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Let's push for self-determination & EU membership with our grassroots friends in the Celtic Alliance! 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @yes.cymru @nationalyesnetwork.eurosky.social @irishunity.bsky.social @eumovementireland.bsky.social @believeinscotland.bsky.social @scottishindypod.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRks...

I am now safe after being detained and interrogated by Israeli forces and denied entry to Palestine alongside other activists and elected representatives. I will share a fuller statement tomorrow. The @scottishgreens.org stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine.

Sounds like the kind of lowkey diplomatic chatter that should be normal in any major relationship, exploring ideas in a broad fashion to test boundaries with no firm commitments. Just that it hasn't really happened before in UK-EU relations.

A bad week for Trump and co?

Cities are defined by the choices they make about space. Today, London chose people. Oxford Street's transformation is under way.

Stark inequalities in access to green space must urgently be addressed. We were promised legislation so where is it? New legal mechanisms could give local communities access to unused public land for food growing & parks - great report from @globalfuturefndtn.bsky.social @friends-earth.bsky.social

Bolsonaro's loss is not just a loss for Bolsonaro. It's a loss for Trump. For Musk. For Milei. For Netanyahu. For Farage. For Meta and Zuckerberg. For the meat barons, the fossil fuel corporations, and the rest of the neocolonial looters. And it is a massive win for humanity and the living planet.

NEW: Anthropic’s filing appears to partly walk back the co-founders’ pledge to commit 80% of their personal equity holdings in the AI startup to philanthropic causes. Those acts, the filing suggests, are “voluntary, revocable expressions” that “do not constitute binding obligations.”

🔊 France's Marine Le Pen is officially running for president in 2027, promising order and a crackdown on immigration and crime. The Reuters World News podcast afternoon update has more reut.rs/4ke6kDJ

The loss of freedom of movement due to Brexit affects far more than just people. Losing the four freedoms- goods, people, capital, and services has wide-ranging consequences.

Israel has committed the 'crimes against humanity of extermination, torture [and] rape' in the West Bank and is continuing to commit genocide in Gaza, a major new UN report has concluded ⬇️ www.thenational.scot/news/2...

POLL OF THE DAY Has Burnham opened a can of worms by wanting ‘honest discussion’ over Brexit? VOTE NOW www.thesun.co.uk/news/4081059...

If you, your spouse, or your family has been affected by any of the issues below because of Brexit, and you now have a family/partner with mixed family statuses, we would like to hear from you to gather case studies. If you have a story or would like to take part, please message us here first.

The cuts being made at the BBC are unforgivable. They are putting it into a death spiral. The weaker it gets, the less people will want to support it. And yes, this is an issue for the Government, which likes to pretend it's not their problem. It is.

Hind Rajab Foundation files UK criminal complaint against Israeli soldier over Gaza war crimes https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261026-hind-rajab-foundation-files-uk-criminal-complaint-against-israeli-soldier-over-gaza-war-crimes/

It's a good news day! Brazil and Serbia have shown that hope is possible – Israel and America, it’s you next Defeats for Bolsonaro and Vučić feel seismic as the midterms approach, and Netanyahu’s fate hangs in the balance

For 7 years Meghan was the "heartless daughter”… She stayed silent while our disgusting press gave her endless abuse And probably because she trusted the Met to do its job …and somehow she's still the one getting the blame?!

The lessons from Brazil and Serbia? Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right. Don't appease. Don't triangulate. Don't grovel. Don't say they have "legitimate concerns". Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.

We remember 2021 #RejoinEU

Can public service broadcasting claim impartiality while platforming right-wing populists? The BBC airing 41 minutes of uninterrupted, unchallenged Reform UK speeches right before the Budget surrenders balance for hype. Why hand Farage a free mega-phone? (1/2) 🤔 #FBPE

TOMORROW on SMR our very first special guest to take on "10 Big Questions" is Political X & Sunday Roast's Alex Kerr! Get YOUR copy BEFORE anyone else! Subscribe TODAY for just £5 a month! 👉 Link's in the bio and graphic! #RejoinEU

With Reform trailing in third place, giving them 41 minutes of live, unedited broadcast time to attack a Budget nobody has seen yet exposes severe systemic bias. When will broadcasting regulators enforce strict balance on right-wing media promotion? (2/2) #ElectoralReform

To everyone getting their knickers in a twist… All because @andyburnham.bsky.social suggested a sensible conversation about freedom of movement …do you perhaps need reminding of this?

Imagine a world where we are no longer dependent on oil and nuclear energy. It's coming and it's better and that's why the vested interests are doing everything in their power to stop it

A large nighttime march is moving through Tbilisi, Georgian flags raised above the crowd. Protesters carry a wide banner in Georgian at the front, with blue-and-yellow flags visible farther back. The protests against Georgia’s Russia-friendly government are growing again.

Finns are seething after Google illegally toppled 250,000 trees for a data center. The company was ordered to stop work, but it clear-cut anyway. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This new electoral vídeo from Pedro Sánchez is quite something. Standing in front of Guernica defending the anti-war stance of his government, limiting military expenditure, denouncing the atrocity of Gaza. English subtitles.

En Italie, des manifestations à l’ampleur limitée contre la hausse du coût de la vie après un déploiement massif de membres des forces de l’ordre et de l’armée

UK offering Freedom of Movement would be the game changer for conversations with the EU, one of the trio of people, pounds and positivity I identified earlier this year as crucial to any significant move to removing barriers.

Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered across France on Saturday. The marches were largely peaceful until evening, when clashes popped up and the police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse some protesters in Marseille and Paris. nyti.ms/3VU9GSv

Luxury boutiques and high-street retailers in central Brussels covered their windows with wooden panels to protect against possible looting as fresh protests raise concerns over further unrest. #EuropeNews ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/L29a

"Andy Burnham is open to adopting EU free movement" Finally, a grown up being practical and sensible 👏 Free article by @benrileysmith www.thetimes.com/article/491a...

It's weird how Barack Obama can get through an entire speech without blurting out weird noises, lying, or admiring other men's backsides.

This is what climate change looks like... The evidence is here. We need to make it impossible to ignore. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Thousands protest in Italy despite heavy security

Church bells rang out across Palestine at noon on 24 October in solidarity with Jordan and in condemnation of the terrorist attack on a church in Karak governorate, which killed nine people.

In the last presidential election, Democrats’ support among young voters was their lowest in two decades. Two years later, polls show that 18-to-29-year-old voters are returning to the party in large numbers. nyti.ms/4zR2FQV

An experimental vaccine developed by Merck and Moderna could become the first vaccine of its kind used to treat cancer. Scientists hope it won’t be the last.

British PM pushes Trump on Ukraine’s Starlink access politi.co/47DPI0N

BRAZIL 🇧🇷: A judge ordered META to stop intentionally helping Bolsonaro (son of an insurrectionist) against Progressive President Lula. Tech oligarchs meddling with elections across the globe. www.nbcnews.com/world/south-...

More record breaking crowds in Brazil for Lula today. Tonight at 8pm (11pm UK) the final debate between Lula and Bolsonaro is held. Bolsonaro will get embarrassed. And in exactly 1 week the final vote. Vote Lula.

We needed this news so badly... Welcome home, dear defenders! 261 servicemen and 9 civilians are back! 💙💛

🇨🇦 Mark Carney says he’s "concerned" about Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, which led to human casualties and reduced Ukraine’s ability to defend itself. He says Canada can’t rely on a single provider that could flip like that and put Canadians at risk, so he’s going to diversify.

Netanyahu helped Kushner hide $1 billion in UAE funds at Israel's central bank, new book claims. This is from Israeli media www.ynetnews.com/article/b1av...

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For 200 days, a Ukrainian infantryman called Ded held his position. Russians hit it with drones and mortars, he said. His comrade, America, held his for 118 days. When Ded got out, his legs were trembling and could no longer hold him. "Alive and well—that's the most important thing," he said.

France’s violent protests put pressure on Emmanuel Macron’s fragile government, gives Marine Le Pen momentum ahead of the 2027 election — and offers a stark warning for the rest of Europe.

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : l’armée ukrainienne dit qu’elle observera une trêve à Olechky à partir de mardi pour permettre des opérations humanitaires

Has been pretty obvious since the Conference speech that the Cabinet is split on the EU. Problem is... as ever, the only real alternative is muddling through. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Trump and his government are not only a problem for the US: they are the biggest problem for the whole world! They: side with Putin. are undermining NATO. are starting senseless wars. are helping dictators in Latin America. The Republicans must lose their power! That's why say: #VoteEarlyDay