John Cooper
@j0hnc00per.bsky.social
Nurse. Therapist.
Socialism. Climate justice.
Birmingham, UK.
It’s later than you think 🌍🍉
https://musicfromdifferentplaces.blogspot.com/?m=1
Socialism. Climate justice.
Birmingham, UK.
It’s later than you think 🌍🍉
https://musicfromdifferentplaces.blogspot.com/?m=1
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RIP Sly Dunbar - the ultimate drummer. Such sad news. Here are Sly & Robbie's Taxi Gang live in Germany in 1981. Watch the full Black Uhuru concert at
📺🇯🇲🥁▶️ youtu.be/NNq1XOCYBu8
📺🇯🇲🥁▶️ youtu.be/NNq1XOCYBu8
January 26, 2026 at 9:59 PM
RIP Sly Dunbar - the ultimate drummer. Such sad news. Here are Sly & Robbie's Taxi Gang live in Germany in 1981. Watch the full Black Uhuru concert at
📺🇯🇲🥁▶️ youtu.be/NNq1XOCYBu8
📺🇯🇲🥁▶️ youtu.be/NNq1XOCYBu8
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Rest in peace, Sly Dunbar.
Alongside bassist Robbie Shakespeare, Dunbar formed the most influential rhythm section in Jamaican music history, helping to define the sound of reggae, dub, and dancehall.
Dunbar, a 13-time Grammy nominee, was 73.
Alongside bassist Robbie Shakespeare, Dunbar formed the most influential rhythm section in Jamaican music history, helping to define the sound of reggae, dub, and dancehall.
Dunbar, a 13-time Grammy nominee, was 73.
January 26, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Rest in peace, Sly Dunbar.
Alongside bassist Robbie Shakespeare, Dunbar formed the most influential rhythm section in Jamaican music history, helping to define the sound of reggae, dub, and dancehall.
Dunbar, a 13-time Grammy nominee, was 73.
Alongside bassist Robbie Shakespeare, Dunbar formed the most influential rhythm section in Jamaican music history, helping to define the sound of reggae, dub, and dancehall.
Dunbar, a 13-time Grammy nominee, was 73.
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RIP Black Ark Upsetter Sly Dunbar
January 26, 2026 at 5:11 PM
RIP Black Ark Upsetter Sly Dunbar
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Good Night From The Drummer, My Friends. Sly Dunbar RIP.
My Jamaican Guy
YouTube video by Grace Jones - Topic
youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Good Night From The Drummer, My Friends. Sly Dunbar RIP.
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RIP Sly Dunbar, drums on everything
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc1I...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc1I...
Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
YouTube video by GraceJonesVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:49 PM
RIP Sly Dunbar, drums on everything
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc1I...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc1I...
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R.I.P. Sly Dunbar and thank you for the music.
Sly Dunbar, Half of Sly and Robbie, Legendary Reggae Rhythm Section, Dies at 73
Lowell Fillmore 'Sly' Dunbar, the drumming half of the legendary rhythm section that played on countless recordings by reggae artists, Bob Dylan and more, has died.
variety.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:18 AM
R.I.P. Sly Dunbar and thank you for the music.
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Seems that, no matter how hard I try, I always end up writing about wanting to fight Robert Jenrick.
So I guess I'm just going to have to fight Robert Jenrick. I don't make the rules. 🤷
So I guess I'm just going to have to fight Robert Jenrick. I don't make the rules. 🤷
Weimar on the Villa.
The Resistable Rise of Robert Jenrick.
smallbrookringpiece.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Seems that, no matter how hard I try, I always end up writing about wanting to fight Robert Jenrick.
So I guess I'm just going to have to fight Robert Jenrick. I don't make the rules. 🤷
So I guess I'm just going to have to fight Robert Jenrick. I don't make the rules. 🤷
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Climate activists gathered and protested in cities across the world on Saturday, including Birmingham, UK.
We only have one planet. Defend it.
#ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #COP30 #ClimateJusticeNow
We only have one planet. Defend it.
#ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #COP30 #ClimateJusticeNow
November 16, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Climate activists gathered and protested in cities across the world on Saturday, including Birmingham, UK.
We only have one planet. Defend it.
#ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #COP30 #ClimateJusticeNow
We only have one planet. Defend it.
#ActOnClimate #ClimateAction #COP30 #ClimateJusticeNow
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The voices of division in our country are growing louder.
Join us in London on 28 March for the #TOGETHER Against the Far Right national demonstration.
It’s up to us to unite against them.
Save the date and sign-up for updates here 👉 togetheralliance.org.uk
Join us in London on 28 March for the #TOGETHER Against the Far Right national demonstration.
It’s up to us to unite against them.
Save the date and sign-up for updates here 👉 togetheralliance.org.uk
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The voices of division in our country are growing louder.
Join us in London on 28 March for the #TOGETHER Against the Far Right national demonstration.
It’s up to us to unite against them.
Save the date and sign-up for updates here 👉 togetheralliance.org.uk
Join us in London on 28 March for the #TOGETHER Against the Far Right national demonstration.
It’s up to us to unite against them.
Save the date and sign-up for updates here 👉 togetheralliance.org.uk
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The rise of the far-right urgently threatens our lives and the planet.
We're working to mobilise communities, groups and movements to resist their division and hatred – and win a fairer, fossil fuel-free world.
Chip in to help us take action in 2026 👇 www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
We're working to mobilise communities, groups and movements to resist their division and hatred – and win a fairer, fossil fuel-free world.
Chip in to help us take action in 2026 👇 www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
Donate to the Climate Justice Coalition, organized by Climate Justice Coalition
With the rise of the far-right urgently threatening our lives and th… Climate Justice Coalition needs your support for Donate to the Climate Justice Coalition
www.gofundme.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The rise of the far-right urgently threatens our lives and the planet.
We're working to mobilise communities, groups and movements to resist their division and hatred – and win a fairer, fossil fuel-free world.
Chip in to help us take action in 2026 👇 www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
We're working to mobilise communities, groups and movements to resist their division and hatred – and win a fairer, fossil fuel-free world.
Chip in to help us take action in 2026 👇 www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...
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Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become
1
They are saying it baldly: this is an oil grab. There is a history of oil grabs going back to British imperialism in the middle east in the late nineteenth century and murders of Osage Nation triba...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
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Excellent from @tomashtengely.bsky.social socialistworker.co.uk/news/hands-o...
Hands off Venezuela, no to Trump’s gangster invasion
Anti-war campaigners are demanding the British government condemns the US's kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro
socialistworker.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Excellent from @tomashtengely.bsky.social socialistworker.co.uk/news/hands-o...
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‘Trump’s new world order is now very much a reality. It consists of no obvious rules, does not respect allies, celebrates the jungle and is almost always about money. There is a lot of wealth under Venezuela’s soil. Trump is now committed to extracting it.’
January 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
‘Trump’s new world order is now very much a reality. It consists of no obvious rules, does not respect allies, celebrates the jungle and is almost always about money. There is a lot of wealth under Venezuela’s soil. Trump is now committed to extracting it.’
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IS Tendency statement on Venezuela internationalsocialists.org/announcement...
Ist Statement On Venezuela
<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://internationalsocialists.org/storage/images/fZmIDzdCzANpT5VG5XR4fKGcheByfopgMJKEtjZs.jpg"><figcaption>President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro. Pho...
internationalsocialists.org
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 PM
IS Tendency statement on Venezuela internationalsocialists.org/announcement...
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Counterpoint: it’s not
World is in better place than when Eden Project created 25 years ago, founder says
Tim Smit also says extreme political views will fade when people realise good things are around the corner
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Counterpoint: it’s not
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Good morning. Let's make a collective resolution: this will be the year in which we start to turn things round.
January 1, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Good morning. Let's make a collective resolution: this will be the year in which we start to turn things round.
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30/12/1890 - Birthday of Victor Serge, Bolshevik.
December 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
30/12/1890 - Birthday of Victor Serge, Bolshevik.
"The impact on the members, mostly NHS staff, is astronomical. At a time when health and wellbeing, and mental wellbeing, is vitally important, it's a real blow."
It would be easy to conclude that UHB NHS Trust cares less about safety or the wellbeing of its staff then it does about saving money.
It would be easy to conclude that UHB NHS Trust cares less about safety or the wellbeing of its staff then it does about saving money.
Birmingham NHS pool will not reopen 'over safety risks'
The Morris Sports Centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham will not reopen.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"The impact on the members, mostly NHS staff, is astronomical. At a time when health and wellbeing, and mental wellbeing, is vitally important, it's a real blow."
It would be easy to conclude that UHB NHS Trust cares less about safety or the wellbeing of its staff then it does about saving money.
It would be easy to conclude that UHB NHS Trust cares less about safety or the wellbeing of its staff then it does about saving money.
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‘It feels like being suffocated’: Palestine Action activist in HMP Peterborough vows to continue hunger strike
Teuta Hoxha says she remains determined despite growing fears for her health and five other prisoners staging protest
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Teuta Hoxha says she remains determined despite growing fears for her health and five other prisoners staging protest
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘It feels like being suffocated’: Palestine Action activist in HMP Peterborough vows to continue hunger strike
Teuta Hoxha says she remains determined despite growing fears for her health and five other prisoners staging protest
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
‘It feels like being suffocated’: Palestine Action activist in HMP Peterborough vows to continue hunger strike
Teuta Hoxha says she remains determined despite growing fears for her health and five other prisoners staging protest
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Teuta Hoxha says she remains determined despite growing fears for her health and five other prisoners staging protest
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Please don't call someone/something "anti-Israel" if what you actually mean is that they're anti-hate, anti-violence, anti-corruption, anti-colonialism, anti-Apartheid, anti-infanticide, anti-genocide, anti-warcrimes, anti-torture, anti-terrorism, pro-ceasefire, pro-peace, pro-justice, pro-healing.
December 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Please don't call someone/something "anti-Israel" if what you actually mean is that they're anti-hate, anti-violence, anti-corruption, anti-colonialism, anti-Apartheid, anti-infanticide, anti-genocide, anti-warcrimes, anti-torture, anti-terrorism, pro-ceasefire, pro-peace, pro-justice, pro-healing.
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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Thank you majority: "According to the most recent edition of an annual Harris Poll, for the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy." You're right.
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thank you majority: "According to the most recent edition of an annual Harris Poll, for the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy." You're right.