@jakinaboks.bsky.social
Retired ESOL practitioner who worked with asylum seekers and refugees in Suffolk for fifteen years; socialist, environmentalist, vegetarian, living alone with my cat in rural France, not entirely by choice - would like to go home. No DMs/chat.
A Labour council taking great steps to increase it's supply of social houses and temporary accommodation.
Labour have the first majority on the council (of any party) in over 20 years - and it shows - with work on building and acquiring more council homes, and progress on other major projects.
Gewoon doorgaan
25.10.2025 03:43 β π 33 π 15 π¬ 1 π 0
Lucy Powell says Labour has to be bolder after winning deputy leadership election
Congratulations on your win, Lucy!
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You probably donβt know this but the US Supreme Court is to decide whether to ban gay marriage across the USA.
Verdict on 7th November.
Shocking implications for not only the US but for the free world.
LGBTQ rights are being eroded.
Become an LGBTQ ally. We need you. π³οΈβπ π³οΈββ§οΈ
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Dear Labour @labourlist.bsky.social
( Although you donβt listen to anyone except multi millionaires )
We know ppl need houses - but do up old buildings, build on brownfield sites - not these treasured spaces,
You will never be forgiven if you do.
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
20.10.2025 02:42 β π 10442 π 3184 π¬ 379 π 119
The Times credulously reporting Betfred saying that Betfred will be forced to close their ugly leech βshopsβ if betting taxes rise
(a) No you wonβt, donβt be silly
(b) If you do, good riddance
Yes we can all now see that this ' Israel' does not have a right to continue as Nazi Germany did not have a right to continue. They have left humanity and the civilised world a long time ago
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Normal - and an absolute pain.
20.10.2025 05:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The clear waters at Elafonisi beach, the #1 rated beach in the world according to Trip Advisor. I agree #greece #beach #landscape #crete #mediterranean
The people who build their heaven on your land are telling you that yours is in the sky. - Nina Simone
Pic of the day
#photography
They just want to create the conditions that will kill him or have already tortured him so badly they don't want the world to see
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Q: "Trump authorized military strikes...in the Caribbean. 20 people have been killed in six different strikes. Do you believe these strikes are legal?"
Sen. Rand Paul:" "No...These people have been blown up without us knowing their name or any evidence of a crime."
19.10.2025 13:21 β π 22965 π 6064 π¬ 329 π 184
JUST IN: Israeli officials halt the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and ramp up military strikes after accusing Hamas of violating ceasefire. Israeli officials are pushing for military operations to resume βin full force.β
19.10.2025 15:58 β π 1868 π 765 π¬ 335 π 131
Bit late & you didn't mention the hundreds & thousands of bodies under the rubble. Your ending comment suggests that the only viable future is beach front casino development under Trump & Kushner
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This is horrific. What is wrong with people, endangering people's lives because of the colour of their skin? βLeft for deadβ on Snowdon by white hiking group: Rural racism is not a myth national.thelead.uk/p/left-for-d...
11.10.2025 07:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A one-year-old boy with his father were subjected to an alleged racially aggravated attack outside their home in Worcester. West Mercia Police confirmed a man and child were sprayed with an unknown substance and racially abused with "threats to kill" which led to a 77 year old woman being arrested.
11.10.2025 05:33 β π 134 π 64 π¬ 17 π 13βMass deportationsβ are now said with ease, like itβs normal.
Just profoundly depressing.
The UK is in the toilet.
#TruthWarriors
11.10.2025 02:08 β π 57 π 15 π¬ 3 π 0I'll just leave this here. It's long past my bedtime.
10.10.2025 05:22 β π 734 π 321 π¬ 28 π 33
βGateway to hellβ: young reporterβs harrowing two years in besieged Gaza
11.10.2025 05:55 β π 104 π 47 π¬ 8 π 4
Release the Epstein Files.
11.10.2025 00:15 β π 18978 π 4559 π¬ 263 π 152It is embarassing not to see the BBC pulling up Reform leaders claiming that Nathan Gill was just some fan who got photos taken with Farage - he was an MEP for them & their leader in Wales while taking cash from Russia to act against the UK! Literally the very basics of your job to point this out
10.10.2025 14:32 β π 1476 π 532 π¬ 59 π 32Imagine being a dying WW2 veteran and the last thing you see on earth is your great-grandson invading Portland for fascism and losing to a frog wizard.
10.10.2025 22:02 β π 1465 π 278 π¬ 25 π 6
EL PASO β a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didnβt help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.
kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
09.10.2025 20:23 β π 56226 π 22842 π¬ 1899 π 2181honestly fu** you if you think gazans are only allowed to ask for help to cover their very basic necessities when theyβre starving or being killed, calling a gazan a grifter for trying to secure her education proves that you donβt see gazans as humans who deserve to live equally.
09.10.2025 11:20 β π 2478 π 666 π¬ 27 π 14
