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philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

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Noetic Hippy.
Writer, Reader, Philosopher.
Lover of music, hater of fascists

Birmingham UK. UTV
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philbstar @philbstar.bsky.social · Dec 4

“Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it: ‘My appetite is more important than your suffering’?” — Moby
#vegan #govegan #animalrights #animalwelfare #meatismurder

MarcPieterse @marcpieterse.bsky.social · Dec 3

You still think our animal food system is not a cruel horrible broken and failed system? 👺Hundreds of millions of chickens perish in agony in awful sheds by floods heatwaves disease and fires. These poor birds died by failed ventilation: failing humans #LiveVegan #EndAnimalAg NOW

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

A victory for #PalestineAction and for the basic right to hold the UK gov to account; for #freeassembly, #freedomofexpression, the #righttoprotest. @labouruk.bsky.social and @yvettecooper-mp.social
cannot proscribe groups just because they’re inconvenient ✊🏽
#ECHR
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...

Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now - live updates

Three judges rule against the Home Office in a massive blow to the government, but say the ban must remain until a further hearing.

www.bbc.co.uk

February 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

Solidarity with the Birmingham bin workers ✊🏽. No company, and esp not city councils, should be able to fire and rehire staff
#birmingham #proudbrummie #fireandrehire #binworkers #strikeaction #solidarity #workersrights #unite

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Birmingham bin workers vote to extend strike into September

Industrial action has been affecting recycling collections for more than a year.

www.bbc.co.uk

February 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

“You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself”

Dr Who (from Tooth and Claw in Season 2)”
― Russell T. Davies

#saveourlibraries #books
#readingforlove #readingforthesoul
#fascistscantread

February 11, 2026 at 6:35 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

Anything is possible
when you sew the seeds of love
❤️🫶🏻🏳️‍🌈
#sewingtheseedsoflove
#tearsforfears #lovepower
#spinningtoday #musicforthesoul #musicforlove

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Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love

YouTube video by TearsForFearsVEVO

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February 11, 2026 at 6:22 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

Apparently if a product is not derived from the torture and slaughter of fellow sentient beings it can’t be marketed as 'milk' or 'cheese'.
So please msm tell the gory truth about dairy production
#oatly #dairy #govegan #animalliberation

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to market plant-based products in UK

Swedish company claims ruling is anti-competitive and ‘solely benefits Big Dairy’

www.theguardian.com

February 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

In the Faroe Islands, sentient marine mammals are driven into shallow bays and killed in front of their families. Entire pods can be wiped out at once, ending bloodlines in a single day.
Help stop this senseless slaughter; take action at: @seashepherd.org

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Faroe Islands: Ending The Slaughter

Dolphins are being killed in the Faroe Islands, just 300 km from the UK. Contact your MP in under a minute to urge action.

seashepherd.org

February 11, 2026 at 2:32 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

We are one sick species
#govegan #animalwelfare #animalliberation
Thank you Sherry for repeatedly highlighting our inhumane cruelty

Sherry w/ a whY @justiceforall.bsky.social · 4d

I can’t repost this enough 😟
PLEASE - I’m begging you all. STOP supporting evil and unnecessary animal ab/using industries and start learning to live vegan

Egg_Truth @egg-truth.com · 6d

In a world-first investigation, Joey Carbstrong & team captured footage from inside a CO2 gas chamber used to kill end of lay egg hens.

This Abattoir, kills over half of the spent egg layers in the UK, many are from free range or organic farming systems.

#eggtruth

February 10, 2026 at 7:53 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

Not sure I have the guts to watch this (having watched many such films before) but wish all those niave bad-breath carnivores would
#govegan #animalrights #animalliberation #inhumanity

Sherry w/ a whY @justiceforall.bsky.social · 4d

Raped. Oppressed. Mutilated. Enslaved. Murdered. None of it is normal, it’s simply been normalized & ignored.

Think I’m exaggerating? (I wish I was 😔) >>> WatchDominion.com

February 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

Nuff said ….
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The Muslims - "Fuck These Fuckin Fascists"

YouTube video by Epitaph Records

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February 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM

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Veganfairy✨🌺🌜

@veganfairy.bsky.social

EU: ban male chick culling‼️💔‼️

Sign the petition ✍️🙏👇

#takeaction #animalrights #foracrueltyfreeworld #veganism #veganfortheanimals #vegan4life #foragreenerworld

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EU: ban male chick culling!

Each year, the industrial egg industry hands down a death sentence to more than 330 million day-old chicks, simply because they are male.Some are gassed to death. Others are fed into industrial grinde

action.eko.org

February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

How very decent of them
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Israel postpones demolition of Palestinian children's football pitch in Bethlehem

An international campaign to save the pitch in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem appears to have forced the authorities to reconsider.

www.bbc.co.uk

February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

Proud to be a Brummie

#Birmingham #onecityonepeople #brummie #equality #fascistsnotwelcomeinourcity

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Oct 16

British.

February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

The value of UK arms imported by Israel has reached a record high value in 2025, FactCheck can exclusively reveal.
That’s more than double the amount received in any of the previous three years.
UK gov complicit in Israeli War Crimes
www.channel4.com/news/factche...

FactCheck: UK arms received by Israel reach record high value in 2025

Nearly £1 million worth of UK arms were imported in the first nine months of the year.

www.channel4.com

February 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

“Would the world be in the mess it is if we were loyal to love and not to countries?”
Graham Greene: Our Man in Havana

#AllYouNeedIsLove
#noborders

February 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM

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The Green Party of England & Wales

@greenparty.org.uk

A new report indicates that zero net migration would shrink the UK economy by 3.6% and likely force an increase in taxes, as well as being cruel, inhuman and impractical.

Migration is good for our country. Inequality is the problem. Tax the super-rich.

MIGRATION IS GOOD FOR...
OUR COMMUNITIES
OUR ECONOMY
OUR COUNTRY
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

We are citizens not subjects
to privileged paedo ‘royals’, paid for by low income, hard working people struggling to live
Republic Britain
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sarah Ferguson's charity to close days after new Epstein revelations

Sarah's Trust announced it was shutting

www.bbc.co.uk

February 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

Britain has a free, transparent press 😂🤣😂🤣

“Freedom of the press is the freedom of 200 rich people to spread their opinions”
Paul Sethe
This obvs includes Fascist Farage and his media cronies

Mike @mikem51.bsky.social · 12d

So Farage is in the Epstein files at least 41 times so far but not a single comment in our media.

February 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

“To hell with poverty”
Gang of Four:
Old Grey Whistle Test 1980

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Gang Of Four - To Hell With Poverty (Official Live | 1980)

YouTube video by Gang Of Four

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January 28, 2026 at 2:49 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

The carnivore diet fad, a regiment of eating only meat, eggs, and dairy, is still circulating online. Many underestimate the enormous harm this can cause, to the climate, the environment, animals, and human health.

We need to fight misinformation #govegan
counterflood.substack.com?utm_source=n...

The Counterflood | Pala Najana | Substack

A newsletter to turn the tide on misinformation. Click to read The Counterflood, by Pala Najana, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

counterflood.substack.com

January 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

“to be plant blind is to fail to see plants for what they really are: ‘cognitive organisms’ endowed with memories, perceptions and feelings, capable of learning from the past and anticipating the future, able to sense and experience the world.”

www.resilience.org/stories/2026...

Plants and the great cognition debate

If Calvo is out at the front, all the same, he’s not there on his own. Colleagues in the field also believe that the ‘machine metaphor’ of body and brain is getting in the way of understanding—even pr...

www.resilience.org

January 27, 2026 at 9:08 PM

philbstar

@philbstar.bsky.social

A gateway to millions of lives, places, fantasies and dreams
#savelibraries

Claire Cock-Starkey @nonfictioness.bsky.social · 19d

Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️

January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM