2026-07-21T21:40:52Z https://nostr.ae Mark Burton https://nostr.ae/npub14h377afvm28azdh6npp4zhf6vg8tva7wlapl89s93ldv0ddl2u2qhckaez https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/109/286/783/790/741/862/original/7769be2bbf2c0534.jpg https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/109/286/783/790/741/862/original/7769be2bbf2c0534.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8curk85lf8hkyr5nrkdkt774xresm0dlxkqnwkwmqtrj4yl05snszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gkyfcc8 Greater Manchester Green Party mayoral manifesto.<br/>It&#39;s actually pretty good.<br/><br/><a href="https://greenparty.org.uk/app/uploads/2026/07/GREATER-MANCHESTER-MANIFESTO-BOOKLET-2026-Geraldine-Coggins-Final-8.7.26-1.pdf">https://greenparty.org.uk/app/uploads/2026/07/GREATER-MANCHESTER-MANIFESTO-BOOKLET-2026-Geraldine-Coggins-Final-8.7.26-1.pdf</a><br/><br/>#UKPol 2026-07-10T10:17:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0rpw7gfkdz8f73q552sny2k59m59dkx0gertz4qcffv9thgg39wqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gem22mt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2h94mjh7a6zfv4pras0zmh2wesda90yyw8d3rrzzaflrpg3e5wgq3kmuza'>nevent1q…muza</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes insulation keeps heat in and keeps it out.<br/>Reminds me of the fable where a man blows on his hands to warm them and on his soup to cool it: must be witchcraft! 2026-07-06T12:20:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst5ux2fxtqgqf0zg26e800mq2phln22jld5j60lc55y5nexxpxdqgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gzek53u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxyxct7eg5wt0xg6ru3see7m5uuj6d5rtympc84k90xjj8kmnlargxvm605'>nevent1q…m605</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For part of the last heat wave (little more than a week ago) we stayed in a house naturally shaded, from the early morning sun by hills, and all day by trees . Temperatures were 10°C lower in the house than outside.<br/>No air conditioning.<br/>You can do a lot with shade. Here we are lucky enought to have mature deciduous trees on the south side. Shade in summer, sunlight in winter. 2026-07-06T07:44:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfq8qunxryceng76d2zamj60pv45jcldqrg9d60rzwgzvetugtwxgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gdma7fn &#34;The judge’s repeated description in his review of Elbit Systems producing weapons used in an active genocide as ‘lawful business’ and of Palestine Action as ‘violent’ for disrupting it says everything we already know about the British state.”<br/><br/>‘A travesty of justice’ | Morning Star<br/><a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/travesty-justice">https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/travesty-justice</a> 2026-06-16T16:55:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs99kee2vsjhtq4kc6e59ytq28ugr8c0mghf6nr9xnq029mwfu8zrgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g3ln4q7 &#34;John Ashby, ... raped a Sikh woman in her own home in the Midlands on the misapprehension that his victim was Muslim.&#34;<br/><br/>No mobs trying to evict white residents in Wandsworth.<br/><br/>As in other cases of murder. <br/><br/>Only if a perpetrator is black or brown do the far right (Farage, Lennon, Musk) incite the mob.<br/><br/>The far right turns crime into culture war | Morning Star<br/><a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/far-right-turns-crime-culture-war">https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/far-right-turns-crime-culture-war</a> 2026-06-10T08:23:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ll2drg4smxzz7ljap3yhpcsfkp56q6a6dkp5ts5pe22fe5mp07czyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g00h8p7 UK imposes sanctions on 6 organisations that fund Israeli colonies on Palestinian (post &#39;48) lands. Those colonies practice violence against Palestinian citizens.<br/>Coordinated with other States including Canada, France and Norway.<br/>However, not heeding call to ban all trade with those colonial outposts.<br/><br/>Reino Unido y otros tres países sancionan a entidades que facilitan la violencia de colonos de Israel en Cisjordania<br/><a href="https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/reino-unido-tres-paises-sancionan-entidades-facilitan-violencia-colonos-israel-cisjordania_1_13288079.html">https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/reino-unido-tres-paises-sancionan-entidades-facilitan-violencia-colonos-israel-cisjordania_1_13288079.html</a> 2026-06-09T15:49:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfpv2fxtr359t6y3gcu6sgpj5cjs3ta7awgk5qx3n4ayqepglqyqczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gszx9uj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2pwd8rjclku0ps94dhmmvn0x3z4xjzsg9e6mse55rs28m7qjflgcr8cthe'>nevent1q…cthe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>done 2026-06-05T18:12:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2j35ag7wc9dsfrpaguxhvcwxwupg4q7hp2n5tk59rvm8v95k9whgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gx8hm8x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9pfsyczz8qw6nw6yj45fpt5puvemvs874whqhsm2hjj7atql7yrs5rp5se'>nevent1q…p5se</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Our approach is to selectively allow reseeding of things like ox-eyed daisy, sweet rocket, musk mallow, honesty, garlic mustard, dandelions, nipplewort. But we grow fruit and veg among them and after flowering pull out the excess and plant things like chard. 3, 5, 6 and 7 in that list are edible too. 2026-06-05T16:50:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxgtp3j64egcexynzktd6pkj7wgy4fp3yhmr4zwwg3hrhnrd99xkczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g8jwwfn Yesterday I shared this.<br/>By me. Hormuz as a taste of the coming, bigger slowdown.<br/>The Hormuz ‘dry run’: life without oil and petrochemicals<br/><a href="https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/war/the-hormuz-dry-run-life-without-oil-and-petrochemicals/">https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/war/the-hormuz-dry-run-life-without-oil-and-petrochemicals/</a><br/>#SupplyShock #Hormuz #LimitsToGrowth #GreatSlowDown #Energy #Materials 2026-05-20T08:15:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2sxarzzpqckgvwg0g8l74hf0nl2dxtv4qj256j8e6pvqum6mkjkgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gthahd9 New from me.<br/>Hormuz as a taste of the coming, bigger slowdown.<br/><br/>The Hormuz ‘dry run’: life without oil and petrochemicals<br/><a href="https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/war/the-hormuz-dry-run-life-without-oil-and-petrochemicals/">https://northwestbylines.co.uk/news/war/the-hormuz-dry-run-life-without-oil-and-petrochemicals/</a><br/><br/>#Hormuz #SupplyChains #Collapse #PeakEverything 2026-05-19T07:10:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyacwpxsged66ssa2u92yxxz3m74r3mwwev5ce5480yadpm2qxvvczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gje0g6q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsykffd60vfc6qq3ut3yx90etjlkkwgwmy5fxkmqva964xv947h2lq6p4fav'>nevent1q…4fav</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Correction: substitute Antizionism for Antisemitism 2026-05-10T08:10:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdxnhhm7n5tzv0962g72mzp3lmmdc89pug7509y9dg20m70rp9leqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gdhpks2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsddtzmxykne7gxdvl9j6t4qvza32mq6vvtafmjet7k7hm5r4ur9nqpxjksx'>nevent1q…jksx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>While I wouldn&#39;t endorse Brown&#39;s politics or his economic record, he is a principled and seemingly decent man, towering above Starmer. 2026-05-09T15:56:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsptx2d3750n0ktnpax7kzndxp0pmr6u55zvpm84xuy2zvqzxh63yczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g4y3plz &#34;Star readers are well aware of the impeccable Thatcherite politics of Reform UK’s leader Nigel Farage and leading ex-Tory figures who have jumped ship to save their political skins.<br/><br/>But just how have these charlatans managed to convince poor people whose lives have been blighted by 30 per cent child poverty in Wales, that low taxes and more austerity to pay for it is the answer?&#34;<br/><br/>The Welsh elections: the disillusioned have had enough | Morning Star <a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/welsh-elections-disillusioned-have-had-enough">https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/welsh-elections-disillusioned-have-had-enough</a> 2026-05-09T15:47:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy44ul83p7w2wuk0pef50z786ek4ulw96h83pfa0vdy0edlr5q3fczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3glnfzp4 &#39;A Labour MP said: &#34;Not sure voters in Wigan, Wandsworth, Salford or Sunderland voted Reform because they thought we needed more advisers from a different era of Labour politics. I think this shows that Keir doesn&#39;t even understand the problem, never mind the solution.&#34;&#39;<br/><br/>Sir Keir Starmer makes Gordon Brown an envoy as he seeks reset after Labour election losses - BBC News<br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k2vyw88n8o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k2vyw88n8o</a> 2026-05-09T12:48:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9jnnvgk7esdeumzvfd33w3s5ga27rz6cu6m4qnzsqmw6ves5k7hczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gpjhdgj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg9wjpf02nx92gte8ykf00hqnr5r8k8sg2etuyyryxr0c3ek4666q07sy6j'>nevent1q…sy6j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So the rate of exploitation has slowed?<br/>It would be worth comparing with profitability trends. 2026-04-24T08:04:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0nsc8jw42z9pxdks9juav2l7wafmjdz893zc2hje9vw5wgyqza0gzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gceqgua “When he sought to realise his ambition to become leader of the Labour Party, with very little base within the party, he became dependent on McSweeney, Mandelson and Labour Together to organise and fund his election. <br/><br/>“When he became Prime Minister, the reward for McSweeney was control of No 10, and the reward for Mandelson was the highest diplomatic office. The unspoken message to civil servants was, ‘What Mandelson wants, Mandelson gets.’ <br/><br/><a href="https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/clear-out-labour-together-gang">https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/clear-out-labour-together-gang</a><br/><br/>#UKPol #UKLabour 2026-04-22T08:13:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstl0n5y9dyt4f09lhejh77hvalhha04pg2kusuk5zwfkzp6rnau5szyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gzuu32s John McDonnell: “We have got to stop the escalation in terms of more and more being demanded to be spent on the military, which is largely misspent and wasted. There is no way any socialist can stand by and see warfare prioritised over welfare.”<br/><br/>But The Scottish National Party (SNP) backed &#39;Lord Robertson of Port Ellen&#39;&#39;s warmongering call and called for more arms spending.<br/><br/>‘Guns before butter’ | Morning Star <a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/guns-butter">https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/guns-butter</a> 2026-04-15T09:17:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqsqqumpgw8md59mm9lad0smu8g0rvjpqdqye3syxqkxtpgcx32rszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gjtckrz Teachers now supporting Greens rather than Labour.<br/><br/>‘Clinging to a failed economic orthodoxy will not deliver the change people voted for’ | Morning Star<br/><a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/clinging-failed-economic-orthodoxy-will-not-deliver-change-people-voted">https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/clinging-failed-economic-orthodoxy-will-not-deliver-change-people-voted</a> 2026-04-03T08:29:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsylah2xzy26fw7rl7lmuv96juz5h4wna4gsat85jajx84xu8fzjaszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gty6np8 Our corrupt country.<br/><br/>UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying | Farming | The Guardian<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/02/uk-looks-to-relax-planning-rules-for-factory-farms-after-industry-lobbying">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/02/uk-looks-to-relax-planning-rules-for-factory-farms-after-industry-lobbying</a> 2026-04-02T07:51:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8yrphpy9t5yhputaecxhzts3dhad8vq05ya2legje58clecrn44czyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3ghafmtc Games for Degrowth by Carolyn Kagan and Mark Burton, Steady Stage Manchester.<br/>2 page spread in Red Pepper magazine.<br/>#games #BoardGames #conscientisation #degrowth<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/284/002/703/925/275/original/c229ac7d47e0e943.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/284/003/827/104/113/original/095277ce487ddba0.jpg"> <br/> 2026-03-24T11:55:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq7323r0mfx07anhx25tw0nrc4j4jqtdyedy4m5d8ln96p5jxq8fczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g7f54ue &#34;The IEA advised countries to promote public transport, give private cars access to city centres on alternate days, encourage efficient driving habits, avoid air travel where possible and switch to electric cooking.&#34;<br/><br/>This is actually sound advice from Faith Birol. But it should be the norm in the face of ecological overshoot and climate collapse.<br/><br/>Meanwhile UK ministers are beginning to panic.<br/>&#34;Don&#39;t panic!&#34; they cry, in tribute to corporal Jones.<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/20/uk-ministers-begin-contingency-planning-amid-fears-for-economic-effects-of-iran-war">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/20/uk-ministers-begin-contingency-planning-amid-fears-for-economic-effects-of-iran-war</a> 2026-03-21T13:49:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstxs9ah203nnh6hxad28dgcm38h5u5fkvavykjy87gapsysptg46czyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3ggdyz0l Cuba developed the first vaccine for Meningitis B, in 1989. It was available to other countries in the late 90s. The UK didn&#39;t adopt it until much later.<br/>All Cuban children are vaccinated against Meningitis B and C, among other diseases.<br/>That&#39;s the humanitarian country Trump/USA is destroying.<br/><a href="https://www.scielosp.org/article/medicc/2019.v21n4/19-27/">https://www.scielosp.org/article/medicc/2019.v21n4/19-27/</a><br/>#Cuba #Meningitis #SocialistPublicHealth 2026-03-19T08:35:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrrmc0zm9ttk5gxx45c5fz8rxdt5u3kg9g07jgnw5ezu0xd2tmu9czyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gwmuscz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvsfwa8gdtx083xkh9sua2v3ysc7qy303qxzpq24a2yjm26l8z2xgegmanv'>nevent1q…manv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is it naivety or mendacity on Starmer&#39;s part?<br/>&#34;..the Prime Minister has offered no clear assurances regarding how the UK can be certain of the defensive or offensive nature of any US action launched from our bases. At this moment, the UK stands at great risk of being dragged further into another illegal war in the Middle East, forsaking the lessons of past involvements.&#34; 2026-03-08T09:06:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsynff6m52phnxt84rud3fvssn9ee9kysxzf2dxq28kccs602v9ydgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gvy52fp Forgive me but who began this war?<br/>&#34;Earlier, the PM released a joint statement with the leaders of France and Germany, calling for Iran to &#34;refrain from indiscriminate military strikes&#34;.&#34;<br/><br/>UK planes &#39;are in the sky&#39; in Middle East, Starmer says - BBC News<br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20l1v0ldqzo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20l1v0ldqzo</a> 2026-02-28T19:54:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgt6u0fxvxk6fdesfkh0ahn40k09fuspva8hph8ux9g580w0u85sqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gzuepe2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3jttsqksmk5vdd8vfwf3j6zdrcu42p6tuap99aqfm4wrrgjldsq8tf0ss'>nevent1q…f0ss</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A d meanwhile, no investment in tidal power. 2026-02-22T10:53:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs85sxg9nl5nevl00g8j3jlu7h0cth6dv9l7t6lynchkfq6arzkrvgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gth3p40 Artículo excelente en defensa al término &#39;decrecimiento&#39;.<br/>(Excelente article in défense of the term &#39;degrowth&#39;.)<br/><br/>En defensa del término ‘Decrecimiento’<br/><a href="https://www.elsaltodiario.com/decrecimiento/defensa-del-termino-decrecimiento">https://www.elsaltodiario.com/decrecimiento/defensa-del-termino-decrecimiento</a><br/><br/>#decrecimiento #degrowth 2026-02-12T09:13:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf3xf7y2aytgptekwrufr500kftwwydtuc40wpy4lq05ntvg6czwczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gj2q7ak &#34;To be very clear everybody knew, but it was convenient and expedient NOT TO KNOW.&#34;<br/><br/>Mandelson and the Media – Bella Caledonia<br/><a href="https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/02/04/mandelson-and-the-media/">https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/02/04/mandelson-and-the-media/</a> 2026-02-04T15:16:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqqqp57ara5y0pvk0kk6v4srd422pxztjvruw4a5dyjydd2m9k8zgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3ge08lwh &#34;When did empathy become something exceptional?&#34;<br/><br/>Contrast with Starmer&#39;s Reform-aping UK Labour.<br/><br/>Pedro Sánchez, Spanish PM defends plans to regularise half a million undocumented migrants | Spain | The Guardian<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/pedro-sanchez-spain-defends-plans-regularise-migrants">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/02/pedro-sanchez-spain-defends-plans-regularise-migrants</a> 2026-02-02T14:42:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9fnhlpc6yyrwwc6zg9cu2ehxhhqlwn7yuf36hvcu8xhhypndz0sczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g7233y7 &#34;Spearheaded from Downing Street, this narrow Westminster grouping often gives the impression it would rather hand the country over to Farage and put the labour movement’s survival on the line than consider any change in policy direction or lose the slightest control over the party machine.” Andrea Egan - new Unite union GS<br/><a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/unisons-andrea-egan-speaks-truth-power">https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/unisons-andrea-egan-speaks-truth-power</a> 2026-01-30T11:02:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs263ulk6drcu9e07kyd3zzjdd8pr2ugsqnxzf2z7n2fn6fme9ptnczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gl3dxsq Wow, Spain is going to give residence permits to all immigrants at 31.12.25 with proof of 5 months living in the country.<br/>Will regularise status of some 500,000+ people.<br/><br/>Podemos anuncia un pacto con el Gobierno para una regularización extraordinaria de migrantes<br/><a href="https://www.eldiario.es/politica/anuncia-pacto-gobierno-regularizacion-extraordinaria-migrantes_1_12937083.html">https://www.eldiario.es/politica/anuncia-pacto-gobierno-regularizacion-extraordinaria-migrantes_1_12937083.html</a> 2026-01-27T09:51:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs83ul50l7hr27alp0crymvclavj3c47dpt88ncw6t7ruygqw0j8aczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g3884ss &#34;Largely unreported is the extent to which the NHS is bled white by a private sector enjoying the benefits of state sector staff education and training, charging NHS trusts £80bn in PFI payments for buildings that cost £13bn to construct, and reaping at least £10bn a year in “excess profits” from supplying drugs costing the NHS £23bn (five times their cost of production).&#34;<br/><br/>What place does Britain occupy in the general crisis of capitalism? | Morning Star<br/><a href="https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/what-place-does-britain-occupy-general-crisis-capitalism">https://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/what-place-does-britain-occupy-general-crisis-capitalism</a> 2026-01-24T17:39:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswen3vaeyzuhkewymlcymvpx90pdjz92njgta2hm52x22xp783daqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gn25f68 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8mrrd2zfr7ahdksd6w97er5x2y2wnsmr45839a3vq48ul2nkyw9gqjx37a'>nevent1q…x37a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Aggregate GDP growth is inherently economically damaging. That doesn&#39;t mean (as you acknowledge) that there can&#39;t be some selective growth. <br/>Here&#39;s our blog on that. We have an activity that goes with it too, to explore the specifics.<br/><a href="https://steadystatemanchester.net/2024/12/05/green-growth-only-within-degrowth/">https://steadystatemanchester.net/2024/12/05/green-growth-only-within-degrowth/</a> 2026-01-19T09:27:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq7yp9nve6hmep9smhfc3gqls70yzrrkmqrcstw3tqn2urhyn6raczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gv3xjmu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqmjvehjvcf373sh8f30kvyt8akmyy4kv64erfahpqe8knezuvx2cu0lrt7'>nevent1q…lrt7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Trump&#39;s palanganero.<br/><a href="https://mstdn.social/@markhburton/115832556147485759">https://mstdn.social/@markhburton/115832556147485759</a> 2026-01-13T19:21:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw8rtgv8s8ulgc44n5n2xa0mfasmyx8f2g5rrwgg6xw55yc6708eszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g8xxejx I came across an insult in Spanish, calling someone &#34;the bloke who holds the basin for the brothel clients to wash their genitals&#34;. That&#39;s this man.<br/><br/>Starmer won&#39;t be drawn on whether US strikes on Venezuela broke international law - BBC News<br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4qgvwxp08o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4qgvwxp08o</a> 2026-01-03T18:22:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxtnarg7fc5un2ye0h8hpa5zfm8um89kwjxuzl5n37jwyklxjhlwqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g9xjc9p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrwvt0mvqxxxun7wfe8wxctfsk8sjqmch7549rgfxpyudp987k3gq9dqrju'>nevent1q…qrju</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In that sense alone it&#39;s pretty magical in tone. I won&#39;t reply in more detail but plan to write on this in the new year. 2025-12-31T09:36:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyjfzzjnjm3n6r3afk5rvve5e9su58u4qkkagegn77m52grqdnt6gzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3glanjne In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd0lryg8t2kd0sedph77u4lpcylm67s9y4kkezv0cxpkmctwx3vhsgrd266'>nevent1q…d266</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He&#39;s partly right, a wealth tax as described doesn&#39;t go nearly far enough. Taxes need to be far steeper on all wealth, not just the 0.1% of very wealthy people (best placed to avoid and evade).<br/>Greens still have a rather muddled economic policy mix. Seem to have finally dumped sovereign money nonsense but now flirting with MMT magical thinking. 2025-12-31T09:05:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsre8yzyafqlwhw0naj2ndd8x426qu49upq6hm75arn2l6wpyek4rszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gg780yq Israel bans 25 humanitarian aid groups from working in Gaza | The National<br/><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/25730978.israel-suspend-work-several-humanitarian-organisations-gaza/">https://www.thenational.scot/news/25730978.israel-suspend-work-several-humanitarian-organisations-gaza/</a> 2025-12-31T08:50:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf9v9c55e002hjlckal09vwrfntyd6627nxs4p8xuj54l7l93dq6czyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gv6f6qc Rubio on Ukraine:<br/>“It’s not our war. It’s a war on another continent,” <br/>Meanwhile USA bombs Syria.<br/><br/>Schrödinger&#39;s foreign policy.<br/><br/>Five key takeaways from US State Secretary Rubio’s year-end briefing | Politics News | Al Jazeera<br/><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/19/five-key-takeaways-from-us-secretary-of-state-rubios-year-end-briefing?traffic_source=rss">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/19/five-key-takeaways-from-us-secretary-of-state-rubios-year-end-briefing?traffic_source=rss</a> 2025-12-20T09:46:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0qedry6dfgfnx8t6jwd80fuav3mmx2ydt734zkpcvm9cept4zrfgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gu3arcj Sabotage of climate action is systemic, not the result of individual actors.<br/>Free download of ebook.<br/><br/>H/t <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ukcz6dr84mzfaz5zlhvqlkg967av006cnl2p7x5v6706tz24nqgse3fn5q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>El Salto</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ukc…fn5q</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Global Assessment - Brown Climate Social Science Network<br/><a href="https://cssn.org/news-research/global-assessment/">https://cssn.org/news-research/global-assessment/</a><br/><br/>#climate #ClimateDenial 2025-12-20T09:38:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvguwjpznzad0wmpvpa9vph6thv86a5sa5j4fm3exl907mqdl6kyczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gtpmz9e &#34;Students at the Islamic University of Gaza have returned to in-person classes for the first time in two years, navigating a campus transformed into a site of mass displacement and utter devastation as a result of Israel’s genocidal war <br/>&#34;Tents dot the grounds where lecture halls once stood, ...&#34;<br/><br/>Islamic University of Gaza resumes classes on site amid Israeli destruction | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera<br/><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/20/islamic-university-of-gaza-resumes-classes-on-site-amid-israeli-destruction?traffic_source=rss">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/20/islamic-university-of-gaza-resumes-classes-on-site-amid-israeli-destruction?traffic_source=rss</a> 2025-12-20T09:22:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvg73l43eu6z6ht0juezxxzh5cyrdhdzgzexzkxwpkg6kfcrwsx0czyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gwg89rj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq4cxaayclmlh7sp86pyu2hq5qruw5ywh7vup8fv4d88t0pn8se6sw5ewld'>nevent1q…ewld</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, that&#39;s it.<br/>For that as an extended argument, outlining a suite of policies, see our<br/><a href="https://gettingreal.org.uk">https://gettingreal.org.uk</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/705/767/928/459/337/original/a420c605e3e6b312.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-12T09:00:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszkd35q6ewgxeag94qv9tluv58ktwn3g0ar3ahp4xcpl999e524gqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g0eyj0v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdkrhp4zewrruz3d0znqcank5xpdtu0n68nrzz2443hzhtxgkyc0sr3cs4v'>nevent1q…cs4v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is the longstanding bug, can&#39;t find and replace page breaks, fixed yet? 2025-12-12T08:30:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0up92j98y4pscm5zxqm23fzz9ypupte2pn29eq47x9adx8q052lszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gt78h0s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxdtfjxn097gar99m4vdsr8zuwxnjr4zqcyatpplks0c76a2wtt0cxtvrfz'>nevent1q…vrfz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I never watch them. With something written you can skim, duck and dive. Video you have to sit through the whole thing. 2025-12-12T08:28:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2mquq9ua2qe8j4yrypn7eau205yl4q5r9tc5u9a7lcppd0zafqkgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gqj68yn As Storm Byron grips the Gaza Strip, heavy winter rains are turning fragile shelters and flooded streets into life-threatening locations. Families are facing freezing winds, soaked tents, and overcrowded spaces that offer little protection. <br/><br/>Please consider making a donation to UNRWA.<br/><br/>Support Palestine Refugees: UNRWA End-of-Year Appeal 2025 <a href="https://donate.unrwa.org/int/en/endofyear">https://donate.unrwa.org/int/en/endofyear</a> 2025-12-11T15:27:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqkkkv3t76kxkdykcap6w5na97m8qcmuhuzws7l2ypwkueeg2kx9qzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g882k43 People urged to wear masks when they are ill as UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of flu | Flu | The Guardian<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/09/nhs-leader-calls-for-revival-of-mask-wearing-amid-tidal-wave-of-flu">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/09/nhs-leader-calls-for-revival-of-mask-wearing-amid-tidal-wave-of-flu</a> 2025-12-09T21:02:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8g5jtnyzlqdraq96v74p6jz7axl5swqc9xcujlkjuewcat8ccjpszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g5a03fg &#34;...the scams perpetrated during the Corbyn period by Labour Together, CCDH and its sock-puppet ‘Stop Funding Fake News’ (SFFN) to topple Corbyn and install Starmer in his stead, have led directly to the burgeoning police state Starmer is building against the people of this country, their rights and their freedoms, all to protect Israel and its interests.&#34;<br/><br/>Starmer&#39;s attempt to destroy Corbyn reaches US<br/><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/12/04/corbyn-the-fraud/">https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/12/04/corbyn-the-fraud/</a><br/><br/>#UKPol #UKLabour 2025-12-04T17:32:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz8nenqj3d4whet3w3jgwc0caa970t0mpjv0x0uk38vjzhalgc4eszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3ggjfgfy AI and the railway mania<br/>Michael Roberts.<br/><br/>&#34;A widely cited study from MIT found that so far, 95 per cent of generative AI projects produce no return in productivity growth or profits. To justify the required investment, annual data-centre revenues would need to rise from $20bn today to about $2trn.  Existing revenues will fall short by $800bn..&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/ai-and-the-railway-mania/">https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/ai-and-the-railway-mania/</a><br/><br/>#AIBubble 2025-12-04T13:09:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy6y5q8cpec6kfljtmu0yspgz099neetxmudgagjh883jw2fewgcgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g2t3t0k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx89cdgpj74yqh25275l6r20jst8k4j6cszrfamepye8qykcj5j3ce95ham'>nevent1q…5ham</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I broadly agree. I first joined the Greens in the early 90s but left quickly as it was so amateurish. I rejoined Labour when Corbyn was elected and left a few months into the Starmer regime. Rejoined the Greens 18m ago. I&#39;m a degrowth Marxist.<br/>However, I think despite Greens doing well in some &#39;working class&#39; constituencies, YP will appeal to a different base.<br/>So I see the future (if YP should get its act together...) as separate parties, collaboration and, I hope, electoral pacts. 2025-12-01T09:43:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxc6cm52ns3a2zehaleaf48a8xrhmrl4ca7zpau44kmzu97e7e3nczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gfr7hnt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswv0ruq7jgzngmjlc563dk9un6n9fz3granpedfvz2dw0wg5nchqqewsfw3'>nevent1q…sfw3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m quite sceptical having joined the Greens 18m+ ago (have my reservations there too) but this thread gives a different picture.<br/><a href="https://mastodon.de/@ErikUden/115635520775402933">https://mastodon.de/@ErikUden/115635520775402933</a> 2025-11-30T09:11:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfmnjumngz2lm2xxjc2n4exeyxnsxymw8qr8n0lfp90uvudhr6njszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gc4trst Heading to Liverpool to found Your Party?<br/>Read this first.<br/><a href="https://tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/the-green-way">https://tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/the-green-way</a><br/>#YourParty #GreenParty #UKPol <br/>And then this,<br/><a href="https://degrowthuk.org/2025/09/22/as-uk-politics-turns-both-right-and-left-how-do-we-get-degrowth-onto-the-agenda/">https://degrowthuk.org/2025/09/22/as-uk-politics-turns-both-right-and-left-how-do-we-get-degrowth-onto-the-agenda/</a> 2025-11-29T09:17:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs93hnk8a47gpsc4na4w87sgt24gpfyr8z6n3pnk9pjzc49rg4yjdszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g4uyjam Everyone on the British left should read this from @meadwaj<br/><br/>&#34;...it is the Greens today who, under the energetic new leadership of Zack Polanski, are setting the pace. Given the uncertainties of the Your Party narrative, it is the Greens who will continue to step up and set that pace. They are, as I have said, the leading force on the English left.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;[The leadership of other left forces] ave a serious responsibility not to get in the way of this advance&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/the-green-way">https://tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/the-green-way</a><br/><br/>#UKPol 2025-11-27T12:24:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2v5wxnujs82hdxd3rf55tu5n52vavwd27xnpjn8ncu8q5w4g382czyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g9knl2j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs22h2vamke7am2836dlqtuctd7cj6y0qgw2fyeuzme4ry5k9wv74cpp405g'>nevent1q…405g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Green Party&#39; NI too:<br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12cn2pr4mxaa9ap0wwa7c7rf4adlw9a8rz9v3n9m4v7q586zsvp4q2le4dq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Green Party NI</span> (<span class="italic">npub12cn…e4dq</span>)</a></span> too<br/><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@greenpartyni/115617315324512476">https://mastodon.ie/@greenpartyni/115617315324512476</a> 2025-11-27T09:28:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg3h0rlh5xrw7yc4e4c3ryz7c8eadvf7j79a42xutq8l0fff59xrczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g275x2p When I was 13, I was making my own radios. Simple ones - maybe 10-20 parts, many salvaged. Functional. I knew how they worked. I could choose between 3 BBC radio stations (and Radio Luxembourg).<br/>My grandson of that age has a smartphone. He can&#39;t fix it and certainly doesn&#39;t know how it works. It fills his head with drivel.<br/>Progress - very overrated. 2025-11-06T20:25:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyq4hluxae4cuvstzrmalrtfll2ck38mm7s4a4jyklly605yk08mczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g5q4k7g &#34;Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler. Farage told us the flag-raisers were just ordinary folk sticking it to the system. A few months worth of local journalism later, that now looks like a shaky claim.&#34;<br/><br/>The men who raised the flags<br/><a href="https://manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-raised-the-flags/">https://manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-raised-the-flags/</a><br/>#xenophobia #nativism 2025-11-02T09:22:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdankqh7ggnj9mzqzhcgqd22kugznh2r80ndessvx6kk2t6knm3sqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gwzd7d7 Amid the moral panic about unofficial #migration, the vulnerability of desperate people is never mentioned. Here&#39;s a dereliction of the duty of care.<br/>&#34;More than 50 lone child asylum seekers who disappeared soon after arriving in the UK and while in the care of the authorities are still missing...<br/>&#34;Many of the missing children arrived in small boats or hidden in the backs of lorries and are thought to have been taken by traffickers.&#34;<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/01/more-than-50-child-asylum-seekers-still-missing-after-disappearing-from-kent-care">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/01/more-than-50-child-asylum-seekers-still-missing-after-disappearing-from-kent-care</a> 2025-11-01T15:41:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsre53kcdpm0p3hl56lc3pylg3tg6j0v68cnpgf66svvevn3rfuxtqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gzqa93v &#34;Kerala to become first Indian state to eliminate extreme poverty this weekend&#34;<br/>#Kerala has for many years had Communist-led, Left Front governments. Even when I was there in 1980 the lower level of extreme poverty, compared to neighbouring states, was noticeable.<br/><a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/kerala-become-first-indian-state-eliminate-extreme-poverty-weekend">https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/kerala-become-first-indian-state-eliminate-extreme-poverty-weekend</a><br/>“It is powerful and irrefutable proof that communist ideology is not mere fantasy but an organising principle that has the power to transform the present, opening up the future to fresh possibilities.”<br/>#poverty 2025-10-31T09:42:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswy07z2nz4cyfus80q69wlkxyxumhsv645rsxet2dg9kkvfuz79uczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g5ne47m Richard Murphy, who previously advocated green growth, gets there in the end.<br/><br/>&#34;The real challenge we face is not how to restart a growth engine that has already driven us to the edge of environmental collapse. It is how to redesign the economy so that the resources we already have are used to meet human and ecological needs. <br/>Growth is not coming back — and nor should our democracy depend upon it.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10/29/growth-is-not-coming-back-and-nor-should-our-democracy-depend-upon-it/">https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10/29/growth-is-not-coming-back-and-nor-should-our-democracy-depend-upon-it/</a> 2025-10-29T08:46:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9k5fr4nz9rw7zd2lf6s5auaa6pezgcq0qme4cfmajz2c8j74vhdgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gx38n3k A pretty blistering report on UK airport expansion - from the House of Commons Audit Committee.<br/>-No evidence of net benefits.<br/>-Will impair net zero.<br/>-Decisions being taken without the benefit of updated policy.<br/><br/>Airport expansion and climate and nature targets <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cmselect/cmenvaud/831/report.html#heading-5">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cmselect/cmenvaud/831/report.html#heading-5</a><br/><br/>#climate #NetZero #aviation #AviationEmissions 2025-10-24T10:00:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdlp67kh5h4kh3c8eeeq6n40h3hxl0qkw9cn96wpta9dx09x6ekeczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g0nwsee In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqvyz9srna3sss7frgspg0fhtaxnwx6zpnrc66c2f6j3rnpdc2uysydhf2u'>nevent1q…hf2u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think in Norway some years ago there was a kind of synthetic front: voters given info on where and how to vote tactically. Something an independent group could set up? 2025-10-24T08:07:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvmgefvradeeynswf6jys73t8xwh4tw7mjjh3cqmzk654rhf8tdrczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gptgxv4 Apparently the UK Government wants to hear from you on Equinor&#39;s application for #Rosebank - let them have it!<br/><br/>Take Action:<br/><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/forms/the-government-wants-to-hear-from-you-on-equinors-application-for-rosebank">https://actionnetwork.org/forms/the-government-wants-to-hear-from-you-on-equinors-application-for-rosebank</a> 2025-10-23T12:15:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs80c46qzz0gtjz7mtqzk27w9jm3lnaa55j6r4wcnswswj5gy8temczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3ge3u2c4 Starmer who champions &#39;“law and order,” &#39;presses the police to obstruct peaceful demonstrations and oversees mass arrests of non-violent sit-ins. Yet when police take a safety-based decision to bar the notoriously violent fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv — already banned by Amsterdam City Council because of the riots they instigated in the Dutch city last November — he claims anti-semitism, in order to ingratiate himself with the pro-Israel political right.&#39;<br/>| Morning Star<br/><a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/cynical-and-inept-starmer-risks-unleashing-racist-hooligans-birmingham">https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/cynical-and-inept-starmer-risks-unleashing-racist-hooligans-birmingham</a> 2025-10-20T08:17:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq8n95d3k4a08mr0aeaew86ffcc0jr06ga07xcc7768nhlwapazdqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gq7h2du I joined Labour 3 times.Never again.<br/>&#34;Questions arise for members of the Labour Party. Why would one join a party where being a member means only paying subs and having no voice? Why would one join a party which is itself host to the enemies not only of socialism but of mild social democratic reform? Why would anyone on the left join an organisation that required you to battle the party bureaucracy before you could battle the true political opposition?&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/why-vote-labour">https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/why-vote-labour</a><br/><br/>#UKPol #UKLabour 2025-10-19T10:05:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgal099pwunuettv3d5037wlp40swj9wmvkuuh7wjd0xqdqmhj8jqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gkwfzhj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfs7t64szlsx7lh3hh2umnwf4m0z439plvppnvl0k0f498gdkm6esl7hfng'>nevent1q…hfng</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s a great film. 2025-10-17T18:18:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfdz7khmwyd777pdqqjpytpl4ckh377004hu3sk6e5kamhq7j8s7szyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3guecxxn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst69v458fsendr6r4r39wv9lwycpp5zrdyza8pzda5e47pxnck8msfycvm6'>nevent1q…cvm6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, but also the other governments that have been genocide enablers the UK included. 2025-10-12T19:05:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyheudax5vctw27g54htxtrrq2d394rc83lu46zsx5y2pcg8xnz8szyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g028myj Obvious enough, isn&#39;t it?<br/>&#34;Yousef Birzeit, an economics professor at Birzeit University,(Ramallah, Palestine) says the cost to rebuild Gaza will be far greater than the UN, European Union and World Bank estimate of about $50bn.&#34;<br/><br/>Estimated cost to rebuild Gaza not “sufficient” | Gaza | Al Jazeera<br/><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/quotable/2025/10/12/aje-onl-qt_yousef_daoud-121025?traffic_source=rss">https://www.aljazeera.com/video/quotable/2025/10/12/aje-onl-qt_yousef_daoud-121025?traffic_source=rss</a><br/><br/>#Gaza 2025-10-12T17:40:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqh2xnmhreakqftheeup63phqupgtgu3e0jppvjz0dc49u9k437qczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g4c0vj3 Testimony from ex-IDF officer.<br/>Human shields / human mine detectors routinely used.<br/>Individual soldiers decide who to shoot.<br/>Some soldiers compete to kill the most Palestinians.<br/>Siluetes at windows shot at without knowing who they are.<br/><br/>This testimony consistent with 200 collected by Israel NGO, &#39;Breaking the Silence&#39;<br/><br/>Un exsargento israelí desplegado en Gaza: &#34;No hay reglas claras, nosotros decidimos si disparamos a los civiles&#34;<br/><a href="https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/exsargento-israeli-desplegado-gaza-no-hay-reglas-claras-decidimos-si-disparamos-civiles_1_12662578.html">https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/exsargento-israeli-desplegado-gaza-no-hay-reglas-claras-decidimos-si-disparamos-civiles_1_12662578.html</a><br/><br/>#Gaza #WarCrimes #IDF 2025-10-08T08:22:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstr0san9cm2u7scrlnwldfa8sj2zq2fma3xkwpxg3af2maun6h9fszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gmvk0rr , <br/>“... speaking out or speaking up about basic things like medical treatment, they would come &amp; basically throw your head to the ground, shackle your hands behind your back, &amp; then take you to either sit in the hot sun or sit in total isolation &amp; shackle your ankles as well &amp; just leave you there for the day.”<br/>“This is routine for Palestinians who are in indefinite detention, let alone in torture camps,”<br/>David Adler Details His ‘Violent Abduction’ by Israel<br/><a href="https://zeteo.com/p/exclusive-freed-flotilla-activist-david-adler-details-violent-abduction-by-israel">https://zeteo.com/p/exclusive-freed-flotilla-activist-david-adler-details-violent-abduction-by-israel</a><br/>#IsraelTerror 2025-10-07T18:52:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyt3qzrpe97fjhj3dpwl9sl09vdzdujukcds06688knkxy2f86s0czyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3ggtgt4m Starmer: &#34;It&#39;s un-British to have so little respect for others.&#34;<br/><br/>He conveniently ignores that more than 60,000 people murdered. 40,000 with life-changing injuries. Their homes and towns, the whole landscape flattened.<br/><br/>Murder is murder, wherever and whoever.<br/><br/>The #Genocide doesn&#39;t pause.<br/><br/>Keir Starmer asks students not to join protests on 7 October - BBC News<br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wgx5v90vyo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wgx5v90vyo</a> 2025-10-07T06:45:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfrg09s3487ut5lzq0fzp0vnt4k6n5spdtyc6xhkqx67ec5ayckcczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gcryc2h &#34;Mum, what does &#39;little Englander mean&#39;?&#34;<br/><br/>Badenoch says Tories open to quitting more treaties to increase deportations<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/05/badenoch-says-tories-could-quit-more-treaties-to-increase-deportations">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/05/badenoch-says-tories-could-quit-more-treaties-to-increase-deportations</a><br/>#Tories #UKPol 2025-10-05T19:04:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8rgdqpdhclskexsmsxz7a5w05dgj0y4xsx5zlav2tw6uzw8sy3dczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g2fu67g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxhga4ddv8mnf47ejm383am55fzqqkm4kq6833say0zpvw3lpl9sey79wz'>nevent1q…79wz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And why should the risk to synagogues and mosques be any higher this weekend than in those to come? 2025-10-04T08:49:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgruscdyj443cnnu57ec87y9fuxqv600g9lmxw07jffslxtt8tpuqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gp80eas <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1e6d4ftu4tx7yr8vnuhuk9ncp5zz2xymj5klhrswhfck0ypnmwg6sh3yx6z" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>BBC Radio 4</span> (<span class="italic">npub1e6d…yx6z</span>)</a></span> <br/>Now report what North Manchester born Jewish Green Party leader Zack Polanski said on the programme. By far the most balanced contribution.<br/><br/>Mahmood: Pro-Palestinian protests &#39;un-British&#39; after terror attack - BBC News<br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgy8kvvkp3o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgy8kvvkp3o</a><br/>#bias 2025-10-03T09:00:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqfd333973qtank3g0s5cmnrrhkyhqld3qsfldn3h3jejjklaqwvczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gtyhxnl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8y047pxudd64vrajwxca78mqfmrulaachdyquczmsyyxw3khdeygg9c8hj'>nevent1q…c8hj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ooh, thankfully I&#39;ve never heard that.<br/>But similar ones include &#34;Throwing rocks&#34;,<br/>&#34;Doubling down&#34; and &#34;Heads up&#34;! All quite new here. 2025-10-02T19:39:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrjgxrfky8h6m5kaehjqszewyl5cqtqwymp8t7wskrnycpwkm9akszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g4j8qdz Gustavo Petro of Colombia expels Israeli diplomatic mission following the detention of Colombian flotilla participants in Israel&#39;s act of Piracy.<br/><a href="https://www.nodal.am/2025/10/colombia-gustavo-petro-anuncio-el-miercoles-la-expulsion-de-toda-la-delegacion-diplomatica-de-israel-en-el-pais-tras-la-detencion-de-dos-connacionales-que-integraban-la-flotilla-global-sumud-rumbo-a/">https://www.nodal.am/2025/10/colombia-gustavo-petro-anuncio-el-miercoles-la-expulsion-de-toda-la-delegacion-diplomatica-de-israel-en-el-pais-tras-la-detencion-de-dos-connacionales-que-integraban-la-flotilla-global-sumud-rumbo-a/</a><br/>#Sumud 2025-10-02T16:06:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8gxfskvp35cxsl6kthc4ytwyvhd8s47z4uhxgd2kt5g4l2kgw5egzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gh09d86 Labour Party also says what so many of us have been long saying: Israel is committing genocide. Sanctions now!<br/><br/>&#39;Maryam Eslamdoust, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Union (TSSA), said: &#34;Today the Labour movement stood on the right side of history and in solidarity with the Palestinian people, sending a clear message to the Labour leadership: we will not remain silent on the crime of genocide.&#34;&#39;<br/> <br/><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/labour-conference-votes-sanction-israel-and-recognise-gaza-genocide">https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/labour-conference-votes-sanction-israel-and-recognise-gaza-genocide</a><br/><br/>#GazaGenocide #Israel #UKPol 2025-09-29T19:14:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ke8vm7tyzpf7ruah7n06rnasmyuh9uf3p9jqnuxh8n9vdkwlg3szyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g7up7er Starmer government considers leaving the #Aarhus convention. This is an international treaty signed up to by the EU and other countries in Europe, which protects the right for campaigners to bring legal claims against large infrastructure projects such as waste plants, nuclear power stations and motorways.<br/><br/>Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews | Planning policy | The Guardian<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/27/starmer-asks-conservative-peer-write-planning-bill-block-judicial-reviews">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/27/starmer-asks-conservative-peer-write-planning-bill-block-judicial-reviews</a><br/><br/>#UKLabour #UKPol #planning #AssaultOnDemocracy 2025-09-29T08:38:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0578xag4ctw7rpwq09zs7uvq5ydftxfuh7cf8yyuw3xpqrhmlrtczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gy4zwu7 &#34;Labour could easily counter some of the wild extremism. Ministers might point out that “English patriot” Robinson is an Irish passport-holder (up until last summer, anyway) who hunkers down in Spain and has a list of criminal convictions long enough for a tattoo sleeve. Starmer might observe how much of the UK would simply fall apart without migrants and their children.... He might even point out – imagine! – that migrants are human too....&#34;<br/><br/>Aditya Chakrabortty<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/18/clear-keir-starmer-warm-up-act-nigel-farage">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/18/clear-keir-starmer-warm-up-act-nigel-farage</a> 2025-09-18T08:18:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv5ha4rl8g9fej9t92pn8pc8wg4fcz0uzh7djd9y5pwvl06x8h7fgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gzdm0ck &#34;Starmer’s disgrace over Israeli visit grows as UN names Herzog as genocide-inciter<br/>The PM has blood on his hands, and everyone knows it.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/09/16/starmers-disgrace-over-israeli-visit-grows-as-un-names-herzog-as-genocide-inciter/">https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/09/16/starmers-disgrace-over-israeli-visit-grows-as-un-names-herzog-as-genocide-inciter/</a><br/>#Starmer #UKPol #GazaGenocide 2025-09-16T16:36:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstpzjg0htmrh2nla4h6hce0cx6wwk6uavh5sjwzfxdvmxvn8plwyszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gn4kmp8 &#34;Google said it would partner with Shell to help it manage its renewable energy supply in the UK.&#34;<br/>A partnership signed in Hades.<br/><br/>&#34;The Guardian reported on Monday that a new Google datacentre in Essex was expected to emit more than half a million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.&#34;<br/><br/>Google announces £5bn AI investment in UK before Trump visit | Google | The Guardian<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/16/google-ai-investment-uk-trump-visit-rachel-reeves">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/16/google-ai-investment-uk-trump-visit-rachel-reeves</a><br/><br/>#Google #Shell #ClimateVillains 2025-09-16T08:08:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw5naz8wpl2apvmlshclyfn8wlujgucajckanh2mnzwm8564fv97gzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gl4snqk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqzm766k8ce24z5khc33f4ndqwpn70yj8e88n4fqmmy9eg5qyu2pcr04s5q'>nevent1q…4s5q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For Londoners, here&#39;s the counter demonstration against Nazi criminal Yaxley Lennon et al <br/><a href="https://www.globalsitu.com/post/uk-london-free-speech-festival-and-counter-protest-both-set-to-attract-at-least-tens-of-thousand">https://www.globalsitu.com/post/uk-london-free-speech-festival-and-counter-protest-both-set-to-attract-at-least-tens-of-thousand</a> 2025-09-13T08:36:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstteahevpa8vfpsxqj9jdk8p6uuvydz0xtftt42pccsagv6qsnemgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gv6leq2 Why is Herzog, President of the genocidal Zionist state coming to the UK today? Why is he being allowed to visit during a visible genocide.<br/>#Herzog #Gaza #genocide #Starmer 2025-09-09T09:29:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst0ktupf5605rzzg3p8ruakupuh3g6u486xqvfaff2dl6ld2p3qagzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gs5q6fh The answer is simple:<br/>#Macron refused to appoint a prime minister from the largest bloc, the New Popular Front.Instead he gambled on the right centrists and the far right collaborating to support him. Chickens have come home to roost.<br/><br/>Why is France about to lose its third prime minister in 12 months? | ITV News<br/><a href="https://www.itv.com/news/2025-09-08/why-is-france-about-to-lose-its-third-prime-minister-in-12-months?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_medium=activitypub">https://www.itv.com/news/2025-09-08/why-is-france-about-to-lose-its-third-prime-minister-in-12-months?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_medium=activitypub</a> 2025-09-08T11:59:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrpk8q3trvv492czfldxecarfnj44hme0wz9zj6upx98rf852vumqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gpsq5yl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmghmah3awwancrfu4s7u2t264s5yx7vu9ykmntqnzja6qt5ahvq27jnyz'>nevent1q…jnyz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder what the lag time is before cleaner air shows a population health effect on this. 2025-09-05T15:53:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsts5gs9343gk99n4rrt454tp44ce5ypkqlm96cp2v93u3m07fjwqgzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gtzq0a6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz86kg9fxl4xhzcluezv4sd2k3lvlprtn4fk6ukspw4rmtjgkkn5smwrtet'>nevent1q…rtet</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes &#39;Enver Solomon, the chief executive of the Refugee Council, said: “Until now, family reunion has been one of the only safe and legal routes available that allows refugees fleeing war and persecution to be reunited with their partner and children.<br/>“Far from stopping people taking dangerous journeys to cross the Channel, these changes will only push more desperate people into the arms of smugglers.”&#39; 2025-09-01T18:47:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgmz2erngxdanngdq5cwn0ue4nxgxrpegmqxuc60txmx8gyqv65cqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gwgddev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstftjvy5n60mre28x2r2qmmxkqreygk6ca3dsmwmkk8pu6rdezyusss99h5'>nevent1q…99h5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As we see with the latest turn of the cruelty screw from Cooper, making it harder for those granted asylum to bring their families over. What pettiness,what callousness, yet the reactions from Tory and POX xenophobes say it&#39;s not enough.<br/>Evil shits, the lot of them.<br/><a href="https://mstdn.social/@markhburton/115128018346773812">https://mstdn.social/@markhburton/115128018346773812</a> 2025-09-01T08:24:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd2myl39k6e8zjwys4f26etdpn82g6au5htaj35muetkuzsj7x2lszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gh5jdvy A rare exception, The National, a newspaper that speaks ethical sense.<br/><br/>10 things we can do in Scotland to stop anti-refugee sentiment | The National<br/><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25423513.10-things-can-scotland-stop-anti-refugee-sentiment/">https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25423513.10-things-can-scotland-stop-anti-refugee-sentiment/</a><br/>#antifacism 2025-08-29T19:34:39Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz8e0vm43u62kpslfura7dnz6chmhu5wwtwsfp0x7g0zg7yqrfjjqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gqcd437 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgp00sn80qqn5kwplrlgrnp2ycr6whlp0ukuwmmgg3ejn2fwxjzss2fw6nk'>nevent1q…w6nk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Blair has credentials as an Arab killer. 2025-08-29T18:37:08Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswymlp85pg8765wzgts0fhf62p6dd9x39yzyk3th5x4yg2mkkxdwqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gxpzjer You can wave an Israeli flag but not a Hezbollah one.<br/>You can express support for the genocidal IDF but not the problematic but non-genocidal Hezbollah.<br/>It&#39;s not even a double standard.<br/><a href="https://nation.cymru/news/kneecap-rapper-to-appear-in-court-for-alleged-support-of-terrorist-group/">https://nation.cymru/news/kneecap-rapper-to-appear-in-court-for-alleged-support-of-terrorist-group/</a><br/>#UKPoliceState 2025-08-20T08:39:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs90v0v9dqcyks8sxzhx0wdrfaysaeutr02fmsgkypskeywlak6vvszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g6yy8gc Israel attacks displacement shelters to force Palestinians to southern Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera<br/><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/8/19/israel-targets-displacement-shelters-in-central-gaza?traffic_source=rss">https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/8/19/israel-targets-displacement-shelters-in-central-gaza?traffic_source=rss</a> 2025-08-19T13:50:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxaahsch6prkvz2jhq2jc5v7le5pwyfs60nn806ml98wqenhjalnczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gauqcyc A bit of showing off. All the wood sourced from our suburban garden&#39;s hedges. Mostly hazel but the rockers are matched Philadelphus branches. Might need a bit of strengthening yet. What took time was stripping all the bark! The previous one I made (not rocking) has the bark on.<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/039/926/875/598/560/original/373980b0b190a9f9.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-16T18:47:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstx3ksf7etqfm0cngfe9470dvy4tjuknuph7r3g2zt5xu05eu0yvqzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gcp5pvt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszps55p9zm4ducdt9f3xgfv968rurksz6gz9677d86wluwufr2aqqaudg6p'>nevent1q…dg6p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For me, 1967. 2025-08-15T08:30:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz6ywgl7mkn7hhq6x6l7utchumnwjxpu7vwyc4fptmdrae3ks0cngzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g58wl44 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvaj5w956m0px4ec6lugfn7ncaamq7tpyev6f9wkeyly2vygf6ylqn4va27'>nevent1q…va27</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I sent a summary of the radio interview to my front bench Labour MP about 2 weeks ago. No reply (yet). 2025-08-12T20:25:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs98sg6zrmx3tje2nfufxdvd9yccd9rr25vrx4ml35v5mcv6my2jmczyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gw20xx3 What is missing, at least from the article, is the need to have productive land near where we live. Essential as systems-collapse looms.<br/><br/>Jeremy Corbyn attacks Angela Rayner for selling off allotments - BBC News<br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3dpkvkkjjno">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3dpkvkkjjno</a> 2025-08-05T14:06:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr5hxc29gtjfx5m6w86aums34fp2ssv0xax9mk8rx86st8qsc0rjszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g7t4848 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszhcc7ey77msjq3sq4etml4yc2nsqfpex4meg4q5zrz4vwjr4gamstjgze9'>nevent1q…gze9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Nets offer some protection from the rubbish thrown down by settlers in the upper storeys above the shopping street, Hebron&#34;<br/><br/>Photo I took in 2013<br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/943/752/614/649/599/original/7bbcf44b412eefe7.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-30T19:09:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszhcc7ey77msjq3sq4etml4yc2nsqfpex4meg4q5zrz4vwjr4gamszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gw4t3xz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23uznwl25n0wq35jmcxp7ruv4zkaj0zlhv6tzkt6qcmaqxqd29ssn43k8r'>nevent1q…3k8r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This follows years of harassment of the Palestinians living in the area around the mosque, including theft of homes by colonists (&#34;settlers&#34;) who from upper stories threw refuse onto passing pedestrians. 2025-07-30T19:03:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg08a8c95f9y5g04wnhlh927jzk79k840e6pqh556esuvs8g2t8sszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g9nje9p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9v8cttflm7nwtx6kwkcvlp3fkwm5q446e6nsfhfmkcdhz5h89smqmtsadr'>nevent1q…sadr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I supported them last time.<br/>This time their action is premature and poorly explained to the public. They need to greatly improve their strategy for building support. It&#39;s also a problem where we have craft unions defending sectional interests rather than industrial unions. Medical staff aren&#39;t the only NHS workers. 2025-07-25T07:51:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstqy20l67r4smq0xnvrc9dsvpvs8klwk0z728ffsfq7mw70atm0zszyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g5d9xre In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvmw6zquc46rvqqw4x8ydlrhlm87eaklpp45v9qcenl4jlmv5jq2qv3mzcu'>nevent1q…mzcu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Tankies&#34; was an insult used by Trotskyists for Communist Party members in the aftermath of Soviet interventions in Hungary and Czechoslovakia.<br/>It was always highly simplistic: communists mostly had nuanced positions on those events, being fully aware of the risk of Atlanticist opportunism as they unfolded.<br/>The western communist parties were and in some places still are vital elements of the anti-capitalist resistance.<br/>&#34;Tankie&#34; has no relevance today.<br/>(I have never been a CP member btw). 2025-07-21T08:48:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswn8mswy0lxur7fgy7ljj8h2k4e47qcepqapcxp3cqcx2f6hrxyugzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gvgt3c7 Why does the #BBC use terms like “Iran-backed Houthis” or “Hamas-run hospital,” but avoid labels such as “US-backed IDF” or referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an “indicted war criminal.”?<br/><br/>&#39;Why &#39;Hamas-run hospital&#39; but never ‘US-backed IDF’?&#39;: Zohran Mamdani calls out double standards on Israel-Gaza coverage; slams BBC - Times of India<br/><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/why-hamas-run-hospital-but-never-us-backed-idf-zohran-mamdani-calls-out-double-standards-on-israel-gaza-coverage-slams-bbc/articleshow/122794294.cms">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/why-hamas-run-hospital-but-never-us-backed-idf-zohran-mamdani-calls-out-double-standards-on-israel-gaza-coverage-slams-bbc/articleshow/122794294.cms</a><br/><br/>#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #JournalisticIntegrity 2025-07-20T08:57:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdl8p5aauvnq5t94e88vz59vldvetl5afsesn8wdqp9ry47ucrj6szyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3gfmfnyg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfkecd86e5yatdxqslk2l5dn986hscv43dmg8qx637fsf59g23r7sjvqqps'>nevent1q…qqps</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks. 2025-07-14T08:38:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfk4wedun9qnrgk3fup2tv9jjd0jp2pvr9a8fdvyzl8466znjuc5szyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3g3wnyy0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dpvdsc3tt5e96gsqsus0ppmv5pntcazf4ypk7gj0n9f6d9sn42cvh7vkn'>nevent1q…7vkn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks. I&#39;ll try alt browser then turn on VPN to diagnose. 2025-07-13T20:09:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsggu5x4snmfvesxk9mh8sv92zsu4lq6nxy8rwee49urgqr5wkn0agzyzk78mm49ndgl5fkl2vyx52a8f3qadnheml58uukqk8a43a4hat3grpjgkx &#34;..arrestees included four vicars, a lawyer, a civil servant, a social worker, a mechanical engineer and the daughter of a Polish resistance fighter.&#34;<br/><br/>London police arrest over 40 supporters of Palestine Action – DW – 07/12/2025<br/><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/london-police-arrest-over-40-supporters-of-palestine-action/a-73255239">https://www.dw.com/en/london-police-arrest-over-40-supporters-of-palestine-action/a-73255239</a><br/>#PalestineAction #PoliceStateUK 2025-07-13T20:04:25Z