Clare
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Clare
@clare1960.bsky.social
· Dec 20
Excellent piece by Sophie Smith on this historic case & wider reflections.
Toutes pour Gisele Pelicot
“Shame must change sides”
Toutes pour Gisele Pelicot
“Shame must change sides”
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With Israel ending the ceasefire and pummeling Gaza with fresh airstrikes, reposting my November 2023 piece from @foreignaffairs.com on the the legal restrictions on US arms transfers.
Secretary Rubio like his predecessor has disregarded those rules.
www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/washi...
Secretary Rubio like his predecessor has disregarded those rules.
www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/washi...
Is Washington Responsible for What Israel Does With American Weapons?
The IDF’s conduct in Gaza should prompt scrutiny of U.S. arms transfers.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
With Israel ending the ceasefire and pummeling Gaza with fresh airstrikes, reposting my November 2023 piece from @foreignaffairs.com on the the legal restrictions on US arms transfers.
Secretary Rubio like his predecessor has disregarded those rules.
www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/washi...
Secretary Rubio like his predecessor has disregarded those rules.
www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/washi...
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This man was courageous enough to stand up to Trump and Vance.
So it's important to post this message and photo to 27 million people.
Don't just "like" it -- that only means that YOU'VE seen it.
Postb it, blow it up and get it out there!
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
So it's important to post this message and photo to 27 million people.
Don't just "like" it -- that only means that YOU'VE seen it.
Postb it, blow it up and get it out there!
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
March 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
This man was courageous enough to stand up to Trump and Vance.
So it's important to post this message and photo to 27 million people.
Don't just "like" it -- that only means that YOU'VE seen it.
Postb it, blow it up and get it out there!
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
So it's important to post this message and photo to 27 million people.
Don't just "like" it -- that only means that YOU'VE seen it.
Postb it, blow it up and get it out there!
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
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Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist."
RT if Mick is right.
RT if Mick is right.
February 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Mick Lynch "Nigel Farage is a racist."
RT if Mick is right.
RT if Mick is right.
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People wake up !
Democracy is now transitioning into a full fledged dictatorship
Everyone must realize it & start being proactive : action & protest are needed NOW before it’s too late
Words aren’t enough, lawsuits take time so action is needed NOW be4 all loyalists are in place & all is lost
Democracy is now transitioning into a full fledged dictatorship
Everyone must realize it & start being proactive : action & protest are needed NOW before it’s too late
Words aren’t enough, lawsuits take time so action is needed NOW be4 all loyalists are in place & all is lost
February 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
People wake up !
Democracy is now transitioning into a full fledged dictatorship
Everyone must realize it & start being proactive : action & protest are needed NOW before it’s too late
Words aren’t enough, lawsuits take time so action is needed NOW be4 all loyalists are in place & all is lost
Democracy is now transitioning into a full fledged dictatorship
Everyone must realize it & start being proactive : action & protest are needed NOW before it’s too late
Words aren’t enough, lawsuits take time so action is needed NOW be4 all loyalists are in place & all is lost
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2019-2024: £44bn lost to fraud in UK Govt depts under the Tories - often run by members now in Badenoch's Shadow Cabinet.
Contracts for cronies, PPE procurement, COVID loans & furlough scheme, Eat Out to Help Out, R&D tax credits.
Ministers ignored concerns. Who is called to account?
Contracts for cronies, PPE procurement, COVID loans & furlough scheme, Eat Out to Help Out, R&D tax credits.
Ministers ignored concerns. Who is called to account?
Kemi Badenoch's top team ran departments that gave £20k a minute to fraudsters
New analysis reveals that since 2019, over £44 billion of taxpayer money was lost to fraud in departments under the Tories - often while they were run by members of Ms Badenoch's Shadow Cabinet
www.mirror.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
2019-2024: £44bn lost to fraud in UK Govt depts under the Tories - often run by members now in Badenoch's Shadow Cabinet.
Contracts for cronies, PPE procurement, COVID loans & furlough scheme, Eat Out to Help Out, R&D tax credits.
Ministers ignored concerns. Who is called to account?
Contracts for cronies, PPE procurement, COVID loans & furlough scheme, Eat Out to Help Out, R&D tax credits.
Ministers ignored concerns. Who is called to account?
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Me on David Lynch, a piece I'd rather never have had to write. An uncompromising American original. As a kid from before the VHS era, my earliest memory of his work is watching that single tear go down Hopkins's face in THE ELEPHANT MAN on release in 1980.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...
David Lynch: the surrealist who combined depravity with wholesome iconography of small-town USA
Death of film-maker David Lynch: With Twin Peaks and Wild at Heart it seemed, for a brief magic moment, as if Lynch’s version of the avant-garde could really sit at the centre of mainstream culture. I...
www.irishtimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Me on David Lynch, a piece I'd rather never have had to write. An uncompromising American original. As a kid from before the VHS era, my earliest memory of his work is watching that single tear go down Hopkins's face in THE ELEPHANT MAN on release in 1980.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/film...
Donald Trump would have been convicted over 2020 election, says special counsel
We all knew it but seeing it in black & white is chilling.
We all knew it but seeing it in black & white is chilling.
January 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Donald Trump would have been convicted over 2020 election, says special counsel
We all knew it but seeing it in black & white is chilling.
We all knew it but seeing it in black & white is chilling.
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Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
YouTube video by PettyYou007
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January 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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More than 60 universities and higher education institutions in Germany have announced their departure from X
In a joint statement, the universities condemned the platform for amplifying far-right populist content, calling it “unacceptable”
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
In a joint statement, the universities condemned the platform for amplifying far-right populist content, calling it “unacceptable”
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X
Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
January 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
More than 60 universities and higher education institutions in Germany have announced their departure from X
In a joint statement, the universities condemned the platform for amplifying far-right populist content, calling it “unacceptable”
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
In a joint statement, the universities condemned the platform for amplifying far-right populist content, calling it “unacceptable”
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...
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🚨 California experienced over 8,000 wildfires in 2024, burning more than 1 million acres and destroying approx. 1,700 structures. These fires underscore the urgent need for prevention and preparedness as climate change drives increasingly extreme and dangerous fire seasons.
Read more below ⬇️ 🧵
Read more below ⬇️ 🧵
January 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
🚨 California experienced over 8,000 wildfires in 2024, burning more than 1 million acres and destroying approx. 1,700 structures. These fires underscore the urgent need for prevention and preparedness as climate change drives increasingly extreme and dangerous fire seasons.
Read more below ⬇️ 🧵
Read more below ⬇️ 🧵
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Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
January 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
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A quick look on the racism site shows that Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick is apparently outraged at the delays in the criminal justice system.
Y’know, the ones caused by the policies that he consistently supported. The ones that he was absolutely fine with when he was in government.
Y’know, the ones caused by the policies that he consistently supported. The ones that he was absolutely fine with when he was in government.
January 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A quick look on the racism site shows that Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick is apparently outraged at the delays in the criminal justice system.
Y’know, the ones caused by the policies that he consistently supported. The ones that he was absolutely fine with when he was in government.
Y’know, the ones caused by the policies that he consistently supported. The ones that he was absolutely fine with when he was in government.
Check the facts here👇🏻
@governor.ca.gov just launched a new site to ensure the public has access to fact-based data around the Southern California wildfires.
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
Get the facts: californiafirefacts.com
California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom
Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.
californiafirefacts.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Check the facts here👇🏻
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Hey everyone! The discussion I had with Officers Fanone and Dunn about their thoughts and feelings on the fourth anniversary of Jan 6 attack was so important, that I lifted the paywall. Please take a look, it’s very powerful
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/special-ja...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/special-ja...
January 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Hey everyone! The discussion I had with Officers Fanone and Dunn about their thoughts and feelings on the fourth anniversary of Jan 6 attack was so important, that I lifted the paywall. Please take a look, it’s very powerful
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/special-ja...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/special-ja...
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I’ve gotten a lot of well-meaning replies about how misogynistic men in tech are the product of women’s rejection, and I have to point out that misogyny is systemic. Men who are married are misogynists and so are men who have never struggled to date. We live in a patriarchy that depends on it.
January 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I’ve gotten a lot of well-meaning replies about how misogynistic men in tech are the product of women’s rejection, and I have to point out that misogyny is systemic. Men who are married are misogynists and so are men who have never struggled to date. We live in a patriarchy that depends on it.
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The criminal justice system failed to hold Trump accountable. It is not true that the powerful stand before the same bar of justice and no one is above the law.
Norms will not protect us. We need to build a new opposition hardened by reality and prepared to fight with every legal tool available.
Norms will not protect us. We need to build a new opposition hardened by reality and prepared to fight with every legal tool available.
January 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The criminal justice system failed to hold Trump accountable. It is not true that the powerful stand before the same bar of justice and no one is above the law.
Norms will not protect us. We need to build a new opposition hardened by reality and prepared to fight with every legal tool available.
Norms will not protect us. We need to build a new opposition hardened by reality and prepared to fight with every legal tool available.
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Dear Republicans, guess who does believe in climate change?
California and Florida insurance companies. They don’t give a damn about your politics. Whether you claim to believe in climate change or not, we’re all in the same boat dealing with the consequences.
California and Florida insurance companies. They don’t give a damn about your politics. Whether you claim to believe in climate change or not, we’re all in the same boat dealing with the consequences.
January 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Dear Republicans, guess who does believe in climate change?
California and Florida insurance companies. They don’t give a damn about your politics. Whether you claim to believe in climate change or not, we’re all in the same boat dealing with the consequences.
California and Florida insurance companies. They don’t give a damn about your politics. Whether you claim to believe in climate change or not, we’re all in the same boat dealing with the consequences.
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71 organizations and counting have signed a letter warning Mark Zuckerberg about ending fact-checking on Meta in the US #facebook #meta #zuckerburg www.businessinsider.com/ifcn-warn-me... via @businessinsider
71 organizations and counting have signed a letter warning Mark Zuckerberg about ending fact-checking on Meta in the US
The International Fact-Checking Network proposed crowdsourcing in conjunction with professionals, a "new model."
www.businessinsider.com
January 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
71 organizations and counting have signed a letter warning Mark Zuckerberg about ending fact-checking on Meta in the US #facebook #meta #zuckerburg www.businessinsider.com/ifcn-warn-me... via @businessinsider
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Austerity costs, and with austerity there will never be growth.
You have to build your way out of decline. Clement Attlee and FDR both knew it and launched the largest building programs ever in their nations.
You have to build your way out of decline. Clement Attlee and FDR both knew it and launched the largest building programs ever in their nations.
January 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Austerity costs, and with austerity there will never be growth.
You have to build your way out of decline. Clement Attlee and FDR both knew it and launched the largest building programs ever in their nations.
You have to build your way out of decline. Clement Attlee and FDR both knew it and launched the largest building programs ever in their nations.
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89% of the UK want to Rejoin the Single Market, and that includes anyone who does or ever would vote Labour.
Ignore the whiny billionaire Media, and do it.
Ignore the whiny billionaire Media, and do it.
January 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
89% of the UK want to Rejoin the Single Market, and that includes anyone who does or ever would vote Labour.
Ignore the whiny billionaire Media, and do it.
Ignore the whiny billionaire Media, and do it.
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So excited
Counting down for this .
LOVE GETTING OLD!!!
Counting down for this .
LOVE GETTING OLD!!!
January 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
So excited
Counting down for this .
LOVE GETTING OLD!!!
Counting down for this .
LOVE GETTING OLD!!!
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I've just created this. This is where I think we are now, and why I am very pessimistic that we will fix the #ClimateCrisis
Hopefully someone can explain why I'm wrong.
Hopefully someone can explain why I'm wrong.
January 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I've just created this. This is where I think we are now, and why I am very pessimistic that we will fix the #ClimateCrisis
Hopefully someone can explain why I'm wrong.
Hopefully someone can explain why I'm wrong.
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