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this is the outcome of Jewish people remaining silent and not speaking up against the atrocities in Gaza, allowing our trauma to be manipulated and used by others to gain power

Wow, I can't believe Labour's tactic of yelling "DON'T VOTE FOR THESE GREEN CUNTS, THEY'RE DANGEROUS, VOTE FOR US, WE HATE IMMIGRANTS IN A BETTER WAY THAN REFORM!" hasn't led to them keeping all their council seats.

been thinking of cheesy Beatles songs.. Let it Brie Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Manchego

new artwork - ‘The Snooker’

Had my first sighting on Sunday, the swifts are BACK! Robert Macfarlane

Favourite Guardian Blind Date reply in a while. Reader, they did not kiss.

If your main interest in anti-Semitism is as a stick with which to beat your political opponents you're a big part of the problem, you. Well said, and vitally important, from @zackpolanski.bsky.social.

And a bit of the dreamy opening set from Christina Petrie w/ William Kraemer

Some Myriad Myriads

Incredible stuff from Wassim Halal at New River Studios yesterday, and worked so well before a blinding @bassclef.bsky.social set. These two should do all the Acid Horses, Supersonics & Supernormals together next year.

Clarice Lispector

on my way to the Together Alliance march

Delighted to have put together this compilation of experimental Cambridge & London artists (including myself & @lauradymphna.bsky.social ) associated with the Under The Concrete Gazebo improv events in Cambridge. processtheatre.bandcamp.com/album/proces...

OMBAK Sunday 19th April 2026 Very excited to be performing as Myriad Myriads again, alongside some amazing people, and at a reasonable hour as well. You should come! ra.co/events/2389344

V. excited to announce this event on 19 April that @bassclef.bsky.social, @lauradymphna.bsky.social & myself have put together: Myriad Myriads, a solo darbuka-and-effects set from Wassim Halal, poetry + bass from Christina Petrie & William Kraemer and DJ Jennifer Lucy Allan ra.co/events/2389344

NX Records very kindly agreed to release an album of Concrete Gazebo's murky jams, it's called Acid Heath and it's out today for #BandcampFriday concretegazebo.bandcamp.com/album/acid-h...

Tonight! New River Studios ra.co/events/2363464

The NX Records launch party is at New River Studios tonight! We'll have tapes! CG are doing two semi-improvised sets, but one of our number is ill so we're really winging it!

A Century of Sounds has launched today! An amazing collaborative project with @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social and @citiesandmemory.bsky.social Honoured to have contributed one of the 100 reimagined sounds and can’t wait for the launch event on Friday. Check it out citiesandmemory.com/century-soun...

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Concrete Gazebo's Acid Heath is available on pre-order from NX Records and you can listen to its centrepiece, 'Acid Heath IV' now concretegazebo.bandcamp.com/album/acid-h...

“Mandelson’s fall from grace doesn’t just affect Westminster politics but demonstrates his, and successive UK Governments’, failure to put the public first” Mandelson, Palantir and the NHS keepournhspublic.com/mandelson-pa...

I refuse to accept the labelling of science as ‘left-wing’. Not only because I think this is largely aimed at discrediting facts as opinions, but also -for any insider- it’s so untrue. The echelons of science are too traditional, hierarchical & club-based to qualify for any sort of progressive left.

super pleased to be invited to speak about the piece I made for this exciting project, and can’t wait to hear all the others!

In the Health Service Journal this week, Alex Bax, @pathwayuk.bsky.social's CEO, assesses whether the Government is on track to meet its manifesto pledge following the recent launch of the “National Plan to End Homelessness”. Read the full article here 👇 tinyurl.com/yd35fb4b

For the eternal optimists it’s the first day of summer tomorrow 🥳🌳

1 in 153 people in England are homeless. We’ve launched a new interactive map with esure, letting you explore the homelessness figures for your local area👇 Homelessness affects almost every part of the country. england.shelter.org.uk/what_we_do/u...

Stop pretending Jews are a monolithic group, and that people who object to *genocide* are racist. I've been on marches with my wife, participating in chants, marching with the sizeable Jewish bloc because my wife is Jewish.

Britain is like this because our national politics is a shrivelled husk of democracy: a country where the world’s most poisonous media outlets fill a great gaping void empty of actual politics with relentless fear, incitement and hatred.

After a year in which the wider musical ecosystem is taking more and more notice of the French underground, David McKenna presents 20 of his favourite records that emerged in 2025 Rockfort! The Best #FrenchMusic of 2025 buff.ly/6E9ixyd

this sketch gets more accurate over time m.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKc...

Earlier this week, we gave important evidence on a Parliamentary Inquiry into black homelessness. We shared research from our 'My Colour Speaks Before Me' report, while Peer Researcher Uche shared her powerful lived experience. Our voices are clear: we need a fairer housing system.

Ahead of next week's Budget, the Green Party is calling for immediate cost of living measures to cut bills by hundreds of pounds, and for fair taxes on extreme wealth to raise over £30 billion a year. Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.

Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system 1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK 2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc 3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today

A ‘Mamdani Monitor’?? Zohran RESPONDS to the ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt for vowing to “track” his admin for antisemitism. “I have some doubts in Jonathan's ability to do so honestly, given that he previously said I had not visited any synagogues only to have to correct himself.” zeteo.com/subscribe

I’ve seen on the media how pundits amusingly refer to Zack Polanski as if entirely propped up by social media & youngsters’ ‘vibes’ but to this middle aged women (who has no TikTok account) he seems the most serious political leader in sight talking about real issues with conviction and directness 🤷🏻‍♀️

this is a great reminder that ‘anyone can register with a GP surgery, and that proof of address or immigration status are not needed. It also highlights that people have a right to a free interpreter’

So many of us British Jews feel the same, thank you for your voice Zack

My excellent friend Viatrix and me are thrilled to be featured on this month’s Plastic Language w/ FIELDNOTES.. such an honour to be played amongst these wonderful sounds www.nts.live/shows/plasti...

Very excited about this show on Sunday. 'Maison Rose' from '77 is a real cult gem of course but she's still making vital music - 2022's 'Targala, la maison qui n'en est pas une' is delightful johnkoolrecords.bandcamp.com/album/targal...

One of the most important political messages on the internet.

Macabi Tel Aviv are now saying its too unsafe for them to go to Aston Villa so have cancelled their visit.. well done everyone for letting them play the victim www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/2025/10/%d7%...

oh Ed you schmuk

The delivery of 'Newcastle' here is brilliant bsky.app/profile/cedw...

I’m the newest (Jewish) Aston Villa fan

Joined today, following @lauradymphna.bsky.social's lead