philbstar
@philbstar.bsky.social
Noetic Hippy.
Writer, Reader, Philosopher.
Lover of music, hater of fascists
Birmingham UK. UTV
✌️&❤️
Writer, Reader, Philosopher.
Lover of music, hater of fascists
Birmingham UK. UTV
✌️&❤️
The second essay from the Birmingham Dispatch on the post-war rise in UK fascism, up to the knuckle-dragging morons of today. Well worth a read and a follow: @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
Colin Jordan was a post-war fascist from Smethwick, who was obsessed with mysticism and bizarre rituals.
When he married Françoise Dior - the fashion designer's niece - the couple cut their ring fingers letting the blood mingle as it dripped onto a copy of Mein Kampf.
When he married Françoise Dior - the fashion designer's niece - the couple cut their ring fingers letting the blood mingle as it dripped onto a copy of Mein Kampf.
January 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The second essay from the Birmingham Dispatch on the post-war rise in UK fascism, up to the knuckle-dragging morons of today. Well worth a read and a follow: @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
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This study echoes our own findings that the public overwhelmingly supports homegrown renewable energy, investment to better insulate homes, help for industry to modernise, and for polluters to pay for climate action rather than ordinary householders. 👀 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
This study echoes our own findings that the public overwhelmingly supports homegrown renewable energy, investment to better insulate homes, help for industry to modernise, and for polluters to pay for climate action rather than ordinary householders. 👀 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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As we kick off the new year, here are some effective ways to reduce your environmental footprint in 2026. From living more sustainably, to being an active citizen, you can help build a better world today. https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/saving-planet-top-tips-help-climate-and-nature
Saving the planet: top tips to help climate and nature | Friends of the Earth
Discover the most effective ways to help the environment - including actions to curb climate change and help protect nature.
friendsoftheearth.uk
January 1, 2026 at 10:29 AM
As we kick off the new year, here are some effective ways to reduce your environmental footprint in 2026. From living more sustainably, to being an active citizen, you can help build a better world today. https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/saving-planet-top-tips-help-climate-and-nature
Happy new year y’all
Make 2026 sparkle x
Make 2026 sparkle x
January 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Happy new year y’all
Make 2026 sparkle x
Make 2026 sparkle x
Thought-provoking quote from Steppenwolf, Hermann Hess
#ThoughtForTheDay #HermannHess #Steppenwolf #authenticity #enlightenment #soulfulness #selfawareness #philosophy
#ThoughtForTheDay #HermannHess #Steppenwolf #authenticity #enlightenment #soulfulness #selfawareness #philosophy
December 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Thought-provoking quote from Steppenwolf, Hermann Hess
#ThoughtForTheDay #HermannHess #Steppenwolf #authenticity #enlightenment #soulfulness #selfawareness #philosophy
#ThoughtForTheDay #HermannHess #Steppenwolf #authenticity #enlightenment #soulfulness #selfawareness #philosophy
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December 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
More than happy to spend the week sitting in front of the tv, drinking leftover Christmas alcohol and mince pies, watching the brilliant World Darts Championship
#darts #WorldDartsChampionship #slob
#darts #WorldDartsChampionship #slob
December 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
More than happy to spend the week sitting in front of the tv, drinking leftover Christmas alcohol and mince pies, watching the brilliant World Darts Championship
#darts #WorldDartsChampionship #slob
#darts #WorldDartsChampionship #slob
Just watched ‘Eraserhead’ for the first time
Man, what a trip
Man, what a trip
December 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Just watched ‘Eraserhead’ for the first time
Man, what a trip
Man, what a trip
“A broody hen will turn her eggs about 50 times a day to prevent the embryo from sticking to the shell membrane.”
Unless it’s stuffed into a tiny cage, force fed, its eggs stolen and is obscenely used, abused and unceremoniously slaughtered for cheap food that is
#govegan #loveanimals
Unless it’s stuffed into a tiny cage, force fed, its eggs stolen and is obscenely used, abused and unceremoniously slaughtered for cheap food that is
#govegan #loveanimals
December 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“A broody hen will turn her eggs about 50 times a day to prevent the embryo from sticking to the shell membrane.”
Unless it’s stuffed into a tiny cage, force fed, its eggs stolen and is obscenely used, abused and unceremoniously slaughtered for cheap food that is
#govegan #loveanimals
Unless it’s stuffed into a tiny cage, force fed, its eggs stolen and is obscenely used, abused and unceremoniously slaughtered for cheap food that is
#govegan #loveanimals
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#CavemenTho ‘Our species wouldn’t have survived without eating meat’
The thing that really gets me about this tired narrative is the outright disregard for the FUTURE survival of our species. Everyone wants to point at past survival necessity whilst actively ignoring our current situation #COLLAPSE
The thing that really gets me about this tired narrative is the outright disregard for the FUTURE survival of our species. Everyone wants to point at past survival necessity whilst actively ignoring our current situation #COLLAPSE
December 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
#CavemenTho ‘Our species wouldn’t have survived without eating meat’
The thing that really gets me about this tired narrative is the outright disregard for the FUTURE survival of our species. Everyone wants to point at past survival necessity whilst actively ignoring our current situation #COLLAPSE
The thing that really gets me about this tired narrative is the outright disregard for the FUTURE survival of our species. Everyone wants to point at past survival necessity whilst actively ignoring our current situation #COLLAPSE
“There are murders that we must account for
Bloody deeds have been done in my name
Criminal acts we must pay for
And our children will shoulder the blame
I'm a British subject, not proud of it
While I carry the burden of shame”
#UB40 #burdenofshame
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
Bloody deeds have been done in my name
Criminal acts we must pay for
And our children will shoulder the blame
I'm a British subject, not proud of it
While I carry the burden of shame”
#UB40 #burdenofshame
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
FactCheck: UK arms received by Israel reach record high value in 2025
Nearly £1 million worth of UK arms were imported in the first nine months of the year.
www.channel4.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“There are murders that we must account for
Bloody deeds have been done in my name
Criminal acts we must pay for
And our children will shoulder the blame
I'm a British subject, not proud of it
While I carry the burden of shame”
#UB40 #burdenofshame
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
Bloody deeds have been done in my name
Criminal acts we must pay for
And our children will shoulder the blame
I'm a British subject, not proud of it
While I carry the burden of shame”
#UB40 #burdenofshame
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
Love Earth
And your love comes back to you
Love Earth
Such an easy thing to do
Love Earth
'Til the water and the air is pure
Love Earth
From the birds in the sky to the fishes deep in the sea
LOVE EARTH
#loveearth #lovelife #loveanimals #govegan #veganism #peaceandlove
youtu.be/aTouMWlq754?...
And your love comes back to you
Love Earth
Such an easy thing to do
Love Earth
'Til the water and the air is pure
Love Earth
From the birds in the sky to the fishes deep in the sea
LOVE EARTH
#loveearth #lovelife #loveanimals #govegan #veganism #peaceandlove
youtu.be/aTouMWlq754?...
Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Love Earth (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by neilyoungchannel
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December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Love Earth
And your love comes back to you
Love Earth
Such an easy thing to do
Love Earth
'Til the water and the air is pure
Love Earth
From the birds in the sky to the fishes deep in the sea
LOVE EARTH
#loveearth #lovelife #loveanimals #govegan #veganism #peaceandlove
youtu.be/aTouMWlq754?...
And your love comes back to you
Love Earth
Such an easy thing to do
Love Earth
'Til the water and the air is pure
Love Earth
From the birds in the sky to the fishes deep in the sea
LOVE EARTH
#loveearth #lovelife #loveanimals #govegan #veganism #peaceandlove
youtu.be/aTouMWlq754?...
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🔥👊🏻👏🏻 #ClimateACTION
‘This is more than a viral video moment; it’s a blueprint.
This is a call for skilled, creative people worldwide to plan and execute similar disruptive actions at #MEAT and #DAIRY industry events. We need to turn these events into public relations disasters for the industry’
‘This is more than a viral video moment; it’s a blueprint.
This is a call for skilled, creative people worldwide to plan and execute similar disruptive actions at #MEAT and #DAIRY industry events. We need to turn these events into public relations disasters for the industry’
Greenpeace just CRASHED a Big Meat conference with hidden loudspeakers 🔥
Check it out: veganhorizon.substack.com/p/vegan-vict...
Check it out: veganhorizon.substack.com/p/vegan-vict...
WATCH: Greenpeace Blows Up Big Meat Anniversary Bash with Hidden-Speaker Stunt!
The ultimate meat industry roast — and why you should steal this idea
veganhorizon.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🔥👊🏻👏🏻 #ClimateACTION
‘This is more than a viral video moment; it’s a blueprint.
This is a call for skilled, creative people worldwide to plan and execute similar disruptive actions at #MEAT and #DAIRY industry events. We need to turn these events into public relations disasters for the industry’
‘This is more than a viral video moment; it’s a blueprint.
This is a call for skilled, creative people worldwide to plan and execute similar disruptive actions at #MEAT and #DAIRY industry events. We need to turn these events into public relations disasters for the industry’
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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/...
“Nothing exists outside us except a state of mind”
#virginiawoolf #mrsdalloway
#thoughtfortheday #existentialism #philosophy
#virginiawoolf #mrsdalloway
#thoughtfortheday #existentialism #philosophy
December 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“Nothing exists outside us except a state of mind”
#virginiawoolf #mrsdalloway
#thoughtfortheday #existentialism #philosophy
#virginiawoolf #mrsdalloway
#thoughtfortheday #existentialism #philosophy
“Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it: ‘My appetite is more important than your suffering’?” — Moby
#vegan #govegan #animalrights #animalwelfare #meatismurder
#vegan #govegan #animalrights #animalwelfare #meatismurder
You still think our animal food system is not a cruel horrible broken and failed system? 👺Hundreds of millions of chickens perish in agony in awful sheds by floods heatwaves disease and fires. These poor birds died by failed ventilation: failing humans #LiveVegan #EndAnimalAg NOW
December 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it: ‘My appetite is more important than your suffering’?” — Moby
#vegan #govegan #animalrights #animalwelfare #meatismurder
#vegan #govegan #animalrights #animalwelfare #meatismurder
Perfect for a Saturday afternoon/evening. Have a good ‘un y’all’s
November 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Perfect for a Saturday afternoon/evening. Have a good ‘un y’all’s
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🚨THIS IS A THREE-LINE WHIP 🚨
The Government is trying to pass a law that could force the public to bailout failing water companies. We need to act now, before it's too late.
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE!
#BanTheBailouts
www.sas.org.uk/water-qualit...
The Government is trying to pass a law that could force the public to bailout failing water companies. We need to act now, before it's too late.
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE!
#BanTheBailouts
www.sas.org.uk/water-qualit...
November 28, 2024 at 5:23 PM
🚨THIS IS A THREE-LINE WHIP 🚨
The Government is trying to pass a law that could force the public to bailout failing water companies. We need to act now, before it's too late.
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE!
#BanTheBailouts
www.sas.org.uk/water-qualit...
The Government is trying to pass a law that could force the public to bailout failing water companies. We need to act now, before it's too late.
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE!
#BanTheBailouts
www.sas.org.uk/water-qualit...
“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”
Berthold Auerbach
#karendalton #inmyowntime #musicforthesoul #spinningtoday #lovemusichateracism
Berthold Auerbach
#karendalton #inmyowntime #musicforthesoul #spinningtoday #lovemusichateracism
November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”
Berthold Auerbach
#karendalton #inmyowntime #musicforthesoul #spinningtoday #lovemusichateracism
Berthold Auerbach
#karendalton #inmyowntime #musicforthesoul #spinningtoday #lovemusichateracism
Why isn’t this everywhere, at least in the UK press? Sh*t’s going to happen while we worry about a budget which we know will f*ck us all over anyway
#russia #russianagression #yantar #war
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#russia #russianagression #yantar #war
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russian spy ship pointed lasers at RAF pilots tracking it, says UK
John Healey says he has updated the Navy's rules for tracking the vessel after the
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Why isn’t this everywhere, at least in the UK press? Sh*t’s going to happen while we worry about a budget which we know will f*ck us all over anyway
#russia #russianagression #yantar #war
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#russia #russianagression #yantar #war
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The UK gov is propping up oil & gas industry by tax break of £2.7b pa. But these companies have paid billions of pounds to shareholders, while laying off large sections of the workforce. @greenparty.org.uk
please sign to stop this sick, unfair practice: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
please sign to stop this sick, unfair practice: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
End tax breaks on oil and gas
Sign the petition to stop the giveaway and demand a fair jobs plan needs major people power right now.
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The UK gov is propping up oil & gas industry by tax break of £2.7b pa. But these companies have paid billions of pounds to shareholders, while laying off large sections of the workforce. @greenparty.org.uk
please sign to stop this sick, unfair practice: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
please sign to stop this sick, unfair practice: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
November 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This must be one of the greatest albums ever released. Or maybe it’s just a Sunday thing. Whatever, give it a listen
open.spotify.com/album/1vz94W...
open.spotify.com/album/1vz94W...
Blue
open.spotify.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This must be one of the greatest albums ever released. Or maybe it’s just a Sunday thing. Whatever, give it a listen
open.spotify.com/album/1vz94W...
open.spotify.com/album/1vz94W...
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM