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2026-07-24 15:50:53 CEST

#UK military bases used by US now legitimate target for #Iranian strikes
#Iran warned on Thursday that #RAF #Fairford in #Gloucestershire, which the #US is using alongside #Chagos Island-based Diego Garcia to launch strikes on the country, could be targeted.
New Prime Minister Andy #Burnham has continued the #Starmer era policy of permitting the US to use the bases for “defensive” attacks despite pushback from HumanRights groups
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26405949.iran-says-uk-raf-bases-now-legitimate-targets/
#USAggression #USThreats #BoycottUSA

2026-07-24 10:36:09 CEST

Monster cabbage! Birsay gardener spills the beans - #Orkney
A colossal #cabbage which would — quite literally — bowl over the competition at any #horticultural show, has sprouted in a West Mainland #polytunnel.
Joan Mowat has been left to wonder whether there is something in the air — or perhaps the soil — in her #Birsay #garden, after growing the #monstrous #vegetable.
https://orcadian.co.uk/monster-cabbage-birsay-gardener-spills-the-beans/
#gardening #growing #food #Scotland #Islands

2026-07-23 11:19:34 CEST

Andy Burnham: Kick Palantir out of our NHS!
Rumours are Andy #Burnham wants to kick out Palantir from #OurNHS
But Palantir’s army of lobbyists won’t give up without a fight - like when they sued Mayor of London for blocking their £50mil #MetPolice deal
#Petition text
Put patients before #corporate #lobbyists
End #Palantir’s contracts with #NHS & #police. Protect our #private #data
https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/Kick-Out-Palantir-eoi?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse
#CorporateTerrorism #privacy #medical #BigData #corruption #lobbying #DemocracyNOW

2026-07-21 11:45:20 CEST

Using #AI makes people less likely to be correct
Accuracy collapsed when AI was available
- Baseline: 27% gave correct answer
- With AI advice, 9% gave #correct answer
Fact: Some would-be correct people got AI advice & became #wrong
AI advice made people #confident there're correct
- Baseline: 30%
- With AI help, confidence rose to 76%
People became worse, accuracy was only 1/3, but they were twice as confident
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567
#digital #DumbedDown #DDD = Digitally Dumbed Down

2026-06-27 13:46:00 CEST

SHUT DOWN UK’s MINISTRY OF TRUTH
#BigBrother Watch’s investigation revealed that #secretive #UK #government #disinformation units have been #spying on #political #dissent and suppressing free speech online.
Take action:
https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/ministry-of-truth/#take-action
#privacy #surveillance #DemocracyNOW #FreeSpeech #SocialMedia #authoritarianism #authoritarian #ToxicPolitics #dystopian #Orwellian #BraveNewWorld #HumanRights

2026-06-21 12:03:46 CEST

Polanski slams #right-wing MPs after Edinburgh anti-Muslim attack
A video appeared to show a topless man on ground shouting that he is “protecting the country” as he is held by an officer
Following the incident, #Polanski, leader of the #GreenParty of #England and #Wales, said: "Let’s be very clear that vicious #anti-Muslim #hatred by# politicians and their trillionaire mate Elon #Musk create the conditions for this kind of #vile attack.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26213906.zack-polanski-slams-right-wing-mps-edinburgh-anti-muslim-attack/
#racism #FarRight #extremists

2026-06-11 12:12:33 CEST

ReformUK and Nigel Farage ‘fanned flames of race riots in Glasgow’
The finger has been pointed at #Reform UK #MSPs & their leader #Farage after “race #riots” broke out in #Glasgow, #Belfast
People in the #Scottish & Northern #Irish cities were targeted because of the colour of their skin, according to police, as #far-right #agitators led #disorder which saw #arson, #assaults, & clashes with police officers on Tuesday evening.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26183311.reform-uk-nigel-farage-fanned-flames-race-riots-glasgow/
#FarRight #racism #fascism #extremists #UK

2026-06-11 12:01:44 CEST

32 charities in England, Wales donated at least £28m to illegal Israeli settlements
Melanie Ward submitted a formal complaint to #Charity Commission after she came across evidence that illegal Israeli settlements have been receiving #donations from #UK
If gift aid were claimed against the donations, £5.6m worth of taxpayers’ money could be sent to settlements
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26183648.charities-england-wales-donate-28m-israeli-settlements/
#WarCrimes #Israel #genocide

2026-06-08 19:59:01 CEST

Actor & comedian Miriam Margolyes has said she doesn't believe in a Jewish state
Speaking a roundtable with fellow #Jewish #cultural figures Michael #Rosen & Alexei #Sayle, Margolyes said she would not “accept” that #Israel is a state for Jewish people alone
- When you go to Israel and you see how #Palestinians are treated, for me it was door a opening
“If people can treat people like that, they are shits..."
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26175191.miriam-margolyes-says-cannot-accept-idea-jewish-state/
#IsraelAggression #WarCrimes #Palestine #racism #violence

2026-05-08 12:03:41 CEST

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... when the #UK Government – along with 33 partner nations – issued a statement marking “World #Press #Freedom Day” 4 days after it actually happened.
Reporters covering #conflicts are afforded protection under international #humanitarian #law, and recognised by #UN Security Council Resolution 2222 (2015), yet in reality, where once a jacket emblazoned with the word #PRESS offered protection, it is now often seen as a target
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26088003.uk-just-became-complicit-israels-killing-journalists/
#FreeSpeech #violence
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2026-05-08 12:03:32 CEST

How the UK just became complicit in #Israel's #killing of journalists
#UK marked “World Press Freedom Day” by erasing the majority of the #journalists #murdered in 2025 from existence.
The insulting #omission of murdered #media workers came on Thursday, when the #UK Government ...
#murder #FreePress
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2026-05-08 11:49:26 CEST

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See you've contacted both Mullvad and ProtonMail. Would be interested to hear their reply.

2026-04-12 11:50:18 CEST

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This case shows the growing dilemma that many countries now face. In a global supply chain economy, the most capable #digital #platforms are rarely national
- They are built, operated, updated, and legally #governed elsewhere
For #sensitive domains such as #defense, #intelligence, #public #safety, and #critical #infrastructure, this creates a structural tension between performance and control.
https://zendata.security/2026/02/14/switzerland-ends-palantir-contract-over-data-sovereignty-risks/
#BigData #privacy #security #corruption #dictators
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2026-04-12 11:50:09 CEST

Switzerland Ends #Palantir Contract Over #Data #Sovereignty Risks - #Cybersecurity
#Switzerland’s decision to discontinue the use of Palantir is not a #technology story.
- It's a #risk management story. The platform was not rejected because it failed to perform. On the contrary, it delivered advanced data fusion and operational insight.
It was rejected because the residual sovereignty risk was considered unacceptable.
#security #BigData #insecure #surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalism
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2026-04-11 14:05:14 CEST

#Evil of #US not new but something changed
There is no pretence #Arab life matters
Over 300 people were killed by #Israeli military in #Lebanon Wednesday
Adjusted for size, that would be 3500 in UK, or 17,389 US
You can see why many Lebanese people call it a 9/11
Israeli military blew up #residential & #commercial #neighbourhoods without warning
Yet this was just the latest #slaughter committed by #Israel.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26012398.united-states-lebanon-israel-attacks-us-evil-not-new/
#WarCrimes #genocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity

2026-04-07 21:44:50 CEST

Hold an immediate parliamentary vote on #US use of #UK bases
We call on Govt to hold parliamentary vote on decision to grant US permission to use British #military bases for strikes on Iranian missile sites
PM announced via video statement the Govt agreed to US request to use British military bases for strikes on #Iranian missile sites, as part of ongoing conflict involving US, #Israel & #Iran
#Petition
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762994
#USAggression #WarCrimes #StarmerOut #war #dictators #StopTrump

2026-04-06 17:43:34 CEST

Fury as #Scotland-based oil firm takes over #illegal #Gaza gas project
#DanaPetroleum in #Aberdeen & owned by #Korean National Oil Crop, among several companies granted licences in 2023 to explore gas-rich seabed near Gaza just weeks after #Israel began it's bombing campaign
This sparked outrage among #HumanRights groups & climate campaigners in Scotland, who warned company could be profiting from #Israel’s #occupation & invasion of Gaza
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25997883.fury-scottish-oil-firm-takes-illegal-gaza-gas-project/
#WarCrimes #IsraeliAggression

2026-03-24 14:21:16 CET

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... he made a surprising claim:
- He insisted no one anticipated that Iran would attack other countries in an effort to widen the war
But this was widely expected, & amusingly, in saying that, Trump revealed he didn’t anticipate it. A striking admission about his own lack of foresight. On many fronts, #Trump didn’t prepare for eventualities that most experts fully did anticipate.
https://newrepublic.com/article/208082/trump-accidentally-admits-epic-iran-blunder-war-takes-worse-turn
#DementiaDon #dictators #criminals #sociopath #USThreats #USAggression #TrumpLies
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2026-03-24 14:21:07 CET

Trump Accidentally Admits to Epic #Iran #Blunder as #War Takes Worse Turn
#Trump’s personal & ideological shortcomings are working against #America, and what he really revealed with that odd admission of #failure. Listen to this episode or transcript at link
Trump’s #war on Iran appears to be a #fiasco, and speaking to reporters, he made a surprising claim ...
#sociopath #fails #DarwinAwards #USAggression #USThreats #DementiaDon
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2026-03-24 14:08:03 CET

Stop Fossil Gas
#Trump spreading chaos, destruction
His agenda #threatens #lives, attacks #democracy, pushes us deeper into #crisis
While Trump is setting world on fire, #Europe is signing long term deals for dirty fossil gas. Deals last for decades & make Europe vulnerable to Trump’s destructive agenda. Dirty energy deals with Trump have to end
Europe must break free of fossil fuel dependence & build energy system with 100% #renewables
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/act/stop-fossil-gas/?utm_campaign=stop-fossil-gas&utm_source=hs-email&utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

2026-03-23 11:38:42 CET

#WorldCup: NO play in #USA
#Trump should not be hosting World Cup while he wages #illegal #war with #Iran
In less than 100 days, he will host biggest sporting event in the world - a perfect stage to distract from #USAggression
The plan. If #football nations step up now and refuse to play, it could trigger a vote in #FIFA Congress on April 30 and it would be a major spanner in Trump’s PR machine.
Sign now and tell football to stand up to Trump!
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/no_us_world_cup_while_trump_wages_war_3_1/?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse
#USThreats #dictators

2026-03-20 12:46:27 CET

No Palantir in #OurNHS
Any company profiting from widespread #HumanRights violations has no place in our #NHS
#Palantir is US software company whose tools are used by the Israeli military as they commit #genocide against #Palestinians in occupied #Gaza.
In 2023 NHS England awarded a £330 million contract to Palantir to provide a new data platform
Due to its role in human rights abuses including genocide, Amnesty’s message is clear: No Palantir in our NHS
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/international-crisis/no-palantir-in-our-nhs/?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse
#BoycottUSA

2026-03-14 18:59:20 CET

US & Israel’s attacks on Iran breached international law – so both nations’ militaries would be banned outright from an independent #Scotland, John Swinney has said
We have always been an outward-looking country, it’s part of who we are. That is what #Westminster parties misunderstand when they say Scotland has no right to speak out on international events
That defending #HumanRights & #InternationalLaw is, somehow, not Scotland's business
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25937109.us-banned-independent-scotland-illegal-iran-war-fm-says/
#Indy2 #DemocracyNOW

2026-03-14 13:47:09 CET

222 y/o grocery store in #Fife village to close due to lack of support
We’re looking to close at the end of the month due to a lack of trade and a lack of support from the #village
"You either use it or lose it, and this is now coming to losing it. We’ve had lots of campaigning, but we’ve decided now that we’ll shut the doors
“We survived the Beast from the East and #COVID, but now we don’t have enough people coming through the door”
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25936839.west-fife-village-shop-due-close-due-lack-support/
#Scotland #LocalBusiness #grocery

2026-03-11 14:59:41 CET

#Hungarian minister admits link between seized #Ukrainian cash, #Druzhba
The mask has slipped. #Hungary doesn't hide their blackmail anymore
#Hungary openly confessed to using seized shipments of Ukrainian #cash & #gold to #blackmail #Kyiv
Hungary’s construction & transport minister, openly acknowledged connection between seizure of over $80 million of Ukrainian cash & gold last week &suspension of oil shipments via Ukraine
https://kyivindependent.com/orban-orders-seizure-of-over-80-million-in-ukrainian-cash-hold/
#HungarianAggression #StateTheft #Orban

2026-03-07 19:26:39 CET

#US bombers land in #UK
The 4 Rockwell #B-1, #supersonic variable-sweep wing heavy #bombers, arrived at #RAF Fairford, #Gloucestershire on Friday evening
It comes after PM Keir #Starmer granted permission for “defensive” US action against #Iranian #missile sites from UK bases
A #USAirForce #C-5 plane also pictured at RAF base, while armed US airmen were seen guarding perimeter fence of military base
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25916694.us-bomber-plane-lands-uk-attacks-iran-enter-eighth-day/
#StarmerLapDog #USThreats #USAggression #WarCrimes #StarmerOut

2026-03-06 13:50:46 CET

#Britain could join US-Israel war on Iran, says David #Lammy
Wouldn’t trust Lammy (friends w/Vance) for any #legal or #moral opinion
The UK has already given the US permission to use British bases to #bomb Iran’s #missile facilities as part of it and #Israel’s #unprovoked assault on the country which began after #Trump walked away from talks on the country’s nuclear programme
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25913648.britain-join-us-israel-war-iran-says-david-lammy/
#USAggression #USThreats #WarCrimes #DementiaDon #ToxicLabour #LabourOut

2026-02-16 13:10:30 CET

“We have to be strong, we must not stop being good”
“Those who think that everything can be bought should also remember that, according to this #philosophy, everyone can be sold,” Polish PM Donald Tusk said at the Munich Security Conference
At annual Security Conference in Munich, Polish PM Tusk delivered a solemn address on occasion of award of the Ewald von Kleist Prize to #Ukrainian people, honoured for their #heroic defence of #sovereignty & #freedom in face of the #RussianInvasion
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2026-02-15 01:41:25 CET

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... inflict on their Ukrainian prisoners
- All the beatings
- Electrocutions
- Mutilations
- Sexual abuse
- Psychological violence
Not just as a war crime but as cultural phenomenon, something that Russians do decade after decade, whenever & wherever the opportunity presents itself
From Western Ukraine in 1939-1941 to #Gulag system, #Chechnya to today’s occupied territories, #torture resurfaces again & again
https://kyivindependent.com/regarding-the-torture-of-ukrainians/
#RussianTorture #documentary #documentaries #films #movies

2026-02-15 01:41:15 CET

Russian torture of #Ukrainians
#Torturing prisoners is not merely a #WarCrime that #Russians perpetrate, it’s part of #Russian #culture. Susan #Sontag’s 20-year-old essays may help us understand it.
In the Kyiv Independent’s latest investigative #documentary "Torture Culture," we examine the sufferings that Russians systematically inflict on their Ukrainian prisoners ...
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2026-02-10 12:44:01 CET

#Mazda quietly returns to Russian market despite 2022 exit
Mazda re-entered #Russian market despite #Japanese #automaker's formal suspension of operations after #Moscow's full-scale #invasion of #Ukraine
Findings raise concerns Mazda Motor Corporation continues to generate revenue in Russia after announcing its withdrawal in 2022 "due to the situation in Ukraine ,"
https://kyivindependent.com/mazda-quietly-returns-to-russian-market-despite-2022-exit/
#war #cars #RussianAggression #BoycottMazda

2026-01-31 14:18:11 CET

Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
In 2023 the Govt handed £330m #NHS data contract to #Palantir – spy-tech firm with links to #WarCrimes in #Gaza, mass deportations in #US and a founder who thinks the NHS makes people sick
This software is rolling out across #England. But Palantir can’t be trusted with our health. We’re fighting back and demanding that #OurNHS stops using Palantir’s #toxic tech.
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/
#corruption #privacy #ToxicLabour #USAggression #USThreats

2026-01-17 16:08:54 CET

Worst of the Worst are ICE
Report by one who applied for job with ICE. The bar is far lower than I’d guessed to get a job with #ICE
Recently, #journalist Laura Jedeed set out to answer that question. She went through the ICE application process herself and discovered that the bar for entry could scarcely be lower. Jedeed recounted her experience on #DemocracyNow.
https://www.marytrump.org/p/the-worst-of-the-worst-bab?utm_source=mastodon
#USAggression #trump #DictatorTrump #fascism #violence

2025-11-21 13:07:15 CET

Duke of #Wellington in Glasgow has traffic cone replaced with statue of pigeon reading a newspaper
The famous traffic cone which sits on top of the Duke of #Wellington statue in #Glasgow’s city centre was swapped for small statue of #pigeon reading the paper
In front of Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art, it infamously has been adorned with a traffic cone for last 40 years
On Monday, the Duke was sporting a brand new addition
https://news.stv.tv/west-central/duke-of-wellington-in-glasgow-sees-traffic-cone-replaced-with-statue-of-a-pigeon-reading-a-newspaper
#StreetArt #Scotland #humour #tradition #art
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/587/601/762/484/652/original/d3fce3dd605f0739.jpg

2025-11-03 14:02:58 CET

Sami #Hamdi suffers health emergency in #ICE detention
Advocate of free speech, arrested for supporting #Palestinian #HumanRights
#US federal court said it believes lawyers raised serious questions about if his detention was retaliation for expression protected by 1st Amendment
We're baffled he remains detained as he wantsreturn to Britain on the next flight
We demand #UK govt intervene immediately to ensure Sami returns home
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25591526.sami-hamdi-suffers-health-emergency-ice-detention/
#fascism #ToxicLabour #Labour #Starmer

2025-10-29 11:01:41 CET

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In a (likely feeble) attempt to enlighten this so called 'professor', perhaps they will be able to process the information in this simple cartoon. :blobcat_dundundun:
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/456/874/855/183/417/original/05fd2c11bb310829.jpg

2025-10-23 10:26:33 CEST

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Thanks for the overview of your experiences in this area.
I believe it's rather sad that a very tiny share of consumers have the insight, time and ability to to determine what, actually, each IoT device is communicating with.
I expect the vast majority of IoT users are unable to manage a firewall on a even a basic level, for their computer or phone.

2025-10-21 15:10:08 CEST

Day My Smart Vacuum Turned Against Me
Would you allow a stranger to drive #camera-equipped computer around your living room?
It started innocently enough. I had recently bought an #iLife A11 smart vacuum: a sleek & technologically advanced robot promising effortless cleaning, intelligent navigation
As an engineer, I was fascinated by its workings. After leaving it to operate for the entire year, my curiosity got the better of me
https://codetiger.github.io/blog/the-day-my-smart-vacuum-turned-against-me/
#SpyWare #vacuums #IOT #SmartDevice

2025-10-20 18:42:00 CEST

#LBC broadcaster Iain Dale apologised amid potential legal action after branding independent MP #antisemitic & #racist
#Tory MP Jack #Rankin may also face legal action from MP Ayoub #Khan after an allegedly #libellous post
Khan faced abuse after posting about decision to ban #Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from match with Aston Villa over fears of violence, disruption
Decision made on recommendation of on advice of West Midlands #Police
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25557812.jeremy-corbyns-party-pans-lbcs-iain-dale-amid-maccabi-tel-aviv-row/

2025-10-18 12:37:15 CEST

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#UK has become an unequivocal #PoliceState under #Starmer, whose #Stalinist instincts have always been clear
Murray & others are fighting this appalling legislation, its misuse & have set up a crowd fund to raise money for legal costs the fight will incur
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/10/17/palestine-action-trials-juries/
#ToxicLabour #RedReformUK #DictatorStarmer #Stalin #StalinCourts #DemocracyNOW #FairTrials
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2025-10-18 12:36:38 CEST

Palestine Action defendants face 36-MINUTE trials with no jury
People charged under Terrorism Act for supporting #PalestineAction – in reality opposing government’s decision to ban the non-violent anti-genocide group as ‘terrorists’ – will face #non-jury trials limited to only 36 minutes with verdicts decided only by a judge under a judge’s plans for #Starmer Courts [Stalin Courts] conducting mass trials of #anti-genocide #protestors, according to former ambassador Craig Murray
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2025-10-10 14:47:10 CEST

Bid to overturn #PalestineAction ban through #Scottish courts launched
It is a maxim in Scots law that the law cannot be #absurd. To claim that #Palestine Action is a #terrorist organisation is plainly absurd
This #proscription is #politically motivated in support of a #genocide and it is poisoning Scottish civil society. Entirely #peaceful #protestors are being #arrested and charged as #terrorists
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25532647.bid-overturn-palestine-action-ban-scottish-courts-launched/
#Gaza #Scotland #Indy2 #Freedom #FreeSpeech #RedReform #ToxicLabour

2025-09-28 13:45:35 CEST

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An excellent review of how social (and other) media is used to manipulate citizens leading to polarisation, destabilisation is:
Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible
ePub: https://zlib.pub/download/nothing-is-true-and-everything-is-possible-the-surreal-heart-of-the-new-russia-7nics8vd3d10?hash=961097eaf621fdcc728d7f2cfe243821
Found the book quite jolting, yet vitally important information.

2025-09-18 12:14:45 CEST

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To my mind the USA has already become an authoritarian country under the control of dictator trump.
It's now the United Soviet States of America (USSA) in a practical sense. Nothing more has to happen to the TV host and comic.
American fascism and a null and void USA constitution moved the US out of the realm of a free country.

2025-09-11 17:06:21 CEST

#No2DigitalID
#Starmer promised no digital ID; it’s not in #Labour manifesto
#DigitalID changes nature of our relationship with state turning #UK into “papers, please” society
It’s inconsistent with values underpinning free society & poses serious risks to privacy, security
Centralised digital ID scheme are honeypot for #hackers creating huge #security #risks for our #data
Britain historically rejected various forms of mandatory ID. We must reject this one
https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/no2digitalid/#REPORT

2025-09-08 12:43:59 CEST

#Ukraine retook 5 times more territory than it lost near Pokrovsk in August
#Ukrainian forces lost 5 square km but regained control of 26 square km in #Pokrovsk sector in #Donetsk Oblast in August
Throughout the summer campaign, #Russian forces prioritized operations around Pokrovsk, deploying #sabotage and #reconnaissance units that briefly entered the city but were ultimately repelled.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-regains-5-times-more-territory-than-it-lost-in-august-near-pokrovsk-syrskyi-says/
#RussianAggression #StandWithUkraine

2025-08-21 16:12:18 CEST

#Trump wrongly calls occupied #Crimea size of Texas, says it’s in the middle of the ocean
#TrumpFail
“Crimea is massive — I would say, like, the size of Texas or something — in the middle of the ocean"
Crimea is roughly 26 times smaller than #Texas and is not located “in the middle of the ocean” — it is a #peninsula in the #BlackSea that also borders the Sea of #Azov.
The U.S. state of Texas is a little over 10% larger than the entire nation of #Ukraine.
https://kyivindependent.com/trump-calls-occupied-crimea-size-of-texas-in-the-middle-of-the-ocean/

2025-08-14 18:46:30 CEST

Leaked document leaves #UK Govt’s #PalestineAction case in tatters
Former diplomat said the report, prepared to set out UK Govt's case for the ban, showed Home Secretary Yvette Cooper “had consistently lied about #PalestineAction in a panicked attempt to defend the #proscription”
He said that her central claims were not backed up by JTAC report
He added that the report makes plain govt ministers are simply #lying
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25391025.leaked-document-leaves-governments-palestine-action-case-tatters/
#ToxicLabour #corruption #DemocracyNOW

2025-08-11 11:29:43 CEST

Trump orders #homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC
#Trump has demanded homeless residents of Washington DC leave the country’s capital or face #eviction, and again promised to use federal officers to jail criminals, even though violent crime in the city was at a 30-year low when he took office in January.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/10/trump-homeless-golf-course-washington-dc
#dictatorship #DictatorTrump #traitor #BringBackDemocracy #tyrant #authoritarian #narcissist #fascism #poverty #TyrantTrump #ImpeachTrump

2025-08-11 10:51:21 CEST

#Glasgow neighbourhood where over 50 shops are boycotting Israel
The community is at centre of growing #Scottish movement to #BoycottIsrael amid its #genocide in #Gaza
Called #Apartheid Free Zones (AFZ) Scotland, an initiative launched by Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) that is looking to sign up shops, restaurants, businesses, community organisations & trade unions across #Scotland to commit to BDS practices
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25376985.glasgow-neighbourhood-50-shops-boycotting-israel/
#WarCrimes #IsraeliWarCrimes #CiviliansKilled

2025-08-06 17:53:54 CEST

Angela #Rayner: Hands off our allotments
#ToxicLabour
We call on you to stop any further #sell-offs of our precious #allotments and to reverse any sales that can be reversed.
Listen to local people.
Once allotments have been sold off, they are lost forever.
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/hands-off-our-allotments
#Labour #gardening #food #DemocracyNOW #PeopleNotProfits #bastards

2025-07-19 16:20:16 CEST

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Welcome to the United Soviet States of America.
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2025-07-16 11:00:00 CEST

She spoke out …
Now #Trump is punishing Francesca #Albanese, the UN Rapporteur for the #WestBank & #Gaza, with sanctions
Nominations for #Nobel #Peace Prize for Albanese are gathering steam. Meanwhile, she focuses on those at risk: everyone struggling in Gaza
There's millions of us worldwide
Together we can show we have her back, and want the world’s most prestigious prize to go to her and the #doctors caring for people in Gaza
Sign:
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/stand_with_francesca_and_gaza_doctors_sa/
#RevengePolitics #WarCrimes

2025-07-12 14:31:21 CEST

She spoke out – now #Trump is punishing Francesca #Albanese, the UN Rapporteur for #WestBank & #Gaza
“As people from across the world, we believe Francesca, UN Special Rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, and the #doctors caring for people in Gaza deserve a #Nobel #Peace Prize for their work.”
Nominations for a Nobel Peace Prize for Francesca Albanese are gathering steam. Meanwhile, she keeps centering those most at risk: everyone in Gaza.
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/stand_with_francesca_loc/
#WarCrimes #HumanRights

2025-07-04 19:52:15 CEST

#China's foreign minister tells EU that Beijing cannot afford Russia to lose in Ukraine
The country cannot afford for #Russia to lose war in #Ukraine amid fears the U.S. would shift focus towards #Beijing
As #war in Ukraine drags on, comments suggest Russia’s war in Ukraine may serve China’s strategic needs as focus is deviated away from Beijing’s mounting preparation to launch its #invasion into #Taiwan
https://kyivindependent.com/chinas-foreign-minister-tells-eu-that-beijing-cannot-afford-russian-loss-in-ukraine-media-reports-6-2025/
#StandWithUkraine

2025-06-18 12:52:55 CEST

US group designed to pressure Russia into peace in Ukraine disbanded by Trump administration
US govt working group that formulated strategies for pressuring #Russia into #PeaceTalks, ending #war in #Ukraine has been disbanded by White House
Officials cited said it was established this spring but became increasingly irrelevant as it became clear #Trump wasn’t willing to apply any #pressure on #Moscow for peace
https://kyivindependent.com/us-group-designed-to-pressure-russia-into-peace-in-ukraine-disbanded-by-trump-administration-reuters-reports/
#ComradeKrasnov #TrumpIsARussianAsset #RussianAggression

2025-06-17 13:56:06 CEST

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Please tell me the graphic posted is satirical, not real. <hopeful look>

2025-06-14 14:23:54 CEST

#Russia preparing strategic reserves for conflicts beyond Ukraine
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned on June 13 that #Russia has begun preparing #strategic #military reserves, signaling plans for #military operations that may extend beyond #Ukraine.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-warns-russia-preparing-strategic-reserves-beyond-ukraine/
#RussianAggression #RussianWarCrimes #StandWithUkraine

2025-06-03 17:34:21 CEST

Russia admits to taking #Ukrainian children during latest peace talks
Russia dismissed issue of #abducted #UkrainianChildren as “show for childless European old ladies” & acknowledged deporting children
I want #journalists & people to understand Russia's attitude toward #humanitarian aspects
They said not to ‘put on a show for childless European old ladies’. That’s their attitude when we raise the issue of children
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-admitted-to-taking-ukrainian-children-during-latest-peace-talks-zelensky-says/
#WarCrimes #children #HumanRights #RussianAggression

2025-06-02 11:07:05 CEST

#Russian military freight train blown up
“The #Muscovites’ key #logistical artery on the occupied territory of #Zaporizhzhia Oblast and #Crimea has been destroyed,” HUR’s statement said.
The agency stopped short of claiming responsibility for blowing up the Russian train station in southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, but said "the fight against the #military logistics of the #Russian occupiers continues."
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-freight-train-blown-up-on-its-way-to-crimea-claims-ukrainian-intelligence/
#RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine #freight #trains #Ukraine

2025-05-17 12:56:20 CEST

It was my duty to step down. US Ambassador to #Ukraine confirms resignation over Trump policy
I just came home from 3 years in toughest job of my life, Brink wrote. I could no longer in good faith carry out #Trump's policy; felt it my duty to step down
Former #ambassador says remaining in her position would make her complicit in course of action she considers dangerous & immoral
“Peace at any price is not #peace at all — it is #appeasement.”
https://kyivindependent.com/it-was-my-duty-to-step-down-former-us-ambassador-to-ukraine-confirms-resignation-over-trumps-policy/
#RussianAsset

2024-12-12 18:02:07 CET

Russian colonialism is not reformable says historian Botakoz Kassymbekova
Most #Russians seem unwilling to give up privileges the government gives them at the expense of the country’s #ethnic #minorities
Russian dissidents want to retain #empire; the status quo
This never brings democracy, as empire is #authoritarian
Russian republics, created to give form of autonomy to minorities are in governed from Moscow, with governors directly appointed byPutin
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-colonialism-is-not-reformable-says-historian-botakoz-kassymbekova/
#Imperialism

2024-11-20 17:26:45 CET

Long-range strikes can help push Russia toward peace, US official says
“The war began with #Russia’s new unprovoked #invasion of Ukraine. The conflict in #Ukraine could end right now if Russia withdrew its troops from Ukraine and respected Ukraine’s borders,” Nichols said.
Nichols reiterated that the war would end immediately if Russia withdrew its forces and respected Ukraine’s borders, calling Moscow’s invasion “unprovoked.”
https://kyivindependent.com/long-range-strikes-can-help-push-russia-toward-peace-us-official-says/
#RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine

2024-11-20 14:14:31 CET

#EU ready to step up support for Ukraine if US reduces aid, Polish FM says
Sikorski, speaking after a meeting of #European foreign ministers in Poland, stressed the importance of #Europe taking greater responsibility for its #security.
“Strengthening Europe’s defense capabilities must go hand in hand with maintaining the United States’ commitment to enhancing our security,” noted Sikorsk
https://kyivindependent.com/eu-ready-to-step-up-sikorski-says/
#RussianAggression #invasion #Poland #StandWithUkraine

2024-11-14 17:56:38 CET

Create a public consultation on freedom of speech and disinformation
We believe that lies, fraud, and #media #toxicity threaten our way of life.
We think new mechanisms are needed to preserve confidence. How else can people know what to #trust?
UK #Petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700186
#UK #disinformation #FreeSpeech #InformationWarfare #HybridWar #misinformation #lies

2024-10-26 19:23:52 CEST

#dictator #tyrant #trump #authoritarian #fascist #fascism #TrumpFascist #dystopian
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/374/873/859/686/401/original/db9daa6f9c90b47e.jpg

2024-10-20 13:16:24 CEST

Romania says drone breached its airspace during Russia’s attack on #Ukraine
It is the 2nd time this week Romanian airspace has been violated, following the incident only a day ago, when #Romania and #Belarus scrambled jets in response to targets flying in their #airspace during the Russian #drone attack on Ukraine
On Oct. 19, Romania once again scrambled 2 F-16 fighter jets & 2 Spanish F-18s that are used for air policing missions in the country.
https://kyivindependent.com/romania-says-drone-breached-its-airspace-during-russias-attack-on-ukraine/
#RussianAggression

2024-09-27 13:45:35 CEST

#Covid on rise as experts say England has 'capitulated’ to the virus
#Immunologists push for increase in testing and more widespread #vaccine booster rollout as new variant, #XEC, emerges
Prof Danny Altmann, an immunologist at Imperial College London, said those working in the field were perplexed by the current attitude to the battle against Covid, as the latest figures showed an increase in hospital admissions
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/26/covid-on-the-rise-as-experts-say-england-has-capitulated-to-the-virus
#Pandemic #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #death #healthcare
https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/209/340/923/292/012/original/bf45cd5749590905.jpg

2024-09-20 11:47:57 CEST

‘They want total control’: how #Russia is forcing Sami people to hide their identity
#Sami people in Russia are being forced to hide their identity and live “outside the law” for fear of imprisonment and persecution, leading figures from the community have warned, after the #Russian government labelled dozens of #Indigenous organisations #terrorists and #extremists.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/20/russia-forcing-indigenous-sami-people-to-hide-their-identity
#RussianTerrorism #oppression #fascism #racism #putin