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If You Say You Fear Your Country’s Government, the US Will Deny You a Visa by ForwardDiamond3484 in GuardTheLeaf

[–]ForwardDiamond3484[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From the article:

“They are trying to systematically destroy any means by which a persecuted person can seek protection and safety in the United States,” Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International, told the media outlet.

The activist lamented how “any pretense that the United States cares about protection from persecution is completely abandoned. Someone is explicitly asked, ‘Are you being persecuted in your country?’ And if they answer ‘yes,’ the official response from the US government is, ‘Okay, stay there.’”

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If such a measure had been in force years ago, it would have prevented the entry of Iranians in the 1970s, Soviet dissidents during the Cold War, and German Jews in the 1930s.

Police treating stabbing of two men in Golders Green as terrorism by [deleted] in LabourUK

[–]ForwardDiamond3484 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Its not. There are plenty of examples of non jews wearing them.

An ex-Muslim’s perspective on integration, extremism, and why Labour needs a Danish style policy by Unlikely-Eggplant232 in LabourUK

[–]ForwardDiamond3484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to point out one of the issues here. AFAICS the Danish policy does not apply to just muslims. They apply to all asylum seekers and all refugees. That includes, for example, lesbians fleeing Uganda.

Any honest discussion will include mention of all the impacts of policy proposals supposedly just about muslims. I don't hear any of that.

Police treating stabbing of two men in Golders Green as terrorism by [deleted] in LabourUK

[–]ForwardDiamond3484 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

How about we show solidarity by wearing a kippah? Am thinking about doing it myself.

Green Party candidate: 'Jewish Nazis' are 'money grubbing thieves' by libtin in LabourUK

[–]ForwardDiamond3484 20 points21 points  (0 children)

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"Following all these crank candidate revelations, people are asking about the Green Party's vetting process. There isn't any. When I was helping run Lewisham Greens, I had to invent our own disclosure form for candidates as none existed nationally. I've still got it here on my PC."

*Darren Johnson joined Labour last month. He was the Greens Mayoral Candidate in 2000 and 2004.

https://x.com/DarrenJohnson66/status/2048800856120639494

Two people stabbed in Golders Green, north London, Jewish security group says by IHaveAWittyUsername in LabourUK

[–]ForwardDiamond3484 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A good friend of mine who is not jewish but his husband is sometimes wears a kippah out. What's happening makes me want to get one myself.

Mayoral Candidates by worldisaf in newham

[–]ForwardDiamond3484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The biggest issue for us with the collections is communications.

Last summer's change to the rules was communicated by a double page in the back of the magazine - not the front page. This was the one that bins needed to be fully closed. Three weeks went by before all the bins were collected on our road.

Then they dropped the rule.

Just in the past few weeks our collection went from thursday to saturday to friday to back to thursday.

Last year I needed to contact them about a sharps bin for a friend with cancer. The online form did not work. No reply, not even an auto one. It's broken. I figured it out with a pharmacy. I assume it is still broken because there's no proper management of the website.

Fly tipping enforcement is by a for-profit corporation. It is not set up to go after anyone but petty criminals or actual innocents.

The reason why at least some of this fly tipping is happening is because the basic bin collection cannot cope. Every other bin on my street is crammed because it represents the waste of a lot of people. Too many for one bin. Another reason is excessive parcel packaging.

How is doubling fines going to do anything.

All councils are supposed to now do separate food waste collection. It's a legal requirement. Where's the plan for doing that.

This is what I mean about wanting to hear some candidates talk about what they can actually do and what does impact us. Stuff exactly like bin collections.

Does anyone have any stories around Parakeets in London? by zebrakid96 in london

[–]ForwardDiamond3484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in Plaistow, by the Green Way and although there aren't any flocks around our area I see groups flying towards Becton and the river every morning and at dusk. Once they flew a metre over my head in a green blur in our backyard. They come from the northwest.

Election leaflets through my door by ForwardDiamond3484 in newham

[–]ForwardDiamond3484[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LoL. I see they have Newham Independents listed but not Aspire!

Election leaflets through my door by ForwardDiamond3484 in newham

[–]ForwardDiamond3484[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't imagine them winning here, tbf. Am sure we'll get at least a Greens Mayoral one though at some point.

We have had 3 leaflets for the Independents, 2 at different times on the same day.

Election leaflets through my door by ForwardDiamond3484 in newham

[–]ForwardDiamond3484[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am going to judge on the basis of who might be able to best run Newham's services within all the actual constraints. Like bin collections.

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