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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Help defend the right to protest on Palestine goodlawproject.org/s/95c3e4
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Help defend the right to protest on Palestine | Good Law Project
The brutal crackdown on our right to protest is happening right now, with people standing in solidarity with Palestine bearing the brunt – so we’re supporting people who refuse to be silenced
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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. Add your name to help protect Britain's juries: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
you.38degrees.org.uk
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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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Living Colour releases “Cult of Personality” today in 1988. “.. It was musings on the amoral nature of leadership,” said songwriter and guitarist Vernon Reid. “Whether these people are good or bad, why are we drawn to larger-than-life personalities?” 🎸
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Aya is a 24 year old journalist in Gaza. She's been offered a place at university abroad to do a Masters in International Relations. Both the Torah and the Quran say that when you save a life you save the whole world. Please help Aya by donating or sharing her story with your networks. Thank you.
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Urgent: Help Aya Evacuate Gaza for Her Master’s Degree
Since I completed my final bachelor’s exam online during the war in December 2024, I have been thinking constantly about the future I want to build.
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Holding protestors without bail or trial, changing judges at the last minute, preventing defendants from presenting a defense in Court, threatening barristers with contempt of court for informing juries of their legal rights. The justice this country was famous for is fast going down the drain.
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Educators in support of the Filton defendants: drop the "terrorism connection"
Back in August 2024, Sam Corner, Ellie Kamio, Lottie Head and Fatema Zainab Rajwani were among a group of six activists who broke into a factory operated by Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, Elbit S...
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Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
“You know, when I first went into the movies Lionel Barrymore played my grandfather. Later he played my father & finally he played my husband. If he had lived I'm sure I would have played his mother. That's the way it is in Hollywood. The men get younger and the women get older.” Lillian Gish
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Ministers are exploring triggering the break clause in Palantir's NHS contract. I've signed the open letter to Wes Streeting calling on him to get Palantir out of the NHS. www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/we...
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Wes Streeting: Trigger the break clause and get Palantir out of the NHS - Foxglove
Wes Streeting: trigger the break clause and kick Palantir out of our NHS. ADD YOUR NAME NOW!
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I just supported this case! www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-su...
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Stop the Home Office’s cruel suspension of Refugee Family Reunion
Safe Passage International is a charity that provides legal and social support to families torn apart by war and persecution, helping them reunite safely. We work in the UK, France and Greece.
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Worth listening to. Professor Peter Beinart on Being Jewish after the destruction of Gaza. britainpalestineproject.org/beinart/
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Being Jewish after the destruction of Gaza with Professor Peter Beinart - Peace with justice, security and equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians
24 February 2026 In this powerful and thought-provoking conversation, Professor Peter Beinart joins the Britain Palestine Project to discuss his latest book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza...
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
We knew this, of course, but now it's confirmed by someone on the inside.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Lord Hain was there when the Terrorism Act was introduced, he has publicly condemned the use of this act against Palestine Action. He fears it could be used on “all sorts of protestors” and the likes of the Suffragettes and Anti-Apartheid protesters. “That cannot be justified”.
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
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The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove
Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 12/01/2026
🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse. 🙋We asked its customers what should happen next. 54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector. Read the full results here.
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New polling: majority of Thames Water customers want Ofwat to reject creditors’ proposal for the utility
New polling has revealed that 54% of Thames Water customers think Ofwat should reject a deal proposed by Thames Water's creditors, and put it into special administration.
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Love is an unarmed intruder A thoughtful and uplifting read.
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Love is an unarmed intruder
I mentioned I was just in Sofia, Bulgaria, at a book festival.
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
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Let’s flood the consultation to ban these poisons!
Linked to cancer, fertility issues, and birth defects -- forever chemicals (PFAS) are now found in our food, drinking water, and even our blood. When we reach 100k signatures, 38 Degrees will submit o...
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Opposing genocide is not terrorism. Make your choice. www.wedonotcomply.org
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Good to see 'Belonging' is still being reviewed ten years after it came out. thebadgeronline.com/2025/11/belo...
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Review Belonging by Umi Sinha | The Badger
Belonging by Umi Sinha is a Sussex classic. The brainchild of a former Sussex lecturer, the book explores themes of identity, loss, and sense of self.
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
www.libdems.org.uk/nodigitalid
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No to Digital ID Cards!
Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID. That’s not the kind of country we want to be. Back our petition to say no to digital ID cards.
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Hey! Festival, Newhaven UK, 18th October. One afternoon of creative events: poetry, writing workshops, art & music, & me and Ahmed Alnaouq, the co-founder of @wearenotnumbers.bsky.social talking about the work we do mentoring young writers in Gaza. www.instagram.com/reel/DPje6wc...
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Login • Instagram
Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.
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WeeJockPooPongMcPlop 🇦🇺 @flexybear66.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
And the song …. Just had to be Rubber Bullets - 10cc youtu.be/-tqSIpr0T0w?...
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10cc - Rubber Bullets (TOTP 1973)
YouTube video by Top Of The Pops Redubbed
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back goodlawproject.org/s/4860b3
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Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive
A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
A British academic is tracking all Trump's authoritarian actions under different categories to cut through the deliberate confusion created by "flood the zone with shit". A fantastic resource. Take a look www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Save NHS dentistry now!
I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Please sign the urgent petition to Keir Starmer - don't offer Donald Trump more giveaways to US Big Tech companies: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ke...
foxglove.org.uk
Keir Starmer - don't promise Trump more giveaways for US Big Tech
We the undersigned call on Keir Starmer to resist Trump’s pressure, and put the interests of the UK before those of US Big Tech.
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
So true.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I go. I try. And I will keep trying, even though it feels like a losing battle. Because I remember the whole point of the far-right astroturfing of social media is to make it feel like a losing battle, to make us give up. Anyway, a few snippets on small boat crossings and immigration.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
🤘🙂☕ stevenwilhelm555 Steven
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
PLEASE ACT NOW. Israel plans to take over Gaza City. Starmer says their plan is wrong & they must rethink it, but the UK is still supporting Israel with arms sales, training, RAF surveillance flights & more. Sign the petition: tell Keir he MUST end this support: 38d.gs/hwpb?utm_cam...
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Sign the petition: Stop all UK support for the Israeli military in Gaza
I've signed a petition calling for Keir Starmer to end all UK military support in Israel.
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WTF Seriously @stopbeingaderp.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Younger generations, you need to dust off this Bob Dylan song from 1964 because it's just as applicable now as it was then. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS7a...
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Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by siai
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Who Did You Think You Were Fooling? open.substack.com/pub/ahmadibs...
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Who Did You Think You Were Fooling?
Returning to classrooms with people who marched for every cause except Palestine.
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
This is very good. dredfern.substack.com/p/the-real-s...
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The real strangers among us – Danny Dorling
Changing places
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
A Trump-era trade deal could wipe out 7,000+ green jobs in the UK Ministers are on the fence! Let’s give them the public push they need to save UK bioethanol before it’s too late: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Trump’s deal could kill 7,000 British green jobs – act now
A Trump-era trade deal could wipe out 7,000+ green jobs in the UK Ministers are on the fence! Let’s give them the public push they need to save UK bioethanol before it’s too late:
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Starmer's comment about the 'pot of weapons' that we contribute fighter parts to was mind-boggling. He told the questioner scornfully she 'didn't understand the detail'. Do any of us? Shouldn't we? www.thenational.scot/news/2518081...
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SNP MP calls out Keir Starmer on weapon exports to 'monstrous' Israeli government
AN SNP MP has challenged Keir Starmer on why Labour are allowing weapons exports to Israel if they deem the country’s actions in Gaza…
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Speaks for itself. theintercept.com/2025/05/25/h... If you want the real picture, go to wearenotnumbers.org
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How to Write About Palestine
A concise guide to proper media behavior when discussing the “complicated” situation.
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
I have nothing to add to this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoMS...
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‘You are the real terrorists’: Belgian MP confronts Israeli ambassador
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Seriously? 38d.gs/dlqc
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Sign the petition: Block Thames Water bonuses
Thames Water bosses are cashing in on a £3bn emergency bailout - while pipes leak and bills rise. Stop bonuses for failure. Sign the petition now to get the Government to step in: 👇
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
I grew up at a time the world seemed like it was changing for the better. We wanted, peace and a 'melting pot' in which everyone belonged whatever their race/sex/gender. Most of the world leaders now are of that generation. What happened? Did aliens take them over? Are they lizards under the skin?
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
One of my young Gazan writers needs help. wearenotnumbers.org/search/?_kws... Her articles are so beautiful & moving. Please read them. Her brother is wounded, and today she was trying to find him some painkillers. Thank you if you can donate but even sharing makes a difference. gofund.me/82fd908b
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Search - We Are Not Numbers
search My room is a time capsule May 4, 2025 My stories are my weapons May 3, 2025 May 17 London launch event to highlight exhibition showcasing poetry from Gaza May 2, 2025 Issa Abd May 2, 2025 Moham...
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
NDAs can silence victims of abuse & harassment. Let's change this! Sign the petition to ensure the Employment Rights Bill bans NDAs in cases of misconduct. #StopAbusiveNDAs #EmploymentRightsBill you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop employers covering up abuse
Hey! Do you remember the Harvey Weinstein case? Non Disclosure Agreements silenced victims of abuse - and it's not just happening in Hollywood. They're used in the UK to cover up all kinds of miscondu...
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 07/04/2025
EXPOSED: Fake water nationalisation tag would still save £3 billion a year. University of Greenwich research shows how taking back control of our water delivers a better deal for the public. Sign our petition to bring water into public ownership: weownit.org.uk/act-now/lets...
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Meta has scraped my novel without permission to train AI. If you love books and the arts, please help to protect artists and creators by signing a petition to protect creators' copyright here: www.change.org/.../protect-.... .
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
🚨 The UK Government is still arming Israel which has resumed a brutal military assault unleashing more suffering on Palestinians. Contact your MP and demand an end to UK complicity. Share this post, raise awareness, be part of the movement. allytoatrocities.com #AllyToAtrocities #JusticeForPalestine
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Ally to Atrocities
A campaign highlighting UK government complicity in Gaza atrocities and demanding an end to arms transfers. Find out how to take action and uphold international law for peace.
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Flatiron Books @flatironbooks.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Macmillan Publisher’s response to the arbitration order filed by Meta regarding our book Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, which released Tuesday.
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Alt18F @alt18f.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org
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We're not done yet | 18F
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
#writing Looking forward to this. I haven't done an author event since before the pandemic, and this one is about resilience. Most of my characters are very resilient. They have to be, living through times very much like these.
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umisinha-author.bsky.social @umisinha-author.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop the Government from spying on all of our bank accounts
Sir Keir Starmer is pushing plans we defeated under the Conservative Government - to spy on all of our bank accounts on the premise of dealing with welfare fraud and error. It will force banks to fla...
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