Paul Mobbs (Ramblinactivist)
@ramblinactivist.bsky.social
Paul Mobbs: Rambler; Activist; Film-maker; Author; Researcher; Deep Ecologist; Camp cook; but none of the subsequent parameters in that list exists without the influence of the first.
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After completing building renovations in Wales I'm back home, for a short while, to carry on works here... no rest!
I made a video while I was away with a new camera I've named "Donald J." (long story!). If YouTube lets me back in I might upload it before Solstice.
Here's a quick peek...
I made a video while I was away with a new camera I've named "Donald J." (long story!). If YouTube lets me back in I might upload it before Solstice.
Here's a quick peek...
Community-minded white English man gets beaten up by......
'Fascists'. Sorry, but there's no other applicable term here.
#StoptheScroats
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...
'Fascists'. Sorry, but there's no other applicable term here.
#StoptheScroats
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...
Left to danger: Norfolk council inaction leads to flag-related violence
As Norfolk refused to act on flag complaints, locals removing them instead found themselves threatened and violently attacked
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Community-minded white English man gets beaten up by......
'Fascists'. Sorry, but there's no other applicable term here.
#StoptheScroats
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...
'Fascists'. Sorry, but there's no other applicable term here.
#StoptheScroats
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...
After completing building renovations in Wales I'm back home, for a short while, to carry on works here... no rest!
I made a video while I was away with a new camera I've named "Donald J." (long story!). If YouTube lets me back in I might upload it before Solstice.
Here's a quick peek...
I made a video while I was away with a new camera I've named "Donald J." (long story!). If YouTube lets me back in I might upload it before Solstice.
Here's a quick peek...
December 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
After completing building renovations in Wales I'm back home, for a short while, to carry on works here... no rest!
I made a video while I was away with a new camera I've named "Donald J." (long story!). If YouTube lets me back in I might upload it before Solstice.
Here's a quick peek...
I made a video while I was away with a new camera I've named "Donald J." (long story!). If YouTube lets me back in I might upload it before Solstice.
Here's a quick peek...
Reposted by Paul Mobbs (Ramblinactivist)
Science fiction's most terrifying prediction
YouTube video by Science Fiction with Damien Walter
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Reposted by Paul Mobbs (Ramblinactivist)
A timely reminder that the definition of the word ‘farage’ is the liquid found at the bottom of a waste bin or container.
And yes you can get your public service announcement T Towel at www.markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
And yes you can get your public service announcement T Towel at www.markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
![Red and white t towel design. Reading in red, Public Health Warning. Please mind the farage. Beneath is a health and safety logo of a leaking bin. Beneath the logo are the words ‘Farage (noun) [fa-rij] The liquid found at the bottom of a waste bin or container.’](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2dsjjyd6tv34uyxd75o44o4p/bafkreiakzmcl5fdykwhpkndq3zkwpdknkwtc4piddfans2ewkjclqiq7cq@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
A timely reminder that the definition of the word ‘farage’ is the liquid found at the bottom of a waste bin or container.
And yes you can get your public service announcement T Towel at www.markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
And yes you can get your public service announcement T Towel at www.markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
Hi all! I'm off back to the remote wilds of Wales for a couple of months in the morning. Have fun without me.:-)
As a parting gift, this is your future, and it's stalking you in a predatory manner unless you say "no!" to new 'smart' tech. & oppose it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlyG...
As a parting gift, this is your future, and it's stalking you in a predatory manner unless you say "no!" to new 'smart' tech. & oppose it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlyG...
Smart Appliances Are Showing Ads Now
YouTube video by Mental Outlaw
www.youtube.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Hi all! I'm off back to the remote wilds of Wales for a couple of months in the morning. Have fun without me.:-)
As a parting gift, this is your future, and it's stalking you in a predatory manner unless you say "no!" to new 'smart' tech. & oppose it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlyG...
As a parting gift, this is your future, and it's stalking you in a predatory manner unless you say "no!" to new 'smart' tech. & oppose it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlyG...
For those wondering why Tony Blair is suddenly leaning on Starmer to bring in ID cards... it's money:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/26/t...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/26/t...
Tony Blair is a tech evangelist with a lot of power. Insiders are worried
Critics of Tony Blair's TBI say that the think tank is part of a major influence operation that could culminate in US tech firms taking control of Britain’s most valuable data.
www.crikey.com.au
September 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
For those wondering why Tony Blair is suddenly leaning on Starmer to bring in ID cards... it's money:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/26/t...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/26/t...
I've given-up today! Post-viral malise... need brain food for distraction.
None of the MCU et al. tat with noise and AI phantoms, or what passes for 'drama' on TV. I want a deep pool of dreams to fall into...
"to ryd þe kyng wyth croun and gif gawan þe game" :-)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6k...
None of the MCU et al. tat with noise and AI phantoms, or what passes for 'drama' on TV. I want a deep pool of dreams to fall into...
"to ryd þe kyng wyth croun and gif gawan þe game" :-)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6k...
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I've given-up today! Post-viral malise... need brain food for distraction.
None of the MCU et al. tat with noise and AI phantoms, or what passes for 'drama' on TV. I want a deep pool of dreams to fall into...
"to ryd þe kyng wyth croun and gif gawan þe game" :-)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6k...
None of the MCU et al. tat with noise and AI phantoms, or what passes for 'drama' on TV. I want a deep pool of dreams to fall into...
"to ryd þe kyng wyth croun and gif gawan þe game" :-)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS6k...
Recovering from what is possibly the 'dread lurgi', I'm taking the rest of the day off under a blanket with one of my favourite films:
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/land_and_f...
I dunno, but it just seems kinda topical at the moment :-(
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/land_and_f...
I dunno, but it just seems kinda topical at the moment :-(
Land and Freedom | Rotten Tomatoes
Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Land and Freedom on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!
www.rottentomatoes.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Recovering from what is possibly the 'dread lurgi', I'm taking the rest of the day off under a blanket with one of my favourite films:
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/land_and_f...
I dunno, but it just seems kinda topical at the moment :-(
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/land_and_f...
I dunno, but it just seems kinda topical at the moment :-(
This is a rather good explainer of the bigger trends behind current events:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hhc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hhc...
Technofeudalism: The Death of Capitalism and the Destruction of Ownership
YouTube video by Epoch Philosophy
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is a rather good explainer of the bigger trends behind current events:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hhc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hhc...
Why is Jon Stewart copying the BBC's format?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN...
Jon Stewart's Post-Kimmel Primer on Free Speech in the Glorious Trump Era | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Why is Jon Stewart copying the BBC's format?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN...
The real reason they scrubbed the Banksy from the High Court: Someone had defaced it with offensive additions requiring its instant removal.
September 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The real reason they scrubbed the Banksy from the High Court: Someone had defaced it with offensive additions requiring its instant removal.
So, so subtle...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Court staff cover up Banksy image of judge beating a protester
Artist’s latest work at Royal Courts of Justice in London is thought to refer to pro-Palestine demonstrations
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
So, so subtle...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Facebook rolls-out a new feature:
September 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Facebook rolls-out a new feature:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I cannot believe, just like 10-15 years ago, how absurdly uninformed this article is. They're not only beating the drum for the frackers, based on totally unverified information; they're now beating the drum for Reform's warped 'Harrods Del Boy' agenda :-(
I cannot believe, just like 10-15 years ago, how absurdly uninformed this article is. They're not only beating the drum for the frackers, based on totally unverified information; they're now beating the drum for Reform's warped 'Harrods Del Boy' agenda :-(
Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms
The party is serious about going after shale gas - but critics argue it's too difficult and costly.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I cannot believe, just like 10-15 years ago, how absurdly uninformed this article is. They're not only beating the drum for the frackers, based on totally unverified information; they're now beating the drum for Reform's warped 'Harrods Del Boy' agenda :-(
I cannot believe, just like 10-15 years ago, how absurdly uninformed this article is. They're not only beating the drum for the frackers, based on totally unverified information; they're now beating the drum for Reform's warped 'Harrods Del Boy' agenda :-(
We may think the Government is encouraging wind or solar farm construction to ‘green’ our energy system. That is not, & *has never* been the case.
'Renewable' energy is a con that has weakened the commitment of the environment movement to ecological change:
www.fraw.org.uk/frn/posts/20...
'Renewable' energy is a con that has weakened the commitment of the environment movement to ecological change:
www.fraw.org.uk/frn/posts/20...
August 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We may think the Government is encouraging wind or solar farm construction to ‘green’ our energy system. That is not, & *has never* been the case.
'Renewable' energy is a con that has weakened the commitment of the environment movement to ecological change:
www.fraw.org.uk/frn/posts/20...
'Renewable' energy is a con that has weakened the commitment of the environment movement to ecological change:
www.fraw.org.uk/frn/posts/20...
My latest commission:
www.fraw.org.uk/frn/posts/20...
Keir Starmer was elected with just 20% of the votes of the entire electorate; and in fact, since the late 1990s, the declining electoral support for the ruling party (caused by collapse in turnout) has been at the root of our political decline.
www.fraw.org.uk/frn/posts/20...
Keir Starmer was elected with just 20% of the votes of the entire electorate; and in fact, since the late 1990s, the declining electoral support for the ruling party (caused by collapse in turnout) has been at the root of our political decline.
August 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My latest commission:
www.fraw.org.uk/frn/posts/20...
Keir Starmer was elected with just 20% of the votes of the entire electorate; and in fact, since the late 1990s, the declining electoral support for the ruling party (caused by collapse in turnout) has been at the root of our political decline.
www.fraw.org.uk/frn/posts/20...
Keir Starmer was elected with just 20% of the votes of the entire electorate; and in fact, since the late 1990s, the declining electoral support for the ruling party (caused by collapse in turnout) has been at the root of our political decline.
Normally this guy talks about music theory and game soundtracks. I think he's pissed off...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB7I...
I loved the end rant:
"If YouTube doesn't want me here they're gonna have to f***in' throw me out".
A lot of my political content probably won't pass 'purity test' either.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB7I...
I loved the end rant:
"If YouTube doesn't want me here they're gonna have to f***in' throw me out".
A lot of my political content probably won't pass 'purity test' either.
Why YouTube Wants Your ID Now
YouTube video by Venus Theory
www.youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Normally this guy talks about music theory and game soundtracks. I think he's pissed off...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB7I...
I loved the end rant:
"If YouTube doesn't want me here they're gonna have to f***in' throw me out".
A lot of my political content probably won't pass 'purity test' either.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB7I...
I loved the end rant:
"If YouTube doesn't want me here they're gonna have to f***in' throw me out".
A lot of my political content probably won't pass 'purity test' either.
I'm not sure what's going to happen with BlueSky. I don't have a mobile phone, or a credit card, or a passport, and no device with a working webcam -- hence I can't prove that I am over 17 years old...
Does anyone think I pass as an adult? (you can verify this with the many videos of me on-line):
Does anyone think I pass as an adult? (you can verify this with the many videos of me on-line):
July 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I'm not sure what's going to happen with BlueSky. I don't have a mobile phone, or a credit card, or a passport, and no device with a working webcam -- hence I can't prove that I am over 17 years old...
Does anyone think I pass as an adult? (you can verify this with the many videos of me on-line):
Does anyone think I pass as an adult? (you can verify this with the many videos of me on-line):
Trump should play Richard III:
Anne: Villain, thou know’st nor law of God nor man. No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity.
Richard: But I know none, and therefore am no beast.
A: O, wonderful, when devils tell the truth!
R: More wonderful, when angels are so angry.
#ShakespeareSunday
Anne: Villain, thou know’st nor law of God nor man. No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity.
Richard: But I know none, and therefore am no beast.
A: O, wonderful, when devils tell the truth!
R: More wonderful, when angels are so angry.
#ShakespeareSunday
July 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Trump should play Richard III:
Anne: Villain, thou know’st nor law of God nor man. No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity.
Richard: But I know none, and therefore am no beast.
A: O, wonderful, when devils tell the truth!
R: More wonderful, when angels are so angry.
#ShakespeareSunday
Anne: Villain, thou know’st nor law of God nor man. No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity.
Richard: But I know none, and therefore am no beast.
A: O, wonderful, when devils tell the truth!
R: More wonderful, when angels are so angry.
#ShakespeareSunday
Why, today of all days, do I have Internet access for the first time in two months? :-/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039...
www.youtube.com
June 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Why, today of all days, do I have Internet access for the first time in two months? :-/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t039...
Just logged-on to 'X' for the first time well-over a year (to verify the provenance of the likely piece of hard right fake news).
It's gotten really bad! :-(
No, I mean 'FFS' kind of bad!!
It's gotten really bad! :-(
No, I mean 'FFS' kind of bad!!
April 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Just logged-on to 'X' for the first time well-over a year (to verify the provenance of the likely piece of hard right fake news).
It's gotten really bad! :-(
No, I mean 'FFS' kind of bad!!
It's gotten really bad! :-(
No, I mean 'FFS' kind of bad!!
Ever considered Trump's 'madness' might be a deliberate plan that's been laying around for a few years? it's just "they've" never had a politician who is bats*** crazy enough to do it until now.
This is just like the transition from Carter to Reagan in 1980/1:
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
This is just like the transition from Carter to Reagan in 1980/1:
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
A Trump adviser on how the international economic system should change
Abandoning the international trading system altogether would be a major mistake, argues Scott Bessent
www.economist.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Ever considered Trump's 'madness' might be a deliberate plan that's been laying around for a few years? it's just "they've" never had a politician who is bats*** crazy enough to do it until now.
This is just like the transition from Carter to Reagan in 1980/1:
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
This is just like the transition from Carter to Reagan in 1980/1:
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
We have to be honest & accept when we're wrong...
Dear Mr #Trump. I'm sorry. I thought you were just a spoilt manchild, but really you are the leader of the vanguard that will collapse #latestagecapitalism and bring the #anarchist #revolution:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
#TrumpTariffs
Dear Mr #Trump. I'm sorry. I thought you were just a spoilt manchild, but really you are the leader of the vanguard that will collapse #latestagecapitalism and bring the #anarchist #revolution:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
#TrumpTariffs
Global markets in turmoil as Trump tariffs wipe $2.5tn off Wall Street
Economists say levies of between 10% and 50% have dramatically added to the risk of a worldwide downturn
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We have to be honest & accept when we're wrong...
Dear Mr #Trump. I'm sorry. I thought you were just a spoilt manchild, but really you are the leader of the vanguard that will collapse #latestagecapitalism and bring the #anarchist #revolution:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
#TrumpTariffs
Dear Mr #Trump. I'm sorry. I thought you were just a spoilt manchild, but really you are the leader of the vanguard that will collapse #latestagecapitalism and bring the #anarchist #revolution:
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
#TrumpTariffs