Sparks
@petudo.bsky.social
Tree freak, whovian, neurodivergent, likes Joni, Idles, Little Simz, jazz, allsorts, Klee, Bauhaus, mad little hermit crabs, macaroons and a good cup of tea.
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Sparks
@petudo.bsky.social
· Feb 26
Small Axe (1973) - Bob Marley & The Wailers
YouTube video by Bob Marley
youtu.be
We are a small axe, sharpened to cut you down...
youtu.be/b0Tk-FoiX_0?...
youtu.be/b0Tk-FoiX_0?...
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Repeat after me: per the Constitution, the federal government has no authority over elections.
February 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Repeat after me: per the Constitution, the federal government has no authority over elections.
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At this difficult moment in American history, we must be honest with ourselves:
Our nation, once the envy of the world, is now in profound decline.
For the sake of our children and future generations, we must reverse course.
Our nation, once the envy of the world, is now in profound decline.
For the sake of our children and future generations, we must reverse course.
We can reverse America’s decline | Bernie Sanders
It is not good enough just to criticize Trump. We must offer a positive vision that will improve the lives of Americans
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
At this difficult moment in American history, we must be honest with ourselves:
Our nation, once the envy of the world, is now in profound decline.
For the sake of our children and future generations, we must reverse course.
Our nation, once the envy of the world, is now in profound decline.
For the sake of our children and future generations, we must reverse course.
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Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
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breathtaking
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
breathtaking
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Peter Mandelson is responsible for such a long litany of scandals he was probably one of the factors FOR a vetting process in the first place. In fact the first question of any govt vetting process should be 'Are you or have you ever been Peter Mandelson?'
February 5, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Peter Mandelson is responsible for such a long litany of scandals he was probably one of the factors FOR a vetting process in the first place. In fact the first question of any govt vetting process should be 'Are you or have you ever been Peter Mandelson?'
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Gorton and Denton really matters for the entire country.
It's the Green Party Vs Reform.
I spoke to the Standard about how we're making hope normal again.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
It's the Green Party Vs Reform.
I spoke to the Standard about how we're making hope normal again.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Gorton and Denton really matters for the entire country.
It's the Green Party Vs Reform.
I spoke to the Standard about how we're making hope normal again.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
It's the Green Party Vs Reform.
I spoke to the Standard about how we're making hope normal again.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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TODAY: Learn everything you need to know to exercise your constitutional right to monitor ICE and other federal agencies as they terrorize our communities.
The No Kings coalition wants to train as many Americans as possible to participate in ICE watch. Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
The No Kings coalition wants to train as many Americans as possible to participate in ICE watch. Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
TODAY: Learn everything you need to know to exercise your constitutional right to monitor ICE and other federal agencies as they terrorize our communities.
The No Kings coalition wants to train as many Americans as possible to participate in ICE watch. Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
The No Kings coalition wants to train as many Americans as possible to participate in ICE watch. Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Labour is briefing that they know they won't win the Gorton and Denton by election.
The Greens are favourites and are the only party that can stop Reform.
Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win.
The Greens are favourites and are the only party that can stop Reform.
Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win.
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Labour is briefing that they know they won't win the Gorton and Denton by election.
The Greens are favourites and are the only party that can stop Reform.
Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win.
The Greens are favourites and are the only party that can stop Reform.
Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win.
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It’s bad enough that we’re subsidizing extremely profitable sports teams with our tax dollars to build stadiums, but we’re letting them charge us $17 dollars for a beer and $11 dollars for a damn hotdog at the concession stand?
Enough. Here’s one thing we can do about it.
Enough. Here’s one thing we can do about it.
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
It’s bad enough that we’re subsidizing extremely profitable sports teams with our tax dollars to build stadiums, but we’re letting them charge us $17 dollars for a beer and $11 dollars for a damn hotdog at the concession stand?
Enough. Here’s one thing we can do about it.
Enough. Here’s one thing we can do about it.
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Congratulations to @uaw.org workers at Volkwagen’s Chattanooga plant on their historic tentative agreement.
This life-changing first contract shows what is possible when workers stand up to demand their fair share.
This life-changing first contract shows what is possible when workers stand up to demand their fair share.
February 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Congratulations to @uaw.org workers at Volkwagen’s Chattanooga plant on their historic tentative agreement.
This life-changing first contract shows what is possible when workers stand up to demand their fair share.
This life-changing first contract shows what is possible when workers stand up to demand their fair share.
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Explore Hundreds of Exquisite #Botanical #Collages Created by an 18th-Century Septuagenarian #Artist from dyed & hand cut paper #MaryDelany #Plants #art
Link for an interactive archive of Mary's amazing work, more photos & information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2023/02/mary...
Link for an interactive archive of Mary's amazing work, more photos & information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2023/02/mary...
February 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Explore Hundreds of Exquisite #Botanical #Collages Created by an 18th-Century Septuagenarian #Artist from dyed & hand cut paper #MaryDelany #Plants #art
Link for an interactive archive of Mary's amazing work, more photos & information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2023/02/mary...
Link for an interactive archive of Mary's amazing work, more photos & information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2023/02/mary...
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Had lunch today outside at someone's house and I knew they had lots of flowers, so I brought my camera just in case some Hummingbirds were hanging out! #Birds #Nature #Photography
February 5, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Had lunch today outside at someone's house and I knew they had lots of flowers, so I brought my camera just in case some Hummingbirds were hanging out! #Birds #Nature #Photography
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No progress in Poland to ease the strict abortion ban because of anti-choice politics or reluctance in the gov't - but five years after Poland's top court gutted abortion rights, access to legal abortion has expanded a bit – only for women who learned to work within a system designed to say ‘no’.
The Abortion Ban That Didn’t End Abortion in Poland
Five years after Poland's top court gutted abortion rights, access to legal procedures has quietly expanded – but only for women who learned to work within a system designed to say ‘no’.
balkaninsight.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM
No progress in Poland to ease the strict abortion ban because of anti-choice politics or reluctance in the gov't - but five years after Poland's top court gutted abortion rights, access to legal abortion has expanded a bit – only for women who learned to work within a system designed to say ‘no’.
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Bankrupt American farmers who lose their land are an indicator of plans to control the food supply. Those who buy up that land will not have people's best interests at heart. Controlling the food supply = controlling the population. I never thought I'd be living through a western country doing this.
February 5, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Bankrupt American farmers who lose their land are an indicator of plans to control the food supply. Those who buy up that land will not have people's best interests at heart. Controlling the food supply = controlling the population. I never thought I'd be living through a western country doing this.
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Landmark case against Nigel Farage’s Reform reaches the High Court
Landmark case against Nigel Farage’s Reform reaches the High Court
When voters asked Reform about their data, the party ignored them – now they’ll have to explain in court why they don’t listen
goodlawproject.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Landmark case against Nigel Farage’s Reform reaches the High Court
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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The European Commission must decide by 2 March whether it intends to give legal follow-up to a European Citizens’ Initiative that gathered more than one million signatures in 2025. It would allow EU states to voluntarily fund women's abortion care when they need to travel from another EU state.
Pressure mounts on Commission as 170 groups back EU abortion initiative | Euractiv
Commission faces 2 March deadline on ‘My Voice, My Choice’ initiative
www.euractiv.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:55 AM
The European Commission must decide by 2 March whether it intends to give legal follow-up to a European Citizens’ Initiative that gathered more than one million signatures in 2025. It would allow EU states to voluntarily fund women's abortion care when they need to travel from another EU state.
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You’re only 90 years late for this particular argument Andrew.
It’s important to note that the incident was in the context of the black & tans having recently ravaged Ireland and the attempted culturicide of Wales a few decades earlier.
But RT won’t acknowledge any of that.
It’s important to note that the incident was in the context of the black & tans having recently ravaged Ireland and the attempted culturicide of Wales a few decades earlier.
But RT won’t acknowledge any of that.
February 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
You’re only 90 years late for this particular argument Andrew.
It’s important to note that the incident was in the context of the black & tans having recently ravaged Ireland and the attempted culturicide of Wales a few decades earlier.
But RT won’t acknowledge any of that.
It’s important to note that the incident was in the context of the black & tans having recently ravaged Ireland and the attempted culturicide of Wales a few decades earlier.
But RT won’t acknowledge any of that.
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So exciting to see the fluffy buds on the willow trees! A sign of potential and hope. Spring is coming!
February 4, 2026 at 9:22 AM
So exciting to see the fluffy buds on the willow trees! A sign of potential and hope. Spring is coming!
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I did a little printmaking recently. Thanks to Pinko Joe, @pinkojoe.bsky.social, for sharing your work!
#pinkojoe #silkscreen
#pinkojoe #silkscreen
February 5, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I did a little printmaking recently. Thanks to Pinko Joe, @pinkojoe.bsky.social, for sharing your work!
#pinkojoe #silkscreen
#pinkojoe #silkscreen
February 5, 2026 at 8:51 AM