Cait

Cait

@wisecelticlass.bsky.social

#Glasgow #politics #travels #crafts #innovation #fairness #localism Entrepreneur interested in sustainable development and independent thinking.

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Green MSP Kate Nevens and SNP MP Lara Bird have been kidnapped by Israel for trying to enter Palestine. The Prime Minister should be demanding their immediate release.

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NEW: New Mexico AG, @nmdoj.bsky.social, just announces that a judge has issued a judgment in the amount of $25 BILLION against Meta for lying to consumers and users about how Meta collected, protected, shared, and used their personal information.

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The very high voter turnout continues. By 1 p.m., 41.1% of eligible voters had participated in the parliamentary elections, @crta.bsky.social announced. (Error margin of +/- 0.9%.) For comparison: In the parliamentary elections in December 2023, 26.6% of voters had cast their vote by 1 p.m.⬇️ #Serbia

Dejan Mihajlović@mihajlovicfreiburg.com

Die sehr hohe Wahlbeteiligung hält an. Bis 13 Uhr hatten 41,1% der Wahlberechtigten an den Parlamentswahlen teilgenommen, teilte @crta.bsky.social mit. (Fehlermarge von +/- 0,9%.) Zum Vergleich: Bei den Parlamentswahlen im Dezember 2023 hatten bis 13 Uhr 26,6% der Wähler*innen ihre Stimme abgegeben.

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Replying to @donwynne6.bsky.social

The student bodies have managed to put forward a selection of candidates, selected, not from professional politicians, but from experts of much needed disciplines Doctors, teachers, electricians, engineers, economists real people with real world experience. www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/s...

euronews.comSerbia goes to polls to choose between Vučić and student movementThe election is being seen as a referendum on Vučić’s political dominance and the political system that has been in place in Serbia for more than a decade. #EuropeNews

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As well as France there are massive crowds today in Brazil as they show up for one last rally for Lula before the election tomorrow. We are watching Brazil 💚 Vote Lula.

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Everything for sale. Australia investors buy 19 UK ports, previously owned by investors from Canada, Singapore, Kuwait. City of London prefers speculation. Profits will be exported. Unlike many other countries, UK doesn't levy tax on dividends paid to foreign investors. archive.ph/oYm8k

ft.comUK’s biggest port operator valued at over £10bn in Australian fund purchaseInfrastructure giant IFM Investors buys majority stake in Associated British Ports from Canadian pension funds

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Sure, we should, if we can (many cannot). But as I keep pointing out, the government itself is making no provision at all. No stockpiles, no back-up, no alternative sources. It's individuating the response to a collective problem, and that never ends well. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.comEvery Briton should stockpile water and food supplies, government advisesBe Ready campaign aims to prepare UK for impact of climate crisis, technological dependency and threats by hostile state

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Again: Why does Musk have operational control over any *military grade* version of anything. That’s not how DOD contracts work.

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UK law requires companies to pay dividends from realized profits, must maintain capital. Law is poorly enforced. Water companies flout it. Carillon abused it. Now Govt proposes that dividends can be paid without capital maintenance. Madness to appease corporations.

gov.ukModernising corporate reportingWe are seeking views on how the corporate reporting framework in the UK could be modernised to better meet the needs of companies, investors and the wider economy.

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We see folks like Mandami, Sadiq Khan and my MP (co-incidentally all Muslim) going to lots of different types of religious celebrations but seldom members of the cabinet (of any party). I wonder why that is?

This week, I was blessed to join Hindu New Yorkers in Queens celebrating Navratri, Durga Puja, Dashain, and Vijayadashami.  We danced garba, performed aarti, witnessed Sindoor Khela, and honored the Goddess Durga.

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THIS ⬇️ In addition to standing charges, Burnham said investing in renewables would also bring household bills down substantially **by breaking the link between gas and electricity prices in this parliament** Electricity prices are currently set by gas prices. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?

bbc.co.ukAndy Burnham proposes plan to cut standing charges from gas billsThe prime minister provided little detail, and there are questions over shifting the fees onto unit costs.

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'The seriousness of the report, commissioned by Starmer to do precisely what it is doing, can be gauged from the fact that it CLAIMS 60% of #Jewish pupils experience antisemitism in school–when*ONLY 30%* of #Jewish kids DON'T GO to #Jewish-schools.🤨🙄 Kick the #RedTory-GenocideComplicitZionists OUT💥

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I’ve co-signed @labourlewis.bsky.social’s letter to Andy Burnham calling for public ownership of water. We already have ‘public control’. It's failed. £85bn+ extracted by shareholders, sewage in our rivers, bills going up. We need public ownership. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/la...

actionnetwork.orgLabour MPs to the Prime Minister: it's time to own our waterI’ve just added my name to Clive Lewis MP’s open letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham, calling for our water to be brought back into public hands. Private water companies have extracted billions whi...

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The biggest benefits claimant in the UK. They claim an eye watering £17,500,000,000 a year. The same as 4.4m people on benefits. How? Because they claim ALL their costs, every wage, every oil rig, every tanker. Completely nationalised, but the profits are Privatised.

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There are protests going on right now in. 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇦🇱 🇧🇪 🇬🇷 🇮🇹 🇮🇳 🇮🇩 People are sick of billionaires, and being milked dry for THEIR profits. It cannot continue, IT WILL NOT.

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Stop sane washing Kemi She’s an extremist and the Tories are not a centre right party

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social

Andrew Boff has left the Conservative Party after 53 years (so will now be an independent in the GLA) over his support for human rights. The leadership will not allow candidates to run if they publicly support continued UK membership of the ECHR, ratified since 1951 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Jeremy Hunt on who spent 6 years as Health Secretary underfunding the NHS and social care Says that a lack of resources in the NHS and social care is why we had so many covid deaths in social care

or SpaceX gov contracts and subsidies can balance Tesla debts? How are Teslas selling these days? European market still dropping?

🌍Global News📝@global-news-2024.bsky.social

📰 Why does Elon Musk want to merge Tesla and SpaceX? Musk, who is CEO of both companies, says there is "a lot to be gained" from the merger, which would be the biggest in history. Source: BBC News | Read story 💬 How do you see this impacting users? #TechBluesky #Musk #Elon

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Direct quote from Alex Gibney, Director of unflattering documentary “Musk”. “Musk bought Trump the White House and Trump is only too happy to pay Musk back… Musk has the money to keep Trump in power and Trump has the power to keep Musk in the money”. Repost this important quote.

Keep reminding yourself that what you see is the best version that the Doc's can achieve - they are battling nature, dementia, drug-addiction (perhaps), vascular decay etc - so if this is the best they can manage, what's he really like without the mood controlling upper and downer etc

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump is supposed to be speaking at a rally in North Carolina 2 hours from now but there is no sign of him leaving the White House yet. can't say I'm shocked he's running way behind given the state he was in during his Oval Office event this afternoon

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The UK is currently using its jets to help defend Saudi Arabia, a murderous dictatorship that lures journalists to their deaths then chops them up and melts their bodies with acid. And it's all from a genocidal war on Yemen that Saudi Arabia started. Why are we defending them?