India Thorogood

nice one!

Anti-Elon Musk Poster “Don’t Buy a Swasticar” in London Goes Viral "Goes from 0 to 1939 in 3 seconds," says the poster from campaign group Everyone Hates Elon as a slump in European Tesla sales also makes headlines.

"So don’t buy his f*king cars, yeah?” the group concluded. The TikTok video has garnered more than 980,000 likes and 9 million views."

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🚨Elon Musk just helped the far-right in 🇩🇪 win their best result since WW2 then called them to say congrats. So don’t buy his f*ing cars, yeah? #dontbuyaswasticar

We are certainly not tarnishing ordinary Tesla workers, we know not everyone can change career. But people who can afford Teslas can certainly afford to not buy them. To address your other point, we aren't a part of Hope not Hate who would indeed take their own direction. 😊

You mention the board and shareholders can take action, brand damage would be a likely reason they would do so. Spoofing brands and tarnishing them has been very successfully done for decades leading to huge wins for campaigners...

agreed, let's hope so ❤️

French MPs vote through the left's wealth tax on the ultra-rich Thanks to abstention by far-right MPs, the 'Zucman tax' was adopted by the Assemblée Nationale, on Thursday. It is unlikely to be approved by the Sénat. The Finance Ministry has been preparing a much ...

How to solve a problem like Elon Musk?

A wealth tax would be a start, as passed by France's Assembly this week. 8 out 10 in the UK support it.

Sadly the law won't pass even in France thanks to right wingers.

It's time politicians caught up with ordinary people.

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'Don't Buy a Swasticar': Tesla Hit by UK Boycott Campaign Over Elon Musk's Far-Right Support Electric vehicle producer Tesla has been targeted by activists due to its far-right owner's interference in British politics

If you need a sunday read about sticking it to billionaires, I was interviewed by @josiah.writes.news for @bylinetimes.bsky.social about our @everyonehateselon.bsky.social campaign ❤️✊

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Elon Musk is Accidentally Helping to Raise Thousands for Progressive Causes in the UK Campaigners claim to be turning his own tweets "into a weapon against the far right"

🔴Elon Musk is Accidentally Helping to Raise Thousands for Progressive Causes in the UK

Campaigners are turning his own tweets “into a weapon against the far right”

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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza Strip as new ceasefire talks begin Residents and medics said at least 14 people were in the house of one family when the strike destroyed the building.

Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 70 people over the last day, Palestinian medics said, as mediators launched a new ceasefire push to end the 15-month-old war reut.rs/3DRFhuJ

Death feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study finds Needs assessment by NGO reveals the huge psychological impact of the war with Israel on young people

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How to start winning against corporates: lessons from business-beating campaigns — Winning Campaigns From Shell to Barclays to Unilever, campaigners have defeated giant corporations. Here’s how you can too.

In the last 2 months alone campaigners have delivered blows to Barclays, Unilever and Baillie Gifford.

So I wrote a blog with some of my top campaign tips for defeating corporates – let me know what you think!

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The Education Policy Institute has warned children under 5 are 25% more likely to experience food poverty than older children and it’s driving obesity & mental health crises.

Food poverty is associated with worse cognitive development, maths & vocabulary skills. ⬇️
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This seems like a bad idea x