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Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and German, Royal Holloway University of London, jazz saxophonist. Aesthetic Dimensions of Modern Philosophy Oxford UP. https://m.soundcloud.com/andy-bowie

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Me, too. A lot of our students were more intellectually committed and gifted than some of those I taught at the other university.

09.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: The US has bombed Tehran’s main refinery and burning oil is now flooding down the streets into the city’s sewers.

This is a vision from hell, unleashed by the US tonight.

(πŸŽ₯ Vahid Online)

08.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 9481 πŸ” 5705 πŸ’¬ 962 πŸ“Œ 1056
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"Some of those bombers that have landed here [RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire] have already been involved in bombing campaigns over Iran"

But we're not involved, right?

08.03.2026 07:31 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 8

Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

08.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 25237 πŸ” 8086 πŸ’¬ 783 πŸ“Œ 329

Just fascinating to see Blair, a man whose reputation was ruined by the Iraq war, advocate joining a war that is exponentially stupider and more chaotic. How is it possible to learn nothing from the worst mistake of your life?

08.03.2026 11:56 πŸ‘ 4219 πŸ” 779 πŸ’¬ 288 πŸ“Œ 80
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β€œBlack rain” and a school massacre: the latest from Trump’s war on Iran "We've already won," the president declared.

β€œBlack Rain” and a School Massacre: the Latest From Trump’s War on Iran

β€œWe’ve already won,” the president declared.

08.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 5
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I'm out of words here

08.03.2026 12:44 πŸ‘ 3196 πŸ” 1234 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 143
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Keir Starmer and David Lammy are taking an extraordinarily dangerous gamble with our individual liberty This week, MPs will vote on the second reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill. Don’t let the anodyne name fool you – this is one of the most revolutionary pieces of legislation in our…

The Courts and Tribunals Bill will remove your right to a jury trial for serious criminal offences.

Toff magistrates/judges will decide your fate.

Chances of miscarriage of justice will increase. Working class, poor, minorities will be the biggest losers.

08.03.2026 08:30 πŸ‘ 243 πŸ” 158 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 7
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Chris Murphy: "I think it's likely the United States that carried out this attack on this school. I think it's unforgivable under any circumstances, but the fact this was one of our first targeting decisions speaks to the incompetence of our leadership at the Dept of Defense."

08.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 24069 πŸ” 7406 πŸ’¬ 884 πŸ“Œ 396
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Tehran this morning is hell on earth. Covered by a black poisonous cloud after oil storage tank attacked.

08.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Wow -- as first spotted by @BadFoxGraphics on X, Fox & Friends this morning used *old footage of a previous dignified transfer* to mislead their audience about the fact that Trump wore a baseball cap during the one yesterday

08.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 12938 πŸ” 4902 πŸ’¬ 922 πŸ“Œ 695
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Qatar warns war will force Gulf to stop energy exports β€˜within days’ Brent crude tops $90 after gas producer says it will take β€˜weeks to months’ to restore deliveries

Qatar’s energy minister has warned that war in the Middle East could β€œbring down the economies of the world”, predicting that all Gulf energy exporters would shut down production within days and drive oil to $150 a barrel

www.ft.com/content/be12...

06.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 6
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At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war

The US and Israel have bombed at least 13 hospitals and health facilities in Iran and one in Lebanon.

06.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 341 πŸ” 284 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 34
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β€œThis is just yet another so-called reason to get rid of her because she has caused the White House so much embarrassment over recent months.”

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social breaks down the incredibly stupid reason Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was fired by Trump.

06.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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🎯🎯

06.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 25799 πŸ” 9313 πŸ’¬ 851 πŸ“Œ 375
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Muslims are "~6% of the population in England & Wales"
"Muslims in the UK & US Support Democracy More Than the General Public"

Reform Ltd's idea that Muslims will want or be able to
overthrow the elected government & impose Sharia law
is completely nuts!

zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
via Minnah Arshad

06.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We deserve to know the truth’: 11 questions about US bases in Britain From where they are exactly to the laws governing them, here’s what we need to know to hold the UK government accountable for Trump's use of British bases

What exactly are the UK laws that govern the US use of its bases in the UK?

This is not clear. The MoD says β€œclassified agreements” apply in some areas β€œreflecting the sensitive nature of specific operational activities conducted at these facilities”.

www.declassifieduk.org/we-deserve-t...

06.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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❗️The Pentagon and Persian Gulf countries are considering the purchase of Ukrainian interceptor drones to protect against Iranian β€œShaheds,” – FT.

β–ͺ️Ukraine has developed cheap mass-produced interceptor UAVs costing just a few thousand dollars each;

05.03.2026 06:52 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 13
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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El NiΓ±o

The Guardian on our new study, which shows that global heating is significantly gathering speed. Our efforts to overcome our fossil fuel addiction should do the same.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

06.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 842 πŸ” 504 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 50

In every Republican presidency of my lifetime there's been a recession and a new war in the Middle East.

06.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 5868 πŸ” 1721 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 75

Wann endlich geht die EU gegen #Orban vor? Oder ist der jetzt komplett sakrosankt, egal, was er anstellt, weil sein Buddy Trump sonst bΓΆse wird?

06.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘"Nobody is telling you how FUCKED the data center situation actually is right now.

Every major tech company on earth just spent BILLIONS building AI data centers in the Gulf.

Microsoft. Google. Amazon. Oracle.

All of them. Sitting right there. In the middle of a warzone."

06.03.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8
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Revealed: The Staggering Amount of Time Nigel Farage has Spent on β€˜Second’ Jobs Since Becoming an MP The Reform UK leader has logged more than 1,100 hours for 14 outside employers since his election in July 2024

Revealed: The Staggering Amount of Time Nigel Farage has Spent on β€˜Second’ Jobs Since Becoming an MP

bylinetimes.com/2026/03/05/r...

05.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 578 πŸ” 307 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 15
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NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.

All the details in our article: www.carbonbrief.org/...

05.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 923 πŸ” 396 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 29
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WAR CRIME BY THE US.

An unarmed Iranian ship was takIng part in an Indian naval exercise, alongside the US.

The US withdrew and torpedoed the Iranian ship.

THEN the US refused to rescue the sailors, letting them drown.

This is treachery, cowardice, cruelty and a war crime of the highest order.

05.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 1944 πŸ” 1081 πŸ’¬ 142 πŸ“Œ 103
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A Running Count of How Many People ICE Has Killed and Injured - The American Prospect ICE is not required to report any use-of-force incidents against the public. So The American Prospect created our own running tally.

We updated our record of people immigration agents have killed or caused to die since Trump took office in January 2025.

As of today, agents have killed at least 28 people in the field and 48 people in custody.

04.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 1000 πŸ” 599 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 15
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WEEKLY Sunday Jazz w Andy Bowie 4tet Sax-led jazz in great pub

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/weekly-sun...

04.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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WEEKLY Sunday Jazz w Andy Bowie 4tet Book Tickets for WEEKLY Sunday Jazz w Andy Bowie 4tet . Event starts on Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm GMT and happening at The Tram Depot, Cambridge, EN. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information.

allevents.in/cambridge/we...

04.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Journalist Mohamed Vall reports that Israel is continuing to issue 'evacuation orders' to people in Tehran, just like they did in Gaza and Lebanon.

evacuation orders = spreading terror

03.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

How many of these have closed their airports or have airlines still flying in and out? Trump and his idiots haven’t thought any of this through at all - they’re just vandals on a wilding spree.

03.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 134 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3