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@brent council Christmas tree.

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Visa fees scandal: Home Office 'illegally' charged for English checks and may have to repay millions https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/visa-fee-home-office-english-test-job-illegal-charge-b1193516.html

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I would always go fix my phone where I can. Obviously there will come a time where it will not be possible to do so but locking out parts to be swapped is just wrong.

i do not have and will never have an iphone but i've been watching hugh jeffrey's videos where he keeps exposing apple's cartoonishly evil anti-repair practices and whatever you think they are doing to keep people purchasing new devices, it is astonishingly worse.

jeffrey's releases videos every time there's a new iphone where he tries to switch parts between two brand new, straight-from-the-store working phones and shows how apple has serialized the internal components so multiple phone functions are disabled when a part with a different serial number is put inside it, effectively killing third party repair, as well as scraping non-functioning phones for parts, while iOS deceptively claims that it is a third party part and it is locking the phone for "safety" purposes.

apple was also exposed recently for not only shredding half a million traded-in phones, but taking the company they were hiring to do so to court for failing to destroy products and instead selling some of them on the side 💀

this video jeffrey posted a month ago puts side to side the claims an apple technician gave at a legislative hearing when speaking against oregon's right to repair bill, and jefferey himself demonstrating that they were, well, lying out of their ass. it doesn't have nearly enough views imo so i'm sharing it here.

in short: stop buying apple products if you care about the right to repair, reducing e-waste and human rights.

the exploitation of cobalt mines in congo is fueling the fire of genocide; people are dying in the thousands in subhuman slavery conditions every day while apple does everything in their power to stop people from repairing and re-selling their products while claiming they are committed to reducing e-waste.

we need to be committing acts of t[redacted]ism against corporate greed but in the meantime withholding your consumer power is the bare minimum

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With our mayor of London @sadiq and my labour council leaders at the launch of the London campaign for the may council elections. https://www.instagram.com/p/CcGh_LLMr3c/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Amazing celebrations today for Holi in the Brent civic centre. (at The Drum Wembley) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbnKTMZsqe1/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Papaya tree. (at Jhelum, Punjab) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYMadP4MqTf/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The last day of the year and the last Friday of the year as well. (at Jhelum, Punjab) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYHVjE_DTIG/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Amazing to be with our health colleagues supporting our residents in the local community to raise awareness of diabetes and other health problems that we can help to tackle early on. https://www.instagram.com/p/CWRpBuHtW1Z/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#wewillrememberthem Brent Cllrs, MP's , Assembly Member and residents at the #remembranceday events https://www.instagram.com/p/CWRoGRENY8f/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Visit the new " Indian Temptation # shop in Wembley Triangle. Just got some Barfi. (at London Borough of Brent) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWOdom3svJ4/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Celebrating #Diwali on Ealing Road with the community and friends. A great atmosphere. Great music. Delicious food and the best celebrations for everyone to enjoy. (at London Borough of Brent) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVashJ4lTAX/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Good morning https://www.instagram.com/p/CVZzRl6lBdn/?utm_medium=tumblr

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At the stonebridge family wellbeing centre with parents and childre for the family fun day. I'm definitely having fun (at Stonebridge, London) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS1W-H0sE4P/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Mela on Ealing Road at the Brent Indian association (at London Borough of Brent) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSDDQQKMO7l/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A big thank you to everyone for taking care of our area. Brent in Bloom. Grass cut and edged. New trees planted. Wild flowers and sunflowers 🌻 (at London Borough of Brent) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR_TBuEshOH/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Flowers for the better half. (at London Borough of Brent) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR8qspbsJwY/?utm_medium=tumblr