Better Days
@betterdaysglenn.bsky.social
Charity that provides leisure opportunities for adults with a learning disability who live in the North East of England
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For the people in the back…
January 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
For the people in the back…
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And so it begins - Bxl orders X to hand over documents on algorithm
As one senior EU official told me in Bxl this week, the EU's regulatory instruments are there precisely to protect free speech, not hinder it, as Musk and Zuck claim
The EU's narrative pushback begins
www.ft.com/content/a6dc...
As one senior EU official told me in Bxl this week, the EU's regulatory instruments are there precisely to protect free speech, not hinder it, as Musk and Zuck claim
The EU's narrative pushback begins
www.ft.com/content/a6dc...
Brussels orders X to hand over documents on algorithm
Request follows complaints from politicians about Elon Musk’s platform boosting far-right AfD party
www.ft.com
January 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Isabel Oakeshott (went to same school as King Charles) has moved to tax haven Dubai, such is her love of UK. Give me strength
Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there
Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either
Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there
Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either
January 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Isabel Oakeshott (went to same school as King Charles) has moved to tax haven Dubai, such is her love of UK. Give me strength
Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there
Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either
Boyfriend Tice's family built skyscrapers there
Reform UK Ltd aka RICH KIDS fooling those who have nothing...but filling them with hatred of others who have nothing either
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Netanyahu says Israel reserves right to go back to war after "temporary ceasefire" of 6 weeks.
He means back to the ways of genocide
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
He means back to the ways of genocide
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
Israel-Hamas ceasefire live: Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel 'reserves right to return to war' if ceasefire's second stage is unsuccessful
The first phase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is due to start at 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT) on Sunday.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Netanyahu says Israel reserves right to go back to war after "temporary ceasefire" of 6 weeks.
He means back to the ways of genocide
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
He means back to the ways of genocide
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
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Why is our taxpayer's money going to the Royals in so many ways?
Empty Dartmoor prison pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year & has another 24 years left on its lease
Charities which the Royals are patrons of also pay millions to them in rent
Make it make sense
www.thetimes.com/article/ddf3...
Empty Dartmoor prison pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year & has another 24 years left on its lease
Charities which the Royals are patrons of also pay millions to them in rent
Make it make sense
www.thetimes.com/article/ddf3...
Dartmoor jail that pays Duchy £1.5m a year may never reopen
Riddled with rats, HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Why is our taxpayer's money going to the Royals in so many ways?
Empty Dartmoor prison pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year & has another 24 years left on its lease
Charities which the Royals are patrons of also pay millions to them in rent
Make it make sense
www.thetimes.com/article/ddf3...
Empty Dartmoor prison pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year & has another 24 years left on its lease
Charities which the Royals are patrons of also pay millions to them in rent
Make it make sense
www.thetimes.com/article/ddf3...
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Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Revealed: Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme
Home Office official says data protection laws caused the cost of its forced removal programme to increase
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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There is no evidence that Keir Starmer believes Palestinian life has any worth.
January 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
There is no evidence that Keir Starmer believes Palestinian life has any worth.
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This is ridiculous. Rat infested prison that may never reopen pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year
HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rat-infested prison that may never reopen pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year
HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
This is ridiculous. Rat infested prison that may never reopen pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year
HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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In a long debate on Gaza in parliament yesterday, only two MPs mentioned genocide -- Jeremy Corbyn and Adnan Hussein.
David Lammy spoke of "our friends in the Israeli government".
#DCUKparliament
David Lammy spoke of "our friends in the Israeli government".
#DCUKparliament
January 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
In a long debate on Gaza in parliament yesterday, only two MPs mentioned genocide -- Jeremy Corbyn and Adnan Hussein.
David Lammy spoke of "our friends in the Israeli government".
#DCUKparliament
David Lammy spoke of "our friends in the Israeli government".
#DCUKparliament
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📽️ "The BBC is a mouthpiece of the British foreign policy establishment, not a public service broadcaster".
What the BBC is not telling you about Israel, Keir Starmer and Gaza
👉 Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Q_n3Ng2JC-8?...
What the BBC is not telling you about Israel, Keir Starmer and Gaza
👉 Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Q_n3Ng2JC-8?...
What the BBC will NOT tell you about Israel, Keir Starmer and Gaza
YouTube video by Declassified UK
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January 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
📽️ "The BBC is a mouthpiece of the British foreign policy establishment, not a public service broadcaster".
What the BBC is not telling you about Israel, Keir Starmer and Gaza
👉 Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Q_n3Ng2JC-8?...
What the BBC is not telling you about Israel, Keir Starmer and Gaza
👉 Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Q_n3Ng2JC-8?...
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👉NEW VIDEO -- What the BBC won't tell you about Israel, Keir Starmer and Gaza
Britain’s ‘public service broadcaster’ is keeping you in the dark about UK support for Israel’s assault on Gaza, @markcurtis30.bsky.social reveals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_n3...
Britain’s ‘public service broadcaster’ is keeping you in the dark about UK support for Israel’s assault on Gaza, @markcurtis30.bsky.social reveals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_n3...
What the BBC will NOT tell you about Israel, Keir Starmer and Gaza
YouTube video by Declassified UK
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
👉NEW VIDEO -- What the BBC won't tell you about Israel, Keir Starmer and Gaza
Britain’s ‘public service broadcaster’ is keeping you in the dark about UK support for Israel’s assault on Gaza, @markcurtis30.bsky.social reveals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_n3...
Britain’s ‘public service broadcaster’ is keeping you in the dark about UK support for Israel’s assault on Gaza, @markcurtis30.bsky.social reveals.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_n3...
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One in six UK workers are skipping meals to make ends meet say @the-tuc.bsky.social
This is 2025. Work should enable us to flourish and grow, not just survive. If you’re not in a union join one now
www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion
This is 2025. Work should enable us to flourish and grow, not just survive. If you’re not in a union join one now
www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion
January 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
One in six UK workers are skipping meals to make ends meet say @the-tuc.bsky.social
This is 2025. Work should enable us to flourish and grow, not just survive. If you’re not in a union join one now
www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion
This is 2025. Work should enable us to flourish and grow, not just survive. If you’re not in a union join one now
www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion
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You've been told over and over again that Gaza's official death toll is false.
That's absolutely right.
The death toll is in fact a drastic underestimate 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/new-study-...
That's absolutely right.
The death toll is in fact a drastic underestimate 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/new-study-...
New study: Gaza's death toll is much higher than the world has been told
Far from being exaggerated, a new study underlines how Gaza's official death toll is a severe underestimate
www.owenjones.news
January 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
You've been told over and over again that Gaza's official death toll is false.
That's absolutely right.
The death toll is in fact a drastic underestimate 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/new-study-...
That's absolutely right.
The death toll is in fact a drastic underestimate 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/new-study-...
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New Year - let's go!
First up, please join the >56,000 signatures on this petition. It's easy to get distracted by the Elon-Trump-Tommeh-Tate froth, which is all worth engaging - but we should not lose sight of driving our own drives for what we want.
Sign and share please. 👇👇
First up, please join the >56,000 signatures on this petition. It's easy to get distracted by the Elon-Trump-Tommeh-Tate froth, which is all worth engaging - but we should not lose sight of driving our own drives for what we want.
Sign and share please. 👇👇
This is Erasmus
Erasmus+ empowers students through opportunities to study, work, and grow across Europe. Join us in bringing this programme back to the UK
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New Year - let's go!
First up, please join the >56,000 signatures on this petition. It's easy to get distracted by the Elon-Trump-Tommeh-Tate froth, which is all worth engaging - but we should not lose sight of driving our own drives for what we want.
Sign and share please. 👇👇
First up, please join the >56,000 signatures on this petition. It's easy to get distracted by the Elon-Trump-Tommeh-Tate froth, which is all worth engaging - but we should not lose sight of driving our own drives for what we want.
Sign and share please. 👇👇
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“Since Elon Musk torpedoed Twitter, Bluesky has seen a stunning surge. CEO Jay Graber is working on “billionaire-proofing” social media against any similar takeover”
That’s why we’re here. 👏👏👏
That’s why we’re here. 👏👏👏
How Jay Graber Is Making Sure Bluesky Never Turns Into Elon Musk’s X
Since Elon Musk torpedoed Twitter, Bluesky has seen a stunning surge. CEO Jay Graber is working on “billionaire-proofing” social media against any similar takeover.
www.forbes.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:39 AM
“Since Elon Musk torpedoed Twitter, Bluesky has seen a stunning surge. CEO Jay Graber is working on “billionaire-proofing” social media against any similar takeover”
That’s why we’re here. 👏👏👏
That’s why we’re here. 👏👏👏
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Newly declassified files show how MI6 wanted help from Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to stop terrorists entering Iraq in 2004.
Among them was Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, who would go on to overthrow Assad.
www.declassifieduk.org/blair-wanted...
Among them was Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, who would go on to overthrow Assad.
www.declassifieduk.org/blair-wanted...
Blair wanted Assad to work with MI6 against Jolani
Syrian dictator was seen by Tony Blair as a potential bulwark against terrorism in Iraq, newly declassified files confirm.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Newly declassified files show how MI6 wanted help from Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to stop terrorists entering Iraq in 2004.
Among them was Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, who would go on to overthrow Assad.
www.declassifieduk.org/blair-wanted...
Among them was Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, who would go on to overthrow Assad.
www.declassifieduk.org/blair-wanted...
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Our tabloid press in the UK are so craven...
...that when a foreign billionaire in a foreign government attacks our national reputation - they make no effort at national defence or balance in reporting, but just eat up and regurgitate the red meat. The British tabloid press is anti-British.
...that when a foreign billionaire in a foreign government attacks our national reputation - they make no effort at national defence or balance in reporting, but just eat up and regurgitate the red meat. The British tabloid press is anti-British.
January 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our tabloid press in the UK are so craven...
...that when a foreign billionaire in a foreign government attacks our national reputation - they make no effort at national defence or balance in reporting, but just eat up and regurgitate the red meat. The British tabloid press is anti-British.
...that when a foreign billionaire in a foreign government attacks our national reputation - they make no effort at national defence or balance in reporting, but just eat up and regurgitate the red meat. The British tabloid press is anti-British.
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Prof Alexis Jay, chair of public inquiry into child sexual abuse, says further national inquiry into grooming gangs isn’t needed & would delay action.
“The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”
“The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”
January 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Prof Alexis Jay, chair of public inquiry into child sexual abuse, says further national inquiry into grooming gangs isn’t needed & would delay action.
“The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”
“The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”
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The UK recently admitted that it had reviewed 413 potential violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) by Israel in Gaza - and found only two breaches.
Now, the Foreign Office won't say if Israel's airstrike on an aid convoy, killing three Britons, was even investigated as a breach of IHL.
Now, the Foreign Office won't say if Israel's airstrike on an aid convoy, killing three Britons, was even investigated as a breach of IHL.
January 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The UK recently admitted that it had reviewed 413 potential violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) by Israel in Gaza - and found only two breaches.
Now, the Foreign Office won't say if Israel's airstrike on an aid convoy, killing three Britons, was even investigated as a breach of IHL.
Now, the Foreign Office won't say if Israel's airstrike on an aid convoy, killing three Britons, was even investigated as a breach of IHL.
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A pro-Palestine activist was interrogated for seven days without charge, often in the middle of the night.
Her cell was lit by a strip light and a guard would come hourly to the door, meaning she couldn't sleep.
How Labour shields Israel from criticism👇
www.declassifieduk.org/theyre-polit...
Her cell was lit by a strip light and a guard would come hourly to the door, meaning she couldn't sleep.
How Labour shields Israel from criticism👇
www.declassifieduk.org/theyre-polit...
‘They’re political prisoners’: Parents of Palestine activists slam pre-trial detention
Young protesters face more than a year in prison before going on trial over a break-in at an Israeli arms factory near Bristol.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
A pro-Palestine activist was interrogated for seven days without charge, often in the middle of the night.
Her cell was lit by a strip light and a guard would come hourly to the door, meaning she couldn't sleep.
How Labour shields Israel from criticism👇
www.declassifieduk.org/theyre-polit...
Her cell was lit by a strip light and a guard would come hourly to the door, meaning she couldn't sleep.
How Labour shields Israel from criticism👇
www.declassifieduk.org/theyre-polit...
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Professor Alexis Jay, who led a 7-year review of sexual abuse which reported in 2022, says starting a new inquiry would delay any implementation of her own recommendations:
January 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Professor Alexis Jay, who led a 7-year review of sexual abuse which reported in 2022, says starting a new inquiry would delay any implementation of her own recommendations:
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After repeated Israeli attacks on hospitals, schools, aid workers and journalists, UK foreign minister Baroness Chapman continues to support Israel by referring to its "clear right to defend itself".
#DCUKparliament
#DCUKparliament
January 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
After repeated Israeli attacks on hospitals, schools, aid workers and journalists, UK foreign minister Baroness Chapman continues to support Israel by referring to its "clear right to defend itself".
#DCUKparliament
#DCUKparliament
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This is not what he said and they know it. Something very disturbing has happened to much of the British press and a fair amount of conservative politics. The extremist Musk tail wagging the formerly mainstream dog.
January 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This is not what he said and they know it. Something very disturbing has happened to much of the British press and a fair amount of conservative politics. The extremist Musk tail wagging the formerly mainstream dog.