Metaphor Man
@metaphorman.bsky.social
I recognise that I am, inescapably, a hypocrite: human, flawed, and no different from any other in that regard
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US foreign policy towards EU in Trump’s 2nd term signifies a profound, deliberate & theorized departure from transatlantic alliance & reflects a desire for direct & systematic intervention in internal political power struggles of EU nations, favoring far-right & neo-fascist parties or governments.
www.cadtm.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
US foreign policy towards EU in Trump’s 2nd term signifies a profound, deliberate & theorized departure from transatlantic alliance & reflects a desire for direct & systematic intervention in internal political power struggles of EU nations, favoring far-right & neo-fascist parties or governments.
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every single day as this wolfhound century progresses i think of this poem by osip mandelstam (who did not escape his own wolfhound century).
но не волк я по крови своей
(the translation is by peter france)
но не волк я по крови своей
(the translation is by peter france)
February 2, 2026 at 5:19 AM
every single day as this wolfhound century progresses i think of this poem by osip mandelstam (who did not escape his own wolfhound century).
но не волк я по крови своей
(the translation is by peter france)
но не волк я по крови своей
(the translation is by peter france)
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death by preventable disease is an inevitable and even desired outcome of concentration camps. in every era of concentration camps people have died of typhus, which is a disease of privation and enforced crowding. this illness is intentionally inflicted
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:52 AM
death by preventable disease is an inevitable and even desired outcome of concentration camps. in every era of concentration camps people have died of typhus, which is a disease of privation and enforced crowding. this illness is intentionally inflicted
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Gaza therapists use virtual reality to heal traumatised children. A very insightful article showing the resilience of Palestinians by @palestineinspired.bsky.social But how will children get any support after Israel throws out the aid agencies? www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Gaza therapists use virtual reality to heal traumatised children – while surviving trauma themselves
Gaza’s children were suffering from trauma symptoms such as depression, grief, and fear long before October 2023
www.thecanary.co
January 30, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Gaza therapists use virtual reality to heal traumatised children. A very insightful article showing the resilience of Palestinians by @palestineinspired.bsky.social But how will children get any support after Israel throws out the aid agencies? www.thecanary.co/global/world...
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Even with climate change, we have enough water if we manage resources right. We need a well funded, well staffed regulator empowered to enforce rules, an overhaul of business use of water, repairs to leaking pipes, + to act to drinking water sources from forever chemical contamination.
“This isn’t a question of if we run out of water - it’s when.” -
James Wallace, CEO of River Action
This is not a scarcity problem. It’s a water security crisis driven by a system that leaks BILLIONS of litres, pollutes rivers & over-abstracts from the environment.👇
www.lbc.co.uk/article/wate...
James Wallace, CEO of River Action
This is not a scarcity problem. It’s a water security crisis driven by a system that leaks BILLIONS of litres, pollutes rivers & over-abstracts from the environment.👇
www.lbc.co.uk/article/wate...
January 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Even with climate change, we have enough water if we manage resources right. We need a well funded, well staffed regulator empowered to enforce rules, an overhaul of business use of water, repairs to leaking pipes, + to act to drinking water sources from forever chemical contamination.
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Check out new ‘The Pollution Playbook: how industry blocks regulation of toxic chemicals’ briefing by @ciel.org and @corporateeurope.org on the deceptive tactics used by chemicals industry to keep producing & using their toxic products.
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corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
Check out new ‘The Pollution Playbook: how industry blocks regulation of toxic chemicals’ briefing by @ciel.org and @corporateeurope.org on the deceptive tactics used by chemicals industry to keep producing & using their toxic products.
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corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
February 2, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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Check out new ‘The Pollution Playbook: how industry blocks regulation of toxic chemicals’ briefing by @ciel.org and @corporateeurope.org on the deceptive tactics used by chemicals industry to keep producing & using their toxic products.
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corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
Check out new ‘The Pollution Playbook: how industry blocks regulation of toxic chemicals’ briefing by @ciel.org and @corporateeurope.org on the deceptive tactics used by chemicals industry to keep producing & using their toxic products.
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corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...
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No you're not Chris - your ALP pushes ever more gas expansion and gives it away to foreign companies to make a killing while Australians are screwed over. You don't seem to know your own party's energy policy Chris ... 🫤 #auspol australiainstitute.org.au/post/great-g...
Great gas giveaway: $215 billion in royalty-free gas for Woodside’s North West Shelf project
A 50-year extension to the North West Shelf (NWS) project in Western Australia would see huge amounts of gas given away with no return for Australians.
australiainstitute.org.au
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 AM
No you're not Chris - your ALP pushes ever more gas expansion and gives it away to foreign companies to make a killing while Australians are screwed over. You don't seem to know your own party's energy policy Chris ... 🫤 #auspol australiainstitute.org.au/post/great-g...
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Australia is a captured state.
Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters
A new study shows more than 20 per cent of climate and environment protests in Australia lead to arrests, more than in the UK, Norway, and the United States.
www.abc.net.au
December 15, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Australia is a captured state.
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It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
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In memory of:
Aya Yasser Ismail Abu Qaoud / آية ياسر اسماعيل ابو قاعود
Age: 1
We will not forget you.
Aya Yasser Ismail Abu Qaoud / آية ياسر اسماعيل ابو قاعود
Age: 1
We will not forget you.
February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
In memory of:
Aya Yasser Ismail Abu Qaoud / آية ياسر اسماعيل ابو قاعود
Age: 1
We will not forget you.
Aya Yasser Ismail Abu Qaoud / آية ياسر اسماعيل ابو قاعود
Age: 1
We will not forget you.
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Stat of the day:
"Every 10% of global conventional meat consumption replaced by alternative proteins has about the same climate impact as replacing all the world’s fossil-fuelled vehicles with electric vehicles"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Every 10% of global conventional meat consumption replaced by alternative proteins has about the same climate impact as replacing all the world’s fossil-fuelled vehicles with electric vehicles"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Humanity’s favourite food’: how to end the livestock industry but keep eating meat
Bruce Friedrich argues the only way to tackle the world’s insatiable but damaging craving for meat is like-for-like replacements like cultivated and plant-based meat
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Stat of the day:
"Every 10% of global conventional meat consumption replaced by alternative proteins has about the same climate impact as replacing all the world’s fossil-fuelled vehicles with electric vehicles"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Every 10% of global conventional meat consumption replaced by alternative proteins has about the same climate impact as replacing all the world’s fossil-fuelled vehicles with electric vehicles"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Happy #NationalHedgehogDay 🥺
This little Egyptian faience model of a hedgehog is from a tomb at Abydos, and was made around 1,500–1,300 BCE.
Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life.
This little Egyptian faience model of a hedgehog is from a tomb at Abydos, and was made around 1,500–1,300 BCE.
Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life.
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Happy #NationalHedgehogDay 🥺
This little Egyptian faience model of a hedgehog is from a tomb at Abydos, and was made around 1,500–1,300 BCE.
Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life.
This little Egyptian faience model of a hedgehog is from a tomb at Abydos, and was made around 1,500–1,300 BCE.
Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life.
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"They said they would release everything. They haven't. They released 4 million documents. The DOJ told us there's 6 million documents. There's still 2 million documents yet to be released. These are supposed to be unredacted, they're not. They need to comply with the court order."
--Jamie Raskin
--Jamie Raskin
a man in a suit and tie is whispering into the ear of another man in a pink tie .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is whispering into the ear of another man in a pink tie .
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
"They said they would release everything. They haven't. They released 4 million documents. The DOJ told us there's 6 million documents. There's still 2 million documents yet to be released. These are supposed to be unredacted, they're not. They need to comply with the court order."
--Jamie Raskin
--Jamie Raskin
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Kash Patel doesn't understand his job. He thinks he's a social media influencer. He's a bumbling clown.
newrepublic.com/post/205848/...
newrepublic.com/post/205848/...
Kash Patel Sets Off Diplomatic Incident With FBI Operation in Mexico
The FBI director couldn’t stop himself from posting news that shouldn’t be public.
newrepublic.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Kash Patel doesn't understand his job. He thinks he's a social media influencer. He's a bumbling clown.
newrepublic.com/post/205848/...
newrepublic.com/post/205848/...
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July 29, 2019 Epstein's attorneys discussed the possibility of cooperation - which would have unmasked the powerful child rapists, and also those in FBI and DOJ who had been protecting them for 30 years.
Less than two weeks later Epstein was dead in US custody.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Less than two weeks later Epstein was dead in US custody.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Epstein lawyers discussed possibility of cooperation with prosecutors days before his death, files reveal
Less than two weeks before convicted abuser was found dead, lawyers met with Manhattan federal prosecutors
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
July 29, 2019 Epstein's attorneys discussed the possibility of cooperation - which would have unmasked the powerful child rapists, and also those in FBI and DOJ who had been protecting them for 30 years.
Less than two weeks later Epstein was dead in US custody.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Less than two weeks later Epstein was dead in US custody.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The genociders have banned Medecins Sans Frontieres from Gaza because MSF refused to provide a list of doctors to be murdered by the genociders.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel to ban MSF from working in Gaza over refusal to provide staff list
Medical charity Medicine Sans Frontières said it would not share the list as it had not been able to ensure staff would remain safe.
www.bbc.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The genociders have banned Medecins Sans Frontieres from Gaza because MSF refused to provide a list of doctors to be murdered by the genociders.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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More info www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/... 2/2
‘Fascist, criminal’: Cuba slams Trump bid to ‘suffocate’ island’s economy
Cuba's leader says US president's threat to impose tariffs on countries providing oil is 'fascist, criminal, genocidal'.
www.aljazeera.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
More info www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/... 2/2
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#Trump’s abuse of both executive orders and of the English language rips off the mask of US imperialism. US relations with #Cuba are in no way a “national emergency” & Cuba is not a threat to this country. Despite this, Trump is following #Rubio’s lead and upping the US siege against the island 1/2
February 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Bari Weiss attended a fundraiser last night in NYC, attendee tells me. There was an auction item for dinner with her and wife Nellie Bowles. Several people cheered in approval, many others said after how gross it was. Bari shouted out “And you can make out with Nellie!” It ultimately sold for $55k.
February 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Bari Weiss attended a fundraiser last night in NYC, attendee tells me. There was an auction item for dinner with her and wife Nellie Bowles. Several people cheered in approval, many others said after how gross it was. Bari shouted out “And you can make out with Nellie!” It ultimately sold for $55k.
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Only politicians who are comprised, bribed or incompetent would remain in Starmer's fake Labour party after everything already on the public record related to its complicity in Israel's genocide and Epstein's child sex trafficking ring.
If Starmer has any guts whatsoever, he should remove the Labour whip from Mandelson immediately & make the moves to have him debarred from the House of Lords.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jeffrey Epstein sent $75,000 to Lord Mandelson linked accounts, documents appear to show
Lord Mandelson says he has no record or recollection of receiving the sums and does not know if the documents are authentic.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Only politicians who are comprised, bribed or incompetent would remain in Starmer's fake Labour party after everything already on the public record related to its complicity in Israel's genocide and Epstein's child sex trafficking ring.
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Silencing free expression allows Big Tech companies to curry favor with politicians and keep regulators at bay. There is no political or financial incentive for any Big Tech company to protect the speech of marginalized users and independent journalists.
The Disastrous Rollout of the Trump-Approved TikTok Serves as a Stark Warning for Us All
Big Tech platforms wield far too much power over our information landscape to continue operating without transparency.
zeteo.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Silencing free expression allows Big Tech companies to curry favor with politicians and keep regulators at bay. There is no political or financial incentive for any Big Tech company to protect the speech of marginalized users and independent journalists.
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Genocide abroad.
Rape, pedophilia, cannibalism, torture, murder, bribery, and blackmail at home.
Of course the ruling scum from Trump to Schumer spend vast amounts of money to see Nazi gangs kidnapping, beating up, deporting, disappearing, and murdering law-abiding immigrants and US citizens.
Rape, pedophilia, cannibalism, torture, murder, bribery, and blackmail at home.
Of course the ruling scum from Trump to Schumer spend vast amounts of money to see Nazi gangs kidnapping, beating up, deporting, disappearing, and murdering law-abiding immigrants and US citizens.
February 1, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Genocide abroad.
Rape, pedophilia, cannibalism, torture, murder, bribery, and blackmail at home.
Of course the ruling scum from Trump to Schumer spend vast amounts of money to see Nazi gangs kidnapping, beating up, deporting, disappearing, and murdering law-abiding immigrants and US citizens.
Rape, pedophilia, cannibalism, torture, murder, bribery, and blackmail at home.
Of course the ruling scum from Trump to Schumer spend vast amounts of money to see Nazi gangs kidnapping, beating up, deporting, disappearing, and murdering law-abiding immigrants and US citizens.
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When you set up your own bullshit win conditions and still utterly fail.
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
US trade deficit widens by the most in nearly 34 years in November
The U.S. trade deficit widened by the most in nearly 34 years in November amid a surge in capital goods imports, likely driven by an artificial intelligence investment boom, which could prompt econom...
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
When you set up your own bullshit win conditions and still utterly fail.
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
www.reuters.com/business/us-...