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Anisoptera @plb-mdx.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
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No Other Land - Official UK Trailer
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Anisoptera @plb-mdx.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
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From Ground Zero | Official Trailer HD | Only In Theaters January 3
YouTube video by Watermelon Pictures
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
“All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations. This would, by necessity mean no donations from private companies; PLCs, LTDs..” eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...
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Fight back against fascism: how big money is threatening democracy
Fascism thrives when democracy falters. From funding Reform to vigilance, here’s how we protect our future
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Does that include the Palestinian people suffering genocide and being killed with British-made weapons, David?
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Anisoptera @plb-mdx.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
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Jason Hickel: Why a Liberated Palestine Threatens Global Capitalism
YouTube video by Transnational Institute
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Anisoptera @plb-mdx.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
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LIVE: Lucy Letby legal defence team press conference
YouTube video by The Mirror
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Every. Single. Word. Brutal and very honest stuff by the brilliant @zoejardiniere.bsky.social. The time has come to start assessing the skills of refugees, see them as a valuable resource, get them contributing, the constant vilification is simply wrong. youtu.be/JUYqV1AnDVA?...
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DEPORTATIONS: What are they good for?
YouTube video by Zoe Gardner
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Third of Yorkshire Water customer bill cash goes on debt & dividend Similar with other water companies. Money borrowed to pay dividends, investment neglected, sewage dumped, customers fleeced; aapproved by OFWAT. Must end the farce. Nationalise without compensation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Third of each Yorkshire Water bill goes on debt and dividend
The firm has amassed debts of £6.2bn and paid out dividends worth £522m since 2017-18, figures show.
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Anisoptera @plb-mdx.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
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Peter Kodde @peterpolder.eurosky.social · 11/12/2024
Myth busting capitalism with @graceblakeley.bsky.social Want to learn how to talk about 'the system' ? Check this out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptH1...
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This is why capitalism makes us miserable | Economic commentator Grace Blakeley Brainwash
YouTube video by Brainwash
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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 11/12/2024
Made this point on Question Time
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Keir Starmer Plan to ‘Clean Up’ Political Lobbying Is Even Weaker Than the Conservatives. 103 lobbyists stood as general election candidates - 48 Labour, 35 Tory, 20 LibDems; aim to advance the interests of paymasters. What chance of transparency or fair politics? bylinetimes.com/2024/12/11/k...
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Keir Starmer's Plan to 'Clean Up' Political Lobbying Is Even Weaker Than the Conservatives, Say Corruption Experts
Transparency campaigners slam what they describe as the Prime Minister's 'lacklustre' approach to cleaning up politics
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The UK House of Lords was packed today with Tory peers as the Bill to abolish hereditary peerages is debated. They oppose change. Never saw so many when poverty, homelessness debated We need an elected second chamber, but it must not be a clone of the Commons or use First-Past-The-Post system.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Police investigating crimes linked to the Post Office Horizon IT scandal looking at "dozens" of potential suspects Don't expect trials until 2027. Issues first raised 30 yrs ago How many big-wigs will say they are too old/fragile, have selective amnesia to escape trial? www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Post Office Horizon scandal: No Trials before 2027, say police
Criminal trials aren't expected to begin until 2027, almost 30 years after concerns were first raised.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Nothing like a dead body to make front pages alive and talking about the outrageous practices of the American "healthcare" system...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says “We need to leave the ECHR so we can deport people that come illegally & take back control of our borders & that’s what the public wants” Share if you disagree with his populist boll**** the UK should join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says public want to leave the ECHR - let’s put the record straight
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”
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Whose land? Tax avoidance and the broken economics of British farming
Noise in the billionaire press about inheritance tax changes hides a basic fact: the non-farming rich own too much land
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is considering plans to close a loophole that allows foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll British political parties, one of his ministers has signalled👏 bylinetimes.com/2024/12/06/k...
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Keir Starmer Considers Closing Elon Musk Donations Loophole to Stop 'Foreign Interference' in UK Elections
A rumoured $100 million donation from Musk to Nigel Farage's Reform would be banned under the proposal
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Anisoptera @plb-mdx.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Another great podcast from @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social with excellent contributions from Dr Phil Hammond on the trials of Lucy Letby. sites.libsyn.com/405443/episo...
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Was There Ever A Crime? The Trials of Lucy Letby with John Sweeney: Episode 6: The Framing of Lucy Letby
This is Episond 6: The framing of Lucy Letby, the last episode in our series. In this episode hosts John Sweeney and Edward Abel Smith tell the story of how neonatal consultant Dr B accidentally kill...
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Worried about #ElonMusk buying his way into UK politics? Think we need to take money out of our democracy? Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
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Democracy For Sale
A survey into people's attitudes to the health of British politics from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money
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Andrew The Socialist @andrewthesocialist.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
And Israel continues to kill in Gaza with such regularity much of the media no longer find it newsworthy - Al Jazeera reported 21 killed yesterday “Women, children ‘incinerated’ in Israeli attack on tents in Gaza safe zone” aje.io/bpgzod
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Women, children ‘incinerated’ in Israeli attack on tents in Gaza safe zone
Israeli air strikes also wounded dozens, with rescue crews reporting several tents were on fire.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Amos Goldberg, Professor of Genocide Studies at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem "Yes, it is genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion. Jewish history will henceforth be stained" Is there anyone more qualified and unbiased?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/12/2024
Israel’s war in Gaza amounts to genocide, Amnesty International report finds
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Israel’s war in Gaza amounts to genocide, Amnesty International report finds
Human rights group says Israel ‘brazenly, continuously and with total impunity … unleashed hell’ on strip’s 2.3m population A report from Amnesty International alleges that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip constitutes the crime of genocide…
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 04/12/2024
“Yes, it’s a genocide. And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent.” - Amos Goldberg, Israeli Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Location: Parliament Square, London. Read full statement below)
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
BREAKING: Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in new report:
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BREAKING: Amnesty Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide
“We will look back and say, ‘Why did we not do more earlier?” Amnesty's director tells Zeteo.
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Anisoptera @plb-mdx.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
What a speech from Susan Abulhawa. x.com/susanabulhaw...
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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
POWERFUL STUFF 'The handling of the bid is such that, for the first time in more than 40 years, journalists across both titles are due to strike. They feel this is their only way to signal their anger at the way the Trust and GMG Board have handled the matter.' pressgazette.co.uk/news/observe...
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Six former editors urge Scott Trust not to 'gamble' with future of Observer
Six former Observer editors have urged the Scott Trust to halt the sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media in a new open letter.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
1. The implicit deal behind Starmerism was this: you might not like what he stands for (or fails to stand for), but at least he knows how to win elections. If you want the Tories out, he’s your only hope. But now? It’s as if he’s going out of his way to lose in 2029. 🧵
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 27/11/2024
This is incredible. Asked about the fact that private school kids get extra exam time at a rate 16% higher than state schools, Therese Coffey's response is: "It's not gaming the system. There's an opportunity there... You don't ask, you don't get." I had to watch this several times, agog. ~AA
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The government failed to confirm Netanyahu would be immediately arrested in the UK, despite an ICC warrant. They admitted UK-made F-35 parts could violate international law, yet continue selling arms. When will the government end its complicity in genocide & end all arms sales?
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Anisoptera @plb-mdx.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
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UN Special Rapporteur Calls for Genocide Label, Suspension of Israel’s Credentials
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Nice of Sky News to catch up and report. Reform knew what McMurdock did. They didn’t give a fuck that a woman beater was their candidate. Now he’s an MP. We’ve been talking about his conviction for months. The press platformed Reform like they were the Spice Girls but didn’t ask about this.
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Ken Roth @kenroth.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Seen congratulating each other upon learning of their Trump Cabinet nominations . . .
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Continuing to sell arms to Israel is to be complicit in war crimes. These arrest warrants underline how utterly indefensible it is. What is our Government waiting for? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander - BBC News
International Criminal Court judges say there are “reasonable grounds” they bore "criminal responsibility" for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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pularjs.bsky.social @pularjs.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
My latest film for Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit - exposing Israeli war crimes in Gaza through videos and photographs posted online by Israeli soldiers themsevles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPE6...
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Investigating war crimes in Gaza I Al Jazeera Investigations
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Double Down News @doubledown.news · 16/07/2024
REVEALED: Keir Starmer’s Brutal Secret
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REVEALED: Keir Starmer’s Brutal Secret
What the media HIDES from you
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Double Down News @doubledown.news · 21/11/2024
BREAKING: Arrest Warrants Issued for Benjamin Netanyahu & Yoav Gallant The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued the warrants for Israeli Prime Minister & former defence secretary "for crimes against humanity and war crimes." Better Late Than Never
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/11/2024
ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
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ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Move by international criminal court puts Netanyahu at risk of detention if he travels to certain other countries The international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the county’s former defence…
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant for war crimes & crimes against humanity. The UK government must comply with the ICC, end all arms sales, impose economic sanctions & suspend its trade deal with Israel. Nothing less will do.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/11/2024
Breaking News: The ICC issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a former Israeli defense minister for war crimes in Gaza. It also issued a warrant for Hamas’s military chief. Follow live updates.
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ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant: Israel-Hamas War Live Updates
The International Criminal Court rejected Israel’s challenges to its jurisdiction, and also issued a warrant for a top Hamas official. Its chief prosecutor had sought the arrests for war crimes in Gaza.
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Anisoptera @plb-mdx.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Shame on the US for vetoing a ceasefire and thereby effectively voting to continue the genocide which they also fund. #EndTheGenocide #CeasefireNow #EndTheOccupation www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b42...
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Palestinian representative’s extraordinary reply to US envoy on ceasefire veto | Janta Ka Reporter
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 20/11/2024
👉NEW -- UK sees privatisation 'opportunities' in Ukraine war by @markcurtis30.bsky.social British aid is being used to open up Ukraine’s wrecked economy to foreign investors and enhance trade with the UK. www.declassifieduk.org/uk-sees-priv...
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UK sees privatisation ‘opportunities’ in Ukraine war
British aid is being used to open up Ukraine’s wrecked economy to foreign investors and enhance trade with the UK.
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
In court, the government admitted UK-made F-35 parts risk being used in violations of international law & Israel isn’t committed to complying to international law. Yet the government has continued arms exports, breaching legal obligations & exposing itself to criminal liability.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
High energy prices predicted to be 'the new normal'. Because govts don't curb profiteering. Govts can cap price, levy windfall taxes to boost the public purse, end subsidies for energy corporations, end privatisation. Govts are impotent by choice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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High gas and electricity prices likely to be the new normal, analyst says
The energy price cap is predicted to edge up by 1% from January, according to analysis by Cornwall Insight.
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Anisoptera @plb-mdx.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
An excellent analysis by @richardjmurphy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9J0...
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Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not for financial whizz kids
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Anisoptera @plb-mdx.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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Palestinian and Irish lawyers take Keir Starmer to court over arming Israel
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 13/11/2024
The UK cannot go on like this. We cannot tolerate complicity in genocide by much of the political establishment and our national media. We’re reaching more people than ever with our investigations. Join us here!👇 www.declassifieduk.org/join
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 18/11/2024
👉 NEW — Labour avoided full arms embargo on Israel to protect special relationship ⁩ Banning F-35 supplies to Israel “would undermine US confidence in the UK”, defence secretary John Healey privately warned colleagues. www.declassifieduk.org/labour-avoid...
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Labour avoided full arms embargo on Israel to protect special relationship
Banning F-35 supplies to Israel “would undermine US confidence in the UK”, defence secretary John Healey privately warned colleagues.
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 19/11/2024
David Lammy actually said at the UN security council, on Ukraine -- "Unless Putin fails, we could plunge into a world where the principles enshrined in the UN Charter will have lost their meaning." As the UK continues military assistance to Israel. www.gov.uk/government/s...
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Putin only responds to strength. We must stand as strong as the Ukrainian people: UK Statement at the UN Security Council
Statement by the Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, at the UN Security Council meeting on peace and security in Ukraine.
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