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2024-11-13 15:21:03

Led By Donkeys on the poisonous relationship between Musk and Trump, and the extent by which Musk sought to influence the US election.
I kew most (though not all) of this, but it is franly scary to see it laid out in one timeline.
The extent of Musk's crazy conspiracy theories is particularly disturbing.
And now he's at the heart of the US government.
Chilling.
#Trump #Musk #SpaceKaren
https://youtu.be/tZN5h4rFtf4?feature=shared

2024-09-08 10:06:18

"Anti-racist demonstrators mocked the anti-immigration rally, chanting “there are many many more of us than you”, “where’s Tommy?” and “we are many, we are Glasgow”."
Thousands of protesters turn out for anti-racism rally in Glasgow
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/07/thousands-protesters-anti-racism-rally-glasgow-scotland?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

2024-03-29 07:13:36

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@npub1g0t…tvm4 it's kind of ironic Thames Water are in the shit!

2024-03-23 10:52:19

"Tubthumping belongs to the guests at the wedding who sing it in celebration. It belongs to the Italian anti-fascists who sing it in defiance on a demonstration. It belongs to cancer patients going through chemotherapy, seeing every successful bout of treatment as a personal victory. I know that all these people have taken the song as theirs, because they write to tell us. This is how songs become “folk songs”: songs that belong to our shared histories..."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/22/my-band-hit-tubthumping-is-the-latest-working-class-anthem-to-be-co-opted-by-populist-politicians?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

2024-03-06 06:36:22

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@npub1g0t…tvm4 fingers crossed! Though it feels pretty desperate to pin the fate of the world on people who may not exist!

2024-03-05 10:47:27

The idea that parliament would even consider a bill which didn't comply with UK and international law shows how low the government has sunk.
"In all, peers backed five changes to the bill on Monday night, including ensuring it complied with the rule of law and that parliament cannot declare Rwanda to be safe until the treaty with its promised safeguards is fully implemented."
Lords pass five amendments to Rwanda bill in heavy defeat for Rishi Sunak
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/04/lords-pass-five-amendments-to-rwanda-bill-in-heavy-defeat-for-rishi-sunak?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

2024-03-01 06:35:39

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@npub1g0t…tvm4 surely we *need* significant structural changes? The constant focus on "economic growth" is unsustainable. And energy intensive technologies more so.
(I've not read the whole paper, but that one page summary seems laudable!)

2024-02-01 06:54:54

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@npub1g0t…tvm4 I'm really surprised it meets the test of being in the "public interest"!

2023-11-25 09:04:10

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@npub1g0t…tvm4 as a believer in the need for PR (and greater conditional change) for the UK, I find the argument against it that it will give representation to the far right strange.
It's like saying "if you hold views different from the mainstream, you shouldn't be allowed to vote".
It's fundamentally an undemocratic view.