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graybabes.bsky.social
Retired biologist living in Mallorca. Woke af. LUFC supporter for my sins. Love SF&F, cooking and history.
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Another day witnessing the collapse of everything ... At 21.043°C, the global sea-surface temperature is now ranked officially as "gobsmacking bananas." This temperature is now less than 0.13°C from being in "uncharted territory." Stay tuned for more bananas!

submitted 5 days ago • 29 comments

Sir Keir’s job is to explain sadly nothing can be done about any of the problems; appease the most horrible people in Britain; slap on a fresh coat of paint and make you feel better about the country. This is IMO a task beyond even a world-historic bullshit artist like Tony, never mind these dorks.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Seeing as everyone is writing Brexit anniversary pieces, I thought I'd give it a go. Brexit for 🇪🇺 didn't begin in. 2020 or even 2016. Brexit began during the financial crisis, with UK blackmail. A 🧵

submitted 26 days ago • 11 comments

The current attack-point for exceptionalists blaming Europe for the consequences of the UK's Brexit decision is "No negotiation without notification". This was the Union's and the member states' insistence that we would not negotiate with the UK outside of the Article 50 process. A 🧵

submitted 56 days ago • 11 comments

The government’s weak response to Musk simply highlights its unwillingness to use the power of the nation state. This already *is* a diplomatic incident. Wake up!

submitted 56 days ago • 50 comments

1. The implicit deal behind Starmerism was this: you might not like what he stands for (or fails to stand for), but at least he knows how to win elections. If you want the Tories out, he’s your only hope. But now? It’s as if he’s going out of his way to lose in 2029. 🧵

submitted 91 days ago • 123 comments

Stole this one from FB, couldn't help but think of @skiptomyloulou.bsky.social

submitted 93 days ago • 12 comments

In 1970 the richest 1% had about 4x the wealth of the average person, and the richest 0.01% had about 30x. Now the richest 1% have 12x the wealth of the average person, and the richest 0.01% have 1000x. This is the problem.

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Watching medics pull the shrapnel of western munitions from the skulls of infant children, while those who sent the munitions desperately try to convince us those firing the shrapnel into the skulls of infants are the real victims, is the perfect encapsulation of Western society

submitted 99 days ago • 3 comments

BREAKING: Israeli authorities have impounded a fire engine which was donated by Scottish firefighters to Palestine. The Fire Brigades Union has delivered a letter to the Israeli embassy demanding its release. Story to follow.

submitted 100 days ago • 11 comments

Greetings from Spain to all my English friends.

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

These massacres are intended partly to enforce Israel's ongoing ethnic cleansing, and partly just for the sake of killing. Israel's apologists no longer even pretending this is anything other than nihilistic mass slaughter. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

submitted 102 days ago • 9 comments

Love this lable, very nice wine as well, very reasonably priced.

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next. I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social 1/ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The decline of X has changed the way I use social media and think about how healthy it is. I’m here too now and will mainly use it to amplify @channel4news.bsky.social but happy to engage in the spirit of early twitter…if that isn’t too naive

submitted 105 days ago • 158 comments

My cartoon for this week’s Guardian books…

submitted 103 days ago • 43 comments

Need a brief distraction from the world today? Time for a good stupid joke thread. Please feel free to jump on board. The stupider the better.

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