iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If the Saudis freely attack the people in the Houthi population centres, maybe the Houthi should feel free to blow up the Saudi Ras Al-Khair Power and Desalination Plant plant? Most of the world would be delighted to see Saudi Arabia disappear…

000

Reposted by Martin Cohen

LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 02/10/2026

🚨 BIG NEWS: A federal judge has halted ALL border wall construction across the entire Big Bend region in Texas. The Trump administration tried to waive 20+ environmental laws to build hundreds of miles of barriers but locals resisted. These lands belong to the American people, not to Trump.

nytimes.com

Judge Blocks Border Wall Construction in Big Bend in Texas

The ruling dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition.

14418

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Britain's sham democracy… Kleptocrats rule. The chancellor, insisted the third runway at Heathrow would add 0.43% to GDP, a figure later discovered to be from a report by the airport itself. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social is absolutely right - as with cars, the only workable strategy is capping demand.

theguardian.com

The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot

A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

101

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Democrats may manage to win the midterms… but they haven't managed to actually represent core Democrat values. People like Collins are DINOs youtube.com/shorts/bs2KI...

youtube.com

You can always count on Susan Collins to be "troubled" by the policies her votes have enabled

YouTube video by The Daily Show

001

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Clearly ANYYONE with Settled Status can have their status reversed -at any point - if this policy is allowed. It is a flagrant abuse of logic and of the Brextit agreement and a disgrace to Labour and Andy Burnham. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.com

‘We’ve done everything by the book’: EU citizens left in limbo after UK government strips post-Brexit residency status

Home Office faces legal action after 1,473 people living in UK before Brexit told settled status was granted in error

112

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sadiq Kahn's taxes on cars and lies about air pollution are pure cynicism. But he has pinned down what Labour SHOULD be saying on Europe www.dailymail.com/news/article... "the UK should go back into the customs union immediately, seek 'associate' membership and propose rejoining in the manifesto"

dailymail.com

Sadiq Khan demands Burnham launches immediate push to rejoin EU

Sadiq Khan said it was 'not enough' for Andy Burnham to suggest that restoring ties with Brussels could be in the next election manifesto.

000

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Underlining that the United States will need a systematic effort to root out the corruption that is the Trump family. Not politics as normal, but emergency action on the scale of the deNazification campaigns after the Second World War. www.smartnews.com/en-us/articl...

smartnews.com

Trump Sons’ Investment Funds Have Made $6.3 Billion Tied to Pentagon Contracts, Report Finds (uPolitics - Feed)

Investment funds linked to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have generated roughly $6.3 billion tied to defense-sector startups that depend heavily on Pentago...

020

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Once again, the Spanish are absolutely right. The "Great Powers" veto is a political anachronism and an ethical monstrosity www.palestinechronicle.com/sanchez-cond... @miloprcohen.bsky.social

palestinechronicle.com

000

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ilan Pappé puts October 7 into perspective as part of a long-denied bid by Palestinians for the sort of basic democaratic rights we all take for granted www.palestinechronicle.com/why-al-aqsa-...

palestinechronicle.com

000

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Strange headline… like only the rescue worker's safety matters… But this must be an offence and a serious one at that. Yet it seems that in Britain a certain kind of racist thug is untouchable… www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

theguardian.com

Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard

Thomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover

200

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The DHS argued that policies allowing agents to enter sites without warrants did not exist—but also claimed that blocking them would hamper immigration enforcement. The Judge said "it defies reason" to claim stopping nonexistent policies could affect operations uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-judge-...

uk.news.yahoo.com

Trump Judge Shreds DHS Excuse for Arresting U.S. Citizen

A Trump-appointed federal judge has torn into the Department of Homeland Security’s reason for twice detaining a U.S. citizen during immigration raids. Jeffrey Beaverstock ruled Monday that video foot...

100

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is quite significant. UK support for the Saudi killer and the Trump oil racket is not only immoral but also against the time. The Houthi are a legitimate national identity movement, they already control most of Yeman, while the Saudis are corrupt and hated. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

thetimes.com

RAF to provide support for Saudi Arabia to tackle Houthi attacks

Andy Burnham said it was ‘in the interests of Britain’ to support the kingdom against attacks from the group in Yemen and would stave off fuel crisis

010

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

And this is a very solid bit of social media journalism on the Trump-Saudi links. The fully open spigot of dirty Saudi money filling up the Trump family coffers. youtube.com/shorts/1tBTv... @miloprcohen.bsky.social

youtube.com

The Prince Pushing Trump To Stay At War With Iran

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

000

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

INteresting clip starts this video which is a plea to voters to stop crypto buying the US Congress and Presidency… unfortunately, probably too late youtube.com/shorts/2k7J2...

youtube.com

I Interviewed Sam Bankman-Fried. It Got Weird.

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

010

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"when the roads are used to amplify and celebrate a dangerous, antisocial culture, we are driven towards a very dark place." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @georgemonbiot.bsky.social makes a very good point here… by any measure, this is a major social change and for the worse

theguardian.com

Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot

In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or conscience. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

000

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The UK law now is that the ruless of public footpaths and rights of way do not apply to posh people uk.news.yahoo.com/kate-sister-... Expect hundreds of rich people now to close off paths across their land. Eternal shame on Kenneth Taylor, junior "planning inspector".

uk.news.yahoo.com

Kate’s sister and brother-in-law win planning inquiry after footpath row

Kate’s sister Pippa married James Matthews, a hedge fund boss, in May 2017, and the family moved to Barton Court in West Berkshire in autumn 2022.

000

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"The closer autocrats come to their end, the more frenziedly do they build. Nero embarked on a golden palace before he was driven to suicide… Hitler pored over architectural plans in his bunker." Trump's building spree comes as the country crumbles around him. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

theguardian.com

The desecration of DC: from a giant arch to a nuke-proof bunker, Trump’s legacy-building blingfest is an architectural atrocity

A bloated ballroom, a six-storey military HQ, a helipad-cum-cocktail patio, a gilded angel on a giant arch honouring himself … our architecture critic deplores the decorator-in-chief’s mutilation of W...

000

Reposted by Martin Cohen

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The depressing thing about the US isn't Trump really. He's just a grotesque. It's the complete failure of all the things liberals believe in: Congress, the judiciary, the press, voters themselves, all persistently unwilling or unable to stop him. It's the failure of an entire society.

1452964748

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

File under #geopolitcs How the USA forces the petrodollar on the world… youtube.com/shorts/nJ8PX... This is what the Iran war is really about - and the US is losing it @miloprcohen.bsky.social

youtube.com

The Price of Challenging The Petrodollar

YouTube video by Miles Franklin Media

000

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In which a notorious racist drives someone to kill themselves… Shame on Steven Pinker and Peter Singer who pitched in earlier to "defend" Cofnas' right to spout bile about black people

020

Reposted by Martin Cohen

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I am almost without words for what has become of this once proud newspaper. I will only say this: Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. demdock.com/4w6emld

840147003673

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd is extraordinary. Here he is, describing, matter-of-factly, the everyday reality of apartheid Israel. youtube.com/shorts/pAG6M... As he says, such societies must not be allowed to take root - or the poison will spread.

youtube.com

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters did not sell his soul for personal gain

YouTube video by Watchable Voice

101

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

This is the only figure that matters in the UK water company debate. Why are there sky-high bills for that most basic human commodity and yet the water system is falling to pieces? Well "£88.4 billion paid out in dividends by water companies in England and Wales since privatisation as of last year"

100

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"France has shut down SIX nuclear reactors because of extreme heat and drought – and because of jellyfish. In a statement, EDF said the shutdowns had minimal impact on France's electricity production." www.dailymail.com/news/article... So shut them down permanently. And don't build any more.

dailymail.com

Europe burns as out of control wildfires rage across the continent

Record-breaking heat and droughts have created ideal conditions for wildfires across Europe this summer, especially in France, Spain and Greece.

011

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"the Mecca Union will be in a strong position to act as a peace broker - a credible counterweight to the India-Israel-UAE axis of influence." #geopolitics @miloprcohen.bsky.social Maybe, but Israel already has both Saudi and Pakistan licking its, er… toes. As much as domestic opinion will allow.

100

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Despite 100s attending a public meeting on Hastings boat lake this summer, neither Helena Dollimore MP nor Robert Cottrill Chief Exec mentioned this scheme was being planned, instead we were told there were secret "legal issues". It stinks of corruption to me. hawkins-hawkins.co.uk/the-boating-...

hawkins-hawkins.co.uk

100

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Yes, the reality is black people get mocked and hounded out while white folk get winks and understanding nods… But to me interesting that O'Reilley only regrets not rewriting his student's work. THAT'S cheating too. [quote below]

120

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The Taliban could teach bsky.app/profile/hast... a thing or two about public greenspaces… Just saying i.dailymail.com/1s/2026/08/1... Hastings must be the worst managed seafront space in the whole country

i.dailymail.com

010

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The Guardian has a new appeal for contributions today: "Reader funding means we can keep paying ourselves a median salary of £61,813" #irony @theguardian.com FACT Full-time authors (like me) in the UK earn just £7,000 from writing , that's DOWN 60% in last decade.

000

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Asimov wrote fiction. Finkel's "Three Laws of AI" are incoherent nonsense—a schoolchild would blush at clichés like "do no harm." Real guardrails come from political decisions (like EU laws) that force compliance, not empty appeals to tech firms. @bridie.bsky.social #CommentIsFree theguardian.com...

010

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Azimov wrote fiction. His Three Laws of Robotics are essentially a fun, rhetorical device. Alan Finkel's "Three Laws of AI", on the other hand, are incoherent nonsense. A young schoolchild would blush at such clichés = "First, do no harm" www.theguardian.com/technology/c... #CommentIsFree

theguardian.com

One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel

What might a modern day equivalent of Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics look like? Guided by the author, I propose the three laws of AI

100

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"One of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, HTX is closely associated with crypto billionaire Justin Sun, a primary booster of the Trump family’s digital currency … HTX changed its name in 2023, shuttered its Seychelles operations and didn’t publicly disclose the location of its new headquarters…"

icij.org

Europe sanctioned crypto exchange HTX. Experts say the firm is deploying tactics that could blunt the impact. - ICIJ

The exchange is rapidly generating new accounts in a way that can confuse authorities and compliance officials, experts told ICIJ.

100

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It was always so… the bias is maybe becoming blunter with the new style of leaders

000

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

"Greenpeace France said the country’s centrist government and its rightwing allies in parliament were “trampling on science, health, the environment and the clear will of the people” describing the legislation as deeply concerning and a disgrace” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... @judithdorbe.com

theguardian.com

‘Scandalous, irrational and irresponsible’: French beekeepers’ fury at lifting of pesticides ban

Allowing use of pesticides to combat crop-ruining disease will kill bees and reduce harvests, union says

0125

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

At a time when philosophy generally talked about imaginary scenarios, or black and white Nazi atrocities, I made the bombing of Hiroshima a central ethical issue in my book 101 Ethical Dilemmas. The political reality is that such evils have been normalised. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

theguardian.com

‘Everywhere there were pitifully injured people’: how a newly unearthed memoir captures the devastation of Hiroshima

In an exclusive extract from his memoir, Kiyoshi Tanimoto describes the terrifying trip across the city to locate his wife and child

141

Reposted by Martin Cohen

milo @miloprcohen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I’ve just had my say on our future banknotes. Have your say too! surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/ecbeuro/ @docmartincohen.bsky.social

surveys.ecb.europa.eu

021

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“We’re left wondering why the media, which demonstrated no lack of excitement about Epstein, all of a sudden lost its reporting capacity, in the face of reams of publicly available documents [about ISRAEL]… A question for editors reading this newsletter: What are you doing?” Or rather, HIDING…

000

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Andy Burnham… surprise, surprise, same old shit in new packaging. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... "Mr Burnham will continue letting the US use UK bases for defensive strikes against Iran as hostilities between the two sides ramp up again."

independent.co.uk

Miliband set to meet Rubio amid Trump fury at his Foreign Secretary appointment

Miliband also called for calm in the conflict between Iran and the US, as Trump threatened to ‘bomb and destroy’ bridges and power stations

000

Martin Cohen @docmartincohen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Salt doesn't mince his words. "After decades of deception, the world is now seeing the real Israel, primitive and savage. Netanyahu, Ben Gvir and Smotrich are just the ugliest faces. Behind them stand uniformed mass murderers of loosely called ‘soldiers,’ www.palestinechronicle.com/the-colonial...

palestinechronicle.com

001