Sara
devondipper.bsky.social
Sara
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Wall Street vultures and thieves already lining up. Taxpayers pay for the weapons for war to enrich finance, then finance makes even more stealing the resources.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.

Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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The aging pedophile who wants to be a king has kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation without congressional approval.

If the United States had an opposition party, they would treat this as an illegitimate act and start impeachment proceedings immediately.
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Terrifying 😩
This seems horribly probable:
Trump isn’t predictable or consistent, but this particular action *would* be consistent with the emergence of a G2+1 order where Washington and Beijing, with Moscow as a junior partner, give each other free rein in their purported spheres of influence.
January 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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The story of Europe’s economic decline while US is 'soaring' is everywhere.

But it is wrong. It is a myth.

Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.

Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Decline, what decline? The myth of dying Europe
There is a widespread view that, by comparison with the USA, Europe is in economic and social decline. But, Zucman argues, it's not true
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Supermarkets - the problem at the heart of our broken food system
#Farming #Food #FoodSecurity #PublicHealth #Agroecology
December 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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7 years after XR first called for urgent climate action, a rapid transition away from fossil fuels, and citizen-led decision-making, none of those demands has been met.

While we’ve been failed by this in power who’ve approving new fossil fuel projects while restricting climate protest.
December 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Let’s flood the consultation to ban these poisons!
Linked to cancer, fertility issues, and birth defects -- forever chemicals (PFAS) are now found in our food, drinking water, and even our blood. When we reach 100k signatures, 38 Degrees will submit o...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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This helpful suggestion was posted on Mastodon:

"Just found out that it costs Reform UK 83p every time somebody posts an envelope addressed to Freepost Plus RUHS-YGAJ-TKBL, Reform UK London SW1P 4QP.

Sounds like a good hobby."

😃👍 #UkPolitics
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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I realise there may be people reading this thread who don't live in Cymru, & so won't have received the letter, and so won't know what we're talking about. As a public service I attach an image of the envelope. I'm sure Refuck in Caerffili would love to hear your views, wherever in the UK you live.
December 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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In the short run, we can survive the decline in wealthy countries by reopening the door to immigrants, which would also offer sanctuary to people fleeing from the climate breakdown and conflict we've caused overseas. Two wins, in other words. In the long run, we'll steadily shuffle away.
8/13
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Of course, if economic and social life collapsed, the process might go into reverse, and birth rates could be expected to rise again. But is that really what you want?
For my part, I’m heartily sick of people who think collapse is the answer to anything.
www.monbiot.com/2023/10/04/t...
7/13
The Cruel Fantasies of Well-Fed People
The astonishing story of how a movement’s quest for rural simplicity drifted into a formula for mass death
www.monbiot.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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"If culture wars was going to fix anything we'd be absolutely thriving as a country."

@zackpolanski.bsky.social outlines the differences between Reform's politics of division and the Green Party's politics of hope.
December 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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When women’s safety meets the politics of division

The Women’s Safety Initiative claims to be protecting women and girls, but deeper investigation points to another agenda altogether

westenglandbylines.co.uk/features/wom...
When women’s safety meets the politics of division
The Women’s Safety Initiative claims to be protecting women and girls, but deeper investigation points to another agenda altogether
westenglandbylines.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Farage & Bonnie Plan to Give Britain a Weak Pound
YouTube video by Supertanskiii
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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“Prevention is mentioned in every 'Violence Against Women & Girls' strategy, but too often remains just words.”

Angiolini’s frustration is clear.

This report asks for action, not slogans – and accountability at every level.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @jennyrhodes42.bsky.social
New report shows the way on violence against women
An inquiry has made sound proposals on reducing violence against women. But will the government implement and fund them?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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#PublicHealth or profits - you can guess which interests companies.

"Carve outs are driven by political and economic interests rather than by new science on PFAS behavior"
www.earth.com/news/chemica...
Chemical industry accused of manipulating PFAS 'forever chemical' data
Scientists caution against attempts to narrow the PFAS chemical list by changing the definition of exactly what a "forever chemical" is.
www.earth.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Zack Polanski: The Green leader giving hope to the left

In 3 months, Zack Polanski has reignited the hope of representation for a disenfranchised left and led the charge against the rise of Reform
@rudibanfield.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk
Zack Polanski: The Green leader giving hope to the left
In 3 months, Zack Polanski has reignited the hope of representation for a disenfranchised left and led the charge against the rise of Reform
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Even in platforming our success - there's still more spin.

We're not backing "small boat migrants."

We're backing people - including people who are in desperate circumstances.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC.
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
🔴 REVEALED 🔴

The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Well, this was fun…
December 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Indeed
Teach a man who hates socialism and votes for authoritarianism to farm and he can receive socialist handouts for life from the government that bankrupted him in the first place.
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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@eddavey.libdems.org.uk

X policies actively amplify covert foreign influence campaigns
(BylineTimes article 👇)

Has anyone at the EU or in UK government done a cost-benefit analysis of retaining US as an ally, versus the (perhaps irreparable) damage to our democracies?

#BanX
"The recent exposure of covert foreign influence via imposter accounts on X is jarring enough as it is, but a closer look reveals an even more concerning reality: these accounts did not flourish in spite of the platform’s policies, but because of them" bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
December 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM