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Cyclist and Chemist
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Amu Gib is extremely frail
For 10 days the prison refused to acknowledge she was on hunger strike

Another prisoner, Qesser (20), has dangerously low BP + high heart rate, blocked from hospital care

They're political prisoners held without trial
They must be bailed and proper medical treatment 🇵🇸
December 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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⭐ Player of the match ⭐

Egle Trezzi wins the POTM vote for a commanding performance in midfield in the CCFC Women's First Team cup game against Brentford on Sunday 👏

POTM votes are held on our WhatsApp channel - join chat.whatsapp.com/Hh6OjxOWicQI...
December 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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“The pressure is kind of a love-hate thing. It's not particularly nice, but it's part of the challenge"
‘This year I realised I can compete with the best’: Niamh Fisher-Black on a coming of age season
The fifth-place overall finisher at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift spoke about a 2025 season which established her as a key leader in Lidl-Trek
www.rouleur.cc
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Our annual collection for the Newham Christmas Toy Appeal raised £842.23 - which has been doubled via Big Give match funding 🎉 🎁🧸

There's still time to help the appeal - or those in Waltham Forest, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Tower Hamlets. Details 👇

www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/12/02/c...
Clapton CFC fans raise £1684.46 for Newham Christmas Toy Appeal - Clapton Community FC
Our annual collection for the Newham Christmas Toy Appeal took place over the weekend of November 22 and 23 at the home games against Hutton and Richmond & Kew.
www.claptoncfc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Over 45,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled violence in the #DRC. They now live in crowded shelters with little food or clean water.

MSF launched a response, but the situation is worsening. More organizations are needed to prevent a larger crisis.

https://ow.ly/mo8y50XAIEf
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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on my way to visit two of the Hunger Strike prisoners who are being held at HMP Bronzefield

These political prisoners are demanding the closure of Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, it supplies at least 85% of the land army equipment and drones used by the Israeli military
December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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A new grandmaster prodigy rises.

#BalmainMax
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Through fearless advocacy, humane care, education, and outreach, and law and policy activism, Alley Cat Allies protects cats and kittens from all walks of life. We hope the stories of lives changed, like Charlie and Cillian's, inspire you as much as they inspire us!

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December 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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In the latest episode of the podcast, Sepideh Farsia talks to @adamshatz.bsky.social about her film, ‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’, about the life of Fatma Hassona, a Palestinian photographer who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in April 2025.

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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London is fast becoming a cycling city. As each new piece in the network appears—which has more than quadrupled from 90 to 431 km since 2016—so do new cyclists. Its infrastructure now sees a stunning 1.5 million daily users—a 43% spike since 2019—moving nearly half as many people as the Tube below.🧵
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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There continues to be a lot of conversation on how astronomers and researchers must “deal” with the existing and incoming pollution caused by satellite constellations.

But I want to see this reframed into asking:

“Why do these companies need this many satellites in orbit?”
By 2040, ~40% of the images from Hubble Space Telescope, and more than 96% from new and future space telescopes like SPHEREx, ARRAKIHS, and Xuntian will be contaminated by internet satellite constellations.

Read our new NASA article in Nature:
nature.com/articles/s4158…
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Seems to me like we can probably draw conclusions now on that whole “is it just pig ignorant racism” debate
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Update: Apologies I was due to be on Have I got News for You this week. We've now postponed until 2026.

To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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What if a business simply made useful things that worked and you could buy those things and keep them
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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If you have a loved one who would like to explore crossword setting or just to get new insights into how they're created, places on my masterclass make a much-appreciated gift!

Help them release their inner fiendishness! New dates for 2026 just announced ...
boatmancryptics.co.uk/crossword-ma...
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Juries are not just part of our legal system — they are vital defenders of the right to protest.
With anti-protest laws still in place, I asked the Government what risks getting rid of jury trials will have on our democracy.

#RightToProtest #Democracy
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Song Thrush with a Gobstopper! 😲😁
Taken at the weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 🐦
#birds 🪶

Lots of Christmas gift ideas for nature lovers in my shop here;
www.carlbovis.com/shop-3
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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A prime example of how the far right can never be appeased. Give them whatever they demand and they’ll bank it, then use it as a new base camp to strike out for more and worse.
December 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Ben Granger is the 2025 International-Based Rider of the Year.

A season of grit, growth and world-class results - Ben Granger’s hard-earned rise earns him the International-Based Rider of the Year title.

thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2025/12/03/b...
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Today's historic pic: English Electric engined diesel loco D1 at the NSW Rail Transport Museum, Thirlmere, NSW, November 9, 1985. D1 was built by Comeng in 1950 as the first of 8 units for Australian Iron & Steel's Port Kembla steelworks. It was the first diesel to run on a main line in Australia.
December 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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December 3, 2025 at 4:12 AM