Lex Schlup
@lexschlup.bsky.social
Take a look at https://www.solein.com/. It could save the world as we know it.
Zack Polanski to hand in NHS contract termination notice to Palantir www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
Zack Polanski to hand in NHS contract termination notice to Palantir
Zack Polanski is telling defence surveillance corporation Palantir to 'pack its bags and get the hell out of the NHS'.
www.thecanary.co
January 23, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Zack Polanski to hand in NHS contract termination notice to Palantir www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
@gurdeep.ca ... what would we do without him. He is magic.
Positivity Is Not Magic—Yet It Is Utterly Magical:
I'm not advocating for superficial positivity that ignores difficult emotions. I'm championing emotional equilibrium where we honor both light and shadow, where sadness coexists with joy. Read more:
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/positivity...
I'm not advocating for superficial positivity that ignores difficult emotions. I'm championing emotional equilibrium where we honor both light and shadow, where sadness coexists with joy. Read more:
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/positivity...
Positivity Is Not Magic—Yet It Is Utterly Magical
I'm not advocating for superficial positivity that ignores difficult emotions. I'm championing emotional equilibrium where we honor both light and shadow, where sadness coexists with joy.
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
@gurdeep.ca ... what would we do without him. He is magic.
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This year I’m doing something different - I’m only going to talk about this one appeal.
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This year I’m doing something different - I’m only going to talk about this one appeal.
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
BBC Verify has 62 staff and a payroll of £3.3 million, and this is what we get for it. Scrap the department and send the money to proper open source investigators like @bellingcat.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
BBC Verify has 62 staff and a payroll of £3.3 million, and this is what we get for it. Scrap the department and send the money to proper open source investigators like @bellingcat.com
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Do please join me on World Soil Day, 5 December, 2pm GMT, for the global launch of the most exciting thing I’ve ever been involved with:
The Earth Rover Program, developing a new scientific approach which will massively enhance our understanding of #soil.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The Earth Rover Program, developing a new scientific approach which will massively enhance our understanding of #soil.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join the global launch of the Earth Rover Program and the release of our inaugural report, which explores how a new scientific concept, ‘soilsmology’, is shaking up our und...
We are delighted to invite you to the global launch of the Earth Rover Program and the release of our inaugural report, ‘Soilsmology: Transforming our Understanding of Soil’, which explores how an eme...
us02web.zoom.us
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Do please join me on World Soil Day, 5 December, 2pm GMT, for the global launch of the most exciting thing I’ve ever been involved with:
The Earth Rover Program, developing a new scientific approach which will massively enhance our understanding of #soil.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The Earth Rover Program, developing a new scientific approach which will massively enhance our understanding of #soil.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
October 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
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How should the government address the distortions of our political system? MPs in the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Elections have set out one approach, a National Commission on Electoral Reform
MPs suggest National Commission on Electoral Reform
In our increasingly fragmented and volatile political environment, the case for electoral reform becomes clearer every day. And as the political landscape changes, so too will the route
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September 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
How should the government address the distortions of our political system? MPs in the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Elections have set out one approach, a National Commission on Electoral Reform
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📣 Scottish Govt has announced new rules for protecting its offshore marine protected areas. They are a big step forward, but don't go far enough. Our campaigns director Alyx Elliott has the story 👇
Stay with us in this fight. We will keep pushing until ALL MPAs are truly protected 🌊
Stay with us in this fight. We will keep pushing until ALL MPAs are truly protected 🌊
September 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
📣 Scottish Govt has announced new rules for protecting its offshore marine protected areas. They are a big step forward, but don't go far enough. Our campaigns director Alyx Elliott has the story 👇
Stay with us in this fight. We will keep pushing until ALL MPAs are truly protected 🌊
Stay with us in this fight. We will keep pushing until ALL MPAs are truly protected 🌊
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Watch as an activist is arrested in Glasgow for displaying a sign reading 'genocide in Palestine, time to take action'
'We're not terrorists', he said as he was taken away by police
'We're not terrorists', he said as he was taken away by police
July 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Watch as an activist is arrested in Glasgow for displaying a sign reading 'genocide in Palestine, time to take action'
'We're not terrorists', he said as he was taken away by police
'We're not terrorists', he said as he was taken away by police
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Wow! 😳
A first-past-the-post (#FPTP) moment.
🪑 21.7% wins the seat!
😅Just 0.6% of votes between 1st & 2nd place
5️⃣ 5 parties in double figures
🗳 Only 12.7% points between the 1st & the 6th placed party.
⏳Time to
GET PR DONE!
#getPRdone
#ProportionalRepresentation
A first-past-the-post (#FPTP) moment.
🪑 21.7% wins the seat!
😅Just 0.6% of votes between 1st & 2nd place
5️⃣ 5 parties in double figures
🗳 Only 12.7% points between the 1st & the 6th placed party.
⏳Time to
GET PR DONE!
#getPRdone
#ProportionalRepresentation
July 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Wow! 😳
A first-past-the-post (#FPTP) moment.
🪑 21.7% wins the seat!
😅Just 0.6% of votes between 1st & 2nd place
5️⃣ 5 parties in double figures
🗳 Only 12.7% points between the 1st & the 6th placed party.
⏳Time to
GET PR DONE!
#getPRdone
#ProportionalRepresentation
A first-past-the-post (#FPTP) moment.
🪑 21.7% wins the seat!
😅Just 0.6% of votes between 1st & 2nd place
5️⃣ 5 parties in double figures
🗳 Only 12.7% points between the 1st & the 6th placed party.
⏳Time to
GET PR DONE!
#getPRdone
#ProportionalRepresentation
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The government says it wants to "rebuild trust in our democracy".
This needs to start with giving everyone an equal vote.
Thank you to @tomgordonld.bsky.social, Sarah Olney, Chris Law, @alexsobel.co.uk @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social and @shockatadam.bsky.social for raising this in Parliament.
This needs to start with giving everyone an equal vote.
Thank you to @tomgordonld.bsky.social, Sarah Olney, Chris Law, @alexsobel.co.uk @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social and @shockatadam.bsky.social for raising this in Parliament.
July 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The government says it wants to "rebuild trust in our democracy".
This needs to start with giving everyone an equal vote.
Thank you to @tomgordonld.bsky.social, Sarah Olney, Chris Law, @alexsobel.co.uk @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social and @shockatadam.bsky.social for raising this in Parliament.
This needs to start with giving everyone an equal vote.
Thank you to @tomgordonld.bsky.social, Sarah Olney, Chris Law, @alexsobel.co.uk @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social and @shockatadam.bsky.social for raising this in Parliament.
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Round-headed Rampion and the wonderfully named Bastard Toadflax, growing on Offham Down near Lewes, Sussex.
This SSSI was partially ploughed up by a farmer in the 1990s, only to be ‘unploughed’ by local activists, leading to a strengthening of SSSI protections.
This SSSI was partially ploughed up by a farmer in the 1990s, only to be ‘unploughed’ by local activists, leading to a strengthening of SSSI protections.
July 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Round-headed Rampion and the wonderfully named Bastard Toadflax, growing on Offham Down near Lewes, Sussex.
This SSSI was partially ploughed up by a farmer in the 1990s, only to be ‘unploughed’ by local activists, leading to a strengthening of SSSI protections.
This SSSI was partially ploughed up by a farmer in the 1990s, only to be ‘unploughed’ by local activists, leading to a strengthening of SSSI protections.
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But if we had PR, and the percentages were the same* this is how many MPs each party would win:
REF 26% 169 MPs
LAB 23% 149.5 MPs
CON 18% 117 MPs
LD 15% 97.5 MPs
GRN 11% 71.5 MPs
SNP 3% 19.5 MPs
PC 1% 6.5 MPs
OTHER 2% 13 MPs
*if we had PR, people would likely vote for policies, and less tactically
REF 26% 169 MPs
LAB 23% 149.5 MPs
CON 18% 117 MPs
LD 15% 97.5 MPs
GRN 11% 71.5 MPs
SNP 3% 19.5 MPs
PC 1% 6.5 MPs
OTHER 2% 13 MPs
*if we had PR, people would likely vote for policies, and less tactically
First YouGov MRP of this Parliament: yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
June 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
But if we had PR, and the percentages were the same* this is how many MPs each party would win:
REF 26% 169 MPs
LAB 23% 149.5 MPs
CON 18% 117 MPs
LD 15% 97.5 MPs
GRN 11% 71.5 MPs
SNP 3% 19.5 MPs
PC 1% 6.5 MPs
OTHER 2% 13 MPs
*if we had PR, people would likely vote for policies, and less tactically
REF 26% 169 MPs
LAB 23% 149.5 MPs
CON 18% 117 MPs
LD 15% 97.5 MPs
GRN 11% 71.5 MPs
SNP 3% 19.5 MPs
PC 1% 6.5 MPs
OTHER 2% 13 MPs
*if we had PR, people would likely vote for policies, and less tactically
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Brownshirt ICE rolled up to my local Home Depot today and got the F-off treatment.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
June 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Brownshirt ICE rolled up to my local Home Depot today and got the F-off treatment.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off.
📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.
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Reeves using the spending review to reannounce exactly what the government had already promised on migration:
- Stop using hotels: Good.
- Spend more on enforcement: Bad, useless, performative, Trumpian, stupid, harmful, a money pit that will never be filled or satisfied, dumb.
- Stop using hotels: Good.
- Spend more on enforcement: Bad, useless, performative, Trumpian, stupid, harmful, a money pit that will never be filled or satisfied, dumb.
June 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Reeves using the spending review to reannounce exactly what the government had already promised on migration:
- Stop using hotels: Good.
- Spend more on enforcement: Bad, useless, performative, Trumpian, stupid, harmful, a money pit that will never be filled or satisfied, dumb.
- Stop using hotels: Good.
- Spend more on enforcement: Bad, useless, performative, Trumpian, stupid, harmful, a money pit that will never be filled or satisfied, dumb.
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📢 MANCHESTER: Join the Rally for Real Democracy 📢
🕑Saturday 5th July, 1pm
🏦St Peter's Square
Let's make some noise for a fair voting system. #PRnow
Find us across from the statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.
RSVP & SPREAD THE WORD
actionnetwork.org/events/manch...
🕑Saturday 5th July, 1pm
🏦St Peter's Square
Let's make some noise for a fair voting system. #PRnow
Find us across from the statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.
RSVP & SPREAD THE WORD
actionnetwork.org/events/manch...
June 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
📢 MANCHESTER: Join the Rally for Real Democracy 📢
🕑Saturday 5th July, 1pm
🏦St Peter's Square
Let's make some noise for a fair voting system. #PRnow
Find us across from the statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.
RSVP & SPREAD THE WORD
actionnetwork.org/events/manch...
🕑Saturday 5th July, 1pm
🏦St Peter's Square
Let's make some noise for a fair voting system. #PRnow
Find us across from the statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.
RSVP & SPREAD THE WORD
actionnetwork.org/events/manch...
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👏👏👏👏👏
Our government continues to provide support to the Israeli government as it massacres & starves the population of Gaza.
Trump has green-lit Netanyahu's ethnic cleansing - a red line has been crossed & now we are marking that line around our Parliament🇵🇸💪
Trump has green-lit Netanyahu's ethnic cleansing - a red line has been crossed & now we are marking that line around our Parliament🇵🇸💪
June 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
👏👏👏👏👏
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On a new episode of @broadbent.bsky.social's 🌅PERSPECTIVES🌅 @graceblakeley.substack.com explains how neoliberal capitalism has overruled democracy & why organizing is essential for taking back working-class democratic power.
perspectivesjournal.ca/2025-ellen-m... 🔶
perspectivesjournal.ca/2025-ellen-m... 🔶
Genuine Democracy in an Age of Hyper-Individualism with Grace Blakeley | Perspectives Journal
Grace Blakeley explains how neoliberal capitalism has overruled democracy and shows why we must organize to take back democratic power for the working-class.
perspectivesjournal.ca
June 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
On a new episode of @broadbent.bsky.social's 🌅PERSPECTIVES🌅 @graceblakeley.substack.com explains how neoliberal capitalism has overruled democracy & why organizing is essential for taking back working-class democratic power.
perspectivesjournal.ca/2025-ellen-m... 🔶
perspectivesjournal.ca/2025-ellen-m... 🔶
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Jon Stewart is a legend & the way this show is trying to explain to a mainstream audience the gravity what is happening in the US is amazing. It was both thrilling & terrifying to be part of it. Thank you @TheDailyShow 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
Carole Cadwalladr - Broligarchs, AI, and a Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Jon Stewart is a legend & the way this show is trying to explain to a mainstream audience the gravity what is happening in the US is amazing. It was both thrilling & terrifying to be part of it. Thank you @TheDailyShow 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG7C...
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1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Spent a fun hour debating climate & environment with Richard Tice from Reform last night on an LBC panel and was very happy to help set him straight on the cause of high electricity prices in the UK (spoiler alert: it's gas).
April 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Spent a fun hour debating climate & environment with Richard Tice from Reform last night on an LBC panel and was very happy to help set him straight on the cause of high electricity prices in the UK (spoiler alert: it's gas).
The case for electoral reform. Neal Lawson stating the obvious, but stating it very clearly and concisely #PR @electoralreform.bsky.social @getprdone.bsky.social
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April 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The case for electoral reform. Neal Lawson stating the obvious, but stating it very clearly and concisely #PR @electoralreform.bsky.social @getprdone.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/25/k...
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