Steve Pogson
@stevepogson01.bsky.social
Socialist, pro-Palestine, Disability activist, loves Orangutans. History fan (esp Medieval Italy), was a nightclub & concert DJ in late 80s/90s in Newcastle-upon-Tyne; love the Chameleons, James, Inspiral Carpets, etc. Borderline Personality Disorder.
Just saying www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9Ey...
We are the world - led by Trump
YouTube video by Miri Ben-Ari
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May 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Just saying www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9Ey...
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Why are Starmer's Labour supporters and the 'liberal' media pretending to be shocked by their attacks on benefits claimants and disabled people?
These ghouls didn't even hide what they were about
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These ghouls didn't even hide what they were about
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March 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Why are Starmer's Labour supporters and the 'liberal' media pretending to be shocked by their attacks on benefits claimants and disabled people?
These ghouls didn't even hide what they were about
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These ghouls didn't even hide what they were about
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The same old nonsense about an exodus of the elite if they have to pay their fair share.
In reality?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
In reality?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The same old nonsense about an exodus of the elite if they have to pay their fair share.
In reality?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
In reality?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Palestinian writer, poet and journalist Mohammad Hijazi has been killed in an Israeli attack on Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp, according to his family, taking the total number of journalists killed since the start of Israel's war to 220.
‘I refuse a cheap death’: Israel kills Palestinian journalist in Gaza
Israel kills Mohammad Hijazi, taking the number of media workers killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023 to 220.
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January 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Palestinian writer, poet and journalist Mohammad Hijazi has been killed in an Israeli attack on Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp, according to his family, taking the total number of journalists killed since the start of Israel's war to 220.
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Thames Water bosses divert ‘cash for cleanups’ to pay bonuses. 🤯
There is no limit to the greed of privatised water companies. 💸
Regulation has failed. Government must take water into public ownership to protect people and planet.🌍
#ThamesWater
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
There is no limit to the greed of privatised water companies. 💸
Regulation has failed. Government must take water into public ownership to protect people and planet.🌍
#ThamesWater
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Revealed: Thames Water diverted ‘cash for clean-ups’ to help pay bonuses
Exclusive: UK’s biggest water company assessed risks before cutting back on cost of environmental work, investigation shows
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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👉NEW -- When Britain aided Al-Qaeda in Syria
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
The UK’s campaign to overthrow the Assad regime provides key background to understanding Whitehall’s approach to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
www.declassifieduk.org/when-britain...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
The UK’s campaign to overthrow the Assad regime provides key background to understanding Whitehall’s approach to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
www.declassifieduk.org/when-britain...
When Britain aided Al-Qaeda in Syria
The UK’s campaign to overthrow the Assad regime provides key background to understanding Whitehall’s approach to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
www.declassifieduk.org
December 17, 2024 at 9:49 AM
👉NEW -- When Britain aided Al-Qaeda in Syria
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
The UK’s campaign to overthrow the Assad regime provides key background to understanding Whitehall’s approach to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
www.declassifieduk.org/when-britain...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
The UK’s campaign to overthrow the Assad regime provides key background to understanding Whitehall’s approach to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
www.declassifieduk.org/when-britain...
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Can the (regional) 2015-2022 climate already be considered history?
Can the (regional) 2015-2022 climate already be considered history?
December 13, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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Can the (regional) 2015-2022 climate already be considered history?
Can the (regional) 2015-2022 climate already be considered history?
Today's music is by the late, great, daughter of Yemeni Jews, campaigner for peace & for women's rights, Ofra Haza; For salvation, for redemption, for forgiveness, for health, for all the world's victims, for all the holocausts' victims - Kaddish www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hQ0...
Ofra Haza - Kaddish
YouTube video by OfraFan
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December 12, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Today's music is by the late, great, daughter of Yemeni Jews, campaigner for peace & for women's rights, Ofra Haza; For salvation, for redemption, for forgiveness, for health, for all the world's victims, for all the holocausts' victims - Kaddish www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hQ0...
Today's cheerful music features 4 decades of the same song (& basically, very similar performances 😆) - the awesome Peter Gabriel, over the ages, live with Solsbury Hill 💓https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeYqJxlSv-Y
December 5, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Today's cheerful music features 4 decades of the same song (& basically, very similar performances 😆) - the awesome Peter Gabriel, over the ages, live with Solsbury Hill 💓https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeYqJxlSv-Y
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Trans folks held a dance party in the Capitol bathroom to protest the bathroom ban on there.
December 5, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Trans folks held a dance party in the Capitol bathroom to protest the bathroom ban on there.
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This week Israel killed hundreds more Palestinian civilians in Gaza and Keir Starmer went for lunch with Labour Friends of Israel
December 3, 2024 at 8:00 AM
This week Israel killed hundreds more Palestinian civilians in Gaza and Keir Starmer went for lunch with Labour Friends of Israel
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Gaza now has the highest per capita rate of child amputees, with 'many losing limbs and undergoing surgeries without anaesthesia.'
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December 3, 2024 at 12:04 AM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Gaza now has the highest per capita rate of child amputees, with 'many losing limbs and undergoing surgeries without anaesthesia.'
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ICC head Tomoko Akane says the court faced “coercive measures, threats, pressure, and acts of sabotage” after judges issued an arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu, ex-defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas commander Mohammed Deif.
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December 2, 2024 at 2:49 PM
ICC head Tomoko Akane says the court faced “coercive measures, threats, pressure, and acts of sabotage” after judges issued an arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu, ex-defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas commander Mohammed Deif.
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The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer.
Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.
We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.
It will never reach you.
Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.
We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.
It will never reach you.
December 2, 2024 at 6:27 PM
The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer.
Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.
We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.
It will never reach you.
Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.
We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.
It will never reach you.
Strange that I came to @bsky.app because pro-Palestinian posts were being suppressed, yet I have seen nothing at all about #Palestine anywhere on my Discover/Following/Notifications even from accounts that were, just a week ago, posting extensively about Palestine. I see more on X?
December 2, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Strange that I came to @bsky.app because pro-Palestinian posts were being suppressed, yet I have seen nothing at all about #Palestine anywhere on my Discover/Following/Notifications even from accounts that were, just a week ago, posting extensively about Palestine. I see more on X?
As noone reads these, I can have a little fun 😀 Imagine if you had never seen Snoop Dogg doing the Macarena? You missed out. Anyway, here it is www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6FZ...
Los del Rio Vs Snoop Dogg - Macarena like it's hot - Paolo Monti mashup 2020
YouTube video by DJPaoloMontiOfficial
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December 1, 2024 at 3:51 PM
As noone reads these, I can have a little fun 😀 Imagine if you had never seen Snoop Dogg doing the Macarena? You missed out. Anyway, here it is www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6FZ...
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New: the true scale of 'dark money' flowing into UK politics
Cash from firms that have never made a profit, from unincorporated associations that don't declare their funders & banned donations from abroad are all entering the system
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... @transparencyuk.bsky.social
Cash from firms that have never made a profit, from unincorporated associations that don't declare their funders & banned donations from abroad are all entering the system
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... @transparencyuk.bsky.social
Revealed: UK politics infiltrated by ‘dark money’ with 10% of donations from dubious sources
Cash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholes
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 5:28 PM
New: the true scale of 'dark money' flowing into UK politics
Cash from firms that have never made a profit, from unincorporated associations that don't declare their funders & banned donations from abroad are all entering the system
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... @transparencyuk.bsky.social
Cash from firms that have never made a profit, from unincorporated associations that don't declare their funders & banned donations from abroad are all entering the system
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... @transparencyuk.bsky.social
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"From the river to the sea", except it's not antisemitic when a Zionist says it. And unlike the vision for one democratic state, this Zionist formulation is predicated on an already unfolding Palestinian genocide.
November 19, 2024 at 8:08 AM
"From the river to the sea", except it's not antisemitic when a Zionist says it. And unlike the vision for one democratic state, this Zionist formulation is predicated on an already unfolding Palestinian genocide.
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When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...
Study confirms face masks' effectiveness in reducing disease transmission, calls for improved public understanding
Researchers reviewed the benefits, practicalities, and harms of masks and masking, finding that masks are effective in reducing respiratory disease transmission despite some adverse effects, and empha...
www.news-medical.net
November 28, 2024 at 7:39 PM
When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...
As this is a much happier place than the other, I think I'll post some Danish Drumming as it makes me cheery - enjoy the Safri Duo, with friends #MUSIC www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6nG...
Safri Duo - Played-A-Live (LIVE) | Danmarks Dronning - den største tak | DR1
YouTube video by DR
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November 27, 2024 at 7:10 PM
As this is a much happier place than the other, I think I'll post some Danish Drumming as it makes me cheery - enjoy the Safri Duo, with friends #MUSIC www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6nG...
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The benefits bill is so high because we use it to fund low wages by employers and high rent by landlords.
November 26, 2024 at 11:47 AM
The benefits bill is so high because we use it to fund low wages by employers and high rent by landlords.
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132 years ago this cartoon was drawn, and in 132 years the problem has only gotten worse.
November 26, 2024 at 10:27 AM
132 years ago this cartoon was drawn, and in 132 years the problem has only gotten worse.