Michael Hambrook
@spacewhale42.bsky.social
He/Him • PhD Philosophy at Exeter • Decolonising Neurodiversity • 4E Cognitive/Cultural Diversity • Eco-Socialism 💚🌏☮️🏳️🌈 • Music 🎸🪕🐋✨🎶
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It's brilliant and exciting to see Zohran Mamdani elected.
More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.
More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It's brilliant and exciting to see Zohran Mamdani elected.
More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.
More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.
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Time for a walk in the countryside, Barden Bridge near Bolton Abbey.
Getting out in nature does wonders for the mind, body and soul!
Getting out in nature does wonders for the mind, body and soul!
October 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Time for a walk in the countryside, Barden Bridge near Bolton Abbey.
Getting out in nature does wonders for the mind, body and soul!
Getting out in nature does wonders for the mind, body and soul!
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Kashmir Day 2025 commemoration in Bradford.
Ordinary people face the same problems across the world from the effects of climate change, the rise in the cost of living, political repression.
Ordinary people of the world need to unite and come together against those that seek our exploitation
Ordinary people face the same problems across the world from the effects of climate change, the rise in the cost of living, political repression.
Ordinary people of the world need to unite and come together against those that seek our exploitation
October 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Kashmir Day 2025 commemoration in Bradford.
Ordinary people face the same problems across the world from the effects of climate change, the rise in the cost of living, political repression.
Ordinary people of the world need to unite and come together against those that seek our exploitation
Ordinary people face the same problems across the world from the effects of climate change, the rise in the cost of living, political repression.
Ordinary people of the world need to unite and come together against those that seek our exploitation
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Shubh Deepavali to everyone celebrating in Coventry South and across the country! 🪔
As diyas light up our streets and homes tonight, we celebrate the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair.
Wishing you all a Diwali filled with joy, peace, and togetherness ✨
As diyas light up our streets and homes tonight, we celebrate the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair.
Wishing you all a Diwali filled with joy, peace, and togetherness ✨
October 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Shubh Deepavali to everyone celebrating in Coventry South and across the country! 🪔
As diyas light up our streets and homes tonight, we celebrate the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair.
Wishing you all a Diwali filled with joy, peace, and togetherness ✨
As diyas light up our streets and homes tonight, we celebrate the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair.
Wishing you all a Diwali filled with joy, peace, and togetherness ✨
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Shubh Deepavali! Wishing everyone a very happy Diwali.
Across our city, families are lighting diyas and celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair.
New York shines brighter tonight because of the people who bring their light and traditions home.
Across our city, families are lighting diyas and celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair.
New York shines brighter tonight because of the people who bring their light and traditions home.
October 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Shubh Deepavali! Wishing everyone a very happy Diwali.
Across our city, families are lighting diyas and celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair.
New York shines brighter tonight because of the people who bring their light and traditions home.
Across our city, families are lighting diyas and celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair.
New York shines brighter tonight because of the people who bring their light and traditions home.
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Hot off the press…!
September 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Hot off the press…!
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For too long, people have been denied a real political choice.
Not anymore.
My piece for the Guardian on the extraordinary response to www.yourparty.uk
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Not anymore.
My piece for the Guardian on the extraordinary response to www.yourparty.uk
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This Labour government has failed. People want real transformative politics – we will give it to them | Jeremy Corbyn
More than 500,000 people have signed up to our new party to help build a genuine alternative to poverty, inequality and war, says former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
For too long, people have been denied a real political choice.
Not anymore.
My piece for the Guardian on the extraordinary response to www.yourparty.uk
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Not anymore.
My piece for the Guardian on the extraordinary response to www.yourparty.uk
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Palestinian statehood is not a bargaining chip.
It is not a threat.
It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people.
Our demands on this shameful government remain the same: end all arms sales to Israel, impose widespread sanctions, and stop the genocide, now.
It is not a threat.
It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people.
Our demands on this shameful government remain the same: end all arms sales to Israel, impose widespread sanctions, and stop the genocide, now.
July 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Palestinian statehood is not a bargaining chip.
It is not a threat.
It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people.
Our demands on this shameful government remain the same: end all arms sales to Israel, impose widespread sanctions, and stop the genocide, now.
It is not a threat.
It is an inalienable right of the Palestinian people.
Our demands on this shameful government remain the same: end all arms sales to Israel, impose widespread sanctions, and stop the genocide, now.
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Rewilding isn't only about saving nature, but re-filling the world with beauty and loveliness.
We just need to allow it happen.
We just need to allow it happen.
July 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Rewilding isn't only about saving nature, but re-filling the world with beauty and loveliness.
We just need to allow it happen.
We just need to allow it happen.
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July 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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This is the political video I've been waiting to see.
I have no party affiliations, but if I were in the Greens, I would vote for @zackpolanski.bsky.social
I have no party affiliations, but if I were in the Greens, I would vote for @zackpolanski.bsky.social
⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
July 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This is the political video I've been waiting to see.
I have no party affiliations, but if I were in the Greens, I would vote for @zackpolanski.bsky.social
I have no party affiliations, but if I were in the Greens, I would vote for @zackpolanski.bsky.social
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"People must see themselves as the authors of their own emancipation."
Excellent new open-access article on the dangers of externally induced regime change with particular reference to Iran ––
–– coauthored by Cardiff philosopher Patrick Hassan.
Excellent new open-access article on the dangers of externally induced regime change with particular reference to Iran ––
–– coauthored by Cardiff philosopher Patrick Hassan.
"When Liberation Becomes Subjugation: The Moral Paradox of Regime Change in Iran" By Hossein Dabbagh & Patrick Hassan (keywords: Iran; Regime Change; Anti-Imperialism; Post-Colonial Theory)
Calls for regime change in Iran have surged once again following the June 2025 aerial bombardments by Israel, encouraged by hawkish factions in Washington and Tel Aviv. These military actions, ostensi...
www.thephilosopher1923.org
July 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"People must see themselves as the authors of their own emancipation."
Excellent new open-access article on the dangers of externally induced regime change with particular reference to Iran ––
–– coauthored by Cardiff philosopher Patrick Hassan.
Excellent new open-access article on the dangers of externally induced regime change with particular reference to Iran ––
–– coauthored by Cardiff philosopher Patrick Hassan.
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Tonight’s huge climbdown is testament to the countless disabled people who have tirelessly fought these cuts. Yes, UC was a loss and there’s more to do on PIP, but let’s not underplay this: a government with a vast majority has been forced to u-turn. Because of the disabled community.
July 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Tonight’s huge climbdown is testament to the countless disabled people who have tirelessly fought these cuts. Yes, UC was a loss and there’s more to do on PIP, but let’s not underplay this: a government with a vast majority has been forced to u-turn. Because of the disabled community.
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"The Greens need someone...who will “challenge wealth & power” and speak “really clearly & unapologetically” when doing so."
I'm running to be the next leader of the Green Party: let's build our grassroots & send a big team of Green MPs to Parliament.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I'm running to be the next leader of the Green Party: let's build our grassroots & send a big team of Green MPs to Parliament.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If the Greens really are to become the Reform-style populists of the left, Zack Polanski could be their man | Owen Jones
The deputy leader is challenging for the top job at a time when the party urgently needs to pick up disillusioned leftwing voters, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
"The Greens need someone...who will “challenge wealth & power” and speak “really clearly & unapologetically” when doing so."
I'm running to be the next leader of the Green Party: let's build our grassroots & send a big team of Green MPs to Parliament.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I'm running to be the next leader of the Green Party: let's build our grassroots & send a big team of Green MPs to Parliament.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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After 14 years of Conservative rule, we were told that austerity was over. That was a lie.
A statement from The Independent Alliance on the Chancellor's decision to abandon those in need.
A statement from The Independent Alliance on the Chancellor's decision to abandon those in need.
March 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
After 14 years of Conservative rule, we were told that austerity was over. That was a lie.
A statement from The Independent Alliance on the Chancellor's decision to abandon those in need.
A statement from The Independent Alliance on the Chancellor's decision to abandon those in need.
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Under a Labour government, billions are being slashed for the elderly, disabled and children – the most vulnerable in society.
Meanwhile, tech bosses rake in tax cuts and wealth taxes on the super-rich aren’t even on the table.
Austerity 2.0 isn’t the “change” people voted for.
Meanwhile, tech bosses rake in tax cuts and wealth taxes on the super-rich aren’t even on the table.
Austerity 2.0 isn’t the “change” people voted for.
March 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Under a Labour government, billions are being slashed for the elderly, disabled and children – the most vulnerable in society.
Meanwhile, tech bosses rake in tax cuts and wealth taxes on the super-rich aren’t even on the table.
Austerity 2.0 isn’t the “change” people voted for.
Meanwhile, tech bosses rake in tax cuts and wealth taxes on the super-rich aren’t even on the table.
Austerity 2.0 isn’t the “change” people voted for.
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For a fab neuro-affirming glossary, check out the work I'm doing with @stimpunks.org
400 terms reflecting the needs of neurodivergent & disabled communities
“Language is also a place of struggle.Thinking differently requires speaking differently" bell hooks (1989)
stimpunks.org/glossary/#h-...
400 terms reflecting the needs of neurodivergent & disabled communities
“Language is also a place of struggle.Thinking differently requires speaking differently" bell hooks (1989)
stimpunks.org/glossary/#h-...
March 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
For a fab neuro-affirming glossary, check out the work I'm doing with @stimpunks.org
400 terms reflecting the needs of neurodivergent & disabled communities
“Language is also a place of struggle.Thinking differently requires speaking differently" bell hooks (1989)
stimpunks.org/glossary/#h-...
400 terms reflecting the needs of neurodivergent & disabled communities
“Language is also a place of struggle.Thinking differently requires speaking differently" bell hooks (1989)
stimpunks.org/glossary/#h-...
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Labour seems set on imposing what I've called neoliberalism's privatisation of eugenic responsibility: instead of enforcing mass authoritarian eugenics, the world is made increasingly unlivable; welfare necessary for life is cut; ensuing deaths are then framed as caused by the individual's choices.
March 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Labour seems set on imposing what I've called neoliberalism's privatisation of eugenic responsibility: instead of enforcing mass authoritarian eugenics, the world is made increasingly unlivable; welfare necessary for life is cut; ensuing deaths are then framed as caused by the individual's choices.
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“Every time you see a headline on “the cost of the benefits bill”, what you are really reading is “the cost of disabled people”.
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is a shameful tradition of demonising disabled people. Why is Labour reigniting it? | Frances Ryan
Ministers run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system. They have made that choice and it’s immoral, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
“Every time you see a headline on “the cost of the benefits bill”, what you are really reading is “the cost of disabled people”.
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Disabled people are not a burden. They are our neighbours and friends — and they deserve to live fulfilling lives just like anyone else.
A statement from the Independent Alliance on cuts to welfare.
A statement from the Independent Alliance on cuts to welfare.
March 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Disabled people are not a burden. They are our neighbours and friends — and they deserve to live fulfilling lives just like anyone else.
A statement from the Independent Alliance on cuts to welfare.
A statement from the Independent Alliance on cuts to welfare.
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The fact that humans can only survive on Earth doesn’t bother Trump – and I know why | George Monbiot
The fact that humans can only survive on Earth doesn’t bother Trump – and I know why | George Monbiot
He is surrounded by people who have plans and dreams beyond our planet. Vengeful nihilism is a big part of the Maga project, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The fact that humans can only survive on Earth doesn’t bother Trump – and I know why | George Monbiot
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Gilbert Achcar on The Age of Neofascism and Its Distinctive Features.
www.historicalmaterialism.org/the-age-of-n...
www.historicalmaterialism.org/the-age-of-n...
The Age of Neofascism and Its Distinctive Features - Historical Materialism
With each passing day and at an accelerating pace in recent years, it becomes increasingly obvious that we are witnessing a new era of rise of the far right on a global scale, similar to the era of th...
www.historicalmaterialism.org
March 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Gilbert Achcar on The Age of Neofascism and Its Distinctive Features.
www.historicalmaterialism.org/the-age-of-n...
www.historicalmaterialism.org/the-age-of-n...
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1. My column on what happened, what comes next, and just how easy our fake democracies are to overthrow. + short thread on where our remaining hopes lie. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump voters want a revolution. It’s time for progressives to offer their own | George Monbiot
Voters have never been swayed by ‘rational debate’. Only a genuine change in the way we do politics can prevent the march of the right, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2024 at 2:43 PM
1. My column on what happened, what comes next, and just how easy our fake democracies are to overthrow. + short thread on where our remaining hopes lie. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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On the day after the day before:
Look after yourself, and others. Find solace and strength in nature, and in like-minded, caring people all around. We'll need solidarity in the dark times ahead.
Meanwhile, a taste of the magic of an Irish rainforest may help raise spirits. 🌏
Look after yourself, and others. Find solace and strength in nature, and in like-minded, caring people all around. We'll need solidarity in the dark times ahead.
Meanwhile, a taste of the magic of an Irish rainforest may help raise spirits. 🌏
November 7, 2024 at 6:11 AM
On the day after the day before:
Look after yourself, and others. Find solace and strength in nature, and in like-minded, caring people all around. We'll need solidarity in the dark times ahead.
Meanwhile, a taste of the magic of an Irish rainforest may help raise spirits. 🌏
Look after yourself, and others. Find solace and strength in nature, and in like-minded, caring people all around. We'll need solidarity in the dark times ahead.
Meanwhile, a taste of the magic of an Irish rainforest may help raise spirits. 🌏