ChrisDean
@mrcjdean.bsky.social
dad, teacher, armchair philosopher, bad buddhist. here mostly for the haiku.
Anti-communist hysteria on the far right: a witch hunt conducted where there are almost no witches.
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Anti-communist hysteria on the far right: a witch hunt conducted where there are almost no witches.
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Amazing how the “COVID rules are state tyranny!” people
are now like, “Fascism? Sure, why not.”
are now like, “Fascism? Sure, why not.”
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Amazing how the “COVID rules are state tyranny!” people
are now like, “Fascism? Sure, why not.”
are now like, “Fascism? Sure, why not.”
If you consider one of your biggest enemies to be a group called Anti-Fascist Action, you might want to think about what that makes you.
November 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you consider one of your biggest enemies to be a group called Anti-Fascist Action, you might want to think about what that makes you.
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership
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In the midst of horrific mass killings and violence, British-made military equipment has been found in Sudan.
It's clear our arms export licensing system is not fit for purpose; we need a full review, alongside an embargo on all arms exports to the UAE now.
It's clear our arms export licensing system is not fit for purpose; we need a full review, alongside an embargo on all arms exports to the UAE now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In the midst of horrific mass killings and violence, British-made military equipment has been found in Sudan.
It's clear our arms export licensing system is not fit for purpose; we need a full review, alongside an embargo on all arms exports to the UAE now.
It's clear our arms export licensing system is not fit for purpose; we need a full review, alongside an embargo on all arms exports to the UAE now.
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September 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
August 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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“No one deserves to live the way we are living in this world. But what truly hurts is the sense of isolation.”
Not even on the news ticker
How the global response to the Iran-Israel conflict shows up world’s lack of urgency in ending a genocide in Gaza.
electronicintifada.net
July 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“No one deserves to live the way we are living in this world. But what truly hurts is the sense of isolation.”
July 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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We cannot stand by as Israeli attacks kill dozens in Gaza—47 people today, including children and desperate aid‐seekers, amid a worsening humanitarian collapse and famine. This brutality must end NOW. Demand an immediate ceasefire. Share. #CeasefireNow #HumanRights
Israeli air strikes kill dozens in Gaza amid worsening humanitarian crisis
Calls for ceasefire grow as US and Israeli leaders discuss potential truce amid escalating violence in Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com
June 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We cannot stand by as Israeli attacks kill dozens in Gaza—47 people today, including children and desperate aid‐seekers, amid a worsening humanitarian collapse and famine. This brutality must end NOW. Demand an immediate ceasefire. Share. #CeasefireNow #HumanRights
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June 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Today, more starving Palestinians were lured into “aid distribution sites”.
They went in hope that they might find a bag of flour.
They were gunned down and murdered instead.
What utter inhumanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
They went in hope that they might find a bag of flour.
They were gunned down and murdered instead.
What utter inhumanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
June 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Today, more starving Palestinians were lured into “aid distribution sites”.
They went in hope that they might find a bag of flour.
They were gunned down and murdered instead.
What utter inhumanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
They went in hope that they might find a bag of flour.
They were gunned down and murdered instead.
What utter inhumanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.
June 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Today is Japanese haiku master Kobayashi Issa’s birthday, so here are some of his haiku, translated by Robert Hass. This is one of my favourites (and to which I can relate)!
don’t worry, spider
I keep house
casually
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50983/selected-haiku-by-issa
#SenryuSunday
don’t worry, spider
I keep house
casually
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50983/selected-haiku-by-issa
#SenryuSunday
Selected Haiku by Issa
Don’t worry, spiders, I keep house casually. The snow is melting and the village is flooded with children.
www.poetryfoundation.org
June 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Today is Japanese haiku master Kobayashi Issa’s birthday, so here are some of his haiku, translated by Robert Hass. This is one of my favourites (and to which I can relate)!
don’t worry, spider
I keep house
casually
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50983/selected-haiku-by-issa
#SenryuSunday
don’t worry, spider
I keep house
casually
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50983/selected-haiku-by-issa
#SenryuSunday
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The plunder of our seas by industrial fishing is a monstrosity in which almost everyone unwittingly collaborates. For decades this truth has been deliberately hidden from us. Now at last the consensus is cracking.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Attenborough’s Ocean is the film I’ve been waiting my whole career for – now the world must act on its message | George Monbiot
The documentary shows the damage that fishing does to our planet. So why does the industry still hold governments to ransom? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The plunder of our seas by industrial fishing is a monstrosity in which almost everyone unwittingly collaborates. For decades this truth has been deliberately hidden from us. Now at last the consensus is cracking.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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a hot sun
taken into the sea
by the river
Basho
taken into the sea
by the river
Basho
June 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
a hot sun
taken into the sea
by the river
Basho
taken into the sea
by the river
Basho
June 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
June 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
summer clouds
another birthday he grows
no older
green marigold buds
the sky is always blue
behind the clouds
#haiku
#micropoetry
#grief
another birthday he grows
no older
green marigold buds
the sky is always blue
behind the clouds
#haiku
#micropoetry
#grief
June 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
summer clouds
another birthday he grows
no older
green marigold buds
the sky is always blue
behind the clouds
#haiku
#micropoetry
#grief
another birthday he grows
no older
green marigold buds
the sky is always blue
behind the clouds
#haiku
#micropoetry
#grief
June 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
June 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
June 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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a butterfly joins me
sharing a tree's shade
like old friends
Issa
sharing a tree's shade
like old friends
Issa
June 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
a butterfly joins me
sharing a tree's shade
like old friends
Issa
sharing a tree's shade
like old friends
Issa