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Jo Buchanan

@transient337.bsky.social
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Socialist. Let us fight to end corruption, greed, capitalism, war, colonialism, animal cruelty, oppression, pollution, inequality, arms sales and all the rest. Time for change - it’s never been more urgent. 

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KeithG @datchmog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Obscene in the richest country in the world. Where Trump puts feeding the insatiable greed of billionaire bigots above doing anything to alleviate ordinary people’s needs. Farage & Badenoch would love to line their pockets at our expense here too.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Important facts: "slave-traders were not protagonists in a distant, primitive phase in the nation’s history. They were enmeshed in the processes that produced the nation we know today" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/comm...
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Freedom-loving Britain was at the heart of the 18th century slave trade – and this register proves it | William Pettigrew
Register of British Slave Traders reveals how deeply the trafficking of Africans was embedded in the country’s politics, economy, institutions and culture
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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#SocialistSunday No5 @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @councilestatemedia.uk @communicipalist.bsky.social @daiwright.bsky.social @johnsensible.bsky.social @eileenk.bsky.social @transient337.bsky.social Transport, Alternatives to Driving thephilosophicalmuse.blog/2026/09/01/t...
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Transport, Alternatives to Driving
I emailed my MP to call for better alternatives to driving – like good, affordable public transport, safe walking & cycling: He forwarded it to Justin Madders, the Minister for Roads, and…
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Lifeboat volunteers were attacked and harassed this weekend for saving lives at sea. Brave men and women are being called scum or traitors for the heroic work they do. Open letter of thanks. 38d.gs/rvos
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Stop Heathrow's climate-wrecking third runway
Take action We're in a climate crisis, with out-of-control wildfires in the UK, France and Spain and an ongoing battle to clean up the air in our cities. So why is Andy Burnham's government backing pl...
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/say-n...?
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Stop Heathrow's climate-wrecking third runway
Take action We're in a climate crisis, with out-of-control wildfires in the UK, France and Spain and an ongoing battle to clean up the air in our cities. So why is Andy Burnham's government backing pl...
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It’s extraordinary and unforgivable that successive governments all over the world have failed to address the mounting climate emergency for years. Action is now urgent if life on earth is to survive. It may well be too late.
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Ancient forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last global warming period similar to today – Wyoming fossils reveal what happened Remember, today’s CO₂ rise is far faster than the PETM. theconversation.com/ancient-fore...
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Ancient forests took 100,000 years to recover from the last global warming period similar to today – Wyoming fossils reveal what happened
Understanding what happened in these forests 56 million years ago may help humanity recognize similar thresholds before we cross them again, the lead author of a new study writes.
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Clearly we have not learnt any lessons from the brutal deaths and devastation caused to Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the 1945 atomic bombs. We continue to build up far more powerful nuclear arsenals rather than focus on the real needs of the planet. @convivir.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/08/12/0...
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Never again - Hiroshima, Nagasaki - Penumbrage
Children are far more vulnerable to radiation than adults. About 38,000 children were killed in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
There’s so much profit to be made. Weapons manufacturers like Lockheed Martin, RTX Corporation, Northrop Grumman, and General Dynamics and the rest get multi-billion-dollar government contracts. Oil and gas companies see their profits soar. And there are huge gains for investment banks and traders.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The Labour Government have refused Green Party calls for a COBR meeting saying "supply chains are resilient." This is gross negligence. We need to act now. news.sky.com/story/could-...
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MPs fear one key issue could end new PM's honeymoon period
The "Burnham bounce" has largely been driven by Green voters coming back to the fold. Labour MPs warn that spells trouble if more oil and gas is approved following a summer of extreme weather.
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 07/08/2026
You may find this of interest. www.technosphere.earth/climate-chan...
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Climate change must not disrupt business as usual
Don't believe the hype - we are still firmly on course towards climate catastrophe
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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Piece I just wrote for Current Affairs. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
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The Massive Climate Lie That Will Destroy Human Civilization
Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperat...
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 10/08/2026
The UK is entering its FIFTH heatwave of 2026. This year's cereal harvest may be worst on record. Fires are raging across Europe & North America. Shanghai just seen record rain, Japan record heat. Fracture points are opening up. And still we don't act. www.technosphere.earth/climate-chan...
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Climate change must not disrupt business as usual
Don't believe the hype - we are still firmly on course towards climate catastrophe
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
An indefinite strike is about as serious as an industrial relations dispute can become. Yet staff at Goldsmiths, University of London, have been on indefinite strike since 8 June with remarkably little national attention. @convivir.bsky.social @markytyz.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/08/10/0...
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An indefinite strike at Goldsmiths – and the crisis nobody is talking about - Penumbrage
Restructuring, redundancies and industrial action at Goldsmiths is an extreme manifestation of a crisis spreading through higher education.
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Mike Stanton @convivir.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Under the Radar with stories of Plastic, Pesticides, Palestine and profiting from genocide and the climate emergency. Everyday tales of capitalism and resistance. Compiled by Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social for @creatingsocialism.bsky.social
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Under the Radar
Under the Radar: Plastic, Pesticides, Palestine and profits from genocide and the climate crisis. Everyday tales of capital resistance.
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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SIGN to demand protection from deadly heatwaves.
The UK is dangerously unprepared for worsening extreme heat. It only takes two minutes.
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Our authoritarian government is silencing dissenters and activists, demonising their lawyers and restricting jury trials. @creatingsocialism.bsky.social @markytyz.bsky.social @convivir.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @defendourjuries.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/07/21/p...
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Peaceful protest under threat - Penumbrage
Our authoritarian government and other governments are silencing dissenters and activists, demonising lawyers and restricting jury trials.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Prosecution of Palestine Action barrister has left lawyers ‘uncertain and scared' Rajiv Menon KC was referred for contempt of court charges over a closing speech at conclusion of Palestine Action trial. www.middleeasteye.net/news/legal-f...
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Prosecution of Palestine Action barrister has left lawyers ‘uncertain and scared'
Rajiv Menon KC was referred for contempt of court charges over a closing speech at conclusion of Palestine Action trial
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
High time the Church spoke out for Palestine @markytyz.bsky.social @convivir.bsky.social @creatingsocialism.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/07/19/c...
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The Church in solidarity with Palestine - Penumbrage
There needs to be a robust response from the Church to all the atrocities that the Palestinian people suffer on a daily basis
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Sparkle @serenesparkle.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Write to the Foreign Secretary to demand that the government imposes sanctions on Israel, including a full arms embargo, in response to Israel's ban on 37 aid organisations from operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/aidorgsban
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Write to the Foreign Secretary: Oppose Israel's ban on aid organisations
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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be. "The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It tells you everything you need to know about Kemi Badneoch and Nigel Farage that as London schools, hospitals and transport networks all buckle under extreme record-breaking temperatures, they gather with fossil fuel lobbyists, climate deniers and the far-right to demand an end to Net Zero
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As Extreme Heat Hits London, Fossil Fuel Interests and Global Far-Right Politicians Gather for a 'Glastonbury of Climate Science Deniers'
Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch are both scheduled to address the event, reports Max Colbert
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Creating Socialism @creatingsocialism.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Did you know a barrister is facing prison just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has existed since 1670. We can't let it be silenced in court now. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save Britain's Juries
Juries have had the right to acquit based on their conscience for centuries. Now, a barrister is facing jail just for mentioning it in court. Add your name to help save Britain's juries.
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
When does a sickening level of nationalism, racism and xenophobia contaminate the beautiful game? @markytyz.bsky.social @convivir.bsky.social @creatingsocialism.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/07/14/f...
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When Football becomes Nationalism - Penumbrage
Football can unite millions, but when sporting success becomes proof of national superiority, where does healthy pride end and nationalism begin?
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Climate change is hitting harder and more cruelly if you live in the Global South or if you are living on the streets or in poverty. @creatingsocialism.bsky.social @markytyz.bsky.social @convivir.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/07/10/h...
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No more hot air - Penumbrage
Climate change is hitting harder and more cruelly if you live in the Global South or if you are living on the streets or in poverty.
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Mike Stanton @convivir.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
England's World Cup squad celebrates diversity. Leading players like Kane, Bellingham, Saka have a migrant heritage. Marilyn Tyzack writes about nationalism and football for @creatingsocialism.bsky.social @transient337.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/07/14/f...
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When Football becomes Nationalism - Penumbrage
Football can unite millions, but when sporting success becomes proof of national superiority, where does healthy pride end and nationalism begin?
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Creating Socialism @creatingsocialism.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
How real is the Russian threat? @convivir.bsky.social examines what is really happening, with plenty of analysis, statistics and loads of good sense. @markytyz.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/07/06/r...
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How Real is the Russian Threat? - Penumbrage
The Russian threat is being used to browbeat us into accepting more attacks on our liberties and make sacrifices to fund a massive growth in arms spending.
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I've just signed my name calling for the government to investigate Brits who have returned from serving in the IDF @DeclassifiedUK.org secure.declassifieduk.org/page/189081/...
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Nobody wants to live next to a war criminal
I've just signed my name calling for the government to investigate Brits who have returned from serving in the IDF - you should too!
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Creating Socialism @creatingsocialism.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Starmer? Burnham? Are they much the same really? Is there any hope that the UK will change and become a fairer more just society? Starmer has certainly betrayed us. Read the analysis by @convivir.bsky.social @creatingsocialism.bsky.social @markytyz.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/06/29/b...
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Burnham substitutes for Starmer - Penumbrage
Good riddance to Starmer but will Burnham be any better? From PFI to LFI he was a loyal member of Blair's government. But where are his loyalties today? Will it be warfare or welfare?
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The rise in racist violence didn't happen in a vacuum. Words, stories and those who spread them carry responsibility. @convivir.bsky.social @markytyz.bsky.social @creatingsocialism.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/06/17/w...
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Words have Consequences - Penumbrage
The rise in racist violence didn’t happen in a vacuum. Words, stories and those who spread them carry responsibility.
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Creating Socialism @creatingsocialism.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The Filton 4, convicted of criminal damage, were given harsh prison sentences because the judge maintained there was a “terrorist connection”. At Creating Socialism we are outraged by this sentence and stand in solidarity with all who are denied justice. penumbrage.com/2026/06/14/u...
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Under the radar - Penumbrage
A travesty of justice in court. The Filton 4 were given harsh prison sentences related to terrorism, yet they were not convicted of terrorism
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Creating Socialism @creatingsocialism.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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Courtroom Reporting: Palestine Solidarity
With the UK government intent on supporting Israel and shutting down dissent, there are going to be many court cases in the coming year that need to be reported.
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
A fascinating read. Latest article by Mike Stanton, @convivir.bsky.social “AI is being weaponised against us. Can we turn it into an ally? Artist Felicity Hammond suggests some intriguing possibilities in Reactor.” @markytyz.bsky.social @creatingsocialism.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/06/12/r...
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Penumbrage
I don't take umbrage. I take up my pen
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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Filton 25 Support Fund
In August 2024, six actionists drove a modified prison van into Elbit’s research, development, and manufacturing hub in Filton, Bristol. Once inside, the six dismantled Israeli weapons, including the ...
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Stories below the radar: We are betraying the next generation as we fail to tackle the climate crisis. The Trump administration is a disgrace. We must not forget the Filton 25 and the outrageous level of UK homelessness. @convivir.bsky.social @markytyz.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/06/08/b...
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Below the radar - Penumbrage
Many of those with power have children and grandchildren yet are too obsessed with short-term gain to take vital urgent action on the climate.
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Stride for Palestinians 2026
I am striding for health, I am striding for dignity, I am striding for Palestinians. Please donate to my page and help me support Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) as they remain for the Palestinian
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Campaign calling on the new Health Secretary to get Palantir out of our NHS! 38d.gs/potg
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To the new Health Secretary: Get Palantir out of our NHS!
I just the petition calling on the new Health Secretary to get Palantir out of our NHS!
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
London Walking Festival www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/london-wal...
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London Walking Festival
This May, join thousands of people across the city as they walk to help make London greener, healthier and wilder.
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
21 kicked out. 28 defected. 39 resigned. 5 suspended. 99 total. 22 of them in the last two weeks. Is Reform capable of governing? 👇
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Morning update - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Morning update
<article data-history-node-id="440711" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-540" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-540" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Morning update</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Good morning Middle East Eye readers,</p> <p>US-Iran talks are reportedly in their "final stages", as&nbsp; Tehran reviews Washington's response.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu argued that the delay in attacking Tehran only benefits Iranians, according to the CNN citing US officials and Israeli sources.</p> <p>Here are some other developments:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li> <p>In the most most widely backed proposal before the UN Security Council, 137 countries are supporting a draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz which seeks to "protect international waterways", Al Jazeera reported.&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah, said that activists who were captured by Israel from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud aid flotilla were subjected to electric shocks as well as physical and psychological abuse.</p> </li> <li> <p>Hezbollah said it carried out 24 military operations over the past day targeting Israeli forces, military vehicles and positions across southern Lebanon. The attacks included drone strikes and rocket barrages.</p> </li> <li> <p>The US has failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz despite a "thousand tricks", the political deputy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy was quoted as saying&nbsp;by Iran’s semi-official news agency ISNA.&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>The US Treasury Department has lifted sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territory, according to information published on the department’s website.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article>
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress will be in Dublin 26th - 28th June. All information on speakers, panels, tickets and how to sponsor if you can, available ➡️ jazic.org/congress-2026/ #FreePalestine #SolidarityIsAVerb
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We are now witnessing Israeli officials openly publicize and celebrate their disgusting violations of human rights--humiliating, abusing, and torturing kidnapped civilians inside Israeli prisons.
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Can we maintain a sense of purpose, hope and sanity in our troubled world? There are groups who strive to create a better world and show the value of community and cooperation. @createsocialism.bsky.social @convivir.bsky.social @markytyz.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/05/19/s...
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The search for sanity - Penumbrage
We believe in a different society where people can work together in communities to bring about change and hope.
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Can any of these manoeuvering politicians save us from a Reform government? But none of them offer anything even approaching Socialism @convivir.bsky.social @markytyz.bsky.social @creatingsocialism.bsky.social penumbrage.com/2026/05/17/n...
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Labour’s Crisis and the Search for Hope - Penumbrage
Although not perfect, Andy Burnham may be Labour and the country's only hope to prevent the nightmare of a Reform government.
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Duncan Poundcake @duncanpoundcake.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
#Labour when it understood it's founding purpose:
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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Immigration makes Britain brilliant. 🇬🇧
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
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Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Fossil fuel chaos is harming the planet and putting us out of pocket. I’m calling on the UK government to go all in on renewable energy. Add your name too: action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/bre...?
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Break the UK free from fossil fuel chaos
Take action Global oil and gas markets are volatile − driven by war, conflict and the interests of power-hungry leaders. Here in the UK, we’re still addicted to fossil fuels, leaving households expose...
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Mike Stanton @convivir.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Jo Buchanan @transient337.bsky.social with stories that are important, inspiring and ignored by MSM, writing for Creating Socialism @creatingsocialism.bsky.social
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Why Keir Starmer convene a summit on antisemitism without inviting Zack Polanski - the only Jewish leader of a UK political party Polanski has himself been the target of serious antisemitic abuse, with two arrests made in just the past six weeks
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