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Bo Diddley Dobbin

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History, Politics, Geography, Music, Computing, Tolkien, Horror film, classic Simpsons & all things Irish | SDLP ๐ŸŒน #JoinAUnion | @daddypobbin.bsky.social

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Reform UK are going to hate the finale of Traitors this year Both finalists donated to refugee charities Good on them, they are brave in this climate independent.co.uk/bulletin/cโ€ฆ
Romesh Ranganathan donates Traitors prize money to Refugee Council charity

Romesh Ranganathan donates Traitors prize money to Refugee Council charity

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UK Labour right really to call out Israel but they need to act, actions not words. Leaflets promoting clinics in illegal Israeli settlements handed out at London medical recruitment event ran by Israel ministries news.sky.com/story/leaflets-โ€ฆ
Leaflets promoting clinics in illegal Israeli settlements handed out at London medical recruitment...

Leaflets promoting clinics in illegal Israeli settlements handed out at London medical recruitment...

The MedEx event in Camden, primarily organised by Israeli government ministries, advertised to doctors and medical students from the UK thinking of emigrating to Israel.

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Bit of light blasphemy for Halloween ๐Ÿ˜‚ #TheDevils
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ruth allum@mgtruthOct 29
The unelected blocking the elected isnโ€™t a great look.
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Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has "blocked" them from attending an economic summit involving Prime Minister Andy Burnham. bbc.in/4iMQMWo
Michelle O'Neill says DUP has blocked her from PM meeting in Glasgow

Michelle O'Neill says DUP has blocked her from PM meeting in Glasgow

The move follows unionist anger over Sinn Fรฉin's involvement in protests which prevented a contentious Orange Order march in Portadown.

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As always I am totally against capital punishment but if this murderer accidently fell down twelve flights of stairs I wouldn't have much remorse. BBC News - Car driver who dragged head teacher to his death guilty of murder bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6e3โ€ฆ
Murderer dragged head teacher to his death in car

Murderer dragged head teacher to his death in car

Simon Richardson, 35, is convicted of murdering head teacher Michael Mullins, 56, following a trial.

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Jim Allister running onto Nolan to condemn weapons in the community first thing Monday morning? BBC News - Homes evacuated in ongoing police operation bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqdjโ€ฆ
Shankill Road: Homes evacuated in ongoing police operation

Shankill Road: Homes evacuated in ongoing police operation

Detectives are conducting searches of two properties on the Shankill Road as part of a proactive investigation into suspected terrorism offences.

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Dli_odoir@Dli_ODoirOct 29
RIP Patrick Stewart. Coming the same week as Walter Koenig, this feels like a real kick in the teeth
Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) profile picturePatrick Stewart
@SirPatStewOct 29
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Johns Hopkins Alzheimerโ€™s Disease Research Center Fund ย ย  alzresearch.org/giving/ Alzheimerโ€™s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources ย  ย  alzfdn.org/donate/ Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia
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๐Ÿ˜ข One of my favourite people. What an actor. Star Trek and X-Men actor Sir Patrick Stewart dies news.sky.com/story/star-trekโ€ฆ
Star Trek and X-Men star Sir Patrick Stewart dies

Star Trek and X-Men star Sir Patrick Stewart dies

Marvel Studios says Stewart played his iconic X-Men role with "extraordinary grace, intelligence, and humanity", while William Shatner said be brought "grace, and a deep sense of humanity to everyt...

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Newton Emerson@NewtonEmersonOct 29
Reading the FM and DFM statements, it seems both will keep attending events anyway in a personal capacity, and both acknowledge that will happen.
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Richard Goldwasser@_Goldwasser_Oct 29
Israel, the great democracy that โ€œlets the Arabs voteโ€, is now investigating Arabs for voting.
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So proud of my brave and brilliant friend Ben Moser โ€œI think that at a time of genocide, you can either sit on the sidelines and exempt yourself from criticism,โ€ he said, โ€œor you can, as they say in Brazil, give your face to be beaten.โ€ theguardian.com/world/2026/oโ€ฆ
โ€˜A hidden traditionโ€™: Benjamin Moser wants you to know Jewish anti-Zionism is not new

โ€˜A hidden traditionโ€™: Benjamin Moser wants you to know Jewish anti-Zionism is not new

The writer rarely questioned the tenets of liberal Zionism growing up. Now he embraces anti-Zionism with the fervor of a new convert

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Dear @benshapiro I appreciate your knowledge of history. Few enough people contemplating the current Knesset impasse would have thought to suggest Israel should break it by emulating Hitlerโ€™s 1933 tactics to pass the Enabling Act
Chris Menahan ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (@infolibnews) profile pictureChris Menahan ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
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Ben Shapiro says Israel's top-performing Arab party should be banned. "If you're going to ban the Kahanists, then banning the Arab party that calls forโ€ฆthe destruction of the state of Israel, that would seem some pretty baseline stuff."
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War criminal says what
Benjamin Netanyahu - ื‘ื ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• (@netanyahu) profile pictureBenjamin Netanyahu - ื‘ื ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื ืชื ื™ื”ื•
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ื”ืœื™ื›ื•ื“: ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื ื’ื ื‘ื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžืคืœื’ื•ืช ืขืจื‘ื™ื•ืช ืฉืชื•ืžื›ื•ืช ื‘ื˜ืจื•ืจ ื•ื‘ื—ื™ืกื•ืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืขื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ืคืœื™ืœื™ื•ืช ื—ืžื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉื•ื—ื“, ืื™ื•ืžื™ื, ืืœื™ืžื•ืช, ื–ื™ื•ืคื™ื ื•ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื•ืช ืืกื•ืจื•ืช ืœื”ืžืจืฆืช ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื. ืžืคืœื’ืช ื”ืœื™ื›ื•ื“ ืžืขื‘ื™ืจื” ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื”, ืœืฉื‘ืดื› ื•ืœื•ื•ืขื“ืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืžืื•ืช ืขื“ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ืจืื™ื•ืช ืขืœ ื’ื ื™ื‘ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืงืœืคื™ื•ืช ืขืจื‘ื™ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช- ืืœืคื™ ืžืขื˜ืคื•ืช ืขื ื›ืกืฃ ืžื–ื•ืžืŸ ื•ืคืชืงื™ ืจืขืดื, ืื™ื•ืžื™ื ื•ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื›ืœืคื™ ื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืงืœืคื™, ืจื™ื‘ื•ื™ ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืคืจื’ื•ื“, ื”ืฆื‘ืขื•ืช ื‘ื–ื”ื•ืช ื›ืคื•ืœื”, ืคืขืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืžืขื˜ืคื•ืช ืœืžืกืคืจ ื”ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื, ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื•ืช ื”ืžืจืฆื” ืืกื•ืจื•ืช ื•ืขื•ื“. ืื ื• ื“ื•ืจืฉื™ื ืžื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ื•ืžื”ืฉื‘ืดื› ื—ืงื™ืจื” ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ืช ื‘ื’ื™ืŸ ื’ื ื™ื‘ืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืžืคืœื’ื•ืช ื”ืขืจื‘ื™ื•ืช ื•ืžื™ืฆื•ื™ ื”ื“ื™ืŸ ืขื ื”ืขื‘ืจื™ื™ื ื™ื. ืื ื• ื“ื•ืจืฉื™ื ืžื•ื•ืขื“ืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื•ืช ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ืช ืœื—ืงื™ืจืช ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืคืœื™ืœื™ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ืฉืคื’ืขื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื”ืจ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื‘ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช. ื–ื• ืคื’ื™ืขื” ื—ืžื•ืจื” ื‘ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช ื•ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืื–ืจื—ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื’ื•ืคื™ ื”ืื›ื™ืคื” ืžื•ื›ืจื—ื™ื ืœืคืขื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื“ ืงืฉื” ื•ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื™ื™ื“ื™.
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President Mary McAleese ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช once made this sweeping generalisation about Protestants ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง in NI being brought up to hate catholics ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช She was roundly condemned and she apologised for it.
Allison Pearson (@AllisonPearson) profile pictureAllison Pearson
@AllisonPearsonOct 27
No. The British people do not want Gazan students. Most, if not all, will have been taught to hate Jews since the crib. We have a crisis of antisemitism - we should not be endangering more British Jews.
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Israeli government minister seeks arrest of Arab party leaders rte.ie/news/2026/1029/159718โ€ฆ
Mary Kenny (@MaryKenny4) profile pictureMary Kenny@MaryKenny4Oct 28
The most amazing aspect of the Israeli elections is the fully participating Arab electorate. Please tell Sally Rooney that Israel is a democracy!
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Israeli occupies large swathes of land where they do not allow those people under Israeli occupation to vote in Israeli elections. They generally live under military restrictions and only rarely act against settlers, preferring the Palestinian residents to vacate their land.
William Dalrymple (@DalrympleWill) profile pictureWilliam Dalrymple
@DalrympleWillOct 27
"Q. How democratic is the Israeli vote โ€“ and who is being disenfranchised? A: About 15 million people live in areas under Israeli control. Just over 7 million Jewish Israelis and 1.7 million Palestinian citizens of Israel live within the countryโ€™s pre-1967 borders, known as the โ€œgreen lineโ€, and have full voting rights. In the occupied West Bank, more than 500,000 Israeli settlers can vote. They live among 3.1 million Palestinians who are subject to military rule and do not have the right to vote. In occupied East Jerusalem more than 230,000 Israelis with voting rights live among 350,000 Palestinians who cannot vote. Two million Palestinians in Gaza, who live under Israeli military occupation, according to the international court of justice, also have no vote." theguardian.com/world/2026/oโ€ฆ
What you need to know about the most consequential election in Israelโ€™s history

What you need to know about the most consequential election in Israelโ€™s history

Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a new mandate in Israelโ€™s first election since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks

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They're federal agents, surely they just need to identify themselves when arresting people, no? ๐Ÿ‘€ BBC News - Details of thousands of US immigration agents leaked in major hack bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8jโ€ฆ
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[Political] parties rarely disappear but there is now serious talk about the end of the DUP ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง #Garvaghy #Drumcee #DUP #Ireland #NorthernIreland irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/โ€ฆ
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Tommy Robinson faces up to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of harassing journalists theguardian.com/uk-news/2026โ€ฆ
Tommy Robinson found guilty of harassing journalists

Tommy Robinson found guilty of harassing journalists

Daily Mail reporters and their families fled homes after far-right activist targeted them over coverage

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