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Council visited wrong house before Sara Sharif's murder - report Neighbours say they were reluctant to report abuse because they

This poor child was murdered bc the whole system failed her. Am I surprised? No. I've been fighting systemic failures on an epic level -- failures that have destroyed my family. Inquiry after inquiry. Report after report. And still, no one learns any lessons. EVER.
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Reports of OCD among under 25s triple in 10 years More 16-24 year olds in England say they have symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder - BBC analysis finds.

OCD can be utter hell, and yet it still gets trivialised by many, including in the media and by people who should know better.

BBC News - Reports of OCD among under 25s triple in 10 years - BBC News
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Peacehaven: Police release photos of mosque arson suspects The images are of two people in balaclavas seen outside the mosque before the large blaze spread.

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Why is this not considered a terrorist attack? Enlighten me. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Liberal Bruce Fanjoy topples Pierre Poilievre in Carleton | CBC News Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to lose his longtime rural Ottawa seat to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy.

holy shit. lmao www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Just want to point out that when Sri Lanka had an island-wide power cut in February, people laughed. Granted, the official explanation was monkey mischief, but power was restored within a few hours.

This is a regime of the bullies, by the bigots, for the billionaires. All you need to know.

Yes. See also this piece in Foreign Policy. bsky.app/profile/blim...

Yes, the link between poverty and climate breakdown is massive. More specifically, the link between billionaire wealth & climate catastrophe. And it's that never-ending churn of billionaire wealth creation that games the system and drives poverty. Great partnership here. 🙌🏾

Wow, the audacity of describing this campaign as "bullying". Fully support you, Mr Packham.

I've got my special ballot and will vote as soon as candidates have been confirmed in my riding. Every vote will matter in this election. 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁

Shame on Starmer. Shame on Labour.

Lol. Good.

Some disabled people could lose £10k a year in benefits by end of decade Experts say planned cuts will deliver series of ‘painful income shocks’ for many

Ministers are silent, but PIP cuts won’t just hurt disabled people — carers will suffer too.

PIP is a passport to support like Carer’s Allowance & council tax reductions. Losing it could cost carers thousands a year, pushing families deeper into poverty.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

So, this is #Labour... 🤔🤔🤔
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Screen shot of Wikipedia extract of Stephen Miller's entry, showcasing his right-wing, racist policies.

Not surprising. No doubt, another evil sprung from the mind of chief white supremacist, Stephen Miller. Wikipedia:

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This is a seminal moment: a Labour government cutting disability benefits. Not just continuing Tory levels. Cutting.

This comes after a week of speculation, itself an act of cruelty by a government toying with people’s dignity.

These cuts are disgraceful - and they will cost lives.

"In the majority of those cases, our researchers found that detainees had no criminal records and no evidence of gang tattoos. None had been convicted of any crime at the time of their deaths."

@influxpress.bsky.social I've just started migrating to Bluesky. Pls can you follow me here?

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My 1st post on Bluesky... from a recent trip to Sri Lanka's brilliant Galle Literary Festival where I discussed Plastic Emotions, my novel about pioneering Lankan architect, #MinnetteDeSilva. #srilanka #architecture #books

Am looking forward to reading it! Don't know if you've come across my 2019 novel, Plastic Emotions (@influxpress.bsky.social), inspired by Minnette de Silva's life & work?

Hello Influx friends. I've just entered Blue Sky, as I plot my departure from the ex-bird place. Pls can you give me a follow here? 🙏🏾🙏🏾