Jonathan Neale
@jonathanneale.bsky.social
Writer, socialist, climate activist. Blogs at annebonnypirate.org w/ Nancy Lindisfarne. Author of "Why Men? A Human History of Violence and Inequality" & "Fight the Fire: Green New Deals and Global Climate Jobs". Historian, anthropologist.
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Jonathan Neale
@jonathanneale.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Social collapse and climate breakdown
Wisdom only begins when we let in the grief and rage of understanding climate breakdown. Can we find radical hope in the face of social collapse around the world?
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An article by me about climate breakdown and social collapse theecologist.org/2019/may/08/...
Reposted by Jonathan Neale
ICE Opens New Supermax Detention Center For Most Hardened Toddlers
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May 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
ICE Opens New Supermax Detention Center For Most Hardened Toddlers
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I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
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Istanbul. Over 2 million people joined the demonstration.
March 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Istanbul. Over 2 million people joined the demonstration.
I have written a 121 page memoir of my mother called CAPE CARE. You can read it on our website, or more easily download it as a pdf there. I hope you like it. It's dear to my heart. annebonnypirate.org/2025/03/24/c...
CAPE CARE
A memoir of my mother by Jonathan Neale This short book is 121 pages long. You can read it here on Anne Bonny Pirate, but it’s probably easier for you to download a PDF here. Dedication: for …
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March 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I have written a 121 page memoir of my mother called CAPE CARE. You can read it on our website, or more easily download it as a pdf there. I hope you like it. It's dear to my heart. annebonnypirate.org/2025/03/24/c...
In November The New Press will publish The Sexual Politics of Capitalism: A Global History, 1980-2025, by Nancy Lindisfarne and me, in hardback and as e-book. (Link to the publisher in the comments.)
March 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In November The New Press will publish The Sexual Politics of Capitalism: A Global History, 1980-2025, by Nancy Lindisfarne and me, in hardback and as e-book. (Link to the publisher in the comments.)
Here is a new article by Nancy Lindisfarne and me. It begins: "Let’s clear up some confusions. Trump and Putin are not negotiating with each other. They are on the same side. They are two of the most important leaders of a global alliance of far-right racists." annebonnypirate.org/2025/03/03/t...
Trump and Putin are on the Same Side
Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale, a 6 minute read Let’s clear up some confusions. Trump and Putin are not negotiating with each other. They are on the same side. So Putin is not manipulating Tr…
annebonnypirate.org
March 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Here is a new article by Nancy Lindisfarne and me. It begins: "Let’s clear up some confusions. Trump and Putin are not negotiating with each other. They are on the same side. They are two of the most important leaders of a global alliance of far-right racists." annebonnypirate.org/2025/03/03/t...
Gandamak, Maiwan, and now Afghaninstan defeat England in Lahore by eight runs in the last over. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/f...
England crash out of Champions Trophy after nail-biting defeat by Afghanistan
A brave innings from Joe Root failed to save England from crashing out of the Champions Trophy following a nail-biting defeat against Afghanistan
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February 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Gandamak, Maiwan, and now Afghaninstan defeat England in Lahore by eight runs in the last over. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/f...
A new article by me: "Trump is Cutting HIV Drugs for 20 Million People, but he can be Stopped." annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/29/t...
Trump is cutting HIV drugs for 20 million people. He can be stopped.
9 minute read by Jonathan Neale. Since 2003, a US government program (PEPFAR) has provided free drugs that are presently keeping 20.5 million people with HIV alive. All these people are in poorer …
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January 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A new article by me: "Trump is Cutting HIV Drugs for 20 Million People, but he can be Stopped." annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/29/t...
this is so true
the stubborn liberal refusal to admit that “american decline” is and has been closer to the felt truth of the majority of working people than “america is already great” is one of trump’s most potent political weapons. people know he’s right when he tells them: “they’re lying to you.”
President Trump's inaugural address was a misleading assessment of the U.S. It has a growing economy, falling inflation, slowing illegal immigration, a record-breaking stock market, the lowest levels of violent crime in years and a military that has limited engagement in conflicts around the world.
January 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
this is so true
Here's a new short read by Nancy Lindisfarne and me, called "Jimmy Savile, Boris Johnson and the Slow Burial of the Commission Inquiry into Sexual Abuse."
It's a timely article, since Musk has been calling for a public inquiry into gang abuse in Britain.
annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/15/j...
It's a timely article, since Musk has been calling for a public inquiry into gang abuse in Britain.
annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/15/j...
Jimmy Savile, Boris Johnson and the Slow Burial of the Commission of Inquiry into Sexual Abuse
An 8 minute read by Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale. We have recently published two posts about the wall of silence that has long protected sexual abuse in Britain. The first was about the Arc…
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January 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Here's a new short read by Nancy Lindisfarne and me, called "Jimmy Savile, Boris Johnson and the Slow Burial of the Commission Inquiry into Sexual Abuse."
It's a timely article, since Musk has been calling for a public inquiry into gang abuse in Britain.
annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/15/j...
It's a timely article, since Musk has been calling for a public inquiry into gang abuse in Britain.
annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/15/j...
Nancy and I have just published a short article on "Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Savile and the Wall of Silence".
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Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Saville and the Wall of Silence
A 6 minute read by Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale. This is our second post about the wall of silence that has long protected sexual abusers in Britain. Our first post was about how the Archbi…
annebonnypirate.org
January 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Nancy and I have just published a short article on "Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Savile and the Wall of Silence".
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annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/15/m...
Over the weekend Nancy and I published a post on "The Archbishop of Canterbury, Elon Musk and Sexual Abuse in Britain." There we argued that cover-ups of child abuse are not exceptional events in Britain. annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/11/t...
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Elon Musk and Sexual Abuse in Britain
Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale write: This is a post about the connections between two recent news stories. One is Elon Musk’s assault on X demanding a new election in Britain because, he say…
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January 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Over the weekend Nancy and I published a post on "The Archbishop of Canterbury, Elon Musk and Sexual Abuse in Britain." There we argued that cover-ups of child abuse are not exceptional events in Britain. annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/11/t...
Nancy Lindisfarne and I have written a new article on The Archbishop of Canterbury, Elon Musk and Sexual Abuse in Britain. We argue that what connects the two stories is a wall of silence about all abuse in Britain, enforced from the top down. annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/11/t...
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Elon Musk and Sexual Abuse in Britain
Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale write: This is a post about the connections between two recent news stories. One is Elon Musk’s assault on X demanding a new election in Britain because, he say…
annebonnypirate.org
January 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Nancy Lindisfarne and I have written a new article on The Archbishop of Canterbury, Elon Musk and Sexual Abuse in Britain. We argue that what connects the two stories is a wall of silence about all abuse in Britain, enforced from the top down. annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/11/t...
Heart breaking. Clear, and I think entirely right. spectrejournal.com/the-enemy-of...
The Enemy of My Enemy is My Enemy – Spectre Journal
Shireen Akram-Boshar interviews Rima Majed about the Israeli-Lebananese ceasefire and the future of popular resistance in Lebanon.
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December 14, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Heart breaking. Clear, and I think entirely right. spectrejournal.com/the-enemy-of...
Brilliant short punchy piece by Taiwo. He says join the people who do something to fight in the real world, not the people who encourage you to be your identity.
December 12, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Brilliant short punchy piece by Taiwo. He says join the people who do something to fight in the real world, not the people who encourage you to be your identity.
Reposted by Jonathan Neale
Israel fears Assad's fall could embolden protesters in Egypt and Jordan - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-fears-assads-fall-could-embolden-protesters-egypt-and-jordan
Israel fears Assad's fall could embolden protesters in Egypt and Jordan
Palestinian activists accuse Israel of preferring dictatorships on its doorstep as security chiefs meet Egyptian officials in Cairo
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December 12, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Israel fears Assad's fall could embolden protesters in Egypt and Jordan - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-fears-assads-fall-could-embolden-protesters-egypt-and-jordan
excellent piece, carefully researched, uses the example of one valley in Nuristan to explain why the Americans lost and the Taliban won
How America Turned Allies into Enemies in Afghanistan #NYT #Afghanistan
How America Turned Allies into Enemies in Afghanistan
The United States killed it own allies, sabotaging itself in a part of Afghanistan where it never needed to be.
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December 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM
excellent piece, carefully researched, uses the example of one valley in Nuristan to explain why the Americans lost and the Taliban won
The easy way to understand gender theory, "Sing Along Gender Theory: Sometimes it Takes Balls to Be a Woman," an article by Nancy Lindisfarne and me. annebonnypirate.org/2015/03/30/s...
Sing-Along Gender Theory: Sometimes it Takes Balls to be a Woman
Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale write: There are three keys to thinking critically and clearly about class and gender. The first is to avoid thinking that there are essential ‘men’…
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December 12, 2024 at 10:43 AM
The easy way to understand gender theory, "Sing Along Gender Theory: Sometimes it Takes Balls to Be a Woman," an article by Nancy Lindisfarne and me. annebonnypirate.org/2015/03/30/s...
I had my first date with Nancy 29 years ago. As I left she gave me the manuscript of her book ofstories about Damascus. When I got to the story about the prisoner being released from Saidnaya prison and taking a taxi home to his family, I cried and I knew she was the one. 29 years ago.
December 7, 2024 at 4:44 PM
I had my first date with Nancy 29 years ago. As I left she gave me the manuscript of her book ofstories about Damascus. When I got to the story about the prisoner being released from Saidnaya prison and taking a taxi home to his family, I cried and I knew she was the one. 29 years ago.
it's over www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...
Iran Begins to Evacuate Military Officials and Personnel From Syria
The withdrawals by one of President Bashar al-Assad’s key backers come amid a resurgent rebel offensive.
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December 7, 2024 at 10:59 AM
it's over www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...
Agence France-Press, the French news agency, reports that Assad's troops have left Homs. The Syrian Human Rights Observatory confirms it. I think that's it. If true, and I think it's true, it's all over for Assad
December 6, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Agence France-Press, the French news agency, reports that Assad's troops have left Homs. The Syrian Human Rights Observatory confirms it. I think that's it. If true, and I think it's true, it's all over for Assad
Hama in Syria has just fallen. It is the fourth largest city in Syria. More important, it is the city where Assad's father in 1982 bombed a popular revolt, killing about 40,000. This is of enormous symbolic importance and it opens the road from Aleppo to Damascus.
December 5, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Hama in Syria has just fallen. It is the fourth largest city in Syria. More important, it is the city where Assad's father in 1982 bombed a popular revolt, killing about 40,000. This is of enormous symbolic importance and it opens the road from Aleppo to Damascus.
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This is how it’s done.
December 3, 2024 at 4:59 PM
This is how it’s done.