For anyone who would like the clip (including George).

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.

They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.

Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.

Watch how they vote this week.

If you leave a bees nest be & don't bother it, The Bees will carry on their business & not be bothered by you.
If you provoke the bees & do harm to their nest, they will become aggressive to the perpetrator. If they lose their Queen they are at their most dangerous!

Masters of War - Single, by Tatiana Moroz track by Tatiana Moroz

This version of the Bob Dylan classic is beautiful & haunting, but seems so appropriate in present moment!
#MastersofWar #tatianamoraz #bobdylan #peace&love

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Making Sense of Iran War Thinking Live conversation with military historian Phillips O'Brien

Just finished a discussion with @timothysnyder.bsky.social
about the political implications and possible causes of Trump’s decision to bomb Iran. It’s important not to normalise the discussion of what is happening.

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Here we are again.

Call your representatives and demand they act before it's too late: (202)-224-3121

When oligarchs talk of “personal liberties and free markets” they mean their own liberties to become even richer and more powerful.

When oligarchs speak of “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability.

Know the truth.

From Keir to Keir,
(1900-?)
The British Labour party founded on the principles of giving a voice to working class people by Keir Hardie, who came from humble beginnings have to start working at the age of 7 unthinkable today, but today's working class still needs a voice & representation.
#labour

cover: Put A Little Love In Your Heart YouTube video by M & S Porch Pickin

In times like these music, will always get me through & I think song is most appropriate, when we all need to "Put a little love in our hearts" it's been covered many times but found this version & thought it was sweet 💘
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Richard Herrings exclusive!

Tens of thousands of Czechs take to the streets in support of their president On Sunday, tens of thousands of people gathered on Prague’s main squares to support President Pavel amid his dispute with Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motorists’ Party).

Tens of thousands took to the streets of Prague in support of the President Pavel over the weekend who is now at loggerheads with the right wing policies of the coalition government. The protesters are making their voice heard in the face of threats to democracy!
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In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is 2 or 3 days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
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Wow, I knew there were dark hands behind the scenes pulling the strings, but this does highlight how far reaching the lobbyist can manipulate the politicians we elect & take away the power of democracy.

F%ck off Reform YouTube video by The Sharmitage Anks Band

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

When the man said to people "I have built you a machine that can write poetry" Did all the poets reply "Thank god for that, I can now sit back & relax & not write another bloody poem again" ?
No of course they bloody didn't!
#AI #ownyourownopinion #poetry #art

Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

Labour’s Burnham veto has made a tricky Manchester byelection much harder Preventing the mayor from returning to Westminster deprives the party of its most potent candidate in Gorton and Denton

Labour’s Burnham veto has made a tricky Manchester byelection much harder

Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.

The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.

It's time for a massive general strike across the country.

Doomscrolling won’t bring order to the chaos. It’s OK to put the phone down and take a break | Gaby Hinsliff Keep Calm and Carry On: that’s not how people felt just before the second world war. But maybe, as Trump stalks, that old slogan is finally making sense, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Doomscrolling won’t bring order to the chaos. It’s OK to put the phone down and take a break | Gaby Hinsliff

I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers.

I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.

Europeans challenge US big tech with alternative app menu Driven by concerns over privacy and geopolitical vulnerability, Europeans are increasingly adopting local "app menus" and open-source software to reduce reliance on US big tech.

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So I wrote the poem "Unsettled Status" some years ago, it seems just relevant today as when I wrote it, in a time when social cohesion globally seems to be a drift. When communities that are forged from diverse backgrounds are torn apart by divisive politics. ❤️
#minneapolis #ice #poetry #community

4) I do believe we do have the power in our hands to change the status quo. We don't have to conform, we choose how we share our data & personal information,regain our privacy & take back our digital sovereignty. There are alternatives to the big Tech brands, we just need to think outside the box 🎁

3) The digital Oligarchs will find someone to replace Trump & rig future elections, not just in the US, they are doing this world over. They know us better than we do. For the exchange of free Tech, we have given away our data & our privacy, we live in a Panopticon.

2)Trump is a puppet, he is dangerous & crazy, but he is merely a puppet for the digital Oligarchs.I am not just referring to Zuckerberg, Musk & Bazoz. There are even more powerful people behind all this, Robert Mercer, was key in making it possible to manipulate the state of play. But there are more

1) He was elected, he didn't seize power. However advanced data collection & tailor made ads, made it possible for Trump to appeal to swing voters from different demographics in different ways, so each voter got a different version of Trump. Then there was a sizable % of voters who abstained.

We know what Trump is, and where he is taking us, but it's our apathy that'll allow him to do this. we need to consider how he got that power & who put him there & who will come after him if he goes. We need bring down the digital olligarchy: Thread to follow🧵
#Trump #democracy #powerofthepowerless

Two social media posts. The first is from Keir Starmer and reads: “The UK has long supported a transition of power in Venezuela. We regarded Maduro as an illegitimate President and we shed no tears about the end of his regime. I reiterated my support for international law this morning. The UK government will discuss the evolving situation with US counterparts in the days ahead as we seek a safe and peaceful transition to a legitimate government that reflects the will of the Venezuelan people.” Below it is a post from Ed Davey that reads: “This cop out isn’t good enough. Standing up for international law means condemning leaders when they break it, whether that’s Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump.”