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Chris Till @christill.org · 3h

Is there a reason why the media have been using the term ceasefire instead of peace deal recently?

Also, how many people and buildings are actually left for the genocidal fascist regime to cease firing at anyway?

Chris Till @christill.org · 5h

Maybe you should try listening to a single sentence coming out of Zack Polanski’s mouth before running yours.

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 7h

🚨 BREAKING | Greens hit 10% in poll average for the very first time, an all-time high for the party.

This is the first time in the party's history that they have hit double-digits in polls, and comes as the party stands within touching distance of 100,000 members.

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Chris Till @christill.org · 1d

annihilated Steve Baker on this subject. Made him look like an absolute fool (which he is).

But to be clear, I’m not saying Guto is good by my standards or overall, but from a Tory it’s good.

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Chris Till @christill.org · 1d

That was the perception; that they were somewhat moderate. But now they’ve abandoned that proven winning approach to be Reform Lite. Similar to Labour. It’s a race to be as close to Reform as possible without actually being Reform. Clearly a losing strategy…

Going back to renewable energy, Harri…

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Chris Till @christill.org · 1d

Normally I think Guto Harri is an idiot, but he actually was very reasonable when it comes to his stance on renewable energy, and also when he said that the Tories have been most successful when they’ve positioned themselves as centre-right. I don’t think they ever governed centre-right but anyway…

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 1d

My thoughts today. Free Palestine

Two years ago today, the animal state of “Israel” began undertaking the latest blood-soaked atrocity in its genocidal 80-year campaign to exterminate the Palestinian people. Since October 2023, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been slaughtered by the Zionist state, armed and supported by Britain, the USA and its client states. British society at all levels is soaked in Palestinian blood, from food outlets to arms firms and universities. The legacy of Starmer and his party will be a mountain of Palestinian corpses.

As for his supposed actions – “recognition” of a Palestinian state is meaningless. Labour is a supporter of the genocide, as demonstrated by their continued commitment to funding and arming “Israel”. Britain should immediately suspend all weapons sales to “Israel”, place sanctions on the Zionist state, call for the expulsion of “Israel” from all international bodies and organisations, demand that “Israel” immediately cease its genocidal acts against the Palestinian people, and provide safe refuge for Palestinians. There is so much Britain could do to stop the genocide – this is not exhaustive. It is disgusting for Labour fans to say there’s nothing they can do.

In the long term, the only way to ensure peace in the region is the dissolution of the terrorist state of “Israel”, and its replacement with a single secular state where Palestinians have equal rights – including a right of return, and a right to reclaim the land that was stolen from them by Zionists.

Free Palestine, now and forever.

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Chris Till @christill.org · 2d

If it’s renewable energy that means Britain has the most expensive electricity in the world (according to the tories), then why don’t countries who have invested far more per capita have the most expensive electricity? Nothing they say makes sense. It’s all total BS that a child could see through.

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Chris Till @christill.org · 2d

The establishment always talks about “net zero” climate policies costing us more in our bills.

What is an example of a net zero policy? I follow climate stuff super closely and I can’t think of a single net zero policy. And if one does exist, I doubt it increases bills to be honest.

Chris Till @christill.org · 2d

…has not previously been in power. That’s Zack Polanski, Jeremy Corbyn, Zarah Sultana etc. Not Labour, not the Tories, not the Lib Dems, and not Reform.

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Chris Till @christill.org · 2d

Why would anyone believe what the Tories say about making home ownership affordable when they’ve been in power for decades and never did it. Nigel Farage is about the politics of Liz Truss for the most part. The only credible leaders are those who say what they’d do, who’s party (or ideology)…

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Chris Till @christill.org · 3d

guarantee Britain becoming a poor country of the future. What are you going to say when extreme weather makes daily life a struggle, and wrecks the economy? I hope you’re prepared to accept responsibility and lie in the bed you’re making / have made over decades. You’re on your own. It’s not on us.

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Chris Till @christill.org · 3d

Saying it now, I don’t think I had the words to describe it. Even by the aims of capitalism, of growth at all costs, it makes no sense. You won’t get growth, and you’ll ruin the economy while handing the advantage to China and any other countries who bet big on renewable energy. It would…

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Chris Till @christill.org · 3d

And then they have Kemi Badenoch on to talk about immigrants, but then more interestingly for me, the climate. She literally said they shouldn’t be living in the past in the same breath as talking about scrapping green energy in favour of fossil fuels. If you said that 15 years ago, it’d be stupid..

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Ecoanarchist @ecoanarchism.bsky.social · 3d

There is only one, solitary party and leader that now stands willing to defend unequivocally the basic human and civil rights that have underpinned English law for centuries: @greenparty.org.uk and @zackpolanski.bsky.social . That’s real patriotism! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests

Officers will be able to tell organisers to move demonstrations if protests have caused "repeated disorder".

www.bbc.com

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Chris Till @christill.org · 3d

The entire establishment now seems to be doing the Suella Braverman hate marches thing.

Chris Till @christill.org · 3d

Started watching Laura K. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that they’ll be no coverage of the Green Conference or interview with Zack Polanski.

Already they’ve got a full lineup of multiple Tories and multiple Labour representatives on the panel. Not even Reform or Lib Dems on this week.

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Chris Till @christill.org · 3d

Started watching Laura K. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that they’ll be no coverage of the Green Conference or interview with Zack Polanski.

Already they’ve got a full lineup of multiple Tories and multiple Labour representatives on the panel. Not even Reform or Lib Dems on this week.

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Chris Till @christill.org · 4d

She also questioned the use of the word kidnapping; preferring the word detained. But that’s not accurate. If it’s a peace mission in international waters, it’s a kidnapping.

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Chris Till @christill.org · 4d

Fiona Bruce making sure to bring up Greta when the Sinn Fein MP mentioned a colleague getting kidnapped by Israel in international waters. Seems like Bruce thought that bringing up Greta would be good to turn the audience against the flotilla, because apparently people dislike Greta? I don’t know.

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Chris Till @christill.org · 5d

I get a bit of a Charlie Kirk feeling with this Manchester attacks. The media and politicians appear to be using a heinous attack by a lunatic to smear the left. And also to give them some breathing room when it comes to the pressure against them for supporting the 2 year genocide.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 5d

EUROPEAN COLD SPELL
Snow fell in Pristina, Kosovo !

Historic super early wintry cold spell.
Since historic cold spells have become so rare nowadays,I ll dedicate some posts later about this event.

Webcam:
video.gjirafa.com/slowtv-staci...

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Chris Till @christill.org · 6d

I think in the debates at the next general election, Zack Polanski (if he’s invited) will still be being asked about renewable energy “costing jobs” in oil and gas.

And between now and then, endless climate records, weather records and extremes, melting ice, thawing permafrost etc etc.

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Chris Till @christill.org · 6d

Feeling pretty fucking depressed after Zack Polanski on Politics Live. He did pretty well but 4-on-1 with an endless stream of bullshit just shows me again that we’ll never act on the climate no matter what happens. The arguments never change but the climate does. Faster and faster ever day.

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Chris Till @christill.org · 6d

Maybe I was a bit overly optimistic. I think Zack did well; but when you’re actually 1 vs 4 (including the oil refinery guy), it’s almost impossible.

They brought up every lie in the book: cost, nuclear power, climate action vs jobs, the rich leaving the country. They threw the kitchen sink at him.

Chris Till @christill.org · 6d

but I can already guarantee that Zack Polanski ganged up on them by himself 3 on 1 and made them look stupid.

Chris Till @christill.org · 6d

but I can already guarantee that Zack Polanski ganged up on them by himself 3 on 1 and made them look stupid.

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