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Helen Tucker

@brujablanca

(she/her) Teacher of MFL, EAL/ESOL. Green Councillor - Cockermouth North. Chair - Cumbria Green Party. NEU workplace rep. #GreenParty #NEU #RefugeesWelcome #FreePalestine #ClimateEmergency

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I'm sure it's a pure coincidence that all the people who Streeting takes 'expert advice' from have an easily discoverable anti-trans bias.

06.03.2026 11:22 πŸ‘ 404 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:

06.03.2026 08:57 πŸ‘ 9044 πŸ” 2953 πŸ’¬ 237 πŸ“Œ 180
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Labour's asylum policies will destroy lives and drive away voters Labour's asylum and immigration policies risk violating international law and are politically self-defeating, writes Daniel Sohege.

My latest piece for the @bigissue.com is out today, on how Labour's attacks on those seeking asylum are not only inhumane, potentially illegal, and seriously counterproductive, but also politically incoherent for a party which claims to be "progressive".

www.bigissue.com/opinion/labo...

06.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

The lack of media coverage about the bombing of the girls elementary schools is shocking.

06.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 9485 πŸ” 2741 πŸ’¬ 775 πŸ“Œ 176
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06.03.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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UK Gave Β£90k to Sexual Violence Report Central to Israel’s Genocide Propaganda Exclusive: The Foreign Office funded a sexual violence report subsequently used in a Β£33m Israeli campaign to whitewash its genocide in Gaza. Rivkah Brown reports.

Mindblowing story. The UK met most of the costs of a key propaganda tool used by the Israeli Government to launder its genocide in Gaza - then tried to cover up the fact it had done so.

06.03.2026 08:04 πŸ‘ 246 πŸ” 146 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 9

This is what Badenoch, Farage, the Murdoch press, and Paul Marshall's stable of GB News weirdos want us to get behind, and you know what I'm good, thanks...

06.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 679 πŸ” 248 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 19
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Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India Officials in New Delhi say that an Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in ...

apnews.com/article/iran...

06.03.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join The Big Plastic Count The UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste.

For one week in March, thousands of us will count our plastic waste to reveal the true scale of the UK’s plastic problem. Together, we’ll call for a fair future that’s free from the impacts of the plastics crisis. Sign up here: thebigplasticcount.com/sign-up

06.03.2026 10:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Stunning victory in Stroud last night.

Look at that majority! πŸ’šπŸ˜

Huge congratulations to @helenelliott-boult.bsky.social and the entire team!

Join our movement:

Join.greenparty.org.uk

06.03.2026 08:09 πŸ‘ 1951 πŸ” 433 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 16
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: β€œA party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said β€œwe have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said β€œmaybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: β€œA party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said β€œwe have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said β€œmaybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

05.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 4693 πŸ” 1704 πŸ’¬ 243 πŸ“Œ 330
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Going round in circles 2146
Stitched with Eleganza 8wt EZM1090
Stop killing the children!
See my YouTube channel for the tutorials: youtube.com/@HermadeRuiter
#hermaderuiter #goingroundincircles #StitchingForPeace #HandmadeArt #ThreadsOfUnity #ArtForChange #quiltsky #begood

05.03.2026 08:05 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

EPSTEIN WILL NOT GO AWAY….RELEASE ALL THE FILES NOW.

04.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 1511 πŸ” 445 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 8
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05.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 4157 πŸ” 1696 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 51

So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.

05.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 17656 πŸ” 6935 πŸ’¬ 754 πŸ“Œ 388
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Donald Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Kristi Noem has been under pressure over her handling of immigration enforcement operations.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/kirsti-noem-fired-by-donald-trump/106422694?u

Finally...the first to fall!
#uspol

05.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery Breeding is getting more competitive, suggesting the population is growing, a new study shows.

This is a marvelous change not only for the Humpback whale πŸ‹ population but for all of us. We need to keep our gentle giants from going extinct.
Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery | RNZ News share.google/X1HB3JFgaePK...

05.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 9777 πŸ” 2000 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 118
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Isabel Oakeshott is only allowed to broadcast
from Dubai having agreed to make zero criticism
of the UAE regime's misogyny and Sharia law,
and not even mention its despicable treatment of
migrant labour which she no doubt envies

05.03.2026 07:51 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
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UK to further curtail rights of asylum seekers Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will tighten rules on access to accommodation and financial support

I see lessons have not been learned from the spectacular loss of Gorton and Denton.

If Labour insists on continuing down this route, then they do honestly deserve to lose the next GE.

Utterly infuriating.

05.03.2026 06:52 πŸ‘ 430 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 14
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 17030 πŸ” 5939 πŸ’¬ 510 πŸ“Œ 493
Reform fury as someone else wins
by Our By-election Editor
Tim Shipsink
The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost
comprehensively to someone else.
"It's totally unfair and rigged,"
said Goodwhinge.
"I shouldn't
be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost."
Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me.
Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X.
"We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families."
Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice.
They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green."
Reform leader
Mr Farage,
speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said,
"It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either."

PLUMBER DEFEATS
MATT GOODWIN

Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… 
I've stopped the cock

Reform fury as someone else wins by Our By-election Editor Tim Shipsink The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost comprehensively to someone else. "It's totally unfair and rigged," said Goodwhinge. "I shouldn't be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost." Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me. Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X. "We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families." Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice. They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green." Reform leader Mr Farage, speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said, "It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either." PLUMBER DEFEATS MATT GOODWIN Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… I've stopped the cock

Beautiful from Private Eye on the massive toddler-tantrum that Matt Goodwin and Reform are having, because they got whooped in Gorton and Denton.

05.03.2026 07:35 πŸ‘ 4331 πŸ” 1442 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 79
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NEW: The β€˜Lead Case’

On March 3rd, the first group of Lift The Ban campaigners attended westminster magistrates court for a case management hearing.

They’re charged under the UK Terrorism act for holding a paper sign.

Here’s how it went - short🧡

04.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3
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They cut Meals on Wheels for seniors, doctors for the VA, and food for American children - but send billions of taxpayer dollars to the Middle East for an unnecessary war of choice.

04.03.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 15515 πŸ” 5106 πŸ’¬ 448 πŸ“Œ 171
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Karoline Leavitt, "President Trump had a feeling based on fact that Iran was going to strike the US"

The President - who according to Rep. Ted Lieu is accused of raping a child in the Epstein files - attacked Iran based on a 'feeling'

04.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 392 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 99 πŸ“Œ 39
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Release the Epstein Files

04.03.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 8294 πŸ” 2509 πŸ’¬ 181 πŸ“Œ 72
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NOEM: I would disagree with the judge

CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree?

NOEM: A what?

CROCKETT: A law degree

NOEM: No I do no-

CROCKETT: Okay

04.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 32393 πŸ” 8306 πŸ’¬ 1197 πŸ“Œ 679
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Paloma Faith, "Why do people keep voting for the bad guys?"

Zack Polanksi, "People vote for the bad guy because they're in their feelings, of hate and fear"

"What's great for us - the Greens - is love and hope, which are stronger emotions"

04.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 395 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6
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Pay attention to the verbs. Pay attention to who gets named. Pay attention to who β€œsays” and who β€œdid.”

That’s how perception is shaped - not with blatant lies, but with careful framing.

04.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 946 πŸ” 468 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 23
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Another ally gone!

The white house's response:

Ehhhhh

03.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 1792 πŸ” 473 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 27
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Top Green official hits out after receiving death threats from Iran smear The deputy leader of the Green Party has slammed Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke for falsely claiming he had been…

Cowards hiding behind parliamentary privilege!

www.thenational.scot/news/2590387...

04.03.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5