alfandalf
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People are crazy & times are strange,
I'm locked in tight, I’m out of range,
I used to care.. but things have changed.
- Bob Dylan
👀 Reshares and likes may not be endorsements.
❗️Sorry… 'gofund / donations.'.. will probably be muted
I'm locked in tight, I’m out of range,
I used to care.. but things have changed.
- Bob Dylan
👀 Reshares and likes may not be endorsements.
❗️Sorry… 'gofund / donations.'.. will probably be muted
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Zeedijk, Amsterdam in 1980 and today
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Zeedijk, Amsterdam in 1980 and today
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The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
👁️Nursing👁️
Two-thirds of nurses in UK
work while unwell,
says union.
Understaffing driving workers
to ill health and
discouraging them
for taking leave,
says Royal College of Nursing CEO
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Two-thirds of nurses in UK
work while unwell,
says union.
Understaffing driving workers
to ill health and
discouraging them
for taking leave,
says Royal College of Nursing CEO
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union
Understaffing is driving workers to ill health and discouraging them for taking leave, says Royal College of Nursing CEO
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
👁️Nursing👁️
Two-thirds of nurses in UK
work while unwell,
says union.
Understaffing driving workers
to ill health and
discouraging them
for taking leave,
says Royal College of Nursing CEO
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Two-thirds of nurses in UK
work while unwell,
says union.
Understaffing driving workers
to ill health and
discouraging them
for taking leave,
says Royal College of Nursing CEO
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The Amazon rainforest could face
a renewed surge of deforestation
as efforts grow to overturn
a long-standing ban that has protected it.
The ban - which prohibits the sale of soya grown on land cleared after 2008 - is widely credited with curbing deforestation.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
a renewed surge of deforestation
as efforts grow to overturn
a long-standing ban that has protected it.
The ban - which prohibits the sale of soya grown on land cleared after 2008 - is widely credited with curbing deforestation.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Brazil's Amazon rainforest at risk as key protection under threat
Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The Amazon rainforest could face
a renewed surge of deforestation
as efforts grow to overturn
a long-standing ban that has protected it.
The ban - which prohibits the sale of soya grown on land cleared after 2008 - is widely credited with curbing deforestation.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
a renewed surge of deforestation
as efforts grow to overturn
a long-standing ban that has protected it.
The ban - which prohibits the sale of soya grown on land cleared after 2008 - is widely credited with curbing deforestation.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hundreds of Oxford residents marched across Oxford to demonstrate against racism and in solidarity with migrants in an ‘Oxford Unity March and Rally’. Chants included ‘this is what community looks like’ and calls to ‘fight back’ against racism.
November 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Hundreds of Oxford residents marched across Oxford to demonstrate against racism and in solidarity with migrants in an ‘Oxford Unity March and Rally’. Chants included ‘this is what community looks like’ and calls to ‘fight back’ against racism.
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How have Labour watched the Tories spend 2-3 years parroting Farage then lose an election badly and conclude a similar strategy is the best course of action?
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
Just another of those days when I hate this government
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
How have Labour watched the Tories spend 2-3 years parroting Farage then lose an election badly and conclude a similar strategy is the best course of action?
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
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Ella Baron @EBaronCartoons on Labour’s new #immigration policy #NigelFarage #ShabanaMahmood @guardian - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ella Baron @EBaronCartoons on Labour’s new #immigration policy #NigelFarage #ShabanaMahmood @guardian - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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Oxfordshire Friends of the Earth have called for the Army to step into & clean up the massive illegal waste tip near Kidlington, saying that the costs of clear up could not be borne by Cherwell District Council, raising concerns that resourcing via the Environment Agency would lead to other cuts.
November 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Oxfordshire Friends of the Earth have called for the Army to step into & clean up the massive illegal waste tip near Kidlington, saying that the costs of clear up could not be borne by Cherwell District Council, raising concerns that resourcing via the Environment Agency would lead to other cuts.
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Everything about the current 'debate' around this is dismal, not just morally but because it is so stupid. For example:
It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)
It shows no understanding of why there is AS
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3
It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)
It shows no understanding of why there is AS
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Everything about the current 'debate' around this is dismal, not just morally but because it is so stupid. For example:
It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)
It shows no understanding of why there is AS
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3
It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)
It shows no understanding of why there is AS
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3
November 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Immigration is NOT tearing this country apart.
Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.
I despise them for it.
Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.
What a disgrace.
Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.
I despise them for it.
Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.
What a disgrace.
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Immigration is NOT tearing this country apart.
Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.
I despise them for it.
Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.
What a disgrace.
Politicians like Farage and Mahmodo are tearing it apart by their divisive rhetoric and dishonest framing of the known facts behind immigration.
I despise them for it.
Now 10 years here isn’t long enough. It has to be 20 years.
What a disgrace.
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Brazilians have long supported Palestine, but the country's economic and military ties with Israel continue to deepen. As Israel's links to Brazil's domestic inequality, agribusiness, and state violence become clearer, Palestinian solidarity grows.
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/from...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/from...
#Palestine #Israel
From the Favelas to Gaza: How militarism and greenwashing shape Brazilian relations, resistance, and solidarity with Palestine
Brazilians have long supported Palestine, but the country’s economic and military ties with Israel continue to deepen. As Israel’s links to Brazil’s domestic inequality, agribusiness, and state...
mondoweiss.net
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Brazilians have long supported Palestine, but the country's economic and military ties with Israel continue to deepen. As Israel's links to Brazil's domestic inequality, agribusiness, and state violence become clearer, Palestinian solidarity grows.
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/from...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/11/from...
#Palestine #Israel
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Someone please explain to me how every single major media report about Trump and MBS does not start with an explicit statement that the two men are now officially business associates in multiple Trump Organization developments in Saudi Arabia, making any meeting about profit as much as anything else
Trump pulling out all the stops to welcome Saudi crown prince for first White House visit since Khashoggi killing | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is planning to receive Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House this week with all the trappings of a state visit, sources familiar with the m...
www.cnn.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Someone please explain to me how every single major media report about Trump and MBS does not start with an explicit statement that the two men are now officially business associates in multiple Trump Organization developments in Saudi Arabia, making any meeting about profit as much as anything else
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James Brown, Cincinnati
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 AM
James Brown, Cincinnati
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Can you see the problem 🤷🏻♂️
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Can you see the problem 🤷🏻♂️
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
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This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Also as a friend just pointed out, how does it make sense to send people home at a time they are most likely to have started paying tax or contributing in many other ways to their local communities?
Just another of those days when I hate this government
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Also as a friend just pointed out, how does it make sense to send people home at a time they are most likely to have started paying tax or contributing in many other ways to their local communities?
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Shabana Mahmood threatens Trump-style visa ban on three countries
Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo will face sanctions if they do not start taking back more illegal migrants
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo will face sanctions if they do not start taking back more illegal migrants
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood threatens Trump-style visa ban on three countries
Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo will face Trump-style sanctions if they do not start taking back more illegal migrants and criminals
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Shabana Mahmood threatens Trump-style visa ban on three countries
Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo will face sanctions if they do not start taking back more illegal migrants
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo will face sanctions if they do not start taking back more illegal migrants
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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A little touch of Persil in the night.
November 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A little touch of Persil in the night.
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Make these 'men' famous. Richard Smith of the South Durham Hunt strikes the horse twice in 20 seconds. Whilst huntmaster Rob Wilkinson seems to be smiling in the background.
Filmed by the brilliant NE Hunt Monitors
Filmed by the brilliant NE Hunt Monitors
November 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Make these 'men' famous. Richard Smith of the South Durham Hunt strikes the horse twice in 20 seconds. Whilst huntmaster Rob Wilkinson seems to be smiling in the background.
Filmed by the brilliant NE Hunt Monitors
Filmed by the brilliant NE Hunt Monitors
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Trump’s investigation into Epstein ties to political foes might be ‘smokescreen’, Republican says
Trump’s investigation into Epstein ties to political foes might be ‘smokescreen’, Republican says
Thomas Massie says move could be Trump’s ‘last-ditch effort’ to keep Epstein files from becoming public
Republican congressman Thomas Massie challenged Donald Trump on Sunday over whether the US president is making a “last-ditch effort” to keep the full files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from becoming public by ordering a fresh investigation.
Massie and Democratic congressman Ro Khanna, the two US representatives leading the bipartisan push to make all the files held by the government public both raised fresh concerns about the latest actions by the White House. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Trump’s investigation into Epstein ties to political foes might be ‘smokescreen’, Republican says