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Formerly a sustainable finance guy who's also not fond of pandemics or genocides or fascists. On here for as long as it helps us organise a centre left response to the polycrisis. If we have something in common, feel free to send me a DM.
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The manufacturing of Jewish Zionist consensus lies at the heart of American liberalism’s identity crisis. @blbalthaser.bsky.social reviews recent books by Peter Beinart, Marjorie N. Feld, Naomi Klein, Oren Kroll-Zeldin, and Geoffrey Levin:

Big Tech billionaires dominate our media landscape — and now they want to take over our financial system. Thanks to Senate Republicans' crypto bill, these billionaires may be allowed to issue their own private currencies that wouldn't be subject to government oversight. This is oligarchy.

"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas. 'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”

The USA is a corrupt country.

Starmer's language was deplorable. It was grotesquely offensive, accusing people who have brought their gifts to this country of doing "incalculable" "damage"; & politically foolish, in endorsing Farage's claims of an establishment conspiracy. But bad analogies with Powell miss the key problem. 🧵

"The 1948 Nakba and Today's Gaza Genocide Are Two Sides of the Same Coin" On Nakba Day, writing for Zeteo, Diana Buttu reflects on the suffering in the Strip and on how, for 77 years, Palestinians have been invisible to Israelis – and much of the world.

"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians,” [former Prime Minister Olmert] said." www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...

"The signatories, including former supreme court justices Lord Sumption & Lord Wilson, court of appeal judges & more than 70 King’s Counsels, say that war crimes, crimes against humanity&serious violations of international humanitarian law are being committed..." english.palinfo.com/news/2025/05...

"The blame for the civilian dead lies with Hamas.. When this war began, I said with confidence that Israeli forces would never target children." Finkelstein's line is that only *now* has it become obvious that Israel is committing systematic war crimes against civilians. [1/2] archive.ph/uPmxW

"Eleven-year-old Yaqeen Hammad, Gaza's youngest influencer, is among the dozens of children killed by Israel in recent strikes." "In one social media post, Yaqeen wrote: 'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war.'" #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

The world stands at a crossroads. Either we stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction now—or we watch many nations scramble to build their own. History shows us which path leads to annihilation.

When even the German Chancellor is worried about the optics of genocide — though he didn’t dare say the word — maybe it’s time bystanders stopped pretending it’s business as usual. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Pig headed Piers Morgan may be. But he also has approximately 8.8 million followers on X and around 2 million followers on Instagram and his YouTube channel has about 3.65 million subscribers. The question is what will he now do about this change of mind. @mehdirhasan.bsky.social

#Malta to recognize state of #Palestine next month: PM english.almayadeen.net/news/politic...

Hmmmm, a puzzle indeed.

Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ

"The experts - the actual experts on genocide - they know a genocide when they see one, and they see one in Gaza." zeteo.com/p/debunked-d...

PBS insisted on removing a 90-second segment from a documentary about Art Spiegelman that was critical of Donald Trump. Daniel Engber reports on a worrying trend in public television:

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Mark Pocan just blew the lid off a MAGA cover-up: FOUR Republican Senators switched their votes to confirm Trump’s cabinet after their families got death threats from MAGA lunatics. That’s not democracy. It’s terrorism - and it’s infecting the GOP from inside.

Brian Eno is demanding that Microsoft end its partnership with Israel and has pledged to donate the original fee for his Windows ’95 chime to the Palestinian victims of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Please think - have you ever heard of anything more cruel, done by a State which the EU, US and UK support to the hilt?

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

I’ve started a Youtube channel and I’ll be posting all the time, to explain what politicians are doing to the NHS! 🚨 Please click below to follow- it’ll help me to get started! 💙 youtube.com/shorts/yktT9...

Microsoft products aid Israel in targeting Palestinians. But don't mention the genocide. archive.is/FpT1Q #Microsoft #CrimesAgainstHumanity #genocide #censorship #Israel #Palestine

"Why The UK Needs More Gary Linekers" (Hasan Patel) #GaryLineker #Gaza #Palestine #Israel eaworldview.com/2025/05/uk-n...

Extermination of #Palestinians disguised as negotiation: Understanding #Israel strategy in #Gaza Whether it's total conquest or managed containment, Israel doesn't have a single grand strategy for Gaza, but it uses the possibility of both to prolong the war. mondoweiss.net/2025/05/exte...

www.reuters.com/sustainabili... The US Federal Trade Commission has demanded documents from Media Matters about possible coordination with other media watchdogs accused by Elon Musk of helping orchestrate advertiser boycotts of X, according to a document seen by Reuters...

UN says no aid has been distributed in #Gaza warns 14,000 babies could suffer acute malnutrition. Limited humanitarian aid has started entering Gaza after Israel's 11-week blockade, but none has yet reached civilians due to logistical hurdles imposed by #Israel www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

If you know a Labour MP, you might want to share this - whilst they still have time! www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-fa...

Financial institutions and investment companies have abandoned their commitments to combat climate change amidst growing political pressure from the Trump Administration. Last week, I demanded explanations for their reversal on climate commitments. casten.house.gov/media/press-...

. Exposing fossil fuel disinformation, one lie at a time - David Suzuki Foundation Read on: davidsuzuki.org/expert-arti... #ClimateAction

Even for atheists, this message from Pope Leo XIV is understandable and deserving of repetition: You cannot follow both Christ and the cruelty of kings. A leader who mocks the weak, exalts himself, and preys on the innocent is not sent by God. He is sent to test you. And many are failing.