Bob Jamieson / is on Nostr

#democraticsocialism #LGBTQally #transally #EU #independentScotland #antifascist #SOSNHS #FOSS
Male, retired. Equality for all, regardless of gender, colour or sexual orientation. Society without socialism is not society, but exploitation of the weakest. He/him Lives in Hawick, Scottish Borders bobjmsn@twitter.com
Header is a drone photo of my former home in Shetland.
Avatar is Aurora borealis over Loch of Voe Shetland

Last Notes

2024-08-14 21:17:12

Photo of the Day
Times change.
They really do.
And few places have seen more changes than New York City.
Here’s a big change: for more than a hundred years, New York City was the center of the nation’s garment industry.
It began in the late 1840s, when two drivers of economic growth — new machines and eager workers — came together there.
https://open.substack.com/pub/look/p/photo-of-the-day-406?r=12u3ju&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
#history #photography

2024-08-13 20:30:43

Normal Island News
Country that killed 10% of Gaza population tells Iran killing civilians is unacceptable
Why is Iran like this?
After eliminating 10% of the Gaza population, and hoping the rest die from disease and starvation, Israel has warned Iran that killing civilians is totally unacceptable. An Iranian spokesman replied: “Brilliant, so I assume your genocide is over now?”
https://open.substack.com/pub/normalislandnews/p/country-that-killed-10-of-gaza-population?r=12u3ju&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
#NormalIslandNews

2024-08-13 17:30:54

Photo of the Day
‘Come to the aid of your country.’
When are you too old to serve?
In 1861, when American men averaged a forty-year life span, John Burns found out the answer to that question was age 69.
John was a combat veteran who’d seen action in the War of 1812 and in the Mexican-American War.
And in 1861, the Southern states were bent on destroying America.
https://open.substack.com/pub/look/p/photo-of-the-day-417?r=12u3ju&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
#history #photography

2024-08-11 20:42:35

Photo of the Day
Change is opportunity dressed in new clothes.
The Civil War upended the business of cattle ranching.
During the War, while Texas ranchers were away fighting, their cattle herds scattered across the open range.
Their enslaved labor left.
And the market for beef changed.
Markets in the South collapsed, but demand for beef surged in the North.
https://open.substack.com/pub/look/p/photo-of-the-day-b91?r=12u3ju&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
#history #photography

2023-11-11 15:40:32

Why is pre-eclampsia still causing the deaths of mothers and their babies?
The condition affects up to 6% of all pregnancies yet understanding of its causes and how to treat it remains basic
Having had one normal pregnancy, Emma Bailey assumed that her second experience of childbirth would progress relatively smoothly. But, at 34 weeks, she began to suffer sudden bursts of stabbing pain just underneath her ribcage.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/nov/11/why-pre-eclampsia-still-causing-deaths-mothers-and-babies
#WomensHealth #preeclampsia #birth #health

2023-09-22 16:43:09

Real men share the housework: what Britain can learn from the domestic bliss of Scandinavia
A new survey shows UK men are shirking the chores. Not so in Nordic nations, where family-friendly policies have changed the landscape
Since moving to Denmark in 2013, I’ve noticed a rhythm to Danish life that’s more conducive to the equal division of labour. Both sexes work and get paid a decent wage.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/22/danes-share-housework-british-family-friendly-policies
#housework #DivisionOfLabour #capitalism #socialism #politics

2023-08-01 18:10:01

#HarrysLastStand
2023 is a new gilded age where renters are in danger of becoming a permanent underclass.
Today was rent day. If you are like me where over 50% of your income goes to keeping you housed-everyday feels like rent day. Keeping housed is as precarious as treading water in the North Atlantic after your ship sinks.
Affordable housing is extinct in Britain, Western Europe, Canada and the USA for the average wage earner.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jmsmith/p/2023-is-a-new-gilded-age-where-renters?r=12u3ju&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
#HarryLeslieSmith #JohnSmith