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Success! RE to be added to the National Curriculum Reformed subject expected to be fully inclusive of humanism.

BREAKING: Religious Education (RE) will officially be added to the National Curriculum in England, and is expected to be fully inclusive of humanism. A huge victory for broad, balanced, and pluralistic education to help children explore and discover their own beliefs.

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US to share Gaza peace plan draft with UN Security Council <article data-history-node-id="431141" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-share-gaza-peace-plan-draft-un-security-council" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-share-gaza-peace-plan-draft-un-security-council" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US to share Gaza peace plan draft with UN Security Council</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The United States is set to circulate a draft resolution outlining President Donald Trump’s proposed Gaza peace plan to the ten elected members of the UN Security Council later today, Reuters reported, citing a US official.</p> <p data-end="442" data-start="227">The official said representatives from Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates will take part in discussions, framing the move as a display of “regional backing” for the US-led initiative.</p> <p data-end="652" data-start="444">The plan comes amid growing scepticism over Washington’s role, with critics accusing the US of shielding Israel from accountability while pushing a deal that entrenches its occupation rather than ending it.</p> </div> </div> </article>

US to share Gaza peace plan draft with UN Security Council - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-share-gaza-peace-plan-draft-un-security-council

The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani.

The president and his allies came after him.

Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.

He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.

His politics can win anywhere.

Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

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Trump's mouth is visibly drooping as he stands on stage

EN debate: Really glad to hear @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social speaking so passionately about the importance of #cdnchildcare as fundamental social infrastructure - so right!

Big #cdnchildcare contingent at Toronto's #IWD2025 march included my MP, @cafreeland, one of the intrepid women political leaders who put our 50-year struggle for universal childcare on the road to reality. As the marchers chanted "10-a-day - It's here to stay!"

The Black People Who Fled Slavery Had a Lot to Teach Their Northern Allies Black-led vigilance committees not only protected and aided fugitives but also learned from the formerly enslaved as they built a movement pedagogy together.

"An organized urban wing of the [Underground] railroad called vigilance committees focused on protecting, supporting, and learning from fugitives."

Jesse Olsavsky for @hammerandhope.bsky.social's latest, just released issue

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War in Sudan: Humanitarian, fighting, control developments, October 2025 The el-Fasher massacre in late October highlighted that the war in Sudan shows little sign of abating.

The el-Fasher massacre in late October highlighted that the war in Sudan shows little sign of abating.

Trump couldn't (legitimately) win a third term If he tried The emperor has no polls.

"There was a bizarre irony in Trump teasing an illegal third term during the same gaggle where he boasted about acing his latest dementia test and receiving a 'perfect' MRI."

No Golden Dome for Canada The Golden Dome purports to defend North America against incoming missiles by placing interceptors in space, but the technical challenges are enormous, the costs astronomical, and the strategic risks ...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/no...

BOSTON (AP) — Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University.

Clinical study shows that nasal spray containing azelastine reduces risk of coronavirus infection by two-thirds A research team at Saarland University has demonstrated in a clinical study that a widely used anti-allergy nasal spray containing the active ingredient azelastine can significantly reduce the risk of...

This would be very cool.

Clinical study shows that nasal spray containing azelastine reduces risk of coronavirus infection by two-thirds | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Defense Secretary Hegseth does not rule out regime change in Venezuela, saying: "That's a presidential-level decision and we're prepared with every asset that the American military has."

RFK Jr. will face ‘hard questions’ over CDC shakeup, Thune says The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.

RFK Jr. will face "hard questions" over CDC shakeup, according to Thune.

The Senate majority leader expressed frustration over the firings of recently confirmed officials.

In this newly released @policyalternatives.ca report, authors David Macdonald and Martha Friendly present the 2025 findings from a regularly conducted survey of licensed child care fees in 37 cities across Canada: childcarecanada.org/documents/re...

Released today, Interim Space Statistics 2024 is the latest report in CRRU's ECEC in Canada series: childcarecanada.org/publications... #cdnchildcare

The CRRU website offers comprehensive resources on childcare for Canadians/others - a keyword searchable database, our publications, links. Sign up for our weekly newsletter childcarecanada.org/weekly-newsl..., or visit the website to browse its many resources childcarecanada.org

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OTD ~2000 years ago, a young revolutionary freedom fighter led an act of mass civil disobedience in Jerusalem, challenging the Roman dictatorship and in particular calling out those who profited from Roman oppression.

Happy Palm Sunday!

Three Promising Innovations in Worker Organizing Beyond the NLRB With continued attacks on organized labor from the current administration, the labor movement needs to look for innovative strategies for working-class elevation.

*the bond market will not save us
*the Harvard president will not save us
*the courts will not save us

Mass organizing to build working class power is what we need. A new report in @inequality.org by @cwd-asu.bsky.social (@mgmcquarrie.bsky.social et al.) shows how:

inequality.org/article/thre...

Eleven killed in Gaza school shelter as Israel continues bombing campaign Wave of airstrikes claim at least 25 lives including fire victims while Arab negotiators make new ceasefire proposal At least 25 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, including 11 in the bombing of a school turned shelter, the strip’s civil defence agency said, as Israel’s war against Hamas in the besieged Palestinian territory grinds on despite a new ceasefire proposal from Arab mediators. Intense Israeli bombings hit several areas of Gaza on Wednesday, killing 11 in a school sheltering displaced people in the al-Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City. The strike ignited a huge fire which claimed most of the casualties, said the civil defence spokesperson, Mahmoud Bassal. Continue reading...

Eleven killed in Gaza school shelter as Israel continues bombing campaign

Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution Amazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same?

Strike. Amazon. Nationwide.

@truthout.org

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Hello! Happy to be here.

I’m an award-winning investigative journalist, an editor and co-founder with @ricochetmedia.bsky.social, board member with a refugee charity and a proud Montrealer.

I do journalism on things like Airbnb, housing, climate, Indigenous rights and our capitalist hellscape.

Buffy Sainte-Marie's Order of Canada terminated by Governor General | CBC News The federal government's official publication posted the notice Friday evening, indicating that Governor General Mary Simon ordered the termination of Sainte-Marie's appointment on Jan. 3.

Pleased with the Governor General’s actions.

Race-shifting and making fraudulent claims to being Indigenous hurts Indigenous peoples because it steals programs, services, opportunities, rights - as well as our voices - from us.

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The single biggest thing I learned was from an indigenous elder of Cherokee descent, Stan Rushworth, who reminded me of the difference between a Western settler mindset of "I have rights" and an indigenous mindset of "I have obliga tions." Instead of thinking that I am born with rights, I choose to think that I am born with obligations to serve past, present, and future generations, and the planet herself.

“The Land of Our People, Forever” United States Human Rights Violations against the Numu/Nuwu and Newe in the Rush for Lithium

NEW: The US government’s decision to permit Lithium Americas to mine at Thacker Pass in Nevada violated Indigenous people’s rights by not obtaining free, prior, and informed consent.

New research from HRW and @aclu.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...