Jack
@jackforgot.bsky.social
Here to find good news about rational, green, progressivism. Web/tech oriented despite often wanting to live in a cave.
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Extreme inequality is poisoning democracy, stalling growth, and fuelling division.
At the upcoming Budget, the Government can stop the rot if they tax the super-rich, end the cuts and protect public services.
Demand a budget for the 99.9%.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...
At the upcoming Budget, the Government can stop the rot if they tax the super-rich, end the cuts and protect public services.
Demand a budget for the 99.9%.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...
Demand a budget for the 99.9%
Extreme inequality is concentrating power in the hands of a few, poisoning democracy, stalling growth, and fuelling division. At the upcoming Budget, the Government can stop the rot if they choose to tax the super-rich, end the cuts and protect public services.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Extreme inequality is poisoning democracy, stalling growth, and fuelling division.
At the upcoming Budget, the Government can stop the rot if they tax the super-rich, end the cuts and protect public services.
Demand a budget for the 99.9%.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...
At the upcoming Budget, the Government can stop the rot if they tax the super-rich, end the cuts and protect public services.
Demand a budget for the 99.9%.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...
Absolutely, it's maddening. There seems to be a sort of fallacy amongst many who remain that they are fighting a vital battle to balance the platform. But I'm not sure it works like that anymore?
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Absolutely, it's maddening. There seems to be a sort of fallacy amongst many who remain that they are fighting a vital battle to balance the platform. But I'm not sure it works like that anymore?
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Have been thinking about “immigration has been tearing this country apart.” Surely I’m not the only person to think that it isn’t true, but inflamed rhetoric about immigration by politicians is what is tearing this country apart and so statements like that only makes it worse.
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Have been thinking about “immigration has been tearing this country apart.” Surely I’m not the only person to think that it isn’t true, but inflamed rhetoric about immigration by politicians is what is tearing this country apart and so statements like that only makes it worse.
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“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
This platform maybe newer than some others but it's still a rage and misery machine isn't it?
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This platform maybe newer than some others but it's still a rage and misery machine isn't it?
Yep, same. What has driven them to this?
How have Labour watched the Tories spend 2-3 years parroting Farage then lose an election badly and conclude a similar strategy is the best course of action?
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
Just another of those days when I hate this government
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Yep, same. What has driven them to this?
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ffs what is labour doing here? when will they learn they can’t win (and shouldn’t win) on the right’s terms?
UK government to shake up human rights laws in asylum overhaul on.ft.com/3WZAePy
UK government to shake up human rights laws in asylum overhaul
Home Office to give more weight to ‘public interest’ of removing foreign criminals and those who entered illegally
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
ffs what is labour doing here? when will they learn they can’t win (and shouldn’t win) on the right’s terms?
Greatly enjoyed listening to this. Time to pause and reflect on the state of the web I feel
A delightful chat…even if I got a little mad…
Hank Green has made a living riding the algorithmic waves of the social web. He joins @cwarzel.bsky.social to discuss the early promise of the internet—and what went wrong.
Listen to the inaugural episode of “Galaxy Brain”:
Listen to the inaugural episode of “Galaxy Brain”:
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Greatly enjoyed listening to this. Time to pause and reflect on the state of the web I feel
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Can we go back to the days when politicians said that they really wanted to help people but it’s very hard and takes time, rather than saying that they want to hurt people and can do it quickly?
November 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Can we go back to the days when politicians said that they really wanted to help people but it’s very hard and takes time, rather than saying that they want to hurt people and can do it quickly?
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This is the logical consequence of Labour’s appeasement of the far right - this is an arms race Labour should never seek to win
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This is the logical consequence of Labour’s appeasement of the far right - this is an arms race Labour should never seek to win
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The Dutch election proved what we've been saying for ages: that PR voting systems tame extremist parties and expose them.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Dutch election proved what we've been saying for ages: that PR voting systems tame extremist parties and expose them.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
Monbiot often provides vocabulary I didn't realise I needed. In this case 'epistemic crisis'.
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Monbiot often provides vocabulary I didn't realise I needed. In this case 'epistemic crisis'.
Terrifying. I'm terrified. This episode has terrified me.
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Terrifying. I'm terrified. This episode has terrified me.
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If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
The latest BBC controversy has brought out the absolute worst in my BlueSky feed. Otherwise sensible people making angry statements decrying others for having slightly different opinions. This is where I have doubts about what this kind of platform actually does
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The latest BBC controversy has brought out the absolute worst in my BlueSky feed. Otherwise sensible people making angry statements decrying others for having slightly different opinions. This is where I have doubts about what this kind of platform actually does
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Well overdue for Bond to stop a crazy US President from blowing up the UK. Movie opens as he’s suing the BBC for … I dunno … a billion dollars?
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Well overdue for Bond to stop a crazy US President from blowing up the UK. Movie opens as he’s suing the BBC for … I dunno … a billion dollars?
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There's an army of people out there telling us change is impossible.
Only that it is not.
10 years ago electric vehicles plaid almost no role in global car sales.
Today one in five cars sold worldwide is electric.
Only that it is not.
10 years ago electric vehicles plaid almost no role in global car sales.
Today one in five cars sold worldwide is electric.
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
There's an army of people out there telling us change is impossible.
Only that it is not.
10 years ago electric vehicles plaid almost no role in global car sales.
Today one in five cars sold worldwide is electric.
Only that it is not.
10 years ago electric vehicles plaid almost no role in global car sales.
Today one in five cars sold worldwide is electric.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Whole fucking thing makes me sick to my stomach. An abject fucking liar, a man who lies as easily as he fucking breathes, threatening an organisation which strives for truthfulness. And plastic patriots like the Mail and Farage urging him on. Jackels.
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Whole fucking thing makes me sick to my stomach. An abject fucking liar, a man who lies as easily as he fucking breathes, threatening an organisation which strives for truthfulness. And plastic patriots like the Mail and Farage urging him on. Jackels.
As a teen I read a lot of classic sci-fi which was generally optimistic about human progress and the future. It didn't prepare me at all well for this shit show.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
As a teen I read a lot of classic sci-fi which was generally optimistic about human progress and the future. It didn't prepare me at all well for this shit show.
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
What a pathetic answer. Why do we elevate the least talented to the top?
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
What a pathetic answer. Why do we elevate the least talented to the top?
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Cutting the insulation schemes that are one of the best ways to permanently reduce energy bills for low income families would be an eyewateringly daft & counterproductive way of seeking to reduce energy bills, as well as driving up emissions & leading to mass job cuts in the insulation sector 🙄
Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told
Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Cutting the insulation schemes that are one of the best ways to permanently reduce energy bills for low income families would be an eyewateringly daft & counterproductive way of seeking to reduce energy bills, as well as driving up emissions & leading to mass job cuts in the insulation sector 🙄