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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Six years into forever-Covid, the evidence is unequivocal
Cvirus is an airborne, disabling, neuroinvasive vascular disease that can damage immunity, blood vessels & organs, increasing their risk of heart failure, diabetes & cognitive, behavioural & psychiatric disorders. And there’s no cure
Cvirus is an airborne, disabling, neuroinvasive vascular disease that can damage immunity, blood vessels & organs, increasing their risk of heart failure, diabetes & cognitive, behavioural & psychiatric disorders. And there’s no cure
archive.ph
October 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Six years into forever-Covid, the evidence is unequivocal
Cvirus is an airborne, disabling, neuroinvasive vascular disease that can damage immunity, blood vessels & organs, increasing their risk of heart failure, diabetes & cognitive, behavioural & psychiatric disorders. And there’s no cure
Cvirus is an airborne, disabling, neuroinvasive vascular disease that can damage immunity, blood vessels & organs, increasing their risk of heart failure, diabetes & cognitive, behavioural & psychiatric disorders. And there’s no cure
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"The percentage of child dead in the Ukrainian conflict is 0.3%
The percentage of child dead in the Gaza conflict is 37.7%
In a single statistic, there you have the difference between a war and a genocide."
Craig Murray
The percentage of child dead in the Gaza conflict is 37.7%
In a single statistic, there you have the difference between a war and a genocide."
Craig Murray
October 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
"The percentage of child dead in the Ukrainian conflict is 0.3%
The percentage of child dead in the Gaza conflict is 37.7%
In a single statistic, there you have the difference between a war and a genocide."
Craig Murray
The percentage of child dead in the Gaza conflict is 37.7%
In a single statistic, there you have the difference between a war and a genocide."
Craig Murray
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★★★★ "UPROOTED is yet more proof that theatre can be more than entertainment, it can serve as a powerful work of protest"
Thanks for coming @theatreweekly.com!
Full review here: theatreweekly.com/review-uproo...
Tickets: newdiorama.com/whats-on/upr...
Thanks for coming @theatreweekly.com!
Full review here: theatreweekly.com/review-uproo...
Tickets: newdiorama.com/whats-on/upr...
Review: UPROOTED at New Diorama Theatre - Theatre Weekly
UPROOTED at New Diorama Theatre Review: “UPROOTED is yet more proof that theatre can be more than entertainment, it can serve as a powerful
theatreweekly.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
★★★★ "UPROOTED is yet more proof that theatre can be more than entertainment, it can serve as a powerful work of protest"
Thanks for coming @theatreweekly.com!
Full review here: theatreweekly.com/review-uproo...
Tickets: newdiorama.com/whats-on/upr...
Thanks for coming @theatreweekly.com!
Full review here: theatreweekly.com/review-uproo...
Tickets: newdiorama.com/whats-on/upr...
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"The political collapse of social democrats and liberals through their adoption of neoliberal austerity policies has created the conditions for the mass base of the far-right."
consortiumnews.com/2025/09/02/v...
consortiumnews.com/2025/09/02/v...
Vijay Prashad: Liberals Paved the Way to the Far Right
The passivity — and complicity — of Global North liberals and social democrats has paved the way for the global rise of the far-right of a special type.
By Vijay Prashad
Tricontinental: Institute for...
consortiumnews.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"The political collapse of social democrats and liberals through their adoption of neoliberal austerity policies has created the conditions for the mass base of the far-right."
consortiumnews.com/2025/09/02/v...
consortiumnews.com/2025/09/02/v...
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Years of dealing with racists has taught me that all racists are also misogynists, so when they say “protect our women and girls”, they are only speaking half the sentence out loud. The full sentence is “protect our women and girls because they are OUR prey”.
September 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Years of dealing with racists has taught me that all racists are also misogynists, so when they say “protect our women and girls”, they are only speaking half the sentence out loud. The full sentence is “protect our women and girls because they are OUR prey”.
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I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees.
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
August 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees.
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
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Can’t believe we are still doing the “defeat fascism in the marketplace of ideas by platforming fascists and confronting them” in 2025 whilst *gestures wildly at the US concentration camps, ICE-gestapo, UK’s Reform anti-immigrant party and race riots*
August 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Can’t believe we are still doing the “defeat fascism in the marketplace of ideas by platforming fascists and confronting them” in 2025 whilst *gestures wildly at the US concentration camps, ICE-gestapo, UK’s Reform anti-immigrant party and race riots*
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Nick Maynard: "There were several doctors I know who took in formula feed in their luggage, and every single carton of it was confiscated, was taken away by the Israeli border guards, very specifically the formula feed. So none of it was allowed in"
July 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Nick Maynard: "There were several doctors I know who took in formula feed in their luggage, and every single carton of it was confiscated, was taken away by the Israeli border guards, very specifically the formula feed. So none of it was allowed in"
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Question: What made humanity the dominant lifeform on earth?
Answer: We are a socially cooperative species - socialists for roughly 300,000 years.
Question: Why are we doomed?
Answer: Individualism - capitalism for a few hundred years is all it will take for us to go extinct...
Answer: We are a socially cooperative species - socialists for roughly 300,000 years.
Question: Why are we doomed?
Answer: Individualism - capitalism for a few hundred years is all it will take for us to go extinct...
July 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Question: What made humanity the dominant lifeform on earth?
Answer: We are a socially cooperative species - socialists for roughly 300,000 years.
Question: Why are we doomed?
Answer: Individualism - capitalism for a few hundred years is all it will take for us to go extinct...
Answer: We are a socially cooperative species - socialists for roughly 300,000 years.
Question: Why are we doomed?
Answer: Individualism - capitalism for a few hundred years is all it will take for us to go extinct...
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Happy birthday to Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes! Born on July 5, 1958.
July 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Happy birthday to Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes! Born on July 5, 1958.
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“Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed.”
Friedrich Nietzsche.
Friedrich Nietzsche.
June 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed.”
Friedrich Nietzsche.
Friedrich Nietzsche.
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Along with dictators around the world, we're "celebrating" the end of journalism.
#AmnestyMediaAwards
#AmnestyMediaAwards
June 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Along with dictators around the world, we're "celebrating" the end of journalism.
#AmnestyMediaAwards
#AmnestyMediaAwards
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this is what internationalist intersectionality looks like
June 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
this is what internationalist intersectionality looks like
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If only government ministers had a tiny little bit of empathy ...
meme via Ed Chiburis
meme via Ed Chiburis
May 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
If only government ministers had a tiny little bit of empathy ...
meme via Ed Chiburis
meme via Ed Chiburis
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My book, 'Anywhere But Here', is finished! It will take you inside the Home Office and behind the scenes of the small boats crisis for the first time.
You can pre-order from
Waterstones: bit.ly/4gBxHTV
Foyles: tinyurl.com/3n7p3w3h
Amazon: amzn.to/3XuF7Q8
You can pre-order from
Waterstones: bit.ly/4gBxHTV
Foyles: tinyurl.com/3n7p3w3h
Amazon: amzn.to/3XuF7Q8
October 7, 2024 at 11:16 AM
My book, 'Anywhere But Here', is finished! It will take you inside the Home Office and behind the scenes of the small boats crisis for the first time.
You can pre-order from
Waterstones: bit.ly/4gBxHTV
Foyles: tinyurl.com/3n7p3w3h
Amazon: amzn.to/3XuF7Q8
You can pre-order from
Waterstones: bit.ly/4gBxHTV
Foyles: tinyurl.com/3n7p3w3h
Amazon: amzn.to/3XuF7Q8
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My suggestions to the UK govt for rejuvenating economy.
Must boost purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population, cut taxes for the poor, eliminate tax perks of the rich.
The Minister did not respond. Will the Chancellor change policy?
Pls watch the video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcgU...
Must boost purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population, cut taxes for the poor, eliminate tax perks of the rich.
The Minister did not respond. Will the Chancellor change policy?
Pls watch the video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcgU...
House of Lords Finance Bill 19 Mar 2025
YouTube video by Prem Sikka
www.youtube.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My suggestions to the UK govt for rejuvenating economy.
Must boost purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population, cut taxes for the poor, eliminate tax perks of the rich.
The Minister did not respond. Will the Chancellor change policy?
Pls watch the video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcgU...
Must boost purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population, cut taxes for the poor, eliminate tax perks of the rich.
The Minister did not respond. Will the Chancellor change policy?
Pls watch the video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcgU...
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Oh look, now her political career is over, the police have dropped their investigation. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nicola Sturgeon no longer under investigation over SNP fraud claims
Police Scotland says former first minister not charged in party funding inquiry as husband appears in court for embezzlement
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Oh look, now her political career is over, the police have dropped their investigation. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The UK benefits system is broken. One third of benefits are not paid and by far the biggest recipients of state aid are the wealthiest people in the country www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...
The UK benefits system is broken. One third of benefits are not paid and by far the biggest recipients of state aid are the wealthiest people in the country
As the FT notes this morning:
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to slash spending on Britain’s “broken” and “indefensible” health-related welfare system, which is costing the government £65bn a year and is o...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
March 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The UK benefits system is broken. One third of benefits are not paid and by far the biggest recipients of state aid are the wealthiest people in the country www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...
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While the world awaits the Russian-Ukrainian ceasefire, Israel violates its signature on the Gaza ceasefire, committing the same war crime of starving the Palestinian population and refusing to enter the 2nd phase it agreed to. And the West? Nothing! www.npr.org/2025/03/02/n... x.com/yanisvaroufa...
Israel halts all aid to Gaza, delays negotiations for phase two of the ceasefire
As phase one of the ceasefire expires, Israel is halting all aid into Gaza.
www.npr.org
March 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
While the world awaits the Russian-Ukrainian ceasefire, Israel violates its signature on the Gaza ceasefire, committing the same war crime of starving the Palestinian population and refusing to enter the 2nd phase it agreed to. And the West? Nothing! www.npr.org/2025/03/02/n... x.com/yanisvaroufa...
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Labour's economic dilemma criticalmassmag.org/news-210225-...
Labour's economic dilemma - Critical Mass Magazine
Labour is caught in a dilemma as it tries to lie itself out of the economic mess for which it has no answers.
criticalmassmag.org
March 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Labour's economic dilemma criticalmassmag.org/news-210225-...
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Conspicuous consumption www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03... If we are to live in a sustainable world, we cannot afford conspicuous consumption, but that's just fine, because nor do we need it.
Conspicuous consumption
Having decided to take photos to illustrate economic themes during the course of a walk by the River Nevern in Newport, Pembrokeshire last week, there was more to see than a red fishing boat. Take the...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
March 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Conspicuous consumption www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03... If we are to live in a sustainable world, we cannot afford conspicuous consumption, but that's just fine, because nor do we need it.
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services
Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...
you.38degrees.org.uk
March 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...