@darien-u.bsky.social
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I've spent three days in Calais & it's horrendous.
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Zack Polanski: Allow small boat migrants in and let them work
Green Party leader accuses Sir Keir Starmer of following Nigel Farage in ‘pushing racist rhetoric’ and calls JK Rowling’s stance on single-sex spaces ‘hateful’
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I've spent three days in Calais & it's horrendous.
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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If my organization had no space for the fundamental decency of Robin Ince then I would probably start asking deeply searching questions about the goals of that organization.
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
If my organization had no space for the fundamental decency of Robin Ince then I would probably start asking deeply searching questions about the goals of that organization.
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Eight people detained for allegedly protesting in support of Palestine are currently undertaking the largest hunger strike in UK prisons in over 40 years. The strikers need international solidarity to show the world they are not alone. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/pale...
Palestine activists conducting a historic hunger strike in Britain need our international solidarity
Eight people detained for allegedly protesting in support of Palestine are currently undertaking the largest hunger strike in UK prisons in over 40 years. The strikers need international solidarity…
mondoweiss.net
December 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Eight people detained for allegedly protesting in support of Palestine are currently undertaking the largest hunger strike in UK prisons in over 40 years. The strikers need international solidarity to show the world they are not alone. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/pale...
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Suffering of people in Gaza manufactured by Israeli restriction of aid, not weather, Oxfam says.
‘Result of aid obstruction': Gaza storm passes, misery remains as 14 killed
Suffering of people in Gaza manufactured by Israeli restriction of aid, not weather, Oxfam says.
www.aljazeera.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Suffering of people in Gaza manufactured by Israeli restriction of aid, not weather, Oxfam says.
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I wil never take ozempic, because what if the time finally comes to eat the rich and I have no appetite?
December 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I wil never take ozempic, because what if the time finally comes to eat the rich and I have no appetite?
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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Zoe is correct.
Asylum Seekers are human beings, not statistics or political points to be scored. People should hear their stories and (re)gain some humanity
Asylum Seekers are human beings, not statistics or political points to be scored. People should hear their stories and (re)gain some humanity
Anyone who’s ever actually spoken to a single asylum seeker about their experiences in any country in Europe simply could not honestly conclude that what would improve things would be to further reduce their human rights protections.
It’s vile scapegoating unworthy of us & it needs to end #r4today
It’s vile scapegoating unworthy of us & it needs to end #r4today
December 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Zoe is correct.
Asylum Seekers are human beings, not statistics or political points to be scored. People should hear their stories and (re)gain some humanity
Asylum Seekers are human beings, not statistics or political points to be scored. People should hear their stories and (re)gain some humanity
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Students walked out of school at Burnsville High School in Minnesota to protest Trump’s ICE gestapo terrorizing their community….the kids are alright 💪!
"NO MORE ICE! NO MORE ICE!"
"NO MORE ICE! NO MORE ICE!"
December 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Students walked out of school at Burnsville High School in Minnesota to protest Trump’s ICE gestapo terrorizing their community….the kids are alright 💪!
"NO MORE ICE! NO MORE ICE!"
"NO MORE ICE! NO MORE ICE!"
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If I wanted to set things up so the people blame the public sector for the private sector's failings, this is exactly how I'd do it
December 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
If I wanted to set things up so the people blame the public sector for the private sector's failings, this is exactly how I'd do it
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Especially given that one of the strongest "vote Labour" arguments at GE29 will be "stop Farage" and the quickest way to undermine that is to have immigration policy that people who are sympathetic towards immigrants think is basically the same as Farage.
December 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Especially given that one of the strongest "vote Labour" arguments at GE29 will be "stop Farage" and the quickest way to undermine that is to have immigration policy that people who are sympathetic towards immigrants think is basically the same as Farage.
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racists roll their eyes at this, they're not happy with any message short of 'send them all back' & they don't trust labour trying to pander to them. people who aren't racist recognise this as divisive patronising nonsense. labour's approval rating is 12% and i'm surprised it is that high
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
racists roll their eyes at this, they're not happy with any message short of 'send them all back' & they don't trust labour trying to pander to them. people who aren't racist recognise this as divisive patronising nonsense. labour's approval rating is 12% and i'm surprised it is that high
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Every day in this country it's just the government frontbench finding another way to do BNP policies.
The Home Office hopes the deportation of UK-born children will be seamless', a minister has said
Labour minister wants 'seamless' deportation of UK-born children
www.thenational.scot
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Every day in this country it's just the government frontbench finding another way to do BNP policies.
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What the British government is letting happen to universities is unconscionable
December 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
What the British government is letting happen to universities is unconscionable
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The problem is not Reform, just as the problem is not Donald Trump. The problem is the entire right-wing and the consistent coddling of them and elevation of their narratives by both mainstream media and their main political opponents. In this regard, Keir Starmer is as culpable as many others.
December 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The problem is not Reform, just as the problem is not Donald Trump. The problem is the entire right-wing and the consistent coddling of them and elevation of their narratives by both mainstream media and their main political opponents. In this regard, Keir Starmer is as culpable as many others.
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I propose that we recognise that broken legs, pneumonia, arthritis etc are also overdiagnosed, In one fell swoop, I've solved the waiting list problem!
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I propose that we recognise that broken legs, pneumonia, arthritis etc are also overdiagnosed, In one fell swoop, I've solved the waiting list problem!
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Required reading for those still convinced the housing crisis in the NL can be easily explained and/or blamed on expats.
Over 200,000 homes standing empty across the Netherlands www.dutchnews.nl?p=260699
Over 200,000 homes standing empty across the Netherlands
www.dutchnews.nl
December 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Required reading for those still convinced the housing crisis in the NL can be easily explained and/or blamed on expats.
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I hate this freak. He has not one redeeming feature. He shouldn't be an MP, he shouldn't be in public life, and he should get 600 less votes at the next election and lose his seat.
December 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I hate this freak. He has not one redeeming feature. He shouldn't be an MP, he shouldn't be in public life, and he should get 600 less votes at the next election and lose his seat.
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Migrants, trans and non-binary individuals, disabled individuals, and now neurodivergent individuals. Does Labour have a check list of which already marginalised and vulnerable groups they will go after on any particular day?
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Migrants, trans and non-binary individuals, disabled individuals, and now neurodivergent individuals. Does Labour have a check list of which already marginalised and vulnerable groups they will go after on any particular day?
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💔💔💔
The photo that became a symbol for Hong Kong's deadly fire - www.reuters.com/wider-image/...
The photo that became a symbol for Hong Kong's deadly fire
Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades shattered Wong’s life: a walk to school became a desperate search as his wife vanished in the deadly blaze.
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
💔💔💔
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Someone said the name ‘Dan Hodges’ to me today and my reaction was something like ‘wow, that’s a name I had forgotten, maybe being in an echo chamber isn’t so bad!’
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Someone said the name ‘Dan Hodges’ to me today and my reaction was something like ‘wow, that’s a name I had forgotten, maybe being in an echo chamber isn’t so bad!’
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It's worth remembering that the government could stop the exclusion of trans people from public life any time they want.
December 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It's worth remembering that the government could stop the exclusion of trans people from public life any time they want.
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Here’s Judith Butler explaining what this movement is and always was, about five years ago.
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Here’s Judith Butler explaining what this movement is and always was, about five years ago.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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based on how often the naughty teens of major cities throw the rentable scooters directly into the river i've formed a theory that the many iron age swords and cauldrons found in lakes around europe that we've previously assumed were ceremonial and sacrificial in nature were in fact thrown by teens
August 17, 2024 at 4:38 PM
based on how often the naughty teens of major cities throw the rentable scooters directly into the river i've formed a theory that the many iron age swords and cauldrons found in lakes around europe that we've previously assumed were ceremonial and sacrificial in nature were in fact thrown by teens