Lyn
@lyngpurple.bsky.social
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Israeli forces kill three Palestinians after settlers attack West Bank town
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians after settlers attack West Bank town
Meanwhile, the Israeli army kills 15-year-old boy amid a surge of violence between settlers and Palestinians
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians after settlers attack West Bank town
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'The new manifestation of the disabled ‘scrounger’ stereotype is underpinned by the self-fulfilling monster of normality: that it is okay to demonise and attack us, to ‘other’ us outside of humanity.'
Penny Pepper, via Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2025...
Penny Pepper, via Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2025...
‘Disability, Illness and Impairment are the Norms of Human History – Living Through This Labour Government’s Benefits Cuts Is Brutal’
Cutting disability benefits will do nothing but heighten the scapegoating of disabled people once again – how can a Labour Government introduce such a punitive measure? Penny Pepper asks
bylinetimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
'The new manifestation of the disabled ‘scrounger’ stereotype is underpinned by the self-fulfilling monster of normality: that it is okay to demonise and attack us, to ‘other’ us outside of humanity.'
Penny Pepper, via Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2025...
Penny Pepper, via Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2025...
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So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms.
And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell...
This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link: www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell...
This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link: www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
![Screenshot of form on the UK Met Office website. Text reads: "You can provide up to 5 storm names in the boxes below.
Storm Name: [a user has filled this in with "BigOil"]
Storm Name (optional): [filled in with BP]
Storm Name (optional): [filled in with Equinor]
Storm Name (optional): [filled in with Exxon]
Storm Name (optional): [filled in with Shell]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qqz5lt666gxyaxsw3kvswdfs/bafkreifqikwow4ascrvzme7x5rxb7sxha5rrmcgbj3qe5chgn7qu3vopiy@jpeg)
June 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms.
And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell...
This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link: www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell...
This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link: www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
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The SNP have just announced that they will continue to fund Israel's arms dealers here in Scotland.
Since 2022 Scottish Enterprise has given arms firms linked to Israel nearly £3 million. Tax payers money should not be given to those profiting from genocide.
Since 2022 Scottish Enterprise has given arms firms linked to Israel nearly £3 million. Tax payers money should not be given to those profiting from genocide.
NEW: Arms firms supplying Israel have continued to receive taxpayers’ money from the Scottish Government despite allegations of genocide in Gaza, prompting criticism its human rights due diligence is “not fit for purpose”. bit.ly/44iuWSr
Arms firms supplying Israel receive money from the Scottish Government despite genocide claims
Arms firms supplying Israel continue to receive taxpayers’ money from the Scottish Government despite allegations of genocide in Gaza
theferret.scot
June 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The SNP have just announced that they will continue to fund Israel's arms dealers here in Scotland.
Since 2022 Scottish Enterprise has given arms firms linked to Israel nearly £3 million. Tax payers money should not be given to those profiting from genocide.
Since 2022 Scottish Enterprise has given arms firms linked to Israel nearly £3 million. Tax payers money should not be given to those profiting from genocide.
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“More than 164 district or borough councils seem likely to be abolished. I know of no country in Europe where such a crushing of individual village and town democracy could take place” 👏
This is a huge smash and grab of power for the centre, with no respect for local democracy 👇
This is a huge smash and grab of power for the centre, with no respect for local democracy 👇
Keir Starmer is having his chainsaw moment – but all he will slash is democracy | Simon Jenkins
The PM sounds like Elon Musk when promising to fight the ‘blockers’, but his government’s plans will weaken the link between peoples and politics, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“More than 164 district or borough councils seem likely to be abolished. I know of no country in Europe where such a crushing of individual village and town democracy could take place” 👏
This is a huge smash and grab of power for the centre, with no respect for local democracy 👇
This is a huge smash and grab of power for the centre, with no respect for local democracy 👇
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Aid slashed. Negotiations for a US trade deal. This week has really seen Labour's international policy pulled further into the black hole of Trumpism.
Sign this petition, get yourself on our mailing list and join the resistance! act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4305
Sign this petition, get yourself on our mailing list and join the resistance! act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4305
Say No to a Trade Deal with Trump
The UK government wants to do a trade deal with US President Donald Trump. We know the US will push for a deal that puts big business ahead of protecting people and the environment, including: Lower
act.globaljustice.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Aid slashed. Negotiations for a US trade deal. This week has really seen Labour's international policy pulled further into the black hole of Trumpism.
Sign this petition, get yourself on our mailing list and join the resistance! act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4305
Sign this petition, get yourself on our mailing list and join the resistance! act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4305
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Sign the petition to stop the state visit: 38d.gs/TrumpStateVi...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I…
38d.gs
February 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sign the petition to stop the state visit: 38d.gs/TrumpStateVi...
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Donald Trump has just been invited for a second UK state visit.
The Primer Minister has handed Trump a letter from the King welcoming him back, despite all the trade war threats, ties with Putin and slashing global aid.
This is completely unprecedented. We must show how unwelcome Trump really is.
The Primer Minister has handed Trump a letter from the King welcoming him back, despite all the trade war threats, ties with Putin and slashing global aid.
This is completely unprecedented. We must show how unwelcome Trump really is.
February 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Donald Trump has just been invited for a second UK state visit.
The Primer Minister has handed Trump a letter from the King welcoming him back, despite all the trade war threats, ties with Putin and slashing global aid.
This is completely unprecedented. We must show how unwelcome Trump really is.
The Primer Minister has handed Trump a letter from the King welcoming him back, despite all the trade war threats, ties with Putin and slashing global aid.
This is completely unprecedented. We must show how unwelcome Trump really is.
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Imagine the shock for the Deputy leader of Reform UK when he finds out “the greatest act of self harm ever inflicted on a nation” was in fact Brexit
youtu.be/mj4o3BRZl_Y?...
youtu.be/mj4o3BRZl_Y?...
Imagine the shock for Reform UK when they find out “the greatest act of self harm” was Brexit
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Imagine the shock for the Deputy leader of Reform UK when he finds out “the greatest act of self harm ever inflicted on a nation” was in fact Brexit
youtu.be/mj4o3BRZl_Y?...
youtu.be/mj4o3BRZl_Y?...
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"It follows reports that billionaire Trump backer and far-right X owner Elon Musk is preparing to donate up to £80m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party."
Even with this block, he can still buy the shares. He'll literally own the party, Starmer will lean further fash, and we'll end up with DOGE#2.
Even with this block, he can still buy the shares. He'll literally own the party, Starmer will lean further fash, and we'll end up with DOGE#2.
February 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"It follows reports that billionaire Trump backer and far-right X owner Elon Musk is preparing to donate up to £80m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party."
Even with this block, he can still buy the shares. He'll literally own the party, Starmer will lean further fash, and we'll end up with DOGE#2.
Even with this block, he can still buy the shares. He'll literally own the party, Starmer will lean further fash, and we'll end up with DOGE#2.
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Israeli settlers continue to violently steal Palestinian land in the West Bank via @theguardian.com
“The Bedouin here are the weakest and most vulnerable of the Palestinian communities and they are being displaced as communities and made homeless.”
“The Bedouin here are the weakest and most vulnerable of the Palestinian communities and they are being displaced as communities and made homeless.”
‘Last nail in the coffin’: Israeli settlers push on with fresh West Bank land grab
There are fears that a widely unnoticed displacement of Bedouin has the aim of fragmenting the territory intended for a future Palestinian state
ow.ly
February 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Israeli settlers continue to violently steal Palestinian land in the West Bank via @theguardian.com
“The Bedouin here are the weakest and most vulnerable of the Palestinian communities and they are being displaced as communities and made homeless.”
“The Bedouin here are the weakest and most vulnerable of the Palestinian communities and they are being displaced as communities and made homeless.”
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🔥 Please reshare this important statement on Ukraine from the governments of Germany, France, UK, Poland, Italy and Spain.
Europe stands with Ukraine.
🇪🇺 🇺🇦
Europe stands with Ukraine.
🇪🇺 🇺🇦
UK being at the Weimar + meeting and signing this shows we can play a constructive role in Europe and that Europe is better when we do. A glimmer of hope for Ukraine? And for the EU-UK reset?
February 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🔥 Please reshare this important statement on Ukraine from the governments of Germany, France, UK, Poland, Italy and Spain.
Europe stands with Ukraine.
🇪🇺 🇺🇦
Europe stands with Ukraine.
🇪🇺 🇺🇦
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Britain's two-tier justice system:
Environmental activists who merely discuss non-violent protest tactics to highlight climate breakdown get smashed with an iron fist.
Meanwhile landowners who repeatedly cause disruption, motivated by their own entitlement and greed, suffer no consequences.
Environmental activists who merely discuss non-violent protest tactics to highlight climate breakdown get smashed with an iron fist.
Meanwhile landowners who repeatedly cause disruption, motivated by their own entitlement and greed, suffer no consequences.
Britain's two-tier justice system
There's a huge disparity between the lengthy sentences for the Zoom call environmental activists and greedy landowners repeatedly descending on London to demand inheritance tax breaks for themselves
open.substack.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Britain's two-tier justice system:
Environmental activists who merely discuss non-violent protest tactics to highlight climate breakdown get smashed with an iron fist.
Meanwhile landowners who repeatedly cause disruption, motivated by their own entitlement and greed, suffer no consequences.
Environmental activists who merely discuss non-violent protest tactics to highlight climate breakdown get smashed with an iron fist.
Meanwhile landowners who repeatedly cause disruption, motivated by their own entitlement and greed, suffer no consequences.
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“It’s open war against the whole existence of the Palestinian people in the West Bank.”
Israel's army issues forced evacuation threat for Nur Shams refugee camp as it continues its deadly assault across the occupied West Bank aje.io/ahgod2
Israel's army issues forced evacuation threat for Nur Shams refugee camp as it continues its deadly assault across the occupied West Bank aje.io/ahgod2
February 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“It’s open war against the whole existence of the Palestinian people in the West Bank.”
Israel's army issues forced evacuation threat for Nur Shams refugee camp as it continues its deadly assault across the occupied West Bank aje.io/ahgod2
Israel's army issues forced evacuation threat for Nur Shams refugee camp as it continues its deadly assault across the occupied West Bank aje.io/ahgod2
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The oil and gas industry is in decline.
Yet politicians keep telling workers their jobs are safe for the future. As we phase out fossil fuels, governments must commit to a just transition for Scottish workers.
Scotland deserves better #bbcdn
Yet politicians keep telling workers their jobs are safe for the future. As we phase out fossil fuels, governments must commit to a just transition for Scottish workers.
Scotland deserves better #bbcdn
February 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The oil and gas industry is in decline.
Yet politicians keep telling workers their jobs are safe for the future. As we phase out fossil fuels, governments must commit to a just transition for Scottish workers.
Scotland deserves better #bbcdn
Yet politicians keep telling workers their jobs are safe for the future. As we phase out fossil fuels, governments must commit to a just transition for Scottish workers.
Scotland deserves better #bbcdn
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Oil & Gas companies are profiting billions whilst our planet's future is wrecked in front of our eyes.
🔴Shell: £19 BILLION
🔴BP: £7.2 BILLION
🔴ExxonMobil: £27 BILLION
We need to put our planet before profit, our future depends on it. 🌍
🔴Shell: £19 BILLION
🔴BP: £7.2 BILLION
🔴ExxonMobil: £27 BILLION
We need to put our planet before profit, our future depends on it. 🌍
February 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Oil & Gas companies are profiting billions whilst our planet's future is wrecked in front of our eyes.
🔴Shell: £19 BILLION
🔴BP: £7.2 BILLION
🔴ExxonMobil: £27 BILLION
We need to put our planet before profit, our future depends on it. 🌍
🔴Shell: £19 BILLION
🔴BP: £7.2 BILLION
🔴ExxonMobil: £27 BILLION
We need to put our planet before profit, our future depends on it. 🌍
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I was astonished a few years ago to discover that it is legal to take funds from overseas donors. There's a clear conflict of interest and I cannot believe that this has not been dealt with before now.
🔴Keir Starmer Urged to Back Law Blocking Foreign Billionaires Like Elon Musk From Bankrolling UK Political Parties
It follows reports that the billionaire Trump backer could donate up to £80m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/12/k...
It follows reports that the billionaire Trump backer could donate up to £80m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/12/k...
Keir Starmer Urged to Back Law Blocking Foreign Billionaires Like Elon Musk From Bankrolling UK Political Parties
It follows reports that the billionaire Trump backer could donate up to £80m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
bylinetimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I was astonished a few years ago to discover that it is legal to take funds from overseas donors. There's a clear conflict of interest and I cannot believe that this has not been dealt with before now.
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I wonder why capitalist media outlets consistently frame trade unions as causing the disruption when workers go on strike, not capitalist bosses for underpaying and exploiting their workers🤔
I guess we'll never know.
I guess we'll never know.
February 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I wonder why capitalist media outlets consistently frame trade unions as causing the disruption when workers go on strike, not capitalist bosses for underpaying and exploiting their workers🤔
I guess we'll never know.
I guess we'll never know.
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“Climate action can become popular when people understand its benefits [to] their own communities and… lives”
How to talk about climate change beyond the climate bubble - a brilliant article by Caroline Lucas and Rupert Read
How to talk about climate change beyond the climate bubble - a brilliant article by Caroline Lucas and Rupert Read
It’s time for climate populism
As politics turns against net zero, we need to mobilise a genuine mass movement against ecological catastrophe.
www.newstatesman.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“Climate action can become popular when people understand its benefits [to] their own communities and… lives”
How to talk about climate change beyond the climate bubble - a brilliant article by Caroline Lucas and Rupert Read
How to talk about climate change beyond the climate bubble - a brilliant article by Caroline Lucas and Rupert Read
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What's something I wish everyone knew? It would take only 0.04-0.27% of annual global GDP over the next 10 years to restore degraded land worldwide!! That's significantly less than the world spends on bombs or carparks. Our priorities are upside down.
Study says land restoration worldwide can be funded with tiny fraction of global GDP
Restoring degraded land around the world would cost a fraction of a percent of global GDP to fund, a new study shows, but the inequitable distribution of restoration needs means poorer countries bear ...
news.mongabay.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
What's something I wish everyone knew? It would take only 0.04-0.27% of annual global GDP over the next 10 years to restore degraded land worldwide!! That's significantly less than the world spends on bombs or carparks. Our priorities are upside down.
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Really shocking allegations about the Foreign Office's manipulation of processes to allow the UK to continue selling arms to regimes committing atrocities. It's clear govt has been complicit in war crimes and has questions to answer here.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I saw illegality and complicity with war crimes. That’s why I quit the UK Foreign Office | Mark Smith
Ministers and senior officials protected arms deals facilitating death and horror in Gaza and Yemen. I urge my former colleagues to resist them, says one-time Foreign Office policy adviser Mark Smith
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Really shocking allegations about the Foreign Office's manipulation of processes to allow the UK to continue selling arms to regimes committing atrocities. It's clear govt has been complicit in war crimes and has questions to answer here.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We'll sleep a bit better tonight.
MPs' pay set to increase 2.8% to £93,904 from April
Parliament's expenses watchdog says the rise is in line with pay rises in the broader public sector.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We'll sleep a bit better tonight.
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What's it like being a queer author? Instagram just removed my book announcement post.
February 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
What's it like being a queer author? Instagram just removed my book announcement post.
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Removing Palestinians from their homeland to replace them with a luxury resort for American billionaires is ethnic cleansing. It is a crime against humanity. 🇵🇸🏴
@lornaslater.bsky.social on #bbcqt
@lornaslater.bsky.social on #bbcqt
February 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Removing Palestinians from their homeland to replace them with a luxury resort for American billionaires is ethnic cleansing. It is a crime against humanity. 🇵🇸🏴
@lornaslater.bsky.social on #bbcqt
@lornaslater.bsky.social on #bbcqt
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🚨NEW 🚨
On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful.
Join us in writing a complaint to Ofcom to force them to take action 👇
t.co/3b5UH9zuOR
On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful.
Join us in writing a complaint to Ofcom to force them to take action 👇
t.co/3b5UH9zuOR
February 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🚨NEW 🚨
On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful.
Join us in writing a complaint to Ofcom to force them to take action 👇
t.co/3b5UH9zuOR
On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful.
Join us in writing a complaint to Ofcom to force them to take action 👇
t.co/3b5UH9zuOR