Rafe Culpin
@rafeculpin.bsky.social
Chucking a brick through the Overton Window
Our hardworking MPs are on holiday & don't want to think about the #ClimateEmergency So, instead of screaming in their faces, which would be rude, I'll send postcards. Use my little ditties or write your own: No new oil The sun has baked the soil You've gone away on holiday And left us all to boil
Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love, and a Hard Boiled Egg. #Glorious25th #RiseUp #GNUTerryPratchett
So what happens when Reform take over your local council? This. #KentCountyCouncil
I’m sure many have drawn attention to the advice given by the Oracle of Delphi to King Croesus of Lydia, that if he should send an army against the Persians, he would destroy a mighty empire. Just not in the way he hoped
To adapt a pome wot someone else writted: It's quite a stong temptation For an armed and warlike nation To call upon its allies and to say: "We invade Iran tonight, "For the news there isn't right, "And we want to put your armies in harm's way."
For reasons unknown, Zack Polanski's FB account has gone Those of us w FB profiles must step up & speak out. Be clear, kind & grounded DON'T feed the trolls DO welcome new joiners Answer good-faith questions Encourage the politically-homeless Bring hope, warmth & good humour #PickUpTheSlack4Zack
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Sing for the coming of the longest night youtu.be/YPrBie18p1U
I wil never take ozempic, because what if the time finally comes to eat the rich and I have no appetite?
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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🩵 🩷 🤍 TRANS MISSION 🤍 🩷 🩵 We’re incredibly excited for the announcement of Trans Mission! A solidarity concert for one night only, with an amazing lineup, raising funds for us and Not A Phase – sign up for tickets here 👇 ✨ https://www.transmissionlive.uk/
What. The. FUCK!
Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · 11mo agoThe courts are forcing a 6 year old girl to keep the name of the man who raped her mother. No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name. It’s time to change the system 👇 goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
I ENTIRELY understand why a party way to the left of Labour needs to exist. I have NO IDEA why it needs to be Your Party, other than ego. The Greens are RIGHT THERE. Corbyn will be 78 at the next election. And it's a shambles. Give up, lads. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
MP Adnan Hussain quits Your Party over ‘persistent infighting’
Blackburn MP criticises ‘struggle for power’ amid tensions between Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana
theguardian.com
Good morning to everyone trying to explain Daylight Saving Time to their cat.
The government of the United Kingdom has declared that objecting to Genocide is terrorism. The government of the United States has declared that objecting to Fascism is terrorism.
rump sends troops to invade Portland to distract from the EPSTEIN FILES.
UK passport holders can live and work in Ireland with no minimum £savings requirement or funding. Note: Healthcare is still free. If you can show proof of living in Ireland for 5 years you can then apply for naturalisation and get an Irish (EU) passport. 👉 www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-becom...
Princess Anne jist drives around in a beat up landrover. Try to kidnap her and she just tells you to bugger off. Prince Philip used to drive round London in a beat up black cab. They had to take it off him as he kept accepting fares.
Mike Galsworthy@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · last yr.Utterly ridiculous. What’s he doing? Moving house? Well either way, he can f right off.
27 years ago, two years after the introduction of effective HIV treatment, the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s lesbian and gay community newspaper, ran ‘No Obits’ as its headline. It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.
For thousands of years, we have been parasitised, exploited and destroyed by elites. Our survival depends on overthrowing them. Fascinating article by @dpcarrington.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
theguardian.com
Government proposes age restrictions on porn sites. Everyone points out VPNs will get round this. Government goes ahead. VPN usage shoots up. Government proposes banning VPNs. Are they so thick they ignored the warnings, or did they just want an excuse to ban VPNs? Think of the Children!
Ok, this fucking rocks. Everyone should be able to use the bathroom when they're out and about.
The first thing I noticed was that the pain was gone. The tall, thin, hooded figure let me bask in that for a moment. IT IS TIME "Oh," I said, looking down at the frail vessel I had inhabited all my life. "Right." COME "Do you remember," I asked as we walked, "everyone you come for?" YES 1/2