Dermot Rathbone 🌹🕊️ 🏳️🌈🇺🇦 🇪🇺
@dairmuid.bsky.social
Irish. UK Labour Party, UNITE, Rugby League, Hull City, Yorkshire Cricket fan. Live Scottish Highlands.
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If you live in the East Riding of Yorkshire, where I was brought up and lived until being forced to leave by the collapse of Adult Social Care, please do not stay at home on Thursday. Being rightfully angry about Gaza and other things is not a good reason to allow Hate to defeat Hope.
April 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
If you live in the East Riding of Yorkshire, where I was brought up and lived until being forced to leave by the collapse of Adult Social Care, please do not stay at home on Thursday. Being rightfully angry about Gaza and other things is not a good reason to allow Hate to defeat Hope.
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On Wednesday, the Roman Catholic Church began three days of viewings.
It said Francis’s “mortal remains” would lie in state ahead of his ceremonial funeral Saturday, which is drawing dignitaries and world leaders to Vatican City. wapo.st/3Gl6I1k
It said Francis’s “mortal remains” would lie in state ahead of his ceremonial funeral Saturday, which is drawing dignitaries and world leaders to Vatican City. wapo.st/3Gl6I1k
April 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
On Wednesday, the Roman Catholic Church began three days of viewings.
It said Francis’s “mortal remains” would lie in state ahead of his ceremonial funeral Saturday, which is drawing dignitaries and world leaders to Vatican City. wapo.st/3Gl6I1k
It said Francis’s “mortal remains” would lie in state ahead of his ceremonial funeral Saturday, which is drawing dignitaries and world leaders to Vatican City. wapo.st/3Gl6I1k
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Nigel Farage has told ITV News the first thing he would do as prime minister if he won a general election would be to remove the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights
That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.
THIS IS WHY
youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.
THIS IS WHY
youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
Nigel Farage says first thing he would do as PM if he won a GE would be to remove UK from the ECHR
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
April 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Nigel Farage has told ITV News the first thing he would do as prime minister if he won a general election would be to remove the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights
That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.
THIS IS WHY
youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.
THIS IS WHY
youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
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Starmer denies intervening to prevent arrest of Israeli foreign minister over alleged war crimes during London visit - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
April 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Starmer denies intervening to prevent arrest of Israeli foreign minister over alleged war crimes during London visit - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Two headlines in the New York Times today.
April 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Two headlines in the New York Times today.
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WOW. Jose Hermosillo says DHS is lying about everything.
- Had no ID because of a medical emergency.
- Told Border Patrol he was from New Mexico. They accused him of lying.
- He's got learning disabilities and can't read, and they made him sign a "sworn statement" without reading it to him.
- Had no ID because of a medical emergency.
- Told Border Patrol he was from New Mexico. They accused him of lying.
- He's got learning disabilities and can't read, and they made him sign a "sworn statement" without reading it to him.
![According to Hermosillo, he was visiting his girlfriend's family in Tucson from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several hours before his arrest, Hermosillo was transported to a hospital in Tucson by ambulance after suffering from a seizure. He has a New Mexico state ID, but did not take it with him during the medical emergency.
After being released from the hospital following treatment, Hermosillo did not know how to return to where he was staying. He approached the Border Patrol officer because he was looking for someone to help him. "I saw a car, and I ask[ed] him for help," Hermosillo said. He told the officer that he was staying in Tucson.
"You're not from here. Do you have your papers?" the officer said, according to Hermosillo. When the officer asked where he was from, Hermosillo said he told the officer, "New Mexico." The officer then accused Hermosillo of lying. "Don't make me [out] like [I'm] stupid," the officer said. "I know you're from Mexico." After that, Hermosillo said, he was arrested.
Hermosillo said that he never told the officer that he was born in Mexico, was a citizen of Mexico, or entered the country illegally. And he would not have said those things because they are not true. He signed the transcript released by DHS because the officer ordered him to "sign everything." But Hermosillo did not read it, because he cannot read.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreihugj3bczhtnnlvmwtijfzwdjfwyg5qivv7zkqrhgsm3yxhmfkxoe@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
WOW. Jose Hermosillo says DHS is lying about everything.
- Had no ID because of a medical emergency.
- Told Border Patrol he was from New Mexico. They accused him of lying.
- He's got learning disabilities and can't read, and they made him sign a "sworn statement" without reading it to him.
- Had no ID because of a medical emergency.
- Told Border Patrol he was from New Mexico. They accused him of lying.
- He's got learning disabilities and can't read, and they made him sign a "sworn statement" without reading it to him.
@reecedinsdale.bsky.social This Irishman wishes you and all our English and Ethiopian friends a Happy St. George’s Day.
A Palestinian,he was a martyr for Abrahamic religion.Thus a Mosque in AlKadhir bears his name.
He stands for tolerance and respect. The best English virtues.
A Palestinian,he was a martyr for Abrahamic religion.Thus a Mosque in AlKadhir bears his name.
He stands for tolerance and respect. The best English virtues.
April 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@reecedinsdale.bsky.social This Irishman wishes you and all our English and Ethiopian friends a Happy St. George’s Day.
A Palestinian,he was a martyr for Abrahamic religion.Thus a Mosque in AlKadhir bears his name.
He stands for tolerance and respect. The best English virtues.
A Palestinian,he was a martyr for Abrahamic religion.Thus a Mosque in AlKadhir bears his name.
He stands for tolerance and respect. The best English virtues.
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Surely the question isn’t simply ‘What is a woman?’… it’s more ’Why has any ability to live and let live been lost if no one is being (disproportionately) threatened or harmed?’
Miscreants and predators don’t come in transgender form… they come in people form.
My two penn’orth. 🤷♂️
Miscreants and predators don’t come in transgender form… they come in people form.
My two penn’orth. 🤷♂️
April 23, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Surely the question isn’t simply ‘What is a woman?’… it’s more ’Why has any ability to live and let live been lost if no one is being (disproportionately) threatened or harmed?’
Miscreants and predators don’t come in transgender form… they come in people form.
My two penn’orth. 🤷♂️
Miscreants and predators don’t come in transgender form… they come in people form.
My two penn’orth. 🤷♂️
Back to the bad old days of mindless discrimination. A truly woeful and poisonous decision. Solidarity with everyone present and future affected by this appalling ruling. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules
Judges say Equality Act definition excludes transgender women, after gender-critical campaigners’ challenge
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Back to the bad old days of mindless discrimination. A truly woeful and poisonous decision. Solidarity with everyone present and future affected by this appalling ruling. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Here’s the basic differences between Labour and the rest.
2 million extra GP appointments ahead of time. New protections for workers. Doubling of free breakfast clubs in deprived areas. £20 billion extra for the NHS. Rail, and catastrophic NHS strikes ended. Wages higher.
In just 9 months.
2 million extra GP appointments ahead of time. New protections for workers. Doubling of free breakfast clubs in deprived areas. £20 billion extra for the NHS. Rail, and catastrophic NHS strikes ended. Wages higher.
In just 9 months.
April 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Here’s the basic differences between Labour and the rest.
2 million extra GP appointments ahead of time. New protections for workers. Doubling of free breakfast clubs in deprived areas. £20 billion extra for the NHS. Rail, and catastrophic NHS strikes ended. Wages higher.
In just 9 months.
2 million extra GP appointments ahead of time. New protections for workers. Doubling of free breakfast clubs in deprived areas. £20 billion extra for the NHS. Rail, and catastrophic NHS strikes ended. Wages higher.
In just 9 months.
Finally this terrible human made, and totally avoidable disaster is top of the news cycle; for today.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Sudan in ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis’ after two years of civil war
NGOs and UN say country is ‘worse off than ever before’ with wide-scale displacement, hunger, famine and attacks on refugee camps
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Finally this terrible human made, and totally avoidable disaster is top of the news cycle; for today.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Have just turned on the TV and ex IEA chief Mark Littlewood - who now works for Liz Truss - is on the BBC talking about why Labour should revive Rwanda policy.
*Why* is Littlewood still given airtime?
*Why* is Littlewood still given airtime?
April 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Have just turned on the TV and ex IEA chief Mark Littlewood - who now works for Liz Truss - is on the BBC talking about why Labour should revive Rwanda policy.
*Why* is Littlewood still given airtime?
*Why* is Littlewood still given airtime?
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Happy Versaikhi to all my Sikh constituents & Sikhs worldwide. Running late from speaking at online meeting to make Gurdwara but caught up with procession & met so many of my old Sikh friends and many young families. Wonderful & joyous occasion.
April 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Happy Versaikhi to all my Sikh constituents & Sikhs worldwide. Running late from speaking at online meeting to make Gurdwara but caught up with procession & met so many of my old Sikh friends and many young families. Wonderful & joyous occasion.
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We are providing access to specialist mental health professionals in every school.
Under Labour, every young person will have access to early support to address problems before they escalate.
Under Labour, every young person will have access to early support to address problems before they escalate.
March 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We are providing access to specialist mental health professionals in every school.
Under Labour, every young person will have access to early support to address problems before they escalate.
Under Labour, every young person will have access to early support to address problems before they escalate.
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🚨 Birmingham bin workers overwhelmingly reject partial offer from @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
🧵1️⃣ For weeks, these workers have faced attacks from government and their employer pushing the lie that only a handful of workers are affected by the council’s plans to cut pay by up to £8,000. ⤵️
🧵1️⃣ For weeks, these workers have faced attacks from government and their employer pushing the lie that only a handful of workers are affected by the council’s plans to cut pay by up to £8,000. ⤵️
April 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🚨 Birmingham bin workers overwhelmingly reject partial offer from @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
🧵1️⃣ For weeks, these workers have faced attacks from government and their employer pushing the lie that only a handful of workers are affected by the council’s plans to cut pay by up to £8,000. ⤵️
🧵1️⃣ For weeks, these workers have faced attacks from government and their employer pushing the lie that only a handful of workers are affected by the council’s plans to cut pay by up to £8,000. ⤵️
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‘Talent, sanity, expertise, knowledge, experience, wisdom, courage, humanity—none of these appear to count for anything. The Oval Office has become a small, sound-proofed echo chamber for the craven.’ www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...
Laura Loomer’s influence on Trump is terrifying
When a vengeful president lets conspiracy theorists like Loomer lead matters of intelligence, we’re all at risk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
April 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
‘Talent, sanity, expertise, knowledge, experience, wisdom, courage, humanity—none of these appear to count for anything. The Oval Office has become a small, sound-proofed echo chamber for the craven.’ www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united...
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New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with US commentator @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social on the America of Fear Trump is building and why Americans need to wake up and stand up alastaircampbell.org/2025/04/129-...
129. Trump’s America: Fear, Polarisation, and The Future (Ezra Klein)
How does a society defined by liberty and revolution become so easy to censor? Is polarisation something that has been done to us as an active political strategy or did we do this to ourselves? How di...
alastaircampbell.org
April 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with US commentator @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social on the America of Fear Trump is building and why Americans need to wake up and stand up alastaircampbell.org/2025/04/129-...
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Dozens killed in Nigeria attack as President Tinubu vows crackdown
Dozens killed in Nigeria attack as President Tinubu vows crackdown
The massacre marks the latest eruption of violence in a region plagued by intercommunal tensions, land disputes, and weak security.
www.lemonde.fr
April 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Dozens killed in Nigeria attack as President Tinubu vows crackdown
@reecedinsdale.bsky.social
Just seen Take Me Home 1989.Beautiful crafted story about clash between industrial Britain and the Thatcherite vision. The inherent dislocation bleeds into the lives of a 50+ taxi driver and a younger woman unsure of her role.Keith Barron, Maggie O’Neil,
RD star. Fab.
Just seen Take Me Home 1989.Beautiful crafted story about clash between industrial Britain and the Thatcherite vision. The inherent dislocation bleeds into the lives of a 50+ taxi driver and a younger woman unsure of her role.Keith Barron, Maggie O’Neil,
RD star. Fab.
April 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
@reecedinsdale.bsky.social
Just seen Take Me Home 1989.Beautiful crafted story about clash between industrial Britain and the Thatcherite vision. The inherent dislocation bleeds into the lives of a 50+ taxi driver and a younger woman unsure of her role.Keith Barron, Maggie O’Neil,
RD star. Fab.
Just seen Take Me Home 1989.Beautiful crafted story about clash between industrial Britain and the Thatcherite vision. The inherent dislocation bleeds into the lives of a 50+ taxi driver and a younger woman unsure of her role.Keith Barron, Maggie O’Neil,
RD star. Fab.
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Farage wants to replace the NHS with U.S style insurance schemes. Americans pay twice as much per head as we do for healthcare,yet millions aren't covered. The top health insurance company in the U.S queries 1/3 of claims.1/3 of the money goes to administration. What benefits come from the switch?
April 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Farage wants to replace the NHS with U.S style insurance schemes. Americans pay twice as much per head as we do for healthcare,yet millions aren't covered. The top health insurance company in the U.S queries 1/3 of claims.1/3 of the money goes to administration. What benefits come from the switch?
Come on Rory!!!
April 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Come on Rory!!!
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Mancunians! Cheshire types! A week on Weds (April 16th) I'll be at Deansgate Waterstones, talking with @davehaslam.bsky.social about my new book Maybe I'm Amazed, music, autism & more. Tickets from £5 here www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
An evening with John Harris & Dave Haslam | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about An evening with John Harris & Dave Haslam today.
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April 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Mancunians! Cheshire types! A week on Weds (April 16th) I'll be at Deansgate Waterstones, talking with @davehaslam.bsky.social about my new book Maybe I'm Amazed, music, autism & more. Tickets from £5 here www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
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Labour MPs pressure foreign office to recognise Palestinian statehood
Labour MPs pressure foreign office to recognise Palestinian statehood
Emily Thornberry calls for UK to join France, as Emmanuel Macron says June UN conference must be decisive moment
The UK foreign office is under pressure from Labour MPs to recognise a Palestinian state if Emmanuel Macron, the French president, presses ahead with plans to recognise Palestine at a joint international conference set for June.
France is co-chairing the conference at the UN in New York alongside Saudi Arabia, and Macron has said the conference must be a decisive moment. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Labour MPs pressure foreign office to recognise Palestinian statehood
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Sumy's downtown, Palm Sunday.
Families out, heading to church.
Then, Russia struck. Thirty-one lives stolen, over eighty wounded. A day of faith turned to horror.
Families out, heading to church.
Then, Russia struck. Thirty-one lives stolen, over eighty wounded. A day of faith turned to horror.
April 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Sumy's downtown, Palm Sunday.
Families out, heading to church.
Then, Russia struck. Thirty-one lives stolen, over eighty wounded. A day of faith turned to horror.
Families out, heading to church.
Then, Russia struck. Thirty-one lives stolen, over eighty wounded. A day of faith turned to horror.