1950sRobots
@1950srobots.bsky.social
English Teacher originally from the UK. Linguistics, human rights, environmental, health, freedom, peace, unionism, education, against poverty, greed, corruption and exploitation.
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IMPORTANT: New research by EveryDoctor shows how powerful private finance and construction firms are lobbying ministers to revive PFI, a model once condemned as a “catastrophic waste of taxpayers’ money”💰🚨💰🚨
Please share -everyone needs to see this.
everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
Please share -everyone needs to see this.
everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
IMPORTANT: New research by EveryDoctor shows how powerful private finance and construction firms are lobbying ministers to revive PFI, a model once condemned as a “catastrophic waste of taxpayers’ money”💰🚨💰🚨
Please share -everyone needs to see this.
everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
Please share -everyone needs to see this.
everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
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It wasn’t easy uncovering the £21bn still owed for PFI hospitals - many NHS trusts delayed or denied our FOI requests.
🔍 Transparency should be simple.
Read the rest: everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
#PFI #ProtectTheNHS
🔍 Transparency should be simple.
Read the rest: everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
#PFI #ProtectTheNHS
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It wasn’t easy uncovering the £21bn still owed for PFI hospitals - many NHS trusts delayed or denied our FOI requests.
🔍 Transparency should be simple.
Read the rest: everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
#PFI #ProtectTheNHS
🔍 Transparency should be simple.
Read the rest: everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
#PFI #ProtectTheNHS
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A case study in far right propaganda success. Tory governments run down public services over decades & then the the populist right breeds in ruined communities by scapegoating Black & brown immigrants.
Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK
How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A case study in far right propaganda success. Tory governments run down public services over decades & then the the populist right breeds in ruined communities by scapegoating Black & brown immigrants.
Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
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That's odd—the carbon footprint of your flight is 5x higher than the airline industry's been telling you, according to researchers ... www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
Your flight emissions are way higher than carbon calculators suggest
Existing tools that work out the carbon footprint of flights greatly underestimate their warming impact, say the makers of a new calculator
www.newscientist.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
That's odd—the carbon footprint of your flight is 5x higher than the airline industry's been telling you, according to researchers ... www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
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Disappointingly little media attention being paid to this alarming new study. Instead, we're hearing about Bill Gates "tough truths" [read b.s.] downplaying the climate crisis.
We are living in #DontLookUp
We are living in #DontLookUp
"22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act" | Nice article on our new #Bioscience article by @saschapare.bsky.social for @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act
Earth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to prevent that from happening, scientists say.
www.livescience.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Disappointingly little media attention being paid to this alarming new study. Instead, we're hearing about Bill Gates "tough truths" [read b.s.] downplaying the climate crisis.
We are living in #DontLookUp
We are living in #DontLookUp
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The United States Geological Survey identifies “Dartmoor in the east to Isles of Scilly in the west” …as one of the top five lithium-enriched granite areas worldwide. Dartmoor is now a part of The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport.
January 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The United States Geological Survey identifies “Dartmoor in the east to Isles of Scilly in the west” …as one of the top five lithium-enriched granite areas worldwide. Dartmoor is now a part of The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport.
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Thank you to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on, one of the v few people in the UK press to follow this story during what is now a decade of media apathy &/or complicity
‘The threat couldn’t be more urgent and imminent. Yet here we are, still putting our head in the sand.’
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
October 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thank you to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on, one of the v few people in the UK press to follow this story during what is now a decade of media apathy &/or complicity
From @the_nervenews
NEW: Police knew a Kremlin spy ring recruited former leader of Reform Wales at least 3 years ago.
So why was Nathan Gill not charged till Feb this year?
Pls read part 2 of @thenerve.news special investigation into Nathan Gill. And please share!
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So why was Nathan Gill not charged till Feb this year?
Pls read part 2 of @thenerve.news special investigation into Nathan Gill. And please share!
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October 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
From @the_nervenews
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Urgh, Indonesia's constitutional court upheld the amendments to the armed forces law that allows more military involvement in government 😖
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
September 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Urgh, Indonesia's constitutional court upheld the amendments to the armed forces law that allows more military involvement in government 😖
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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🇮🇩 Indonesia protests: ‘There is growing criticism of the reformists — we can use this’
🚩 Indonesian Marxist Budi spoke to Yuri Prasad about the class character, fissures and fractures of the movement, and where it can go.
Read more 👇🏼
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🚩 Indonesian Marxist Budi spoke to Yuri Prasad about the class character, fissures and fractures of the movement, and where it can go.
Read more 👇🏼
buff.ly/PRJZmce
September 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🇮🇩 Indonesia protests: ‘There is growing criticism of the reformists — we can use this’
🚩 Indonesian Marxist Budi spoke to Yuri Prasad about the class character, fissures and fractures of the movement, and where it can go.
Read more 👇🏼
buff.ly/PRJZmce
🚩 Indonesian Marxist Budi spoke to Yuri Prasad about the class character, fissures and fractures of the movement, and where it can go.
Read more 👇🏼
buff.ly/PRJZmce
Her hypocrisy between being a homelessness minister and a shark landlord is beyond belief. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims
Rushanara Ali was accused of hypocrisy after claims she removed tenants before rent rise of almost £700 a month
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Her hypocrisy between being a homelessness minister and a shark landlord is beyond belief. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Today, the UK government intends to ban the non-violent protesters Palestine Action as a "terrorist" group, exposing anyone supporting them to terrorism charges. In 2 days, 380,000 people have watched this video on YT alone.
You're going to need a bigger prison.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...
You're going to need a bigger prison.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...
Sharing This Video Could Get You 14 Years in Prison
YouTube video by Double Down News
www.youtube.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Today, the UK government intends to ban the non-violent protesters Palestine Action as a "terrorist" group, exposing anyone supporting them to terrorism charges. In 2 days, 380,000 people have watched this video on YT alone.
You're going to need a bigger prison.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...
You're going to need a bigger prison.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECkV...
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In all this Bob Vylan pearl clutching some are conveniently forgetting the IDF is committing genocide.
July 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In all this Bob Vylan pearl clutching some are conveniently forgetting the IDF is committing genocide.
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Israeli officers and soldiers have revealed they’ve been ordered to deliberately shoot at unarmed Palestinians trying to get aid.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved.
June 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Israeli officers and soldiers have revealed they’ve been ordered to deliberately shoot at unarmed Palestinians trying to get aid.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved.
That’s in Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israel is deliberately massacring civilians it’s deliberately starving.
There are few crimes more depraved.
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If thousands of us stand up and say "I support #PalestineAction", what is the government going to do? Lock us all up for "terrorism" offences?
This is where we show them how solidarity works.
My latest with the great @doubledown.news
This is where we show them how solidarity works.
My latest with the great @doubledown.news
Sharing This Video Could Get You 14 Years in Prison @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Sharing This Video Could Get You 14 Years in Prison
This NEW Law is TERRIFYING & Will SILENCE Us All
www.doubledown.news
June 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
If thousands of us stand up and say "I support #PalestineAction", what is the government going to do? Lock us all up for "terrorism" offences?
This is where we show them how solidarity works.
My latest with the great @doubledown.news
This is where we show them how solidarity works.
My latest with the great @doubledown.news
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If they work for the gov / they are Brownshirt cowards
It’s illegal to hide your face
It’s illegal to hide your face
Genuine Question because I Do not understand… so if these men roll up in plain clothes and masks, grab a human being… even a child, and throw them in an unmarked vehicle I am just supposed to look the other way and say nothing ?? Ask Nothing ?
June 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If they work for the gov / they are Brownshirt cowards
It’s illegal to hide your face
It’s illegal to hide your face
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Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started
June 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started
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There are now more than 2000 #NoKings events scheduled for all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam and about a dozen foreign countries.
RSVPs are skyrocketing, which is particularly worth noting because a lot of people are very understandably dead set against RSVPing.
We will not back down.
RSVPs are skyrocketing, which is particularly worth noting because a lot of people are very understandably dead set against RSVPing.
We will not back down.
June 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
There are now more than 2000 #NoKings events scheduled for all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam and about a dozen foreign countries.
RSVPs are skyrocketing, which is particularly worth noting because a lot of people are very understandably dead set against RSVPing.
We will not back down.
RSVPs are skyrocketing, which is particularly worth noting because a lot of people are very understandably dead set against RSVPing.
We will not back down.
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RIP Brian Wilson — god only knows what American music be without him and thankfully we were not music.apple.com/us/album/god...
God Only Knows by The Beach Boys on Apple Music
Song · 1966 · Duration 2:55
music.apple.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
RIP Brian Wilson — god only knows what American music be without him and thankfully we were not music.apple.com/us/album/god...
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Greta Thunberg has been kidnapped by Israeli forces
June 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Greta Thunberg has been kidnapped by Israeli forces
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Chris Packham was joined by more than 150 scientists in a demonstration urging Westminster to start listening to the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change
'MPs Need to Listen to the Scientists, Not the Oligarchs’ — Scientists Sound the Climate Alarm at Westminster
bylinetimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Chris Packham was joined by more than 150 scientists in a demonstration urging Westminster to start listening to the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change
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“ A truth is dawning: that this will be remembered as one of history’s great crimes. Right now, the UN warns that 14,000 babies could perish in the next 48 hours without aid. “
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A moment of judgment has come at last: not just for Netanyahu but for his enablers | Owen Jones
Israel’s renewed assault on Gaza has prompted international condemnation, but many of those critics will face their own reckoning, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“ A truth is dawning: that this will be remembered as one of history’s great crimes. Right now, the UN warns that 14,000 babies could perish in the next 48 hours without aid. “
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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9. For 14 years those of us who cared for the living world sought to evict the Tories in favour of something better. But this is much, much worse. Just as the US is captured by a Billionaire Death Cult, the "Labour" government is opening the door to the same forces.
April 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
9. For 14 years those of us who cared for the living world sought to evict the Tories in favour of something better. But this is much, much worse. Just as the US is captured by a Billionaire Death Cult, the "Labour" government is opening the door to the same forces.