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February 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Green leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social has said he would take the UK to war if NATO required it - how will liberals and socialists navigate the Green's foreign policy?
Polanski commits to going to war under NATO
Polanski has said he would take the UK to war if NATO required it - how will liberals and socialists navigate the Green's foreign policy?
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February 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The government drastically under-reported rates of suicide amongst young trans people after it withdrew gender-affirming care
Suicide rates amongst young trans people spiked after government halted gender-affirming care
The government drastically under-reported rates of suicide amongst young trans people after it withdrew gender-affirming care
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February 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Marco Rubio wants Europe to join the US in recolonising the Global South - when did the colonisation ever stop?
Marco Rubio urges Europe to resuscitate Western colonialism in bizarre speech
Marco Rubio wants Europe to join the US in recolonising the Global South - when did the colonisation ever stop?
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February 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The only thing Keir Starmer has been consistent on is a shudderingly grim deference for Trump and the US - does the man have a spine?
Starmer still sucking up to Trump in Arctic aircraft carrier pledge
The only thing Keir Starmer has been consistent on is a shudderingly grim deference for Trump and the US - does the man have a spine?
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February 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
There is no way for predictive policing to be done in an ethical manner - punishing people for crimes that haven't happened is dystopian
Labour's plans for predictive policing are full of the usual racism
There is no way for predictive policing to be done in an ethical manner - punishing people for crimes that haven't happened is dystopian
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February 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Palantir's biggest user of its AI - Claude - is Israel, but there are questions over the legality of the US using it in military operations
US deployed Palantir-linked AI to kidnap Venezuelan president Maduro
Palantir's biggest user of its AI - Claude - is Israel, but there are questions over the legality of the US using it in military operations
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February 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM
No wonder news media only has room for fat cats when TFL just raised the rent of a local newsagents from £40k to £125k

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TFL just raised the rent of a local newsagent from £40k to £125k a year
No wonder news media only has room for fat cats when TFL just raised the rent of a local newsagents from £40k to £125k
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February 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Clean Up Britain just called for Universal Credit claimants to work for free - whilst breaking a strike - in workhouse style plan
Crackpot plan for Universal Credit claimants to do litter picking
Clean Up Britain just called for Universal Credit claimants to work for free - whilst breaking a strike - in workhouse style plan
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February 16, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Protesters halted an event held at Queen's Uni Belfast in support of merchants of death and suppliers of Israel's genocide, Thales
'Israel'-backing arms firm Thales chased out of Queen's University event
Protesters halted an event held at Queen's Uni Belfast in support of merchants of death and suppliers of Israel's genocide, Thales
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February 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
An internal Meta doc reveals far-reaching surveillance plans from Facebook's parent company that rely on the distraction of political turmoil
Meta plan to use political turmoil as cover for new surveillance tech rollout
An internal Meta doc reveals far-reaching surveillance plans from Facebook's parent company that rely on the distraction of political turmoil
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February 16, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Rishi Sunak and the Times accused of blatant malpractice

It's no secret who Rishi Sunak is working for - not unless you read one of his pieces in Rupert Murdoch's The Times, anyway
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Rishi Sunak and the Times accused of blatant malpractice
It's no secret who Rishi Sunak is working for - not unless you read one of his pieces in Rupert Murdoch's The Times, anyway
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February 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Farage’s hero just eliminated holiday days and slashed wages

Nigel Farage said Javier Milei is amazing; it will be interesting to see what he thinks now the Argentinian leader is gutting workers' rights
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Farage’s hero just eliminated holiday days and slashed wages
Nigel Farage said Javier Milei is amazing; it will be interesting to see what he thinks now the Argentinian leader is gutting workers rights
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February 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Ben Gvir caught giving orders for Palestinian political prisoners to be abused

Ben Gvir was wearing a hangman's noose badge on his shirt at the time, aiming to show Palestinians have no control at all
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Ben Gvir caught giving orders for Palestinian political prisoners to be abused
Ben Gvir was wearing a hangman's noose badge on his shirt at the time, aiming to show Palestinians have no control at all
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February 15, 2026 at 9:58 PM
British Museum removes 'Palestine' to appease Israel lobby's UKLFI

Supposedly, the British Museum changes are for "neutrality" - but let's be clear, we all know where this came from
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British Museum removes 'Palestine' to appease Israel lobby's UKLFI
Supposedly, the British Museum changes are for "neutrality" - but let's be clear, we all know where this came from
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February 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Violent Israeli settlers attack Palestinian community in Jericho and expel all 15 families

The settlers bulldozed and destroyed 19 buildings, including 15 residential homes, and stole jewellery and money
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Violent Israeli settlers attack Palestinian community in Jericho and expel all 15 families
The settlers bulldozed and destroyed 19 buildings, including 15 residential homes, and stole jewellery and money in the village near Jericho
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February 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Israeli 'tours' around occupied Hebron are used as psychological warfare on Palestinians

The tours are surveilled using US-made MQ-9 Reaper drones, starting at the al-Ibrahimi Mosque to intimidate Hebron's occupied residents
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Israeli 'tours' around occupied Hebron are used as psychological warfare on Palestinians
The tours are surveilled using US-made MQ-9 Reaper drones, start at the al-Ibrahimi Mosque to intimidate Hebron's residents
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February 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Our reporter Cameron has been speaking to people in Gorton and Denton about the by-election. Although some of them didn't want to speak on camera, everyone has something important to say about politics.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Arundhati Roy pulls out of Berlin International Film Festival over jury's refusal to address Israel’s genocidal violence in Gaza.

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Academic quits Berlin Film Festival for silencing criticism of Gaza Genocide
Arundhati Roy pulls out of Berlin International Film Festival over jury's refusal to address Israel’s genocidal violence in Gaza
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February 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The media outlets that revelled in Labour Together attacking Corbyn are now crying because the same forces have targeted them.

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The Times' Labour Together scoop is actually six months old
The media outlets that revelled in Labour Together attacking Corbyn are now crying because the same forces have targeted them
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February 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Umm al Kheir: the occupied community being terrorised by Israelis

The Israeli occupation has only one aim - to colonise and drive Palestinians from their land. This is exactly what is happening in Umm al Kheir.
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Umm al Kheir: the occupied community being terrorised by Israelis
The occupation has only one aim - to colonise and drive Palestinians from their land. This is exactly what is happening in Umm al Kheir.
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February 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Even Wes Streeting is decent compared to Keir Starmer

Starmer’s government is a gutless, corporate-kowtowing betrayal of everything the Labour Party was supposed to stand for under Jeremy Corbyn, says @rachaelswindon.bsky.social
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Even Wes Streeting is decent compared to Keir Starmer
Starmer’s government is a gutless, corporate-kowtowing betrayal of everything the Labour Party was supposed to stand for under Jeremy Corbyn
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February 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Reform's Zia Yusuf is an oily, little nerd who wants to tell poor people they're not poor, because "mathematically" his spreadsheet says otherwise.

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Reform just revealed its plan to tackle poverty is to deny it exists
Reform's Zia Yusuf is an oily, little nerd who wants to tell poor people they're not poor, because his spreadsheet says otherwise
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February 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Our reporter Cameron has been speaking to people in Gorton and Denton about the by-election. We've spoken to people at length now, and the message was clear: no one is happy with the status quo, and want change
February 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
🚨 Trevor Phillips suggested the government doesn't arrest people for things they say — @zackpolanski.bsky.social reminded him about the Palestine Action travesty.

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Polanski demolishes denial of Starmer's authoritarianism
Trevor Phillips suggested the government doesn't arrest people for things they say; Polanski reminded him about the Palestine Action travesty
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February 15, 2026 at 12:19 PM