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Eric the Green (and Red)

@rerics.bsky.social
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global citizen NOT "consumer"; based in Scotland (where born); lived in Zimbabwe, South Africa & France; pro human and nature rights; work for socl/envnmntl charity; loathe settler-colonialism; #RestorativeClimateJustice #IndigenousRights #FoodSovereignty

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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Once-in-a-generation changes” to UK school food rules signal hope for child health, farmers & environment wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/once-in...
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“Once-in-a-generation changes” to UK school food rules signal hope for child health, farmers & environment
This week saw the proposal of a landmark set of new school food rules. Universally welcomed, the question remains, how will they be delivered and enforced?
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ministers urged to cut Britain's dependence on imported fertiliser www.farminguk.com/news/ministe...
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Ministers urged to cut Britain's dependence on imported fertiliser - FarmingUK News
Britain’s reliance on imported fertiliser is leaving farmers and food production exposed to price and supply shocks, ministers have been warned.
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Rapid Sustainable Farming Incentive closure “shambolic” www.soilassociation.org/news-events-...
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Soil Association calls for increased funding for Sustainable Farming Incentive
Soil Association calls for government to increase funding for Sustainable Farming Incentive after window closes
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Stop big billionaires buying British politics c.org/HyqKtXhXKx
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Stop Big Billionaires Buying British Politics
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Calling Gaza “the most complex political issue on the planet” is pro-genocide propaganda open.substack.com/pub/councile...
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Calling Gaza “the most complex political issue on the planet” is pro-genocide propaganda
When Ed Sheeran played the victim card after the Macklemore fallout, he did what all Israel appeasers do: he pretended genocide is too complicated to understand.
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Maya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I love Spain. ✊🏼 Thousands protest housing crisis in Spain after 87-year-old evicted from home youtu.be/8iVNyRmGLhI?...
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Thousands protest housing crisis in Spain after 87-year-old evicted from home
YouTube video by Associated Press
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zeno @egrettt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55939
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Priests Against Genocide deliver letter to Prime Minister, after meeting with MPs, peers and doctors returned from Gaza | ICN
A delegation from Priests Against Genocide hand-delivered today a letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham, renewing their call for the UK Government to take further, more decisive action over Gaza, the ...
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Development” should never come at the expense of Kenya’s forests, a source of clean water, livelihoods and the survival of endangered species. Sign the petition >> act.gp/4hZ9szf
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Stop the attack on Kenya's forests now!
Our forests are under attack
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ed Sheeran just learnt: Being pimped by the billionaires for genocide is a bad look jonathancook.substack.com/p/ed-sheeran...
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Ed Sheeran just learnt: Being pimped by the billionaires for genocide is a bad look
We must keep prising the fingers of the billionaire class off our throats until it is only the discredited, and morally bankrupt, who refuse to speak loudly in opposition to genocide
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Environment secretary Angela Eagle has urged people to store supplies in case of extreme weather events. theecologist.org/2026/sep/10/...
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'Store food for climate shocks'
Environment secretary warns people in Britain to store food for weather emergencies.
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
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UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity
GENEVA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports f…
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#NoWar2026 Conference: Beyond Borders A Global Online Conference Unpacking How the War System Drives Displacement & Militarizes Borders worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2026/
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#NoWar2026 Conference
Join us for World BEYOND War’s annual virtual conference, #NoWar2026: Beyond Borders, on October 23-25 on Zoom.
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Amazon Watch @amazonwatch.org · 14/09/2026
Indigenous peoples across the Amazon have delivered a mandate the world cannot ignore: protect their territories, respect their right to say no, and end fossil fuel extraction in the Amazon. Their rights are our collective future. #EyeOnTheAmazon #AmazonEmergency amazonwatch.org/news/2026/09...
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Indigenous Peoples Delivered a Mandate the World Cannot Ignore | Amazon Watch
At its core, the Mandate asserts that Indigenous peoples’ territories, their governance systems, and their knowledge are most effective for protecting the Amazon and their living territories.
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Amazon Watch @amazonwatch.org · 15/09/2026
Amazon Watch will be at NY #ClimateWeek next week. Join us and take action for the climate, the Amazon, and Indigenous rights! Learn more about the events here: amazonwatch.org/get-involved...
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Events | Amazon Watch
Amazon Watch organizes and participates in local, national, and international events on a regular basis.
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Steven Grattan @sjgrattan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
At least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed worldwide in 2025, according to Global Witness — and 85% of those deaths were in Latin America. Colombia remained the deadliest country for a fourth straight year, while killings in Brazil more than doubled from 2024. apnews/.com/article...
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Gaslighting the Union bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/14/g...
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Gaslighting the Union
If Scotland Is Such a Burden, Why Do They Fight So Hard to Keep Us? The more you look at English-based commentary on the gathering of pro-independence leaders, the more you recognise something fund…
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Demand Scottish Government stop new data centres actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QE...
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ActionButton helps people take quick action to create powerful change.
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Capirona Sings for Its Rivers amazonwatch.org/news/2026/09...
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Capirona Sings for Its Rivers | Amazon Watch
“We cannot afford to abandon our struggle. For now, we need clean water, but we will keep fighting to heal the rivers and secure alternative livelihoods for our community.”
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Amazon Watch @amazonwatch.org · 03/09/2026
A mineral can be critical without every mine being justified. The Amazon’s rivers, forests & Indigenous territories are critical, too. A just energy transition must respect rights and consent – not turn “green mining” into resource colonialism. #AmazonFreeFromExtraction abcnews.com/Business/wir...
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Brazil’s Senate passes rare earth minerals regulation, paving the way for boosted exploration
Brazil’s Senate has approved a bill to regulate the exploration of critical minerals, including rare earths, marking a step toward exploiting its vast reserves
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Amazon Watch @amazonwatch.org · 08/09/2026
BREAKING: Amazon Indigenous Community Turns Resistance to Illegal Gold Mining Into a Global Anthem “...what we must defend is life. And what is life? It is water. That is why we fight– because... we stand between life and death, above all for our children.” amazonwatch.org/news/2026/09...
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Amazon Indigenous Community Turns Resistance to Illegal Gold Mining Into a Global Anthem | Amazon Watch
"We are defending the life of the entire planet, that is why we ask ourselves: will we one day make a soup of gold or a soup of dollars?"
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Amazon Watch @amazonwatch.org · 28/08/2026
As Amazon Watch turns 30, we share stories from our partners and allies reflecting on the true meaning of solidarity and the connections that have endured many years to help defend the Amazon and Indigenous rights. #AmazonWatch30 WATCH at amazonwatch.org/stories-of-s...
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Stories of Solidarity | Amazon Watch
As Amazon Watch turns 30, we share stories from our partners and allies reflecting on the true meaning of solidarity and the connections that have endured many years to help defend the Amazon and Indi...
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
On 16 September, the Scottish Parliament will debate and vote on a call for a moratorium on hyperscale data centre developments in Scotland. If you live in Scotland, please contact your constituency and regional MSPs before Wednesday and ask them to support the moratorium. c.org/4P8dnGN64S
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Save The Lammermuirs - Stop The Data Centre
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zeno @egrettt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"more and more countries have joined what has become the consensus in Europe: a ban on trade with the settlements, which in practice threatens Israel’s trade with the EU, its largest trading partner, to which it exports goods worth €15 billion annually" en.globes.co.il/en/article-t...
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Trade ban exposes Israelis to image in Europe
 
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Crossing the Line: Israeli Tourists and the Tipping Point in Thailand open.substack.com/pub/mandisse...
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Crossing the Line: Israeli Tourists and the Tipping Point in Thailand
Local Anger, Fast-Track Deportations, and a Growing Thai Backlash Against Israeli Visitors
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zeno @egrettt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.haaretz.com/west-bank/20...
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Israeli soldier on leave arrested after firing toward West Bank village
According to the army, soldiers arrived several times after clashes between village residents and settlers. The arrested soldier later opened fire after stones were thrown at him, when no forces were ...
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Western Civilization Is A Phony Pop Star open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
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Western Civilization Is A Phony Pop Star
Video reading by Tim Foley:
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Germany’s far-right populists have far fewer party supporters than their big-tent competitors. But they still manage to dominate the discourse on social media — especially in election campaigns. Why is that? frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/f...
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Far-right AfD is a social media superpower in Germany
Germany’s far-right populists have far fewer party supporters than their big-tent competitors. But they still manage to dominate the discourse on social media — especially in election campaigns. Why i...
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Roundup Podcast #45 How affordability crises fuel the far right; chaos in the bond markets; and whose side is Andy Burnham on? graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-roundu...
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The Roundup Podcast #45
How affordability crises fuel the far right; chaos in the bond markets; and whose side is Andy Burnham on?
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
No, We're Not Having The "It's Not Genocide" Conversation Anymore open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
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No, We're Not Having The "It's Not Genocide" Conversation Anymore
Video reading by Tim Foley:
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Puppet and the Puppeteer: How Netanyahu’s “Greater Israel” Agenda Set the Middle East Ablaze - And Why Oil Prices Won’t Recover for Years teeashby.substack.com/p/the-puppet...
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The Puppet and the Puppeteer: How Netanyahu’s “Greater Israel” Agenda Set the Middle East Ablaze - And Why Oil Prices Won’t Recover for Years
Introduction: A War Built on a Lie
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Keep the Wildlife Corridor Wild: Why I’ve Objected to Revised Development Plans www.change.org/p/hedgehogs-...
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People Out, Hedgehogs Through!
Keep the Wildlife Corridor Wild: Why I’ve Objected to Revised Development Plans I wanted to update everyone supporting our campaign for stronger protection for hedgehogs about a planning application here in Overstrand, North Norfolk. It’s a very local example of a much bigger problem facing hedgehogs across Britain: what happens when the connections between their habitats are gradually broken. I…
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
No New Oil and Gas for a Liveable Future bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/11/n...
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No New Oil and Gas for a Liveable Future
Continuing our look at the Programme of Government – we look at environmental groups’ responses to the Scottish Government’s establishing a ScotWind Wealth Fund, which would ringf…
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A Reform council leader has been accused of “deliberately” encouraging vigilantism among anti-migrant activists with his plans to publish a list of Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) in the area. leftfootforward.org/2026/09/refo...
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Reform council leader George Finch criticised for encouraging anti-migrant vigilantism over plan to publish HMO addresses
'He's putting the petrol on the fire effectively.'
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
There's No Good Reason Why Poverty Should Still Exist open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
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There's No Good Reason Why Poverty Should Still Exist
Video reading by Tim Foley:
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zeno @egrettt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Director of Gaza War documentary 'NAZA': We intend to distribute film in Israel
The film won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. It reveals 'in detail the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza' following the e...
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I think this is a good idea. c.org/kkrZvcYxgt
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Sadiq Khan: Introduce women-only carriages on TfL Underground
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Irish people understand the assignment.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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zeno @egrettt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.trtworld.com/article/0aec...
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TRT World - Dozens of Palestinian journalists held in Israeli jails: rights group
Palestinian Prisoner Society says 19 are held under administrative detention without charge or trial.
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Churchill Incinerated 100,000 Defenseless Civilians In Dresden open.substack.com/pub/booksbeh...
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Churchill Incinerated 100,000 Defenseless Civilians In Dresden
The barely remembered German and Japanese victims of Allied war crimes were of the wrong race and religion.
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Israel’s SECRET Attacks on Americans, Europeans and Australians Exposed.” CJW teeashby.substack.com/p/israels-se...
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“Israel’s SECRET Attacks on Americans, Europeans and Australians Exposed.” CJW
What you’re about to see in this video is not speculation.
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Murder of Professor Jason Arday Opened My Eyes to British Racism changemymind500.substack.com/p/the-murder...
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The Murder of Professor Jason Arday Opened My Eyes to British Racism
a tragic revelation
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Super El Niño, Global Grain Belts, and Warranted Money steadystate.org/the-super-el...
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The Super El Niño, Global Grain Belts, and Warranted Money
How does El Niño—intensified by climate change—affect our most productive grain belts? Our too-big economy depends on their massive harvests.
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The greatest privilege of powerful states is not simply the ability to kill, but the ability to control the meaning of the killing. lizlohtaylor.substack.com/p/the-greate...
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The greatest privilege of powerful states is not simply the ability to kill, but the ability to control the meaning of the killing.
Please read article in app or website.
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zeno @egrettt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Even Palestinians were stunned: The IDF-settler alliance reaches a new level
A settler reports a sheep theft – apparently a false accusation – setting off this chain of events: The army raids a Palestinian village, joins settlers in stealing dozens of sheep and goats and, alon...
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Three Major Revelations About The Gaza Holocaust In The Israeli Press open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
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Three Major Revelations About The Gaza Holocaust In The Israeli Press
Video reading by Tim Foley:
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
National Demonstration | Three Years of Genocide stopthewarscotland.substack.com/p/national-d...
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National Demonstration | Three Years of Genocide
Saturday 10th October | Full Arms Embargo Now!
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
'... it is not a cabal of Jews running the world. It is rather a dark cabal of billionaires and corporations that have used their immense wealth to buy our “democracies” so that they can amass even greater wealth. Those billionaires own the establishment media ...'
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Eric the Green (and Red) @rerics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It is chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis making British Jews less safe, not Ed Miliband jonathancook.substack.com/p/british-je...
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It is chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis making British Jews less safe, not Ed Miliband
Mirvis confirms the antisemites’ worst assumptions when he keeps confusing Jews with Israel and using his influence to protect Israel from ever being held accountable for its crimes
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