If you are a @greenparty.org.uk member and you haven't voted in the general executive elections yet, I have 17 interviews with candidates on my youtube to help you make your decisions. youtube.com/@edpoole1942...

My latest publication in @redpeppermag.bsky.social on why it’s high time for the UK left -all of it!!! - to get behind the full legal regulation of all drugs. Think racist policing, class prejudice, state violence… #harmreduction @greendrugpolicy.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/society/heal...

"With some exceptions – notably extraparliamentary radicals and anarchists – the UK left has largely followed the drugs status quo" It’s high time for the UK left to support comprehensive drug policy reform argues @carrielouhamilton.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/society/heal...

It’s absolutely outrageous that @ameliagentleman.bsky.social has written this article and hasn’t included a single word from sex worker-led organisations or outreach charities that work with sex workers who oppose these proposals. Where is the balance? Where are the voices of actual sex workers?

It’s hard to describe just how inspirational and admired Peter Krykant was for #harmreduction activists. His bravery and compassion have made real, life-saving change for drug users in the UK. Solidarity and gratitude forever.

Bookmarked!

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#harmreduction #London @greendrugpolicy.bsky.social

Good piece from @anyoneschild.bsky.social on why reclassifying ketamine to Class A is the wrong approach. #drugpolicy #harmreduction #ketamine anyoneschild.org/2025/05/why-...

5 years after millions marched to protest the racist murder of George Floyd, a damning report about the militarisation of policing and borders in the UK #abolition #noborders #blacklivesmatter www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Mainstream Western media just never provides the details of the sheer f*cking destruction if Gaza. Our governments are responsible for this hell. Never forget that. Never let them forget it. www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...

The only rule you need is Don’t do it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The job of politics is to convince people that moral policies must be adopted, not to adopt immoral policies in order to chase votes. The Labour Party is the opposite of politics. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Why is this man still speaking? And why is anyone listening to him? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#harmreduction @filtermag.bsky.social filtermag.org/harm-reducti...

Mark Carney named Canada's Next Top Colonizer

When the world is this sh*t you gotta take the victories you can. Good riddance Pierre. Take your anti-harm-reduction hate machine to h*ll with you. #harmreduction #canada ottawacitizen.com/news/pierre-...

Not THE story of the night. But good point. Women over 50 rock just as we are, not as people under 40 think we should look (just wait babies, you’ll be here soon enough!)

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Important post re: victory of Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) in yesterday’s election.

Basic income costs less than poverty. #UBI Now

This anti-trans ruling is a threat to all of us. More hate. More exclusion. Thanks @carladenyer.bsky.social for your words and solidarity.

“Whether the [UK] government will revise its drug policies accordingly remains to be seen.” By @matthabusby.bsky.social in @filtermag.bsky.social We won’t hold our breath… @greendrugpolicy.bsky.social filtermag.org/uk-goverment...

The world is turning upside down and poor #Pollievre still thinks he can rescue his doomed campaign by attacking #harmreduction and PWUD. Fools fools everywhere. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

"While certain services like wound care may still be offered at the hubs, the removal of supervised consumption services means they may no longer be a point of entry for people seeking wound care. ... [The transitioning sites] will also no longer be able to offer syringe services or safe supply."

Cafes should just stop selling dairy milk altogether. NOT to avoid “discriminating” against vegans and people with food intolerances. To help end the abomination that is industrial animal agriculture. #Veganism is a political movement, not a consumerist identity. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"Legalise ALL Drugs" Curtis Talks To @zoegarbett.bsky.social Playing now! 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfZh...

Drug policy is a feminist issue. No. 47 incoming from our own @carrielouhamilton.bsky.social

My latest. Thanks to @garthmullins.bsky.social Mullins for a great interview about his new memoir “Crackdown”.

"The drug user movement is constantly losing our members & our leaders. Our very capacity to fight is constantly under siege from the grave. We are being disorganized by death, by social murder. We are not what we were. We are now a ghost-bloodied movement." www.crackdownpod.com/episodes/epi...

“Residential school denialism can be defined as “the rejection, the twisting or [the] misrepresentation of basic facts about residential schooling”, Carleton told Al Jazeera.” www.aljazeera.com/news/longfor...

The Canadian Encyclopedia asked @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social and I to help set the record straight on the legacy of John A. Macdonald. Rather than unapologetically celebrate Macdonald, we argue he should be remembered, not exalted or emulated: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/j...

American hegemony and the complexities of global chains of supply make boycotts of IS products really hard. But in spirit it’s great to see these initiatives. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

What part of “international drug trade” do the fools in Washington not understand? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

My latest - from @filtermag.bsky.social . Thanks to the brilliant Judy Chang

"Transform" is one word for this, @globalnews.ca. Others would be "violent dismantling of marginalized communities," "land seizure by developers," or "fascist urban takeover." Shameful bit of news propaganda, reprinting Ken Sim's every key message without critique. 1/

It's unclear if Derek Maltz will get the permanent role, but his anti-cannabis, anti-harm reduction stances, and vocal support for Trump's "terrorist" designation for trafficking groups, send a clear signal. Alexander Lekhtman reports:

Thanks @zoegarbett.bsky.social!

Tilsen added: “Leonard Peltier’s liberation is our liberation – we will honor him by bringing him back to his homelands to live out the rest of his days surrounded by loved ones, healing, and reconnecting with his land and culture.” #LeonardPeltier www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

My first publication of 2025, a review of "Sassafras" by Rebecca Huntley: “A timely book [that] highlights both the value and the limitations of memoir for understanding the current psychedelic renaissance”. #MDMAtherapy #memoir #PsychedelicRenaissance www.talkingdrugs.org/review-sassa...

As usual, the Met protecting the state and its violent alliances, violating the rights of the people and lying to cover it up. Scandalous.

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Go Glasgow! #harmreduction

The world calls for legal regulation of all drugs to address potential harms; instead Labour looks set to move in the opposite direction. Great start to 2025 #ketamine #harmreduction #UK www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

“Whether we believe that addiction is a powerful concept that can guide us to wellness and perfection or a ploy to sell us expensive advice we don’t need, the language of self-improvement and self-help has permeated all areas of our lives.” peninfist.substack.com/p/is-writing...

There’s always a flip side to capitalism.