Tom Lines
@tomlines.bsky.social
A guy who’s been around a bit, now retired and enjoying a quiet life in Brighton (is that possible?).
I follow Green politics, Ukraine, Palestine, North-South issues, economics, agriculture and much else besides.
Author of “Making Poverty: A History"
I follow Green politics, Ukraine, Palestine, North-South issues, economics, agriculture and much else besides.
Author of “Making Poverty: A History"
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The Gill case is not an isolated incident. Far from it.
As @carolecadwalla.bsky.social explains on Novara Media, the network exposed in court reaches far beyond one man - and that should alarm all of us.
As @carolecadwalla.bsky.social explains on Novara Media, the network exposed in court reaches far beyond one man - and that should alarm all of us.
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Gill case is not an isolated incident. Far from it.
As @carolecadwalla.bsky.social explains on Novara Media, the network exposed in court reaches far beyond one man - and that should alarm all of us.
As @carolecadwalla.bsky.social explains on Novara Media, the network exposed in court reaches far beyond one man - and that should alarm all of us.
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Parliament & press are having the most basic seminar on ‘media bias’ after decades of denouncing Media Studies.
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Parliament & press are having the most basic seminar on ‘media bias’ after decades of denouncing Media Studies.
@why.bsky.team I’m getting this response in the “Latest from follows” column:
“Hmm, some kind of issue occurred when contacting the feed server. Please let the feed owner know about this issue.
“Message from server: Internal Server Error.”
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“Message from server: Internal Server Error.”
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
@why.bsky.team I’m getting this response in the “Latest from follows” column:
“Hmm, some kind of issue occurred when contacting the feed server. Please let the feed owner know about this issue.
“Message from server: Internal Server Error.”
“Hmm, some kind of issue occurred when contacting the feed server. Please let the feed owner know about this issue.
“Message from server: Internal Server Error.”
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here the link to the legal analysis by the UN Human Rights Council of the conduct of #Israel in #Gaza pursuant to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of #Genocide
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
#HumanRights #OHCR
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
#HumanRights #OHCR
September 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
here the link to the legal analysis by the UN Human Rights Council of the conduct of #Israel in #Gaza pursuant to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of #Genocide
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
#HumanRights #OHCR
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
#HumanRights #OHCR
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#Palestine: In #Gaza, journalists like Abdalwahab Hamad keep documenting the war, despite facing famine, displacement and death daily. “I worry about my family, and at the same time, I have to stay physically strong to continue reporting daily” he stated.
Starved, Displaced, Killed: Gaza’s Journalists Persist Despite Dire Conditions - Nieman Reports
The record death toll for news workers in Gaza is just one of the grim realities facing those still reporting as the Israel-Hamas war grinds into its third year.
niemanreports.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
#Palestine: In #Gaza, journalists like Abdalwahab Hamad keep documenting the war, despite facing famine, displacement and death daily. “I worry about my family, and at the same time, I have to stay physically strong to continue reporting daily” he stated.
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😵💫 Cadet groups opened in kindergartens in at least 26 regions of Russia. Preschoolers are taught hand-to-hand combat and fire training — "Verstka"
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
😵💫 Cadet groups opened in kindergartens in at least 26 regions of Russia. Preschoolers are taught hand-to-hand combat and fire training — "Verstka"
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🌍 | Highest ever Green polling (15%).
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.
RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🌍 | Highest ever Green polling (15%).
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Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.
RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.
October 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.
RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.
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Huge congratulations to Brighton's newest Green councillor Marina! 💚💚💚
September 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Huge congratulations to Brighton's newest Green councillor Marina! 💚💚💚
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Not just splitting, but smashed into atoms.
Novara Media exclusive: a group of around two dozen grassroots organisers has launched a surprise bid to lead the new Your Party and have asked Corbyn, Sultana and the four Gaza Independent MPs to step aside.
Novara Media exclusive: a group of around two dozen grassroots organisers has launched a surprise bid to lead the new Your Party and have asked Corbyn, Sultana and the four Gaza Independent MPs to step aside.
September 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Not just splitting, but smashed into atoms.
Novara Media exclusive: a group of around two dozen grassroots organisers has launched a surprise bid to lead the new Your Party and have asked Corbyn, Sultana and the four Gaza Independent MPs to step aside.
Novara Media exclusive: a group of around two dozen grassroots organisers has launched a surprise bid to lead the new Your Party and have asked Corbyn, Sultana and the four Gaza Independent MPs to step aside.
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I’m really amazed that the BBC reporters are surprised by Reform’s win, after all they give Farage so much free publicity what did they expect?!
#BBC
#BBC
May 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I’m really amazed that the BBC reporters are surprised by Reform’s win, after all they give Farage so much free publicity what did they expect?!
#BBC
#BBC
So the person who will have sole authority over this substantial area of England was elected with just a quarter of the votes cast, thanks to the anti-democratic institutions of local executive mayors and first-past-the-post electoral rules.
What’s happened to our democracy?
What’s happened to our democracy?
Mayoralty (West of England) council election result:
LAB: 25.0% (-8.4)
REF: 22.1% (+22.1)
GRN: 20.0% (-1.7)
CON: 16.6% (-12.0)
LDEM: 14.0% (-2.3)
IND: 2.3% (+2.3)
Labour HOLD.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
LAB: 25.0% (-8.4)
REF: 22.1% (+22.1)
GRN: 20.0% (-1.7)
CON: 16.6% (-12.0)
LDEM: 14.0% (-2.3)
IND: 2.3% (+2.3)
Labour HOLD.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Live Results: 2025 English local elections
Full coverage of the first major contests since Labour’s victory.
www.newstatesman.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:48 AM
So the person who will have sole authority over this substantial area of England was elected with just a quarter of the votes cast, thanks to the anti-democratic institutions of local executive mayors and first-past-the-post electoral rules.
What’s happened to our democracy?
What’s happened to our democracy?
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Crimean Telegram channels report drone attacks on military objects in Russian-occupied Crimea.
There have been reports about an ammunitions depot being hit and secondary detonations resulting from that.
Waiting for more information.
There have been reports about an ammunitions depot being hit and secondary detonations resulting from that.
Waiting for more information.
May 2, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Crimean Telegram channels report drone attacks on military objects in Russian-occupied Crimea.
There have been reports about an ammunitions depot being hit and secondary detonations resulting from that.
Waiting for more information.
There have been reports about an ammunitions depot being hit and secondary detonations resulting from that.
Waiting for more information.
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"On every door it was the same story — winter fuel and PIP”
The view of a Labour campaigner in Runcorn
The view of a Labour campaigner in Runcorn
May 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"On every door it was the same story — winter fuel and PIP”
The view of a Labour campaigner in Runcorn
The view of a Labour campaigner in Runcorn
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Russian drone strike on a bus full of people in Marganets, Dnipropetrovsk region: nine people killed, 30 injured.
People were going to work.
Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilians do not stop.
People were going to work.
Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilians do not stop.
April 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Russian drone strike on a bus full of people in Marganets, Dnipropetrovsk region: nine people killed, 30 injured.
People were going to work.
Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilians do not stop.
People were going to work.
Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilians do not stop.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Have you read bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d..., dated Feb 21? It goes through former KGB officers’ evidence of Trump’s 1980s links (up to recruitment) with the KGB and his first wife’s with the Cz/slovak equivalent. I’ve read the Russian-language links in it - they stand up.
Have you read bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d..., dated Feb 21? It goes through former KGB officers’ evidence of Trump’s 1980s links (up to recruitment) with the KGB and his first wife’s with the Cz/slovak equivalent. I’ve read the Russian-language links in it - they stand up.
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
bylinetimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Have you read bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d..., dated Feb 21? It goes through former KGB officers’ evidence of Trump’s 1980s links (up to recruitment) with the KGB and his first wife’s with the Cz/slovak equivalent. I’ve read the Russian-language links in it - they stand up.
Have you read bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d..., dated Feb 21? It goes through former KGB officers’ evidence of Trump’s 1980s links (up to recruitment) with the KGB and his first wife’s with the Cz/slovak equivalent. I’ve read the Russian-language links in it - they stand up.
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Baroness Jones tells LBC that Labour are pandering to the far right, just like the Conservatives and that it won't help Britain
April 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Baroness Jones tells LBC that Labour are pandering to the far right, just like the Conservatives and that it won't help Britain
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St Ann's (Haringey) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 55.4% (+14.1)
🌹 LAB: 30.8% (-21.5)
🌳 CON: 4.3% (New)
🔶 LDM: 3.7% (-2.8)
➡️ RFM: 3.6% (New)
🧑🔧 TUSC: 1.8% (New)
⚒️ CL: 0.4% (New)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
🌍 GRN: 55.4% (+14.1)
🌹 LAB: 30.8% (-21.5)
🌳 CON: 4.3% (New)
🔶 LDM: 3.7% (-2.8)
➡️ RFM: 3.6% (New)
🧑🔧 TUSC: 1.8% (New)
⚒️ CL: 0.4% (New)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
April 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
St Ann's (Haringey) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 55.4% (+14.1)
🌹 LAB: 30.8% (-21.5)
🌳 CON: 4.3% (New)
🔶 LDM: 3.7% (-2.8)
➡️ RFM: 3.6% (New)
🧑🔧 TUSC: 1.8% (New)
⚒️ CL: 0.4% (New)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
🌍 GRN: 55.4% (+14.1)
🌹 LAB: 30.8% (-21.5)
🌳 CON: 4.3% (New)
🔶 LDM: 3.7% (-2.8)
➡️ RFM: 3.6% (New)
🧑🔧 TUSC: 1.8% (New)
⚒️ CL: 0.4% (New)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
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Here's the same graphic but only for elections held in 2025:
LDM: 15 (-1)
CON: 12 (=)
LAB: 10 (-15)
RFM: 7 (+7)
SNP: 5 (+3)
Ind: 5 (+4)
GRN: 3 (+1)
PLC: 2 (=)
Loc: 1 (+1)
Labour losing seats in all directions. Successfully defended just 8 of 25 (whilst gaining 2).
LDM: 15 (-1)
CON: 12 (=)
LAB: 10 (-15)
RFM: 7 (+7)
SNP: 5 (+3)
Ind: 5 (+4)
GRN: 3 (+1)
PLC: 2 (=)
Loc: 1 (+1)
Labour losing seats in all directions. Successfully defended just 8 of 25 (whilst gaining 2).
April 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Here's the same graphic but only for elections held in 2025:
LDM: 15 (-1)
CON: 12 (=)
LAB: 10 (-15)
RFM: 7 (+7)
SNP: 5 (+3)
Ind: 5 (+4)
GRN: 3 (+1)
PLC: 2 (=)
Loc: 1 (+1)
Labour losing seats in all directions. Successfully defended just 8 of 25 (whilst gaining 2).
LDM: 15 (-1)
CON: 12 (=)
LAB: 10 (-15)
RFM: 7 (+7)
SNP: 5 (+3)
Ind: 5 (+4)
GRN: 3 (+1)
PLC: 2 (=)
Loc: 1 (+1)
Labour losing seats in all directions. Successfully defended just 8 of 25 (whilst gaining 2).
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Steve "Ivan" Witkoff stays true to his heritage if Reuters is to be believed
The USSR, sorry US, Special Envoy (easy to get mixed up), desperately tries to gift Putin the 4 regions of Ukraine the indicted war criminal partially occupies
Zelenskyy should refuse to deal with him
The USSR, sorry US, Special Envoy (easy to get mixed up), desperately tries to gift Putin the 4 regions of Ukraine the indicted war criminal partially occupies
Zelenskyy should refuse to deal with him
April 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Steve "Ivan" Witkoff stays true to his heritage if Reuters is to be believed
The USSR, sorry US, Special Envoy (easy to get mixed up), desperately tries to gift Putin the 4 regions of Ukraine the indicted war criminal partially occupies
Zelenskyy should refuse to deal with him
The USSR, sorry US, Special Envoy (easy to get mixed up), desperately tries to gift Putin the 4 regions of Ukraine the indicted war criminal partially occupies
Zelenskyy should refuse to deal with him
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"Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships...effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions."
apnews.com/article/ship...
apnews.com/article/ship...
Major nations agree on first-ever global tax on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping
Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships, if their planet-heating emissions are not already accou...
apnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships...effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions."
apnews.com/article/ship...
apnews.com/article/ship...
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wtf - my feed is so full of outrages in the US but this is not ICE, this is the UK. The Met storming a Quaker meeting house and arresting people
I appreciate the detail that no, they didn’t try ringing the doorbell first
Three women still held, apparently
I appreciate the detail that no, they didn’t try ringing the doorbell first
Three women still held, apparently
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
wtf - my feed is so full of outrages in the US but this is not ICE, this is the UK. The Met storming a Quaker meeting house and arresting people
I appreciate the detail that no, they didn’t try ringing the doorbell first
Three women still held, apparently
I appreciate the detail that no, they didn’t try ringing the doorbell first
Three women still held, apparently
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Labour feel like there's no real threat to them on the left so they're pushing 50,000 children into poverty.
They are threatened by Reform & things are going to get much worse.
None of this is inevitable though. We can stop it. We need to grow. Quickly.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
They are threatened by Reform & things are going to get much worse.
None of this is inevitable though. We can stop it. We need to grow. Quickly.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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March 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Labour feel like there's no real threat to them on the left so they're pushing 50,000 children into poverty.
They are threatened by Reform & things are going to get much worse.
None of this is inevitable though. We can stop it. We need to grow. Quickly.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
They are threatened by Reform & things are going to get much worse.
None of this is inevitable though. We can stop it. We need to grow. Quickly.
Join.greenparty.org.uk