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As well as Labour losing seats, and the Green gains, also bear in mind the Greens came second in some constituencies, as they did in mine, coming ahead of the LibDems. So the Greens, or other left alternatives, are looking to be Labour's biggest threat in future elections.

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The UK under Starmer’s Labour is clearly more anti-free speech than were the Conservatives. It seems the UK government is in a race to see which white, western nation has fill-in fascism first. At this time, the UK is well in the lead. Without a speedy and full withdrawal of these draconian laws, Starmer will have confirmed his Nazi credentials.

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There are those inside Israel who stand for justice and humanity, made up of committed Israelis and Palestinians working together to protect the Palestinians. We need to give them all the support we can. They are taking huge risks.

Work on the Ground: Transforming Lives in Israel-Palestine — American Friends of Combatants for Peace

https://www.afcfp.org

For factual information:

https://www.btselem.org

Gush Shalom has been on the side of peace for many years:

http://zope.gush-shalom.org/index_en.html

ANERA

https://www.anera.org/

ADALAH

https://www.adalahjusticeproject.org/defend

Christian organisations:

FOSNA

https://www.fosna.org

SABEEL

https://sabeel.org

https://paxchristiusa.org/

Jewish organisations:

JVP

https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org

If now now

https://www.ifnotnowmovement.org

These are only some of the courageous groups working for justice in Palestine. They all need y/our support now, perhaps more than ever. How can we allow this to happen?

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Maybe, some of the bombs are being replaced with dubious vaccines. 🤔

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Sep 7·edited Sep 7

The Sarah Wilkinson arrest seems (apart from all other complaints) very weird. Yes, there's the drift to the right but this is tangential in top gear. Is this extreme behaviour 'normal'? I mean, how legal was all that unnecessary harassment and breakage? idk. Seems to me like quite a few red lines were stepped over here. I hope that this event will not just be overlooked and ignored. Obviously, journalists receiving this treatment and being house-arrested doesn't sound very democratic. Starmer is a legals man. Much noise around this one is required. (Is it on the news? I don't watch MSM these days...)

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The word "figleaf" comes to mind.

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You need to start using rumble for your shows. Youtube is censoring most of the good creators these days.

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Starmer is so awful and the UK is so dreadful to live in that I’m thinking of trying to leave. I’m only 1/8 English and have plenty of relations and friends in other countries. I have plenty here too and don’t want to abandon them, especially the elderly, who are worried about the Governments attitude to the old. Starmer said once he would always support Israel and his family are millionaire Zionists, so, basically, we’ve got what I expected.

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Lord Carlile has resigned as a Patron of UK Lawyers for Israel because the group is seeking a judicial review of Lammy's decision. Is this a straw in the wind, or am I just thinking wishfully?

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Good news.

Wilkinson’s bail conditions have been removed and she is free to use her phone and computer…, but she has to buy new ones. Hopefully people will do a fundraiser for her because the police stole a lot of her money.

The police have found her passport in their possession too. And she says that her injuries have mostly healed.

Sorry I don’t remember where I saw the interview.

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Hello Asa and EI from CANADA. I have been trying to educate people about the true Israel-Palestine conflict and the Nekbah for 35 years but, it is shocking how most Canadians side with the Israelis and the USA's hatred of Muslims and all things Arab.

The Freedom Truckers Convoy (against C-19 Vaccine Mandates) in January 2022 revealled that our Bill of Rights and Freedoms has been severely eroded by the tyrannical Trudeau/Liberal government. Although the Emergency Measures Act was deemed unlawful, we now have two censorship bills on the books and a third on the way.

Our next federal election is slated for Oct 27, 2025 and Pierre Poilievre, Conservative Party is likely to win but, they too support Israel.

I wonder if you could please include Canada somehow in your discussions of the US and UK. Our legacy media has virtually ignored the student protests ( e.g. McGill Uni) and what few independent podcasters we have don't seem interested in the plight of the Palestinians for fear of being de-monitized and de-platformed. Please HELP us if you can. Thank you.

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