Al in Helsinki
@alinhelsinki.bsky.social
West Wales native currently immigrant in Finland. Average IT Specialist, board game creator, mad into climbing though crap. Generally love everything outdoors related, thus fearful of a bleak future as the world burns
Truly @kathyburke.bsky.social is as the best of British
Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
October 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Truly @kathyburke.bsky.social is as the best of British
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This is a fascinating and scary little video. And what South Korea is experiencing is only slightly ahead of where the UK and many advanced economies are.
Without immigration, we are FUCKED. I mean TOTALLY FUCKED. Yet all parties compete to stop migration. It's madness.
youtu.be/Ufmu1WD2TSk?...
Without immigration, we are FUCKED. I mean TOTALLY FUCKED. Yet all parties compete to stop migration. It's madness.
youtu.be/Ufmu1WD2TSk?...
SOUTH KOREA IS OVER
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is a fascinating and scary little video. And what South Korea is experiencing is only slightly ahead of where the UK and many advanced economies are.
Without immigration, we are FUCKED. I mean TOTALLY FUCKED. Yet all parties compete to stop migration. It's madness.
youtu.be/Ufmu1WD2TSk?...
Without immigration, we are FUCKED. I mean TOTALLY FUCKED. Yet all parties compete to stop migration. It's madness.
youtu.be/Ufmu1WD2TSk?...
Done…took all of 30s
The UK government is declaring the non-violent, anti-genocide Palestine Action a TERRORIST ORGANISATION akin to ISIS.
Please speak out against the proscription while you still can - add your name here: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/NoProscription
Please speak out against the proscription while you still can - add your name here: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/NoProscription
July 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Done…took all of 30s
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🕵️ 🚨 We’ve unmasked Morgoth, one of Britain’s most extreme far-right influencers.
• His real name is Michael Wright.
• He’s 49.
• He’s from Seaton Delaval, but now lives in Northern Ireland.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/05/19/u...
• His real name is Michael Wright.
• He’s 49.
• He’s from Seaton Delaval, but now lives in Northern Ireland.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/05/19/u...
Unmasking Morgoth, the British influencer who inspired a terrorist
Morgoth, the writer of the far-right blog Morgoth's Review, is today unmasked by HOPE not hate as the Geordie man Michael Wright.
hopenothate.org.uk
May 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
🕵️ 🚨 We’ve unmasked Morgoth, one of Britain’s most extreme far-right influencers.
• His real name is Michael Wright.
• He’s 49.
• He’s from Seaton Delaval, but now lives in Northern Ireland.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/05/19/u...
• His real name is Michael Wright.
• He’s 49.
• He’s from Seaton Delaval, but now lives in Northern Ireland.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/05/19/u...
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The view over St David's Head & Ramsey Island, west Pembrokeshire, this afternoon during @rcahmwales.bsky.social aerial survey ☀️🛩️
Glorious clear air but a bumpy north wind & freezing 🥶 with the window open for photography
📷 Mobile phone pic from 2000ft
#AerialArchaeology
Glorious clear air but a bumpy north wind & freezing 🥶 with the window open for photography
📷 Mobile phone pic from 2000ft
#AerialArchaeology
May 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The view over St David's Head & Ramsey Island, west Pembrokeshire, this afternoon during @rcahmwales.bsky.social aerial survey ☀️🛩️
Glorious clear air but a bumpy north wind & freezing 🥶 with the window open for photography
📷 Mobile phone pic from 2000ft
#AerialArchaeology
Glorious clear air but a bumpy north wind & freezing 🥶 with the window open for photography
📷 Mobile phone pic from 2000ft
#AerialArchaeology
If you haven’t already read @brookmyre.bsky.social novel The Cracked Mirror, pick it up and immerse yourself!
And then vote for it for crime novel of the year!
And then vote for it for crime novel of the year!
The Cracked Mirror is on the longlist for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. You can vote for it, or something your taste and discretion lead you to consider more worthy, at this link: www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you haven’t already read @brookmyre.bsky.social novel The Cracked Mirror, pick it up and immerse yourself!
And then vote for it for crime novel of the year!
And then vote for it for crime novel of the year!
Signed. Fuck elitism and the never ending damage it does to the UK’s natural habitats and fauna
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
This practice is devastating to the wildlife. It's archaic, cruel and elitist.
Let's consign it to history where it belongs.
@mrhenrymorris.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
This practice is devastating to the wildlife. It's archaic, cruel and elitist.
Let's consign it to history where it belongs.
@mrhenrymorris.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
April 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Signed. Fuck elitism and the never ending damage it does to the UK’s natural habitats and fauna
This is about as Nazi as you can go, minus the uniforms. Illegally and without trial, extraditing individuals to forced labour camps in a country they likely have no connection to.
First they came for…
First they came for…
March 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This is about as Nazi as you can go, minus the uniforms. Illegally and without trial, extraditing individuals to forced labour camps in a country they likely have no connection to.
First they came for…
First they came for…
Some much needed optimism from @labourlewis.bsky.social Be great if voices like Clive’s led Labours decisions and direction…can only hope Starmer pays attention!
Britain’s foreign policy reality just shattered. Trump’s return, Ukraine in crisis, Atlanticism in doubt—what now?
Keir Starmer has a rare chance to reset defence, rebuild the economy & seize the moment.
Will he?
Chaos is a ladder. Time to climb.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Keir Starmer has a rare chance to reset defence, rebuild the economy & seize the moment.
Will he?
Chaos is a ladder. Time to climb.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain must see being ditched by Donald Trump for what it really is: a great opportunity | Clive Lewis
A line has been crossed. There is a bold way to think again about our defence, social spending and foreign policy, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Some much needed optimism from @labourlewis.bsky.social Be great if voices like Clive’s led Labours decisions and direction…can only hope Starmer pays attention!
How much better off we would all be had he flipped and both of the ghouls died in the wreckage. Seems all the worst ones get a pass…
From OWNED, me on Elon Musk, the man who now is in charge of the federal government
February 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
How much better off we would all be had he flipped and both of the ghouls died in the wreckage. Seems all the worst ones get a pass…
Yet further proof that the takeaway delivery industry is just a smokescreen to screw consumers over.
✔️Increased prices for consumer
✔️Below minimum wage pay for zero hours ‘employees’
✔️Bogus providers, even harder for the genuine independent
But hey, billions for the ‘disruptors’.
✔️Increased prices for consumer
✔️Below minimum wage pay for zero hours ‘employees’
✔️Bogus providers, even harder for the genuine independent
But hey, billions for the ‘disruptors’.
Ever wondered where the dozens of supposedly independent gourmet burger outlets in your local area suddenly sprung up from?
Well it turns out many of them are being run out of the exact same pub kitchens, using the exact same food, under entirely different names.
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
Well it turns out many of them are being run out of the exact same pub kitchens, using the exact same food, under entirely different names.
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
Burgers and Lies: The Corporate ‘Ghost Kitchen’ Food Delivery Outlets Posing as Independent Restaurants
A Byline Times investigation reveals how consumers are being offered the illusion of choice, while being sold the same food, from the same kitchens, under entirely different brands
bylinetimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Yet further proof that the takeaway delivery industry is just a smokescreen to screw consumers over.
✔️Increased prices for consumer
✔️Below minimum wage pay for zero hours ‘employees’
✔️Bogus providers, even harder for the genuine independent
But hey, billions for the ‘disruptors’.
✔️Increased prices for consumer
✔️Below minimum wage pay for zero hours ‘employees’
✔️Bogus providers, even harder for the genuine independent
But hey, billions for the ‘disruptors’.
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Ever wondered where the dozens of supposedly independent gourmet burger outlets in your local area suddenly sprung up from?
Well it turns out many of them are being run out of the exact same pub kitchens, using the exact same food, under entirely different names.
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
Well it turns out many of them are being run out of the exact same pub kitchens, using the exact same food, under entirely different names.
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
Burgers and Lies: The Corporate ‘Ghost Kitchen’ Food Delivery Outlets Posing as Independent Restaurants
A Byline Times investigation reveals how consumers are being offered the illusion of choice, while being sold the same food, from the same kitchens, under entirely different brands
bylinetimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Ever wondered where the dozens of supposedly independent gourmet burger outlets in your local area suddenly sprung up from?
Well it turns out many of them are being run out of the exact same pub kitchens, using the exact same food, under entirely different names.
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
Well it turns out many of them are being run out of the exact same pub kitchens, using the exact same food, under entirely different names.
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
Thanks Carole and colleagues. Can’t overlook how important your sacrifice is here in trying to keep the Guardian/Observer free from billionaire influence.
I’ll support the only way I can, by boycotting the Guardian during the strike days
I’ll support the only way I can, by boycotting the Guardian during the strike days
Today is the Observer’s 233rd birthday. And the first of 4 strike days. I grew up in South Wales in the shadow of the miners’ strike. Extraordinary to be joining a picket line outside what I believed was my liberal progressive news org all these years later.
We’re so grateful for your support & ✊
We’re so grateful for your support & ✊
December 4, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Thanks Carole and colleagues. Can’t overlook how important your sacrifice is here in trying to keep the Guardian/Observer free from billionaire influence.
I’ll support the only way I can, by boycotting the Guardian during the strike days
I’ll support the only way I can, by boycotting the Guardian during the strike days
With billionaires buying up and using legacy media as mouthpiece’s for their fascistic agendas, this is incredibly concerning. Feels like the Guardian/Observer is the last bastion of trustworthy journalism, and it’s in great peril. Please boycott during the strike days!!
So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
November 26, 2024 at 8:59 AM
With billionaires buying up and using legacy media as mouthpiece’s for their fascistic agendas, this is incredibly concerning. Feels like the Guardian/Observer is the last bastion of trustworthy journalism, and it’s in great peril. Please boycott during the strike days!!
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Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
November 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
I think what George is sharing is the worst thing about the reality we are living in; consequences have all but disappeared for the powerful. Aside from my own fiery doom, it makes the idea of hell quite appealing to know these fuckers would get their comeuppance
1. Consent in our pseudo-democracies is strained at the best of times, but it hangs on the belief that there is some kind of justice: through inquiries, tribunals, sometimes even the law, powerful people who commit crimes against us will one day be held to account. But what if this no longer works?🧵
November 25, 2024 at 9:09 PM
I think what George is sharing is the worst thing about the reality we are living in; consequences have all but disappeared for the powerful. Aside from my own fiery doom, it makes the idea of hell quite appealing to know these fuckers would get their comeuppance
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Whether it's Tim Walz expanding his state's school lunch program or Matt Gaetz giving cocaine and Ecstasy to underage sex workers, both sides have taken controversial approaches to feeding children.
November 17, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Whether it's Tim Walz expanding his state's school lunch program or Matt Gaetz giving cocaine and Ecstasy to underage sex workers, both sides have taken controversial approaches to feeding children.
FFS, as if there aren’t a million more important things than targeting smokers.
Sort out the water companies first and foremost.
There’s so many fucking open goals…bank them
www.theguardian.com/politics/art...
Sort out the water companies first and foremost.
There’s so many fucking open goals…bank them
www.theguardian.com/politics/art...
Smoking could be banned in UK’s pub gardens and outdoor restaurants
Leaked Whitehall documents reveal plans to extend indoor smoking ban to a number of open-air spaces
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2024 at 10:14 AM
FFS, as if there aren’t a million more important things than targeting smokers.
Sort out the water companies first and foremost.
There’s so many fucking open goals…bank them
www.theguardian.com/politics/art...
Sort out the water companies first and foremost.
There’s so many fucking open goals…bank them
www.theguardian.com/politics/art...
Great article by Arwa Mahdawi in today’s Guardian.
Genuinely, how can normal folk punish such irresponsible behaviour by mega corps? I can’t boycott what I already don’t buy…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Genuinely, how can normal folk punish such irresponsible behaviour by mega corps? I can’t boycott what I already don’t buy…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So Starbucks’ CEO commutes to work by private jet? Let’s not pretend the super-rich care about the planet | Arwa Mahdawi
It’s paper straws and compostable cups for the masses, space travel and $600m weddings for their overlords. No wonder everyone who can afford it wants a doomsday bunker, writes Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Great article by Arwa Mahdawi in today’s Guardian.
Genuinely, how can normal folk punish such irresponsible behaviour by mega corps? I can’t boycott what I already don’t buy…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Genuinely, how can normal folk punish such irresponsible behaviour by mega corps? I can’t boycott what I already don’t buy…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...