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The Times investigation on labour exploitation of Kenyans in the Gulf, facilitated by a companies owned by wealthy Kenyans including the President and his family, is on the front page of one of the local newspapers (and indeed the main topic of conversation in Kenya).
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The Times investigation on labour exploitation of Kenyans in the Gulf, facilitated by a companies owned by wealthy Kenyans including the President and his family, is on the front page of one of the local newspapers (and indeed the main topic of conversation in Kenya).
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I want to highlight one critical chunk of a brilliant summary piece on Larry Summers by my colleague @dylangyauchl.bsky.social. This bit concerns the revolving door and scuzzy businesses relying on made men with government experience. theintercept.com/2025/11/18/l...
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I want to highlight one critical chunk of a brilliant summary piece on Larry Summers by my colleague @dylangyauchl.bsky.social. This bit concerns the revolving door and scuzzy businesses relying on made men with government experience. theintercept.com/2025/11/18/l...
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Bloomsbury/UCL people: Have you tried this new Lebanese Cafe - Matbakh Kitchen - located on Great Ormond Street? The food is delicious! My Mums family came from Syria and I’m so happy to find truly authentic home cooking. Do try if you’re in the area.
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Bloomsbury/UCL people: Have you tried this new Lebanese Cafe - Matbakh Kitchen - located on Great Ormond Street? The food is delicious! My Mums family came from Syria and I’m so happy to find truly authentic home cooking. Do try if you’re in the area.
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New details emerge on “Al-Majd Europe,” the group moving Palestinians from Gaza to South Africa, with activists claiming Israel is using the scheme to push ethnic cleansing aje.io/mxkj6d
What’s the shadowy organisation taking Gaza Palestinians to South Africa?
Details have emerged about the controversial scheme to take Palestinians out of Gaza, run by Al-Majd Europe.
aje.io
November 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
New details emerge on “Al-Majd Europe,” the group moving Palestinians from Gaza to South Africa, with activists claiming Israel is using the scheme to push ethnic cleansing aje.io/mxkj6d
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In case you wondered why the state just keeps building bigger and bigger prisons…
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In case you wondered why the state just keeps building bigger and bigger prisons…
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English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
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Confident in the work we have done to reach this conclusion www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, satellite images show.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Confident in the work we have done to reach this conclusion www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The disturbing escalation of the assault on the BBC should be alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The disturbing escalation of the assault on the BBC should be alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
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An event to unveil Russia's first "anthropomorphic robot with artificial intelligence" had to be cancelled after the robot fell and crashed on stage.
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
An event to unveil Russia's first "anthropomorphic robot with artificial intelligence" had to be cancelled after the robot fell and crashed on stage.
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Time to tell your dentist to put down the drill? A new protein gel from Nottingham researchers mimics natural growth, using your saliva to regrow tooth enamel. This breakthrough could mean the end of fillings, truly reversing decay rather than just patching it up.
Goodbye, Cavities? Scientists Just Found a Way to Regrow Tooth Enamel
Scientists have developed a new gel that mimics the body’s natural processes to help teeth repair themselves. By guiding the growth of enamel-like minerals, this innovation could one day make dental decay and sensitivity easier to treat. Credit: Stock
scitechdaily.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Time to tell your dentist to put down the drill? A new protein gel from Nottingham researchers mimics natural growth, using your saliva to regrow tooth enamel. This breakthrough could mean the end of fillings, truly reversing decay rather than just patching it up.
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Palestinian woman Umm Zuhri Shweiki was forcibly expelled from her home in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli forces, who seized and emptied her house before handing it to Israeli settlers.
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Palestinian woman Umm Zuhri Shweiki was forcibly expelled from her home in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli forces, who seized and emptied her house before handing it to Israeli settlers.
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"Now, with yet another liberal woman prematurely departing Swedish politics, we need to be clear about what is happening here: women are being chased out of public life ... In one of the world’s strongest democracies, this is becoming the new normal."
Good but depressing by @martingelin.bsky.social
Good but depressing by @martingelin.bsky.social
In Sweden, online hate and anti-immigrant extremism are driving women out of public life | Martin Gelin
A leading liberal politician has quit in fear of her physical safety. It is a crushing setback for democracy in one of the world’s most open societies, says journalist Martin Gelin
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"Now, with yet another liberal woman prematurely departing Swedish politics, we need to be clear about what is happening here: women are being chased out of public life ... In one of the world’s strongest democracies, this is becoming the new normal."
Good but depressing by @martingelin.bsky.social
Good but depressing by @martingelin.bsky.social
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Yup, and the damage isn’t so much in the story as in the proof of weakness. Trump now knows he has new torture tools to make Dems do what he wants. It’s why at least one of the 7 capitulators oughta be run out of office now, mid session. Get that number down to 6. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Yup, and the damage isn’t so much in the story as in the proof of weakness. Trump now knows he has new torture tools to make Dems do what he wants. It’s why at least one of the 7 capitulators oughta be run out of office now, mid session. Get that number down to 6. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
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One Oregon lawmaker’s wife made $6,000 a month working in his office at taxpayer expense, but she was not a frequent sight at the Capitol — probably because also working as a full-time fifth grade teacher at a private school
@carlosfuentes.bsky.social reports:
@carlosfuentes.bsky.social reports:
Oregon lawmakers quietly hire their family members with taxpayer money — and little oversight
More than two dozen states ban lawmakers from hiring their own relatives. Oregon does not.
www.oregonlive.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
One Oregon lawmaker’s wife made $6,000 a month working in his office at taxpayer expense, but she was not a frequent sight at the Capitol — probably because also working as a full-time fifth grade teacher at a private school
@carlosfuentes.bsky.social reports:
@carlosfuentes.bsky.social reports:
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The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"
Folks, if you are hungry, please contact your local Sikh gurdwara. Or just show up for langar, which most gurdwaras do several times a week, for a free meal. Lots also do weekly or monthly drives giving out groceries.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"
This is kinda cool.
youtube.com/watch?v=Auyq...
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Elephant population by Country 2025
YouTube video by The Orbit
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This is kinda cool.
youtube.com/watch?v=Auyq...
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URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money
petition.parliament.uk
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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This woman is calling houses of worship pretending to have a 2-month-old baby who is out of formula and asking them for help.
Most of them are failing. This Islamic Center did not
Link to her account: www.tiktok.com/@nikalie.mon...
Most of them are failing. This Islamic Center did not
Link to her account: www.tiktok.com/@nikalie.mon...
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This woman is calling houses of worship pretending to have a 2-month-old baby who is out of formula and asking them for help.
Most of them are failing. This Islamic Center did not
Link to her account: www.tiktok.com/@nikalie.mon...
Most of them are failing. This Islamic Center did not
Link to her account: www.tiktok.com/@nikalie.mon...
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc