't have their lives ruined by being identified as murderers" argument? Misogyny.
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 01/10/2026
"Inconsistency is the enemy of moral leadership. Bishop Barron is correct to insist he is not a member of the Trump administration but his selective treatment of the Church's teachings convicts him as an apologist for the president." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
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Bishop Barron swings and misses, again
"Barron is correct to insist he is not a 'member of the Trump administration' but his selective treatment of the church's teachings convicts him as an apologist for the president," Michael Sean Winter...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cheap electricity is a terrible problem. IF you are the billionaire selling it.
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John Crace @mrjohncrace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Do parents make the politician? Find out on the Today programme’s psychotherapy couch
Dad’s the word for Andy Burnham, so maybe all party leaders should be seen afresh through a Freudian lens
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
First EU reactions to Burnham suggestion that UK might rejoin EU: French President Macron: “Welcome back” Spanish PM Sanchez: Brexit was a “huge loss” for both the UK and the EU, and if Britain takes a decision to rejoin, Spain will “open its arms” again to the British people.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 30/09/2026
The resolution cites a 'lack of accountability' by Israel's government and an 'inability to secure justice' by the US.
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US Senate blocks resolution seeking report on Americans killed in West Bank
The resolution cites a 'lack of accountability' by Israel's government and an 'inability to secure justice' by the US.
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Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights @lphr-lawyers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‘The presence of human remains still buried under the rubble remains one of the most urgent humanitarian issues in Gaza. According to estimates cited by the UNDP, between 8,000 and 10,000 bodies may still be buried.’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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61m tonnes of rubble: Gaza aid workers face delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodies
Removal of war debris, in which lives, memories and unexploded Israeli bombs lie buried, is one of largest clearance operations in modern history
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Read more: www.newarab.com/news/google-...
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Google Maps imagery shows scale of devastation across Gaza
Social media users have drawn attention to satellite views of flattened neighbourhoods, Al-Shifa Hospital and vast stretches of makeshift shelters
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Social media users have been sharing Google Maps satellite imagery of Gaza over the past day. The damage visible on the map reflects the scale recorded by UN assessments. "It doesn't need scholars, it doesn't need anyone to justify this as a genocide because you can see it from Google Maps."
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham will set out process to identify a replacement for the First Past the Post voting system as part of his platform for fixing politics, according to the Guardian Earlier this month almost 200 MPs supported an elections bill amendment calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Genocide is fine in Capitalism. It is fine in Gaza. It was fine in N.America. In Australia and New Zealand. It was fine in South America. It's always fine because the system is, the richest and most powerful can do whatever they like. Always has been, always will be.
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God @thegodshow.com · 29/09/2026
Is he serious
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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ICYMI: Michael E. Mann (@michaelemann.bsky.social) exposes the "Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World" at CSICon 2026.
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Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World | Michael Mann
YouTube video by Center for Inquiry
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Protesters were being ARRESTED for HOLDING UP SIGNS outside the Labour Party Conference yesterday! But this is nothing new. In the UK, OVER 3,500 people have been arrested, with MORE THAN 2,250 formally charged under TERROR LAWS for PEACEFULLY PROTESTING the ban on Palestine Action.
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Our message to the Government is clear: defend the principle of free speech across the political spectrum and show the real leadership needed on the issue" Our polling reveals majority of Brits say gov only protects speech it agrees with More here ⬇️ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Majority of Britons say government only protects free speech it agrees with
A survey commissioned by the human rights organisation Liberty and conducted by pollsters More in Common found 54 per cent of Britons believe the government only protects speech that it agrees with
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
OUTRAGEOUS scenes outside the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool yesterday! But it’s nothing new... In the UK, OVER 3,500 people have been arrested, with MORE THAN 2,250 formally charged under TERROR LAWS for PEACEFULLY PROTESTING the ban on Palestine Action.
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Dorset Eye @dorseteye.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Labour Takes Back Hamworthy as Reform’s Divisions Deepen dorseteye.com/labour-takes...
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Labour Takes Back Hamworthy as Reform's Divisions Deepen - Dorset Eye
Four months after Reform UK swept into power across Poole, Labour has taken one of its seats back — and the result is another warning that Nigel Farage’s party may have discovered that winning electio...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pope Leo, "Today relations between people between and states are becoming increasingly barbaric" "Lies and deceit are boasted about" "Europe can overcome this by coming together"
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𝒲𝒜ℒ𝒯 🇪🇺💯✊🏼💙🌊🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦋🫘🔵 @jagsman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Balaclavas ✅ Young angry white thugs ✅ Intimidation ✅ T-shirts ❌ Quiet pensioners ❌ Peaceful protest ❌
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Keep the data centers away from our Great Lakes.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump has... -Run blatantly political ads using taxpayer money -Shuttered a longstanding arts & culture institution because he can’t put his name on the building -Hung banners with his face on them from a government building If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 28/09/2026
i did a little Climate Week postmortem on data centers: co2 emissions are far & away the most alarming part of the buildout. but there hasn't been much of a reckoning beyond climate spaces kind of wondering when it'll enter the larger convo, if at all, and what that may look like
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The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet
Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Stevie Wonder releases four unheard songs from Songs in the Key of Life sessions
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Stevie Wonder releases four unheard songs from Songs in the Key of Life sessions
Previously unreleased material comes as Wonder marks 50th anniversary of album with arena tour Stevie Wonder has expanded the scope of what was already the most epic studio album in his catalogue, 1976’s Songs in the Key of Life. Four unheard songs from the recording sessions have been released today as a new EP of the same name, marking the 50th anniversary of an album which won album of the year at the Grammys and contains a number of Wonder’s landmark tracks including Sir Duke, As and Isn’t She Lovely. Continue reading...
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
At what environmental cost? "Spacecraft is being landed in the sea with no plan to recover and recycle it...exploded in a huge fireball once it had hit the water" #PlanetaryBoundaries www.independent.co.uk/tech/spacex-...
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SpaceX’s Starship dramatically explodes after first orbital trip
Mission was hit by technical problems as it flew around Earth
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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
50 years ago today one of the greatest albums of all time was released. Thank you Stevie Wonder for this masterpiece "Songs in the Key of Life"
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Amind the hoopla over RFK Jr's MAHA movement and his and Hegseth's fixation on testosterone levels, the reality is that the 2nd most widely used pesticide in the USA has been proven to cause chemical castration and even sex change in various animals. Naturally, no research on people.
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Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds
Atrazine, banned in 60 countries, polluting rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 28/09/2026
Yet another win for democracy and voters. Trump has repeatedly attempted to use every tool possible to restrict eligible voters' ability to exercise their constitutional right — and he has lost over and over again.
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Kiran Stacey @kiranstacey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
EXC: Burnham to promise to set up a new state-backed electricity grid company. Massive move towards nationalisation of utilities.
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Kiran Stacey (@kiranstacey) on X
EXC: Burnham to promise to set up a new state-backed electricity grid company. Massive move towards nationalisation of utilities. https://t.co/OOgU3BycYv
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Many media commentators + reporters seem unable to deal with time-lags, partly due to vibes bsky.app/profile/sund...
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The OBR had underplayed the fall in net migration, giving the Chancellor more headroom than if they had aligned the numbers to the reality sooner. bsky.app/profile/sund...
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Times has been told that falling immigration reduces the fiscal headroom for the Chancellor. The Times is just completely mistaken (chronologically) to attribute this to "the success of Shabana Mahmood's reforms, since net migration fell to 171k in 2025. She became Home Secretary in Sept 2025.
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SXRATCH @sxratch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This says it all!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. If turnips were swords, I'd have one at my side. If 'ifs' and 'ands' were pots and pans, There'd be no work for tinkers' hands." —Scottish Proverb, 1628 Donald Trump is an insane liar.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 28/09/2026
Netanyahu under pressure over reports he was warned about October 7 ft.trib.al/3PHq7RS
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Netanyahu under pressure over reports he was warned about October 7
Opposition attacks Israeli premier ahead of election over leaks suggesting Egyptian and Emirati officials alerted him to Hamas threat
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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