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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
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Why are Scottish schools still using Twitter when the site was used to create deepfake sexual images of children? Why is the Scottish government permitting this? Why are councils permitting this? Why are teachers permitting this? If you care about the safety of children get off that site right now.
February 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Why are Scottish schools still using Twitter when the site was used to create deepfake sexual images of children? Why is the Scottish government permitting this? Why are councils permitting this? Why are teachers permitting this? If you care about the safety of children get off that site right now.
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
I told my political representatives that I want them to oppose the Trump administration's imposition of collective suffering on Cuba
How about you?
Violets are blue
I told my political representatives that I want them to oppose the Trump administration's imposition of collective suffering on Cuba
How about you?
February 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I told my political representatives that I want them to oppose the Trump administration's imposition of collective suffering on Cuba
How about you?
Violets are blue
I told my political representatives that I want them to oppose the Trump administration's imposition of collective suffering on Cuba
How about you?
Looking at the world today I agree with historian Leszek Kolakowski, who argued forcefully against Marx’s view that ALL human shortcomings are rooted in social circumstances,arguing that evil is not contingent but an irredeemable fact in human beings!The same for goodness no less however I would add
February 14, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Looking at the world today I agree with historian Leszek Kolakowski, who argued forcefully against Marx’s view that ALL human shortcomings are rooted in social circumstances,arguing that evil is not contingent but an irredeemable fact in human beings!The same for goodness no less however I would add
“Every aspiration to contain human experience in a unified theory,every urge to order mankind in neat rows,every codified system of belief that despises dissent, involves some inward violence”
RAFAEL BEHR
RAFAEL BEHR
February 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
“Every aspiration to contain human experience in a unified theory,every urge to order mankind in neat rows,every codified system of belief that despises dissent, involves some inward violence”
RAFAEL BEHR
RAFAEL BEHR
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Happy Valentine's Day! Here's the skull of St. Valentine in Rome.
February 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Happy Valentine's Day! Here's the skull of St. Valentine in Rome.
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It's not immigrants who are responsible for the pressure on public services
February 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
It's not immigrants who are responsible for the pressure on public services
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The beer’s pretty decent. I hope they find a buyer, save the jobs, and there’s an end to things like disciplining pub managers for not taking bookings from fascists.
So, it's goodbye to all that. A business wrecked by the arrogance of its founders- Poundshop Tesla
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish craft beer brand Brewdog put up for sale
Consultants Alix Partners have been brought in to oversee the sales process which could lead to the businesses being broken up.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The beer’s pretty decent. I hope they find a buyer, save the jobs, and there’s an end to things like disciplining pub managers for not taking bookings from fascists.
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Robert Harris, a #Puritan and Westminster divine, complains that we’re impressively generous to ourselves and astonishingly tight-fisted toward God and neighbour. He says this should shame us into repentance. If that sermon feels unnecessary today… well, that might be the problem.
#sermonsky
#sermonsky
February 14, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Robert Harris, a #Puritan and Westminster divine, complains that we’re impressively generous to ourselves and astonishingly tight-fisted toward God and neighbour. He says this should shame us into repentance. If that sermon feels unnecessary today… well, that might be the problem.
#sermonsky
#sermonsky
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Labour is dead because it simply doesn’t talk like this anymore
Polanski, "When I talk about a wealth tax, right wing, and even Labour, ask: what about the wealth creators?"
"I want to talk about the real creators in our country"
"The people who keep the country running"
"I want to talk about the real creators in our country"
"The people who keep the country running"
February 14, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Labour is dead because it simply doesn’t talk like this anymore
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Huda Ammori is scathing about Yvette Cooper, & rightly so. Cooper banned Palestine Action in order to protect companies supplying arms to Israel during a genocide, and in doing so attacked the rights of every single one of us. And all of it was unlawful.
February 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Huda Ammori is scathing about Yvette Cooper, & rightly so. Cooper banned Palestine Action in order to protect companies supplying arms to Israel during a genocide, and in doing so attacked the rights of every single one of us. And all of it was unlawful.
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The Epstein files unveiled the realities class, power and limits on democracy.
This is the most perceptive discussion on the implications I’ve heard . @piercepenniless.bsky.social interviews investigative journalists Ethan Shone and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/399w...
This is the most perceptive discussion on the implications I’ve heard . @piercepenniless.bsky.social interviews investigative journalists Ethan Shone and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/399w...
On Politics: Mandelson and the Private Life of Power
open.spotify.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM
The Epstein files unveiled the realities class, power and limits on democracy.
This is the most perceptive discussion on the implications I’ve heard . @piercepenniless.bsky.social interviews investigative journalists Ethan Shone and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/399w...
This is the most perceptive discussion on the implications I’ve heard . @piercepenniless.bsky.social interviews investigative journalists Ethan Shone and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/399w...
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If our Christianity causes us to protect the powerful and ignore the powerless, that’s when we know we are following someone other than Jesus.
February 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
If our Christianity causes us to protect the powerful and ignore the powerless, that’s when we know we are following someone other than Jesus.
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Peter Mandeldson, economical with the truth? Surely not (again, part 94)!
Two weeks ago, Peter Mandelson told us he had no recollection of planning to buy a £2m apartment in Rio via a Panama holding company and a Brazilian company.
Yesterday we found notarised incorporation documents for the Brazilian company, with Mr Mandelson's signature.
Yesterday we found notarised incorporation documents for the Brazilian company, with Mr Mandelson's signature.
February 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Peter Mandeldson, economical with the truth? Surely not (again, part 94)!
“No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny.”
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
February 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
“No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny.”
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”
—Sinclair Lewis
—Sinclair Lewis
February 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”
—Sinclair Lewis
—Sinclair Lewis
“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...
Read more ⤵️
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...
Read more ⤵️
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...