Happy #EarthDay2024 ☀️🌻

BBC News - #HuwEdwards leaves #BBC 'on medical advice'
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Claire Roberts - @claire 01.bsky.social 💙@KTParker 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇪🇸🇺🇦🌻 He’s changed his mind from his previous opposition to the Rwanda scheme now he’s in govt. a real man of principle there.

Saying you’ll keep sending flights to Rwanda until the small boats stop is like saying you’ll keep throwing rocks at cars until you win the lottery. All you’ll do is hurt a lot of people with absolutely no guarantee of success.

I remember the scandal surrounding his appointment and the fact that Bush Snr. imposed him as the successor to the distinguished Thurgood Marshall - the Court’s first African American member. Thomas has entirely lived up to expectations.

'Every major pro-Palestine demonstration in London has included a large Jewish bloc, which has received nothing but support and warmth from their fellow demonstrators. Claims that these protests are no-go zones for Jews are completely untrue.”theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Why does Gideon Falter keep talking about Jewish people being afraid to go to London due to pro-Palestinian protests (which include plenty of Jewish people) when he seems super eager to go and walk on the marches in London youtube.com/watch?v=dNC3-K…

Looks like Trump has Pecker problems.
'David Pecker knows where the bodies are buried' - I think that was a figure of speech.

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Much screeching in the confines of my car as I listen to #wato
#TimLoughton a complete digrace discussing the vile #RwandaBill
And OK, that cop's use of language to #GideonFalter
was poor, but blimey he (cop) was extremely patient.
#bbcwato

Rishi Sunak

In the UK there is a scandal because a policeman stops someone from trying to provoke a peaceful march while also offering to escort him safely across the road. The policeman spent 13 minutes trying to reduce this antagonism, but Falter was trying to craft a gotcha moment. The

Rishi Sunak

In an unprecedented act of philanthropy, Thames Water have agreed to increase bills by only 40% instead of 56%.
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This believed to be the size of a Quetzalcoatlus, one of the largest flying creatures ever

BBC News - Two men charged with spying for #China
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Excited for GuardianLive event with Pet Shop Boys tonight!

While you're distracted by the professional lobbyist's stunt in London, they're discovering mass graves in Gaza.

I forgot that I actually did take a short video of the Gideon Falter incident on the Palestine march last weekend. He had clearly come over from a small pro Israeli protest to try to antagonise people with his video guy to capture it.

Alex, an asylum seeker & aspiring film maker on James O'Brien's show just now-

'I'm liable to be shipped away to a country I hadn't heard of until this year.'

'People want to go to a place they can belong - I speak English, I thought the UK was a safe haven.'

Brilliant speaker.