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Hi bluesky. I am George Roberts. Person, Poet, Father and Partner. I am @peaceful on Mastodon Mindly.social (and Wikipedia). I am thelastpoet on Soundcloud.com/thelastpoet. I blog at rworld2.net
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Thank you who follow/follow-back. Boy is it hard watching the slo-mo planet crash unfolding. Striving for peace & social integration. We all need to eat. I miss Twitter 2008, AdobeAIR 2009/10 TweetDeck & open APIs.
A sweet piece from Toronto Star about making cities nicer places to be. There is massive shit about in cities that used to be friendly and welcoming. It is good to hear from some that are still trying.
www.thestar.com/interactives...
www.thestar.com/interactives...
26 ways you can make Toronto better in 2026
We asked 26 Torontonians what could transform the city. From small acts of kindness to clearing your ice, here are their ideas.
www.thestar.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A sweet piece from Toronto Star about making cities nicer places to be. There is massive shit about in cities that used to be friendly and welcoming. It is good to hear from some that are still trying.
www.thestar.com/interactives...
www.thestar.com/interactives...
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Firefighters are protesting outside County Hall in Oxford against plans to reorganise Oxfordshire’s fire service, which could include the closure of Eynsham, Woodstock and Henley fire stations.
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Firefighters are protesting outside County Hall in Oxford against plans to reorganise Oxfordshire’s fire service, which could include the closure of Eynsham, Woodstock and Henley fire stations.
... And I have a new poem in The Weasel 05 p.31 all here: weaselmagazine.com/Issues
Issues — The Weasel
past issues Fall 2025 Issue Spring 2025 Issue Fall 2024 Issue Spring 2024 Issue Fall 2023 Issue
weaselmagazine.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
... And I have a new poem in The Weasel 05 p.31 all here: weaselmagazine.com/Issues
Much of my BlueSky is politics, but there is a lot of poetry, too. Check out www.katherinepears.co.uk/rich-breadcr...
rich breadcrumbs — Katherine Pears
www.katherinepears.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Much of my BlueSky is politics, but there is a lot of poetry, too. Check out www.katherinepears.co.uk/rich-breadcr...
I know journalists need paying but when a rag throws an advert at you first and then asks you to subscribe to read, I just think, fuck you. One or the other.
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I know journalists need paying but when a rag throws an advert at you first and then asks you to subscribe to read, I just think, fuck you. One or the other.
Is f-ing Pete Hesgeth throwing a general under the bus? Hegseth attempts to distance himself from boat strike fallout - The Washington Post share.google/VsSAMjkp8C0H...
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Is f-ing Pete Hesgeth throwing a general under the bus? Hegseth attempts to distance himself from boat strike fallout - The Washington Post share.google/VsSAMjkp8C0H...
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So many people who are otherwise so committed to good things are on Substack, which is very nice to bad people, ideas, and lies. My own newsletter was launched on Ghost because the bad news about Substack isn't new.
I am once again telling everyone to get the fuck off Substack leavesubstack.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
So many people who are otherwise so committed to good things are on Substack, which is very nice to bad people, ideas, and lies. My own newsletter was launched on Ghost because the bad news about Substack isn't new.
Fed up with false analogies. Tax wealth! It is NOT the same as taxing small business and independent traders.
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Fed up with false analogies. Tax wealth! It is NOT the same as taxing small business and independent traders.
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Unity Jack 🫶 - created by Oxford artist Su Frizzell
November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Unity Jack 🫶 - created by Oxford artist Su Frizzell
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My latest column in NI: resistance to fossil fuels is very much alive!
Africa Shows the Way
💪🏿 Coordinated protests against fossil fuels in 10+ countries
☀️ 20 African countries set new solar power records
+🔵 Pacific islanders' long campaign leads to ICJ ruling
Read 'Temperature Check' @dannychivers.bsky.social regular climate action column for New Internationalist:
💪🏿 Coordinated protests against fossil fuels in 10+ countries
☀️ 20 African countries set new solar power records
+🔵 Pacific islanders' long campaign leads to ICJ ruling
Read 'Temperature Check' @dannychivers.bsky.social regular climate action column for New Internationalist:
Temperature check: Power to the planet
From court rooms to solar panels, Danny Chivers gives us a round-up of global climate action.
newint.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
My latest column in NI: resistance to fossil fuels is very much alive!
Will Tim Davie's resignation restore trust...? Fuck no. If he stood up to the -s and defended the editorial integrity of his staff, maybe. His resignation destroyed what little trust I have in BBC news. Stone guaranteed to apologise for power forever.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?
Senior insiders admit concern about big editorial errors and fear attacks are part of ongoing campaign to undermine the broadcaster
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Will Tim Davie's resignation restore trust...? Fuck no. If he stood up to the -s and defended the editorial integrity of his staff, maybe. His resignation destroyed what little trust I have in BBC news. Stone guaranteed to apologise for power forever.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Asks the Guardian, "Will Tim Davie's resignation restore public trust...?" Fuck no. If he stood up to the -s and defended the editorial integrity of his staff, maybe. His resignation has destroyed what little trust I had.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Asks the Guardian, "Will Tim Davie's resignation restore public trust...?" Fuck no. If he stood up to the -s and defended the editorial integrity of his staff, maybe. His resignation has destroyed what little trust I had.
Rebecca Solnit says it: <> www.meditationsinanemergency.com/protect-our-...
Protect Our Neighbors: The Journey of a Sign
When word went out that border patrol agents had been sent to the Coast Guard island off Alameda near Oakland on the eve of October 23, Bay Area residents sprang into action. Before dawn the next morn...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Rebecca Solnit says it: <> www.meditationsinanemergency.com/protect-our-...
Go MSNBC! A long time since I said "Go USA!" #nokings youtu.be/WjSCy54LqaI?...
Maddow: 'No Kings' protests send message to Trump from EVERY state in the nation
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Go MSNBC! A long time since I said "Go USA!" #nokings youtu.be/WjSCy54LqaI?...
Thank you who follow/follow-back. Boy is it hard watching the slo-mo planet crash unfolding. Striving for peace & social integration. We all need to eat. I miss Twitter 2008, AdobeAIR 2009/10 TweetDeck & open APIs.
October 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Thank you who follow/follow-back. Boy is it hard watching the slo-mo planet crash unfolding. Striving for peace & social integration. We all need to eat. I miss Twitter 2008, AdobeAIR 2009/10 TweetDeck & open APIs.
@werd.io knows how news moves in complex and insecure environments werd.io/building-dis...
Building distributed media for a democratic breakdown
Preparing viable alternatives for broadcast censorship and a restricted internet.
werd.io
October 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
@werd.io knows how news moves in complex and insecure environments werd.io/building-dis...
Remember when cafes had newspapers? OK they all have WiFi, but the papers are behind pay walls. How could it work for cafes to subscribe to a region's 4 or 5 main papers, making them available with the WiFi without crushing the price of a coffee?
September 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Remember when cafes had newspapers? OK they all have WiFi, but the papers are behind pay walls. How could it work for cafes to subscribe to a region's 4 or 5 main papers, making them available with the WiFi without crushing the price of a coffee?
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I wrote for @theguardian.com this week (also in print in this week’s @streetroots.bsky.social) on Portland’s investigation into permit violations at the local ICE facility. It’s one tool for a long process that could ultimately provide some accountability, with eviction unlikely, but in the toolbox.
Portland threatens to evict Ice from Oregon facility over permit violations
Records obtained by Street Roots and the Guardian back claim from Oregon city’s mayor that Ice violated a land use permit to detain people overnight
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I wrote for @theguardian.com this week (also in print in this week’s @streetroots.bsky.social) on Portland’s investigation into permit violations at the local ICE facility. It’s one tool for a long process that could ultimately provide some accountability, with eviction unlikely, but in the toolbox.
The Silence Around Black Journalists’ Cancellations Makes The Jimmy Kimmel Outcry Ring Hollow
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newsone.com/6482055/ther...
There's Outrage For Jimmy Kimmel, Not For Black Journalists
Free speech only becomes a crisis when a white man loses his microphone. When Black journalists lose theirs, it’s treated as business as usual.
newsone.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Silence Around Black Journalists’ Cancellations Makes The Jimmy Kimmel Outcry Ring Hollow
newsone.com/6482055/ther...
newsone.com/6482055/ther...
I see Google ("Do no evil") has contributed the big balls-room. How do I export 20 years of writing and research? I loved Big G when Compuserve and Alta Vista were what there was. Should have listened to the Jeremiahs back then. They were right. No free lunch. Time to buy some drives?
September 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I see Google ("Do no evil") has contributed the big balls-room. How do I export 20 years of writing and research? I loved Big G when Compuserve and Alta Vista were what there was. Should have listened to the Jeremiahs back then. They were right. No free lunch. Time to buy some drives?
When a friend hands me a magazine in a cafe & says. "Have a look at this," the magazine doesn't melt after the 1st paragraph. I hate having to commit to a paid relationship for every link. I want journos to be paid. I subscribe to many online & print sources. I don't know the answer, but ffs.
September 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When a friend hands me a magazine in a cafe & says. "Have a look at this," the magazine doesn't melt after the 1st paragraph. I hate having to commit to a paid relationship for every link. I want journos to be paid. I subscribe to many online & print sources. I don't know the answer, but ffs.
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I've jumped ship from Spotify after 17 years. Just like leaving Twitter, it wasn't as big a deal as I thought. Here's one of my many reasons...
The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed
A year-long investigation by an indie journalist is a call to action
www.honest-broker.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I've jumped ship from Spotify after 17 years. Just like leaving Twitter, it wasn't as big a deal as I thought. Here's one of my many reasons...
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Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:
Transcript: Congressman Crow's Floor Speech on the Concerning State of US Politics & the Path Forward to Unite Our Country
WASHINGTON — A transcript of Congressman Jason Crow's (D-CO-06) full speech from the House floor.
crow.house.gov
September 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:
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OMG - the judge in Florida just sua sponte struck the complaint in the Trump v NYT case for -wait for it - violating Rule 8.
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
OMG - the judge in Florida just sua sponte struck the complaint in the Trump v NYT case for -wait for it - violating Rule 8.
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Lawyers, tell the folks at home how hard it is to get the complaint struck outright for something like that in fed eral court.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"...a lot of people stop reading poetry or stop writing poetry, and they only really encounter it ... if someone is foolish enough to claim to be a poet." (sez Ben Lerner, www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/06... )
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Oops. My bad...
The Hatred of Poetry: An Interview with Ben Lerner by Michael Clune
June 30, 2016 – What do we want from poetry? To read a poem is, on some level, to loathe it—both poem and poet aspire to fulfill a set of impossible expectations from the
www.theparisreview.org
September 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"...a lot of people stop reading poetry or stop writing poetry, and they only really encounter it ... if someone is foolish enough to claim to be a poet." (sez Ben Lerner, www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/06... )
Oops. My bad...
Oops. My bad...