Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed. THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!

Zia Yusuf hates this, because it mocks his ignorant followers. That is enough reason to love it.

Sky News is platforming a guy who says he's from a Jewish Aston Villa supporters group, but it turns out that the guy a) isn't Jewish, b) the group doesn't exist, and c) he works for the right wing Henry Jackson Society, whose website says he 'specialises in disinformation'. Well, quite.

If every youthful Green/Left voter was also an activist leafletting, canvassing, discussing, debating, organising protests, stalls in every town centre ... "Ever wondered why so many Reform voters only want the middle-aged and the elderly to be allowed to vote?" via Against Tories & Tory Austerity

Conservative MP Mel Stride claims PIP benefit is thousands of pounds per month. No it is an absolute maximum of £720 a month, and most people only get £250 or less. Meanwhile he claims £1,250 a month in rent on his expenses Lying, thieving b******

No paywall - because everything is better without paywalls* *although I also need a paywall to keep going. But you know what I mean. open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...

Rayner is gone so where is the media outrage at Farage and his taxing dodging scams? Home bought in his partners name avoiding stamp duty, GB News pay via a company to avoid 40% tax rate on his 92k pay from them.

If only ... via Joel Vos

Tommy Robinson sent a letter to himself, he meant to log out and send it from a different account. But he didn't. Don't RT 🤣

Journalist Rachel Shabi, who is Jewish, weighs in at LBC on the fallout of Bob Vylan’s controversial performance. #GazaGenocide

The cost of not closing tax loopholes and not going after tax cheats far far outweighs the cost of ALL benefit fraud PLUS refugees (which is one of the reasons for Brexit) #TaxTheRich including Reform Party millionaires meme via Tim Longson

Actual Reform policies.

Nigel Farage wants attention for *saying* he’d scrap the 2-child benefit cap. But in the vote against it, did he show up? No. Zero Reform MPs voted against the cap in July. Green MPs put it in our costed manifesto, signed the motion, and voted to scrap it. Actions not words.

Happy birthday to the wonderful Siouxsie. Born this day in 1957, the best year of course! youtu.be/TjvvK-Rj0WI?...

Starmer denigrates Covid heroes "These are just 33 of the doctors who died trying to save patients during Covid, Keir Starmer. All but two were migrants, or the children of them. They didn’t take time off work & stay out of danger. They gave their lives for us. WERE THEY STRANGERS?" via Louise Raw

Watching the cycling Tour of Jura and the leader is someone called T. Rex. I'm veering between waiting for him to sing and wondering if he has to stay crouched forward so he can reach the handlebars.

@shazmo27.bsky.social happy birthday!

So, today's the day! I left school and started work in 1974. I had a few periods of unemployment that were difficult and unpleasant. So I really appreciate how lucky I am to be able to retire today. Even at my ripe old age! Onwards and upwards to the next phase of my life!

This is my last Friday being at work! Just next Thursday to go then it's retirement time! 😁🥳

FFS, this is mad. The NHS needs more staff not less!

HAPPY BOOK LAUNCH DAY TO MEEEEE! Inexplicably, there are still a few tickets left to the launch event tonight featuring BBC Bristol's Laura Rawlings and me in conversation. And the return of What The Frock! Comedy starring Dani Johns and Ada Campe.

Indeed

With 3 March fast approaching, ticket sales are picking up pace. Have you got yours yet? Just click the LinkTree in my bio We'll have a bit of light-hearted history chat with me and BBC Bristol's Laura Rawlings, before comedy sets from Bristol's own Dani Johns and the incomparable Ada Campe.

Wonderful sight! Look forward to seeing the same in the US?

Elon Musk is terrified of everyone knowing the names of the people who work for him. So do your work.

Interesting.

Book launch and comedy night all in one - in the beautiful Cooper's Hall at Bristol Old Vic. 'The Women Who Built Bristol: Vol Three' is coming on 3 March 2025, and there's going to be a fancy pants do to celebrate. Hope to see you there. Tickets on this link (tell your friends!) hdfst.uk/e120908

This will be a great night! Get your tickets while you still can!

Didn't see the Musk/Tommeh/Reform fans outside the court here. Can't imagine why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Word of day is ‘unasinous’ (17th century): united in stupidity. A riff on ‘unanimous’: which comes from the Latin for ‘one mind’. ‘Unasinous’ means ‘one ass’.

A run with a lovely group of people at SRC, Winterwatch and Silent Witness. What more could you want from an evening? 😁

Tickets for the very special launch event for 'The Women Who Built Bristol: Volume Three' (featuring a rare, one-off return of What The Frock!) are now on sale. All the info you need is on the attached flyer. Hope to see lots of you there. It's going to be fun. Definitely. hdfst.uk/e120908

The accuracy of this…

2/3rds of the people in the UK on 'benefits' are State Pensioners. Of the other 1/3rd 60% are working. The other 15% are the long term disabled people that you get in every country. Don't listen to the Daily Mail.

Privatisation's thirst for profit will never be quenched. It's time to take our water back Since privatisation, water companies have racked up massive debts while paying out huge sums to shareholders – and the public pay the price www.bigissue.com/opinion/wate...

Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls

My letter in today's Guardian. Just asking, like. But I think we know the answer.

Nine years ago already. Miss my Bowie.

I see Nigel Farage is making vast sums flogging a dubious tax avoidance scheme. Those who actually love their country pay their taxes. They understand that without taxes we don't have schools and hospitals and the police. They certainly don't use their status as an MP to encourage tax avoidance.

This is my GP and he's fabulous! And I can respect him even more now! I hope he can return to his job when he gets out www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This letter in the New Statesman a couple of years ago seems even truer now.

Happy birthday to the one who got me into music. He would have been 78 today. Always loved this! youtu.be/lKGd-9BmwrA?...

Pascal Soriot the UK's highest paid CEO gets £18,700,000 a year, largely in shares so he doesn't have to pay any tax. In just one day he 'earned' more than 90% of UK workers will get in a year. THIS is the problem.

Luxembourg can afford a pension more than 5x the UK, even Spain is nearly 3x. The problem is greed. Luxembourg £5202 Spain £2709 Belgium £2698 Liechtenstein £2148 Switzerland £2148 Iceland £1894 Denmark £1651 France £1564 Cyprus £1507 Bulgaria £1486 UK £958

Conservative MP Edward Leigh thinks disabled people and pensioners cost too much. He claims £2350 to pay his Council Tax, and £2500 to pay his energy bills every year. But he isn't disabled or a pensioner, he is on £94,000. He should pay his self and cut the bloody benefit costs.

We need a bit of help getting the word out. Free Christmas Livestream, talking and playing Christmas songs. Donations to @samaritans.bsky.social @shattenstone.bsky.social @shitrock.bsky.social @victoriamelody.bsky.social @bethanyblack.bsky.social @jlukeroberts.bsky.social @dfr10.bsky.social

Word of the day is ‘hibernacle’ (18th century): a hibernating animal’s winter retreat. I believe it works on a human level too.