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Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 2mo agoThat’s it, the worst podcast has arrived. Let’s shut up shop now.
Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 2mo ago
Anyway the king of the north hates migrants as much as the next suit, so now is the time to join your local anti raids group, if you haven’t already.
The BBC is giving the rioters passive voice headline treatment that they usually reserve for cops
"half of households are already struggling to afford everyday essentials" fine and normal status quo
Pessimism takes root in UK as shoppers struggle to afford essentials
Millions are dipping into savings or borrowing to get by as the Iran war drives up prices, survey shows
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no sacrifical lambs left; starmer will be next!
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 6mo agoMorgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
"The UK has a long tradition of defending human rights and as a former human rights lawyer, Starmer is likely to bear this responsibility heavily." 😂
Keir Starmer walks tightrope over myriad issues in quest to bolster China ties
Vow to bring ‘stability and clarity’ to the UK’s approach to Beijing on first visit by a British prime minister in eight years will be sorely tested
theguardian.com
New article by Phil A. Neel examining the post-2020 political order, arguing that liberal myths about law, elections, and restraint function as counterinsurgency in an era of open state violence. illwill.com/lies
no one with half a mind to do this would ever be allowed near an election victory in this country. can't believe some people are still falling for this post-corbyn
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 7mo agoUK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski
»Wir haben vor der AfD gewarnt, als sie am Horizont auftauchte. Keine Reaktion. Im Gegenteil – ihre Vertreter:innen saßen in jeder Talkshow, bevor die AfD auch nur ein einziges Landtagsmandat hatte. Mit dem Erfolg, dass sie nun eine einflussreiche Partei ist.« www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2024...
Rechtsextremismus: Wir haben Euch gewarnt
Ein brennendes Haus in Solingen. Eine vierköpfige Familie stirbt in den Flammen. Brandstiftung. Die Schlagzeilen sind nicht von 1993, sondern von jetzt. Schon wieder.
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Meanwhile refugee support, legal funds for deportation resisters, prisoner support and mutual support groups all struggle to stay afloat.
“The world would not be moving so fast if it didn't have to constantly outrun it's own collapse.” ― Comité invisible
I still don't understand how we're meant to turn up for work every day while multiple genocides are occuring, fascists are trying to burn down hotels, flags are on every fucking lamp post and the climate continues to collapse.
Am organising a public assembly for arts workers in Hull to talk about our roles in the face of genocide, fascism and climate collapse. This isn’t a conversation I ever see happen (in theatre, at least) so let’s have it.
#OtD 14 Oct 1943 400 prisoners at the Sobibór death camp staged a mass breakout. They killed several guards before being discovered and having to dash for freedom under fire. 150 escaped, many joining partisan units or the Red Army stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8620...
Anarchist revolutionary Emma Goldman addressing a meeting of the CNT-FAI, Barcelona, 18 October 1936.
the endgame is to make it illegal to not be a nazi, you get that right?
good to see the new corbyn project is down the tubes already 👍