bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 23hMany countries understood what Zionism and Israel was about in 1975. 021
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Some beautiful poetry to enhance the day 🤣 030
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is what makes Israel the biggest pariah state in the world. Ben Gvir deserves to be in prison. But antisemitism innit. Roll on the day that the right wing in Israel is defeated and a political solution becomes even a remote possibility for Palestinians. 12013
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Fukuyama diagnoses the problem in former East Germany and current Unified Germany but I wonder if his concept of respect would serve the SNP better in Holyrood if they worked with the Reform MSPs and gave them respect whilst eviscerating their ideology. Hard perhaps open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...open.substack.comThe AfD Emerged From a Respect DeficitWest Germans never fully treated Easterners as equal. Cue the AfD. 000
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is fabulous. I snort-laughed at some of it. substack.com/@tritaparsi/...substack.comTrita Parsi (@tritaparsi)LOL! Best Hitler-bunker-scene rendition so far! “You didn’t tell me these were the same Persians that defeated the Romans.” "Have Bari Weiss write why high oil prices are actually a good thing..." 010
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The always entertaining and challenging Will Self responds to claims of cohering end-times fascism by Naomi Klein in her new book. If you’re not reaching for the dictionary whilst reading this then you are Will Self none other. willself1.substack.com/p/the-machin...willself1.substack.comThe Machine No Longer Needs a MasterWill Self argues that Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor have seen the spectre of fascism — but missed the machine that no longer needs a master. 010
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What utter monsters the Israeli Government are. They have had a deliberate policy of minimising the calories crossing into Gaza in order to keep the people at the edge of famine. This can only be interpreted as a systematic attempt to eliminate Palestinians from the land substack.com/@jkb3403341/...substack.comJulie B 🇨🇦 (@jkb3403341)HUMANS OF NEW YORK When I entered Gaza the Israeli military had a rule: I was only allowed to bring in seven pounds of food. As I was weighing out protein bars, trying to get under the limit, I said... 032
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialJoe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026 659157924735
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialDouglas Ogg @dougogg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I hate to sound like a Luddite, but I agree with this. 50397793314
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026New statue spotted today in Dublin Ireland. Time to take out the trash 🚮! 🎥 AlternativeDublin 12657801566
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialElle@🏴 #BelieveInScotland #ScottishIndependence @elle49.bsky.social · 11/09/2026youtube.com/shorts/F4A3b...youtube.comMandy Patinkin UNLOADS on Trump in Fiery Speech 😳 #MandyPatinkin #Trump #ShortsYouTube video by Lamont Tyson 021
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 09/09/2026One for the philosophy & politics nerds here. A great piece by Fukuyama on his, much maligned, 1990 essay. (The decline of liberalism might have been a better title) open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...open.substack.comThe Beginning of the End of HistoryThe story of an essay. 010
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🏴🍀🇮🇪🇵🇸🍉 011
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🏴🍀🇮🇪🇵🇸😎 111129
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 06/09/2026If we as a collective don’t stop the far-right, nobody will. Our institutions won’t, the BBC “both-sides” everything. Media soft soap. We all need to take every action and stop these bastards. If we want an independent Scotland they’ll have no place. davidaaronovitch.substack.com/p/man-on-the...davidaaronovitch.substack.comMan on the roadWhy we have work to do 040
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The simple conclusion I have reached since wrestling with the Thatcher project and its atomising consequences is that selfishness has become the societal default. “I’m all right Jack” seems to be the watchword and politicians know this and act accordingly. richardjmurphy.substack.com/p/is-politic...richardjmurphy.substack.comIs politics becoming evil?When mainstream politicians think defence must be funded by increasing poverty and hardship, have we move into an era of political abuse? 020
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 28/08/2026100% this is absolutely true. 031
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I can only imagine the outrage in Clacton or Hartlepool if the government put up road blocks preventing people from moving around their properties or even their homes. Tommeh and his pals would be all over the news. But meh, it’s just some Palestinians being brutalised by Israel 🇮🇱 aje.news/t9293taje.newsNew Israeli roadblocks entrench siege of homes in West Bank’s QusraAfter weeks of settler siege, three new Israeli gates around Palestinian homes in Qusra raise fears in West Bank. 076
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Some facts on benefits spending in the UK by an excellent organisation Full Fact. This includes pension spending of which I am a recipient and for which I am very grateful. Maybe the Reform politicians should read this before spouting their usual pish. fullfact.org/economy/bene...fullfact.orgHow much is being spent on benefits? – Full FactWe’ve answered some commonly asked questions about the benefits system. 131
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialStephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A life of many colours RIP Dolly Parton One of the Good Ones 171142652584
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialChairmanLMAO @chai40.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Enjoy this lovely version. youtu.be/AndEMO__p2U?...youtu.beSuzanne Vega: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertYouTube video by NPR Music 0354
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/08/2026In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked The Pentagon Papers exposing the lies told to the public about the disastrous Viet Nam war, forever becoming a hero in history. Now... someone PLEASE leak #TheEPSTEINFiles & end the biggest coverup scandal of all-time! 🙏 823284098903
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Surfer takes us through what it looks like while riding a perfect wave [📹 gabrielmbenetton] Original post 06213
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialChasbell 🏴🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026 094
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Excellent article by Ed Conway here. When people think of decarbonisation they dont think holistically. This article does that well. Our politicians however aren’t capable of comprehending this or they can’t tell the story properly. substack.com/@edmundconwa...substack.comThe North Sea is not just about the North SeaThe weird and wonderful world of gas, in all its different flavours. And what the strange chemistry of methane has to do with one of the most controversial issues facing the new UK government 020
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialChasbell 🏴🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026 04622
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialAndrew Sharpe 🏴|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 16/08/2026An Israeli cabinet minister calls for "nightly killings of Palestinians in Gaza". When will the British government stop supporting this regime and apply robust sanctions? aje.news/dsp3m7aje.newsBen-Gvir calls for nightly killings of Palestinians in GazaIsrael’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for nightly killings in Gaza. 22924
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Israel has always known what it wanted to do. Ask anyone who has served in the IDF, or any historian who isn’t a Zionist. It has also always known that the white colonialist would have its back. “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” 296
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialTony Dexter @timbleman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The BBC Reform propaganda story is rightly taking some flack. Don’t forget who is embedded in ‘our’ national broadcaster. What has the BBC done for me….its become a biased, uncritical Reform platform 45992485
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/202641 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming. 393142865760
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Crystallised perfectly what Big Tech want to achieve with AI. 022
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Could not agree more with all of this 👏 220
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialRaibeart #YES 🏴 🇪🇺 @raibeart.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The so-called “proud Scots” who actually despise the very idea of Scotland. 35326
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Has the UK media forgotten Palestine? Is it now just a “he said, she said” story? Meanwhile children are dying because Israel is conducting a genocide. Labour Friends of Israel needs to be shut down and their money removed from UK politics. www.thenational.scot/news/world/2...thenational.scotA Palestinian baby died because soldiers wouldn't open a gate. The UK must actI am writing as a Palestinian who has run out of ways to describe watching my people deprived of dignity, freedom and even the essentials they need… 010
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialEsheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 06/08/2026He has made more sense in 2 minutes, than all Prime Ministers in my lifetime. 814770
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Just the kind of (good) news a UK based news outlet should be bringing to us. But nothing on the BBC anywhere. Is it perhaps because the influence of Israel’s lobby is everywhere in Westminster and the BBC? Could there be Friends of Israel in all these places? [No 💩, they are] aje.news/bajaefaje.newsUK tribunal confirms professor’s anti-Zionism is legally protected beliefDavid Miller has told Al Jazeera the ruling is a victory that will encourage others to speak out against Zionism. 110
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Fabulous story. What an interesting conversation. 000
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Please read..... #BookSky 310110453762
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialJodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Mamdani is quite literally the moral leader of this country right now. No one speaks with as much clarify, moral leadership, and consistency. I am grateful for him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZuV...youtube.comBenjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office 301103371832
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialpara-handy.bsky.social @para-handy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026static.klipy.comWindsor Davies as Sergeant Major: Oh Dear How SadALT: Windsor Davies as Sergeant Major: Oh Dear How Sad 0316
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 15/07/2026It’s all Thomas Tuchel’s fault that they lost according to the BBC’s pundits. Not that they were beaten by a team who have top quality players who have all won at the highest level and have the confidence and belief that they will win. Individually they are excellent players but not as good as 🇦🇷 120
Reposted by @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.socialPaul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Pretty classy message by the Norwegian Embassy. #WorldCup 152111731858
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 09/07/2026All because Cuba has a political ideology that is different from the US elites who prefer instead to squeeze their own people in an unrestrained capitalist vice. OK so Cuba is now a family dictatorship but this enmity has been since the 50’s and is ideological and immoral like Israel’s genocide 100