Maggie Black
@witchofscots.bsky.social
Artist
The Enemy Within
No Kings
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The Enemy Within
No Kings
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https://witchofscots.com/
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To all those asserting 'but how much worse would things be without BBC News'...
In the last decade, the BBC has legitimised climate change denialism, paved the way for Brexit, defended the coup that was prorogation, over-platformed Farage's Far Right projects, and is neutral on our abandonment of human rights norms.
What is this 'good' it supposedly does?
What is this 'good' it supposedly does?
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
To all those asserting 'but how much worse would things be without BBC News'...
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The Lexus ad where they show a family over the years & their car goes from a reasonable sedan to a bloated SUV with oversized hood by the end.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The Lexus ad where they show a family over the years & their car goes from a reasonable sedan to a bloated SUV with oversized hood by the end.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.
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'Sizewell C #nuclear station is now predicted to cost £47 billion, with the govt acknowledging even this estimate may rise significantly. New nuclear means massive costs, a poisoned legacy to future generations, and whopping radioactive pollution.'
labouroutlook.org/2025/11/10/d...
labouroutlook.org/2025/11/10/d...
Does Britain really need nuclear power? – Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
With funding confirmed for a new nuclear power station in Suffolk, Dr Ian Fairlie, CND Vice-President and science adviser, asks why the Government is so fixated with nuclear power.
labouroutlook.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
'Sizewell C #nuclear station is now predicted to cost £47 billion, with the govt acknowledging even this estimate may rise significantly. New nuclear means massive costs, a poisoned legacy to future generations, and whopping radioactive pollution.'
labouroutlook.org/2025/11/10/d...
labouroutlook.org/2025/11/10/d...
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The employment rights bill debates go on
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
By Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
By Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The employment rights bill debates go on
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The employment rights bill debates go on
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
By Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
By Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
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The Israeli Knesset on Tuesday night approved, in its first reading, a draft law introducing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251111-ben...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251111-ben...
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The Israeli Knesset on Tuesday night approved, in its first reading, a draft law introducing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251111-ben...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251111-ben...
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The Leveson Inquiry was meant to usher in a new era of press regulation, but have we gone from one ineffective regulator to another? | Cliff Mitchell
After the Leveson Inquiry, is the press now beyond control?
The Leveson Inquiry was meant to usher in a new era of press regulation, but have we gone from one ineffective regulator to another?
centralbylines.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Leveson Inquiry was meant to usher in a new era of press regulation, but have we gone from one ineffective regulator to another? | Cliff Mitchell
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Publicly available sources to aid open-source investigations can be a tool for all journalists, writes @johannawild.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com ⬇️
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
Lessons from Building an Online Toolkit to Aid Open-Source Investigations - Nieman Reports
Publicly available sources can be a tool for all journalists, writes Johanna Wild, an open source researcher for Bellingcat.
niemanreports.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Publicly available sources to aid open-source investigations can be a tool for all journalists, writes @johannawild.bsky.social of @bellingcat.com ⬇️
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
niemanreports.org/osint-open-s...
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Voters just gave Donald Trump his biggest post-presidency reality check yet.
Democrats swept swing states, the GOP’s culture-war playbook crashed and burned, and Fox News is calling it the apocalypse.
Read more here: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Democrats swept swing states, the GOP’s culture-war playbook crashed and burned, and Fox News is calling it the apocalypse.
Read more here: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Voters just gave Donald Trump his biggest post-presidency reality check yet.
Democrats swept swing states, the GOP’s culture-war playbook crashed and burned, and Fox News is calling it the apocalypse.
Read more here: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Democrats swept swing states, the GOP’s culture-war playbook crashed and burned, and Fox News is calling it the apocalypse.
Read more here: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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A scientific report released last month announced the start of a “a grim new chapter for life on Earth.” Why aren’t our government officials and corporate leaders more alarmed?https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/C2S7qr
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A scientific report released last month announced the start of a “a grim new chapter for life on Earth.” Why aren’t our government officials and corporate leaders more alarmed?https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/C2S7qr
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Leadership has to look different than it ever has before.
If we want leadership that meets this moment, we need leaders that are responsive to the people and will fight for them.
If we want leadership that meets this moment, we need leaders that are responsive to the people and will fight for them.
November 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Leadership has to look different than it ever has before.
If we want leadership that meets this moment, we need leaders that are responsive to the people and will fight for them.
If we want leadership that meets this moment, we need leaders that are responsive to the people and will fight for them.
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“When you’re looking at the damage to Rhode Island’s health care system — I thought this was a fight worth pursuing,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse told reporters over Zoom Monday morning. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/11/10/r...
Reed and Whitehouse defend votes against ending shutdown in order to save health care subsidies • Rhode Island Current
Rhode Island’s two senators expressed disappointment Monday, the day after eight of their Democratic colleagues broke away from the party’s majority to join Republicans in passing a short-term deal th...
rhodeislandcurrent.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“When you’re looking at the damage to Rhode Island’s health care system — I thought this was a fight worth pursuing,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse told reporters over Zoom Monday morning. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/11/10/r...
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Still a no. I just can't do that to the people of my state.
November 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Still a no. I just can't do that to the people of my state.
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And now I'm calling on @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social to do the same.
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
And now I'm calling on @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social to do the same.
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Senator Schumer has failed to lead this party in one of its most critical moments, and Americans will pay the price. It’s time for him to step down from leadership and make way for a new generation willing to fight for the people instead of the powerful.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Senator Schumer has failed to lead this party in one of its most critical moments, and Americans will pay the price. It’s time for him to step down from leadership and make way for a new generation willing to fight for the people instead of the powerful.
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Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Zach Wahls, Nathan Sage call for Chuck Schumer to step down from leadership
Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidates want Schumer to step aside
Zach Wahls and Nathan Sage blast Senate Democratic leader over deal to end federal government shutdown without health care subsidy extension guarantees.
www.thegazette.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Zach Wahls, Nathan Sage call for Chuck Schumer to step down from leadership
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This 👇
LibDem leader Ed Davey wants Gibb removed from the BBC board now + "an end to political appointments" on the Johnson/Gibb model
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
This 👇
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Democratic leadership is incapable of fighting fascism or for the working class. Join @workingfamilies.org and @demsocialists.bsky.social.
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Democratic leadership is incapable of fighting fascism or for the working class. Join @workingfamilies.org and @demsocialists.bsky.social.
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BREAKING:
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
BREAKING:
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
Trump has just issued pardons to dozens of conservatives who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, including: Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, and more — per pardon attorney Ed Martin.
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Scotland doesn't need more fossil fuels!
Workers and communities need politicians and companies to be honest and invest in stable, sustainable jobs for the future - not dying industries. #StopRosebank
Workers and communities need politicians and companies to be honest and invest in stable, sustainable jobs for the future - not dying industries. #StopRosebank
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Scotland doesn't need more fossil fuels!
Workers and communities need politicians and companies to be honest and invest in stable, sustainable jobs for the future - not dying industries. #StopRosebank
Workers and communities need politicians and companies to be honest and invest in stable, sustainable jobs for the future - not dying industries. #StopRosebank
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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said U.S. Republicans “expressed support for my very clear position on how to act in Gaza and that the food and aid depots should be bombed in order to create military and political pressure to bring our hostages home safely.”
Mississippians Honor Palestinian Victims of Gaza War
In Jackson, Mississippi, residents declared that “this is a genocide” as they honored over 67,000 Palestinians who have died in Israel’s Gaza War.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said U.S. Republicans “expressed support for my very clear position on how to act in Gaza and that the food and aid depots should be bombed in order to create military and political pressure to bring our hostages home safely.”
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Republicans now coming out against the basic concept of insurance.
Fine, good, get rid of the middlemen. Universal healthcare now.
Fine, good, get rid of the middlemen. Universal healthcare now.
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Republicans now coming out against the basic concept of insurance.
Fine, good, get rid of the middlemen. Universal healthcare now.
Fine, good, get rid of the middlemen. Universal healthcare now.
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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BREAKING:
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
BREAKING:
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc
A whistleblower tells House Judiciary Democrats that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is in the process of seeking a commutation of her 20-year prison sentence from Donald Trump. tinyurl.com/582addcc