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“A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel’s “near-total blockade,” after the U.S. asked for its retraction”
The US govt is sick.
The US govt is sick.
The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern.
U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza.
apnews.com
December 26, 2024 at 9:16 PM
“A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel’s “near-total blockade,” after the U.S. asked for its retraction”
The US govt is sick.
The US govt is sick.
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York Minster is one of the few churches to allow mistletoe through its doors at Christmas where it is placed on the high altar on Christmas Eve. Because of the plant’s connection with the Druids, the early church associated it with evil and banned it from being displayed in churches.
December 12, 2024 at 8:06 AM
York Minster is one of the few churches to allow mistletoe through its doors at Christmas where it is placed on the high altar on Christmas Eve. Because of the plant’s connection with the Druids, the early church associated it with evil and banned it from being displayed in churches.
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✍️ Lords committee to consider drawing Europe a little closer
Resetting relations with the EU is now firmly on the government’s agenda but the devil is in the detail
By Sue Wilson MBE
Resetting relations with the EU is now firmly on the government’s agenda but the devil is in the detail
By Sue Wilson MBE
Lords committee to consider drawing Europe a little closer
Resetting relations with the EU is now firmly on the government’s agenda but the devil is in the detail
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 8:25 AM
✍️ Lords committee to consider drawing Europe a little closer
Resetting relations with the EU is now firmly on the government’s agenda but the devil is in the detail
By Sue Wilson MBE
Resetting relations with the EU is now firmly on the government’s agenda but the devil is in the detail
By Sue Wilson MBE
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Surely Facebook is next on the exodus list after Zuckerbergs $1m tRump donation 🤣🤣
🦋 ‘X’ turns dark, and the Sky turns Blue
The move from X to Bluesky – a lesson on how progressives can take back control
By Lisa Burton
@lisaburton.bsky.social
The move from X to Bluesky – a lesson on how progressives can take back control
By Lisa Burton
@lisaburton.bsky.social
'X' turns dark, and the Sky turns Blue
The move from X to Bluesky – a lesson on how progressives can take back control
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Surely Facebook is next on the exodus list after Zuckerbergs $1m tRump donation 🤣🤣
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'54% of Britons who voted leave, including 59% of voters in “red wall seats”, said in exchange for single market access they would now accept full free movement for EU and UK citizens to travel, live and work across'.
This is what I call a "reset."
#RejoinEU
This is what I call a "reset."
#RejoinEU
Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market
Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:08 AM
'54% of Britons who voted leave, including 59% of voters in “red wall seats”, said in exchange for single market access they would now accept full free movement for EU and UK citizens to travel, live and work across'.
This is what I call a "reset."
#RejoinEU
This is what I call a "reset."
#RejoinEU
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@bremaininspain.com
"We can only hope that this govt, unlike the last 1, has a better understanding of how the EU works & what is & isn’t possible within EU rules. As for whether Thomas-Symonds has opened the door to a major concession, see for yourself & make up your own mind."
"We can only hope that this govt, unlike the last 1, has a better understanding of how the EU works & what is & isn’t possible within EU rules. As for whether Thomas-Symonds has opened the door to a major concession, see for yourself & make up your own mind."
✍️ Lords committee to consider drawing Europe a little closer
Resetting relations with the EU is now firmly on the government’s agenda but the devil is in the detail
By Sue Wilson MBE
@suewilson91.bsky.social
Resetting relations with the EU is now firmly on the government’s agenda but the devil is in the detail
By Sue Wilson MBE
@suewilson91.bsky.social
Lords committee to consider drawing Europe a little closer
Resetting relations with the EU is now firmly on the government’s agenda but the devil is in the detail
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 8:56 AM
@bremaininspain.com
"We can only hope that this govt, unlike the last 1, has a better understanding of how the EU works & what is & isn’t possible within EU rules. As for whether Thomas-Symonds has opened the door to a major concession, see for yourself & make up your own mind."
"We can only hope that this govt, unlike the last 1, has a better understanding of how the EU works & what is & isn’t possible within EU rules. As for whether Thomas-Symonds has opened the door to a major concession, see for yourself & make up your own mind."
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‘Europhobes now sound like voices from a vanishing planet’
Read and heed.👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Read and heed.👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The latest cost of Brexit is about to hit – and voters are watching. Will Labour act? | Polly Toynbee
New EU trade regulations will cause further pain for the UK. Starmer’s talk of breaking down barriers must be more than warm words, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:03 PM
‘Europhobes now sound like voices from a vanishing planet’
Read and heed.👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Read and heed.👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If Scotland had voted for independence in 2014 there never would have been a Brexit, England wouldn't have been able to afford it.
The Tories would have died sooner without their get Brexit done, and England would have had to compete with an Independent Scotland or everyone would go North.
The Tories would have died sooner without their get Brexit done, and England would have had to compete with an Independent Scotland or everyone would go North.
December 11, 2024 at 11:30 PM
If Scotland had voted for independence in 2014 there never would have been a Brexit, England wouldn't have been able to afford it.
The Tories would have died sooner without their get Brexit done, and England would have had to compete with an Independent Scotland or everyone would go North.
The Tories would have died sooner without their get Brexit done, and England would have had to compete with an Independent Scotland or everyone would go North.
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If this country made the slightest bit of sense we'd be beating Europe's doors down to secure a youth mobility scheme.
inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
December 11, 2024 at 3:58 PM
If this country made the slightest bit of sense we'd be beating Europe's doors down to secure a youth mobility scheme.
inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market
Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market
Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’
A majority of Britons who voted to leave the EU would now accept a return to free movement in exchange for access to the single market, according…
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:05 AM
Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market
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Woops! Angie lets the cat out of the bag.
Please repost if you agree that Starmer has also to admit that Brexit was a disaster and start moves to rejoin.
After all, it is now “the will of the people”!
Please repost if you agree that Starmer has also to admit that Brexit was a disaster and start moves to rejoin.
After all, it is now “the will of the people”!
Brexit 'delivered the opposite of what it promised', Angela Rayner admits
That might just be the sound of the penny dropping for the Labour government, after Angela Rayner took a swipe at Brexit.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 8, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Woops! Angie lets the cat out of the bag.
Please repost if you agree that Starmer has also to admit that Brexit was a disaster and start moves to rejoin.
After all, it is now “the will of the people”!
Please repost if you agree that Starmer has also to admit that Brexit was a disaster and start moves to rejoin.
After all, it is now “the will of the people”!
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Absolute goosebumps ! 👇
One of man's greatest creations, Beethoven's 5th rattling the core foundations of God's millennial cathedral
It's primal - sound on LOUD !
#NotreDameDeParis
One of man's greatest creations, Beethoven's 5th rattling the core foundations of God's millennial cathedral
It's primal - sound on LOUD !
#NotreDameDeParis
December 8, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Absolute goosebumps ! 👇
One of man's greatest creations, Beethoven's 5th rattling the core foundations of God's millennial cathedral
It's primal - sound on LOUD !
#NotreDameDeParis
One of man's greatest creations, Beethoven's 5th rattling the core foundations of God's millennial cathedral
It's primal - sound on LOUD !
#NotreDameDeParis
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Over 140,000 children live in sub-standard accommodation…
…enduring mould, bug infestations, and inadequate washing and cooking facilities.
…enduring mould, bug infestations, and inadequate washing and cooking facilities.
The scandal of hidden homelessness
Over 140,000 children live in sub-standard accommodation, enduring mould, bug infestations, and inadequate washing and cooking facilities
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 8, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Over 140,000 children live in sub-standard accommodation…
…enduring mould, bug infestations, and inadequate washing and cooking facilities.
…enduring mould, bug infestations, and inadequate washing and cooking facilities.
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It is so beautiful, so wonderful, so pure to see the Syrians who we have been so lucky to call our neighbours & friends during their exile speak of return & being reunited ❤️❤️
Syrians across Europe are finally dreaming they will see their home again, a hope so many had lost through the years🙌
Syrians across Europe are finally dreaming they will see their home again, a hope so many had lost through the years🙌
December 8, 2024 at 12:03 PM
It is so beautiful, so wonderful, so pure to see the Syrians who we have been so lucky to call our neighbours & friends during their exile speak of return & being reunited ❤️❤️
Syrians across Europe are finally dreaming they will see their home again, a hope so many had lost through the years🙌
Syrians across Europe are finally dreaming they will see their home again, a hope so many had lost through the years🙌
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“When we left the European Union people were promised more money into the NHS, your living standards will be better and the opposite has happened”
Deputy PM Angela Rayner
Deputy PM Angela Rayner
December 8, 2024 at 9:32 AM
“When we left the European Union people were promised more money into the NHS, your living standards will be better and the opposite has happened”
Deputy PM Angela Rayner
Deputy PM Angela Rayner
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Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, says the Syrian government was “one of the world’s most ruthless regimes” and that “few people are shedding any tears over the demise of the Assad regime.”
🔴 Read analysis: aje.io/4ut8ud
🔴 Read analysis: aje.io/4ut8ud
December 8, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, says the Syrian government was “one of the world’s most ruthless regimes” and that “few people are shedding any tears over the demise of the Assad regime.”
🔴 Read analysis: aje.io/4ut8ud
🔴 Read analysis: aje.io/4ut8ud
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This is spot on by @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social…
Of course it is the diplomatic thing for Starmer to say, right now, that there is no choice that UK needs to make between the US and EU.
But Trump hasn’t come in yet - and he could well force UK to pick sides.
Happy naive cakism won’t last.
Of course it is the diplomatic thing for Starmer to say, right now, that there is no choice that UK needs to make between the US and EU.
But Trump hasn’t come in yet - and he could well force UK to pick sides.
Happy naive cakism won’t last.
Britain has never looked more exposed, adrift in the Atlantic in a world pulsing with perils
Sir Keir Starmer is confronted with several stark strategic dilemmas and they won’t be resolved by wishful thinking
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:42 PM
This is spot on by @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social…
Of course it is the diplomatic thing for Starmer to say, right now, that there is no choice that UK needs to make between the US and EU.
But Trump hasn’t come in yet - and he could well force UK to pick sides.
Happy naive cakism won’t last.
Of course it is the diplomatic thing for Starmer to say, right now, that there is no choice that UK needs to make between the US and EU.
But Trump hasn’t come in yet - and he could well force UK to pick sides.
Happy naive cakism won’t last.
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The call for the ban on the sale of fireworks to the general public, and only setting off fireworks under license conditions in displays…
…has been reignited by a petition started by a person whose mother was killed by a firework which started a house fire.
…has been reignited by a petition started by a person whose mother was killed by a firework which started a house fire.
Fireworks – should we tighten regulations?
After a recent death caused by fireworks, a petition asks for the government to tighten regulations
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 8, 2024 at 1:08 PM
The call for the ban on the sale of fireworks to the general public, and only setting off fireworks under license conditions in displays…
…has been reignited by a petition started by a person whose mother was killed by a firework which started a house fire.
…has been reignited by a petition started by a person whose mother was killed by a firework which started a house fire.
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Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do;
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too.
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace.
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.
John Lennon, 10/9/40-12/8/80
It isn't hard to do;
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too.
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace.
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.
John Lennon, 10/9/40-12/8/80
December 8, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do;
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too.
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace.
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.
John Lennon, 10/9/40-12/8/80
It isn't hard to do;
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too.
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace.
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.
John Lennon, 10/9/40-12/8/80
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Brexit ‘delivered the opposite of what it promised’, Angela Rayner admits
Hopefully we can now begin an honest & open discussion about the catastrophic impact Brexit has inflicted on the country’s economy
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ang...
Hopefully we can now begin an honest & open discussion about the catastrophic impact Brexit has inflicted on the country’s economy
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ang...
Brexit 'delivered the opposite of what it promised', Angela Rayner admits
That might just be the sound of the penny dropping for the Labour government, after Angela Rayner took a swipe at Brexit.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 8, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Brexit ‘delivered the opposite of what it promised’, Angela Rayner admits
Hopefully we can now begin an honest & open discussion about the catastrophic impact Brexit has inflicted on the country’s economy
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ang...
Hopefully we can now begin an honest & open discussion about the catastrophic impact Brexit has inflicted on the country’s economy
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ang...
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I’ve seen some awful things in my life, and I’m quite hardened, but the torture instruments being uncovered in Assad’s Sednaya Prison, the human slaughterhouse, are devastating. This is a place of atrocities.
The cruelty in the human race is sickening.
The cruelty in the human race is sickening.
December 8, 2024 at 10:11 PM
I’ve seen some awful things in my life, and I’m quite hardened, but the torture instruments being uncovered in Assad’s Sednaya Prison, the human slaughterhouse, are devastating. This is a place of atrocities.
The cruelty in the human race is sickening.
The cruelty in the human race is sickening.
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Syrians celebrating in Latakia were filmed riding around on a toppled statue of former president Hafez al-Assad, Bashar’s father, as it was dragged through the streets.
December 8, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Syrians celebrating in Latakia were filmed riding around on a toppled statue of former president Hafez al-Assad, Bashar’s father, as it was dragged through the streets.
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“We see the missiles dropped on Gaza. We hear the explosions, the bombs there, but we can’t even help them”, says Juman Quneis, who lives in the West Bank, the larger of the two Palestinian territories...
Interview by Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
Interview by Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
Art and survival in Palestine
Filmmaker and academic Juman Quneis on life under Israeli occupation in the West Bank and how art provides a means of resistance
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 8, 2024 at 9:28 PM
“We see the missiles dropped on Gaza. We hear the explosions, the bombs there, but we can’t even help them”, says Juman Quneis, who lives in the West Bank, the larger of the two Palestinian territories...
Interview by Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
Interview by Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social
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🇵🇸🇳🇴 Norway says it wants a complete and independent Palestinian state that includes the West Bank and Gaza.
December 8, 2024 at 7:03 PM
🇵🇸🇳🇴 Norway says it wants a complete and independent Palestinian state that includes the West Bank and Gaza.