Jan Govey
@escapadeumjan.bsky.social
graphic designer/artist • believes in unbought democracy • thinks billionaires are malignant tumours killing the planet • eco-feminist who detests misogyny & the patriarchy, loves EVERYONE who agrees • loves human-created music, art & photography
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Dear Rachel Reeves, JUST BE HONEST WITH US. Things haven't worked out as you hoped
Like all good generals know a plan only lasts until first contact with the enemy. That's when prediction crashes into reality. Only an idiot would choose to lose a war just so you can stick to the plan
TAX.THE.RICH
Like all good generals know a plan only lasts until first contact with the enemy. That's when prediction crashes into reality. Only an idiot would choose to lose a war just so you can stick to the plan
TAX.THE.RICH
Rachel Reeves has three options to dodge an economic crisis and all are unthinkable
As her £9.9bn of headroom evaporates, chancellor will have to raise taxes, cut spending or break ‘iron-clad’ fiscal rules
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Dear Rachel Reeves, JUST BE HONEST WITH US. Things haven't worked out as you hoped
Like all good generals know a plan only lasts until first contact with the enemy. That's when prediction crashes into reality. Only an idiot would choose to lose a war just so you can stick to the plan
TAX.THE.RICH
Like all good generals know a plan only lasts until first contact with the enemy. That's when prediction crashes into reality. Only an idiot would choose to lose a war just so you can stick to the plan
TAX.THE.RICH
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To no one's surprise, RFK Jr's weird job application which asks people if they like poetry, want to have sex or have ever had bizarre fantasies, was created by Jordan Peterson. Peterson, who Trudeau recently testified under oath is a paid propagandist for Putin, has left Canada and moved to the US.
December 15, 2024 at 4:19 AM
To no one's surprise, RFK Jr's weird job application which asks people if they like poetry, want to have sex or have ever had bizarre fantasies, was created by Jordan Peterson. Peterson, who Trudeau recently testified under oath is a paid propagandist for Putin, has left Canada and moved to the US.
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For a start, let’s remove the ridiculous red tape for acts from the UK wanting to tour the EU.
It’s not rocket science that music is a power for good.
Why make it so complicated?
🎶
It’s not rocket science that music is a power for good.
Why make it so complicated?
🎶
December 5, 2024 at 8:27 AM
For a start, let’s remove the ridiculous red tape for acts from the UK wanting to tour the EU.
It’s not rocket science that music is a power for good.
Why make it so complicated?
🎶
It’s not rocket science that music is a power for good.
Why make it so complicated?
🎶
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A timely reminder::
"If you're afraid that books
might change someone's thinking,
you're not afraid of books,
you're afraid of thinking."
~ Andrea Junker
:-)}
"If you're afraid that books
might change someone's thinking,
you're not afraid of books,
you're afraid of thinking."
~ Andrea Junker
:-)}
December 5, 2024 at 4:29 AM
A timely reminder::
"If you're afraid that books
might change someone's thinking,
you're not afraid of books,
you're afraid of thinking."
~ Andrea Junker
:-)}
"If you're afraid that books
might change someone's thinking,
you're not afraid of books,
you're afraid of thinking."
~ Andrea Junker
:-)}
Fill in your thoughts and share!
Worried about #ElonMusk buying his way into UK politics? Think we need to take money out of our democracy?
Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
Democracy For Sale
A survey into people's attitudes to the health of British politics from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money
democracyforsale.co.uk
December 5, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Fill in your thoughts and share!
Can we start to accept that shareholding cause a humongous problem in conflict of interest?
A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo
December 5, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Can we start to accept that shareholding cause a humongous problem in conflict of interest?
On a complete whim, why not have a listen to this? It’s an earnest & heartfelt invitation in song form. Simple and yet compelling…
#newmusic @captainotlw.bsky.social
youtu.be/ez256OIPaFM?...
#newmusic @captainotlw.bsky.social
youtu.be/ez256OIPaFM?...
No Protocol | CaptainOfTheLostWaves.com
YouTube video by Captain Of The Lost Waves
youtu.be
November 29, 2024 at 12:49 AM
On a complete whim, why not have a listen to this? It’s an earnest & heartfelt invitation in song form. Simple and yet compelling…
#newmusic @captainotlw.bsky.social
youtu.be/ez256OIPaFM?...
#newmusic @captainotlw.bsky.social
youtu.be/ez256OIPaFM?...
Are you curious & like to discover #newmusic ? This is @captainotlw.bsky.social latest song released yesterday. I love the earnest, heartfelt simplicity of this invitation. Take a listen… youtu.be/ez256OIPaFM?...
No Protocol | CaptainOfTheLostWaves.com
YouTube video by Captain Of The Lost Waves
youtu.be
November 29, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Are you curious & like to discover #newmusic ? This is @captainotlw.bsky.social latest song released yesterday. I love the earnest, heartfelt simplicity of this invitation. Take a listen… youtu.be/ez256OIPaFM?...
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Not a single person has been put on trial for killing 72 people at Grenfell.
But they can lock up non-violent protestors for 21 years, because they are a 'danger'.
But they can lock up non-violent protestors for 21 years, because they are a 'danger'.
November 28, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Not a single person has been put on trial for killing 72 people at Grenfell.
But they can lock up non-violent protestors for 21 years, because they are a 'danger'.
But they can lock up non-violent protestors for 21 years, because they are a 'danger'.
showyourstripes.info/l/europe/uni... Yeah but it's just a natural phase... 🙄
Just for the record, apparently the natural warming & cooling phase of the Earth is about a degree every 6500 years, so yeah this looks totally natural!
Just for the record, apparently the natural warming & cooling phase of the Earth is about a degree every 6500 years, so yeah this looks totally natural!
Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
showyourstripes.info
November 27, 2024 at 8:02 PM
showyourstripes.info/l/europe/uni... Yeah but it's just a natural phase... 🙄
Just for the record, apparently the natural warming & cooling phase of the Earth is about a degree every 6500 years, so yeah this looks totally natural!
Just for the record, apparently the natural warming & cooling phase of the Earth is about a degree every 6500 years, so yeah this looks totally natural!
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Did you know BlueSky only has 20 employees?
We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to those 20 warriors (who are working 24/7 to keep up with the incredible growth) for giving us a space to share.
We escaped hell to be here.
Thank you, @bsky.app & Jay Graber CEO (not a billionaire)
We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to those 20 warriors (who are working 24/7 to keep up with the incredible growth) for giving us a space to share.
We escaped hell to be here.
Thank you, @bsky.app & Jay Graber CEO (not a billionaire)
November 26, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Did you know BlueSky only has 20 employees?
We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to those 20 warriors (who are working 24/7 to keep up with the incredible growth) for giving us a space to share.
We escaped hell to be here.
Thank you, @bsky.app & Jay Graber CEO (not a billionaire)
We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to those 20 warriors (who are working 24/7 to keep up with the incredible growth) for giving us a space to share.
We escaped hell to be here.
Thank you, @bsky.app & Jay Graber CEO (not a billionaire)
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People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
November 27, 2024 at 6:22 AM
People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
A bit of insight? 🤭
I’ve heard that links aren’t squashed on this platform like they are on some others. Thought I’d test this with a little video filmed during the pandemic!
youtu.be/9Ajd07anXYM?...
youtu.be/9Ajd07anXYM?...
The Problem With Television Magic! - From The 'Greg Chapman (Almost) Live' Show
YouTube video by Greg and Felicity
youtu.be
November 27, 2024 at 1:15 AM
A bit of insight? 🤭
Well worth a watch on how easy it is to fall down the rabbit hole. youtu.be/OygHnodf0XM?...
How I Escaped the Alt-Right Pipeline
YouTube video by JimmyTheGiant
youtu.be
November 26, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Well worth a watch on how easy it is to fall down the rabbit hole. youtu.be/OygHnodf0XM?...
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Democracy is clearly dead. What we have in the West is a pantomime. How do I know? Because nothing ever changes for the better for us ordinary people, but they're happy to watch us fight. Read George Monbiot's article...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
General elections are a travesty of democracy – let’s give the people a real voice | George Monbiot
Our system is designed for the powerful to retain control. Participatory democracy and a lottery vote are just two ways to gain real representation, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Democracy is clearly dead. What we have in the West is a pantomime. How do I know? Because nothing ever changes for the better for us ordinary people, but they're happy to watch us fight. Read George Monbiot's article...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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1. Consent in our pseudo-democracies is strained at the best of times, but it hangs on the belief that there is some kind of justice: through inquiries, tribunals, sometimes even the law, powerful people who commit crimes against us will one day be held to account. But what if this no longer works?🧵
November 25, 2024 at 6:56 PM
1. Consent in our pseudo-democracies is strained at the best of times, but it hangs on the belief that there is some kind of justice: through inquiries, tribunals, sometimes even the law, powerful people who commit crimes against us will one day be held to account. But what if this no longer works?🧵
An excellent post on how people have been sucked into beliefs that will damage us all...
1/ 🚨 Conspiracy theories about the 2024 election miss the bigger picture.
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
An excellent post on how people have been sucked into beliefs that will damage us all...
Top notch observation from Tan. I'm seeing this radicalisation via conspiracy all over and what's terrifying me is that some friends that becoming willing mouthpieces.
Britain is knee deep in an information war. Young men radicalised at shocking rates, conspiracy trumping facts, swathes willingly participating in subterfuge that goes against their interests. The usual fake patriots at the helm. Our system, lacking checks and balances, exploited.
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November 25, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Top notch observation from Tan. I'm seeing this radicalisation via conspiracy all over and what's terrifying me is that some friends that becoming willing mouthpieces.
I was very proud to do this music video, but I really should send the ISO container full of their belongings back some day! 😂
youtube.com/watch?v=BDtN...
Featuring Wendy & I in our 'Minou & LeBrock' characters, based on the work of @bryan-talbot.bsky.social
A song writing for us by our good friend @captainotlw.bsky.social
Featuring Wendy & I in our 'Minou & LeBrock' characters, based on the work of @bryan-talbot.bsky.social
A song writing for us by our good friend @captainotlw.bsky.social
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November 23, 2024 at 11:38 PM
I was very proud to do this music video, but I really should send the ISO container full of their belongings back some day! 😂
It breaks my heart that some of the people climate activism could do with, are distracted by this right wing nonsense… I suspect the Heartland, and Cato Institutes are behind the deceit on behalf of the Koch & others who stand to lose a fortune if found culpable.
Another great one @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social
“An effective strategy for climate politics would address para-environmental concerns, recognizing the valid reasons people have for distrusting elites & experts. It would avoid using science to score partisan points.” www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
“An effective strategy for climate politics would address para-environmental concerns, recognizing the valid reasons people have for distrusting elites & experts. It would avoid using science to score partisan points.” www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
The Rise of Green MAGA
Geoengineering is “probably as dangerous to us as climate change itself,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on his podcast last year.
www.compactmag.com
November 23, 2024 at 11:35 PM
It breaks my heart that some of the people climate activism could do with, are distracted by this right wing nonsense… I suspect the Heartland, and Cato Institutes are behind the deceit on behalf of the Koch & others who stand to lose a fortune if found culpable.
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A remarkable piece this.
A @hopenothate.org.uk activist Infiltrated Britain First... and... well it's even worse than you might think
hopenothate.org.uk/britain-firs...
A @hopenothate.org.uk activist Infiltrated Britain First... and... well it's even worse than you might think
hopenothate.org.uk/britain-firs...
My Year Inside Britain FIrst
A first-hand account of infiltrating Britain First, revealing their hate and hypocrisy.
hopenothate.org.uk
November 23, 2024 at 5:23 PM
A remarkable piece this.
A @hopenothate.org.uk activist Infiltrated Britain First... and... well it's even worse than you might think
hopenothate.org.uk/britain-firs...
A @hopenothate.org.uk activist Infiltrated Britain First... and... well it's even worse than you might think
hopenothate.org.uk/britain-firs...