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Rachel Blake

@rochyb.bsky.social
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Mum Gran, Artist , a lot lefty and wokey. Love the natural world, books, tv, human and equal rights , making and creating. Please no private messages, I won't respond x

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Trump is threatening further and greater war crimes in Iran: "completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants... and possibly all desalinization plants!". This directly contravenes the laws of war. One day he and his enablers must face justice. ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary...
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Tell leaders to choose people and planet, not warmongering Trump action.eko.org/a/leaders-ch...
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 25/03/2026
The social media platform owned by the world’s richest man is carrying horrific posts that, having taken legal advice, we believe are illegal under the Online Safety Act. So we're pushing back. 💥⬇️ goodlaw.social/6pw6
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Grumpy says "FREE THE PALESTINIAN HOSTAGES! @grumpyoldleftygit.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
"You live on stolen land. You drink stolen water. You eat stolen fruit. I find you fascinating, Mr. Dayan, I really do!" 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #IsraelTerroristState
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a woman wearing a red shirt with maple leaves and a gold cross
Alt: GIF of a woman energetically pointing down (to the post below).
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Horrible when anyone, regardless of where they are from, is killed, but what exactly do they expect to happen when they start wars?
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Win with the progressive majority!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/wi...
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Win with the progressive majority!
There is a progressive majority in Britain. That's not a theory. A fact. Most people want the same things. A society that is fairer. A democracy that works. A planet that survives us. We might hav...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Sky News reports from the site of an Israeli airstrike that hit a health centre in Lebanon. The strike resulted in nearly the entire medical team being killed. Health centers like this one are clearly protected from attack under the laws of armed conflict, but Israel disregards these protections.
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Sky News at site of Israeli attack that killed 12 medical workers
An Israeli airstrike hit a health centre in Lebanon. The strike resulted in nearly the entire medical team being killed. Only one severely injured worker survived, while 12 people were killed, the hea...
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Share The Wealth @sharethewealthuk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
UPDATE: Billionaire Christopher Harborne donated £12 million to Reform in 2025, making him the biggest individual donor to a British political party last year. Our full list of the Top 10 individual donors to British political parties in 2025, is here: sharethewealth.org.uk/latest/top-1...
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/03/2026
Pressure grows to postpone king’s state visit to US amid Iran war and Trump’s jibes at allies – UK politics live
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Pressure grows to postpone king’s state visit to US amid Iran war and Trump’s jibes at allies – UK politics live
Emily Thornberry is the latest figure to call on the king’s visit to the US to be delayed, citing the ongoing war against Iran Yesterday Donald Trump confirmed that he expects the king’s state visit to the US to go ahead at the end of April. As the Mail reports, speaking about his plan to build a new, mega ballroom on the east wing of the White House, Trump said he needed a facility like this because of the weather in Washington. He explained: And you know the land in Washington was built on a swampy wetland. And when it rains, and you have the King of Saudi Arabia ... the King of the UK, I would say King of England, a great guy, he’s coming in very soon. And when it rains, you know what happened? And the rain would go over their feet. Continue reading...
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The decision not to go should be a no-brainer
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The Gaza Tribunal report concludes that Britain has "failed in its fundamental obligation to prevent genocide, has been complicit in atrocity crimes, and in some instances has even been an active participant in these crimes" www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-was-...
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UK was an 'active participant' in Israeli war crimes, Corbyn tribunal finds
The highly publicised tribunal was held last September and its findings were published in a report on Monday
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/03/2026
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
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Ofcom is broken. Fix it now!
I just signed this open letter calling on the Government to do whatever it takes to fix it, in case you want to sign too?
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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Where Starmer led the way criminalising Palestine Action and climate protestors as terrorists, Trump has followed. These U.S. anti-ICE protestors have been convicted and now face the rest of their lives in jail. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas
Case was seen as major test of the first amendment and whether the US could use broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
There are quite a few cynical and sinister figures in British public life. But Tony Blair is among the very worst. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin
Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The wife of Dr. Hossam Abu Safieh is pleading with the world to intervene urgently to save his life, asserting that "his only crime was saving the lives of the wounded," and demanding immediate action before he dies in prison. #freehossamabusafieh #Palestine
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Today I asked ministers to deny* that the number of jury acquittals in protest cases was a factor in the Government’s dangerous attack on jury trials. *They did not do this
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I've just signed a petition calling on the UK government to give British businesses a better deal with Europe. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/single-marke...
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British businesses need a better deal with Europe
Sign our petition to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and demand a better deal for British businesses trading with Europe
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Dame Rainbow Warrior @damerainbowwarrior.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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Petition: Government to advise monarch to refuse/cancel state visits with hostile powers
The Government should advise the Monarch against facilitating a ceremonial head of state visit where a foreign state is engaged in hostile activity - whether economic, diplomatic, military or otherwis...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
How OPERATION EPSTEIN FURY is going so far: 🤣 🖕 👌 👎
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 06/03/2026
We've just hit 215,000 members. More than 2,000 people a day have joined us since our historic win in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Come and be a part of the movement which is making hope normal again. Join us 👇
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
WAR CRIME BY THE US. An unarmed Iranian ship was takIng part in an Indian naval exercise, alongside the US. The US withdrew and torpedoed the Iranian ship. THEN the US refused to rescue the sailors, letting them drown. This is treachery, cowardice, cruelty and a war crime of the highest order.
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SteveH @sghendricks.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Have you seen this? Reform UK has just pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters. I'm really worried about it. I've signed a petition to stop the steal. Can you add your name too? www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...
megaphone.org.uk
Stop the steal: protect workers’ and renters’ rights!
Reform UK has just pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters. Sign this petition to stop the steal.
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
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End the sewage pollution scandal
We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
If only they would integrate, be more British, ditch Sharia law, stop taking our jobs, not be refugees ... say the Reform-funding superrich living in Sharia law Dubai who emigrated to avoid paying UK tax and now want to return because of a war their leader backs but without being called refugees
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
You'd think Iran had started the war!
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
"I want a change of regime in Iran. But what’s happening isn’t about freeing the Iranian people. It’s an imperialist, capitalist war started by bullies who take whatever they want & murder whomever gets in their way, including humanitarian and health workers" via Maggie Chapman
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
"I'm not sure that anyone who voted Green (in Gorton and Denton) works" says Nigel Farage. So not just smearing the winners of the by-election his party just lost, but all of their voters too.
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 02/03/2026
We’re fact checking misleading images and videos relating to the conflict in the Middle East. An image supposedly showing Dubai’s Burj Khalifa engulfed in flames is fake.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Six years ago, his principles were entirely different.
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
#epsteinwar #epsteinfury
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
In St. Paul, Minnesota, Hennepin County deputies brutally assaulted peaceful anti-ICE protesters.
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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Trump has attacked Iran, in a brazen US-Israeli act of aggression that is still ongoing. Our statement: stoptrump.org.uk/trump-bombs-...
A geographical silhouette of Iran with text over it “Trump bombs Iran - the UK must oppose it”
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Jill Houlbrook @jilly3.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Of dear he’s very upset because the winner is; A female ( with views) A plumber and plasterer A northerner A local A plain speaker A hard worker A person who believes the rich are taking the piss A local councillor A dog lover of rescued greyhounds A product of our free education system #Hannah
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James Morrison @morralexand.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
literally
"it's the children who are wrong" meme
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Pathetic and bad losers, as the right and middle right in parliament and the media are being, that noise has been heard throughout the campaign, and the Greens still won resoundingly and gave some real hope at last💚
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
and resoundingly, so pleased
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The number of people sleeping rough in England is at its highest level since records began in 2010 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Record levels of rough sleepers in England, figures reveal
There were 4,793 people sleeping on the streets on a single night last autumn.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Jeez. Just listen to this on the appalling student loans crisis “How much did you borrow?” “£84,000...” “…how much do you owe now?” “£110,000” Max Linford discusses how much his student loan has risen despite paying off £8000 since graduating in 2023. #Newsnight
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The man and his party are a new low, even for the far right. That there are those in the UK who support his views is sickening, let alone the fascist Elon Musk buying his way into the worst of a repulsive bunch.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/02/2026
UK suspension of refugee family reunion scheme to be challenged in high court
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UK suspension of refugee family reunion scheme to be challenged in high court
Judge allows Safe Passage International to launch judicial review of halting of right to bring in children and partners The Home Office’s controversial decision to suspend the right of refugees to bring their children and partners to the UK is to face a legal challenge in the high court, the Guardian can disclose. Safe Passage International, a charity working with unaccompanied children and refugees, has been granted permission to launch a judicial review of the decision to halt refugee family reunion after it claimed the suspension was unlawful. Continue reading...
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
They are coming after women's rights, those who choose not to or can't have children, divorce as well as other horrors they propose. That anyone would vote for them should be unthinkable if it weren't for the evidence that some, often those worst affected by reform's policies, will.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Jeez. This is awful. Well done Victoria Derbyshire for not letting it go #StudentLoansScandal
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Rachel Blake @rochyb.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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Tired of Lies in Politics? Sign This Petition to Demand Transparency and Honesty from our Leaders
96,229 signatures are needed, let’s get there by the end of the day?
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Blairer @haggisblarer.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
@ofcom.bsky.social Isn’t it time YOU did your job and took this Illegitimate broadcaster to task? #Genocide matters #Migrants matter #Pakestine matters LIFE MATTERS. But according to the BBC it DOES’NT MATTER ⬇️⬇️
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