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[Sharon Leavy @SharonLeavy]

@carl_thompson70 It does. Glorious picture!

[Sharon Leavy @SharonLeavy]

@carl_thompson70 You’ll love it. I think you’d like some of his other books too. Happy reading!

[The Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion]

📣🚨CONVERSION THERAPY BAN PETITION

The Government has announced it intends to press ahead with a ban on conversion therapy. Like most 'bans', this sounds benign. How could anyone not want to ban giving electric shocks to gay kids?

But the fact is, that's already against the law, as are all the other coercive practices conjured up by the phrase 'conversion therapy'. So what is it the Government wants to ban, exactly? The answer is 'converting' children who think they're trans to being 'cisgendered'. That's where the impetus for this ban has come from — well-funded pro-trans lobby groups like Stonewall and Mermaids.

So any parent who 'misgenders' their confused adolescent daughter, or tries to talk them out of embarking on an irreversible medical pathway, could face criminal charges for trying to 'convert' them. And we're not talking about out a slap on the wrist. In the state of Victoria, Australia, which brought in a conversion therapy ban in 2021, the maximum penalty for trying to 'convert' someone is 10 years in prison.

It won't just be parents and medical professionals who will risk imprisonment for trying to talk gender-confused children out of mutilating themselves. Any religious leader who shares the teachings of their faith on issues like homosexuality and gay marriage, could also face prosecution. That's what this authoritarian Government wants to ban — any dissent from radical progressive orthodoxy when it comes to sex and gender.

So please do sign our petition and let Andy Burnham know how you feel about this anti-free speech measure. Speech is always curtailed in the name of preventing 'harm'. But stopping parents talking honestly to their children about the risks of irreversible medical procedures will cause actual, real world harm. This is a fight we have to win.

✍️ Sign our petition below 👇

[Nayib Bukele @nayibbukele]

El segundo avión ya llegó a Venezuela y el tercero ya está en camino con más maquinaria, equipo e insumos para fortalecer las labores de búsqueda, rescate y atención.

En total serán 6 aviones los que enviaremos como parte de esta misión humanitaria en apoyo a nuestros hermanos venezolanos.

Que Dios bendiga a Venezuela y a todos los que forman parte de esta misión 🇸🇻🇻🇪

[Steve Sweeney @SweeneySteve]

Over thousands of years the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon has withstood invasion and attack, most famously the siege of Alexander the Great.

Now the threat comes not from the sea, but from the sky, with Tyre subjected to intense Israeli bombardment threatening the future of the city once more

Many however stayed despite the bombs and told us that as long as Tyre remains, they will stay rooted in their land

[Glenn Diesen @Glenn_Diesen]

NATO paid for a proxy army, and Ukrainian men will therefore not receive protection. This was never about "helping" Ukrainians.

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

As I was editing this myself this evening I couldn't wipe the smile off my face.

To see the new life that Maximus has is the stuff of dreams. A big gentle giant of a dog who deserves this so much 🥰

[Sharon Leavy @SharonLeavy]

@MenAtWork_MC I had to look up what the word meant. How depressing!

[Glenn Diesen @Glenn_Diesen]

After being used by NATO as a proxy for 7 years to fight to the last man, Zelensky seems to believe that he is actually in charge.

[Glenn Diesen @Glenn_Diesen]

On the day Starmer resigned, he approved strikes on Russia's Voronezh region with Storm Shadows. Will they cry "unprovoked" when Russia retaliates against Britain?

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

My only non negotiable is that I start my day feeding the 80 street dogs in Thailand.

I've so many bigger things to do for the charity and scaling up but this is the part I'll never give up.

It's one hour of the day but it keeps my heart full and depression at bay!

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

Yesterday we got a call about a very sick dog who'd been abandoned and was living in amongst a trash dump beside a workers' camp.

He's very very sick and very tired but you can just tell he has a wonderful spirit. Slightly longer watch but he’s a special boy to meet ❤️

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

Our newest little arrival. He'd been abandoned and left to fend for himself.

You can see at the end what safety finally means to him. Pure exhaustion

The road to recovery starts here

[System Update @systemupdate_]

☢️🚨 WHAT IS HAPPENING IN UKRAINE: “That war is getting more dangerous than ever!”

In the last 72 hours, “Ukraine has carried out very serious strikes on oil refineries in Moscow that have closed airports. They are now able to attack deep into Russian territory—they attacked Saint Petersburg, where Putin was.”

The Ukrainians have a simple argument: “If you’re going to attack Kiev and our cities, we can attack yours.”

“BIG DIFFERENCE IS: Russia is a nuclear-armed power, and Ukraine is not.”

@ggreenwald on the little-scrutinized danger of the Russia-Ukraine war:

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

Presidential longevity is easy when you just indefinitely cancel all elections and shut down opposition media. 🇺🇦

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

If anybody out there is feeling bad about their life or a little hopeless or struggling with an injury, then this is the video for you. I still cannot understand how Stormzy made it back and is looking and acting as unbelievably well as he is today. It just fills my heart with so much joy.

We've had a few tough losses recently with Apollo, Atlas, and little Al Pacino. I was just scrolling through my videos with dinner, looking at some of the success stories to try and remember the wins that we have. So so proud of this little boy. He's a perfect example of never giving up and always fighting because there is a better life out there ahead of us all.

[Peter Oborne @OborneTweets]

Burnham talks of change. I wish he wouldn’t. He is a reversion to the long lost time when Labour prime ministers were men of the people. A giant step backwards to a better sort of British politics. My verdict on Makersfield for Byline Times:

https://t.co/yiOtGM43G1

[Tucker Carlson @TuckerCarlson]

Turns out the Israeli government is targeting American churches to indoctrinate unsuspecting Christians. Nathan Apffel, director of “The Religion Business” explains.

0:00 The Idolization of the Nation-State of Israel by Christian Leaders
5:40 Israel’s Tracking of Megachurch Attendees With Zionist Messaging
10:59 The Exploitation of the Elderly by Churches
13:43 How Many Pastors Know They’re Being Influenced by Israel?
18:19 Who Funds Trips to Israel for Pastors?
24:32 Is Christian Zionism in Retreat, or Is It Expanding?
29:09 Is Tithing Biblical? Where Do Its Origins Come From?
38:51 Politics in the Church and Where Church Funds Actually Go
47:13 The Ideal Model for American Churches
49:16 What Would Happen if a Church Declined Nonprofit Status?
54:00 How Large Is the Mormon Church’s Enterprise?
56:08 Do Pastors Actually Get Rich?
57:19 How Christianity Is Being Eaten by the American Machine
1:01:07 In the Midst of an American Christian Revival, Where Are People Going?
1:02:42 The Franchising of Church
1:07:46 Are Churches Waking up to Middle Eastern Christian Persecution?

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

What a difference 8 weeks make.

Rocky says thanks to everybody for believing in him when he was down.

He wishes you a lovely Saturday ❤️ (7/7)

[Max Blumenthal @MaxBlumenthal]

Israel ignores MOU - Max on the Iran "deal" https://t.co/BGc21ElaKp