Stephen Morley
@geraldwinstanley.bsky.social
Open to all that promotes openness and universal flourishing; against all that negates this.
Yep.
Conspiracism gets so preoccupied with what's hidden (whether real or imagined) that it ignores what's in plain sight. How wealth and power are produced and maintained is not a mystery, it happens right in front of us every day through processes which we are all capable of seeing and understanding.
February 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Yep.
Brilliant. If it was my old school I doubt if he would have walked away in one piece.
Live your life in such a way that your ideology doesn't get your ass beat into the ground by an entire 10th grade class
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Brilliant. If it was my old school I doubt if he would have walked away in one piece.
Good to see Channel Four News exposing the bastards that hunt foxes.
February 2, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Good to see Channel Four News exposing the bastards that hunt foxes.
Given the criticism of Polanski re NATO, I thought I would jot down a few thoughts:
February 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Given the criticism of Polanski re NATO, I thought I would jot down a few thoughts:
However much I think that this Labour govt. needs to be thrown out of office, the thought of a Reform majority at the next GE is too disastrous to contemplate. Reform are likely to increasingly push the fascist ideology of ‘homeland’ (Die Heimat, Vaterland). 1/2
January 31, 2026 at 10:49 PM
However much I think that this Labour govt. needs to be thrown out of office, the thought of a Reform majority at the next GE is too disastrous to contemplate. Reform are likely to increasingly push the fascist ideology of ‘homeland’ (Die Heimat, Vaterland). 1/2
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"Immigration policy" is rules governing movement of people across border, how people can change status. Reasonable people can disagree on this.
Targeting & terrorizing, abducting & disappearing, murdering & beating people are crimes against humanity. "Immigration policy/enforcement" it ain't.
Targeting & terrorizing, abducting & disappearing, murdering & beating people are crimes against humanity. "Immigration policy/enforcement" it ain't.
January 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
"Immigration policy" is rules governing movement of people across border, how people can change status. Reasonable people can disagree on this.
Targeting & terrorizing, abducting & disappearing, murdering & beating people are crimes against humanity. "Immigration policy/enforcement" it ain't.
Targeting & terrorizing, abducting & disappearing, murdering & beating people are crimes against humanity. "Immigration policy/enforcement" it ain't.
In order of the most common, X functions as: 1 antagonistic 2 propagandistic 3 informative 4 suggestive 5 dialogical. We need a platform that disallows nos.1&2, which vastly outstrip no.5. Bluesky reduces these, but, sharing a similar format to X, is not really designed for 5, serious dialogue.
January 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
In order of the most common, X functions as: 1 antagonistic 2 propagandistic 3 informative 4 suggestive 5 dialogical. We need a platform that disallows nos.1&2, which vastly outstrip no.5. Bluesky reduces these, but, sharing a similar format to X, is not really designed for 5, serious dialogue.
The silence of Corbyn, Sultana and whoever is currently running Your Party, in relation to the current situation in Iran doesn’t bode well. Does it follow the position of Progressive International in its support of the current Iranian regime?
January 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The silence of Corbyn, Sultana and whoever is currently running Your Party, in relation to the current situation in Iran doesn’t bode well. Does it follow the position of Progressive International in its support of the current Iranian regime?
I haven’t seen any improvement in the layout and other features of Bluesky since it started. It is still difficult to read.
January 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I haven’t seen any improvement in the layout and other features of Bluesky since it started. It is still difficult to read.
I agree with what is said in this Guardian piece. The Qu is: What outcome to the protests would provide the best conditions for fighting for genuine democracy and universal values?
Iran’s protesters need our support – not another western-intervention disaster | Owen Jones
Iran’s protesters need our support – not another western-intervention disaster | Owen Jones
January 13, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I agree with what is said in this Guardian piece. The Qu is: What outcome to the protests would provide the best conditions for fighting for genuine democracy and universal values?
Iran’s protesters need our support – not another western-intervention disaster | Owen Jones
Iran’s protesters need our support – not another western-intervention disaster | Owen Jones
The hope that people might begin to critically assess arguments, has to reckon with the fact that for very many there is no interest in the strength of arguments.
I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis
I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis
January 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The hope that people might begin to critically assess arguments, has to reckon with the fact that for very many there is no interest in the strength of arguments.
I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis
I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis
I think that the reporting of the US actions in Venezuela on BBC 6 Music News was written by someone from the US Embassy.
January 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I think that the reporting of the US actions in Venezuela on BBC 6 Music News was written by someone from the US Embassy.
An impressive speech. May the force be with him.
@ZohranKMamdani:
“We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism!”
Hope.
“We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism!”
Hope.
a man in a suit and tie stands at a podium with a sign that says zohran for new york city
Alt: a man in a suit and tie stands at a podium with a sign that says zohran for new york city
media.tenor.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
An impressive speech. May the force be with him.
Fine as far as it goes. But reason isn’t a dominant force, even without AI. And the reason for this goes beyond either “laziness and cowardice,” or “the reassuring certainty of subordination”. We need a deeper concept of reason and why it fails to take hold, or AI is likely to win out.
December 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Fine as far as it goes. But reason isn’t a dominant force, even without AI. And the reason for this goes beyond either “laziness and cowardice,” or “the reassuring certainty of subordination”. We need a deeper concept of reason and why it fails to take hold, or AI is likely to win out.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
If you’re lonely today and want someone to talk to in the U.K.:
• Call Samaritans 116 123 – 24/7
• Text SHOUT to 85258 – free, 24/7 text support
• 55+: The Silver Line 0800 470 8090 – friendship and listening, 24/7
• Under 19: Childline 0800 1111 or chat online
We are here on bluesky too🩷
• Call Samaritans 116 123 – 24/7
• Text SHOUT to 85258 – free, 24/7 text support
• 55+: The Silver Line 0800 470 8090 – friendship and listening, 24/7
• Under 19: Childline 0800 1111 or chat online
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Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have:
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
December 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have:
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.
Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.
It seems to me that the tradition or culture of black activism in the US is, and perhaps has been for a long time, well ahead, in both what it has to say and how it expresses that, of anything similar in the UK. As evidenced in the whole of this discussion.
youtube.com/watch?v=Uwwn...
youtube.com/watch?v=Uwwn...
Urban Consulate: Jason Reynolds & Tressie McMillan Cottom
YouTube video by Urban Consulate
youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It seems to me that the tradition or culture of black activism in the US is, and perhaps has been for a long time, well ahead, in both what it has to say and how it expresses that, of anything similar in the UK. As evidenced in the whole of this discussion.
youtube.com/watch?v=Uwwn...
youtube.com/watch?v=Uwwn...
Shabana Mahmood is an avatar of open Britain – that’s what makes her fable about immigration so seductive | Nesrine Malik
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Shabana Mahmood is an avatar of open Britain – that’s what makes her fable about immigration so seductive | Nesrine Malik
The letter needs to be addressed not just to Zultana, but to many others on ‘the left’ (such as Stop the War) who have an incoherent position re Russia (and China).
This is an important and heartfelt letter. Unfortunately there has been a real blindspot among some people on the British and European left. We should oppose imperialism and fascism, wherever they occur.
heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
An Open Letter to Zarah Sultana
Galina Rymbu, an activist living in Ukraine, responds to Zarah Sultana's recent remarks on support for Ukraine.
heckle.scot
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The letter needs to be addressed not just to Zultana, but to many others on ‘the left’ (such as Stop the War) who have an incoherent position re Russia (and China).
A real rarity: an ambitious and progressive plan that might become a reality. Will this Labour govt. fully support it?
How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality
How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A real rarity: an ambitious and progressive plan that might become a reality. Will this Labour govt. fully support it?
How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality
How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality
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We're facing a political emergency: a high likelihood of an shamelessly authoritarian government in 2029. So we urgently need this basic safeguard: a codified constitution.
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot
It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
We're facing a political emergency: a high likelihood of an shamelessly authoritarian government in 2029. So we urgently need this basic safeguard: a codified constitution.
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The language of politics is made up of absurd, obfuscating, abstractions. “Integration” is one of them. What on earth is that meant to mean? Has it ever existed?
A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants | Nesrine Malik
A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants | Nesrine Malik
October 20, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The language of politics is made up of absurd, obfuscating, abstractions. “Integration” is one of them. What on earth is that meant to mean? Has it ever existed?
A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants | Nesrine Malik
A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants | Nesrine Malik
The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Yes. But I still think that a majority of the population (maybe only a small one) reject this normalisation of a, very, reactionary mindset. The problem is that most of these remain passive, confused, onlookers.
It seems pretty clear to me now: Keir Starmer would rather lose to Reform than to the Labour left, which is his real enemy. Any policy that might recover lost ground with voters has to be struck down, as it looks like a concession to the Labour left. And he and his team cannot contemplate that.
October 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Yes. But I still think that a majority of the population (maybe only a small one) reject this normalisation of a, very, reactionary mindset. The problem is that most of these remain passive, confused, onlookers.
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YouTubers are earning up to £20,000 a month by making provocative videos that have targeted a Norfolk hotel used to house asylum seekers.
Hotels up and down the country are regularly targeted by content creators known as ‘auditors’.
Hotels up and down the country are regularly targeted by content creators known as ‘auditors’.
Lucrative hate: YouTubers target migrant hotels for clicks
YouTubers are cashing in by harassing asylum seekers at hotels, turning human misery into profitable, divisive entertainment
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
YouTubers are earning up to £20,000 a month by making provocative videos that have targeted a Norfolk hotel used to house asylum seekers.
Hotels up and down the country are regularly targeted by content creators known as ‘auditors’.
Hotels up and down the country are regularly targeted by content creators known as ‘auditors’.