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Ray
@warzoid.bsky.social
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Producer of notorious & occasionally award-winning TV. Comms. Media. 20yrs no-fly. Dark green/left. Arts. Precautionary principle. Existential harm reduction.

Also sells eco-socialist/anti-fascist/anti-technofeudalist t-shirts @ www.revolutionarysell.com
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peterjukes.bsky.social
Over 40,000 protestors killed in Iran reports suggest. Why is there no the same level of outrage about this as there is (and should be) over similar fatalities in Gaza? Is it just lack of access to media?
January 28, 2026 at 9:51 AM
warzoid.bsky.social
When a state is serial killing legal observers you know you're in a civil war.
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 AM
warzoid.bsky.social
Unbearable cruelty.
broadwaybabyto.bsky.social Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10d
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.

He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.

At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.

Wael died on Friday at age 30.

ICE caused his death.

They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:31 AM
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saulstaniforth.bsky.social
Govt minister Heidi Alexander says they want to see "proper democratic values" back in the heart of Iran

Back? A reminder that it was the USA and UK who overthrew democracy in Iran in 1953 in order to protect their oil interests. A look at Venezuela tells us not much has changed
January 11, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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peterjukes.bsky.social
“If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer… And a people that no longer can believe anything cannot make up its mind…And with such a people you can then do what you please.”

Hannah Arendt
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
Who agrees? ✋
December 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
warzoid.bsky.social
The left and green left need effective podcasts, and they need them now.
ohhkaygo.bsky.social Kayla Gogarty @ohhkaygo.bsky.social · Mar 14
As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows, this media ecosystem becomes more influential. A new Media Matters’ study shows how overwhelmingly right-leaning this ecosystem is -- with nearly five times the following of left-leaning online shows. www.mediamatters.org/google/right...
Total following of top right-leaning and left-leaning online shows; shows are represented by circles with sizes proportional to total following across platforms. Circles of right-leaning shows are larger and more prevalent, with the largest circles for Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, etc.
December 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
warzoid.bsky.social
Broadcasting every detail of the Bondi attack while ignoring the six young people starving to death in British jails & the 100s of 1000s living & dying under inhuman conditions in Gaza just tells us that morality at BBC News has collapsed.

The whole world can see this #ZoneOfInterest

#HagueNOW
December 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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nateo.bsky.social
The British commentariat are to the right of Oswald Mosley and Enoch Powell. They are an existential threat to the UK—they say ‘jump’; the government says ‘how high?’
The telegraph Falling rents. Rising wages. Perhaps stopping immigration works Real living standards might grow if the UK replicates Trump's mass deportation policies Matthew Lynn 06 Dec 2025 - 07:00AM GMT There has also been a clampdown on fresh visas and the citizens of entire countries have been banned from trav-elling to the United States. Trump has had a mixed second term so far, but on one major issue, he has kept his campaign promises. He has dramatically driven immigration down. We are starting to see what kind of impact that is having on the American economy and - so far - it is surprisingly positive. Who knows, perhaps a few more developed countries should give it a try. An endless supply of cheap workers might not be as vital as we keep getting told it is. If there was one issue that delivered Trump's decisive election victory last November, it was immigration. As he closes the first year of his second term, he has delivered on the pledge to reduce it. According to figures quoted by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, half a million illegal immigrants have been deported, and another million and a half have left of their own accord.
December 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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jowolff.bsky.social
An economist from Ghana told me that a bonus reason for promoting wind and solar power is that it’s much harder to use for corruption and repressive geopolitics.

Remind me again. Who is in favour of fossil fuels?
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Erika Kirk hosted a $10,000 a plate gala at Mar a Lago this weekend.

Children are going hungry.

Veterans are standing in line at food banks.

Millions of Americans are losing their healthcare.

But the rich get richer.
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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coldwarsteve.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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maddenifico.bsky.social
activist360 has now launched on Bluesky.

If you think the climate crisis is one of the vital challenges of our time, please follow @activist360.bsky.social.

Thank you. 🙏
February 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
warzoid.bsky.social
Imo this is the worst betrayal of Britain so far: handing our most personal & national security-critical data to a far-right owned global corp already implicated in genocide via Israel's alleged use of Palantir targeting tech. Unforgivable, & guess who's paying them? During a cost of living crisis.
prospectmagazine.co.uk Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · Nov 12
Our latest issue has just hit newsstands! Here’s a peek at what’s inside... 🧵

For our cover story, Mark Wilding from @libertyhq.bsky.social investigates how the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company Palantir: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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pawlbologna.bsky.social
I remember when I became fully UBI pilled during the worst of covid and that position is a lock for life.
theycallhimbfg.bsky.social Wikipedia Brown @theycallhimbfg.bsky.social · May 28
TL; DR: the study found it motivated people to find work and it instilled confidence in others to leave abusive situations and enroll their children in extracurricular activities.

It also debunks criticisms that it's just a handout that'll make people dependent on the government.
"Participants in the Los Angeles-based program reported that they had better employment outcomes, felt safer at home, enrolled their kids in more extracurriculars, and were more likely to leave domestically abusive situations, according to the pilot study's results. The Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot, or BIG:LEAP, gave over 3,200 households $1,000 in monthly no-strings-attached cash payments for 12 months starting in January 2022. Participants had to have or be expecting a dependent child and fall below the federal poverty threshold, with average household incomes of slightly above $14,000 a year. BIG:LEAP compared the outcomes of households receiving cash payments to nearly 5,000 households with similar incomes and family situations in the control group. ""There's this really open question in the research and among policymakers around how much cash does it take over what period of time to create change," said Amy Castro, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania who coauthored the study. "What we've seen with BIG:LEAP is that in that 12 months, families really engaged in an accelerated decision-making process to establish safety." The study found that participants were significantly more likely to find full-time jobs than remain unemployed and not looking for work, feel able to cover housing costs, have greater food security, and establish more harmonious home environments compared to the control group. Within the first six months of the program, participants left situations of intimate partner violence more frequently than the control group. In the last six months, participants were more likely to establish proximate safety and work toward protecting themselves in the future. Participants were also significantly more likely than the control group to enroll their kids in enrichment activities. Bo-Kyung Elizabeth Kim, an associate professor at UCLA, told BI this result suggests parents are using the cash to better their children's futures and increasingly have the time to take their kids to these activities. Participants reported significantly fewer worries about their family's safety compared to control participants across all measurement periods — including six months after the last payment. "By establishing that sort of immediate safety right away, participants were then able to engage in their neighborhoods because they had the time to do so," Castro said. "They had the time to parent, and they had the time to build relationships with community leaders." Though many of these effects are significant, the effect sizes aren't large for some variables. For instance, 50% of control group participants reported having to eat less in a day because of a lack of food compared to 42% of recipients. Across the board, the study reported no negative effects of cash payments on participants, who were "significantly more likely to secure full-time employment than to remain unemployed not looking for work" than those in the control group. Castro said this study reveals a wider range of positive impacts on participants receiving unconditional cash payments than many of its predecessors. Overall, it stands in contrast to what some critics of basic income argue, including that cash payments majorly reduce employment or don't prepare participants for the future. Some critics have argued these programs cost millions of dollars, often from taxpayer money, and foster dependency on the government for help.
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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blobbystc.bsky.social
Especially since all institutional pathways for anyone vaguely like him are cynically blocked. Just ask Faiza Shaheen. Why? Well the fear is that the actual politics would be popular
timbale.bsky.social Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · Nov 8
Perhaps it worked for him (don't know enough about US politics to know) but it's an all too familiar hope on the part of the British left - one that, time and time again, is sadly dashed when the results are counted and the analysis is done.
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows the power of mobilizing non-voters | Ben Davis
Mamdani reshaped the electorate, bringing hundreds of thousands of non-voters out to the polls, from young people to left-behind immigrant communities
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
It's just the beginning...
Former White House Historian Offers Dire Warning After Entire East Wing Is Demolished
www.comicsands.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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glendunlap.bsky.social
This is just awful. If you are position to donate to your local food bank, they are going to need our help more than ever.
At least 25 states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November
The pause in benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would begin in states from California to Arkansas just before the busy holiday season.
www.politico.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
warzoid.bsky.social
Palantir needs driving out of British infrastructure as a matter of urgent national security. This is a hostile takeover & the fact Labour are as complicit as the Tories = the end of political trust.

Starmerism = austerity, authoritarianism, co-operation with the Israeli genocide & Palantir. NOPE.
europeanpowell.bsky.social EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · Oct 7
Louis Mosley is quoted as saying that Palantir's strategy for entry into the British health industry was to "Buy our way in" by acquiring smaller rival companies with existing relationships with the NHS in order to "take a lot of ground and take down a lot of political resistance"
October 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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donnachadhmc.bsky.social
US "Christians" threatening to murder gay people...
US Republican Party Magaism is unleashing our darker demons...🙈
Progressives need to unite & win freedom for all..
youtube.com/shorts/DlvKR...
MAGA supporter THREATENS to K*LL me over simple question
YouTube video by Parkergetajob
youtube.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Bari Weiss "is a self-described 'Zionist fanatic.' The idea that a 'neutral media organization' is led by someone who has a long history as a pro-Israel ideologue...is really worrying. I think there will be a lot more censorship of Palestinian voices." - me to Piers Morgan about CBS News and Weiss:
October 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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alonghurst.bsky.social
UN experts have said the IDF's "targeted destruction" of Gaza's health-care system amounts to "medicide." The UN has accused Israel of deliberately attacking and starving health-care workers, paramedics and hospitals in order to wipe out medical care in the besieged enclave.
October 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
warzoid.bsky.social
Same, and I am mad as hell about it. Britain is a filthy outlier that now won't even give boosters to former cancer patients in their 60s, living with one kidney and other immunity-compromised conditions. Both successive govts and the UKHSA have failed us.
broadwaybabyto.bsky.social Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Oct 9
If we had responded to Covid by normalizing masking, providing respirators in healthcare & adopting clean air standards…we could have beaten the virus.

We would also be seeing less measles, colds & flu.

We would all be healthier.

I believe history will see it as one of our greatest failures.
October 9, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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meemalee.bsky.social
Author and filmmaker Justine Bateman on generative AI
"They're trying to convince people they can't do the things they've been doing easily for years - to write emails, to write a presentation. Your daughter wants you to make up a bedtime story about puppies - to write that for you." We will get to the point, she says with a grim laugh, "that you will essentially become just a skin bag of organs and bones, nothing else. You won't know anything and you will be told repeatedly that you can't do it, which is the opposite of what life has to offer. Capitulating all kinds of decisions like where to go on vacation, what to wear today, who to date, what to eat. People are already doing this. You won't have to process grief, because you'll have uploaded photos and voice messages from your mother who just died, and then she can talk to you via AI video call every day. One of the ways it's going to destroy humans, long before there's a nuclear disaster, is going to be the emotional hollowing-out of people." - author and filmmaker Justine Bateman from a piece by Emine Saner for the Guardian
October 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
warzoid.bsky.social
Labour is failing because the comfortably-off don't understand how desperate for culture and meaning the lower economic classes are. They talk about the "importance of jobs" as though servitude in any role for any recompense is better than time spent creating, connecting or thinking. It isn't.
October 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM