Steve Pottinger
@bigstevepoet.bsky.social
Old enough to know better. Still doesn't. Likes it that way. Poet/stage manager/defiant square peg. www.stevepottinger.co.uk
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Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social · yesterday"I used to be embarrassed about [my Zionism]. Not nearly as embarrassed as previously being a Liberal Democrat." Green Party leader Zack Polanski on stage with me at the Zeteo live launch in London, talking about how he shifted his views on Israel. Full interview: zeteo.uk/p/zack-polan...
Dear Black Country folk: you need to read this. That is all.
Black Country Society@blackcountrysoc.bsky.social · 2d agoThe PDF version of the Summer edition of the Blackcountryman magazine is now available to buy from The Black Country Society online shop. 96 pages full of Black Countryness.
Bye, Morecambe. Thanks for a wonderful weekend of poetry and poetry friends. See you again next year. ❤️
I'm at a poetry festival. The sun is shining on the bay and the hills in the distance, and I've taken a few minutes to write down some thoughts on the world. stevepottinger.substack.com/p/on-singers...
In the movie version of this, after Piddington runs out of food water and money as a result of leaving the UK, the residents apply for asylum and end up housed in a military base, with HILARIOUS consequences. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans
Piddington residents voted over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby
bbc.com
A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
It'll never cease to amaze me that – three years into a genocide – there are still media platforms, politicians, and artists who continue to "both sides" what's happening. And then expect us to believe it. 😐
Can you imagine the press reaction if Palestine Action were forcing Ambulance Stations to close? Or the Socialist Workers Party were shutting Fire Stations? No, of course not, cos it wouldn't fucking happen. These people are terrorists and should be treated as such. Ban, arrest, imprison.
Macklemore's Tour Cancellation Shows Why Celebrities Don't Criticize Israel www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/macklemore...
Macklemore's Tour Cancellation Shows Why Celebrities Don't Criticize Israel
Video reading by Tim Foley:
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In this world… don’t be an Ed Sheeran. Be a Macklemore and a Ms Rachel.
Worth noting that all but one of the venues that are apparently demanding Macklemore be dropped for supporting Palestinians are owned by NFL teams - the same people who blackballed Colin Kaepernick for protesting about racial injustice in the United States.
Pop Base@popbase.tv · last wk.Macklemore says Ed Sheeran and his team decided to remove him from tour due to his comments in support of Palestine, after Kraft Group rallied stadium owners and gave Ed an ultimatum:
And we start the day with a blessed miracle: window seat, table. #haiku #poetry #TrainTravel
There's something about history repeating itself... it's on the tip of my tongue... stevepottinger.substack.com/p/many-years...
Many years ago...
…when I was still young and wanted nothing more than to visit as much of the world as possible and be amazed by the people I met and the things that I saw, I found myself travelling through China.
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In the latest episode of “The Far-Right is Utterly Batshit”, Danny “Tommo”, Tiny-Tommy-Ten-Names’s Mate is currently stood outside the Daily Mail with 20 of his balaclava clad mates demanding that they… checks notes… Buy his mum a new house within 48 hours. You could not make this shit up.
On Emergency Services Day, the Green Party stands in solidarity with the incredible work of the RNLI. They are true patriots who selflessly risk their own lives to save others at sea.
Turns out that if you are an old lady with a banner supporting Palestine, the government arrests you on charges of terrorism. If you are a masked white male thug bringing a national port to a standstill, the government does absolutely nothing, and the media covers it like some lads on a day out.
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
Look at these scumbags beating up a woman as Nigel Farage watches and then he praises them. Protect OUR women (So WE can abuse them). Is their slogan.
Palestinians won an Oscar - and then Israel responded with violent revenge.
“There are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn’t live. They’re not even people” So here are the worst things to come out of any official's mouth since the Nazis. And what is the world doing about it? www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/...
Israeli minister calls for killing ’30 to 40′ Palestinians in Gaza nightly
Far-right National Security Minister Ben-Gvir sits on Israel's security cabinet, which helps shape war and policy.
aljazeera.com
"I will continue... to work on combating violence against women and girls; that is an issue that matters to me hugely. Except women and girls in Gaza, of course. I remain happy to help facilitate their sniping, bombing, starvation, and murder." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP
The former prime minister said he would now turn his focus to international affairs.
bbc.co.uk
On waving goodbye to festivals for the year, with a link to a band you really should check out... stevepottinger.substack.com/p/turning-of...
