This is a usefully blatant example of a technique that's being used all the time now.

WILL NO-ONE RID ME OF THIS TURBULENT BEAST

Pascal Jacquemain@jacquep.bsky.social · 2d ago

Trump says Ukraine needs a new president and blames Zelensky for diesel prices www.edp24.co.uk/news/nationa...

A new book, OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE (T3), is published today. It's the final book of the Talisman trilogy, co-written with my old buddy, Peter Straub. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

But the real problem is the Green Party of England and Wales declaring that Zionism is a racist ideology.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 7d ago

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “The thorough cleansing that we are carrying out now in southern Lebanon is unprecedented. “They have nowhere to return to. Look at how it looks. “And by the way, the world isn’t stopping us.”

The Green Party conference has concluded its debate on this motion, titled 'Zionism is Racism'. The result will be announced shortly. Well informed observers anticipate it is likely to pass.

As olive harvest nears, Palestinian farmers urgently need international protection: Opinion by Fareed Taamallah - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/olive-harvest-nears-palestinian-farmers-urgently-need-international

As olive harvest nears, Palestinian farmers urgently need international protection: Opinion by Fareed Taamallah

<article data-history-node-id="448806" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/olive-harvest-nears-palestinian-farmers-urgently-need-international" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/olive-harvest-nears-palestinian-farmers-urgently-need-international" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">As olive harvest nears, Palestinian farmers urgently need international protection: Opinion by Fareed Taamallah</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Every October, the ancient olive groves in my hometown and across the occupied West Bank become dynamic hubs of life and labour. For generations of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinians</a>, the olive harvest has been the pulse of our economic survival and a living link to our ancestors. The olive tree, resilient and deep-rooted, is a symbol of who we are and of our connection to this land.</p> <p>As this year's harvest approaches, our villages are gripped by a dread I have not seen before. In recent weeks, the situation across the West Bank has deteriorated sharply. Military raids, arbitrary road closures and daily&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/settler-attacks-west-bank-take-dangerous-turn" target="_blank">incursions</a>&nbsp;by armed settler militias have turned our countryside into a militarised zone.</p> <p>This season is shaping up to be worse than any we have faced. With Israeli elections&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/17/knesset-dissolves-how-will-israel-vote-in-octobers-general-election" target="_blank">set for</a>&nbsp;27 October, political factions are openly competing over who can strike the most aggressive posture towards Palestinians.</p> <p>Settlers are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-settler-militias-rise-alliance-thugs-occupied-west-bank" target="_blank">better armed</a>&nbsp;than ever, equipped with assault rifles and military gear, and backed by state institutions. Before a single olive has been picked, settler violence has already reached record levels, with the UN&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/settler-attacks-west-bank-take-dangerous-turn" target="_blank">recording</a>&nbsp;an average of more than six attacks a day in August.</p> <p>This terror hits close to home. In my village of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israeli-settler-hikes-through-my-west-bank-village-next-violent-land-grabs" target="_blank">Qira</a>, in the Salfit governorate, my family and neighbours await the harvest with deep anxiety. Our ancestral groves, like those in surrounding villages, are targeted by the illegal settlements and outposts around them.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/olive-harvest-nears-palestinian-farmers-urgently-need-international-protection">Read more:&nbsp;As olive harvest nears, Palestinian farmers urgently need international protection</a></h3> <div alt="west bank olive trees" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="f1dff728-a8fc-4592-bcc0-6476a7d8bdb2" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/2026-09-24T132742Z_1028972123_RC2PPNAZ8D45_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-WEST-BANK-OLIVE-TREES%281%29.jpg" width="1400" height="788" alt="west bank olive trees" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> </div> </div> </article>

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“For all the relative protection from austerity, the British state pension remains among the lowest in Europe relative to average earnings" - James Meadway And that's the only measure that matters.

Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸@bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · last wk.

Sad fact is we will eventually find out, but only when it’s all too late!! www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email...

gods she's fucking insufferable. the triple lock should remain. this is just another attack on welfare. nobody should be celebrating this.

Channel 4 News@channel4news.bsky.social · 2w ago

Jess Phillips MP says she is 'delighted' with Burnham's plans to drop the triple lock pension pledge. This is part of a larger scheme to fund a new national care service as part of Labour's net general election manifesto.

I think nearly every trade union has voted to support trans people in the last year or two - often against the wishes of their own leaders - and the transphobes hate that, so I think we're seeing a concerted effort to harass and lawfare unions into being anti-trans.

Duncan Hothersall@dhothersall.bsky.social · 2w ago

Today, Alison Ann-Dowling, a Scottish Labour councillor who is a member of the party's ruling body the SEC, together with fellow Scottish Labour Women's Declaration activist Norma Austin Hart, will take their trade union, Community, to court to try to overturn its trans-inclusive policy.

Today, Alison Ann-Dowling, a Scottish Labour councillor who is a member of the party's ruling body the SEC, together with fellow Scottish Labour Women's Declaration activist Norma Austin Hart, will take their trade union, Community, to court to try to overturn its trans-inclusive policy.

The judicial review through which anti-trans campaigners Alison Ann-Dowling and Norma Austin Hart seek to force their trade union, Community, to amend its trans-inclusive policy, has concluded. Lady Drummond will give her decision at an unspecified future date, likely within the next three months.

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social

Happy Stanislav Petrov Day

Take five minutes to not destroy civilization

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First Council of Europe Strategy for equal rights of LGBTI people adopted, new report on anti-LGBTI hate speech released

First Council of Europe Strategy for equal rights of LGBTI people adopted, new report on anti-LGBTI hate speech released

<p>The 2027-32 strategy sets a common direction for ensuring that LGBTI people fully enjoy their human rights</p>

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At Bank Top in Yorkshire - last remains of the ironstone kilns.

Just as well those committing wrongs against the RNLI are not holding placards supporting a proscribed organisation, else they would really be in trouble.

This is terrorism, and illegal. This isn't anything remotely resembling "legitimate concerns".

Emma Yeomans@yeomans.bsky.social · 3w ago

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

Evri, today: it's coming Evri: 1.30-3.30 Evri: brace yourself Me: *braces, delightedly* E: No wait. E: It's coming E: 6.30-8.30 E: No wait. Ev It's not coming until the 28th. E: No wait. E: It's coming today, 7.30-9.30.

One of the faultlines in society is between people who think we should prioritise making sure everyone who's eligible for something gets it, and people who think we should prioritise making sure that nobody who isn't eligible for something gets it

Patrick Ness@patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 3w ago

No system is perfect, yes some people might "cheat", but would you rather people who desperately need these things go on suffering so you can be SURE you're not being duped? Why is you not being duped so important that other people have to die for it?

Alright Mystic Neg.

The 8am phone scramble if you need to see a GP in the UK is explicitly ableist for people with a number of disabilities, inc #mecfs, and/or ND. You want me to speak to someone at 8, I'll have to be up at 6. In real terms that means I won't get any sleep the night before. That will f me up for days.

Tom Kindlon@tomkindlon.bsky.social · 3w ago

3/ What sleep dysfunction in ME/CFS feels like #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME

Says it all about Labour in Scotland that their councillors are taking ""anonymous"" funding to sue trade unions

QueerAF@wearequeeraf.com · 3w ago

A ‘gender critical’ Scottish Labour executive committee member and councillor failed to declare on her register of interests the company she set up to sue her trade union, in an apparent breach of the Scottish Councillors’ Code of Conduct www.wearequeeraf.com/scottish-lab...

Very good bit from Narnia fans, loving the "lion Jesus" series but being loudly appalled at the idea of Jesus as a FEMALE lion

The Producers with Nigel Farage as Max Bialystock.

LeithMotive@leithmotive.bsky.social · 4w ago

Say Reform collapse in the polls, they keep the money, don't they? So some people could end up being incredibly rich if they find themselves as owners of the party after that collapse?

John Swinney has pledged his Government will work 'to ensure women and girls can live their lives free from all forms of men's violence'

John Swinney vows action ahead of Holyrood debate on violence against women and girls

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Deliberately crashing the American economy—costing American families well over $5,000 each—and then promising to pay those families back $5,000 but *only if* they keep letting him abuse them and the country for two more years... ...is some *seriously* dark, domestic-abuser shit.

Obvsly you need someone to tell you, JKR LIES. She said she would march w/ trans women. Have you seen her march w/ trans women? Hardly anything LESS likely, after she has posted scores & scores & scores of hateful insults & bigoted tropes about TW & devoted millions to fighting against trans rights.

So the BBC has cancelled Drag Race UK, I Kissed A Boy/Girl so the message is if you’re LGBTQ and pay the TV licence fuck you

Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last mo.

Drag Race UK leaving the BBC Financial challenges to blame, but boy has a lot of queer content come to an end all of a sudden. variety.com/2026/tv/glob...

I'm not saying the police AREN'T fash but they also just don't like confronting people who might fight back

Just imagine what would have happened to these road-blocking thugs if they'd been wearing Palestine Action t-shirts instead of fascist black.

James Bullock@jmbecologist.bsky.social · last mo.

“No arrests were made during the incident” Compare with the mass arrests during the Just Stop Oil road-blocking action earlier in the week Explanations, please… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...