Alistair Sinclair
@alistairsinclair.bsky.social
Recovering northern #EcoSocialist #Green. Trying to be optimistic in a #ClimateCrisis. #LongCovid & #EmptyNest adaptor, #Sci-fi fan & film escapist.
Could be worse.
He/Him
@Alistair1965 in the other place.
Could be worse.
He/Him
@Alistair1965 in the other place.
Insane world
London High Court upholds order that critics say puts the group’s anti-Gaza war protesters on a par with al-Qaeda, ISIL.
UK’s Palestine Action loses bid to pause ban as ‘terrorist’ group
London High Court upholds order that critics say puts the group’s anti-Gaza war protesters on a par with al-Qaeda, ISIL.
bit.ly
July 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Insane world
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As the UK and EU carve up fishing rights, I don't give a damn which party gets to trash our marine ecosystems by overexploiting fish populations, ripping up the seafloor and killing vast numbers of "non-target" animals. I just want this orgy of destruction to stop.
May 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
As the UK and EU carve up fishing rights, I don't give a damn which party gets to trash our marine ecosystems by overexploiting fish populations, ripping up the seafloor and killing vast numbers of "non-target" animals. I just want this orgy of destruction to stop.
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Under the Genocide Convention, the UK has a binding duty to act to prevent where there is a serious risk of genocide. I've joined over 60 parliamentarians to call on the govt to publish its assessments on the risk that genocide is now taking place in Gaza
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
UK: Government urged to disclose genocide risk assessments on Gaza – MP letter
65 signatories from nine different political parties and independent parliamentarians sign open letter demanding transparency amid escalating mass atrocities in Gaza
www.amnesty.org.uk
May 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Under the Genocide Convention, the UK has a binding duty to act to prevent where there is a serious risk of genocide. I've joined over 60 parliamentarians to call on the govt to publish its assessments on the risk that genocide is now taking place in Gaza
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
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Average asking price for UK home hits new high of almost £380k
Median wage £30,252, net pay £25,301.
What chance of buying a home, paying rent, surviving retirement?
Scarcity of social housing, affordable homes.
Years of real wage cuts, profiteering create insecurity.
Median wage £30,252, net pay £25,301.
What chance of buying a home, paying rent, surviving retirement?
Scarcity of social housing, affordable homes.
Years of real wage cuts, profiteering create insecurity.
Average asking price for UK home hits new high of almost £380k
Rightmove says figure has risen in May by 0.6% compared with April despite lower demand from new buyers
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Average asking price for UK home hits new high of almost £380k
Median wage £30,252, net pay £25,301.
What chance of buying a home, paying rent, surviving retirement?
Scarcity of social housing, affordable homes.
Years of real wage cuts, profiteering create insecurity.
Median wage £30,252, net pay £25,301.
What chance of buying a home, paying rent, surviving retirement?
Scarcity of social housing, affordable homes.
Years of real wage cuts, profiteering create insecurity.
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Is there anyone morally bankrupt enough to still claim this is self-defence?
May 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Is there anyone morally bankrupt enough to still claim this is self-defence?
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Join us on the 26th & 27th of April at Kinder Rising for a mass rally and swim trespass to celebrate the 93rd anniversary of the kinder Scout mass trespass.
Check out the link for more info and to sign up for free ⤵️
www.eventbrite.com/e/kinder-ris...
Check out the link for more info and to sign up for free ⤵️
www.eventbrite.com/e/kinder-ris...
April 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Join us on the 26th & 27th of April at Kinder Rising for a mass rally and swim trespass to celebrate the 93rd anniversary of the kinder Scout mass trespass.
Check out the link for more info and to sign up for free ⤵️
www.eventbrite.com/e/kinder-ris...
Check out the link for more info and to sign up for free ⤵️
www.eventbrite.com/e/kinder-ris...
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Israeli air attacks have killed at least 25 Palestinians, including children, across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Sunday, according to the besieged enclave’s civil defence.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/eysqgx
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/eysqgx
April 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Israeli air attacks have killed at least 25 Palestinians, including children, across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Sunday, according to the besieged enclave’s civil defence.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/eysqgx
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/eysqgx
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Establishment politics wants you to be complacent.
It wants you to disconnect & assume it can never be any better than this.
The only antidote is the politics of community where we recognise each others humanity.
My conversation with James Sutton:
youtu.be/VN5SbhaexZM?...
It wants you to disconnect & assume it can never be any better than this.
The only antidote is the politics of community where we recognise each others humanity.
My conversation with James Sutton:
youtu.be/VN5SbhaexZM?...
Zack Polanski - The Politics Of Humanity
YouTube video by Male Mind Matters Podcast
youtu.be
April 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Establishment politics wants you to be complacent.
It wants you to disconnect & assume it can never be any better than this.
The only antidote is the politics of community where we recognise each others humanity.
My conversation with James Sutton:
youtu.be/VN5SbhaexZM?...
It wants you to disconnect & assume it can never be any better than this.
The only antidote is the politics of community where we recognise each others humanity.
My conversation with James Sutton:
youtu.be/VN5SbhaexZM?...
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"At least while hostilities were ongoing there was some trickle of aid... we're really at a crisis now that to me feels like something we haven't seen before despite the 15 months of hostilities that we saw between Oct 2023 & January of this year"
Shaina Low from the Norwegian Refugee Council
Shaina Low from the Norwegian Refugee Council
April 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"At least while hostilities were ongoing there was some trickle of aid... we're really at a crisis now that to me feels like something we haven't seen before despite the 15 months of hostilities that we saw between Oct 2023 & January of this year"
Shaina Low from the Norwegian Refugee Council
Shaina Low from the Norwegian Refugee Council
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The New Barbarism is here. Palestinians used for target practice by Israeli weapon and military software manufacturers. Deportations that are run like ‘Amazon Prime for humans'. Foreign aid replaced by tariffs on the poor. Etc. etc. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice director wants to run deportations like ‘Amazon Prime for human beings’
Todd Lyons said he wanted US immigration agency to be ‘like a business’ in its deportation process
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The New Barbarism is here. Palestinians used for target practice by Israeli weapon and military software manufacturers. Deportations that are run like ‘Amazon Prime for humans'. Foreign aid replaced by tariffs on the poor. Etc. etc. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Holy crap, someone noticed!
"The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22."
"The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22."
Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Winter Low as Earth Heats Up
The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22.
www.bloomberg.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Holy crap, someone noticed!
"The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22."
"The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22."
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Tomorrow morning, in London. WE DEMAND CHANGE. End Austerity & Military Pseudo-Keynesianism (austerity's latest attire). End welfare for bankers and fat cats, in favour of boosting well-being amongst the many. End the climate disaster. End genocide
#WeDemandChange
#WeDemandChange
March 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Tomorrow morning, in London. WE DEMAND CHANGE. End Austerity & Military Pseudo-Keynesianism (austerity's latest attire). End welfare for bankers and fat cats, in favour of boosting well-being amongst the many. End the climate disaster. End genocide
#WeDemandChange
#WeDemandChange
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Tax wealth. Not work.
Stop the ridiculous analogies about household credit cards.
Invest in public services & tackle inequality.
Welfare not warfare.
#TaxTheRich
Stop the ridiculous analogies about household credit cards.
Invest in public services & tackle inequality.
Welfare not warfare.
#TaxTheRich
March 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Tax wealth. Not work.
Stop the ridiculous analogies about household credit cards.
Invest in public services & tackle inequality.
Welfare not warfare.
#TaxTheRich
Stop the ridiculous analogies about household credit cards.
Invest in public services & tackle inequality.
Welfare not warfare.
#TaxTheRich
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"Royal Television Society reinstates award for Gaza journalists after backlash"
'Hundreds of journalists signed a petition in protest of the UK body's initial decision to cancel the special recognition award for journalists in Gaza'
www.middleeasteye.net/news/royal-t...
'Hundreds of journalists signed a petition in protest of the UK body's initial decision to cancel the special recognition award for journalists in Gaza'
www.middleeasteye.net/news/royal-t...
Royal Television Society reinstates award for Gaza journalists after backlash
Hundreds of journalists signed a petition in protest of the UK body's initial decision to cancel the special recognition award for journalists in Gaza
www.middleeasteye.net
March 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"Royal Television Society reinstates award for Gaza journalists after backlash"
'Hundreds of journalists signed a petition in protest of the UK body's initial decision to cancel the special recognition award for journalists in Gaza'
www.middleeasteye.net/news/royal-t...
'Hundreds of journalists signed a petition in protest of the UK body's initial decision to cancel the special recognition award for journalists in Gaza'
www.middleeasteye.net/news/royal-t...
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While Trump destroys weather warning systems
"Severe storms and tornadoes leave at least 33 dead across Missouri, Mississippi, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma"
watchers.news/2025/03/16/s...
"‘Dangerous’: Millions to cop Australia brutal heatwave" www.msn.com/en-au/news/a...
"Severe storms and tornadoes leave at least 33 dead across Missouri, Mississippi, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma"
watchers.news/2025/03/16/s...
"‘Dangerous’: Millions to cop Australia brutal heatwave" www.msn.com/en-au/news/a...
Severe storms and tornadoes leave at least 33 dead across Missouri, Mississippi, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma
The multi-day severe weather outbreak has left at least 33 people dead across six U.S. states as storms and tornadoes continue to cause destruction. Missouri has reported the highest death toll with…
watchers.news
March 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
While Trump destroys weather warning systems
"Severe storms and tornadoes leave at least 33 dead across Missouri, Mississippi, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma"
watchers.news/2025/03/16/s...
"‘Dangerous’: Millions to cop Australia brutal heatwave" www.msn.com/en-au/news/a...
"Severe storms and tornadoes leave at least 33 dead across Missouri, Mississippi, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma"
watchers.news/2025/03/16/s...
"‘Dangerous’: Millions to cop Australia brutal heatwave" www.msn.com/en-au/news/a...
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How can anyone who voted for Keir Starmer justify this?
Do tell me.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Do tell me.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Starmer to drive through welfare cuts that could affect UK’s most severely disabled
PM faces backlash over plans to tighten eligibility, potentially leaving over 600,000 claimants £675 a month worse off
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
How can anyone who voted for Keir Starmer justify this?
Do tell me.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Do tell me.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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As usual Israel uses international focus on other issues (Ukraine and Trump tariffs) as cover to crank the evil up another notch. In all the meetings western leaders have had in the last few weeks, they couldn’t find a few minutes for Palestine.
March 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
As usual Israel uses international focus on other issues (Ukraine and Trump tariffs) as cover to crank the evil up another notch. In all the meetings western leaders have had in the last few weeks, they couldn’t find a few minutes for Palestine.
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The richest 0.01% are 4000% richer in 2024 than they were in 1974.
The average is 8%.
The rich need to get poorer, they are the problem.
The average is 8%.
The rich need to get poorer, they are the problem.
March 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The richest 0.01% are 4000% richer in 2024 than they were in 1974.
The average is 8%.
The rich need to get poorer, they are the problem.
The average is 8%.
The rich need to get poorer, they are the problem.
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Sorry everyone, turns out it's too hard to go to Mars. Instead we're bringing Mars to you. It's gonna be desolate and shitty here now
March 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Sorry everyone, turns out it's too hard to go to Mars. Instead we're bringing Mars to you. It's gonna be desolate and shitty here now
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The worst off in parts of Britain are now poorer than those in Slovenia and Malta after a decade and a half of stagnant incomes.
The UK has the sixth largest economy in the world. That this is the economic reality for so many is utterly shameful.
The UK has the sixth largest economy in the world. That this is the economic reality for so many is utterly shameful.
Poorest in Britain worse off than Slovenia as incomes stagnate, report warns
A damning report found that the worst off in parts of Britain are now poorer than those in Slovenia and Malta after a decade and a half of stagnant incomes
buff.ly
March 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The worst off in parts of Britain are now poorer than those in Slovenia and Malta after a decade and a half of stagnant incomes.
The UK has the sixth largest economy in the world. That this is the economic reality for so many is utterly shameful.
The UK has the sixth largest economy in the world. That this is the economic reality for so many is utterly shameful.
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'By targeting disabled individuals and those deemed unfit for work, these measures risk breaching several national and international laws designed to protect human rights ...'
"Disabled Face Devastating Cuts - A Human Rights Perspective"
disabledentrepreneur.uk/disabled-fac...
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"Disabled Face Devastating Cuts - A Human Rights Perspective"
disabledentrepreneur.uk/disabled-fac...
via @RMPHOTO888
Disabled Face Devastating Cuts-A Human Rights Perspective
The proposed public spending changes could exacerbate issues, potentially driving vulnerable individuals into poverty and undermining their dignity and well-being. Human rights advocates stress that s...
disabledentrepreneur.uk
March 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
'By targeting disabled individuals and those deemed unfit for work, these measures risk breaching several national and international laws designed to protect human rights ...'
"Disabled Face Devastating Cuts - A Human Rights Perspective"
disabledentrepreneur.uk/disabled-fac...
via @RMPHOTO888
"Disabled Face Devastating Cuts - A Human Rights Perspective"
disabledentrepreneur.uk/disabled-fac...
via @RMPHOTO888
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We have a Labour Govt that doesn't understand that we need Nature to survive. ☹️
#Biodiversity - @greenjennyjones.bsky.social in #HouseofLords says Labour seems to not have a place for nature in its aspirations.
The Prime Minister can't stand "treehuggers", Rachel Reeves talks as if she wants to squash the frogs & newts...
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
The Prime Minister can't stand "treehuggers", Rachel Reeves talks as if she wants to squash the frogs & newts...
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Parliamentlive.tv
Lords Grand Committee
parliamentlive.tv
March 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
We have a Labour Govt that doesn't understand that we need Nature to survive. ☹️
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“The majority of people who are forced to come to our food banks are disabled.. there is an incredible level of hardship out there & we are appalled the government looks at that situation & appears to be deciding to make huge cuts to the support people get"
Helen Barnard @trusselluk.bsky.social
Helen Barnard @trusselluk.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
“The majority of people who are forced to come to our food banks are disabled.. there is an incredible level of hardship out there & we are appalled the government looks at that situation & appears to be deciding to make huge cuts to the support people get"
Helen Barnard @trusselluk.bsky.social
Helen Barnard @trusselluk.bsky.social
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"Despite mounting evidence of the environmental impact of methane emissions, the world’s largest supermarkets are failing to take responsibility for their role in the crisis"
'20 of the world’s biggest supermarkets aren’t being upfront about their methane emissions'
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
'20 of the world’s biggest supermarkets aren’t being upfront about their methane emissions'
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
20 of the world's biggest supermarkets aren't being upfront about their methane emissions
Despite mounting evidence of the environmental impact of methane emissions, the world’s largest supermarkets are failing on this
www.thecanary.co
March 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"Despite mounting evidence of the environmental impact of methane emissions, the world’s largest supermarkets are failing to take responsibility for their role in the crisis"
'20 of the world’s biggest supermarkets aren’t being upfront about their methane emissions'
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
'20 of the world’s biggest supermarkets aren’t being upfront about their methane emissions'
www.thecanary.co/global/world...