John Munro
@johnmunro.bsky.social
Pedestrian Historian.
Imperialism Syllabus: http://tinyurl.com/ev4psh98
The Anticolonial Front: http://tinyurl.com/33d3exca.
Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/ykp7r5a9.
Imperialism Syllabus: http://tinyurl.com/ev4psh98
The Anticolonial Front: http://tinyurl.com/33d3exca.
Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/ykp7r5a9.
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John Munro
@johnmunro.bsky.social
· Jan 5
In 2017 I started taking photos of books I've been reading: to keep a kind of record for myself and to celebrate books, authors, ideas, and pedestrian interaction with one's surroundings.
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He's telling folks what will happen if they give an inch on Greenland
In advance of meeting with European leaders at Davos, Trump posted an image on Truth Social of him meeting with them with a map in the background depicting Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela as parts of the US.
The image is an altered version of a photograph of a meeting at the White House in August.
The image is an altered version of a photograph of a meeting at the White House in August.
![Donald J. Trump
@realDonald Trump
[photograph of meeting in Oval Office with map altered]
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January 20, 2026 at 1:41 PM
He's telling folks what will happen if they give an inch on Greenland
#MayarYahiaSquare presents a moral dilemma for Birmingham:
On the one hand, Mayar Yahia was killed and local residents remain at risk when interacting with a dangerously designed road cutting through their community.
On the other, car owners could see a few seconds added to their journeys....
On the one hand, Mayar Yahia was killed and local residents remain at risk when interacting with a dangerously designed road cutting through their community.
On the other, car owners could see a few seconds added to their journeys....
'Delay' to plan to ban drivers from street where girl of four died
Revelation comes as driver who mounted the pavement and killed Mayar Yahia due to be sentenced
www.birminghammail.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 PM
#MayarYahiaSquare presents a moral dilemma for Birmingham:
On the one hand, Mayar Yahia was killed and local residents remain at risk when interacting with a dangerously designed road cutting through their community.
On the other, car owners could see a few seconds added to their journeys....
On the one hand, Mayar Yahia was killed and local residents remain at risk when interacting with a dangerously designed road cutting through their community.
On the other, car owners could see a few seconds added to their journeys....
Bring on the general strike.
Left: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, talking about liberty and freedom in the US in the UK parliament
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Bring on the general strike.
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“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Another politics is possible.
YouGov poll out today:
Reform 24 (-)
Labour 19 (-)
Tories 18 (-2)
Greens 17 (+3)
Lib Dems 14 (-2)
Changes on last week. 17% for Greens is the joint highest YouGov ever polled Greens.
Reform 24 (-)
Labour 19 (-)
Tories 18 (-2)
Greens 17 (+3)
Lib Dems 14 (-2)
Changes on last week. 17% for Greens is the joint highest YouGov ever polled Greens.
January 20, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Another politics is possible.
Wishing every success to this Friday's general strike.
The man is Hmong. An American citizen. A grandfather. Humiliated and terrified. Returned an hour later with no apology, not that one would have done. As with Renee Good—this could happen to anyone.
January 20, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Wishing every success to this Friday's general strike.
All eyes on the Day of Truth and Freedom.
Minnesota, Friday, January 23, 2026.
Minnesota, Friday, January 23, 2026.
Dear neighbor,
I’m joining faith leaders, union representatives and community members who are calling for a Day of Truth and Freedom on Friday, January 23, 2026.
This will be a general strike in Minnesota (no work, school, or shopping) in support of our immigrant neighbors. 1/
I’m joining faith leaders, union representatives and community members who are calling for a Day of Truth and Freedom on Friday, January 23, 2026.
This will be a general strike in Minnesota (no work, school, or shopping) in support of our immigrant neighbors. 1/
January 20, 2026 at 6:22 AM
All eyes on the Day of Truth and Freedom.
Minnesota, Friday, January 23, 2026.
Minnesota, Friday, January 23, 2026.
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One of the many ways one can be anti fascist is to be pro public transit, to fight for communities where people can walk and bike safely, and to oppose the onslaught of cars in our cities.
cars bring isolation and harm, streets for the people build community and let us resist.
cars bring isolation and harm, streets for the people build community and let us resist.
It is so funny that the Save Our Street people in Saint Paul are having all of their meetings at the church led by a pastor whose day job is running the local ICE field office.
January 19, 2026 at 8:48 PM
One of the many ways one can be anti fascist is to be pro public transit, to fight for communities where people can walk and bike safely, and to oppose the onslaught of cars in our cities.
cars bring isolation and harm, streets for the people build community and let us resist.
cars bring isolation and harm, streets for the people build community and let us resist.
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because from my vantage point, the white house does not have a win condition. like so many past occupiers, it seems to believe that a sufficient show of force will deter opposition. but like most occupations, the only thing you get with more force is greater resolve.
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 PM
because from my vantage point, the white house does not have a win condition. like so many past occupiers, it seems to believe that a sufficient show of force will deter opposition. but like most occupations, the only thing you get with more force is greater resolve.
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Winter in a place where you are irrelevant if you’re not in a car
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Winter in a place where you are irrelevant if you’re not in a car
I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Garbage truck slows down important man forcing him to drive over the bike lane and onto sidewalk to get around. Some suggest removing garbage service.
January 19, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Garbage truck slows down important man forcing him to drive over the bike lane and onto sidewalk to get around. Some suggest removing garbage service.
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A brilliant analysis of how sanctions have transformed the Iranian government into a Chicago School regime of austerity that benefits those attached to the regime, creates precarious labour, and rolls back all the redistributive and social measures of the past:
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
January 19, 2026 at 11:21 AM
A brilliant analysis of how sanctions have transformed the Iranian government into a Chicago School regime of austerity that benefits those attached to the regime, creates precarious labour, and rolls back all the redistributive and social measures of the past:
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Can only guess how many covered car parks there must be in this area, in which a floor or two could be converted into a positive use such as this one.
Gateshead Council dragging its feet in replacing the lost Five Bridges skatepark, under the doomed flyover. It’s the only local skatepark that’s covered, especially important in the winter, and unique “in terms of the layout, the features, the size and the accessibility”.
Gateshead flyover skateboarders 'let down' by council over park move
Locals say not enough has been done following the closure of the site beneath the Gateshead flyover.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Can only guess how many covered car parks there must be in this area, in which a floor or two could be converted into a positive use such as this one.
A perfect read for #MLKDay2026
On bicycles and civil rights. Something I wrote a few years back.
Re-thinking Black (Im)mobility - AAIHS share.google/P5JmJUkqkEOd...
Re-thinking Black (Im)mobility - AAIHS share.google/P5JmJUkqkEOd...
January 19, 2026 at 8:07 AM
A perfect read for #MLKDay2026
Everyone should read this.
When Trump says "one way or another we're going to have Greenland" - we should sit up and listen.
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Time for British leaders to stop burying their heads in the sand.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Trump's threat to Greenland must be a wake up call for Britain
For too long our politicians have toadied to a dangerous president
www.newstatesman.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Everyone should read this.
But then again, we can't say they didn't warn us....
January 19, 2026 at 7:26 AM
But then again, we can't say they didn't warn us....
I have passed through the area outside of Dunkirk where asylum seekers sleep, and seen how vulnerable they are.
No surprise it has become a target for the Faragist fascists.
No surprise it has become a target for the Faragist fascists.
When “Operation Raise the Colours” started attaching flags to lampposts, you couldn’t analyse it in the media without the reply, “it’s just people innocently expressing national pride”. Now the same people are travelling to France to intimidate refugees.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘They’re emboldened’: British far-right activists step up harassment of asylum seekers in northern France
Aid groups say rise of far-right rhetoric in politics has fed into intimidation, vandalism and hate graffiti around migrant camps
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:13 AM
I have passed through the area outside of Dunkirk where asylum seekers sleep, and seen how vulnerable they are.
No surprise it has become a target for the Faragist fascists.
No surprise it has become a target for the Faragist fascists.
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Yes, and that's true for public spaces all the way from great remote parks to small city streets.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Yes, and that's true for public spaces all the way from great remote parks to small city streets.
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The Lower Thames Crossing for Car Owners, and what it will cost, is a useful context in which to think about Labour's taxpayer-funded vandalism of the Queensbury Tunnel.
Protest held against decision to fill in Queensbury Tunnel
About 150 people gathered at Queensbury Tunnel near Bradford to protest a decision to fill it in.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 7:03 AM
The Lower Thames Crossing for Car Owners, and what it will cost, is a useful context in which to think about Labour's taxpayer-funded vandalism of the Queensbury Tunnel.
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There is no ceasefire, just less bombing than before
Israeli attacks wound civilians across Gaza in latest ceasefire violations https://aje.news/hyccgh
January 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM
There is no ceasefire, just less bombing than before
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Now do Birmingham
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
What a relief it must be for communities under these flags to have their local representatives stand up to the Faragist fascists.
Good - time for other councils to do this too
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Now do Birmingham
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
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No one better suited to serve on this board than Sir Tony Blair.
Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace'
The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 7:39 AM
No one better suited to serve on this board than Sir Tony Blair.
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@historians.org leadership’s refusal to let its own membership vote on a resolution on academic freedom is an anti-democratic act of moral and political cowardice. The organization can’t credibly oppose Trump’s assaults on academic freedom while repressing the freedom of its own members.
Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Resolutions Critical of Israel
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:59 PM
@historians.org leadership’s refusal to let its own membership vote on a resolution on academic freedom is an anti-democratic act of moral and political cowardice. The organization can’t credibly oppose Trump’s assaults on academic freedom while repressing the freedom of its own members.