@reallyseansmith.bsky.social I chuckled at this caption.

Panic about a mode of transport that is causing death and injury when used irresponsibly... but still far less than that caused by drivers of cars. I hate illegal "ebikes" and resent them using cycle lanes but laugh how we just ignore the slaughter our favourite mode of transport causes.

Well said. I hate his politics but I was glad that Britain had an Asian Prime Minister and, more importantly, that it was not an issue for the Conservative Party. Sadly the direction of UK politics, with so many supporting Reform, is very much moving towards a more ugly position.

So much about this speaks of the ugliness of racism but the part that hits hardest for me is the teachers refusing to teach her, a small girl, demonstrating a complete lack of professionalism as well as basic humanity. Sadly, current regime in USA seems intent on that being reinforced as the norm.

They erased Ruby Bridges from the textbooks. I’m putting her back in the story. They buried her courage and hoped we would forget. ERASED isn’t a book—it’s a weapon. Read it before they ban it. Share it before they erase her. Get copy now: stan.store/gxldsociety/...

Man, imagine having a prime minister with a spine

Thinking of voting Reform you are voting for a party with: - Clear ties with Putin's Russia - Clear ties with neo-Nazis - Clear racists in its ranks - A new home for the biggest failures in the and the worst people previous Tory government - Clear ties and support for a powerful paedophile network.

There HAS to be repercussions from this from the UK, Australia, Commonwealth and other former members of the Empire. There has to be, right...?

France’s Foreign Ministry owns Elon Musk in this response:

British traditional pub signs with pictures are important heritage and should be saved. There should be a planning permission rule stopping pubs replacing them with boring generic grey or black signs with just initials or other writing on them.

Not being into conspiracy theories especially when I detect it might be triggering my confirmation bias but I am struggling to resist it when everyone responsible for the rapid decline of the UK amd USA seem to be coming up in links with Epstein... FFS.

Does this mean James Bond will finally get around to killing Elon Musk in his secret lair?

@dermotncosgrove.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Vive La France!

3 February 1883 | A German Jewish woman, Adele Jordan, was born in Einbeck. During the war she lived in Belgium. She was deported from Mechelen to #Auschwitz in September 1942. She did not survive. --- ▶ A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

29.01 #Niger Although there's been no official statement is much lower, several sources have said that the attack on Niamey’s Air Base 101 has resulted 27 deaths (03 Russian / 24 Security Forces) along with 18 wounded. Video released by IS-SP is also very contradictory of the scale of the attack.

I may have found people who will fund my breakthrough study that will prove that an absence of light leads to it being dark.

30.01 #Mali Security Forces have stated that they killed more than a dozen terrorists in an airstrike southeast of Mourdiah.

Describe your Bluesky account in a single image.

31 January 1913 | A Polish woman, Maria Lisowska, was born in Miłków. A laboratory worker. In #Auschwitz from 22 January 1943. No. 30668 She perished in the camp on 5 May 1943. --- Women at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/ 🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

Even though I have visited the USA many times and know then to be good people. the last few years have made me doubt the overall character of US citizens in how easily they have adopted and even voted for an evil Authoritarian leader. However the anti-ICE protests have restored my faith in many.

What is a "Proper Brexit"? How badly do they want to damage Britain until they are satisfied. I am guessing it is all about being able to get rid of the black and brown people.

It is frightening how easy it is to radicalise selfish f***wits (which sums up anyone who opposes measures to reduce killing people with car fumes) of which there are many. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Quelle Surprise!

Not sure why I can't respond to this... but it is a screwed society that thinks not driving kids from place to place in a car is irresponsible. At 6 in the 70s we were all wandering the local neighbourhood unsupervised. FFS!

Walking home in rainy London and some C**t went though water on the road and soaked us. Clearly deliberately. He then stopped 200m ahead of us at lights. Immediately thought: run there, rip open his door and drag him out by his hair. Then remembered that I am 57 & running 200m would be a bit much.

"I think its very dangerous" is offering an opinion. "Well, it’s very dangerous for them to do that.” has all the certainty of a threat. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

There is no reason any of these men need any of this gear. This entire situation is not only dangerous and illegal. It is absurd and stupid. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

I am glad that someone had the patience to try out one of these courses and confirm that they are utter shite as I knew they would be as soon as I aw the announcement. Very similar to the shite online course that you get tasked to do as a teacher by the DfE as part of the latest "training".

30 January 1930 | Dutch Jewish boy, Mozes Zwarts, was born in Raalte. He was deported to #Auschwitz in October 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. --- ▶ Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

"In order to build tyranny, you have to open zones where the law doesn't apply... one zone like that is the border. The logic of what they've been doing with ICE is to take the border everywhere." www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...

This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”

Any now "responsible" Trump voter only now just realising what he is needs to help vote him out of office then pledge never to participate in elections ever again on account they are too stupid and cannot be trusted to not back another existential threat in the future.

28 January 1915 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Dora Block, was born in The Hague. In December 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- 📖 Learn about the fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en/

Time Magazine did do this in 1956...

You can’t tell me we have a functioning economic system when the richest man in human history is one of the most profoundly stupid people in human history

Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live." That's a death threat. If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.

27 January 1939 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Margaretha Beatrice Swartberg, was born in Groningen. In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Maria Sara and younger sister Judith Josephine. Most probably they were murdered together in a gas chamber after selection.

Seems like a similar journey to that of Martin Niemoller.

A message from Greenland 🇬🇱

26 January 1937 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Esther Polak, was born in Amsterdam. She arrived at Auschwitz in a transport of 1010 Jews deported from Westerbork on 28 July 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection. --- ▶ Gas chambers & crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck

25 January 1925 | A Polish Jewish woman, Blima Leipziger, was born in Königshütte (today Chorzów). During the war she lived in Sosnowiec. She was deported from the ghetto there to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- 🎧 Mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti Absolutely heartbreaking

It is completely unfair to compare ICE with the Gestapo. Gestapo abductions usually happened at night or were quick precise day raids. Their executions were mostly done out of sight. ICE does it on an industrial scale and much more brazenly.

Drop some Spaceships

All rights and written consitutions are utterly worthless if the participants in democracy do not also recognise their role as guardians. The UK is no weaker or stronger than the USA. It will all depend on the participants. If UK voters are stupid enough to vote for Farage then its the samw outcome.

I can't stop thinking how the guy was targetted and murdered after he came to the aid of a woman. I do not think I have the courage any more to go to or witness protests where state goons have impunity to murder but I would go to aid a women being assaulted if I saw it and that led to his murder.

Love Lithuanians!

Just saw Volodymyr Zelenskey arrive at Vilnius Cathedral. Whisked past too quick to get a good photo... big security guards alongside! #SlavaUkraini