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jeremyr1.bsky.social
Humanist. I think shared values, recognition of shared humanity, and decent behaviour towards others are ultimately more important than beliefs or identity. We need to talk more. I spend too much time keeping up with politics
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Literally the arbitrary exercise of government power

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Sound familiar?

Important read. Awful.

Islamic State reactivating fighters, eying comeback in Syria and Iraq - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

2018: "Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle. If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out." www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

THIS.

Exit through the gift shop.

There are a good number of X accounts celebrating, encouraging and inciting violence in Nothern Ireland. The platform, the regulators & the government are too casual about the weak response to the incitement of violence in every flashpoint situation

The Economist teases out the honest, uncomfortable truth at the heart of Trumpist trade policy - Americans consume too much. www.economist.com/finance-and-...

NEW DATA: Around the globe, the number of non-believers is growing at twice the rate of Christians, with Muslims catching up even faster Researchers had previously underestimated the number of religiously "unaffiliated" people by about 40%: edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...

PLEASE, THINK TWICE BEFORE TRAVELLING TO THE US!!! U.S. border agents have increased scrutiny of travelers’ devices and social media accounts; there have been cases where individuals were denied entry due to content critical of Trump or his policies on their devices.

Meanwhile Elon Musk’s dad is at an oligarch-hosted fascist conference in Moscow, hanging out with Alexandr Dugin and George Galloway…

DOJ under Trump is dismantling guardrails designed to stop political interference in criminal investigations involving politicians, federal judges and other public figures. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

New MPs earnings data has just dropped. Nigel Farage still comfortably the top earner. His 10 additional jobs have earned him an estimated £977k since the election.

As this passage from a letter from several Dem lawmakers makes clear, ICE’s refusal appears to violate explicit federal law:

For most Jews, Israel was not about settler colonialism. It was supposed to be a safe homeland for a traumatised generation post-Holocaust. It was, in the Jewish consciousness, a homecoming to a land we’d been expelled from. What it’s become fills me with grief, rage & shame I can’t even articulate.

Gathering of fascists in Moscow, Elon Musk's father in attendance

Very important post. Governments will always spin facts to their advantage, but would it be too much to ask for a stated government commitment to objective facts? Here in UK maybe a standing independent Royal Commission for Truth and Accuracy (pity about Orwell). @fullfact.org

I loathe Musk as much as anyone else but for a sitting president to openly threaten a private citizen over what political donations he or she chooses to make is a reminder of how authoritarian this country is becoming by the day - by the hour even!

Turkey under Erdogan had already become a dictatorship. Now it's moving in the direction of theocracy...

Totally agree with @iandunt.bsky.social on the Elon / Trump tiny dick slapping contest, via his Substack today:

In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz. The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.

electrek.co/2025/06/05/t...

Many people are humanists without knowing it. If you are non-religious and look to science, reason, empathy, and compassion in order to live an ethical and meaningful life, consider doing our quiz to see if you're a humanist too. humanists.uk/humanism/how...

DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas? LUTNICK: Generally 10% DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8% LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America

Really good...

On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a series of claims about the BBC's coverage of events in Gaza on Sunday. We've looked at the claims - and the number of misrepresentations and untruths that they contained. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

“I refuse to eat at this restaurant. I keep giving them money for delicious food and they refuse to buy anything from me. What a ripoff!”

They're not the only ones - BBC accuses White House of misrepresenting fatal Gaza attack report www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...

Just...wow! @uk.theconversation.com theconversation.com/what-if-the-...