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Mike Stanton
@convivir.bsky.social
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Lifelong socialist and writer - poetry, polemics and stories for children.
For more socialism - https://criticalmassmag.org/
For more poetry and creative writing - https://penumbrage.com
I don't take umbrage. I take up my pen.
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Mike Stanton @convivir.bsky.social · Mar 18
Writing for children is investing in hope and I am reaping the dividends. It would be good to reap the royalties as well! You can read my first story for children, LUCKY GOES TO MARKET, on my website.
penumbrage.com/2022/08/21/l...
Lucky Goes To Market
My friend Anne is a farmer. One day I visited Anne on her farm and she told me about a duck called Lucky.  When her mother laid some eggs, Lucky was the only one to hatch and she had a crooked neck…
penumbrage.com
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gillmartin.bsky.social
#poetry #booksky

To anyone who disrespects the natural world
September 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social
I totally get the anger and frustration about #YourParty, but it's up to us to sort it. There are already lots of local groups. They can squabble. WE can organise and get on with it.
September 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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parodypm.bsky.social
Tommy Robinson has just been deported from both Colombia and Panama. Still, I'm sure he understands why a country would want to secure its borders against fighting age foreign criminals.
September 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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shakethescales.bsky.social
It's not a war if only one side is fighting...
A screenshot of the BBC's 'Israel-Gaza war' page on-line showing thumbnails with mini-headlines of various stories, none of which mention the reality: genocide.
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
convivir.bsky.social
Writing is hard, getting published is harder. The Not-So-Secret Agents are helping me. Why not let them help you. thenotsosecretagents.substack.com?r=1g6ryi&utm...
The Not-So-Secret Agents | Substack
Lifting the lid on the publishing industry, because open books are better than closed ones. Written by the expert team at The Blair Partnership literary agency. Click to read The Not-So-Secret Agents,...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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lightorchestra.bsky.social
"We are going to use every resource to identify, disrupt, eliminate & destroy this network", threatening to exact a price against the 'far left', that they accuse of fomenting political violence, rooting out a 'domestic terror movement'."

And so, it begins.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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oliver48.bsky.social
This is why we must @defendourjuries.bsky.social

"BREAKING: GANTRY CLIMBERS NOT GUILTY"
'A jury found Sam, Isobel & Rachel not guilty of public nuisance at Guilford Crown Court today, after they climbed gantries above the M25 in 2022
The jury decided they had a reasonable excuse for taking action'
September 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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kibalchich.bsky.social
Final section
August 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
Critical Mass Magazine July 2025 - Critical Mass Magazine
At a time of relentless bad news we need a bold approach to rebuilding the left. That starts with the intellectual which shapes the struggle.
criticalmassmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
Ukraine: Pro War Talking Points Debunked - Critical Mass Magazine
The media and politicians argue we should support the war in Ukraine. Their reasons for doing so do not hold up to scrutiny.
criticalmassmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
Trans women, sport and normality - Critical Mass Magazine
Do trans women have an unfair advantage in sports? What is the evidence and what should we do about it? Has the debate been hijacked?
criticalmassmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
The Other Side - Critical Mass Magazine
Can we be friends with our political opposites? Can we admire artists who hold abhorrent views? Is friendship across the divide possible?
criticalmassmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
Socialist ABC - U is for Underclass - Critical Mass Magazine
The underclass as not a threat to socialism. It is an indictment of capitalism and an imperative for the Left to do better.
criticalmassmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
Genocide - the last word in depravity - Critical Mass Magazine
Genocide continues to this day, with the West's complicity in Gaza. We must understand its roots if we are to say, "Never Again" and mean it.
criticalmassmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
Starmer-Trump-Farage and Playground Politics - Critical Mass Magazine
Why is Starmer sucking up to Trump and Farage? He turned his back on all that was decent in the Labour Party, and we are paying the price.
criticalmassmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
Looking back in time - the presidency of José Mujica - Critical Mass Magazine
José Mujica, former president of Uruguay, was known and admired by many for his austere lifestyle, philanthropy and his progressive policies.
criticalmassmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
How Live Aid fooled the world - Critical Mass Magazine
Live Aid is 40 years old but why did it fail to solve the problem of hunger? Did money go on arms? Was it an exercise in celebrity charity?
criticalmassmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
Cuba reaffirms its values despite the US blockade - Critical Mass Magazine
Bernard Regan, secretary of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign, shows how Cuba maintains its values in the face of the continuing US blockade.
criticalmassmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
Snouts in the trough - Critical Mass Magazine
Lobbying, cronyism, corporate tax evasion, financial misconduct, the misuse of wealth and power undermine trust in government and business.
criticalmassmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
Climate Change - the clock is ticking - Critical Mass Magazine
Climate change is accelerating as governments backtrack on their green targets to go for growth. Will it trigger the next financial crisis?
criticalmassmag.org
July 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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criticalmasszine.bsky.social
Refugees - welcome here - Critical Mass Magazine
Can we not welcome asylum seekers, help them start a new life and try to make up for some of the horrors they have experienced?
criticalmassmag.org
August 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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activistreads.bsky.social
My review of Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi, an unforgettable read:
www.instagram.com/activistread...
August 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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activistreads.bsky.social
Struggling with reading any fiction at the moment so I've been sticking with my nonfiction & this, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi is a must read.
#freepalestine #Palestinianliterature #endthegenocide
August 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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kylekulinskishow.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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kibalchich.bsky.social
www.declassifieduk.org/us-flew-spy-...
US flew spy flights for UK months before MoD admitted it
A US military contractor hired by Britain to conduct surveillance over Gaza operated above Nuseirat refugee camp the night before an Israeli bombing killed over 30 Palestinians in December 2024.
www.declassifieduk.org
August 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM