Former political prisoner Nasrin Parvaz reads a letter to Keir Starmer signed by more than 100 pro-democracy, pro-justice and anti-war British-Iranians, including other former Evin detainees Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Aras Amiri. Full list of signatories is at togetherforiran.org
Daily Mail Headline: Pupils' drawings could be blasphemous under Islamic law, Labour councils tell schools - while music and dance classes may go against the teachings of Islam
Oh boy! What a headline...
Ask yourself:
"What am I being asked to believe?"
"Who am I being told to blame?"
Take a few seconds to imagine what the Daily Mail (And Telegraph, GB News and Express) WANT you to think is going on.
Let's see what's ACTUALLY happening...🧵
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OK, the Gorton and Denton by-election, I have some thoughts!
Let's take a look at some of the FACTS and burst a few of the more ridiculous takes doing the rounds
But first up, can we acknowledge just what bad losers Reform are?!🤣
Right, let's get started...
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These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share.
*one voice altered to disguise identity
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I checked multiple sources too, couldn’t believe it. I am embarrassed for the USA and for humanity!!
West Wales after the storm yesterday, glorious and dramatic and a welcome break from the relentlessness of the world
If your MP is on BlueSky, do feel free to tag them.
Remaining on X, a platform which that allows for the mass manufacturing of non-consensual sexual images of women and minors, is no longer endorsement.
The government needs to leave it.
Now.
For new followers from around the world: This is also what Shropshire looks like. It’s lovely, you’d like it here.
I hope Renee Nicole's bravery lights the blue touchpaper of mass civil resistance. Not just for the sake of America, but for the whole world. Murders like hers, especially caught on video, have a recent history of doing that.
She was a warrior. They are cowards killing, quite literally, The Good.
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Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway.
It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨
What Steve said. There has never been a study in which high-quality, well-fitting masks were actually WORN that did not show a significant impact on disease transmission. Many mask studies failed to take account of post-allocation confounders (non-adherence + non-mask people choosing to mask).
Although some of these amounts for individual MPs are large, the average over 650 MPs is £461.50 so clearly some take nothing, others very little. bit.ly/48Y0mkg But the headline plays into a world view of corrupt politicians which generally, really we don’t have.
Great culture can save lives. Literally.
Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
Probably won’t see this in mainstream media - aka the right wing press - coz it’s against their narrative. Wind energy in Britain broke a new record last week with nearly 23GW on the grid one cold windy evening. That was 56% of all electricity on Britain’s grid.
buff.ly/r8yeFmJ
‘I look at nature and it takes my mind away from my problems’
What do you notice in the world around you?
Shropshire artist and educator Sara Bellis is building a community of people who are reviving the lost art of noticing
open.substack.com/pub/jimallth...
Also followed you all from almost day one, my admiration for your patience and the joy of seeing Sophie happy and playful is boosted by such a lovely video!
#Shropshire Muscians
Bishops Castle Orchestra have lost a 2nd violin player (careless) and need some help for a concert on 26/10 in Bishops Castle.
Rehersals @Lydbury North Hall, Thursday 7:30-9:00pm
Contact John Phillips (I can pass on details 😀)
Bringing back hope.
Leader Zack Polanski makes a powerful case for taxing wealth not work in the Green Party's new party political broadcast.
I think that is exactly the plan!
Israeli quadcopters shooting children.
And our government continues to materially supporting Israel every day.
Even as Israel rejects a two state solution, votes to fully annex the West Bank, and murders more doctors, nurses, journalists, children.
And our government continues to assist it.
When the arguing and anger stops what remains, for now, at least! St Ives to Zennor, astounding!
Oh but they have, we are talking about them again!
Sunset in South Shropshire, high on a hill and really very cold! At the highest point we found a St George’s cross flapping in the wind, unnerving the sheep, just as it unnerved us. Even a beautiful sunset can’t hide the current anger, hate and animosity.
Elon Musk openly called for violence on our streets yesterday.
I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric.
Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.
The scenes on our streets are shameful consequences of decades of austerity - government after government fanning the flames of anti migration instead of tackling inequality.
We can & must make different choices. Solidarity to all communities under attack. We stand together.
Following Farage’s announcement that he plans to make “serious cuts to the welfare budgets” if he wins the next election, I’ve seen this claim being repeated from last year’s headlines again.
So let’s take a look at the the reality rather than the weaponised version
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Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
