sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 28mCan’t they see that the problem is these assurances are needed? Surely just don’t pass motions which require such assurances to minoritised communities! 0173
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 1hIt's hard to see how the Green party's motion today will avoid an investigation by the EHRC, given Labour was previously found in breach. 1012029
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 3hThe "zionism is racism" motion that has just passed on the Green Party's conference floor is truly gross, and deeply racist. The party's MPs deserve some credit for opposing it, though they should've done so more stridently and sooner. This is now a millstone around the party's necks. Deservedly. 30421129
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 3hIt’s the 90th anniversary of Cable Street. Today, as then, no paseran ✊ 07915
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 4h⚡ "You can continue to count on our help." German Chancellor Merz arrived in Kyiv to unveil a €1.35 billion aid package. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...united24media.comGermany Unveils €1.35 Billion Ukraine Package as Merz Arrives in Kyiv to Finalize Drone DealChancellor Merz's Kyiv visit aims to solidify Ukraine-Germany defense cooperation, including joint production of long-range weapons and interceptor drones. 27712
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialEuan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 8hImportant push-back against fascist Russia's warnings/threats to foreign diplomats in Kyiv. Kyiv is safer when foreign missions are present: The Kremlin wants them gone so it can be more indiscriminate in its attacks on Ukraine's capital without risking a diplomatic incident. 011950
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialJosie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 8hOn Saturday, October 3, the Israeli military said it carried strike on an apartment in Gaza in an attempt to kill Ali al-Amoudi, who leads the Hamas political office in Gaza. The air-strike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women. www.reuters.com/world/middle...reuters.comIsraeli strike kills five in Gaza, including four women, health officials sayAn Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, health and civil defence service officials said. 155
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 14hAlthough it feels like I am shouting into the void about this sometimes, I want to share some further thoughts on the “Zionism is Racism” motion which the Green Party is due to debate in the next 16 hours. Just to address various points which I think people in general should know. A thread: 4269135
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialThe Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 9h🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today we thank all our educators. Teachers, educators, lecturers and all education workers for your work and care. The fifth year of full-scale war. And now, when Russia again intensifies terror and strikes schools and universities, you continue to do your job. 111627
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Impossible to read without crying The last villager: 88-year-old’s fight for survival in Ukraine’s blasted north www.thetimes.com/article/8d12...thetimes.comThe last villager: 88-year-old’s fight for survival in Ukraine’s blasted northAs Russia laid waste to her home, Hanna Panych refused to leave her goats and lived for months under constant bombardment in the ‘grey zone’ 0208
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 23929751750
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Watch me be more enthusiastic and starry eyed about Labour Party conference on the in solidarity podcast for @opendemocracy.net www.opendemocracy.net/can-burnham-...opendemocracy.netPalantir and the art of Tax AvoidanceHow do progressive movements defeat the far right without adopting their doom-laden narrative? 160
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Abortion is reproductive healthcare, because sometimes having a child can literally kill you. And I cannot tell you how it angers me that at the same time, Black women like Tierra Walker dying, RFK cut funding for research into infant and mother mortality, to fund his security detail. 323283
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 02/10/2026Because of the success of the fundraiser - and the support of so many on here - we were also able to contribute to some unmanned vehicles that were donated. Heard today that these UGV's have already been involved in 16 life-saving rescues from the frontline. Thank you to everyone who donated. 513117
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One of the places I visited in Pavlohrad earlier this year was badly bombed yesterday 040
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New definition of knife edge just dropped 131017
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026You were far too busy writing/words that didn't scan remains one of the great pop music burns 2181
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialsianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I wrote about how Ukraine, cognitive warfare and Russian aggression was high up on the agenda at Labour Party conference, for @opendemocracy.net www.opendemocracy.net/putin-ukrain...opendemocracy.netPutin’s next target? Russia won’t stop at Ukraine, Labour conference warnedRussia won’t stop at Ukraine, Labour conference warned 0309
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialOlena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026russia's systematic and deliberate destruction of Ukrainian educational and scientific institutions is part of its genocidal campaign against Ukraine. 06029
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I wrote about how Ukraine, cognitive warfare and Russian aggression was high up on the agenda at Labour Party conference, for @opendemocracy.net www.opendemocracy.net/putin-ukrain...opendemocracy.netPutin’s next target? Russia won’t stop at Ukraine, Labour conference warnedRussia won’t stop at Ukraine, Labour conference warned 0309
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialAlona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Images from June show the devastation in Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comNew Google Maps images reveal massive scale of devastation in GazaSatellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire 287
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Just for clarity I did quote GfP properly. They asked that a fairly long quote be used in full. I replied to say that for story-length reasons that was probably not possible but that I’d fairly précis anything not used in full. Which I did. They did not object to this in advance. 46111
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 01/10/2026🚨 RUSSIAN WAR CRIME A Russian strike drone hit a school building in Kyiv, causing a fire, according to the city’s mayor. 47245
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialUkrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 01/10/2026‼️ Russians strike school in Kyiv: children were in shelterpravda.com.uaRussians strike school in Kyiv: children were in shelterA Russian drone struck a school building in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv on 1 October, causing a fire. Children were in a bomb shelter at the time of the impact. 24117
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialKatharine Quarmby @katharineq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In this investigation, I looked at UK council policies on householders could dispose of asbestos from their homes, finding that many permit residents to drop asbestos at the local 'tip'. In the Daily Mail, as part of its Asbestos: Britain’s Hidden Killer campaign. www.pressreader.com/search/all?q...pressreader.comAsbestos is a known killer, so why on earth are householders allowed to rip it out themselves – and drive it to their local recycling centre? | Daily MailASBESTOS is a category 1 carcinogen and there is no known safe level of exposure. The substance, which for decades was used as a building material (see box below), is the main cause of mesot... 033
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 01/10/2026🚨 BREAKING: A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv while children were inside.united24media.comRussian Drone Slams Into Kyiv School as Children Shelter UndergroundA Russian drone attack in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district hit a school as children sheltered, causing a fire and prompting an emergency response. 56337
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At Labour Party conference, @hopenothate.org.uk @steveakehurst.bsky.social and others discussed how an anti Reform voting coalition will be needed to keep Farage out of Downing St Me for @opendemocracy.net www.opendemocracy.net/how-to-stop-...opendemocracy.netSoft Tories are key to keeping Farage out of Number 10Mobilising an anti-Reform voter coalition takes work, information, and community building, says Hope Not Hate 040
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026OK so all in all I liked that speech (of course I was going to) but I thought it was weird he didn't directly address the rise of the far right. Did he need to? Or was it all there in his vision for the UK? 0171
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026That from Burnham was the most powerful defence of the Union I’ve heard since Gordon Brown in the Scottish referendum in 2014. 2423
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026New national commission on electoral reform, promised by Burnham 0112
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"I will be steadfast in my support for Ukraine" - this line from Burnham gets a whoop from me, ofc. 0250
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"This is the national care service we will build" gets standing ovation. It's ambitious. It's going to be hard, but Burnham says "we are going to do it" for many reasons, not least as it is essential for the NHS's future. 0152
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"What an indictment of my generation of politicians, too cowardly to fix something as basic as the care we give to each other ... people caring for other people's parents on poverty pay ... invisible to the political class of this country." Burnham is very emotional and driven on social care. 1278
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I hope the £2 bus journey applies to the airport bus! 1191
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Water is a symbol of what has gone wrong with Britain" - Burnham 1194
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialSteve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This theme around control - the loss of accountability and agency in the face of spiralling cost - is still easily the most powerful thread of Burnhamism among target voters. Comes up across so many issue areas. Delivery is another thing ofc, but it’s powerful territory. 2155
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Clear break from neoliberalism from Burnham - since the 1980s, "the wealth [Labour] created for the many was seen as an opportunity for the few." "The right talk about taking back control - they were the ones that gave it away in the first place" (referring to water, elec, care etc.) 24611
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Nice little dig at Truss there from Burnham... 0100
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“The rate of ectopic pregnancy deaths in states with abortion bans is nearly double that in states where abortion is legal.” That stat should shame every anti abortionist in the world. 1374170
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026"The US has grown used to the swift and dramatic erosion of women’s health and status that has followed Dobbs," writes @moiradonegan.bsky.social, "to the horror stories and upward ticking body counts, grown into ease, and even a kind of compliant boredom, with women’s death and indignity."theguardian.comWhy has abortion faded from America’s national conversation? | Moira DoneganThe US has already grown used to the horror caused by abortion bans. And Republicans have sought to quash the stories 12218125
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialFinn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026ngl "2 doggers, a lad out on the rob for diesel, a fly tipper and an actual terrorist get swept up into an international incident" would be a really funny premise for a slice of life British comedy 1344584
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialKiran Stacey @kiranstacey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026EXC: Burnham to promise to set up a new state-backed electricity grid company. Massive move towards nationalisation of utilities.x.comKiran Stacey (@kiranstacey) on XEXC: Burnham to promise to set up a new state-backed electricity grid company. Massive move towards nationalisation of utilities. https://t.co/OOgU3BycYv 55013
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's never an ask for Russia. Ukraine are going after the refineries to bring their economy and war economy to a halt so that they stop killing Ukranians and leave Ukraine. 43880181
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialUkrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 28/09/2026💔 Nataliia Bukalo, an assistant to Volodymyr Horbulin, former secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, has been killed in a Russian drone strike on a building belonging to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv. 📷: Ukrainska Pravda 44812
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Healey is weaving Labour’s past with a promise for the future. It’s not nostalgia but a recognition of values. 180
sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Healey calls Farage’s economic policy “Liz Truss with a bitcoin account” 0349
Reposted by sianushka.bsky.socialEmmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 28/09/2026My friend's office is next door, I wasn't sure where she was at the time. Just heard from her and thankfully she is unharmed. What is happening in Kyiv right now is truly horrific. Millions of people are at risk of dying at any time. I'm not quite sure this really comes across, abroad. 018693