Hugh Mc Guinness 💚
@temporarydog.bsky.social
A local Green Party E&W activist in Leen Valley ward, Nottingham City.
Gay, furry, immigrant, proud.
Personal: @stonewolf.bsky.social
Local party: @nottsgreenparty.bsky.social
Green party: @greenparty.org.uk
Gay, furry, immigrant, proud.
Personal: @stonewolf.bsky.social
Local party: @nottsgreenparty.bsky.social
Green party: @greenparty.org.uk
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IMPORTANT
The court has not yet formally ordered the quashing of the provision, and so it still remains in force pending an Order - see highlighted text.
So provision remains in force.
Suspect government may seek urgent appeal before Order made.
The court has not yet formally ordered the quashing of the provision, and so it still remains in force pending an Order - see highlighted text.
So provision remains in force.
Suspect government may seek urgent appeal before Order made.
February 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM
IMPORTANT
The court has not yet formally ordered the quashing of the provision, and so it still remains in force pending an Order - see highlighted text.
So provision remains in force.
Suspect government may seek urgent appeal before Order made.
The court has not yet formally ordered the quashing of the provision, and so it still remains in force pending an Order - see highlighted text.
So provision remains in force.
Suspect government may seek urgent appeal before Order made.
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Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Great video about the destructive effects of financialisation on not just our economy but the lives and wealth of everyone in the nation.
The finance curse: how Britain was hollowed out
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Great video about the destructive effects of financialisation on not just our economy but the lives and wealth of everyone in the nation.
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Ireland has shown that basic income works — not just socially, but economically.
Give people time and security to develop their skills, and the returns flow back to society. Now let’s go further.
#UniversalBasicIncome #Economics
Give people time and security to develop their skills, and the returns flow back to society. Now let’s go further.
#UniversalBasicIncome #Economics
February 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Ireland has shown that basic income works — not just socially, but economically.
Give people time and security to develop their skills, and the returns flow back to society. Now let’s go further.
#UniversalBasicIncome #Economics
Give people time and security to develop their skills, and the returns flow back to society. Now let’s go further.
#UniversalBasicIncome #Economics
The youngest millennials turn 30 this year.
They have careers ... I hope
Children ... maybe
And mortg ... aspirations towards home ownership
The oldest of us are hurtling into our mid forties.
Will the future hold hope for security & prosperity, or a stumble through more once in a lifetime crises?
They have careers ... I hope
Children ... maybe
And mortg ... aspirations towards home ownership
The oldest of us are hurtling into our mid forties.
Will the future hold hope for security & prosperity, or a stumble through more once in a lifetime crises?
February 11, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The youngest millennials turn 30 this year.
They have careers ... I hope
Children ... maybe
And mortg ... aspirations towards home ownership
The oldest of us are hurtling into our mid forties.
Will the future hold hope for security & prosperity, or a stumble through more once in a lifetime crises?
They have careers ... I hope
Children ... maybe
And mortg ... aspirations towards home ownership
The oldest of us are hurtling into our mid forties.
Will the future hold hope for security & prosperity, or a stumble through more once in a lifetime crises?
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Labour—like the Conservatives before them—are in a crisis of their own making.
It's time for a different kind of politics.
Join the Green Party ⤵️
It's time for a different kind of politics.
Join the Green Party ⤵️
February 10, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Labour—like the Conservatives before them—are in a crisis of their own making.
It's time for a different kind of politics.
Join the Green Party ⤵️
It's time for a different kind of politics.
Join the Green Party ⤵️
A conversation I had at a local event today reminded me of this video I made four years ago that somehow is still relevant today ...
Soapbox: The Myth Of Green Crypto
YouTube video by Stonewolf
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:50 PM
A conversation I had at a local event today reminded me of this video I made four years ago that somehow is still relevant today ...
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
I'm not a citizen, I have the right to become one, but I haven't because of the charges, the tests, and how the whole process has been made feel less like a confirmation of my commitment and more like graft & hazing.
They can wrap it in any language they like, the goal is to belittle & humiliate.
They can wrap it in any language they like, the goal is to belittle & humiliate.
PS. Not too late to tell the government what you think about their proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain - the public consultation is open until 12th Feb.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
February 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM
I'm not a citizen, I have the right to become one, but I haven't because of the charges, the tests, and how the whole process has been made feel less like a confirmation of my commitment and more like graft & hazing.
They can wrap it in any language they like, the goal is to belittle & humiliate.
They can wrap it in any language they like, the goal is to belittle & humiliate.
Great explanation of why continuing HS2 is important for us here in Nottingham from @garethdennis.uk. I've set the timecode for the section of interest but the whole video is a good look at Birmingham's suburban rail potential.
Here's how HS2 gives Birmingham a metro system | #Railnatter 294
YouTube video by Gareth Dennis
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Great explanation of why continuing HS2 is important for us here in Nottingham from @garethdennis.uk. I've set the timecode for the section of interest but the whole video is a good look at Birmingham's suburban rail potential.
Sometimes I spend my time on Google maps looking at places that look like they once had life but by virtue of being a crossroads have been sapped of it and rendered dismally liminal by a failure to imagine doing anything better.
And I wonder, how do we fix them?
And I wonder, how do we fix them?
February 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Sometimes I spend my time on Google maps looking at places that look like they once had life but by virtue of being a crossroads have been sapped of it and rendered dismally liminal by a failure to imagine doing anything better.
And I wonder, how do we fix them?
And I wonder, how do we fix them?
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A new report indicates that zero net migration would shrink the UK economy by 3.6% and likely force an increase in taxes, as well as being cruel, inhuman and impractical.
Migration is good for our country. Inequality is the problem. Tax the super-rich.
Migration is good for our country. Inequality is the problem. Tax the super-rich.
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A new report indicates that zero net migration would shrink the UK economy by 3.6% and likely force an increase in taxes, as well as being cruel, inhuman and impractical.
Migration is good for our country. Inequality is the problem. Tax the super-rich.
Migration is good for our country. Inequality is the problem. Tax the super-rich.
Mostly I listen to TF for the entertainment value while cooking but this slightly more serious episode is a banger if you want to understand more about the state of the world.
The system may be rigged but that's no reason for despair, only to recognise that posting is not enough!
The system may be rigged but that's no reason for despair, only to recognise that posting is not enough!
histroy sent from my iphone feat. Paolo Gerbaudo
YouTube video by Trashfuture Podcast
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Mostly I listen to TF for the entertainment value while cooking but this slightly more serious episode is a banger if you want to understand more about the state of the world.
The system may be rigged but that's no reason for despair, only to recognise that posting is not enough!
The system may be rigged but that's no reason for despair, only to recognise that posting is not enough!
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As a society we've failed young men and left them in the hands of assholes who've taught them they need to be vile to be manly. Women are not the problem here.
Should society intervene?
Only if intervention means helping men better themselves and understand masculinity without the toxicity.
Should society intervene?
Only if intervention means helping men better themselves and understand masculinity without the toxicity.
📢 “A huge amount of men between the age of 15 and 50 will not pass on their genes. They will effectively die out of the gene pool ... Should society intervene?” Steven Bartlett asked last year.
Two top podcasters have identified a global decline. The problem, they say, is women
www.smh.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 4:46 PM
As a society we've failed young men and left them in the hands of assholes who've taught them they need to be vile to be manly. Women are not the problem here.
Should society intervene?
Only if intervention means helping men better themselves and understand masculinity without the toxicity.
Should society intervene?
Only if intervention means helping men better themselves and understand masculinity without the toxicity.
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Gender-affirming care is more than hormones and surgery, it's:
✔️ harm reduction
✔️ suicide prevention
✔️ safeguarding
✔️ harm reduction
✔️ suicide prevention
✔️ safeguarding
February 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Gender-affirming care is more than hormones and surgery, it's:
✔️ harm reduction
✔️ suicide prevention
✔️ safeguarding
✔️ harm reduction
✔️ suicide prevention
✔️ safeguarding
I wont be posting much from America on here, I'd prefer to keep it focused on UK and local things but sometimes there's something that's just too good not to share.
February 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
I wont be posting much from America on here, I'd prefer to keep it focused on UK and local things but sometimes there's something that's just too good not to share.
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I've spent my entire life listening to smug liberals explain that only they get how our political systems work and that's why they can't get anything done. and now I'm watching a social democrat that they all hate dunk on them every single day
Kudos to Mayor Mamdani.
This is what economic justice looks like.
And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/mamdani-ice-delivery-workers-settlement-backpay-uber-gig-workers-million/
This is what economic justice looks like.
And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/mamdani-ice-delivery-workers-settlement-backpay-uber-gig-workers-million/
February 3, 2026 at 4:06 AM
I've spent my entire life listening to smug liberals explain that only they get how our political systems work and that's why they can't get anything done. and now I'm watching a social democrat that they all hate dunk on them every single day
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Ireland has dismantled its first commercial wind farm to make way for a step-change in scale. Each new turbine generates more power than the entire 1992 Bellacorick site, illustrating how 3 decades of innovation have compressed land use while multiplying output. buff.ly/goiabIO
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Last turbine on first commercial wind farm dismantled
The last wind turbine of what was Ireland's first commercial wind farm at Bellacorick in Co Mayo has been dismantled.
buff.ly
February 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Ireland has dismantled its first commercial wind farm to make way for a step-change in scale. Each new turbine generates more power than the entire 1992 Bellacorick site, illustrating how 3 decades of innovation have compressed land use while multiplying output. buff.ly/goiabIO
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
I have for some time complained about Google Maps distorting our view of reality and I'm glad to see #NotJustBikes do a deep dive. I often see it embedded in council and other official pages and I think we need our councils to actively make a move away from it.
See thread for a better Nebula link.
See thread for a better Nebula link.
Why I don't use Google Maps in Amsterdam
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I have for some time complained about Google Maps distorting our view of reality and I'm glad to see #NotJustBikes do a deep dive. I often see it embedded in council and other official pages and I think we need our councils to actively make a move away from it.
See thread for a better Nebula link.
See thread for a better Nebula link.
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Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
Years ago I burned out fighting the impossible fight in the face of an uncaring, ossifying government. Now the plaque is breaking up and suddenly there's everything to play for, @zackpolanski.bsky.social has brought hope back for real and substantive change and it's time to pitch in!
February 1, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Years ago I burned out fighting the impossible fight in the face of an uncaring, ossifying government. Now the plaque is breaking up and suddenly there's everything to play for, @zackpolanski.bsky.social has brought hope back for real and substantive change and it's time to pitch in!
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Yesterday, we were out in Berridge Ward again, leafletting for @councillorq.bsky.social. We're eager to make waves in Nottingham, and it starts here💚
February 1, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Yesterday, we were out in Berridge Ward again, leafletting for @councillorq.bsky.social. We're eager to make waves in Nottingham, and it starts here💚