@ralpholsson.bsky.social
The first film I remember seeing at the cinema was Star Trek VI in which Captain Sulu plays a heroic and honourable role.
It warms my heart to see him, in the alter ego of @georgetakei.bsky.social, continue to be heroic and honourable some 35 years later!
It warms my heart to see him, in the alter ego of @georgetakei.bsky.social, continue to be heroic and honourable some 35 years later!
Hi friends,
As many of you know, ICE is operating in ways that tear families apart, enter homes without warrants, and traumatize innocent people. This is not law enforcement — this is terror and an abuse of power.
As many of you know, ICE is operating in ways that tear families apart, enter homes without warrants, and traumatize innocent people. This is not law enforcement — this is terror and an abuse of power.
February 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM
The first film I remember seeing at the cinema was Star Trek VI in which Captain Sulu plays a heroic and honourable role.
It warms my heart to see him, in the alter ego of @georgetakei.bsky.social, continue to be heroic and honourable some 35 years later!
It warms my heart to see him, in the alter ego of @georgetakei.bsky.social, continue to be heroic and honourable some 35 years later!
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The grand old Duke of york
He gave $12 million quid
To someone who he never met
For something he never did
He gave $12 million quid
To someone who he never met
For something he never did
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The grand old Duke of york
He gave $12 million quid
To someone who he never met
For something he never did
He gave $12 million quid
To someone who he never met
For something he never did
They always supported Starmer for *who he is* (specifically *not Corbyn*) rather than for what he represents. People who vote for "who" rather than "what" are always slow to shift, even when the "what" turns into a catastrophic shit-storm.
First stage of denial: shoot the messenger.
There's a firing squad on Bluesky, aiming at anyone stating the blinking obvious: that Starmer needs to go ASAP if Labour is to have any chance of recovery before 2029.
There's a firing squad on Bluesky, aiming at anyone stating the blinking obvious: that Starmer needs to go ASAP if Labour is to have any chance of recovery before 2029.
February 9, 2026 at 11:29 AM
They always supported Starmer for *who he is* (specifically *not Corbyn*) rather than for what he represents. People who vote for "who" rather than "what" are always slow to shift, even when the "what" turns into a catastrophic shit-storm.
As an ex Labour member I am very much of the opinion that hate is the only thing the pro-Starmer wing knows or understands.
I choose hope instead, I choose @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the @greenparty.org.uk
I choose hope instead, I choose @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the @greenparty.org.uk
I actually went and checked it really said this…
Obviously they were too cowardly to go on record - I mean, who'd want to admit publicly to being "pro-Starmer" - but yes, the person this unnamed Labour MP hates most in politics is @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Out of all the people to choose 🤔
Obviously they were too cowardly to go on record - I mean, who'd want to admit publicly to being "pro-Starmer" - but yes, the person this unnamed Labour MP hates most in politics is @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Out of all the people to choose 🤔
February 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM
As an ex Labour member I am very much of the opinion that hate is the only thing the pro-Starmer wing knows or understands.
I choose hope instead, I choose @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the @greenparty.org.uk
I choose hope instead, I choose @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the @greenparty.org.uk
Kat, Smash! (The far right.)
Drop something into this brave leader’s campaign. We need strong people fighting for us.
A brand new Super PAC — Elect Chicago Women — just dropped hundreds of thousands of dollars into this race. Why?
Because it’s actually a front for AIPAC dark money. And they’re doing everything they can to buy my race:
Because it’s actually a front for AIPAC dark money. And they’re doing everything they can to buy my race:
February 6, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Kat, Smash! (The far right.)
If you only read one article about the Gorton and Denton By-Election make it this one.
And to those accusing us of "splitting the vote" - a big fuck you!
And to those accusing us of "splitting the vote" - a big fuck you!
In this week's column I seek to explain Keir Starmer's flat refusal to change our electoral system, even though its gross unfairness could put Reform UK in power on <30% of the vote. The reasons, I believe, are deeply cynical and disturbing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labour’s cowardice | George Monbiot
Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about ‘splitting the vote’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:36 AM
If you only read one article about the Gorton and Denton By-Election make it this one.
And to those accusing us of "splitting the vote" - a big fuck you!
And to those accusing us of "splitting the vote" - a big fuck you!
"They don't have anywhere else to go."
Also: "Why are they going to the Greens?"
Also: "Why are they going to the Greens?"
This bastion of moral virtue has opinions about the Green Party.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
February 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
"They don't have anywhere else to go."
Also: "Why are they going to the Greens?"
Also: "Why are they going to the Greens?"
As an ex Labour member who has witnessed the deliberate destruction of democracy in the Labour Party, this simple act of democracy in action brings so much joy and hope to my newly-Green heart!
Local members vote this evening following a debate.
Announcement tomorrow.
Democracy in action!
Announcement tomorrow.
Democracy in action!
January 29, 2026 at 12:04 PM
As an ex Labour member who has witnessed the deliberate destruction of democracy in the Labour Party, this simple act of democracy in action brings so much joy and hope to my newly-Green heart!
Stupid bloody antivaxers.
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Stupid bloody antivaxers.
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
President Trump,
I know you're not an intelligent man, so let me spell this out simply for you:
The NATO treaty requires other NATO countries to come to your aid when you are invaded.
NOT when you invade someone else.
I know you're not an intelligent man, so let me spell this out simply for you:
The NATO treaty requires other NATO countries to come to your aid when you are invaded.
NOT when you invade someone else.
January 24, 2026 at 9:02 AM
President Trump,
I know you're not an intelligent man, so let me spell this out simply for you:
The NATO treaty requires other NATO countries to come to your aid when you are invaded.
NOT when you invade someone else.
I know you're not an intelligent man, so let me spell this out simply for you:
The NATO treaty requires other NATO countries to come to your aid when you are invaded.
NOT when you invade someone else.
What I think about social media bans:
January 23, 2026 at 9:28 AM
What I think about social media bans:
This reminds me of the tragic case of Alan Kurdi in Europe in 2015. Every time you see an image like this you think "surely people will rise up and demand an end to this now?"
But 10 years later the anti-immigrant hatred has got worse, not better.
How do we live with ourselves as a species?
But 10 years later the anti-immigrant hatred has got worse, not better.
How do we live with ourselves as a species?
January 22, 2026 at 8:44 AM
This reminds me of the tragic case of Alan Kurdi in Europe in 2015. Every time you see an image like this you think "surely people will rise up and demand an end to this now?"
But 10 years later the anti-immigrant hatred has got worse, not better.
How do we live with ourselves as a species?
But 10 years later the anti-immigrant hatred has got worse, not better.
How do we live with ourselves as a species?
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Nigel Farage's Reform Party are recruiting....
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Nigel Farage's Reform Party are recruiting....
Trump said he'd changed his mind and wasn't going to invade Greenland because he was scared of Britain's independent nuclear deterrent?
When did that happen? I must have missed it.
When did that happen? I must have missed it.
The greens would have unilaterally got rid of our nuclear deterrent so don’t lecture us on “national security”
January 18, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Trump said he'd changed his mind and wasn't going to invade Greenland because he was scared of Britain's independent nuclear deterrent?
When did that happen? I must have missed it.
When did that happen? I must have missed it.
Has Ed Davey learnt a lesson from @zackpolanski.bsky.social and realised that *trying to make things better for ordinary people* is a vote winner? It sure beats his previous strategy of... [checks notes]... *falling off a paddle board*.
Keir Starmer failed to answer my question at PMQs, so today I’ve written to his minister to demand action.
She should strip South East Water of their licence immediately.
Thousands of people are still without water. The Government has no time to lose.
She should strip South East Water of their licence immediately.
Thousands of people are still without water. The Government has no time to lose.
January 17, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Has Ed Davey learnt a lesson from @zackpolanski.bsky.social and realised that *trying to make things better for ordinary people* is a vote winner? It sure beats his previous strategy of... [checks notes]... *falling off a paddle board*.
And the best meme ever award goes to...
January 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
And the best meme ever award goes to...
Please can we all agree to refer to it as the Nobel Pedophile Protector Prize from now on?
January 16, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Please can we all agree to refer to it as the Nobel Pedophile Protector Prize from now on?
One of the many repugnant things I witnessed while a member of the Labour Party was how regularly non-Jewish right-wingers like John Mann would lecture my Jewish comrades and accuse them of anti-Semitism whenever they spoke out against Israel.
January 16, 2026 at 8:36 AM
One of the many repugnant things I witnessed while a member of the Labour Party was how regularly non-Jewish right-wingers like John Mann would lecture my Jewish comrades and accuse them of anti-Semitism whenever they spoke out against Israel.
So if I rob a bank, I can just tell the authorities that I will stop robbing banks and then they won't punish me for having robbed a bank? Have I got that right?
www.ft.com/content/72c2...
www.ft.com/content/72c2...
Elon Musk bows to pressure over Grok creating sexualised AI images
UK prime minister says xAI will restrict image generator as billionaire pledges to follow laws in all markets
www.ft.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:19 AM
So if I rob a bank, I can just tell the authorities that I will stop robbing banks and then they won't punish me for having robbed a bank? Have I got that right?
www.ft.com/content/72c2...
www.ft.com/content/72c2...
I haven't moved left. The Labour Party has moved right.
There was a stream of people who used to vote Labour now voting Green.
"It has now become a torrent."
👇🏼
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
"It has now become a torrent."
👇🏼
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Greens look set to clean up as Labour switchers move left
Labour voters liked the insurgent party even before the arrival of their new leader. As local elections approach, Zack Polanski appears ready to break through in the areas Keir Starmer neglected
observer.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I haven't moved left. The Labour Party has moved right.
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As always, 2 things can be true at once:
1. Any police force using AI to generate reports & evidence for their decisions should be disciplined & heads should roll
2. The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was likely justified due to real risk of racist, violent hooliganism #r4today
1. Any police force using AI to generate reports & evidence for their decisions should be disciplined & heads should roll
2. The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was likely justified due to real risk of racist, violent hooliganism #r4today
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 AM
As always, 2 things can be true at once:
1. Any police force using AI to generate reports & evidence for their decisions should be disciplined & heads should roll
2. The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was likely justified due to real risk of racist, violent hooliganism #r4today
1. Any police force using AI to generate reports & evidence for their decisions should be disciplined & heads should roll
2. The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was likely justified due to real risk of racist, violent hooliganism #r4today
Centralism
/sɛntrəlɪz(ə)m/
Definition: Right wing capitalism, but with a "sorry, we don't have any choice, our hands are tied" veneer.
/sɛntrəlɪz(ə)m/
Definition: Right wing capitalism, but with a "sorry, we don't have any choice, our hands are tied" veneer.
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Centralism
/sɛntrəlɪz(ə)m/
Definition: Right wing capitalism, but with a "sorry, we don't have any choice, our hands are tied" veneer.
/sɛntrəlɪz(ə)m/
Definition: Right wing capitalism, but with a "sorry, we don't have any choice, our hands are tied" veneer.
Being able to foresee consequences sure is depressing.
The rational few: "if we don't do something about X then bad thing Y is going to happen."
The irrational masses: "shut up nutjob!"
Later: [bad thing Y happens]
The same thing over and over, whether it's inequality, climate change, fascism...
The rational few: "if we don't do something about X then bad thing Y is going to happen."
The irrational masses: "shut up nutjob!"
Later: [bad thing Y happens]
The same thing over and over, whether it's inequality, climate change, fascism...
Post 9/11, how many people warned about the dangerous introduction of antiterrorism laws (in many nations, not just the USA) because of the abuse under those laws of non-white people by authoritarian states claiming “national security”.
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Being able to foresee consequences sure is depressing.
The rational few: "if we don't do something about X then bad thing Y is going to happen."
The irrational masses: "shut up nutjob!"
Later: [bad thing Y happens]
The same thing over and over, whether it's inequality, climate change, fascism...
The rational few: "if we don't do something about X then bad thing Y is going to happen."
The irrational masses: "shut up nutjob!"
Later: [bad thing Y happens]
The same thing over and over, whether it's inequality, climate change, fascism...
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BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
January 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...