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I've not gone into Twitter much over the last few months, every other week really. Today i finally realised that it's like standing next to a putrid bog, why do it. So, today i have deactivated my Twitter account, there is too much vileness in this world without being part of it myself.

"People should not be afraid of their Government, Governments should be afraid of the people" A line from 'V for Vendetta' that i'm musing over at the moment. Where is the true power in society ? Not a simple answer, but ultimately a vital question.

Dr Seuss, still valid.

Not fit!

I stopped into Twatter for the first time in a while today. The site is a cesspit now, full of hate. The amount of MAGA cultists screaming for judges to be imprisoned, impeached, sacked or worse is staggering. So this is how a police state starts. It's scary, and i'm not even an American

Are you with me?

Dear Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting: the NHS is not for sale. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Billionaires should not own social media platforms. Billionaires should not run our newspapers. Billionaires should not control our politics. A free media is a democratic media - a public good that is owned and run by us all.

I dived into the other place for the first time in a while. It really is a sleaze pit of mostly unpleasant groups of people. To find someone on the right is actually seems a rarity, mostly it seems they are out and out vile, racist thugs. No, don't think i'll be back for a long time. If at all.

Remember all the outraged coverage about a handful of climate protesters slowing ambulances a few years back? Well it turns out that wealthy farmers doing exactly the same thing on a much bigger scale is absolutely fine bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...

So far i am enjoying my time on Bluesky. No rabid right wing nonsense, no verbal diarrhoea from oh so many. Nice stuff on books & astronomy, mixed with varied discussions on many topics. I'm not looking for a huge follower count, but will i'm sure build a nice varied group of people. Enjoy the peace