Fiona McGowan
@fionamcgowan.bsky.social
Back to Green: @greenparty.org.uk It's been a journey, but I'm so happy to be supporting the party that truly represents my values again...
October 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Back to Green: @greenparty.org.uk It's been a journey, but I'm so happy to be supporting the party that truly represents my values again...
Reposted by Fiona McGowan
Today's British media in 1944:
'Concentration Camps - Are they all bad?'
'We will be joined later by German minister Dr Joseph Goebbels, and a young girl called Anne Frank who is bunking off school at the moment.'
'Concentration Camps - Are they all bad?'
'We will be joined later by German minister Dr Joseph Goebbels, and a young girl called Anne Frank who is bunking off school at the moment.'
September 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Today's British media in 1944:
'Concentration Camps - Are they all bad?'
'We will be joined later by German minister Dr Joseph Goebbels, and a young girl called Anne Frank who is bunking off school at the moment.'
'Concentration Camps - Are they all bad?'
'We will be joined later by German minister Dr Joseph Goebbels, and a young girl called Anne Frank who is bunking off school at the moment.'
Has anyone ever met anyone whose life is so unconditionally fantastic that they want to drag it out for hundreds of years? Living forever won't make you less stressed / bored... And you'd still have to make a living. www.newscientist.com/article/2495...
The real scientific insights from Bryan Johnson’s immortality quest
Tech millionaire turned longevity pioneer Bryan Johnson devotes more than 6 hours a day to trialling different methods to turn back the clock. Can the rest of us learn anything from his radical approa...
www.newscientist.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Has anyone ever met anyone whose life is so unconditionally fantastic that they want to drag it out for hundreds of years? Living forever won't make you less stressed / bored... And you'd still have to make a living. www.newscientist.com/article/2495...
#BritishPodcastAwards
Just voted for Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring - superb podcast. If I had more votes, I would have added Behind the Lines with Arthur Snell bsky.app/profile/snel... and Quiet Riot bsky.app/profile/quie... with Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou.
Just voted for Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring - superb podcast. If I had more votes, I would have added Behind the Lines with Arthur Snell bsky.app/profile/snel... and Quiet Riot bsky.app/profile/quie... with Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou.
August 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
#BritishPodcastAwards
Just voted for Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring - superb podcast. If I had more votes, I would have added Behind the Lines with Arthur Snell bsky.app/profile/snel... and Quiet Riot bsky.app/profile/quie... with Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou.
Just voted for Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring - superb podcast. If I had more votes, I would have added Behind the Lines with Arthur Snell bsky.app/profile/snel... and Quiet Riot bsky.app/profile/quie... with Naomi Smith and Alex Andreou.
No words.
Chris Murphy: "This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress."
July 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
No words.
'Salt of the Earth' film about photographer Sebastiao Salgado is one of my favourite documentaries of all time... what an inspiring character he was...
Amazing photography from Sebastiao Salgado who has died aged 81, leaving behind an archive of over half a million pictures www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘I photographed the world’: the career of Sebastião Salgado – in pictures
The Brazilian photographer has died at 81, leaving behind a career filled with striking images taken around the world. ‘Through the lens of his camera, Sebastião tirelessly fought for a more just, hum...
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
'Salt of the Earth' film about photographer Sebastiao Salgado is one of my favourite documentaries of all time... what an inspiring character he was...
Reposted by Fiona McGowan
Amazing photography from Sebastiao Salgado who has died aged 81, leaving behind an archive of over half a million pictures www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘I photographed the world’: the career of Sebastião Salgado – in pictures
The Brazilian photographer has died at 81, leaving behind a career filled with striking images taken around the world. ‘Through the lens of his camera, Sebastião tirelessly fought for a more just, hum...
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Amazing photography from Sebastiao Salgado who has died aged 81, leaving behind an archive of over half a million pictures www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
This is definitely worth sharing - David Lammy's strong words on Israel yesterday: www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
UK foreign secretary slams Israel’s war on Gaza as trade deal paused
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy slammed the Israeli government for expanding its war on Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com
May 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
This is definitely worth sharing - David Lammy's strong words on Israel yesterday: www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
On the drive home from the Army Ten Tors challenge yesterday, I asked my teenage kids how all those (unarmed) people in military uniform made them feel. Answer: they would protect me and help me, if something went wrong. Ditto for the UK police. aoav.org.uk/2025/should-...
Should Britain arm its police? The case against Norman Brennan's loaded solution - AOAV
In a recent Times Radio debate, former police officer Norman Brennan advocated for arming all UK police officers, citing rising crime; however, official statistics indicate that violent crime has sign...
aoav.org.uk
May 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
On the drive home from the Army Ten Tors challenge yesterday, I asked my teenage kids how all those (unarmed) people in military uniform made them feel. Answer: they would protect me and help me, if something went wrong. Ditto for the UK police. aoav.org.uk/2025/should-...
Currently watching The Man in The High Castle for the first time (what an amazing series it is!). This all feels very resonant.... Cough-Goebbels-cough-cough
May 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Currently watching The Man in The High Castle for the first time (what an amazing series it is!). This all feels very resonant.... Cough-Goebbels-cough-cough
Absolutely superb article. Dreams of cheap renewables and clean tech being available to all are just fantasies. There will always be a controlling power raising the costs for the masses. After centuries of Western superiority, China tips the balance. And the global poverty divide grows on.
Tariffs... "China has spent decades building its dominance over these supply chains, while the U.S. was busy outsourcing, divesting, and cheerfully ignoring every report that said, “Hey, maybe 90% dependence on a single country we keep starting trade wars with and rattling sabers at is a bad idea”
China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech - CleanTechnica
In response to new Trump tariffs, China cut dysprosium, terbium, and tungsten exports—hitting U.S. EVs, wind, and military systems hard.
cleantechnica.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Absolutely superb article. Dreams of cheap renewables and clean tech being available to all are just fantasies. There will always be a controlling power raising the costs for the masses. After centuries of Western superiority, China tips the balance. And the global poverty divide grows on.
I visited a brilliant non-profit café in Dumfries, #TheUsualPlace a small charity training neurodivergent kids to cook & bake & helping them get good jobs.Sadly it’s now under threat. Very best wishes, TUP, do hope you get the funding you need to survive.
March 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Reposted by Fiona McGowan
Reposted by Fiona McGowan
"Elon Musk, a celebrity, ..."
Chef's kiss, FT. Chef's kiss.
Chef's kiss, FT. Chef's kiss.
March 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"Elon Musk, a celebrity, ..."
Chef's kiss, FT. Chef's kiss.
Chef's kiss, FT. Chef's kiss.
Disturbing stuff on Trump corruption from Senator Chris Murphy.
Senator Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor on Friday to break down the corruption flowing from the WH. He connects the dots, and makes a clear argument regarding who what where and why Shitler and Muskrat are destroying our govt!! This needs to be shared far and wide!!
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
youtu.be
March 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Disturbing stuff on Trump corruption from Senator Chris Murphy.
This brought me to tears....
March 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This brought me to tears....
Reposted by Fiona McGowan
So if it's fighting aged men called 'the Tates' on private jet planes fleeing countries and seeking asylum in America everyone's cool with it.
Well that's noted.
Well that's noted.
February 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
So if it's fighting aged men called 'the Tates' on private jet planes fleeing countries and seeking asylum in America everyone's cool with it.
Well that's noted.
Well that's noted.
Well, this is depressing. I suppose Britain and France didn't use their powers of veto, because they are still hoping to keep on the right side of Trump? www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
UN backs US resolution calling for rapid end to Russia-Ukraine war
The Security Council resolution proposed by the US does not mention Russia as the aggressor in the war on Ukraine.
www.aljazeera.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Well, this is depressing. I suppose Britain and France didn't use their powers of veto, because they are still hoping to keep on the right side of Trump? www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
New Deputy Director of the FBI is this guy:
February 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New Deputy Director of the FBI is this guy:
So difficult to read... I genuinely feel tearful when reading about this erosion of decency and professionalism in the US armed forces.
“Our country is in uncharted territory. We have an administration that is waging war against the rule of law…America has a rogue president and a rogue administration, and we need to acknowledge that and respond.”—former Sec of the US Air Force Frank Kendall
"all serving members are trained to understand that America stands for more than naked self-interest. Above all, it stands up for the Constitution and the rule of law, including the laws of armed conflict and those that restrict the use of the military against American citizens."
February 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So difficult to read... I genuinely feel tearful when reading about this erosion of decency and professionalism in the US armed forces.
It just gets worse every day...
Yes, the US President, who was himself found liable of rape, is now trying to lean on a sovereign country to go easy on the Tate’s, two scumbag men accused of rape and sex trafficking. Probably because Trump wasn’t involved in this alleged network, unlike Epstein, if he was they’d already be dead.
February 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It just gets worse every day...
What a great Valentine's tune! Even my 17-year-old daughter loved it! Thanks, Neal @neal-x.bsky.social
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Happy Valentine's Day!
"I❤️U+" by KVNX - Kathy Valentine and me out now exclusively on Bandcamp.
<https://kvnx.bandcamp.com/track/i-love-you-more>
"I❤️U+" by KVNX - Kathy Valentine and me out now exclusively on Bandcamp.
<https://kvnx.bandcamp.com/track/i-love-you-more>
February 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
What a great Valentine's tune! Even my 17-year-old daughter loved it! Thanks, Neal @neal-x.bsky.social
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This is a refreshingly positive story... Global politics is making my head spin and sending me into a dystopian panic. I am feeling a need to look at community / local projects that are thriving around the world: www.technologyreview.com/2024/04/23/1...
A walking antidote to political cynicism
www.technologyreview.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
This is a refreshingly positive story... Global politics is making my head spin and sending me into a dystopian panic. I am feeling a need to look at community / local projects that are thriving around the world: www.technologyreview.com/2024/04/23/1...
I found this article incredibly disturbing. I felt physically sick reading about Musk's coup of the US government. What can we do?
This is a digital coup. A data coup.
What Musk's boy-man cyber troops have done - because that's what they are, mercenaries - is take control of the federal government's operating systems. They've downloaded or scraped vast quantities of data. It's a hack on an unprecedented scale.
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What Musk's boy-man cyber troops have done - because that's what they are, mercenaries - is take control of the federal government's operating systems. They've downloaded or scraped vast quantities of data. It's a hack on an unprecedented scale.
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February 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I found this article incredibly disturbing. I felt physically sick reading about Musk's coup of the US government. What can we do?
Reposted by Fiona McGowan
Excellent summary of USAID and Musk by @lewisgoodall.com, @maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social on today’s episode.
"Musk is establishing a shadow government."
Trump has agreed to freeze billions in aid to the world's poorest nations, at the hands of an unelected billionaire.
Trump has agreed to freeze billions in aid to the world's poorest nations, at the hands of an unelected billionaire.
Trump freezes billions of dollars of US aid at Elon Musk's request
YouTube video by The News Agents
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Excellent summary of USAID and Musk by @lewisgoodall.com, @maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social on today’s episode.