Astonishing photo (by Hannah McKay/Reuters) to accompany astonishingly good writing by @barneyronay.bsky.social on the geopolitics of sport and the bizarre scenes outside Aston Villa's game against Maccabi Tel Aviv. #Football ⚽ www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Yayyyy, let's hear it for #SandwichGuy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Another in the "shocking but not surprising". And plase do support The Intercept if you can.

The Palestinian groups’ YouTube channels hosted hours of footage documenting and highlighting alleged Israeli government violations of international law in both Gaza and the West Bank. interc.pt/4oUJNer

Shocking, but not surprising. #Nonprofits #McCarthyism "Right-wing pundit Michael Knowles, who in 2023 called for the “eradication of transgenderism,” painted a picture of progressive organizations as “organized left-wing crime,”". nonprofitquarterly.org/senate-gop-r...

Shocking, but not surprising. #Nonprofits #McCarthyism "Right-wing pundit Michael Knowles, who in 2023 called for the “eradication of transgenderism,” painted a picture of progressive organizations as “organized left-wing crime,”". nonprofitquarterly.org/senate-gop-r...

Many in politics and media are trapped on X/Twitter, a latter-day Plato's cave, mistaking projected shadows for reality. No social media platform can be perfect - the 'social' bit ensures that - as people are also not perfect. But some platforms are better than others.

This really the cracking of speeches: a banger. Worth reading in full.

Good points here: "Britain’s professional class is quietly being proletarianised. Culturally privileged but economically precarious, white-collar workers risk souring on the system they were trained to serve. That should worry politicians." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

China's showing a total disregard for the environment the way they're implementing renewable energy though: (this isn't a good thing - this is destroying ecosystems)

Very significant discussion from @adamtooze.bsky.social of China's immense leadersip in #RenewableEnergy and electrification, and what that means for the rest of the world. #geopolitics #electrostate open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...

My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com

Great cartoon - reminds me of Lucy Suchman's anthropological observation of the work of photocopier repair engineers - first thing they did was look in the waste paper bin next to the malfunctioning machine.

"The Honduran people — and only the Honduran people — must determine the destiny of their great nation." 🇭🇳 Statement from the Progressive International Observatory.

Popular forces around the world oppose the escalating war on Venezuela — part of a renewed Global Monroe Doctrine that seeks to dismantle sovereignty and self-determination around the world. Available in EN and ES.

Hey @theguardian.com - please stop calling these "immigration raids" - they are #RacistRoundups, #ViolentKidnapping, #ViolentAbduction - I'm sure you can come up with other more appropriate headlines? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Delightful.

Out on our morning walk. #walks

Starterpack full of top class accounts that are worth a follow. Please follow all and share.

#HurricaneMelissa has been devastating for Jamaica and Cuba - please donate if you can. Jamaica supportjamaica.gov.jm Cuba www.cubavive.org.uk/donate/

#HurricaneMelissa has been devastating for Jamaica and Cuba - please donate if you can. Jamaica supportjamaica.gov.jm Cuba www.cubavive.org.uk/donate/

Excellent riposte by @skwawkbox.org on @thecanaryuk.bsky.social to the usual editorial 'both-side-ism' twaddle: "A Labour party spokesperson said something not worth quoting in full about not being the party of protest ..." 🤣🤣🤣 👏👏👏 www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

UPDATE! www.etf-europe.org/etf-urges-eu...

✈️ Trade union leaders Ranko Radovanović and Igor Hajderpašić from our affiliate Sindikat kontrole letenja (SKL) in Serbia were dismissed after their role in a lawful strike by air traffic controllers. 🎧 In this new podcast episode, they share their story: www.buzzsprout.com/2313632/epis...

More authors booked for events at the British Library are pulling out in solidarity with our striking members #BritishLibraryonStrike www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

Harassment, alarm, distress, expense, harm or inconvenience beyond that encountered in properly conducted litigation – textbook characteristics of a SLAPP. https://goodlaw.social/woom

Excellent. Good use of the new powers in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, intended to tackle SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation).

Keep the fash out of the National Trust. If you're a member, please make sure to vote today!

OTD 31st Oct 1517 – Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses onto the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, marking the beginning of the #ProtestantReformation. #AllHallowsEve en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-...

@scottietakeson.bsky.social @richardhull54.bsky.social @michellesea.bsky.social @davisdemocraticclub.org @gregbluecrew.bsky.social @papagoose24.bsky.social @wrestlingnews.co @briney.org @nastywomen48.bsky.social @shesoblue.bsky.social @brianharrod.bsky.social @maryes.bsky.social

Many Thanks 🙏💙🙏 to @frankiemillie10.bsky.social for adding me to their latest excellent Starter Pack, I feel Thrilllled to be included amongst all these wonderful folk. Do check out their other packs as well. #Resisters #StrongerTogether go.bsky.app/LWmvKH5

This is excellent, by john a powell at the Othering & Belonging Insitute @obi-belonging.bsky.social. "We must also be careful not to slip into demonizing those we disagree with." belonging.berkeley.edu/what-we-do

Trump goes Full #Apartheid. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is very good and especially for including the often forgotten Lucas Aerospace Shop Stewards' Alternative Plan of 1976. #AlternativeTechnology @transitionsnetwork.bsky.social @smithadrianpaul.bsky.social @responsiblesci.bsky.social

New here and not sure who to follow? 👀 We’ve created a starter pack of researchers working on topics related to socio-technical change. It’s a first attempt and will grow over time. Know someone who should be on it or want to be included yourself? Comment below or send us a DM ✉️ go.bsky.app/7STgwpg

Very glad to see that the truly wonderful Sustainability Transitions Research Network is here on BlueSky, AND they have an excellent Starter Pack. STRN is far and away the best source of cutting-edge transitions research. #SustainableTransitions 🌍 go.bsky.app/7STgwpg

What if we invested in real security: good jobs, national defence, green industry, thriving communities? Watch the full video on the Govan & Scotstoun shipyards & explore an interactive timeline of historic examples of industrial conversion below. 👇 transitionsecurity.org/green-clydes...

This is very good and especially for including the often forgotten Lucas Aerospace Shop Stewards' Alternative Plan of 1976. #AlternativeTechnology @transitionsnetwork.bsky.social @smithadrianpaul.bsky.social @responsiblesci.bsky.social

Good in-depth analysis here. #Geopolitics #Petrostates #NewColdWar #USImperialism #Extractivism

When children play in nature, they are healthier from the inside out. Fascinating article.

Touching grass matters.

Finland leading the way, as always. 🌍 #Biodiversity #EarlyYears www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If you are wondering about your choice of #WebBrowser when so many browsers are locking in to only one type of #AI, then have a read of this excellent article. #Firefox #Mozilla www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Good in-depth analysis here. #Geopolitics #Petrostates #NewColdWar #USImperialism #Extractivism

Hey @theguardian.com, please call this what it is - UNLAWFUL Killing. @hugolowell.bsky.social I mean, you could call it state-sponsored terrorism instead? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

At a fundamental level, we have to accept much of silicon valley has gone insane.

Yay!! Congratulations on this campaign. #RentersRights #Section21

Python Software Foundation withdraws bid for $1.5m grant from US gov, because the terms require they do not "operate any programs that advance or promote DEI", and "it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community." Applause. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...

Oooh, Rest In Paradiddles Jack DeJohnette. #RIP www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

Excellent in-depth article. www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...