Marty Wilson
@internationalist01.bsky.social
Lifetime working in conflict and crisis. Building a new internationalism, relationship by relationship.
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I asked our university's official AI assistant to draw a map of Poland in 1941.
Great stuff. Glad we are steering our students toward this helpful resource.
Great stuff. Glad we are steering our students toward this helpful resource.
December 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I asked our university's official AI assistant to draw a map of Poland in 1941.
Great stuff. Glad we are steering our students toward this helpful resource.
Great stuff. Glad we are steering our students toward this helpful resource.
Starmer’s continued acquiescence to Reform and the Tories and his total lack of political strategy or vision should ensure that his time at number 10 will be limited.
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Starmer’s continued acquiescence to Reform and the Tories and his total lack of political strategy or vision should ensure that his time at number 10 will be limited.
The “Grooming gang scandle” has from the outset been about racism and politics and has little or nothing to do with child safety. Farage, Badenoch and Jenrick should all be made to apologise.
October 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The “Grooming gang scandle” has from the outset been about racism and politics and has little or nothing to do with child safety. Farage, Badenoch and Jenrick should all be made to apologise.
“Every Tory is a coward; for a servile, slavish, self-interested fear is the foundation of Toryism; and a man under such influence, though he may be cruel, never can be brave.”
Tom Paine
Tom Paine
October 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“Every Tory is a coward; for a servile, slavish, self-interested fear is the foundation of Toryism; and a man under such influence, though he may be cruel, never can be brave.”
Tom Paine
Tom Paine
@politicsjoe.bsky.social Definitely born in the wrong decade.
October 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
@politicsjoe.bsky.social Definitely born in the wrong decade.
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It breaks my mind that two British political parties have seen scenes like this and decided to try and replicate it in Britain. Thuggary, lawlessness, state brutality. Farage and Badenoch decided they liked the look of it.
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It breaks my mind that two British political parties have seen scenes like this and decided to try and replicate it in Britain. Thuggary, lawlessness, state brutality. Farage and Badenoch decided they liked the look of it.
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Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....
On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames
time.com/7323442/sout...
On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames
time.com/7323442/sout...
House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze
Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.
time.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....
On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames
time.com/7323442/sout...
On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames
time.com/7323442/sout...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Bailed!! wtf
Man bailed after arrest over ‘racially aggravated’ rape of Sikh woman in West Midlands
Police call on public for information as campaigners demand government address increased threat and ‘anti-Sikh hate’
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Bailed!! wtf
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Sorry, but wtaf? This does absolutely nothing but ensure that even more people, including children, have to use irregular crossings, and blocks people who even this government have recognised are refugees from being with their families. This is utterly sickening from Labour. 1/
BREAKING: Yvette Cooper says she is suspending all applications to bring family members to the UK under the asylum system.
September 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Sorry, but wtaf? This does absolutely nothing but ensure that even more people, including children, have to use irregular crossings, and blocks people who even this government have recognised are refugees from being with their families. This is utterly sickening from Labour. 1/
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1 in 3 doctors were born overseas.
1 in 2 builders were born overseas.
1 in 6 nurses were born overseas.
1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas.
1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas.
1 in 5 university academics were born overseas.
The UK would be screwed without them.
1 in 2 builders were born overseas.
1 in 6 nurses were born overseas.
1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas.
1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas.
1 in 5 university academics were born overseas.
The UK would be screwed without them.
August 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
1 in 3 doctors were born overseas.
1 in 2 builders were born overseas.
1 in 6 nurses were born overseas.
1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas.
1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas.
1 in 5 university academics were born overseas.
The UK would be screwed without them.
1 in 2 builders were born overseas.
1 in 6 nurses were born overseas.
1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas.
1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas.
1 in 5 university academics were born overseas.
The UK would be screwed without them.
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🇪🇺 🤝 🏴 An independent Scotland asking to rejoin the EU would be welcomed by most Europeans but it is clear that the only return into Europe for Scotland is through independence.
🔗 Read more: www.believeinscotland.org/europeans_wi...
🔗 Read more: www.believeinscotland.org/europeans_wi...
July 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🇪🇺 🤝 🏴 An independent Scotland asking to rejoin the EU would be welcomed by most Europeans but it is clear that the only return into Europe for Scotland is through independence.
🔗 Read more: www.believeinscotland.org/europeans_wi...
🔗 Read more: www.believeinscotland.org/europeans_wi...
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Grooming gangs .... ??? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Five survivors of Rotherham grooming gangs say they were also raped by police officers
Three former South Yorkshire police officers arrested in investigation into claims by the women, as young as 12 at the time
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Grooming gangs .... ??? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia for talks to end hostilities, a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister's office said on Sunday.
Thai and Cambodian leaders to meet in Malaysia for talks to end deadly border dispute
Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia for talks to end hostilities, a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister's office said on Sunday.
n.pr
July 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia for talks to end hostilities, a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister's office said on Sunday.
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Ah but the ferries...
RFA Argus stuck in Portsmouth deemed unsafe to sail - Navy Lookout share.google/GSneNCUdqqoB...
RFA Argus stuck in Portsmouth deemed unsafe to sail - Navy Lookout share.google/GSneNCUdqqoB...
RFA Argus stuck in Portsmouth deemed unsafe to sail - Navy Lookout
RFA Argus arrived in Portsmouth on 8th June, but is now unable to sail to Falmouth for repair as her safety certification has been withdrawn. This means the Royal Navy / RFA currently does not have a ...
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July 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Ah but the ferries...
RFA Argus stuck in Portsmouth deemed unsafe to sail - Navy Lookout share.google/GSneNCUdqqoB...
RFA Argus stuck in Portsmouth deemed unsafe to sail - Navy Lookout share.google/GSneNCUdqqoB...
@nordregio.bsky.social does Scottish count as a Scandinavian language 😁
July 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
@nordregio.bsky.social does Scottish count as a Scandinavian language 😁
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John Major has given quite the speech:
• Aid cuts are "callous"
• Trump and Xi are destabilising the world
• On Trump: "This is not America as I have known her"
• Brexit benefits "are as elusive as Lord Lucan"
• UK should rejoin single market/customs union
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
• Aid cuts are "callous"
• Trump and Xi are destabilising the world
• On Trump: "This is not America as I have known her"
• Brexit benefits "are as elusive as Lord Lucan"
• UK should rejoin single market/customs union
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
John Major condemns ‘callous’ aid cuts and growing national self-interest
In wide-ranging lecture, former PM calls Trump and Xi destabilising and says benefits of Brexit remain elusive
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
John Major has given quite the speech:
• Aid cuts are "callous"
• Trump and Xi are destabilising the world
• On Trump: "This is not America as I have known her"
• Brexit benefits "are as elusive as Lord Lucan"
• UK should rejoin single market/customs union
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
• Aid cuts are "callous"
• Trump and Xi are destabilising the world
• On Trump: "This is not America as I have known her"
• Brexit benefits "are as elusive as Lord Lucan"
• UK should rejoin single market/customs union
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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A Man for All Seasons - The Devil Speech
YouTube video by dniete97
youtu.be
June 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Bravo, Macron.
Like in 2003 with the Iraq War - France is calling it out.
Like in 2003 with the Iraq War - France is calling it out.
Macron slams US strikes on Iran as lacking legal basis - Euractiv
Macron condemns US strikes on Iran as illegal and counterproductive, warning forceful regime change has never brought stability.
www.euractiv.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Bravo, Macron.
Like in 2003 with the Iraq War - France is calling it out.
Like in 2003 with the Iraq War - France is calling it out.
Israel now occupying or at war with; Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Egypt .... #GreaterIsrael
June 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Israel now occupying or at war with; Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Egypt .... #GreaterIsrael
This is definitely Trump's Falklands War.
June 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is definitely Trump's Falklands War.
#4thGulfWar; 1st 1980-89, 2nd 1991, 3rd 2003-10, 4th 2025 .....?
June 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
#4thGulfWar; 1st 1980-89, 2nd 1991, 3rd 2003-10, 4th 2025 .....?
So, the 4th Gulf War has been started by a wanted mass murderer and the "Peace President".
So long.... it's been nice knowing you all.
So long.... it's been nice knowing you all.
June 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
So, the 4th Gulf War has been started by a wanted mass murderer and the "Peace President".
So long.... it's been nice knowing you all.
So long.... it's been nice knowing you all.
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Q: The DNI concluded in March that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon. What new intel does the US have that Iran changed its position?
HEGSETH: The president has made it very clear that he's looked at all the intelligence and come to the conclusion that the Iranian nuclear program is a threat
HEGSETH: The president has made it very clear that he's looked at all the intelligence and come to the conclusion that the Iranian nuclear program is a threat
June 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Q: The DNI concluded in March that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon. What new intel does the US have that Iran changed its position?
HEGSETH: The president has made it very clear that he's looked at all the intelligence and come to the conclusion that the Iranian nuclear program is a threat
HEGSETH: The president has made it very clear that he's looked at all the intelligence and come to the conclusion that the Iranian nuclear program is a threat
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A white nationalist student at the U of Florida won an academic honor after he argued in a paper that the Constitution applies only to white people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...
A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A white nationalist student at the U of Florida won an academic honor after he argued in a paper that the Constitution applies only to white people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...