Rod McMillan
@morewretchthansage.bsky.social
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How To Tackle the Global Far Right: Expert Panel
How can we turn the tide on the global far right?
Watch our recent "Ask Us Anything" discussion with the editor and contributors to our latest edition of New Internationalist. We were so lucky to…
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How to tackle the global far right - Expert Panel Discussion from #NewInternationalist
Please check it out: some great insights
#FarRight #Fascism #Hope #Rhetoric
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Please check it out: some great insights
#FarRight #Fascism #Hope #Rhetoric
youtu.be/7qG7embBvSw?...
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That's the thing I don't have a word for. Being convinced that the old is over, not coming back, and not actually very good anyway. Seeing the new off in the distance. And still not seeing the path from one to the other.
December 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
That's the thing I don't have a word for. Being convinced that the old is over, not coming back, and not actually very good anyway. Seeing the new off in the distance. And still not seeing the path from one to the other.
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Subscriber exclusive:
From South Africa to Palestine, Ronnie Kasrils reflects on the shared struggle against apartheid and calls for global solidarity with Palestinians.
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From South Africa to Palestine, Ronnie Kasrils reflects on the shared struggle against apartheid and calls for global solidarity with Palestinians.
Read more and subscribe 👉 newint.org/issues/2025/...
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Subscriber exclusive:
From South Africa to Palestine, Ronnie Kasrils reflects on the shared struggle against apartheid and calls for global solidarity with Palestinians.
Read more and subscribe 👉 newint.org/issues/2025/...
From South Africa to Palestine, Ronnie Kasrils reflects on the shared struggle against apartheid and calls for global solidarity with Palestinians.
Read more and subscribe 👉 newint.org/issues/2025/...
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Subscriber exclusive: In our latest issue, the renowned historian Ilan Pappé traces how the language of genocide has run through Zionism from its early leaders to today's Israeli ministers.
Explore the full issue and subscribe 👉 newint.org/issues/2025/...
Explore the full issue and subscribe 👉 newint.org/issues/2025/...
December 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Subscriber exclusive: In our latest issue, the renowned historian Ilan Pappé traces how the language of genocide has run through Zionism from its early leaders to today's Israeli ministers.
Explore the full issue and subscribe 👉 newint.org/issues/2025/...
Explore the full issue and subscribe 👉 newint.org/issues/2025/...
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‘It’s wrong, yes, but it’s not genocide. The way the West talks about it, you’d think a Christian can’t step outside without being killed.'
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December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
‘It’s wrong, yes, but it’s not genocide. The way the West talks about it, you’d think a Christian can’t step outside without being killed.'
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newint.org/violence/202...
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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I wrote ‘Where is the Left?’ for the New Internationalist and have been really heartened by how much it’s resonated with people organising across a wide range of groups and in such a vast array of different places
You can read the article here newint.org/protest/2025...
You can read the article here newint.org/protest/2025...
Where is the left?
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton.
newint.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I wrote ‘Where is the Left?’ for the New Internationalist and have been really heartened by how much it’s resonated with people organising across a wide range of groups and in such a vast array of different places
You can read the article here newint.org/protest/2025...
You can read the article here newint.org/protest/2025...
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Six imprisoned activists in the UK have been on hunger strike since 1 November, with two now in hospital due to their deteriorating condition.
Contact your MP to demand they take action: newint.org/campaigns/ri...
Contact your MP to demand they take action: newint.org/campaigns/ri...
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Six imprisoned activists in the UK have been on hunger strike since 1 November, with two now in hospital due to their deteriorating condition.
Contact your MP to demand they take action: newint.org/campaigns/ri...
Contact your MP to demand they take action: newint.org/campaigns/ri...
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Join us for an evening of drinks and discussion at our December News Club – the latest of our monthly meet-ups where we delve deeper into the world’s most pressing stories with our contributors, editors and readers.
10 Dec, 7-9pm GMT, Third Eye Bar, Glasgow
www.tickettailor.com/events/newin...
10 Dec, 7-9pm GMT, Third Eye Bar, Glasgow
www.tickettailor.com/events/newin...
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Join us for an evening of drinks and discussion at our December News Club – the latest of our monthly meet-ups where we delve deeper into the world’s most pressing stories with our contributors, editors and readers.
10 Dec, 7-9pm GMT, Third Eye Bar, Glasgow
www.tickettailor.com/events/newin...
10 Dec, 7-9pm GMT, Third Eye Bar, Glasgow
www.tickettailor.com/events/newin...
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If you care about credible journalism, you are in good company with other New Internationalist supporters. For over 50 years we’ve been on the right side of history, reporting on the environment, social justice, colonialism, the arms trade, politics, and much more. Find out more at newint.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
If you care about credible journalism, you are in good company with other New Internationalist supporters. For over 50 years we’ve been on the right side of history, reporting on the environment, social justice, colonialism, the arms trade, politics, and much more. Find out more at newint.org
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Will the technology solve water shortages and soaring bills or worsen environmental and social strains? Helen Morgan reports from Catalonia.
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Will the technology solve water shortages and soaring bills or worsen environmental and social strains? Helen Morgan reports from Catalonia.
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Independent Media has never been more critical to counter right wing misinformation.
We don't have billionaire backers telling us what to write - we have you.
Support New Internationalist from under £1 per week and get 6 printed editions a year and digital access to every issue since 1973
We don't have billionaire backers telling us what to write - we have you.
Support New Internationalist from under £1 per week and get 6 printed editions a year and digital access to every issue since 1973
November 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Independent Media has never been more critical to counter right wing misinformation.
We don't have billionaire backers telling us what to write - we have you.
Support New Internationalist from under £1 per week and get 6 printed editions a year and digital access to every issue since 1973
We don't have billionaire backers telling us what to write - we have you.
Support New Internationalist from under £1 per week and get 6 printed editions a year and digital access to every issue since 1973
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We're happy to see our latest issue being used as part of a teacher training workshop in San Francisco last month!
If you work in education and feel that access to New Internationalist would be beneficial, you can refer us to your library or acquisition team. Mail [email protected] with you
If you work in education and feel that access to New Internationalist would be beneficial, you can refer us to your library or acquisition team. Mail [email protected] with you
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We're happy to see our latest issue being used as part of a teacher training workshop in San Francisco last month!
If you work in education and feel that access to New Internationalist would be beneficial, you can refer us to your library or acquisition team. Mail [email protected] with you
If you work in education and feel that access to New Internationalist would be beneficial, you can refer us to your library or acquisition team. Mail [email protected] with you
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Given democratic erosion and attacks on checks or balances; Do you still believe there is a peaceful, democratic, way to remove the Fascist Trump administration from power?
September 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Given democratic erosion and attacks on checks or balances; Do you still believe there is a peaceful, democratic, way to remove the Fascist Trump administration from power?
Could a four dimensional creature look inside a three dimensional Schrödinger cat box without collapsing the probability waveform?
November 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Could a four dimensional creature look inside a three dimensional Schrödinger cat box without collapsing the probability waveform?
Do moths ever get confused by the reflection of the moon in the water?
November 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Do moths ever get confused by the reflection of the moon in the water?
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Africa Shows the Way
💪🏿 Coordinated protests against fossil fuels in 10+ countries
☀️ 20 African countries set new solar power records
+🔵 Pacific islanders' long campaign leads to ICJ ruling
Read 'Temperature Check' @dannychivers.bsky.social regular climate action column for New Internationalist:
💪🏿 Coordinated protests against fossil fuels in 10+ countries
☀️ 20 African countries set new solar power records
+🔵 Pacific islanders' long campaign leads to ICJ ruling
Read 'Temperature Check' @dannychivers.bsky.social regular climate action column for New Internationalist:
Temperature check: Power to the planet
From court rooms to solar panels, Danny Chivers gives us a round-up of global climate action.
newint.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Africa Shows the Way
💪🏿 Coordinated protests against fossil fuels in 10+ countries
☀️ 20 African countries set new solar power records
+🔵 Pacific islanders' long campaign leads to ICJ ruling
Read 'Temperature Check' @dannychivers.bsky.social regular climate action column for New Internationalist:
💪🏿 Coordinated protests against fossil fuels in 10+ countries
☀️ 20 African countries set new solar power records
+🔵 Pacific islanders' long campaign leads to ICJ ruling
Read 'Temperature Check' @dannychivers.bsky.social regular climate action column for New Internationalist:
These News Clubs have been such good value - been to a few now - speaking directly with world class journalists and editors on the BIG topics of the day. Inspiring. Check out this one on UN and Ukraine next week -
NOVEMBER NEWS CLUB!
On 13 Nov, contributor Lily Lynch joins us for an exclusive discussion on the UN's role in ending the war in Ukraine.
FREE tickets for NI subscribers, £5 for others. Tickets include FREE access to our recent issue on The UN at 80
#UNDay
www.tickettailor.com/events/newin...
On 13 Nov, contributor Lily Lynch joins us for an exclusive discussion on the UN's role in ending the war in Ukraine.
FREE tickets for NI subscribers, £5 for others. Tickets include FREE access to our recent issue on The UN at 80
#UNDay
www.tickettailor.com/events/newin...
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
These News Clubs have been such good value - been to a few now - speaking directly with world class journalists and editors on the BIG topics of the day. Inspiring. Check out this one on UN and Ukraine next week -
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Despite the latest ‘ceasefire’, Israel’s genocide and engineered famine continues to devastate Gaza. This magazine confronts the history of Israeli violence and the steadfast Palestinian resistance to war, displacement and annihilation.
Read more and subscribe 👉 newint.org/issues/2025/...
Read more and subscribe 👉 newint.org/issues/2025/...
October 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Despite the latest ‘ceasefire’, Israel’s genocide and engineered famine continues to devastate Gaza. This magazine confronts the history of Israeli violence and the steadfast Palestinian resistance to war, displacement and annihilation.
Read more and subscribe 👉 newint.org/issues/2025/...
Read more and subscribe 👉 newint.org/issues/2025/...
Genuine question: if they are literally forbidden from submitting actual facts in their defence, first - that makes justice impossible, second - how can they be sworn in to tell "The whole truth?"
Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts
Lawyers call for clarity over law as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Genuine question: if they are literally forbidden from submitting actual facts in their defence, first - that makes justice impossible, second - how can they be sworn in to tell "The whole truth?"
Separation Anxiety - Who Watches The Dog Watchers?
My exposé into the dangers of pet sitting apps, this month in 'Dogs Today' magazine.
How loopholes, poor enforcement, and profiteering put pets in danger.
#Dog #Dogs #Pets #Exposé #DogsToday
free2read.dogstodaymagazine.co.uk/dogstoday_37...
My exposé into the dangers of pet sitting apps, this month in 'Dogs Today' magazine.
How loopholes, poor enforcement, and profiteering put pets in danger.
#Dog #Dogs #Pets #Exposé #DogsToday
free2read.dogstodaymagazine.co.uk/dogstoday_37...
November 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Separation Anxiety - Who Watches The Dog Watchers?
My exposé into the dangers of pet sitting apps, this month in 'Dogs Today' magazine.
How loopholes, poor enforcement, and profiteering put pets in danger.
#Dog #Dogs #Pets #Exposé #DogsToday
free2read.dogstodaymagazine.co.uk/dogstoday_37...
My exposé into the dangers of pet sitting apps, this month in 'Dogs Today' magazine.
How loopholes, poor enforcement, and profiteering put pets in danger.
#Dog #Dogs #Pets #Exposé #DogsToday
free2read.dogstodaymagazine.co.uk/dogstoday_37...
The Fourteenth Book is entitled, “What Can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years?” It doesn’t take long to read The Fourteenth Book. It consists of one word and a period. This is it: “Nothing.
#SoItGoes
#SoItGoes
October 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Fourteenth Book is entitled, “What Can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years?” It doesn’t take long to read The Fourteenth Book. It consists of one word and a period. This is it: “Nothing.
#SoItGoes
#SoItGoes
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Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."
October 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."
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Hands off socks, Hands on Clocks!
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Hands off socks, Hands on Clocks!
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October 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Hands off socks, Hands on Clocks!
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Hands off socks, Hands on Clocks!
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Our disposable culture & planned obsolescence are the root of many problems - as is isolation from lack of community.
Reduced environmental impact, mutual aid and tackling the cost of living crisis all intersect at Repair Café!
My piece is in the Carluke and Lanark Gazette this week.
Reduced environmental impact, mutual aid and tackling the cost of living crisis all intersect at Repair Café!
My piece is in the Carluke and Lanark Gazette this week.
October 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Our disposable culture & planned obsolescence are the root of many problems - as is isolation from lack of community.
Reduced environmental impact, mutual aid and tackling the cost of living crisis all intersect at Repair Café!
My piece is in the Carluke and Lanark Gazette this week.
Reduced environmental impact, mutual aid and tackling the cost of living crisis all intersect at Repair Café!
My piece is in the Carluke and Lanark Gazette this week.
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"The chat offers an unfiltered look at how a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
"The chat offers an unfiltered look at how a new generation of GOP activists talk when they think no one is listening." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...