Vivek Thuppil
@vthuppil.bsky.social
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This statement not acceptable and I suspect not sustainable. Large majority of public support principle of asylum, support letting people stay permanently. Majority for that among Labour and other progressive parties’ voters is overwhelming. The Reform voters this is aimed at will never vote Labour
"The era of permanent protection is over"
Is this Labour government really saying it was wrong in principle to let these refugees of the last 75 years to stay, settle and become British - and they believe that should NEVER happen again in principle or practice?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiuR...
Is this Labour government really saying it was wrong in principle to let these refugees of the last 75 years to stay, settle and become British - and they believe that should NEVER happen again in principle or practice?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiuR...
Refugees from 7 decades gather to commemorate 70 years of refugee in protection in the UK
YouTube video by Refugee Council
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This statement not acceptable and I suspect not sustainable. Large majority of public support principle of asylum, support letting people stay permanently. Majority for that among Labour and other progressive parties’ voters is overwhelming. The Reform voters this is aimed at will never vote Labour
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www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/softwar...
Kudos to the Python Software Foundation for refusing a $1.5m NSF grant which would have forced it to compromise on its DEI commitments #wellintended #wellindented
Kudos to the Python Software Foundation for refusing a $1.5m NSF grant which would have forced it to compromise on its DEI commitments #wellintended #wellindented
Python rejects $1.5M grant from U.S. govt. fearing ethical compromise
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) due to funding terms forcing a compromise on its commitment to diversit...
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/softwar...
Kudos to the Python Software Foundation for refusing a $1.5m NSF grant which would have forced it to compromise on its DEI commitments #wellintended #wellindented
Kudos to the Python Software Foundation for refusing a $1.5m NSF grant which would have forced it to compromise on its DEI commitments #wellintended #wellindented
Reposted by Vivek Thuppil
China’s CO₂ emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months — a stunning milestone as solar & wind power surge.
With 240 GW of new solar added this year alone, the world’s largest emitter may have already peaked — years ahead of 2030.
#EnergyTransition #BESS #Solar #Lithium #LFP #EV #Disruption
With 240 GW of new solar added this year alone, the world’s largest emitter may have already peaked — years ahead of 2030.
#EnergyTransition #BESS #Solar #Lithium #LFP #EV #Disruption
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
China’s CO₂ emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months — a stunning milestone as solar & wind power surge.
With 240 GW of new solar added this year alone, the world’s largest emitter may have already peaked — years ahead of 2030.
#EnergyTransition #BESS #Solar #Lithium #LFP #EV #Disruption
With 240 GW of new solar added this year alone, the world’s largest emitter may have already peaked — years ahead of 2030.
#EnergyTransition #BESS #Solar #Lithium #LFP #EV #Disruption
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Bore da pawb, if you’ve not done so already please consider signing. We are so close to the 250 target to get it considered by the Senedd petitions committee.
Still yet to hear on my UK petition 🤔
Anyway, please sign and share.
None of that fascist shite here!
Still yet to hear on my UK petition 🤔
Anyway, please sign and share.
None of that fascist shite here!
My fellow Cymru, please sign.
Na i ffasgyddion yng Nhgymru 🖕🏼
Na i ffasgyddion yng Nhgymru 🖕🏼
Petition: Condemn and investigate far-right group ‘White Vanguard’ in Wales
We call on the Welsh Government to condemn and take action against White Vanguard, whose members have joined weekly demonstrations outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rhoose, which is housing Afghan families who are here legally under a Government resettlement scheme. The group displays antisemitic slogans, performs Nazi salutes, and spreads racist conspiracy theories, threatening community safety and cohesion.
petitions.senedd.wales
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Bore da pawb, if you’ve not done so already please consider signing. We are so close to the 250 target to get it considered by the Senedd petitions committee.
Still yet to hear on my UK petition 🤔
Anyway, please sign and share.
None of that fascist shite here!
Still yet to hear on my UK petition 🤔
Anyway, please sign and share.
None of that fascist shite here!
Broken clock strikes again. Fox "News" is correct in this instance, Democrats caved with absolutely nothing to show for it. They might as well have rolled over and let the Republicans pass their plan the first time around and nothing would be different.
www.foxnews.com/politics/sen...
www.foxnews.com/politics/sen...
Senate Democrats cave, open path to reopening government
The government shutdown neared its end on Sunday as the Senate cleared the first series of votes, with final House approval and President Donald Trump's signature still required.
www.foxnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Broken clock strikes again. Fox "News" is correct in this instance, Democrats caved with absolutely nothing to show for it. They might as well have rolled over and let the Republicans pass their plan the first time around and nothing would be different.
www.foxnews.com/politics/sen...
www.foxnews.com/politics/sen...
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Love it.
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Love it.
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I love that Zohran did not praise Cuomo in his speech. You absolutely do not have to say nice things about bad people. We should normalize that in “polite” politics: Praising bad people is not actually “civility.”
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I love that Zohran did not praise Cuomo in his speech. You absolutely do not have to say nice things about bad people. We should normalize that in “polite” politics: Praising bad people is not actually “civility.”
I know this thought would be so radical, it wouldn't even have occurred in the minds of these highly paid CEOs, nor the firms they pay millions for "consultations". But here's a suggestion they can have from me for free:
PAY YOUR JUNIOR WORKERS MORE!
PAY YOUR JUNIOR WORKERS MORE!
November 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I know this thought would be so radical, it wouldn't even have occurred in the minds of these highly paid CEOs, nor the firms they pay millions for "consultations". But here's a suggestion they can have from me for free:
PAY YOUR JUNIOR WORKERS MORE!
PAY YOUR JUNIOR WORKERS MORE!
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Tests don't improve literacy. And being 'ready to take on unions' really translates as 'I'm trying to pander to some parts of the electorate by needlessly fighting with those who actually work in the sector'.
If you want kids to read:
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
-Reopen the closed libraries
-Give them free books
-Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students
-Work on adult literacy
Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests
Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Tests don't improve literacy. And being 'ready to take on unions' really translates as 'I'm trying to pander to some parts of the electorate by needlessly fighting with those who actually work in the sector'.
Reposted by Vivek Thuppil
My fellow Cymru, please sign.
Na i ffasgyddion yng Nhgymru 🖕🏼
Na i ffasgyddion yng Nhgymru 🖕🏼
Petition: Condemn and investigate far-right group ‘White Vanguard’ in Wales
We call on the Welsh Government to condemn and take action against White Vanguard, whose members have joined weekly demonstrations outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rhoose, which is housing Afghan families who are here legally under a Government resettlement scheme. The group displays antisemitic slogans, performs Nazi salutes, and spreads racist conspiracy theories, threatening community safety and cohesion.
petitions.senedd.wales
October 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
My fellow Cymru, please sign.
Na i ffasgyddion yng Nhgymru 🖕🏼
Na i ffasgyddion yng Nhgymru 🖕🏼
I've complained to the BBC and you should as well: www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
The BBC are promoting a fascist takeover of the UK. We have to tell them that this is not acceptable.
The BBC are promoting a fascist takeover of the UK. We have to tell them that this is not acceptable.
Wikipedia says Shaheen is an academic. BBCQT implies you can’t trust what she says b/c she’s an ‘activist’. Someone who Wikipedia calls ‘a former academic’ who now campaigns for Reform & wants to be its first Home Secretary is an ‘academic & author’ who you can trust. Maybe they use Grokipedia now.
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I've complained to the BBC and you should as well: www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
The BBC are promoting a fascist takeover of the UK. We have to tell them that this is not acceptable.
The BBC are promoting a fascist takeover of the UK. We have to tell them that this is not acceptable.
The BBC are pulling out all the stops to usher in fascism
First they tried to boost the narrative of Reform inevitably. When that failed, they are now disguising Reform activists as academics
The BBC are not a public broadcaster. They are owned by the far right.
First they tried to boost the narrative of Reform inevitably. When that failed, they are now disguising Reform activists as academics
The BBC are not a public broadcaster. They are owned by the far right.
This is really poor by BBC researchers and producers. Goodwin hasn't been an active academic for a number of years, yet is described as one (thus legitimating his relentless Reform activism and constant bad faith misrepresentation of evidence). 1/?
Wikipedia says Shaheen is an academic. BBCQT implies you can’t trust what she says b/c she’s an ‘activist’. Someone who Wikipedia calls ‘a former academic’ who now campaigns for Reform & wants to be its first Home Secretary is an ‘academic & author’ who you can trust. Maybe they use Grokipedia now.
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The BBC are pulling out all the stops to usher in fascism
First they tried to boost the narrative of Reform inevitably. When that failed, they are now disguising Reform activists as academics
The BBC are not a public broadcaster. They are owned by the far right.
First they tried to boost the narrative of Reform inevitably. When that failed, they are now disguising Reform activists as academics
The BBC are not a public broadcaster. They are owned by the far right.
In Caerphilly & in the Netherlands, people are showing time & time again that we are not condemned to a future where the far right is ascendant
Despite wildly disproportionate media coverage for the likes of Farage & Wilders, they have been rejected at the ballot box
news.sky.com/story/nether...
Despite wildly disproportionate media coverage for the likes of Farage & Wilders, they have been rejected at the ballot box
news.sky.com/story/nether...
Netherlands election: Geert Wilders' far-right party suffers blow as centrists lead in exit poll
Far right parties have been on the march in countries including France and Germany, but long-serving Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders has been dealt a blow in his country's latest general election.
news.sky.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
In Caerphilly & in the Netherlands, people are showing time & time again that we are not condemned to a future where the far right is ascendant
Despite wildly disproportionate media coverage for the likes of Farage & Wilders, they have been rejected at the ballot box
news.sky.com/story/nether...
Despite wildly disproportionate media coverage for the likes of Farage & Wilders, they have been rejected at the ballot box
news.sky.com/story/nether...
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Remember guys, @pcsunion.bsky.social staff at the BL are on strike for the next two weeks. Please don't cross the picket line to go to reading rooms, attend exhibitions or anything else. They've endured so much on low pay since the cyberattack in 2023 and the least we can do is have their backs now.
Secret Maps opens today! 🤫 🗺️
From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.
Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.
Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
October 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Remember guys, @pcsunion.bsky.social staff at the BL are on strike for the next two weeks. Please don't cross the picket line to go to reading rooms, attend exhibitions or anything else. They've endured so much on low pay since the cyberattack in 2023 and the least we can do is have their backs now.
When the Tories were in power, Labour said that Wales was due its share of HS2 funding
Now with Labour in power, they say that Wales should be "grateful" for the crumbs they give us
To Labour, Wales is a colony & we are their subjects who should shut up & "be grateful"
youtube.com/shorts/5_lY2...
Now with Labour in power, they say that Wales should be "grateful" for the crumbs they give us
To Labour, Wales is a colony & we are their subjects who should shut up & "be grateful"
youtube.com/shorts/5_lY2...
Wales told to be grateful | For Wales See Wales #podcast #welshgovernment #welshpolitics
YouTube video by For Wales See Wales
youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
When the Tories were in power, Labour said that Wales was due its share of HS2 funding
Now with Labour in power, they say that Wales should be "grateful" for the crumbs they give us
To Labour, Wales is a colony & we are their subjects who should shut up & "be grateful"
youtube.com/shorts/5_lY2...
Now with Labour in power, they say that Wales should be "grateful" for the crumbs they give us
To Labour, Wales is a colony & we are their subjects who should shut up & "be grateful"
youtube.com/shorts/5_lY2...
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I'm going to bed very proud of the people of #Caerphilly and our country tonight
Cymru am byth 🏴❤️🌼
Cymru am byth 🏴❤️🌼
Llongyfarchiadau Lindsay Whittle & @plaidcymru.bsky.social
🏵️🏴🥳🎉
This result is proof that hope & positivity will win over hate & division ❤️
Deform threw the kitchen sink at this seat & the people of Wales made sure that they still came up empty handed! Can the media stop worshipping Deform now?
🏵️🏴🥳🎉
This result is proof that hope & positivity will win over hate & division ❤️
Deform threw the kitchen sink at this seat & the people of Wales made sure that they still came up empty handed! Can the media stop worshipping Deform now?
Caerphilly Senedd By-Election Result:
🌼 PLC: 47.4% (+19.0)
➡️ REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
🌹 LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
🌳 CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
🌍 GRN: 1.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.5% (-1.2)
🐉 GWL: 0.3% (New)
💷 UKIP: 0.2% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2021.
🌼 PLC: 47.4% (+19.0)
➡️ REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
🌹 LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
🌳 CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
🌍 GRN: 1.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.5% (-1.2)
🐉 GWL: 0.3% (New)
💷 UKIP: 0.2% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2021.
October 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I'm going to bed very proud of the people of #Caerphilly and our country tonight
Cymru am byth 🏴❤️🌼
Cymru am byth 🏴❤️🌼
Llongyfarchiadau Lindsay Whittle & @plaidcymru.bsky.social
🏵️🏴🥳🎉
This result is proof that hope & positivity will win over hate & division ❤️
Deform threw the kitchen sink at this seat & the people of Wales made sure that they still came up empty handed! Can the media stop worshipping Deform now?
🏵️🏴🥳🎉
This result is proof that hope & positivity will win over hate & division ❤️
Deform threw the kitchen sink at this seat & the people of Wales made sure that they still came up empty handed! Can the media stop worshipping Deform now?
Caerphilly Senedd By-Election Result:
🌼 PLC: 47.4% (+19.0)
➡️ REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
🌹 LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
🌳 CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
🌍 GRN: 1.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.5% (-1.2)
🐉 GWL: 0.3% (New)
💷 UKIP: 0.2% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2021.
🌼 PLC: 47.4% (+19.0)
➡️ REF: 36.0% (+34.2)
🌹 LAB: 11.0% (-34.9)
🌳 CON: 2.0% (-15.3)
🌍 GRN: 1.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.5% (-1.2)
🐉 GWL: 0.3% (New)
💷 UKIP: 0.2% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2021.
October 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Llongyfarchiadau Lindsay Whittle & @plaidcymru.bsky.social
🏵️🏴🥳🎉
This result is proof that hope & positivity will win over hate & division ❤️
Deform threw the kitchen sink at this seat & the people of Wales made sure that they still came up empty handed! Can the media stop worshipping Deform now?
🏵️🏴🥳🎉
This result is proof that hope & positivity will win over hate & division ❤️
Deform threw the kitchen sink at this seat & the people of Wales made sure that they still came up empty handed! Can the media stop worshipping Deform now?
Yet another wonderful citizen of Caerphilly tells the hate monger from Reform exactly what he thinks of him 👏👏👏
www.instagram.com/reel/DQHoXxE...
www.instagram.com/reel/DQHoXxE...
October 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Yet another wonderful citizen of Caerphilly tells the hate monger from Reform exactly what he thinks of him 👏👏👏
www.instagram.com/reel/DQHoXxE...
www.instagram.com/reel/DQHoXxE...
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Lam misrepresented her past statements in order to make her policy look less serious - “it’s only about criminals”. Exactly what Tory thinktanker Gavin Rice did when I criticised this policy on Twitter. She isn’t called on it. This is how we can end up with mass deportation by accident.
"Because those were not the conditions under which you came" is fine for commit a serious crime.
This is just a lie for: revoke past ILR to nurses
Peston says: "Sure, but that is not hundreds of thousands of people": again misinformed & misleading
It is all among 430k people not on £38k (!)
This is just a lie for: revoke past ILR to nurses
Peston says: "Sure, but that is not hundreds of thousands of people": again misinformed & misleading
It is all among 430k people not on £38k (!)
October 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Lam misrepresented her past statements in order to make her policy look less serious - “it’s only about criminals”. Exactly what Tory thinktanker Gavin Rice did when I criticised this policy on Twitter. She isn’t called on it. This is how we can end up with mass deportation by accident.
Canvassing in Caerffili for Lindsay Whittle. I was motivated to go by Cole, his mum, & the people of #Caerphilly who held the fascist from Reform to account at the debate
Great knocking talking to people today. People in Caerphilly knew it's a two horse race between @plaidcymru.bsky.social & Reform
Great knocking talking to people today. People in Caerphilly knew it's a two horse race between @plaidcymru.bsky.social & Reform
October 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Canvassing in Caerffili for Lindsay Whittle. I was motivated to go by Cole, his mum, & the people of #Caerphilly who held the fascist from Reform to account at the debate
Great knocking talking to people today. People in Caerphilly knew it's a two horse race between @plaidcymru.bsky.social & Reform
Great knocking talking to people today. People in Caerphilly knew it's a two horse race between @plaidcymru.bsky.social & Reform
What's the difference between this Labour government and one run by Nigel Farage?
Keir Starmer seems to go out of his way to pander to the far-right on every conceivable issue
They're never going to vote for you, man
Keir Starmer seems to go out of his way to pander to the far-right on every conceivable issue
They're never going to vote for you, man
Britons tend to think it was the right decision to ban fans of Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv from attending a match against Aston Villa next month, a fixture classified by West Midlands Police of being 'high risk'
Right decision: 42%
Wrong decision: 28%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Right decision: 42%
Wrong decision: 28%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
October 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
What's the difference between this Labour government and one run by Nigel Farage?
Keir Starmer seems to go out of his way to pander to the far-right on every conceivable issue
They're never going to vote for you, man
Keir Starmer seems to go out of his way to pander to the far-right on every conceivable issue
They're never going to vote for you, man
Absolutely agree. If the PM forces the police to allow these racist football hooligans to attend, he and his Labour Government will own responsibility for whatever acts of violence and thuggery they engage in against the people of Birmingham
news.sky.com/story/politi...
news.sky.com/story/politi...
Politics latest: 'Angered' Starmer working to undo ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans - but PM accused of backing 'thugs'
A decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a football match in Birmingham over safety fears has been condemned - both Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch have criticised the police's view. However, Pales...
news.sky.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Absolutely agree. If the PM forces the police to allow these racist football hooligans to attend, he and his Labour Government will own responsibility for whatever acts of violence and thuggery they engage in against the people of Birmingham
news.sky.com/story/politi...
news.sky.com/story/politi...
From Wikipedia: [In Amsterdam last year], "the evening before the match, Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were filmed pulling Palestinian flags from houses, making racist chants such as "death to Arabs", assaulting people, & vandalising local property."
Banning these racist hooligans is in the public interest
Banning these racist hooligans is in the public interest
October 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
From Wikipedia: [In Amsterdam last year], "the evening before the match, Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were filmed pulling Palestinian flags from houses, making racist chants such as "death to Arabs", assaulting people, & vandalising local property."
Banning these racist hooligans is in the public interest
Banning these racist hooligans is in the public interest