@alenaivanova.bsky.social
I work for Labour Behind the Label/Another Europe is Possible, my union is IWGB, and I organise with a bunch of brilliant groups and campaigns
Duolingo has simply never met another user less likely to pay LOL
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Duolingo has simply never met another user less likely to pay LOL
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RMT takes visa fight to Downing Street as rail workers face being forced to leave the UK
RMT is taking its campaign to protect transport workers from losing their UK visa status directly to the Prime Minister on Friday.
rmtunion.org/4o0yL6F
RMT is taking its campaign to protect transport workers from losing their UK visa status directly to the Prime Minister on Friday.
rmtunion.org/4o0yL6F
RMT takes visa fight to Downing Street as rail workers face being forced to leave the UK
RMT is taking its campaign to protect transport workers from losing their UK visa status directly to the Prime Minister on Friday.
rmtunion.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
RMT takes visa fight to Downing Street as rail workers face being forced to leave the UK
RMT is taking its campaign to protect transport workers from losing their UK visa status directly to the Prime Minister on Friday.
rmtunion.org/4o0yL6F
RMT is taking its campaign to protect transport workers from losing their UK visa status directly to the Prime Minister on Friday.
rmtunion.org/4o0yL6F
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most relatable thing about Zohran is that Stereogum passed on writing about his music
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
most relatable thing about Zohran is that Stereogum passed on writing about his music
In a statement to the Guardian, Driscoll, Winter and Feinstein said: “These allegations are factually incorrect and frankly nonsense. We will make a full statement when we have time, but none of us are paid politicians with press officers.” ARE YOU ON CRACK?!? WTF
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Your Party to launch legal action against three of its ‘rogue’ founders, sources say
Exclusive: Leftwing party seeks to recover donations and data from company run by Andrew Feinstein, Jamie Driscoll and Beth Winter
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In a statement to the Guardian, Driscoll, Winter and Feinstein said: “These allegations are factually incorrect and frankly nonsense. We will make a full statement when we have time, but none of us are paid politicians with press officers.” ARE YOU ON CRACK?!? WTF
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Over 3/4 of garment workers in Bangladesh cannot afford to feed their families.
We need living wages now.
www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/3...
We need living wages now.
www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/3...
Study: 78% of garment workers cannot provide enough food for their families
78% of garment workers in Bangladesh cannot provide sufficient food for their families, and about 32% earn below the minimum wage. One in eight workers is trapped in debt, and working 12 hours or more...
www.dhakatribune.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Over 3/4 of garment workers in Bangladesh cannot afford to feed their families.
We need living wages now.
www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/3...
We need living wages now.
www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/3...
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Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Activists have noted the targeted destruction of Gaza’s sporting infrastructure and killings of numerous athletes and coaches."
Nicola De Martini Ugolotti and Max Mauro report on the movement to ban Israel from international sports
www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...
Nicola De Martini Ugolotti and Max Mauro report on the movement to ban Israel from international sports
www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...
No neutral ground: sport is political in Israel’s war on Gaza - Red Pepper
Nicola De Martini Ugolotti and Max Mauro report on the movement to ban Israel from international sports as genocide unfolds in Gaza
www.redpepper.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"Activists have noted the targeted destruction of Gaza’s sporting infrastructure and killings of numerous athletes and coaches."
Nicola De Martini Ugolotti and Max Mauro report on the movement to ban Israel from international sports
www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...
Nicola De Martini Ugolotti and Max Mauro report on the movement to ban Israel from international sports
www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...
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NEXT shut down its only unionised factory in Sri Lanka.
The closure came just after workers secured modest improvements, and the notice was sent via WhatsApp 📱
UNISON is calling for justice.
Reopen the factory. Reinstate the workers. Respect their rights.
The closure came just after workers secured modest improvements, and the notice was sent via WhatsApp 📱
UNISON is calling for justice.
Reopen the factory. Reinstate the workers. Respect their rights.
NEXT, unions and making millions | Article | News | UNISON National
Despite soaring profits, the high street giant suddenly closed it's only unionised factory in Sri Lanka without consultation with trade unions and via WhatsApp
unsn.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NEXT shut down its only unionised factory in Sri Lanka.
The closure came just after workers secured modest improvements, and the notice was sent via WhatsApp 📱
UNISON is calling for justice.
Reopen the factory. Reinstate the workers. Respect their rights.
The closure came just after workers secured modest improvements, and the notice was sent via WhatsApp 📱
UNISON is calling for justice.
Reopen the factory. Reinstate the workers. Respect their rights.
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This is essential listening.
Exploitation is not just something that happens far away. It's embedded in our employment practices here in the UK.
Exploitation is not just something that happens far away. It's embedded in our employment practices here in the UK.
Many workers get into debt because they are forced to pay thousands in recruitment costs, sometimes to unscrupulous gangs, putting them at risk of debt, trafficking, and forced labour.
🎙️Listen to 'Abused for Our Food' here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
🎙️Listen to 'Abused for Our Food' here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - File on 4 Investigates, Abused for Our Food
Georgie Styles investigates evidence of exploitation and abuse in our food system.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is essential listening.
Exploitation is not just something that happens far away. It's embedded in our employment practices here in the UK.
Exploitation is not just something that happens far away. It's embedded in our employment practices here in the UK.
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We're gathering TONIGHT at Pelican House. Join us: www.tickettailor.com/events/labou...
October 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
We're gathering TONIGHT at Pelican House. Join us: www.tickettailor.com/events/labou...
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Wtf is a TEST of a ceasefire?!?!??!?
BREAKING: Israel strikes southern Gaza in test of ceasefire.
Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire
Israel said it struck Hamas militants in Gaza on Sunday after they shot at Israeli soldiers who were inside the area that is still under Israeli control, according to the conditions of the Oct. 10 ceasefire.
bit.ly
October 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Wtf is a TEST of a ceasefire?!?!??!?
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🔥 EVENT INVITE: We so rarely get the chance to meet our movement heroes in person.
Next Monday we're hosting the incredible Khun Tharo from Cambodia at Pelican House, and you can join us for a conversation in person. With @nosweatuk.bsky.social
⏰ Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/labou...
Next Monday we're hosting the incredible Khun Tharo from Cambodia at Pelican House, and you can join us for a conversation in person. With @nosweatuk.bsky.social
⏰ Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/labou...
October 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🔥 EVENT INVITE: We so rarely get the chance to meet our movement heroes in person.
Next Monday we're hosting the incredible Khun Tharo from Cambodia at Pelican House, and you can join us for a conversation in person. With @nosweatuk.bsky.social
⏰ Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/labou...
Next Monday we're hosting the incredible Khun Tharo from Cambodia at Pelican House, and you can join us for a conversation in person. With @nosweatuk.bsky.social
⏰ Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/labou...
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Javier Milei had to beg a bail-out and already needs another. Argentina's economy is in a tailspin. Gov't bonds and peso in freefall. People starving, throwing rocks at him.
Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
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Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
SHARE!
October 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Javier Milei had to beg a bail-out and already needs another. Argentina's economy is in a tailspin. Gov't bonds and peso in freefall. People starving, throwing rocks at him.
Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
SHARE!
Farage last year: "He's amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing expenditure. That's leadership."
SHARE!
The 'golden ticket' of having your whole life destroyed by war, famine, disaster, political repression. The 'golden ticket' of losing family, loved ones, networks and bonds that made you who you are. The 'golden ticket' of coming to an increasingly depraved and cruel sinking island of bigotry.
People recognised as refugees fleeing persecution & granted the right to live in the UK to be denied the right to be joined safely by their spouse & children.
This Labour govt is a moral void, a stinking darkness, an empty hollow of cowardice & contempt. #r4today www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This Labour govt is a moral void, a stinking darkness, an empty hollow of cowardice & contempt. #r4today www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights
People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The 'golden ticket' of having your whole life destroyed by war, famine, disaster, political repression. The 'golden ticket' of losing family, loved ones, networks and bonds that made you who you are. The 'golden ticket' of coming to an increasingly depraved and cruel sinking island of bigotry.
Awful awful night for millions in Kyiv and beyond. Donate to those who stop Russia’s killer drones!
500 drones and 40 missiles last night. At least four dead in Kyiv including a 12 year old.
Please get word out widely. AND something you can do: please contribute to our fundraiser for a unit that intercepts drones and missiles: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/VWE0qk3...
Please get word out widely. AND something you can do: please contribute to our fundraiser for a unit that intercepts drones and missiles: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/VWE0qk3...
Equip UA frontline to stop drone + missile attacks
Fund a vital rapid-response vehicle to help intercept Russian drones and missiles before they hit Ukrainian cities.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
September 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Awful awful night for millions in Kyiv and beyond. Donate to those who stop Russia’s killer drones!
Howany people will get ill between now and then because nobody is willing to touch pharma's monopolies. But good news I guess www.france24.com/en/health/20...
'We can end HIV': Groundbreaking preventative drug to be rolled out for $40 a year from 2027
Global health agencies announced Wednesday that generic versions of a groundbreaking injectable drug to prevent HIV will be made available from 2027 at around $40 a year in more than 100 low and middl...
www.france24.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Howany people will get ill between now and then because nobody is willing to touch pharma's monopolies. But good news I guess www.france24.com/en/health/20...
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Labour have branded Nigel Farage’s migration attacks "unfunded, unworkable and falling apart in real time." And the classic: "Unserious".
They seem very reluctant to say "immoral" or "wrong".
They seem very reluctant to say "immoral" or "wrong".
September 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Labour have branded Nigel Farage’s migration attacks "unfunded, unworkable and falling apart in real time." And the classic: "Unserious".
They seem very reluctant to say "immoral" or "wrong".
They seem very reluctant to say "immoral" or "wrong".
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What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How the simmering UK freedom of speech row reached boiling point
How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?
www.bbc.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The same bs they're spewing about autism and tylenol is the same bs they're spewing about trans people's healthcare. It's the exact same playbook and the fact that the media can see through one and not the other is a damning indictment of how complicit they are in the attack on trans lives.
September 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The same bs they're spewing about autism and tylenol is the same bs they're spewing about trans people's healthcare. It's the exact same playbook and the fact that the media can see through one and not the other is a damning indictment of how complicit they are in the attack on trans lives.
Glad to see the UK Government, while being so far up Trump's ass, is still able to find its way around sufficiently to come up for air and say this. I guess.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Wes Streeting rejects Trump claim linking paracetamol and autism
Health secretary joins medical experts in urging pregnant women to ignore US president’s remarks
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Glad to see the UK Government, while being so far up Trump's ass, is still able to find its way around sufficiently to come up for air and say this. I guess.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
September 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
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this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers
September 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers
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Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
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The fight to stop NEXT union busting is international! The FTZ&GSEU union are taking theirs to our global labour movement family via LabourList. Support their demands today and share with TU members: www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaig...
Sri Lanka: NEXT shuts down the country's only unionised garment factory - by WhatsApp
Please support this LabourStart urgent action campaign and spread the word.
www.labourstartcampaigns.net
September 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The fight to stop NEXT union busting is international! The FTZ&GSEU union are taking theirs to our global labour movement family via LabourList. Support their demands today and share with TU members: www.labourstartcampaigns.net/show_campaig...