Dave
@davered1848.bsky.social
Socialist, trade unionist and fan of Victorian literature, old movies and Pop music.
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#OtD 29 Aug 1979 after years of fruitless campaigning, 30-40 activists took direct action and occupied the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare in protest at homosexuality being classified as a mental illness. They quickly won stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1247...
August 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
#OtD 29 Aug 1979 after years of fruitless campaigning, 30-40 activists took direct action and occupied the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare in protest at homosexuality being classified as a mental illness. They quickly won stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1247...
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It's a fantastic book - download it - buy it - or just borrow it and read it. The Dust Bowl Triolgy are worth the effort.
May 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It's a fantastic book - download it - buy it - or just borrow it and read it. The Dust Bowl Triolgy are worth the effort.
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#OtD 17 Apr 1944 members of the militant machinists' union Lodge 68 in San Francisco began an overtime ban in pursuance of a new contract. They ended up fighting the employer, the government and even the Communist Party stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8852...
April 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#OtD 17 Apr 1944 members of the militant machinists' union Lodge 68 in San Francisco began an overtime ban in pursuance of a new contract. They ended up fighting the employer, the government and even the Communist Party stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8852...
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Basic proletarian solidarity + internationalism: the FBU has donated an ambulance to Gaza civil defence volunteers. (In the past Scottish firefighters have done training for Palestinian colleagues, & been involved in aid convoy to Ukraine.)
But the Israeli state has blocked its delivery: an outrage
But the Israeli state has blocked its delivery: an outrage
Israel has impounded a fire engine donated by Scottish firefighters to aid Palestinian firefighters. A solidarity act with the sole aim of 'saving and protecting lives'.
Letter from Fire Brigades Union to the Israeli ambassador to UK demanding that the fire engine reaches Palestinian firefighters.
Letter from Fire Brigades Union to the Israeli ambassador to UK demanding that the fire engine reaches Palestinian firefighters.
November 21, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Basic proletarian solidarity + internationalism: the FBU has donated an ambulance to Gaza civil defence volunteers. (In the past Scottish firefighters have done training for Palestinian colleagues, & been involved in aid convoy to Ukraine.)
But the Israeli state has blocked its delivery: an outrage
But the Israeli state has blocked its delivery: an outrage
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Literally the worst time of the week to post My So-Called Agitprop but here I go anyway.
November 23, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Literally the worst time of the week to post My So-Called Agitprop but here I go anyway.
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I deeply respect several of the critics who hate Saltburn, and I think I understand the people who are made angry by it; it may possibly even speak well for them (for you?) as human beings. But I loved Saltburn--not liked, not admired, LOVED--and I can't wait to see it again.
November 23, 2023 at 7:26 PM
I deeply respect several of the critics who hate Saltburn, and I think I understand the people who are made angry by it; it may possibly even speak well for them (for you?) as human beings. But I loved Saltburn--not liked, not admired, LOVED--and I can't wait to see it again.
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Ukraine war: Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko jailed for anti-war price tags
Ukraine war: Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko jailed for anti-war price tags
Sasha Skochilenko replaced supermarket labels with anti-invasion messages weeks after the war began.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2023 at 1:10 PM
Ukraine war: Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko jailed for anti-war price tags