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@pal2badgers.bsky.social

Shy introverted do-gooder, busy being kind to animals & *other people. *Excludes Tories & Hunters obvs Here mostly to listen & learn. Thanks for any followers but I can't always keep up with following back, sorry. Power to the Good and Gentle People x

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Why I've changed my mind in the Green Party leadership election One for Green friends who haven't yet voted in the leadership election. I admire all three candidates, Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns (both MPs, running to co-lead) and Zack Polanski (Deputy Leader, L...

Really brilliant summary of the leadership election from Chris Thorpe-Tracey and great to hear that he's now backing me!

πŸ’š

www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-iv...

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Don’t let them forget, ever, and don’t be distracted: EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN Infinity

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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.Β 

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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This seems important...

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The man who had his doctor report that he’s 6’3”, 238 lbs fired the person in charge of reporting labor statistics.

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When the terror of ICE is so evident that your city’s local street artists do what they can to help spread potentially information. Sign by Emeyewhisky.

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This didn’t age well .

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Revealed: Yorkshire Water boss was paid extra Β£1.3m via offshore parent firm Company says extra payments relating to work for Kelda Holdings were covered by shareholders not billpayers

England's water companies circumvent rules on exec pay.

Yorkshire Water boss was paid extra Β£1.3m via offshore parent firm.

UK company law is weak The payment not disclosed in annual accounts.

End the circus. Nationalise water.

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Pretty soon all economic and jobs data released by the federal government will be handwritten with a black Sharpie

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DOGE Has Wasted Billions Paying People Not To Work, Report Finds Democrats did the math on DOGE's "war on waste." It's costing Americans $21.7 billion, they concluded.

DOGE Has Wasted Billions Paying People Not To Work, Report Finds

Democrats did the math on DOGE's "war on waste." It's costing Americans $21.7 billion, they concluded

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/doge-w...

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Gannet chicks are set to be hunted and killed. It was given a green light by @naturescot.bsky.social - an organisation that supposedly cares about nature.

Shame on them.

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No immigrant has taken your job. You were laid off by a capitalist who required cheap labor and took advantage of that immigrant to increase his profits, and nothing makes him happier than to hear you blame the immigrant and not him.

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This is moving.

Kamala Harris feels the pain we feel. Not just from her loss, but from the trauma and abuse our country is living through.

What could have been…

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Cllr Benali Hamdache is a legendary campaigner and campaign manager (including for Carla & Adrian!)

Fierce champion of human rights, anti austerity & has long made the case for safe and legal routes.

I'm really grateful to have his support for voting on Friday!

#BackZack

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A map of countries that recognise the State of Palestine.

You can now add France… but apparently not the UK, Germany, Canada of Australia.

Shameful.

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Three. Days. Left.

Backzack.com/sign-up/

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A public consultation on fox hunting is just weeks away, you can play your part in ending this sick pastime for good!

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Starmer makes last-minute plea to avert doctors’ five-day walkout Health secretary Wes Streeting says BMA has left β€˜damage at the NHS’ door’

Doctors are the backbone of the NHS β€” but they are exploited, overworked, underpaid and deserve a fair deal at work.

We send our solidarity to BMA members taking action over the next 5 days.

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I had the pleasure of interviewing Miriam Margolyes earlier this week for @bigissue.com. 🎀

The full interview will be out soon, but due to the latest news on Palestine today, I thought I’d share this clip early. πŸ‘‡

Miriam Margolyes: β€œI feel it particularly because I’m Jewish”. πŸ’¬

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'Hello human, nice to meet you'

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This is the political video I've been waiting to see.
I have no party affiliations, but if I were in the Greens, I would vote for @zackpolanski.bsky.social

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Statement from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan that reads: 'The absolutely harrowing scenes of suffering in Gaza are being made worse by the day, with no sign of the crisis abating. Starving children searching hopelessly for food in the rubble. Family members shot dead by Israeli soldiers as they search for aid. In heartbreaking scenes, innocent lives are being torn apart before the eyes of the world.
 
The international community - including our own government - must do far more to pressure the Israeli government to stop this horrific, senseless killing and let vital life-saving aid in. Nothing justifies the actions of the Israeli government.
 
The UK must immediately recognise Palestinian statehood. There can be no two state solution if there is no viable state left to call Palestine.'

Statement from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan that reads: 'The absolutely harrowing scenes of suffering in Gaza are being made worse by the day, with no sign of the crisis abating. Starving children searching hopelessly for food in the rubble. Family members shot dead by Israeli soldiers as they search for aid. In heartbreaking scenes, innocent lives are being torn apart before the eyes of the world. The international community - including our own government - must do far more to pressure the Israeli government to stop this horrific, senseless killing and let vital life-saving aid in. Nothing justifies the actions of the Israeli government. The UK must immediately recognise Palestinian statehood. There can be no two state solution if there is no viable state left to call Palestine.'

The UK must immediately recognise Palestinian statehood.

There can be no two state solution if there is no viable state left to call Palestine.

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⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.

πŸ—³οΈ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

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Want to import toxic chemicals into Britain with scant scrutiny? Labour says: go right ahead | George Monbiot Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Tory fantasy of a post-Brexit bonfire of regulations is coming true. Our bodies and ecosystems will pay the price, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Sorry to burden you with another jaw-dropping scandal. But what the government intends to do to chemicals regulation in the UK is chilling. Its consultation was slipped out so quietly that most of us missed it. When I read it, I saw why.
This week's column:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The grammar police have started arrested people for signs like the one I held on our last demo. It'll be an interesting test of the law, because "I support Palestine. Action is needed now" is an expression of opinion. It would make no sense without the full stop.
www.instagram.com/reel/DMTrNXu...

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Slaughter At Sunrise: The Horror Of Cub Hunting - Hunt Saboteurs Association This vixen and her cubs are being targeted in β€˜Cubbing’ or Autumn Hunting - a secretive and brutal practice that hunts don’t want you to know about. We speak with the HSA’s Tactics Officer to uncover ...

The absolute horror of β€˜cubbing’ - hunting young foxes - will soon be upon us. Here’s what you need to know

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