@callmeglitter.bsky.social @rangerfeline.bsky.social I'm so glad you live in California
Semi-retired English teacher, tourism guide, and practical anarchist. I became an lifelong activist shortly after my 20th birthday on August 28, 1963 when I stood in the sun and heard Martin Luther King tell us about dreams.
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@callmeglitter.bsky.social @rangerfeline.bsky.social I'm so glad you live in California
Let’s be clear - a genocide is unfolding in Gaza as a result of Israel’s actions. We all have a moral and legal responsibility to act, and Scotland will play its part. Today I have set out a range of diplomatic, economic and humanitarian measures. Read below for more. 🧵
If you needed one, here’s another reason to stay out of Florida. The Petri Dish State!
Thandiwe Muriu (b.1990) Photographer, Kenya
I don't seem to have the right name for his account. If you have it, please help!
If I exercised my free speech to say what I think of him his ears would burn off the sides of his head.
Farage currently flat-out lying to the House Judiciary Committee.
#booksky We only need to sell 19 more copies of "Airship Shape and Bristol Fashion 1" to have sold a THOUSAND copies, which for a small press anthology is really really good! So if this is the sort of thing that floats your paddle steamer.... wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/anth...
When I was announced as the lead in a Doctor Who spinoff in 2023 Graham Linehan tweeted about me for TWO DAYS, tagging the BBC and others to say that I am pro-child abuse and they shouldn't work with me.
“To be clear, the only motive for opposing this bill would be to conceal wrongdoing.” - Anouska De Georgiou
“The only motive for opposing this is to conceal wrongdoing.” @RepTimBurchett @RepChuck @AndyOgles @RepDavidKustoff @RepHarshbarger @DesJarlaisTN04 @RepJohnRose
To be clear…
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Previous in vitro studies on azelastine had already suggested antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses. ‘This clinical trial is the first to demonstrate a protective effect in a real-world setting.'
From a Twitter research project to an independent rival — Bluesky’s journey under CEO Jay Graber shows how a decentralized, user-first platform gained millions users by prioritizing control & openness in social media. A true alternative in a billionaire-dominated space. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...
Pritzker: "Any rational person who has spent even the most minimal amount of time studying human history has to ask themselves one important question: once they get the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law, what comes next?"
That Pritzker press conference was... surreal, and I think marks a significant moment of escalation in the constitutional omni-crisis. This was the governor of a state saying plainly the Union itself is being torn apart and his state is being militarily invaded by an authoritarian regime.
I know, I know, but: The president of the US saying, literally, "we're going in" in reference to sending the military to an American city for no reason beyond terrorizing the local population should be the most immediately impeachable shit imaginable
Fox News had to pay 3/4 of a BILLION dollars for lying to its viewers. And it STILL lies.
MAGA dumbfucks are so fuckking dumb, they don’t even know that red states are shitholes, because they have never been anywhere else and have no idea how much better blue states are.
Never trust a Republican.
I immediately thought of your photo of the train tracks being set on fire to thaw bsky.app/profile/alis...
This is the full thread, specific to Dems bc we need a strong (stronger than what we currently have) opposition party to what has increasingly become the fascist party. But in Alaska’s case, this pertains to anyone not supporting authoritarianism & oligarchy. bsky.app/profile/thom...
The instinct to moderate & appease WILL NOT save us from authoritarianism. And in a place like Alaska, where more people are undeclared or I than D, & where moderate R’s still exist, this needs to be forcefully stated from EVERYONE who doesn’t want to lose democracy, due process, & civil rights.
This is ~ different on a *state* level in Alaska, where bi/tripartisan coalitions govern both chambers & moderate R’s still exist. But in facing the national crisis of democracy & in facing Alaska MAGAs, this is 100% key: we need fighters like Pritzker who understand the threat of authoritarianism
I'm waiting for Nicholas Whyte's take on this.
And I share it!
White House reminds press pool that lots of presidents smell like they’ve been decomposing for 5 days
BREAKING: D.C. area man not currently dead, has definitely never been dead during past week
Over the weekend, Russia launched strikes on Zaporizhzhia, leaving dozens injured. With water and power cut off in parts of the city, our #ChefsForUkraine team mobilized fast to impacted areas. We served 500 meals, drinks, and snacks across four locations.
Jesus—and I can't stress the next part enough—FUCKING CHRIST.
What a hope-filled day!
Deplorable as ever.
NASA scheduled a major workshop for early career researchers during the most important week of the Jewish calendar, during two of the most important days of that week and expects me to accept that this was “difficult scheduling conflicts” That’s what casual antisemitism sounds like
⚡️Macron to meet Zelensky ahead of talks with European leaders in Paris, media reports. Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet Emmanuel Macron ahead of a high-level summit of the so-called "Coalition of the Willing," scheduled for Sept. 4.
Happy first day of school, Minnesota!
‘If you enjoy Italy, either in reality or imagination, you couldn’t help but enjoy Jones’s books’ Many thanks to the Morning Star! They were the first national to give me a review, all the way back in 2017! I shall raise a comradely spritz to them tonight!
Palestine Action: five arrested in England before protest against group’s ban
Just arrived 330k followers, which a) wow, b) thank you for following me here, you're amazing. To commemorate the moment I've made a donation to World Central Kitchen, who is doing good work in places where it's needed the most. wck.org
There is only one way to respond to this GOP gerrymandering power-grab: hit them back harder. Newsom has shown what we can do when we’re not afraid to play their game. Time for other Dems to follow suit.
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
But a very good first attempt.
Their only crime is being the wrong colour. Psycho-Barbie and her murderous thugs are racists all the way down to their rotten toenails.
WATCH: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @mizzwelch.bsky.social & Pumps on Cuomo defending Netanyahu’s war crimes at the ICC after resigning in disgrace — showing an “affection for authoritarian right-wing strongmen” Full @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social episode: youtu.be/PM88cTxx0hw?...
"That is why I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it." Yes, there is a difference.
Strong start.
New story w/ @hilaryburns.bsky.social: A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
This is the Green party’s moment – not Farage’s. As leader, I’ll offer real solutions to Britain’s problems | Zack Polanski
Blimey. 2 weeks post surgery and I am still utterly exhausted. I knew I would be, but my silly brain keeps being surprised by it. At least it's raining. Feeling deep reassurance at the sound of it falling after so long without decent rainfall. As someone who hates summer, it's lovely.
Love you *hugs*
⚡️Russian drones force Kyiv children to hide in metro as school year begins. The air alert, triggered by Russian drones, began at 9:20 a.m. local time and lasted over three hours, catching many children on their way to school before classes could start.
There's a lawsuit about AI stealing your work. It's the same lawyers taking on Elsevier et al in a separate case. Academics: 1. Check if your work is in LibGen at www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... 2. If so, let the lawyers know at www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
This orphaned reply to a long-lost post deserves to be read and remembered.
#CatDistributionSystem 🐈⬛
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
Ukraine's 425th Regiment has liberated the village of Novoekonomichne in Donetsk Oblast; The pace of Russia's advance in Ukraine slowed by 18% in August; and more.
That is awful and ridiculous
Zelensky: Germany's support for Ukraine contributes to increasing pressure on Russia. This includes Patriot systems and missiles, and the IRIS-T system—all of which save the lives of our people.
Local immigration attorneys and relatives of people detained by immigration agents in recent weeks are raising alarms over what they say are dire and inhumane conditions at ICE’s field office in Northern Virginia. READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/v...
Sorry Daily Mail, but Kim Novak is allowed to look exactly how she wants. (Also, she looks amazing, but even if she didn't 92 year old woman looks 92 is not a story, even to the children you evidently employ as sub-editors).
But there's twice the number of interesting things in those Gemany''s (history, food, wine, music. mountains) than in that whole big Texas.
And what a fascinating, deeply beautiful journey it is. I love long-distance train travel in Europe - so many wonderful memories,
I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org
All I could think of was how stageyand stiff Travolta was compared to any dance clip of Tom Hiddleston's
Gambling, an industry out of control doing enormous damage to individuals and communities: a #PublicHealth menace www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
About two-thirds of patients who were flagged by the AI stethoscope as potentially having heart failure did not actually have it.
one of the greats. highly recommended Clearcut (apparently Greene's favourite of his own filmography), a gripping and angry political thriller about the conflict between an indigenous community and a logging company.
The vainest motherfucker on the planet is disintegrating into the Crypt Keeper. He knows we are seeing his bloated, bruised, ashy, diaphoretic Silly Putty face, arms, and cankles. He knows good people crave the day he shakes off his mortal coil. Malignant narcissist hell. Keep. On.
We want to give a big shout-out to Palm Beach Gardens, New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Houston, Albuquerque, Cleveland, and Greensboro! Thank you for showing up today and making your voices heard! 💚✊
Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
🔥 future Senator of Maine @grahamformaine.bsky.social Platner rallying with Bernie…
Kristi Neom's "facts" are as authentic as her lips and hair extensions.
Thank you. I'll put that on my list as we get into November.
I did actually understand this, but those descriptions pinged Ukraine so strongly I couldn't stop myself.
Rural public transport in France is virtually non-existent. I can get a TGV from St Malo to Paris roughly hourly, journey time 2h15, but there’s only two buses a day from my village to St Malo, 22km away.
Have a couple of people on my list for whom that would make a super Christmas gift.
It's capital Tallinn is a mix of fairytale and modern tech; great anytime of year. But in summer the place to be is the magical island of Saaremaa. Tere tulemast! You are welcome!
Ursula von der Leyen’s plane was forced to land in Bulgaria and use paper maps after suspected Russian GPS jamming disabled its navigation, the FT reports.
Do we really want to split up families so that they may be refused asylum? If they degrade the right to familly life, how long before families are split up on a wider scale? #wato
Media outlets have staged a front page protest to highlight the killings of more than 200 journalists in 22 months.
⚡️ Update: EU confirms von der Leyen’s plane hit by GPS jamming, Russian involvement suspected. "We can confirm there was GPS jamming," European Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta told the media, adding that Bulgaria suspects Russia to be behind the “blatant interference.”
Terrible to hear the news coming from Afghanistan of a devastating earthquake. My thoughts are with the victims, all those affected and London’s Afghan community. news.sky.com/story/afghan...
⚡️ Zelensky announces faster air defense deliveries after deadly Russian strikes. "We are accelerating the supply of additional air defense systems to enhance protection against missiles," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Pope Leo XIV prayed publicly on Sunday for the victims of the shooting at a Catholic school in Minnesota and called for an end to the "pandemic of arms, large and small."
On #LaborDay, we recognize the workers who make so much of our everyday lives possible. And every day, we should have American workers' back by supporting their organized efforts to secure higher wages, good benefits, and safe & dignified workplaces.
So in the end: they gave up and my friend was not fined. But the staff also did not acknowledge their error, so are going to continue harassing others about this 😡
Unions built this city and keep it running. They’ve fought against power and greed to make the impossible possible. Now, they need an ally in City Hall. On Labor Day, the presidents of the Hotel Trades Council, 32BJ and SEIU 1199 make the case at @cityandstateny.bsky.social.
Flyby success! ESA's Juice spacecraft passed Venus at 07:28 CEST on 31 August. This photo shows our deep-space antenna in Spain in communication with Juice during the flyby. Juice’s current location, Venus, and its destination, Jupiter, are both visible in the sky ❤️
PragerU spelled certify wrong on the Oklahoma certificate of completion, because of course they did.
The spirit of the Ukrainian soldiers is unbreakable. These men are heroes, giving everything to defend their land and families from terrorist Russia.
Except in Ukraine
I'm sure that there are research organisations in many European countries and the UK which would adore to have you.
MAGA: "Go woke, go br—oh, never mind. . ."