Francis James Franklin
@alinameridon.bsky.social
Writer, scientist, lecturer & obsessive.
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This bastion of moral virtue has opinions about the Green Party.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
February 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
This bastion of moral virtue has opinions about the Green Party.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
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Labour took votes for granted.
They've blown it.
Green Party want to lower bills, protect our NHS and rebuild our public services.
Vote Green - and stop Reform.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They've blown it.
Green Party want to lower bills, protect our NHS and rebuild our public services.
Vote Green - and stop Reform.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer has little to offer voters of either right or left in Gorton and Denton. That’s why he’s facing a perfect storm | Owen Jones
The Greens are buoyant as Labour struggles. After shredding any semblance of a progressive agenda, fear of Reform is all the PM’s party has left, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Labour took votes for granted.
They've blown it.
Green Party want to lower bills, protect our NHS and rebuild our public services.
Vote Green - and stop Reform.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They've blown it.
Green Party want to lower bills, protect our NHS and rebuild our public services.
Vote Green - and stop Reform.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Great. Starmer just made another rod for his own back. Such an amazing glutton for punishment.
What does he think the fallout will be if Labour lose the by-election after choosing to frame it in these terms?
And whatever happened to campaigning on local issues?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What does he think the fallout will be if Labour lose the by-election after choosing to frame it in these terms?
And whatever happened to campaigning on local issues?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Great. Starmer just made another rod for his own back. Such an amazing glutton for punishment.
What does he think the fallout will be if Labour lose the by-election after choosing to frame it in these terms?
And whatever happened to campaigning on local issues?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What does he think the fallout will be if Labour lose the by-election after choosing to frame it in these terms?
And whatever happened to campaigning on local issues?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data surveillance company Palantir is powering Trump's ICE operation in the US. Carole Cadwalladr argues that the UK will be next
www.thenerve.news
February 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
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Britain is broken.
Reform’s answer is like fracking: widen the cracks so the rich elites can extract anything of value , while we’re distracted by division.
The Greens are kintsugi: repairing what’s broken, filling the cracks with value, and holding communities together.
Vote @greenparty.org.uk
Reform’s answer is like fracking: widen the cracks so the rich elites can extract anything of value , while we’re distracted by division.
The Greens are kintsugi: repairing what’s broken, filling the cracks with value, and holding communities together.
Vote @greenparty.org.uk
January 31, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Britain is broken.
Reform’s answer is like fracking: widen the cracks so the rich elites can extract anything of value , while we’re distracted by division.
The Greens are kintsugi: repairing what’s broken, filling the cracks with value, and holding communities together.
Vote @greenparty.org.uk
Reform’s answer is like fracking: widen the cracks so the rich elites can extract anything of value , while we’re distracted by division.
The Greens are kintsugi: repairing what’s broken, filling the cracks with value, and holding communities together.
Vote @greenparty.org.uk
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Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.
HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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All the media ever created is wrong. There’s no cabal of evil genius billionaires pulling strings to control the world.
The evil billionaires pulling strings to control the world are all tacky, pederast idiots who can’t string three coherent thoughts together.
The evil billionaires pulling strings to control the world are all tacky, pederast idiots who can’t string three coherent thoughts together.
January 31, 2026 at 11:38 AM
All the media ever created is wrong. There’s no cabal of evil genius billionaires pulling strings to control the world.
The evil billionaires pulling strings to control the world are all tacky, pederast idiots who can’t string three coherent thoughts together.
The evil billionaires pulling strings to control the world are all tacky, pederast idiots who can’t string three coherent thoughts together.
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Nigel Farage claims that he's fighting the Greens.
But for weeks now he's refused to debate me.
Reform know Gorton & Denton are ready to vote for the Green Party.
But for weeks now he's refused to debate me.
Reform know Gorton & Denton are ready to vote for the Green Party.
January 31, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Nigel Farage claims that he's fighting the Greens.
But for weeks now he's refused to debate me.
Reform know Gorton & Denton are ready to vote for the Green Party.
But for weeks now he's refused to debate me.
Reform know Gorton & Denton are ready to vote for the Green Party.
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Rough day for Sex Matters
January 29, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Rough day for Sex Matters
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• Last week Nigel Farage was in Davos.
• This week Nigel Farage is in Dubai.
Meanwhile, Zack Polanski is in Manchester, the city he grew up in, talking to ordinary people like you and me.
• This week Nigel Farage is in Dubai.
Meanwhile, Zack Polanski is in Manchester, the city he grew up in, talking to ordinary people like you and me.
January 28, 2026 at 7:53 PM
• Last week Nigel Farage was in Davos.
• This week Nigel Farage is in Dubai.
Meanwhile, Zack Polanski is in Manchester, the city he grew up in, talking to ordinary people like you and me.
• This week Nigel Farage is in Dubai.
Meanwhile, Zack Polanski is in Manchester, the city he grew up in, talking to ordinary people like you and me.
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My article in the Metro.
Why the Green Party must beat the Reform extremists in Gorton & Denton.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
Why the Green Party must beat the Reform extremists in Gorton & Denton.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
Reform’s choice in Gorton and Denton tells you everything you need to know
Goodwin is a dangerous extremist with views on race that the vast majority of us find absolutely abhorrent.
metro.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:29 AM
My article in the Metro.
Why the Green Party must beat the Reform extremists in Gorton & Denton.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
Why the Green Party must beat the Reform extremists in Gorton & Denton.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
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Art by Lar DeSouza…
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Art by Lar DeSouza…
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I wonder how good an artist you have to be to actually make art that looks like it was made by AI but isn't? Is it a 'Les Dawson playing piano' type of thing?
(For those too young or too not British to get the joke: youtu.be/9nNGlaiVypU?...)
(For those too young or too not British to get the joke: youtu.be/9nNGlaiVypU?...)
Les Dawson, playing the piano
YouTube video by basinbasin
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 10:33 AM
I wonder how good an artist you have to be to actually make art that looks like it was made by AI but isn't? Is it a 'Les Dawson playing piano' type of thing?
(For those too young or too not British to get the joke: youtu.be/9nNGlaiVypU?...)
(For those too young or too not British to get the joke: youtu.be/9nNGlaiVypU?...)
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Now properly available on Am*z*n. Well, I say properly. It's not showing the cover for some reason. But nearly properly.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GK2WN2Y...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GK2WN2Y...
January 29, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Now properly available on Am*z*n. Well, I say properly. It's not showing the cover for some reason. But nearly properly.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GK2WN2Y...
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GK2WN2Y...
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This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“Operating independently”
You mean like when Liz Truss parachuted in a ‘gender critical’ transphobes to EHRC Chair & board roles?
Or when Bridget Phillipson did the same, against the Women & Equalities Committee & Human Rights Committee advice? 🤔
You mean like when Liz Truss parachuted in a ‘gender critical’ transphobes to EHRC Chair & board roles?
Or when Bridget Phillipson did the same, against the Women & Equalities Committee & Human Rights Committee advice? 🤔
January 27, 2026 at 9:24 AM
“Operating independently”
You mean like when Liz Truss parachuted in a ‘gender critical’ transphobes to EHRC Chair & board roles?
Or when Bridget Phillipson did the same, against the Women & Equalities Committee & Human Rights Committee advice? 🤔
You mean like when Liz Truss parachuted in a ‘gender critical’ transphobes to EHRC Chair & board roles?
Or when Bridget Phillipson did the same, against the Women & Equalities Committee & Human Rights Committee advice? 🤔
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your government stands accused by the lemkin institute of attempting to eradicate trans and intersex ppl.
they issued a red alert against the uk for genocide.
they issued a red alert against the uk for genocide.
Signing the Holocaust Educational Trust's Book of Commitment ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day.
This week, we remember all the victims of the Nazi Holocaust and subsequent genocides.
We must do everything in our power to oppose genocide in word and deed, wherever it is happening #NeverAgain
This week, we remember all the victims of the Nazi Holocaust and subsequent genocides.
We must do everything in our power to oppose genocide in word and deed, wherever it is happening #NeverAgain
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
your government stands accused by the lemkin institute of attempting to eradicate trans and intersex ppl.
they issued a red alert against the uk for genocide.
they issued a red alert against the uk for genocide.
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What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
January 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
January 26, 2026 at 9:46 AM
What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
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Palantir – and every corporation that profits from occupation, surveillance, genocide and war – has no place in our society and should never again receive a penny of public money.
Me in @opendemocracy.net: www.opendemocracy.net/en/zarah-sut...
Me in @opendemocracy.net: www.opendemocracy.net/en/zarah-sut...
Zarah Sultana: Palantir has no place in UK public services
From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent US hegemony. Why do we keep giving it contracts?
www.opendemocracy.net
January 25, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Palantir – and every corporation that profits from occupation, surveillance, genocide and war – has no place in our society and should never again receive a penny of public money.
Me in @opendemocracy.net: www.opendemocracy.net/en/zarah-sut...
Me in @opendemocracy.net: www.opendemocracy.net/en/zarah-sut...
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Labour MPs are rightly calling today's decision 'petty factionalism'. It's time to stop being disappointed in them, and instead join the only campaign that can beat Reform in this by-election:
actionnetwork.org/events/a-gre...
actionnetwork.org/events/a-gre...
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Labour MPs are rightly calling today's decision 'petty factionalism'. It's time to stop being disappointed in them, and instead join the only campaign that can beat Reform in this by-election:
actionnetwork.org/events/a-gre...
actionnetwork.org/events/a-gre...
Does Tesco sell *any* cakes that aren’t “may contain nuts”?
January 25, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Does Tesco sell *any* cakes that aren’t “may contain nuts”?
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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For years, commentators would say far-right politicians were "just saying what we're all thinking".
But that "silent majority" was always a lie.
*This* is what most people are actually thinking, and - for the first time in a long time - a political leader is daring to say it out loud.
But that "silent majority" was always a lie.
*This* is what most people are actually thinking, and - for the first time in a long time - a political leader is daring to say it out loud.
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 23, 2026 at 8:23 AM
For years, commentators would say far-right politicians were "just saying what we're all thinking".
But that "silent majority" was always a lie.
*This* is what most people are actually thinking, and - for the first time in a long time - a political leader is daring to say it out loud.
But that "silent majority" was always a lie.
*This* is what most people are actually thinking, and - for the first time in a long time - a political leader is daring to say it out loud.