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"We have a biblical responsibility to Israel"

The haze of the American dream that we have long seen through is only now starting to clear for US citizens.

The Constitution and your separation of church and state has always been a fools dream. The religious extremists have always had control.

Thank you.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day 😁😅

Definitely not. But you should always listen to mine 😉🤣🤣🤣🤣📚

This is for anyone who thinks stories have to be pre-planned to the nth degree.

It's a dangerous business writing. You put words on to the page and if you don't keep your fingers, there's no knowing where you might be swept off...

That's half the fun of #Writing It can take you across all of time and space. It can take you wherever your imagination dares to wander.
#WriteSky

Labour has always taken London for granted. If London sees a surge in support for the Greens, it may also see a growth in the number of Reform wins which would be devastating for the individual constituencies but also for national unity & wellbeing. We must fight the far right.

#VoteGreen #NoReform

Absolutely.

First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me. Pastor Martin Niemöller

First, they came for the...

And I didn't hesitate to speak up because I'm not a sociopath who thinks I should only be concerned about people's rights if it might, at some future point, affect me.

None of us are safe until we're all safe. Hope is stronger than hate.

#HumanRights

a meme that says it doesn t seem like there is anyone in the universe who asked Alt: a meme that says it doesn t seem like there is anyone in the universe who asked

Your irregular #Writing reminder

•You're not an imposter
•Write when you can
•Lots of #Writers have writer's block
•Tell don't show sometimes
•Ignore #WritingCommunity trends
•Grammar is location specific
•Enjoy what you write
•Use adverbs
•Be careful whose writing advice you listen to

#WriteSky

Press Association comment from Quakers in Britain This evening, for the second time in a year, the Metropolitan Police raided a Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists who were meeting there on the grounds that they were conspiring to commit a criminal act. The room in Westminster Quaker Meeting House was let to Take Back Power to hold nonviolent direct action training. Quakers support the principle of nonviolent direct action, which aims to protest without harming people. Oliver Robertson, head of witness and worship for Quakers in Britain, said: “For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life. “Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent. “That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.”

Statement from @quaker.org.uk about tonight's police raid on Westminster Meeting House. Guys, I don't think they're buying the Met's line about it all being a cover for plotting "mass shoplifting"

There's something fundamentally wrong with a society that mistrusts & fears their fellow citizens.

It's pleasing to see the % of Brits who see our fellow countrymen as good & very good so high.

It's hard sometimes to remember that the worst voices may be the loudest but they are not the majority.

An important & detailed thread about the losses, losing freedom of movement inflicted post brexit

We're poorer, more constricted & with fewer personal, economic & educational opportunities without freedom of movement

Freedom of movement is a natural arrangement to have with neighbouring countries

Image is the front cover of the book The Shortest History of Scandinavia by Mart Kuldkepp

Image is the front cover of the book The Wizard of the Kremlin by Giuliano Da Empoli

Hey #BookSky have you read either of these 👇

If you have, what did you think of them? I'm about two thirds through The Wizard of the Kremlin. It started really well but I'm struggling a little with the last third.

Anyhoo, what books are you reading at the moment?

#Books #AmReading #WriteSky

Didn't want to assume on an international site that it was a British pop (yes, that was on purpose) reference.

I had a Twitterectomy after I had a nasty, prolonged bout of Twitteritis. My life is so much more pleasant since I left. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum & villainy 🤭🤣😉

It is World Book Day. Buy a book from an indie press, leave a review for an author, or social media post to a beloved author and make their day.

TOTP will always mean to a generation of Brits - Top of the Pops where every week you'd hear music from the charts and get the top ten hits countdown.

"As Gorton and Denton proved, Hope beats Hate.”

Here is the article Zack is refering to when he calls out the hypocrisy of 2015 Mahmood to present day Mahmood.

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For every 10 voters Labour is losing to Reform or the Conservatives, they are losing 16 to the Greens, Liberal Democrats, Plaid or SNP (1/3)

I can't say I'm afraid of readers or their reactions

Once a book's written & out in the wild, it no longer belongs entirely to you. Readers will interpret & read your book with their own beliefs, biases & ideas. You can't control that

Not everyone is going to love your book. Accept that.

#BookSky

Agree 💯

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You: Show me the evidence

Shows evidence

You: No, not that evidence 🤦‍♀️

Every time I see Shabana Mahmood, what I hear is The Imperial March from Star Wars.

I fear this would not be taken by her as the insult it is clearly intended as.

Yes, you are the baddies!

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I've always found Shakespeare to be better watched as a performance than read from a book as they were written to be performed.

My favourite Shakespeare plays are:

Macbeth
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet

Romeo and Juilett is pretty damn fine as a play too

#Shakespeare #WorldBookDay #BookSky

The Home Secretary’s own MPs see through this. She is desperate and dangerous.

People are joining the alternative:

join.greenparty.org.uk

The evacuation issue the IDF just spread in Lebanese neighborhoods

You're formulating an argument using logical fallacies. Therefore they are logically faulted.

The 'just asking' retort is neither reliable nor sustainable as an argument.

Evidence was asked for and provided.

Everyone with morals should agree targeting children in a school is abhorent.

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a girl wearing glasses and overalls is saying i like big books and i can 't lie . Alt: a girl wearing glasses and dungarees is saying I like big books and I can not lie .

World book day is not just a day for dressing up & going to school out of uniform. Reading & books are not just educationally & creatively nourishing for children (although those are good reasons in and of themselves). Books are bloody brilliant & open the world up to kids

#BookSky
#WorldBookDay

Your logical fallacy is argument from disbelief.