chatting with @deccamuldowney.bsky.social later this month! register to join :)

Now, @zackpolanski.bsky.social must tranform his fans into activists: novaramedia.com/2025/10/07/z... - me for @novaramedia.com

‘They [the state] will always be finding new ways to obstruct what we’re trying to achieve by shifting the boundaries of what’s legal’ Heavy policing of @scotclimatecamp.bsky.social is a symptom of rising authoritarianism, but it also shows the strength in our numbers. @pllcy.bsky.social reports👇

🎧 OUT NOW 🎧 For The World Unspun, @pllcy.bsky.social speaks to journalist, campaigner and author of ‘Logging Off: The Human Cost of our Digital World’ @adelewalton.bsky.social about online harms, Big Tech accountability, and how to make the digital world safer. newint.org/science-and-...

🔴 COMING SOON: How to turn the tide on the global far right. Over 900 of you backed our campaign to #RewireTheWorld and fund journalism that sparks change. Now, our newest magazine is off to the printers and could soon land on your doorstep. Pre-order now at subscribe.newint.org

completely forgot to post about this (i took a month off work and sunk below sea level, mentally) but in the spirit of 🚨life update🚨 - i'm so grateful to have been awarded an esrc doctoral training partnership to continue my research on online virality and social justice

comms and marketing folks, if you've got good politics and aree interested in independent media this is an unmissable chance to join the NI team - dm me if you have any questions!

‘We're students in revolt ... We can no longer adhere to respectability politics’ @pllcy.bsky.social‬ on UK universities’ mutually dependent relationship with the arms trade and the clampdown on student activists newint.org/resistance/2025/criminalized-campus-uk-students-taking-action-gaza

GLASGOW - next wednesday evening I'll be helping facilitate a collective research session to support local activist groups, open to all! 🔍 www.eventbrite.com/e/activist-research-glasgow-may-hack-tickets-1367186364219?aff=oddtdtcreator

Today at the Old Bailey in London, a hearing took place for the #Instro10 activists from @palaction.bsky.social. Co-Editor Amy Hall has also been covering the @glanlaw.bsky.social and Al-Haq case against the government’s arms exports to Israel all week. Catch up in Currents 👉 a.nin.tl/3x

In the ever-shifting landscape and viability of print media, left-wing publications can take many forms and directions. @pllcy.bsky.social spotlights a selection of trajectories taken in the UK and beyond www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

'F-35s are killing Palestinians daily, and the British government is making us all complicit in genocide.' Get the background from @glanlaw.bsky.social ahead of the long-awaited UK high court hearing this week. newint.org/arms/2025/ho...

Co-editor Amy Hall is at the Royal Courts of Justice this week to cover the case against the British government over arms sales to Israel, brought forward by Al Haq and @glanlaw.bsky.social Sign up to Currents for dispatches from the hearing 👉 a.nin.tl/3x

"Any new left organisation must join forces with other mass organisations in getting its hands dirty" Any new socialist organisation must put proletarian anti-racism at its heart and embrace utopian pragmatism, write Joshua Virasami and Jonas Marvin www.redpepper.org.uk/society/race...

Subscribe and listen to #TheWorldUnspun wherever you get your podcasts to be the first to know when this episode drops! @palaction.bsky.social @peacedirect.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social @glanlaw.bsky.social

🎧 COMING SOON 🎧 While the arms trade is vast and secretive, there is a groundswell of people across the world taking action to challenge its power, from the gates of arms factories to our highest courts. Our next podcast episode features speakers at the frontlines of some of these movements.

🔴Controversial Spy-Tech Firm’s Inclusion at NHS Confederation Expo Leads to Speaker Pulling Out An internal NHS Confederation email acknowledged that ‘many colleagues will have concerns’ about Palantir’s inclusion bylinetimes.com/2025/05/07/p...

This May Day weekend, unions and activists are taking action against the billionaire class by targeting Tesla showrooms across the UK. Paula Lacey reports for Currents 👇

Here's this week's Better Offline monologue. I walk you through why better tech criticism will lead to a better tech industry - and a better society at large. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... Linktr.ee/betteroffline

A growing movement of Christian feminists in Brazil are making their voice heard as they oppose threats to tighten the country’s abortion laws. Alice McCool reports from inside their fight. newint.org/women/2025/c...

paying my overdue respects with this vatican city gift shop find from a 2008 family holiday

i compulsively do crosswords to self-regulate and I've been trying to diversify - any linguistics heads out there might enjoy this word.golf/ also if you have any non-challenging puzzle recs let me know!

a friend used my mphil thesis on viral online activism for a work presentation on social media campaigning and a quote ended up on their orgs movement building strategy board my day has been made

in an attempt to fix my brain chemistry I seem to have become the type of person who makes homemade protein bars who knew

hey siri what is a luddite

never thought I would type this sentence but tay zonday of chocolate rain fame might be one of the most lucid speakers on virality and political content I've heard in a long time? can I cite this? (goes without saying but listen to @jamieloftus.bsky.social's 16th minute) omny.fm/shows/sixtee...

On Monday 28 April, we're launching our new series 'How to stop the arms trade' at Palestine House in London with @palaction.bsky.social, @caatuk.bsky.social, @glanlaw.bsky.social and London for Sudan. Will you be there? For more information and to register for a free ticket visit a.nin.tl/stop

Microsoft has backed out of $1bn in data center plans in Ohio! It has begun! www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/micr...

'I suspect that small time landlords have often told themselves a persuasive story about why their particular brand of exploitation is different.' Our Agony Uncle advises the uneasy friend of a would-be small-time landlord. newint.org/housing/2025...

get involved with the🌶️ community consultation to help shape the future of uk left media www.redpepper.org.uk/what-next-fo...

How can left media counter the rise of the far-right? Tell us at our first community forum online on 5 April at 12 pm BST 🌶️ www.redpepper.org.uk/community-co...

From the archive: Hostile trade wars and American protectionism will double down on the damage done by decades of US-driven global free trade policies, writes Dorothy Guerrero www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

In London later this month for this!

NI co-editor Amy Hall will be joined by @palaction.bsky.social, @caatuk.bsky.social, @glanlaw.bsky.social and London for Sudan to discuss how our institutions are fuelling armed conflicts and what we can do about it. For more information and to register for a free ticket visit a.nin.tl/stop

Red Pepper is entering a new era. Help shape our future at our first community forum on 5 April at 12 pm BST online. Readers from all corners of the globe are invited. 🌶️ www.redpepper.org.uk/community-co...

my review of @jathansadowski.com is available (and corrected) on the RP site - a truly fantastic book which i hope will spark many conversations www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-media/books/the-mechanic-and-the-luddite-review/

"The book does not pretend to be a manifesto, but it demonstrates a dire need for one. Sadowski has outlined the state of affairs in a way that cannot be disregarded, and his book must be, as he writes and as I hope, a ‘starting pistol.'" – pllcy.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

Do you want to shape the future of left media? Join us for our first online reader consultation April 5th. Register here: www.redpepper.org.uk/community-co...

Left media is facing tough challenges as production costs rise & digital platforms push paid, clickbait & fact-free content @redpeppermag.bsky.social wants to hear from YOU: what’s needed now? Share your insights in our survey & community forums. First up: online, 5 April, 12-1.15pm Details ⤵️

🚨BREAKING: An RAF surveillance plane has just taken off from RAF Akrotiri and is currently flying towards Gaza. Britain is providing active intelligence support to Israel as it engages in the slaughter of Palestinians.

🚫 HOW TO STOP THE ARMS TRADE 🚫 Learn more about our new series, launching today.👇 newint.org/arms/2025/in...

Red Pepper stands in solidarity with the staff and writers of @repeaterbooks.bsky.social and Zer0 books against the suppression of Pro-Palestinian sentiment by their parent company Watkins Media. Read their open letter here: xenogothic.com/2025/03/17/b...

if you're in glasgow and would like to help conduct collective research to support local campaigns against harmful industries, we're running a hack tomorrow - more details & how to sign up here! eventbrite.com/e/activist-research-glasgow-march-2025-hack-tickets-1282761416929

Now seems like a good time to reshare this article I wrote in 2023 about certain GC academics bullying their critics www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/anti...

👉NEW -- Britain is aiding Israel's nuclear force by @markcurtis30.bsky.social UK companies have sold £9m worth of technology for Israel’s submarines, which are believed to house nuclear weapons. www.declassifieduk.org/britain-is-a...

i just know that if i was able to get more than 5 hours sleep for 2+ nights in a row i would be unstoppable

Funded PhD Scholarship opportunity! Come work with me and Claire Haggett in partnership with @living-rent.bsky.social on a project looking at retrofitting, housing, and tenure in Edinburgh. Please share with anyone you think might be interested, and get in touch with us if you have any questions.

And here is a link to my legal defense fund www.gofundme.com/f/support-dr...