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Slimming World Consultant, ASN Teacher, Psychotherapist/Counsellor, Mental Health First Aid Trainer, Former Charity chair in ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ˜”. Parkrun Fanatic. Celtic fan โšฝ๏ธ, Glasgow Warriors fan ๐Ÿ‰, Justice of the Peace, Part of Trauma Aware Law, ADHD.

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@instituteforgovernment.org.uk just listening to the latest podcast episodeโ€ฆ. John โ€˜Sweeneyโ€™ - whoโ€™s he?? ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

20.11.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EXCLUSIVE: How the BBC dossier author HIMSELF doctored Trumpโ€™s quotes Podcast Episode ยท The Two Matts ยท 13/11/2025 ยท 42m

@jamesrball.com congrats on a hugely important piece of journalism. Whit a shocker ๐Ÿ˜ณ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

13.11.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@disordershow.bsky.social you can only go so far in persevering with a podcast etc that challenges your โ€˜echo chamberโ€™ of viewsโ€ฆ but to say there is no genocide in Gaza? So sad to hear that ๐Ÿ˜”

14.10.2025 07:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Trump Asks JD Vance To Research Whether President Allowed To Kill Vice President WASHINGTONโ€”Calling him โ€œthe best man for the job,โ€ President Donald Trump reportedly asked JD Vance Thursday to research whether the president was allowed to kill the vice president. โ€œI mean, Article ...

Trump Asks JD Vance To Research Whether President Allowed To Kill Vice President โ€” theonion.com/trump-asks-j...

02.10.2025 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m tagging just @governor.ca.gov and @mehdirhasan.bsky.social โ€” the first two of a small band of merry men still making an effort to stop us sliding into global disaster.

27.09.2025 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@disordershow.bsky.social I was just listening to ep. 143. It always challenges me and for that I love it for that. But Jason, you donโ€™t agree with Gay marriage? Iโ€™m really struggling with that and didnโ€™t expect that point of view from you. Can you elaborate? ๐Ÿ˜”

26.09.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia last night.
18 people injured as of now, more people are asking for medical assistance with shrapnel wounds, concussions and acute stress reactions.

Residential building and vehicles damaged, as per usual Russian tactics of attacking Ukrainian civilians.

16.09.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 346    ๐Ÿ” 138    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Iโ€™m neither Jewish nor Muslim. I donโ€™t have a side here, except my humanity.

Itโ€™s unbearable to see the people who once suffered the Holocaust now see their politicians carrying out genocide against Palestinians.

All of this driven by Israeli politics, Gaza paying the price.

#Gaza #Israel #UN

16.09.2025 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yup. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

14.09.2025 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€ฆ.against the bombardments and loss of innocent lives. To pretend otherwise does a disservice both to them and to the truth.

We have to hold governments accountable without slipping into prejudice โ€” thatโ€™s the only way to stand for justice while also standing against hate. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

22.08.2025 06:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That is wrong, and it shuts down the space needed for honest discussion.

Just as people across the world are horrified by whatโ€™s happening, there are also Jewish and more widely Israeli voices who are speaking out against the war crimes being perpetrated in their namesโ€ฆ.

22.08.2025 06:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s important to say this clearly: criticising a governmentโ€™s policies and their war criminal prime minister is not the same thing as criticising a people or a faith. Too often, any questioning of the Israeli governmentโ€™s actions in Gaza was deliberately conflated with antisemitism.

22.08.2025 06:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israel invades Gaza City. Will anything stop Netanyahu? Podcast Episode ยท The News Agents ยท 21/08/2025 ยท 49m

Iโ€™ve been listening to @newsagents.bsky.social @jonsopel1.bsky.social @lewisgoodall.com @maitlis.bsky.social in rltn. to Gaza.

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

This shed light on something we donโ€™t always hear about: the growing divide between many Israeli citizens and their right-wing govt.

22.08.2025 06:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Shahrzad Shams is the program manager for the Race and Democracy program at the Roosevelt Institute.

โ€œDelivering benefits isnโ€™t enough โ€” people need belonging, identity, and a story they believe in.โ€
democracyjournal.org/author/shahr... Thanks Matthew Dโ€™Ancona for referencing this in a recent @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
If only response to right is outrage, how will hearts be won as well as minds?

08.08.2025 22:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What a depressing, depressing photograph this is ๐Ÿ˜”

22.06.2025 11:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

www.facebook.com/share/r/1HQd...

13.06.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started โ€” theonion.com/netanyahu-ca...

13.06.2025 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oh my goodness ๐Ÿ˜” hereโ€™s a screenshot of the news headlines right now. Overwhelmingly sad.

11.06.2025 07:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The man who wants a Nobel Peace Prize has ICE preparing to hit 5 Dem-led cities.
Marines deployed. Insurrection Act discussed. Federalised National Guard. Some US military personnel apparently filing conscientious objector paperwork.
peace? law and order?
Try American autocracy.

Smell the fascism.

11.06.2025 06:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No โ€˜Lie of the Week!โ€™ ๐Ÿ˜ญ @theneweuropean.bsky.social Can I start a campaign to bring it back?!

What do we want? LIES! When do we want them? NOW!

08.06.2025 08:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@theneweuropean.bsky.social do I need to renew/ start a new subscription or will my TNE subscription roll into TNW?? ๐ŸŒ Exciting times, love my weekly paper โค๏ธ

05.06.2025 20:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Junior #parkrun followed by #SlimmingWorld Summer promotion work.

25.05.2025 08:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yesss ๐Ÿ˜‚

21.05.2025 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sometimes putting the morning coffee mugs away just capture your life! @newsagents.bsky.social @pauls-h.bsky.social @hopenothate.org.uk #Teacher #Rugby

21.05.2025 05:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Britain suspends trade talks with Israel Podcast Episode ยท The News Agents ยท 20/05/2025 ยท 41m

This feels hugely significant given its coming from @lewisgoodall.com but especially @maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social โค๏ธ

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

20.05.2025 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What a weekend so far. Woodhouse Moor #parkrun in the morning, #BryanAdams tonight, junior parkrun on way home, followed by our second sighting of parkrun Jesus in a month or two - weโ€™re passing so would be rude not to!! @pauls-h.bsky.social

10.05.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In todayโ€™s episode of โ€œWhat the Fu*kโ€โ€ฆโ€ฆ

03.05.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This headline says it all. Donโ€™t Fu*k this up as well SNP ๐Ÿ™

02.05.2025 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tweet from Pete Hegseth: This morning, I proudly ENDED the โ€œWomen, Peace & Securityโ€ (WPS) program inside the 
@DeptofDefense. WPS is yet another woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative that overburdens our commanders and troops โ€” distracting from our core task: WAR-FIGHTING. WPS is a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops HATE it. DoD will hereby executive the minimum of WPS required by statute, and fight to end the program for our next budget. GOOD RIDDANCE WPS!

Tweet from Pete Hegseth: This morning, I proudly ENDED the โ€œWomen, Peace & Securityโ€ (WPS) program inside the @DeptofDefense. WPS is yet another woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative that overburdens our commanders and troops โ€” distracting from our core task: WAR-FIGHTING. WPS is a UNITED NATIONS program pushed by feminists and left-wing activists. Politicians fawn over it; troops HATE it. DoD will hereby executive the minimum of WPS required by statute, and fight to end the program for our next budget. GOOD RIDDANCE WPS!

There's strong evidence that women's participation in security efforts makes countries safer.

That's why leaders in over 100 countries have taken action to further it.

One of themโ€”who signed the U.S. Women, Peace & Security Act into law in 2017โ€”was Donald Trump.

30.04.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3132    ๐Ÿ” 759    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 146    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52

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