Wandering Mind
@wonderingmind.bsky.social
Curious retired psychologist and counsellor. Interested in promoting social justice. Lover of books, flowers and peace. Formerly MDG2011 before Twexit. Reposts not necessarily my personal opinions.
But they seemed like such nice, patriotic, community-minded chaps. (Except the ones currently facing murder, child abuse & assault charges, obviously.)
Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterdayLeaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.
Bearded reedling 15cm They live in temperate regions of Europe and Asia, their diet shifts from insects in the summer to reed seeds in the winter. Males have a blue-grey head with a striking black "moustache" and bright orange-brown body. Females are a simpler buff-brown without moustache.
Missing jigsaw piece: the (former) Nazi now runs a popular satirical website where Badenoch is treated as some sort of cross between Boudicca & Margaret Thatcher while Labour & even Reform are constantly mocked. So this whole sorry mess is just another symptom of her being terminally online.
James O’Brien@mrjamesob.bsky.social · 4h agoAnother glorious vindication of Kemi Badenoch’s impeccable political judgment. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Italy to place all 27 of its major cities on highest heat alert | Italy https://www.europesays.com/uk/1131937/ Italy is to place all of its 27 major cities, from Trieste in the north to Palermo in…#uk #news #uknews
Italy to place all 27 of its major cities on highest heat alert | Italy - United Kingdom
Italy is to place all of its 27 major cities, from Trieste in the north to Palermo in the south, under the highest heat alert as the fourth heatwave to hit
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UK Regulator Probes British Charity Funding of Illegal Settlements
https://global1.news/uk-regulator-probes-british-charity-funding-illegal-settlements
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If you've read the frenzied media coverage surrounding the implementation of the state's new pied-à-terre tax, you know that some property owners are livid about paperwork they now must do. But what do renters think? hellgatenyc.com/nyc-tenants-...
NYC Tenants React to Pied-à-Terrorism: 'I Think It Speaks to How Detached Rich People Are'
A few of the millions of New Yorkers who don't own a home weigh in on the controversy.
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The UK has a Victims Minister, Alex Davies-Jones? If Burnham really wants to make a mark, an open Epstein inquiry would be a turning point. It'll surface stuff the US media and Trumpo is trying to bury. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Burnham considering public inquiry into Epstein claims
The new PM is also ‘looking into’ a separate public inquiry into Mohamed Al Fayed
independent.co.uk
David Horovitz is unaware that Israel fired the first shot of the Iran war, and is unaware that Iran's terms are Israel withdraws from Lebanon and Palestine.
One of the most powerful songs ever written, direct, to the point and oh so tragic. youtu.be/VZt7J0iaUD0?...
Suzanne Vega - Luka
YouTube video by SuzanneVegaVEVO
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Climate change isn’t just changing the weather it’s changing life itself. We still have time to make a difference: If we protect wildlife, we protect our future. There is no Planet B. Let’s act before more voices of nature fall silent.
Kingbird Takes Flight from Branch
ALT: Kingbird Takes Flight from Branch
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Zack Polanski is to deliver an urgent message to the Prime Minister. Watch on Bold Politics YouTube channel at 11am.
Just cancel the game
𝔹𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕪 𝔾𝕒𝕫𝕒ℕ𝕖𝕘𝕘𝕖𝕣 🍉🇵🇸 🇮🇷 🇾🇪 🇱🇧@bar-ny.bsky.social · 14h agoThe Football Association of Ireland (FAI) said it will not facilitate in-stadium access for Republic of Ireland supporters at either Nations League fixture, citing operational & safety concerns. #F4ke4rsevictimhood #KickJizzraelOutOf⚽️ #BoycottJizzreal #JizzraelIsATerr0r1stSt4te
The EU has now adopted its decision to extend temporary protection for those fleeing the invasion of Ukraine until 2028 - while excluding those with military obligations. Updated critique of the decision by Dr. Meltem İneli Ciğer - with my comments: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/08/what...
What is wrong with the decision to exclude some Ukrainians from temporary protection?
Dr. Meltem İneli Ciğer , Associate Professor of International Law , Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Law, Türkiye; Honorary Fell...
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Today, for the first time in New York City history, 2,000 two year-olds received offers for FREE 2-K. A big step for those who take baby steps. A big step towards a City every New Yorker can afford.
What a surprise, the alleged abuser was jacking himself up on testosterone.
By reducing waste, saving energy, conserving water, and supporting eco-friendly practices, we can build stronger communities and leave a cleaner, greener world for future generations. “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” Native American Proverb
Cosmic Figure Hugging Earth
ALT: Cosmic Figure Hugging Earth
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Abdul El Sayed talkin bout being outspent 11:1 but lookin like his supporters got a win regardless. It’s a nice twist on “get the money out of politics” to instead be like “we can defeat the money”
How are ankle monitors different from armbands with swastikas on them?
Mark T. Sneed@marktsneed.bsky.social · yesterdayIf you aren't angry then you aren't paying attention.
This morning I was joined by a firefighter, a medic, a former soldier and Chris Packham to call on the government to act now. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Zack Polanski demands fossil fuel giants pay for firefighting helicopters
The Green Party leader says the companies are ‘profiting from fuelling these infernos’
independent.co.uk
Genocide
Raimo Kangasniemi@rk70534.bsky.social · yesterday"More footage from... #Gaza shows the funeral held for 112 Palestinians whose bodies were recovered from beneath the rubble during ongoing recovery operations." m.youtube.com/shorts/WjCgl... #BoycottIsrael #FreePalestine #GazaNews #Israel #IsraelNews #News #Palestine #PalestineNews #WorldNews
Somewhat incredibly Badenoch has just been defending this man on the Today programme
Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d agoJoshua Bonehill-Paine Self-styled "nationalist, fascist, theorist and supporter of white rights” who was jailed in 2015 for antisemitic online posts.... Selected as a Tory candidate.
The UK has existed as a state since 1801. The current borders of the UK have been in place since 1922. Do Reform UK politicians NOT know the basics of UK history?
Polymarket has millions of dollars in wildfire-related bets & more than $1M in beds were placed on the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires! DESPICABLE! THE PREDICTION MARKET PROMOTES THE OBSTRUCTION FIREFIGHTERS OR FOLKS TO GO OUT AND COMMIT ARSON! It's absolutely nuts!
Jacob Gellman@jacobgellman.com · yesterdayThere is no way that betting on wildfires should be legal. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...
My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot
As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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In China, robots which are also solar panels, clean the other solar panels. Original post
