Posts by paka@mastodon.scot
(DIR) Post #AZBmzVuoee4IhMxTBw by paka@mastodon.scot
2023-08-28T12:12:36Z
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Skirmishes between Ukraine & Russia’s maritime & air forces are unfolding over gas & oil platforms the Black SeaThe oil platforms were built by Ukraine between 2010 and 2012When Russia illegally annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, occupation authorities seized control of the platforms, which #Chornomornaftogaz operateshttps://kyivindependent.com/uk-defense-ministry-skirmishes-between-ukraine-russia-over-strategically-important-gas-platforms/#RussiaInvadedUkraine #BlackSea #InternationalLaw #oil #gas #OilPlatforms #RussianWarCrimes #Crimea #CrimeanPeninsula #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
(DIR) Post #AZBnlLbuGtHudcvFVA by paka@mastodon.scot
2023-08-28T12:21:55Z
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SBU sources confirm drone attack in Russia’s Kursk regionSecurity Service of Ukraine (SBU) confirmed the agency had launched 16 drones at an airfield in Russia’s Kursk region overnight.The source said that the drones destroyed four Su-30 aircraft and one MIG-29. An S-300 complex radar and two Pantsir missile systems were also hit.https://kyivindependent.com/media-sbu-confirms-drone-attack-in-russias-kursk-region/#RussiaInvadedUkraine #drones #DroneAttacks #Kursk #military #airfields #MilitaryTargets
(DIR) Post #AaKAFwX0crOsU7ohRg by paka@mastodon.scot
2023-10-01T11:04:12Z
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Belarus to showcase abducted Ukrainian children at meeting with foreign diplomatsThis measure aims to legalize the illegal movement of Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine,According to international law, the forced deportation of children can be qualified as a war crimehttps://kyivindependent.com/foreign-ministry-lukashenko-to-hold-meetings-with-foreign-diplomats-and-illegally-deported-children-from-ukraine/#RussiaInvadedUkraine #Ukrainian #children #deportation #WarCrimes #UkrainianChildren #Belarus #propaganda #disinformation #InformationWarfare
(DIR) Post #AbrQFzFYT5N3zNhzQ8 by paka@mastodon.scot
2023-11-16T10:02:53Z
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Russia planned to steal grain & starve Ukrainians ahead of invasion, evidence showsRussia started buying cargo ships & trucks to transport grain as early as Dec 2021After the full-scale invasion in Feb 2022, Russia attacked grain-rich regions & food infrastructure as part of a deliberate starvation campaignMoscow has attacked Ukraine’s agriculture sector as a warfare tactichttps://kyivindependent.com/russia-planned-to-steal-grain-and-starve-ukrainians-ahead-of-invasion-evidence-shows/#RussiaInvadedUkraine #WarCrimes #hunger #starvation #Food
(DIR) Post #AcCZZvnRzq6EyfJ3b6 by paka@mastodon.scot
2023-11-25T18:59:58Z
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#cartoon #cats #dogs
(DIR) Post #AdcAjHHht3Nz6SHh8i by paka@mastodon.scot
2024-01-07T18:48:52Z
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Mouse filmed tidying up man’s shed every nightAfter regularly discovering that things from the night before had been mysteriously tidied, he set up a night vision camera on his workbench.It captured a mouse picking up clothes pegs, corks, nuts and bolts.1min video & article:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67902966#video #sheds #housekeeping #cleaning #tidy #mouse #mice #wildlife #CCTV #animals
(DIR) Post #AhetdtiLlZ5y1pQSeW by paka@mastodon.scot
2024-05-06T10:34:27Z
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Chaos & Decline - Watch Full Series Recap now[Humours #video spoof]On 6 May 2010 the saga began. After 14 years of Tory chaos on our screens, is the long-running Downing Street farce finally coming to an end?The main character may change but the plot remains the same: failure, internal division & scandalRishi Sunak heads up the latest season, but he’s too weak to make a differencehttps://www.conflix.uk/#Chaos #Decline #GeneralElection #poverty #SaveOurNHS #ToryLiesCostLives #Trailers
(DIR) Post #Ai32BemDGyxUyNsaTg by paka@mastodon.scot
2024-05-19T09:32:15Z
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Taiwan FM:‘If Russia can do that to #Ukraine, #China might do the same to #TaiwanTrying to avoid a war at all costs, #Taipei is walking a fine line. It defends sovereignty while attempting to not provoke #BeijingOne of Taiwan’s policies is that they should not give #authoritarian China any excuse to launch a warWu says that “a surprise attack” from China may be inevitable despite Taipei’s efforts to prevent it at all costs.https://kyivindependent.com/taiwans-fm-democracies-should-unite-to-prevent-russia-china-from-expanding-further/#Imperialism #aggression #threats
(DIR) Post #Aiia5dbelMOt9UrQNk by paka@mastodon.scot
2024-06-08T11:06:28Z
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#cartoons #economy #socialism #PublicOwnership #democracy #reality
(DIR) Post #Aj1RdToGB4dYv1vAZs by paka@mastodon.scot
2024-06-17T10:38:40Z
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Ghana president says Africa greatest victim of Russian invasion’s consequences outside EuropeConsequences of invasion go far beyond confines of #Europe. Indeed in many ways, #Africa has been the greatest victim, he saidAkufo-Addo said that #Ghana opposes great power hegemony & the bullying of small states by big powers. In this context we view & continue to view Russia’s invasion and acts of #aggressionhttps://kyivindependent.com/ghana-president-says-africa-greatest-victim-of-invasions-consequences-outside-europe/#RussianAggression #RussiaInvadedUkraine #bullying #Imperialism
(DIR) Post #AjopsJuuvyIlIOPYDQ by paka@mastodon.scot
2024-07-11T10:35:12Z
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Say NO to shareholder bailout!It’s outrageous! Shareholders dumped #sewage for over 3.6 MILLION hours last year alone. They’ve ripped out £85 billion from our bills since #privatisationWe shouldn’t have to pay to clean up their mess!Water campaigners have called for a review of who owns our water to turn the tide on the sewage crisis. 70% of us want #PublicOwnershipBlock price hikes & #nationalise #water companies NOWSign:https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop-the-shareholder-bailout-no-bill-hikes#CorporateGreed #corruption
(DIR) Post #AuZCkWfqCIVIugqwnw by paka@mastodon.scot
2025-05-28T10:14:19Z
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Experts debunk Farage claim that scrapping #NetZero would save £40bn a year#ReformUK leader claimed abandoning #climate-friendly policies would help fund his party’s commitments to ending 2-child benefit cap & bringing back Winter Fuel Payment for #OAPsBut his promises have been put under scrutiny, with Treasury civil servant saying the UK Government was spending “nothing on [the] scale” claimed by #Farage.https://www.thenational.scot/news/25195285.experts-debunk-nigel-farage-scrap-net-zero-save-40bn-claim/#RejectReformUK #FarRight #disinformation #ClimateChange
(DIR) Post #Ava9gMNpxBkm7Gxh4K by paka@mastodon.scot
2025-06-27T12:57:38Z
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Shut it down demands as #nuclear plant breaches a safety limitInspection in March estimates in #Torness's Reactor 1 central core, there are 585 cracks in bricks which are key components for cooling & could increase risk of #radioactive accidentEvidence of agreed safety case for 37-year-old Torness #NuclearPower plant as of June 2022, supported operation with up to 300 cracked brickshttps://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25260633.shut-down-demands-scotlands-last-nuclear-plant-breaches#corruption #EDF #Scotland
(DIR) Post #AvwBLXemo1Qa9KZ3vU by paka@mastodon.scot
2025-07-08T11:18:11Z
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A large chunk of #Americans have voted AGAINST their best interest for over 50 years.#Trump #flooding #Texas #DictatorTrump #fascist #traitor #ComradeKrasnov #Cuts #CutsKill #weather #PublicServices #coup #DemocracyNOW #DODGE #Musk #national_weather_service
(DIR) Post #Ax3m7vKdYYoTfcfXsm by paka@mastodon.scot
2025-08-11T09:29:43Z
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Trump orders #homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC#Trump has demanded homeless residents of Washington DC leave the country’s capital or face #eviction, and again promised to use federal officers to jail criminals, even though violent crime in the city was at a 30-year low when he took office in January.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/10/trump-homeless-golf-course-washington-dc#dictatorship #DictatorTrump #traitor #BringBackDemocracy #tyrant #authoritarian #narcissist #fascism #poverty #TyrantTrump #ImpeachTrump
(DIR) Post #Ax4F1cmsUNAN5ZE8rg by paka@mastodon.scot
2025-08-11T08:51:21Z
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#Glasgow neighbourhood where over 50 shops are boycotting IsraelThe community is at centre of growing #Scottish movement to #BoycottIsrael amid its #genocide in #GazaCalled #Apartheid Free Zones (AFZ) Scotland, an initiative launched by Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) that is looking to sign up shops, restaurants, businesses, community organisations & trade unions across #Scotland to commit to BDS practiceshttps://www.thenational.scot/news/25376985.glasgow-neighbourhood-50-shops-boycotting-israel/#WarCrimes #IsraeliWarCrimes #CiviliansKilled
(DIR) Post #AzEHBEJrV5mGpmTRr6 by paka@mastodon.scot
2025-10-15T08:49:00Z
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Palestine Action “not close” to terror group, Scottish board foundA #Scottish counter-terrorism board found that #PalestineAction’s activities fell below the threshold to be considered #terrorism before the group were banned by #Labour, The National can reveal.It appears that #Police #Scotland concluded the group’s activity was well below the terrorism threshold.https://www.thenational.scot/news/25543064.scottish-contest-board-said-palestine-action-not-terrorist-group/#ToxicLabour #RedReform #StarmerNotLabour #DemocracyNOW #ProportionalRepresentation #PR
(DIR) Post #AzKfsplvgwARIAge2K by paka@mastodon.scot
2025-10-18T10:36:38Z
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Palestine Action defendants face 36-MINUTE trials with no juryPeople charged under Terrorism Act for supporting #PalestineAction – in reality opposing government’s decision to ban the non-violent anti-genocide group as ‘terrorists’ – will face #non-jury trials limited to only 36 minutes with verdicts decided only by a judge under a judge’s plans for #Starmer Courts [Stalin Courts] conducting mass trials of #anti-genocide #protestors, according to former ambassador Craig Murray[1/3]
(DIR) Post #AzKfsrQjWiOuR0mkHA by paka@mastodon.scot
2025-10-18T10:37:15Z
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#UK has become an unequivocal #PoliceState under #Starmer, whose #Stalinist instincts have always been clearMurray & others are fighting this appalling legislation, its misuse & have set up a crowd fund to raise money for legal costs the fight will incurhttps://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/10/17/palestine-action-trials-juries/#ToxicLabour #RedReformUK #DictatorStarmer #Stalin #StalinCourts #DemocracyNOW #FairTrials[3/3]
(DIR) Post #AzKfsw9Xy2cl59magK by paka@mastodon.scot
2025-10-18T10:36:58Z
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Most of those arrested have been #pensioners & #disabled peopleHeard in batches of 5 at rate of 10/day – giving 36 court minutes for each defendantThis is a #farce, a spectacle of mass show trial. The 36 minutes includes prosecution, defence cases & cross-examination[2/3]