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Josh Alston @joshalston.bsky.social · 5h
I am very saddened that Zionism is Racism motion has passed. I was on the list as the next speaker against the motion, but was not called. I wrote two different speeches depending on whether the amendment protecting Jewish members was passed. Here they are below:
If A3 fails:
Joshua Alston, Leeds Green Party, I am a Jewish antizionist.
I joined Jewish Greens in 2018 because of an incident in my local party. Four members of my local party signed a letter accusing me of being a Zionist and a mossad agent because of a position I took in defence of trans rights.  It was nothing to do with Israel. 
They assumed I was a Zionist because I was a Jew who disagreed with them.  I’ve been called a Zionist dozens of time since then.
As an antizionist Jew I have to fight twice as hard, be twice as loud and obnoxious to be persuade people that I am an anti-Zionist and for some people it just isn’t enough. 
For non-Jews this isn’t a question that gets asked. If you search Zack Polanski is a Zionist you get loads of hits. No-one says Mothin or Rachel are Zionists. 
So I am worried about this motion. I don’t think anti-Zionism is racism. I am an anti-Zionist. But I do think there’s a double standard in society.
Some people say Zionist when they mean Jew. 
I know the proposers and trust that they don’t think like this. But most of the rest of the country won’t trust them. They will think awful things of us. 
There is another way. We could declare that anti-Palestinian racism and Islamophobia are racisms. We vote for E03 and focus on the material changes that we need for Palestinian freedom. We can focus on stopping the genocide. We can focus on BDS. We can stand up against the proscription of Palestine action. 
The Green Party vision is a world where all are free. This takes us backwards. We should vote it down. 
If A3 does pass:
Josh Alston. I’m from Leeds Green Party. I am a Jewish anti-Zionist who has spent most of my adult life talking to the Jewish community about Israel, and helping build coalitions for Palestinian liberation. 
In my community 64% of people describe themselves as Zionists, but only 12% are pro-Netanyahu. They have criticisms of Israeli racism, but they still call themselves Zionists. 
So what do they think? 
They like the idea of a place Jews can go in the event of a genocide in Europe, but don’t like the way Israel treats Palestinians. I see this as an opportunity. We’re a party about organising. We’re a party about convincing people. 
So how do we talk people round?
Any organiser knows we start from points of connection and the material conditions in Palestine. We start from disgust at the genocide. We talk about settlements. We talk about BDS. We talk about corruption. We talk about apartheid. We talk about Israel’s connection with the far-right. We talk about impunity. We talk about how we can make Jews safe without an ethnostate. 
If we start by calling them racist, we will lose those people and they won’t come back. 
There are real stakes here. We’ve seen a genocide live streamed in front of eyes. With this profound evil, if someone thinks that the idea of a Zionism, the idea of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine can be separated from the reality of Israel’s as a state I .think they are wrong.  But that’s not the most important question for the Green Party.  
The question is ‘what are you going to do to stop the genocide and make Palestine free?’ 
Let’s organise not exclude and build a coalition for a free Palestine. Thank you.
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I need to write a thread about this. If you don't like it, feel free to block me. But I hope at least some of you will listen. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
thetimes.com
Jewish Greens face sanctions for belonging to ‘Zionist’ synagogues
The Green Party rejected an amendment to protect Jewish members attending self-declared ‘Zionist’ organisations from reports of racism
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Why did they decide to ignore the first law of robotics? It's not like no-one ever thought about the dangers of AI.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This made me laugh much more than I should have done.
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Jay Zedbee @jayzedbee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
genuinely is shabana mahmood alive? do we have a home secretary? are there laws? is this the purge from the movie the purge? is crime now legal? can we shit on the street? can we ransack an m&s? is this just a fucking free for all?
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ah, I'm so sad to hear that Annie Dillard has died, reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek at 19 was a seminal experience for me - nonfiction can be meaningful, and moving, not just facts. And I still cite her description of parasites as the ultimate proof that there is no loving, omnipotent God.
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Sinan Kose @thesinankose.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Look if you want to deal with money laundering, there are already laws in place. It's just that actually enforcing them would likely collapse the entire British economy so we just don't. No need to take it out on the unseasonably tanned gentleman giving you a fade.
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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
On Tues @hopenothate.org.uk revealed that Kent police may have ignored a 999 call from the village of Preston. I spent the day there this week, hearing from residents whose village was effectively overrun hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/07/e...
hopenothate.org.uk
EXCLUSIVE: Did Kent Police ignore Dover blockade 999 call? – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate can exclusively reveal that Kent Police were tipped off about the Patriot Platform mobilisation – and seemingly did not act.
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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It’s not too late to stop this madness - the government has said the uk mega donors are a problem. The lords can bring in a cap on UK donors to stop any attempt to buy the next election. Share this and ask your MP to join us protecting British democracy.
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Connor the Braixen (Seafoam Gaming) @seafoamgaming.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
makes me beyond enraged just seeing posts on this forum going "will i live to the end of the decade" or "i'm worried about my kids' future" because fucking silicon valley can't start pumping a stock bubble and huffing fumes. I hate this entire AI industry more than almost anything else RN
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Rude Law Dog @esghound.com · 28/08/2026
this has got to be the best advertisement for never detwinkifying yourself; I've seen countless 60 year olds in a sequin cowboy hat and a fishnet shirt looking decades younger
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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
What an absolutely poisonous article from a vile bigot. The Canary remaining in the sewer I see. Left wing Daily Mail
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This is a really good point about Mamdani, and maybe Burnham too?
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Oh god, this brings back bad bad memories
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
20!! miles of the Thames Path today, with thanks to my knee brace and the power of Ibuprofen.
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TechnicallyRon @technicallyron.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
So there is a solar eclipse and then the country catches on fire and then a facist gets elected again. The writers of the apocalypse have forgone subtlety at this point.
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 05/08/2026
Nasa employee: Oh hey u guys are back early.. Astronaut: Moon's full of rioting Amazon robots Nasa employee: What? Astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* Moon's full of rioting Amazon robots
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This is an excellent point. I actually mentioned the existing datastore (as I called it) in my 2022 piece dissecting the "Save Brick Lane" protest narratives, but had forgotten! The mention comes towards the end: www.onlondon.co.uk/brick-lane-a.... #london #bricklane
onlondon.co.uk
Brick Lane: Anatomy of an East End 'anti-gentrification' rage
Plans to replace a car park on the famous street with offices and shops have revealed much about London conservationism and protest politics
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Genuinely curious about this business model- does “we’ll make your shop look like shit” really inspire trust?
A corner of a shop steel shutter and frame with about 30 stickers for shutter repair companies
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Have become a Japanese handsaw guy, my god. Like a knife through butter.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
self-professed pro-abortion hand-holding cannabinoid works for me
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Is “pragmatic” the new, “grown up” word? Andy, there’s nothing “pragmatic” about drilling for more oil & gas - to even consider it with the planet literally on fire is total madness. How many times must we say it will do nothing for energy bills or security? It would be an act of utter recklessness
theguardian.com
Burnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gas
PM tells reporters the government cannot ignore the energy resource ‘when people are struggling’
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Quoting so I can find it again, because this looks like a hugely enjoyable list.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I’m supremely confident in our supreme leader’s understanding of technology. Onward to a glorious future!
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ve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 26/07/2026
What disturbs me about the practices and myth-making of the AI labs is they are intentionally using bad and unsafe design to create systems that they make-believe are out of their control in order to use this as a forcing function to get governments and civil society to cede them more power
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I’m impressed with the problem solving skills on show here.
4 kitchen chairs with open umbrellas taped to them to provide shade, lined up at the base of a block of flats.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 20/07/2026
Lisa Nandy's job has been expanded! She's now in charge of the internet too! Nandy has had two years overseeing Ofcom's regulation of TV. Now she is overseeing social media and online safety, too. Gosh.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I don't have much optimism about the new Burnham dawn, but if he does work cross party to sort out social care, we'd become a much better country in all sorts of ways.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Last night’s walk was the Royal Docks
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
jewishcurrents.org/the-event#ci... I can’t remember who on Bluesky posted this story which has been open in my tabs for weeks- but gosh, it’s astonishing.
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The Event
“Something has taken place that we cannot speak of or know or even fully perceive, yet the fact of which sits before us.”
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Ann Widdecombe’s dead and I’m still gay. So I won that one.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 04/07/2026
reread the Declaration of Independence in advance of the Fourth of July, and the list of all the injuries that the British crown inflicted on the colonists straight up reads like Trump's to-do list www.thenation.com/article/soci...
screenshotted excerpt from the linked article, reading as follows, and with the sentences after 'Trump' highlighted in blue:

And the country is still fighting to reject authoritarianism, with millions of Americans taking to the streets to again declare “No Kings.” It would be easy to mistake the list of grievances created by the former colonists, cataloging the injuries inflicted on them by the King of Great Britain and Ireland, for the to-do list of President Donald Trump. “Obstructing the laws for naturalization of foreigners” and “the administration of justice”? Check. Sending “swarms of officers to harass our people” and “transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offences”? Check. “Cutting off our trade with all parts of the world” and “imposing taxes on us without our consent”? Check. (No, really—give us our tariff-refund checks.)

Archived version of article available at https://archive.ph/nmYpt
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I dgaf about football, I don't like Oasis, England fans and team singing Wonderwall makes me tear up a little. Maybe I just like communal singing by people who can't really sing?
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Andrew Baynes @baynesa.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Ah – cutting infrastructure investment in roads and energy to help fund defence? I see that we're at 'atrophying our way to growth' again. Or we could, you know, actually raise taxes. Abolish NI and increase income tax so that income is taxed fairly.
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rosaweisener.bsky.social @rosaweisener.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Well that’s not at all dystopian.
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Andrew Coleman Francis @andrewcfrancis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Happy #PrideMonth! Enjoy a Tesla getting smashed by a light rail train with a pride flag.
Blue Tesla with a smashed front end next to a Baltimore City light rail car painted with the pride flag.
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Apples n Spice @applesnspice.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
What will happen is Europe will take a layered approach by adding trees, removing heat sink hard scape, helping people into solar/electric vehicles, having better heat policies, cycles lanes, building standards, free pub transport etc plus AC while the US will have only more AC and be stuck indoors.
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John McTernan @johnmct.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The case for Ed Miliband as Chancellor.
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 20/06/2026
Another day, another stupid Excel chart.
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