I’m going to make a proposal today that’s almost certain to get me consigned to the neo-Luddite dustbin of history. But hear me out... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/stop-ai
Dean Burnett
@deanburnett.bsky.social
Composer, writer of ambient/new jazz music and song. Signed to AD music. Please note I do not donate to strangers and people on social media. If I donate to a course, it’ll be through official charities. Anyone asking will be automatically blocked!
When the banks needed help, they called it “stabilizing the economy.” When airlines needed help, they called it “protecting jobs.” When corporations got tax breaks, they called it “pro-growth.” When working people need health care? “SOCIALISM.”
Zionism is racism! Anti Zionism has now been validated as a legitimate belief by UK courts. Congratulations and thanks to David for fighting and winning his case. youtu.be/EmXlefURkIA?...
Anti-Zionism Wins in Court
YouTube video by The Crispin Flintoff Show
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Iran says it is not concerned by new 'Mecca Joint Defence Agreement' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-it-not-concerned-new-mecca-joint-defence-agreement
Iran says it is not concerned by new 'Mecca Joint Defence Agreement'
<article data-history-node-id="445773" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-it-not-concerned-new-mecca-joint-defence-agreement" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-it-not-concerned-new-mecca-joint-defence-agreement" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iran says it is not concerned by new 'Mecca Joint Defence Agreement'</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday Tehran saw no reason to be concerned that a new security pact between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia is directed against Tehran.</p> <p>Baghaei said the pact showed a 'change in perception' towards US, as well as a shift in regional countries' approach to security, with greater reliance on their own capabilities rather than outside powers.</p> <p>"Any plan that is based on the geopolitical and historical realities of the region, is comprehensive and inclusive, and correctly identifies the enemy and the threat, has a chance of helping to strengthen security and prevent instability and abuses by the Zionist enemy and its allies," he added.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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There is absolutely no incentive to work hard in this economy. The difference between a poor citizen & an above average worker? Their level of debt based on a job that has its worth—graded by people in suits who don't know what a shovel or bin lorry looks like—they aren't connected to any reality.
Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d agoChina launches global tax hunt going back decades. UK needs to do the same. Last year HMRC failed to collect £59bn of taxes, that is £500bn since 2010. Poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of their income in direct/indirect taxes than the richest 20%. archive.ph/6hIvy
Arron Banks ‘hired private detective’ to look into journalist who investigated Reform UK. An example of the super rich using wealth to silence the press, dissent, debate, accountability. Wealth not used to persuade Reform UK to come clean about its foreign funders.
Arron Banks ‘hired private detective’ to look into journalist who investigated Reform UK
Asked whether he targeted reporter who investigated party finances, Brexit campaigner says: ‘When you live by the sword, you die by the sword’
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Call it what it is. #Greed #FatCats
Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d agoBosses of UK’s largest listed companies are being handed pay packages of up to £28m a year. Median pay of employees is £31,500. Workers create wealth, have no say on exec pay. Rich buy political parties, legislators, think-tanks, hijack democracy.
Last year HMRC faied to collect £59bn in taxes, since 2010 that's £500bn. And Burnham's said what about putting this right? Healey? Crickets.
Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d agoChina launches global tax hunt going back decades. UK needs to do the same. Last year HMRC failed to collect £59bn of taxes, that is £500bn since 2010. Poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of their income in direct/indirect taxes than the richest 20%. archive.ph/6hIvy
Palestinian Prisoners’ Club condemns Israeli occupation's renewed order barring families and the ICRC from visiting Palestinian prisoners
'Israel' isolates Palestinian prisoners from outside world, renewing ban on visits from their family, and ICRC
Palestinian Prisoners’ Club condemns Israeli occupation's renewed order barring families and the ICRC from visiting Palestinian prisoners
thecanary.co
UK household energy debt hits record £4.79bn. Energy companies making record profits, pushing people into hardship. Poor infrastructure: Solar farms turned off in heatwave, wind turbines turned off during high winds due to lack of good electricity transmission and storage. Govts allow looting.
UK regions worst hit by energy bill debts as £4.7billion crisis revealed
New research reveals a North-South divide as millions struggle with bills
independent.co.uk
I can't come up with one positive reason for these data centers to even exist.
🇵🇸 Israeli forces shot & wounded 2 Palestinians in Jenin on Thursday, including a 14-year-old child who was shot in the lower back, according to WAFA. Israeli forces also closed off a roundabout, detained a group of young Palestinian men, & raided multiple shops. Separately, the Israeli military...
Hitler stuck the socialists into concentration camps Expect the same from Trump and his acolytes across the Atlantic if they get their way. youtu.be/ZD7SKX8Tt_8?...
Trump’s TERRIFYING Plot Exposed
YouTube video by Owen Jones
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Following Anas Sarwar's resignation, Electoral Commission accounts reveal Scottish Labour relies entirely on UK Labour to fund its staff
Scottish Labour exposed as Westminster-bankrolled front, following Sarwar resignation
Following Anas Sarwar's resignation, Electoral Commission accounts reveal Scottish Labour relies entirely on UK Labour to fund its staff
thecanary.co
As fossil fuel companies fuel climate disaster and pocket billions, people are paying the price. Every single penny of excess profits must go towards protecting communities and our planet.
Holocaust descendants doubt Ed Miliband will stop UK’s genocide complicity www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Holocaust descendants doubt Ed Miliband will stop UK's genocide complicity
Miliband isn’t willing to break the Zionist mould in British politics, Holocaust survivors say, as Gaza genocide continues
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A statement from Mothin Ali in response to new figures that show a sharp increase in Prevent referrals.
That include the British People. Take AI centres. No one wants them but Government are getting paid to fast track them. They don't seem to need planning permission, studies on their effect on the area. They are just pushed through, No questions asked! No choice for the public. Unless we vote green!
I am still receiving heart-rending emails from Afghans begging for help. We have failed so many who helped us and trusted us www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Afghans waiting relocation are at risk from Taliban but UK still won’t help them flee
Exclusive: The UK admits those who helped British forces face fear of retribution, Taliban surveillance, and door-to-door searches – but still won’t help them escape
independent.co.uk
All across America, the public is rising up against data centers. Good. We need a national moratorium and robust AI regulations NOW.
Ask yourself WHY would this government wish to remove privacy from its citizens/electorate??
Liberty@libertyhq.bsky.social · 5d agoEnd-to-end encryption is an essential security tool that protects our personal data, including our bank details, health information, private conversations and images. That's why alongside Privacy International, we're challenging the Technical Capability Notice (TCN) regime.
Zack Polanski is quite right, the fossil fuel industry should foot the bill for recent forest fires!
The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 7d agoZack Polanski delivers ‘reality check’ to Burnham over ‘biggest crisis since WWII’ after summer of extreme heat
UN security council warnings since 2007 that NATO building on its boarders would lead to a war. And then all this pearl clutching when war happens. Experts not shocked. Western Politicians & Media all shocked. War Keynesianism aka The Military Complex makes it so no one should be surprised.
Crude nuclear bombs can be made, attached to current missiles, crude but importantly—that it works. So why the need to spend money on more? If retaliation is the reason, it can be done. If we strike first—we will see them returned. This logic only works for War Keynesianism aka Military Complex.
The Canary@thecanaryuk.bsky.social · last wk.Hard-right think tank 878 Institute has released a military report calling for increased nuclear weapons funding, fronted by former army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt. By @joejglenton.bsky.social
But the military industrial complex demands the UK keep feeding US arms manufacturers. Burnham is only their latest arms dealer.
Natalie Bennett@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 2w agoAndy Burnham is pitching new nuclear subs and weapons as reindustrialisation for England. The reality is they're a danger to the world, "unusable" by global consensus, and don't protect us from security threats we face right now. @greenparty.org.uk
The data breach putting countless Afghans in harm's way was preventable. Incompetence and secrecy are still the order of the day at the MOD. @joejglenton.bsky.social
Data breach exposing UK-allied Afghans to Taliban reprisals 'completely foreseeable'
The data breach putting countless Afghans in harms way was preventable —incompetence and secrecy are still the order of the day at the MOD
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