cat power has fallen

I’d imagine it’s the same reason we never looked into Russian interference properly. Far too much of the UK economy depends on dark money and monstrous individuals to open that can of worms.

Large parts of the media have played their part well. Gaslighting people through “both sides” obfuscation on the climate - gleefully encouraged by those who are burning our planet alive.

Victoria Derbyshire@vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 9h ago

Zack Polanski has called for fossil fuel producers to be made to finance firefighting helicopters, following a series of recent fires across the country He also called on PM Burnham to stop new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, including the Jackdaw & Rosebank fields off the Scottish coast

Latent bigotry + wilful ignorance + Dunning-Kruger - Critical thinking skills x “done my own research” =

Owen Jones@owenjones.bsky.social · 2d ago

They are radicalising people into extremism.

Sure, but it was never a question of whether she was right or wrong. All the MPs and the press knew very well she was correct, because they see it all the time. The point was that some insolent upstart tree-hugger had no business running her big yapping mouth, where the public can hear. The end.

This is a platform. Women everywhere are taking a stand against being spoken over, and against their voices being twisted into tools of harm. Add yours today. ✍️ Sign the letter at notinourname.org.uk

Game over.

NEW: Sir Jonathon Porritt, arrested under Terrorism law outside Westminster Magistrates Court. As police escorted him away he said "I am a supporter of Palestine Action, trying to save lives is not terrorism, exposing this Governments complicity in genocide is not terrorism." www.wedonotcomply.org

There are no words for the level of shame I feel towards this country.

Defend Our Juries@defendourjuries.bsky.social · 6d ago

Britain today: An elderly woman in a wheelchair is escorted away by the police and risks up to 14 years in prison for supporting terrorism since the Home Secretary proscribed a protest group in 2025. Her crime? She said: "I support Palestine Action and I encourage you to join".

I will say this once more for the people in the back - Restore is being heavily funded and will likely replace Reform as the “new hope” shortly. Step 1: Reform used to push the Overton window right, it worked. Step 2: MAGA-style, far-right extremism next.

richard mortimer@richardmortimer.bsky.social · 7d ago

Excellent! If even the raging right-wing Telegraph is turning against Farage his days really could be numbered. Stick the bloody boot in!

Not now, cannibalistic jellyfish with a vanishing anus.

~25% of voters think this party represents them. A further 5% think they’re too liberal.

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · last wk.

BREAKING: A Reform UK councillor in Scotland has been caught out 'advising' a far-right vigilante street patrol group

Shot. Chaser. Pudding.

I long for a time when education is valued as an expression of human enrichment and curiosity, rather than a production line to generate units of economic output.

“Tensions have flared in recent weeks with police pinning much of the blame on misinformation online.”

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: Police Scotland have issued a statement requesting the public avoid Glasgow City Centre while far-right disorder spreads from a protest at Glasgow Green

It’s just struck me that we’re living in a hyper-futuristic version of the medieval era where the courts of European kings and queens were full of astrologers and necromancers promising to turn lead into gold or find the elixir of life. We’re experiencing a collision of science and magical thinking

Biohacker Bryan Johnson says he’s ‘cloned himself as a baby’ to harvest its organs

‘This technology gives us a path to reverse aging,’ says 48-year-old tech entrepreneur

independent.co.uk

Protestors wearing masks are walking through town chanting, “We are an anti fascist town”. This video contains strong language. Live updates: www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2640948...

Your friendly reminder that News UK - wholly owned by News Corp - is a company controlled by Rupert Murdoch and his family interests.

Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 2w ago

When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.

Anyone who’s experienced the cruelty, barbarism and bigotry of a boardroom will know that politeness and civility are excellent masks for terrible motivations.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

In The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan worries the end of politeness will destroy civilisation. I fear he’s right | Joseph Earp

❤️ @realinfowars.bsky.social

Pushing the boat out with some High Grade Imbecile vibes today.

QueenCityJamz@queencityjamz.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is from a 1915 medical text showing mental development and the jobs they can do. Today I'm feeling Low Grade Imbecile so I've requested only Simple Menial Work.

The issue with Clive’s analysis is we have, over many years, watched politicians commit heinous and criminal acts against domestic and foreign populations - and walk away with nothing more than a slapped wrist and a think tank gig.

Clive Lewis MP@labourlewis.bsky.social · 2w ago

If water were publicly owned, there would be nowhere for any water bosses to hide or manipulate water quality tests. This problem literally only exists under privatisation.

Know thyself. False Consciousness: Supporting systems that work against your own interests because the culture has made them feel natural and inevitable. https://moresapien.org/false-consciousness/

False Consciousness - Moresapien

Supporting systems that work against your own interests because the culture has made them feel natural and inevitable.

moresapien.org

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The new Health Secretary took more than £165,000 from donors linked with the private healthcare sector, it has emerged

Will this make him more or less desirable to the people of Clacton? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Laurence Fox charged over Narinder Kaur upskirting image

Actor will face court in April after sharing an intimate image of the broadcaster on social media.

bbc.co.uk

Breaking 🚨 Nazis have infiltrated the ultranationalist, extreme-right, incel-adjacent party.

Conspiracy? 🤔 Worth adding to the record that we discovered later, through the emails of another CA exec Brittany Kaiser, that Andrew Neil’s bosses, the Barclay Brothers, were invited to a briefing in November 2015 about what Cambridge Analytica could do for Farage’s Leave EU

fullfact.org/politics/kei...

What progress has Keir Starmer made on Labour’s ‘first steps for change’? Our Government Tracker’s verdict – Full Fact

Our tracker’s monitoring Labour’s delivery of its pledges. In the week the PM announced his resignation, here’s what it tells us about some of Labour’s most prominent promises.

fullfact.org

Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 2w ago

Keir Starmer gives his final address to the nation as Prime Minister "I go with good grace, I go with a smile, and I go proud of everything we have achieved"