Reposted by David BarberNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 4hRuss Vought is architect of Project 2025, the manifesto for white Christian nationalist regime change, the blueprint for dismantling democracy. 52911
Reposted by David BarberSteve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 8h20 years ago today Anna Politkovskaya, one of Russia’s most prominent investigative journalists, was murdered. I found no mention of the anniversary in today's Russian newspapers. #ReadingRussiayoutu.beRussian papers silent on the 20th anniversary of journalist's murderYouTube video by Steve Rosenberg 10314112
Reposted by David BarberLynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 9hDear Angela Rayner Anti-Zionism is NOT Antisemitism …”To imply that an attack on Zionism is an attack on Jews is to argue Zionism & Jews are one and the same. Zionism (a 130-year-old ideology) is not Judaism (a 3,500-year-old religion)” open.substack.com/pub/councile...open.substack.comThe media refuses to ask Palestinians if Zionism is racism. Apparently, only Zionist feelings count.The most telling thing about the backlash against the Greens’ “Zionism is racism” motion is the refusal of the media to platform Palestinians. 32716
Reposted by David BarberBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 21hMany voters in Brazil are reporting that the website says they didn't vote even though they did. Brazil elections are entirely done on electronic voting machines, was it rigged? 65626
David Barber @david24barber.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The lessons of Chile 1988 #Pinochet #Trump by Ariel Dorfman. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comI witnessed the Pinochet regime’s fall. It offers hope – and a warning – for the US | Ariel DorfmanNovember’s midterms bring parallels with a moment in October 1988. But Pinochet’s exit wasn’t the end of his influence 000
Reposted by David BarberProject Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · 05/10/2026Indigenous Languages Decade (2022-2032) Building a global community for the preservation, revitalization and support of indigenous languages worldwide. www.unesco.org/en/decades/i... #indigenous_languageunesco.orgIndigenous Languages Decade (2022-2032)Building a global community for the preservation, revitalization and support of indigenous languages worldwide. 29142
Reposted by David Barber𝚼𝖆𝖑𝖉𝖆 @yal-da.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Women’s arrests in different cities across Iran continued in recent days alongside the issuance of judicial sentences and the ongoing uncertainty surrounding some detainees. wncri.org/2026/10/05/w...wncri.orgWomen’s Arrests, Ongoing Detention, and New Judicial SentencesWomen’s arrests ongoing detention, and new judicial sentences, including prison terms and flogging, mark recent cases involving women. 134
Reposted by David BarberMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026MIT Media Lab’s Kevin Esvalt: “Russia's five-hospital quarantine, FSB involvement, and…hazmat use in response to the death of a single researcher at a weapons-lineage Irkutsk lab are inconsistent with a lab-acquired plague infection, which would have been treated with prophylactic antibiotics. 29695283
Reposted by David BarberM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Will a government minister be making a statement and visiting? Of course not - not MANLY jobs in STEEL or CHEMICALS or CARS 416147
Reposted by David BarberPhilo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The world isn’t stopping you because the United States has given Israel over $200 Billion worth of weapons. 1237
Reposted by David BarberChris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026University of Nottingham confirms it will close its music and languages departments as it presses ahead with more than 500 job cuts despite widespread opposition from staff and students www.timeshighereducation.com/news/notting... via @julietterowsell.bsky.socialtimeshighereducation.comNottingham confirms course closures with hundreds of jobs affectedLanguages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans 0914
Reposted by David BarberScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Israel is at risk of civil war or state collapse, a classified CIA assessment warns, as years of genocide in Gaza and war in Lebanon and Iran deepen political, economic, and social fractures within the country. The report, titled “Fracture From Within,” was compiled by experts in the CIA’s Red Cellopen.substack.comCIA Report Warns Israel Could Head Toward Civil War, Total CollapseU.S. intelligence raises fears of civil unrest and state breakdown in Israel ahead of October 27 elections. 76436
Reposted by David BarberKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 05/10/2026Binance guy says what now? www.ft.com/content/534b... 26210
Reposted by David BarberFelicity Callard @felicitycallard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Solidarity with all at University of Nottingham combatting this violent dismantling of their university 13014
Reposted by David BarberAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Israel retaliated against allies that broke with it over Gaza while pouring millions into foreign influence. Israeli-linked networks targeted Canadian politics and media, while figures tied to Israel trips became prominent voices in Alberta’s separation movement. #Cdnpoliyacnews.comPunish, pressure and manipulate: how Israel's government attacks Canada and other allies that break ranksIsrael's government has run fake accounts aimed at Canadians, retaliated against Canadian MPs and diplomats, and punished Norway, Ireland, Spain, Australia, France and Britain for recognising Palestin... 15289155
Reposted by David BarberLeft Of Center Orange Hater @leftocorangehater.bsky.social · 02/10/2026 410199826142
Reposted by David BarberLe Monde @lemonde.fr · 02/10/2026Le Liban dit qu’il n’a pas les moyens de reconstruire les zones détruites par la guerre avec Israëllemonde.frLe Liban dit qu’il n’a pas les moyens de reconstruire les zones détruites par la guerre avec IsraëlSelon le premier ministre libanais, le pays a besoin d’« un important financement » pour la reconstruction, après deux guerres entre le Hezbollah et Israël. 436
Reposted by David BarberGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026To those who somehow don't seem to understand: Which part of authorising weapons sales to a state committing genocide, banning the protest movement trying to stop these sales, using the RAF to provide surveillance flights for Israel and providing major diplomatic and media support is NOT complicity? 10606141
Reposted by David BarberHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.” — Dolly Parton 41062761343
Reposted by David BarberLuxJude352 @luxjude352.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Menacing 92 year olds in the middle of the night, whose side do these people think they’re on? #Fascism #Crowborough 36535
Reposted by David BarberBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The USA is a place with no healthcare, but 1000 billionaires. At least 49 of those billionaires made all their money from Private Healthcare. Perhaps you can connect the dots. 918874
Reposted by David BarberPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Super-rich UK energy/food magnates’ wealth skyrockets amid global crises Working-class face soaring prices, worsening climate impacts. Billionaires owning food/energy companies profit from hardship The same class funds political parties, uses tax havens, preaches low wages to workers.theguardian.comSuper-rich UK energy and food magnates’ wealth skyrockets amid global crisesAnalysis has shown the costs of daily essentials soaring in recent years, thanks in part to climate shocks, wars and geopolitical tensions 13360182
Reposted by David BarberPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026UK public sector bodies spent £17bn with offshore-owned private equity firms last year. The same vultures received £31bn public sector contracts. Profiteering, low wages, tax dodging, asset-stripping is their business model. Enriched by public money. How many have politicians on payroll?gmb.org.uk£17 billion taxpayer cash went to offshore private equity last yearWe need to buy British, GMB tells Labour conference 27585331
Reposted by David BarberSixes All The Way @sixesalltheway.bsky.social · 30/09/2026According to Age UK, 1.7m pensioners live in poverty with almost double that struggling to manage financially. Also, since 2010 the est. of uncollected tax is around £500bn & the option of progressive taxes would also help redress wealth inequality. State pensions: 4147
Reposted by David BarberPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Burnham could change tax relief on pension contributions for his projects. Gross tax relief in 2024-2025 was £83.9bn. 71% went to 7.7m additional & higher rate taxpayers. 29% to 30.4m basic rate taxpayers. Giving relief to all at 20% leaves £14.5bn spare for social care. But equality/equity? 9265119
Reposted by David BarberAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 30/09/2026West Bank's violent settlers part of a new generation fuelled by ideology. A mass attack by Israeli settlers on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank has placed new focus on the emergence of a generation of radicals in the territory u.afp.com/S9hg 0189
Reposted by David BarberPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Andy Burnham announces end of triple-lock on the state pension from 2030. It will be replaced by double-lock, slower growth in state pension. Full state pension is already less than 50%of the minimum wage. Poverty awaits future retirees. £500bn of taxes not collected by HMRC since 2010. 55459265
Reposted by David BarberBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump has dropped his $10bn charge against the BBC after he was told he would have to give the BBC his Financial Records. Not suspicious at all... 1325381
Reposted by David BarberRobert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The judge later asked a group of 15 minors without attorneys: “Is this your first time in immigration court?” They all answered, “Yes.” “Do any of you want voluntary departure?” the judge asked. No one raised their hand. Another child stretched her hands playfully toward the sky.cnn.comInside a Texas immigration court where children fight to stay in the US | CNN PoliticsMigrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. 22024
Reposted by David BarberRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The rich would prefer you to believe that the "free market" is subject to the immutable law of supply and demand. But for years, the wealthy and powerful have manipulated the market for their own gain. There is nothing “free” about it. Watch. 13154672053
Reposted by David BarberPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Reform UK's Suella Braverman promises ‘consequences’ if pupils don’t sing Christian hymns. That would be policed. So what happens to atheists, agnostics, non-believers and other religious denominations. Will they be persecuted, imprisoned? Reform UK getting desperate and bizarre.humanists.ukReform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymnsReform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave... 183717256
Reposted by David BarberAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Reform want to indoctrinate our children. Freedom of (and from) belief is a human right. humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...humanists.ukReform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymnsReform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave... 3011858564
Reposted by David BarberNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026No progress or real focus from this government on the crucial issue of #resilience: the government needs to focus on ensuring basic essentials. Which demands reshoring and near-shoring supplies www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comHospitals in England hit by shortages of common drugs such as paracetamolNHS trusts also report disruption to supplies last winter of co-codamol and blood pressure medication ramipril 44924
Reposted by David BarberAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Wow, this is monstrous. As if teachers aren’t under enough stress. People do not do their best work when they are surveyed, belittled and menaced. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comTeachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their workExclusive: Instructors at tech training company Multiverse hit out at ‘remorseless’ and ‘unnerving’ AI teacher monitoring system 710641
Reposted by David BarberMatthew Whitfield @matthewwhitfield.bsky.social · 28/09/2026midwit dystopia of the Blair hegemony update www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comTeachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their workExclusive: Instructors at tech training company Multiverse hit out at ‘remorseless’ and ‘unnerving’ monitoring system 193
Reposted by David BarberScuzzy Mortspider 🕷️ 🎃 @jussienorthside.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"We will make sure that Britain wins in the AI revolution." There’s a story in the Guardian today about how Euan Blair is using AI to make his employees mentally ill. 2309
Reposted by David BarberGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The panopticon encroaches yet further — this sounds truly horrible www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comTeachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their workExclusive: Instructors at tech training company Multiverse hit out at ‘remorseless’ and ‘unnerving’ monitoring system 4498
Reposted by David BarberRichard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Léopold-Franz Kowalski's picture reminds me that there is a long history of artists featuring newspapers in their work. A favourite coffee table book is 'The Newspaper in Art,' which features scores of examples of people shown reading papers in paintings. 511416
Reposted by David BarberDavid Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A reminder that all the aspects of our economic system are made up and we can have a better system if we wanted to. Homelessness for example. We could have an economy that builds homes for homeless people. It does not have to be this way. 219270
Reposted by David BarberRichard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026'The Oyster Eater.' (1882) In the years just after Ensor left the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, he painted several still lifes and interiors that depict different ingredients for meals or, as here, meals that are about to be eaten. 0664
Reposted by David BarberLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolishedlemonde.frAmnesty International calls for ICE to be abolishedIn a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States. 389198476371
Reposted by David BarberWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 26/09/2026#OtD 26 Sep 1940 German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist, Walter Benjamin died in Portbou at the French-Spanish border while attempting to escape from invading Nazi forces. The most likely cause of death was suicide stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9870... 26934
Reposted by David BarberRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6584021311827
Reposted by David BarberPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access" Full story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...democracyforsale.substack.comBREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates. 77895436