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· Nov 14
The fundamental problem of political philosophy is still the one Spinoza saw so clearly (and that Wilhelm Reich discovered)why do people fight for their servitude as stubbornly as though it were their salvation”
DELEUZE
DELEUZE
“Fascism is the hyper-charging of a reactionary cocktail of ideas – nationalism, racism, misogyny, homophobia, authoritarianism, militarism – so as to create an active political force opposed to progressive movements and radical change.”
NEIL FAULKNER
NEIL FAULKNER
February 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
“Fascism is the hyper-charging of a reactionary cocktail of ideas – nationalism, racism, misogyny, homophobia, authoritarianism, militarism – so as to create an active political force opposed to progressive movements and radical change.”
NEIL FAULKNER
NEIL FAULKNER
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UK politics & the language used is now defined by far-right, dehumanising & racist terminology. Farage now defends Ratcliffe's "colonisation" comments; while no surprise that a self-selecting poll of Sun readers shows their support: racists supporting racist comments.
February 13, 2026 at 9:32 AM
UK politics & the language used is now defined by far-right, dehumanising & racist terminology. Farage now defends Ratcliffe's "colonisation" comments; while no surprise that a self-selecting poll of Sun readers shows their support: racists supporting racist comments.
“Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.”
Reinhold Niebuhr
Reinhold Niebuhr
February 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
“Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.”
Reinhold Niebuhr
Reinhold Niebuhr
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The far right blames the left for attacking democracy. But the Epstein files tell a very different story.
Read more ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right...
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www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right...
February 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The far right blames the left for attacking democracy. But the Epstein files tell a very different story.
Read more ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right...
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www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right...
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The welfare state can be a platform for economic success, as well as a mechanism to reduce inequality and provide opportunity.
📙The welfare state is definitely more than a safety net. Read our latest report: www.ippr.org/articles/mor...
📙The welfare state is definitely more than a safety net. Read our latest report: www.ippr.org/articles/mor...
February 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The welfare state can be a platform for economic success, as well as a mechanism to reduce inequality and provide opportunity.
📙The welfare state is definitely more than a safety net. Read our latest report: www.ippr.org/articles/mor...
📙The welfare state is definitely more than a safety net. Read our latest report: www.ippr.org/articles/mor...
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The successful marrying of high social spending with positive economic outcomes has been sustained over the long term; it is not a result of cherry picking data from specific years. It shows that high social spending is not a barrier to economic growth.
February 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The successful marrying of high social spending with positive economic outcomes has been sustained over the long term; it is not a result of cherry picking data from specific years. It shows that high social spending is not a barrier to economic growth.
He believed he could simply lie and manufacture false information- a complete charlatan!He is among the wealthy “useful idiots” for the crypto fascists looking to destroy democracy everywhere. I hope the United support do everything in their power to constantly challenge his toxic xenophobia
FA to look at whether Jim Ratcliffe broke football rules by saying UK ‘colonised’ by immigrants
FA to look at whether Jim Ratcliffe broke football rules by saying UK ‘colonised’ by immigrants
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FA assessing whether he brought game into disrepute
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Manchester United co-owner told by Starmer to apologise
The Football Association will look at whether Jim Ratcliffe brought the game into disrepute through his claims that the UK has been “colonised” by immigrants.
The Manchester United co-owner, a billionaire based in Monaco, caused widespread anger with his comments and has been called on by Keir Starmer to apologise. His remarks have not gone unnoticed within the FA, which will examine further before deciding whether he has broken any rules. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
He believed he could simply lie and manufacture false information- a complete charlatan!He is among the wealthy “useful idiots” for the crypto fascists looking to destroy democracy everywhere. I hope the United support do everything in their power to constantly challenge his toxic xenophobia
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Newly released files by the U.S. Department of Justice show that convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein and former Trump aide Steve Bannon discussed strategies to undermine Pope Francis.
Epstein files reveal ties to Catholic conservatives' anti-Francis campaign
The newly released Epstein files show that Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon discussed opposition to Pope Francis, including a move that Bannon claimed would ‘take down Francis.’
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Newly released files by the U.S. Department of Justice show that convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein and former Trump aide Steve Bannon discussed strategies to undermine Pope Francis.
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Our latest report featured in @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
Young Scottish men 'experiencing poverty at similar rates to children'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584912...
Young Scottish men 'experiencing poverty at similar rates to children'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584912...
Young Scottish men 'experiencing poverty at similar rates to children' - report
Young men in Scotland are facing similar levels of poverty as children, according to a new report by the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit…
www.heraldscotland.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Our latest report featured in @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
Young Scottish men 'experiencing poverty at similar rates to children'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584912...
Young Scottish men 'experiencing poverty at similar rates to children'
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584912...
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TONIGHT Death Panel x @haymarketbooks.org present
ABOLISH ICE, ABOLISH THE BORDER
Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social
Silky Shah @silkys13.bsky.social
Beatrice Adler-Bolton @reallandsend.bsky.social
7pm EST, register free here:
www.haymarketbooks.org/events/778-a...
ABOLISH ICE, ABOLISH THE BORDER
Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social
Silky Shah @silkys13.bsky.social
Beatrice Adler-Bolton @reallandsend.bsky.social
7pm EST, register free here:
www.haymarketbooks.org/events/778-a...
Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
Join Harsha Walia, Silky Shah, and Beatrice Adler-Bolton of Death Panel for an urgent discussion on the brutal enforcement of immigration policing in Minneapolis and beyond, and why resistance calls f...
www.haymarketbooks.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
TONIGHT Death Panel x @haymarketbooks.org present
ABOLISH ICE, ABOLISH THE BORDER
Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social
Silky Shah @silkys13.bsky.social
Beatrice Adler-Bolton @reallandsend.bsky.social
7pm EST, register free here:
www.haymarketbooks.org/events/778-a...
ABOLISH ICE, ABOLISH THE BORDER
Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social
Silky Shah @silkys13.bsky.social
Beatrice Adler-Bolton @reallandsend.bsky.social
7pm EST, register free here:
www.haymarketbooks.org/events/778-a...
A REAL wealth tax can and should be policy-2%on assets over £10 million=24 billion a year.
Reform capital gains tax=14 billion a year.
Apply National Insurance to investment income=10.2 billion a year.
close loopholes in inheritance tax 1.4 billion a year and in new non-dom scheme to 1 billion
Reform capital gains tax=14 billion a year.
Apply National Insurance to investment income=10.2 billion a year.
close loopholes in inheritance tax 1.4 billion a year and in new non-dom scheme to 1 billion
February 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
A REAL wealth tax can and should be policy-2%on assets over £10 million=24 billion a year.
Reform capital gains tax=14 billion a year.
Apply National Insurance to investment income=10.2 billion a year.
close loopholes in inheritance tax 1.4 billion a year and in new non-dom scheme to 1 billion
Reform capital gains tax=14 billion a year.
Apply National Insurance to investment income=10.2 billion a year.
close loopholes in inheritance tax 1.4 billion a year and in new non-dom scheme to 1 billion
Mr Starmer is overseeing the death agony of a Labour Party that is utterly disconnected from voters and the issues that dominate people’s lives.Offering a politics of soundbites that commits to nothing, a politics that thinks systemic change is impossible. At its core is defeatism and hopelessness!
February 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Mr Starmer is overseeing the death agony of a Labour Party that is utterly disconnected from voters and the issues that dominate people’s lives.Offering a politics of soundbites that commits to nothing, a politics that thinks systemic change is impossible. At its core is defeatism and hopelessness!
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Get the book: www.plutobooks.com/product/radi...
Radical Abundance - Pluto Press
A blueprint for escaping capitalism and creating a world of true abundance
www.plutobooks.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Get the book: www.plutobooks.com/product/radi...
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The Vatican launched Catholic stock indexes that are supposed to be in line with Catholic Social Teaching. But last I checked, CST doesn't support companies engaged in union busting, boosting the far-right super-rich, or developing AI used in weapons systems?
www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...
www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...
February 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The Vatican launched Catholic stock indexes that are supposed to be in line with Catholic Social Teaching. But last I checked, CST doesn't support companies engaged in union busting, boosting the far-right super-rich, or developing AI used in weapons systems?
www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...
www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584568...
The tragedy of systemic abuse and lack of belief in and support of victims is terrible! I hope that any victims who have suffered by the club’s failures receive the Justice they deserve and support they need.
The tragedy of systemic abuse and lack of belief in and support of victims is terrible! I hope that any victims who have suffered by the club’s failures receive the Justice they deserve and support they need.
Celtic FC faces fresh legal over historic abuse allegations at boys club
Last year, Celtic FC apologised for historic sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club
www.heraldscotland.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584568...
The tragedy of systemic abuse and lack of belief in and support of victims is terrible! I hope that any victims who have suffered by the club’s failures receive the Justice they deserve and support they need.
The tragedy of systemic abuse and lack of belief in and support of victims is terrible! I hope that any victims who have suffered by the club’s failures receive the Justice they deserve and support they need.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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Israel is spraying toxic herbicides, poisoning Lebanese farmland and posing a “serious humanitarian risk”.
February 11, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Israel is spraying toxic herbicides, poisoning Lebanese farmland and posing a “serious humanitarian risk”.
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Excited to be hosting the London launch of Together Alliance tonight at EartH Hackney.
We're coming together to say: the far right must be stopped.
Join us on 28 March: togetheralliance.org.uk
We're coming together to say: the far right must be stopped.
Join us on 28 March: togetheralliance.org.uk
February 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Excited to be hosting the London launch of Together Alliance tonight at EartH Hackney.
We're coming together to say: the far right must be stopped.
Join us on 28 March: togetheralliance.org.uk
We're coming together to say: the far right must be stopped.
Join us on 28 March: togetheralliance.org.uk
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Paul Baumann: Like many American Catholics, I was initially certain that the Church’s refusal to ordain women was an archaic bit of chauvinism.
I am no longer certain that is the real issue.
www.commonwealmagazine.org/baumann-wome...
I am no longer certain that is the real issue.
www.commonwealmagazine.org/baumann-wome...
The Priesthood’s Ritual Logic
Like many American Catholics, I was initially certain that the Church's refusal to ordain women was an archaic bit of chauvinism, something that should give way to a liberal emphasis on the equality o...
www.commonwealmagazine.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Paul Baumann: Like many American Catholics, I was initially certain that the Church’s refusal to ordain women was an archaic bit of chauvinism.
I am no longer certain that is the real issue.
www.commonwealmagazine.org/baumann-wome...
I am no longer certain that is the real issue.
www.commonwealmagazine.org/baumann-wome...
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The Green MPs have written to the Cabinet Secretary urging an investigation into "Palantir's vice-like grip on our Government" and the role played by disgraced Peter Mandelson in brokering it.
All contracts with this Trump-supporting spy tech company must be suspended.
All contracts with this Trump-supporting spy tech company must be suspended.
February 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The Green MPs have written to the Cabinet Secretary urging an investigation into "Palantir's vice-like grip on our Government" and the role played by disgraced Peter Mandelson in brokering it.
All contracts with this Trump-supporting spy tech company must be suspended.
All contracts with this Trump-supporting spy tech company must be suspended.
“Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system,a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience,and almost all others are doomed to be poor..And since we know that the system will not change the rules,we are going to have to change the system”
Martin Luther King jr
Martin Luther King jr
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 AM
“Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system,a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience,and almost all others are doomed to be poor..And since we know that the system will not change the rules,we are going to have to change the system”
Martin Luther King jr
Martin Luther King jr
Without significant redistribution of wealth through a real taxation of wealth,the energy of alienation that fuels the growth of populist and far right parties and groups will continue. People need to feel that they are stakeholders in an economy that serves their needs and the common good.
February 10, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Without significant redistribution of wealth through a real taxation of wealth,the energy of alienation that fuels the growth of populist and far right parties and groups will continue. People need to feel that they are stakeholders in an economy that serves their needs and the common good.
A politics of prolonged perception of “damage limitation” voting In Which people feel no choice and No possibility of change -whether their political instincts are of the left or right. Should be a red flag on the demise of their democracy and whether it represents or serves the people!
February 10, 2026 at 8:02 AM
A politics of prolonged perception of “damage limitation” voting In Which people feel no choice and No possibility of change -whether their political instincts are of the left or right. Should be a red flag on the demise of their democracy and whether it represents or serves the people!
Whatever anyone’s views of Corbyn or the left of the Labour Party (mostly now gone from its ranks)they warned who Starmer was and what he had done and would do! The idea that this was a man who could lead or had integrity is a delusional myth born of “anyone but Corbyn” then “anyone but the Tories”
February 10, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Whatever anyone’s views of Corbyn or the left of the Labour Party (mostly now gone from its ranks)they warned who Starmer was and what he had done and would do! The idea that this was a man who could lead or had integrity is a delusional myth born of “anyone but Corbyn” then “anyone but the Tories”
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Phillipson says yes, the govts made mistakes, but its also delivered, & she cites scrapping the 2 child benefit cap
You could have done this in July 2024. Instead you've needlessly kept hundreds of thousands of kids in poverty for almost 2 years & it had to be forced out of you
You could have done this in July 2024. Instead you've needlessly kept hundreds of thousands of kids in poverty for almost 2 years & it had to be forced out of you
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Phillipson says yes, the govts made mistakes, but its also delivered, & she cites scrapping the 2 child benefit cap
You could have done this in July 2024. Instead you've needlessly kept hundreds of thousands of kids in poverty for almost 2 years & it had to be forced out of you
You could have done this in July 2024. Instead you've needlessly kept hundreds of thousands of kids in poverty for almost 2 years & it had to be forced out of you