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Badgering around veganism, running, lefty political ideas, gaming, munro bagging and staying sane.
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How well do you know Iran? 🧵 Iran’s adult literacy rate is 89 percent, with youth literacy at nearly 99 percent. Female literacy is fractionally higher than male literacy.

submitted 5 hours ago • 6 comments

Despite Henley & Partners backtracking on their claim about a millionaire "exodus" after we called out their report, news outlets are re-running the "exodus" myth this morning using Henley's latest shaky numbers to scaremonger. 🧵 #TaxTheSuperRich @patmillsuk.bsky.social @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social

submitted 7 hours ago • 3 comments

🔴From Lawnmower Mishaps to Expenses Scandals: 10 Fresh Embarrassments for Reform UK Nigel Farage’s newly-expanded party is already struggling with costly U-turns, police investigations and increasingly bizarre behaviour bylinetimes.com/2025/06/23/f...

submitted 21 hours ago • 14 comments

“Leavers thought they'd won. Remainers knew we'd all lose; that leaving the EU would be catastrophic, not just for our economy and living standards, but in validating an ugly wave of populism and nativism which continues to this day.” ~AA @pimlicat.bsky.social www.bestforbritain.org/brexit_9th_a...

submitted 1 day ago • 23 comments

Our politics is broken. That's why I’ve joined the Green Party to vote for @zackpolanski.bsky.social Be part of the movement: join.greenparty.org.uk

submitted 1 day ago • 26 comments

If you’re an American should watch the Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown ep on Iran. A deeply humanizing look at a country full of people just like you and me. I watched it after Anthony died and it moved in ways that are hard to relay. I also immediately ran out to try kabob koobideh and tahdig.

submitted 1 day ago • 296 comments

no accidents

submitted 2 days ago • 453 comments

Brexit has paved the way for the carving up of the UK into corporate sovereignties aka free zones, 86 in total. These are deregulated fiefdoms, tax havens, Ponzi schemes for the asset classes. Thread

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Hi everyone, I'm excited to announce this new project: a website dedicated to research and data on imperialism and inequality. You're going to love this... globalinequality.org

submitted 7 days ago • 16 comments

#FreePalestine 🇵🇸

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

Of course it’s about theft

submitted 8 days ago • 12 comments

Petition to expel Israel's ambassador reaches 184,000 signatories www.change.org/p/expel-the-...

submitted 8 days ago • 11 comments

Truth. 👌

submitted 9 days ago • 5 comments

They keep asking us to believe the world will only be safe from 'terrorists' - nuclear or otherwise - if Israel keeps bombing civilians and annexing land in various countries. Surely, at this point, it's just too much cognitive dissonance and the entire narrative unravels?

submitted 10 days ago • 21 comments

I think it's pretty clear that the liberal western powers seeking a harder line on Israel have no idea how far gone they are from normal diplomacy

submitted 12 days ago • 6 comments

"There's no right way to do the wrong thing"

submitted 13 days ago • 10 comments

Perfect Reform material 😖: George Cottrell spent 8 months in prison in US in 2016-17 after being accused of offering money-laundering services on dark web. He did time for a single count of wire fraud after 20 other charges were dropped as part of a plea deal. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 13 days ago • 17 comments

End the hostile environment. Migrants welcome and tax the rich. That’s why we’re building power in communities and at Westminster. That’s how we win.

submitted 16 days ago • 6 comments

This horrendous footage will be studied - but not by comedians.

submitted 17 days ago • 68 comments