I think analysts specifically, and society more broadly, underestimate how much white supremacy and belief in conquest and racial hierarchy motivate the decisions of this administration. Like yes its "neo-royalism," yes its oil, but also its white supremacy.

fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US

uh holy SHIT?

good! www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

NEW: A Russian family whose son volunteered to fight in the Russian army against Ukraine recently adopted seven children from occupied Zaporizhia Oblast. 🧵(1/9) Read more: isw.pub/OccupationUp... Other Key Takeaways ⬇️

uk tour coming up this week with @momokogill.bsky.social london TONIGHT! then brum, bristol, sheffield

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant." SAY. THAT. SHIT!

a really awful story. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Remembering the 369 refugees who drowned in Lampedusa exactly 12 years ago today. I can never forget the 22 years old Yohanna who gave birth as she was drowning, her body was later found with an ombilical cord attached to her baby. #NeverForgotten #ForeverInOurHearts #PeopleNotNumbers #Lampedusa

every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer

Israel starves 13 more Palestinians to death, kills 89 since dawn aje.io/5169f3

Israel bombed a hospital. Rescue workers and reporters rushed to recover the dead and the wounded. Israel bombed the hospital again. Live on TV. Read that again. Our government’s legacy will be its complicity in crimes against humanity. End all arms sales to Israel, now.

Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".

Israel’s destruction of the Hebron seed bank echoes centuries of settler-colonial tactics worldwide: erasing Indigenous food systems to dominate land, knowledge, and collective memory.

"The most compelling thing about Momoko's voice for me is actually the way she builds and shapes her backing vocals. It’s like working with an orchestra rather than a soloist." New Herbert/ Momoko album is choice. open.substack.com/pub/andybeta... @matthewherbert.bsky.social @momokogill.bsky.social

@matthewherbert.bsky.social has joined forces with @momokogill.bsky.social to produce a warm and inviting collection of downtempo dancefloor-affiliated tunes that highlight the latter's inventive approach to percussion and her sensual, soothing voice. #electronica #musicreview t.ly/ETLM5

There's much talk of UK arms exports to Israel - which is of a very limited scope. There's no talk whatsoever of UK arms IMPORTS from Israel. In 2024, according to SIPRI, Israel was the second largest supplier of arms to the UK - 6.9% of total imports.

En “Clay” @matthewherbert.bsky.social‬ ha encontrado una forma de poner la electrónica al servicio de un propósito esencialmente orgánico, conectivo, que se pueda tocar, y en eso también tiene mucho que ver la presencia de Momoko Gill a la batería. ✍️ @drubiofps.bsky.social‬

"The social breakdown that we are witnessing, the degrading of human beings, is not a byproduct of the harm that Israel is inflicting. That’s the central element of the crime: destroying Palestinian society." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The #OST for ‘Hot Milk’, featuring original music by @matthewherbert.bsky.social is now available on all streaming platforms. The film starring Fiona Shaw, Emma Mackey and Vicky Krieps, is in cinemas across the UK, Latin America and Germany. #mannersfaber #musictalentagency #composer #filmmusic

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HOT MILK soundtrack composed by Matthew Herbert has been released. Find out more here: entertainment-factor.blogspot.com/2025/07/hot-... #music #soundtrack #soundtracks #originalscore #filmscore #newmusic #hotmilk #matthewherbert @matthewherbert.bsky.social

i made a new album with @momokogill.bsky.social which has just come out on strut records. listen below x accidental.co/herbert-momo...

All day today I was struggling to find words about the horrific attack on Dnipro. I still have no words, so here's numbers.😕 17 killed. 279 injured, including 27 children. Damaged over 30 educational institutions. 8 medical institutions. Numerous homes. A passenger train.

Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022. That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations. So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?

Imagine spending your whole life cos-playing and fantasizing about fighting the federal government sending troops in against its own citizens only to root for the government when the moment finally arrives

Haaretz’s Yaniv Kubovich reports that Israel plans to seize 75% of Gaza and relocate more than 1,3 million Palestinians in the upcoming offensive, ultimately forcing the entire population into three military zones with food supplies strictly controlled by GHF/Israel. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

This is a view from the surface of Comet 67P. The busy particles in the foreground are cosmic rays or bits of dust and ice. The dots moving in the background are stars.

from today, this is a particularly tough read about all the wild fish caught - at the expense of small scale local fishing communities - in order to feed farmed fish. 25% of all wild fish caught :( www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tune in to BBC Radio 6 Music on Wednesday night/Thursday morning at 00:00 to hear our Freak Zone Playlist exploring some of the winning and highly commended entries from this year's Sound of the Year Awards. Or stream it on BBC Sounds.

Virtually all human rights organizations in Israel call the government to halt its attacks and open the crossings for aid. This is from 19th May. Signed by B’Tselem, Breaking the Silence, Gisha, Mizrahi Civic Collective, Mothers Against Violence, Physicians for Human Rights Israel, Yesh Din, etc.

spent wonderful couple of days with incredible cook pam brunton @inverrestaurant trying to hear one of her recipes. including at halibut farm. pics on ig. will be talking to her about hearing the joy, complexities and trauma in our food chain on tuesday @britishlibrary events.bl.uk/events/a-son...

$29 billion oil profit in one quarter! we're fucked.

Empty your basket 🧺 Bandcamp friday is back. Use bcfridays for 10% off today across our shop. Music from Sam Underwood & Graham Dunning, NikNak, Neil Luck, Berk Offset and 4 packed label compilations... accidentalrecords.bandcamp.com

An open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission from the Culture Sector, in solidarity with Trans, Nonbinary and Intersex communities. Sign your name here: tinyurl.com/ehrcletter Please share widely, and if you are not able to sign for your organisation, please share with someone who can

Israeli forces have now dropped more explosives in Gaza than fell on London, Dresden, and Hamburg during the Second World War. The region’s hospitals have not been spared; most are no longer functional. Clayton Dalton writes about the devastation.

It's hard to write about one Palestinian child in Israel’s prisons, trapped in a multi-layered network of impenetrable laws, whereby the occupier judges the occupied. It’s hard because there are so many young Palestinians suffering similar treatment... substack.com/home/post/p-...

That’d put Musk ahead any of the great historical despots

Solidarity with trans women after today’s Supreme Court ruling. The rollback of LGBT rights — especially trans rights — is global, bankrolled by billionaires and the far-right. Trans rights are human rights. We must defend the Equality Act and its protections for trans people.

TIL that huge amounts of space junk have clouded the entirety of the night sky making astronomy as well as radio communication much harder, and it's almost entirely space-x starlink satellites. Like, 10 to 1 all space junk is elon's fucking fault. everything he touches turns to shit, I hate it

i did the score for episode 5 of new black mirror series with lucinda chua. you can watch it now on netflix and hear the music below

The new season of #BlackMirror is now streaming on Netflix. Season 7 of Charlie Brooker’s dark, dystopian anthology features six episodes, with the 5th episode, 'Eulogy', boasting an original score by @matthewherbert.bsky.social and Lucinda Chua. #mannersfaber #musictalentagency #tvmusic

i've made an album with artist/drummer/producer @momokogill called CLAY. we're signed to strut records our first single is out today and you can hear it here: strut.lnk.to/Babystar album info here. accidental.ochre.store/herbert-momo...

Again, this is how you know the whole DOGE thing is absolute bullshit. We’re apparently on the brink of financial ruin at all times when it comes to Social Security or healthcare or college in this country while simultaneously there’s infinite money when it comes to war.

Among many other words we cannot say: Climate crisis At risk Clean energy Disparity Injustice Prejudice Social Justice Under privileged Traumatic Victim Make sure to use as many of these words & others on the list today—and every day. Note: it’s actually hard to avoid them if speaking truth

Their silencing must be our speaking. Words to encourage in our homes, institutions, and neighborhoods. Source: NYT

A SOTYA special by @black-ops.bsky.social feat an hour of sound from previous years highly commended and winning entries. @emilypeasgood.bsky.social @charlesvankirk.bsky.social @alptugan.bsky.social @jameyscott.bsky.social @matthewherbert.bsky.social 🔗 taktentradio.com?p=4327