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emekakman.bsky.social
Emek
@emekakman.bsky.social
170 followers 59 following 270 posts
A Gen X cynic brewing sarcasm as dark as Turkish coffee. Served from London with dry, surreal wit and a splash of existential dread. Ranting about UK and Turkish politics since before Wi-Fi.
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 4h
I second that!
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 4h
This
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Between These Lines 🇪🇺 ⚽ 🏈 🏀⚾ 🏒 @footballlibrettist.bsky.social · 4h
Funny they're not so bothered Bout Tommy Twelve-Names changing his name, or the EDL.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5h
Greens growing. Reform ratttled.

PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 4h
Simple facts!
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Oswyn @timeforheroes.bsky.social · 5h
Nigel Farage

💥 takes money from foreign entities
💥 attacks Britain & it's workers from abroad
💥 has campaigned for 2 sex offenders in the US

Richard Tice

💥 Fake patriot that uses offshore trusts to avoid paying tax in the UK
💥 Takes money from Russian donors
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 1d
It does. My name means "labour" in Turkish and believe me it does.
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 3d
If my memory serves me right, Shine on you Crazy Dimond was written for him.
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 3d
You are extraordinary Zack ✨️
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 5d
I didn’t think politics could surprise me anymore. Then the Greens did. I went from existential crisis to actually paying attention — and cracking a smile.
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Jonty @jontyscorner.bsky.social · 6d
I'm 45.
This might be the first time I feel like a party leader actually listens.
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 5d
Once again, Zack reminds us why we believe in him.

Never again for anyone!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5d
We must all keep speaking out.

Thanks for all the kind words for this pretty combatative interview.

The truth is simple. Let's just all keep telling the truth.

youtu.be/goTgeKyJNaQ?...
'A classroom of kids is massacred everyday': Zack Polanski on Gaza
YouTube video by LBC
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 5d
I love it when you say "bloody" 😂
Ps. you really are our last hope, please use this oppurtunity well. 💚
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 5d
Take it to Westminster — and bring a defibrillator.
Empathy hasn’t had a pulse there in years.

Dream guest? Netanyahu — so you can show how Jewish identity can heal instead of harm.

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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 5d
Finally, a politician who sounds like a person — not a malfunctioning empathy simulator. 💚
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
MAGA begging Democrats for help is like the arsonist asking the fire brigade to be nicer.
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
If we let grief be weaponised, we all lose. Fighting antisemitism, Islamophobia, genocide, and terror is one struggle. Anything less is surrendering the future to the far right. 🕯️
#Manchester
#Antisemitism
#UKPolitics
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
True solidarity means holding two truths at once:
– October 7th was a massacre.
– Gaza is a genocide.
Mourning one while ignoring the other isn’t compassion. It’s political convenience dressed as empathy.
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
“Stop the marches” we heard at a vigil. Translation: silence pro-Palestine solidarity. But criticising Israel ≠ antisemitism. Equating the two protects state violence, not Jewish lives. The far right thrives on this confusion.
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
Antisemitism is rising. Fact. So is Islamophobia. Both are fuelled by the far right, who pretend to defend Jews while pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories, and demonise Muslims to justify authoritarianism. Hate is the only winner.
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
Gaza is not a “conflict.” It is a genocide in real time. Entire neighbourhoods gone, children starved, hospitals bombed. If our outrage ends at the border, then what we defend is not justice — it’s impunity for power.
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
October 7th was horrific. Civilians murdered, families destroyed. But grief has been weaponised since. Israel’s government used it to justify the mass killing of Palestinians. One atrocity cannot excuse another. Selective grief isn’t solidarity. It’s hierarchy.
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
The Manchester synagogue attacks show us something brutal: antisemitism is alive, violent, and must be fought. But if we only confront hate when Jews are the target — and ignore Islamophobia or the genocide in Gaza — we’re not fighting hate. We’re managing it.
#Manchester
#Antisemitism
#UKPolitics
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
Here’s the kicker: #AI won’t replace you. But the person who knows how to use it will. You can resent the tool, or you can master it. The choice is yours. The future doesn’t wait for permission.
#Future #Tech #Innovation
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
So no—you don’t really hate #AI. You hate being challenged to grow, adapt, and rethink what makes you valuable. AI is a mirror. The problem isn’t the reflection—it’s your refusal to face it honestly.
#Future #Tech #Innovation
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
Here’s the truth: #AI isn’t the villain. The villain is how people choose to wield it. Used ethically, it helps us create, learn, and heal. Used carelessly, it repeats old mistakes. The technology reflects us back at ourselves.
#Future #Tech #Innovation
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
History repeats. Electricity was “too dangerous.” Trains were “unnatural.” The printing press was “heresy.” Now it’s #AI’s turn to be feared before it’s mastered. Progress always terrifies those unwilling to adapt.
#Future #Tech #Innovation
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
It’s easier to scream “#AI is evil” than admit you don’t know how to integrate it into your work or art. Hatred is simpler than learning. But refusing to adapt doesn’t stop the future—it only ensures you’re left behind.
#Future #Tech #Innovation
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Emek @emekakman.bsky.social · 7d
Blaming #AI for layoffs, propaganda, or inequality is lazy. AI didn’t fire anyone—CEOs did. AI doesn’t spread lies—people do. The tech is neutral. Misuse comes from human choices, often disguised as “innovation.”
#Future #Tech #Innovation
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