Reposted by DrLJExtinction Rebellion Global @xrglobal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026THE FIGHT TO BE HEARD A new documentary from @amnestyuk.bsky.social explores the recent crackdown on protest in Britain. youtu.be/sYOAeQEjWscyoutu.beThe Crackdown on Protest in the UK | Amnesty International UK DocumentaryYouTube video by Amnesty International UK 11011
Reposted by DrLJLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 08/10/2026‘Google used to say, don’t be evil. And the other day, Peter Thiel gave an interview where he tried to argue that being evil wasn’t bad, actually, because it means you’re good at something.’ @naomiaklein.bsky.social on fascism in the time of AI, on the podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comFascism in a time of AIPodcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · 6 October · 54min 0155
Reposted by DrLJlondoncaat.bsky.social @londoncaat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026'Every day there is killing': Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stalls. Israel have not ceased firing and killing Palestinian civilians www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.uk'Every day there is killing': Gazans face Israeli strikes despite ceasefire as peace deal stallsMany Palestinians are still living in cramped tent cities, with the US plan to end the war largely stalled. 001
Reposted by DrLJZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Voting is open until 10pm in Holborn & St Pancras - and remember to take photo ID. Rent controls, water nationalisation, tackling the climate crisis - I'll be pushing on these issues from inside Parliament. Vote Green 💚 37783243
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If you are lucky enough to be in Holborn & St Pancras get yourself to a polling station! We need more green voices in parliament! I got up at 5am on my holiday to deliver leaflets because I think it’s that important! Please vote & make it worth it! @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social 000
Reposted by DrLJTax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Thank you @jemmaforte for saying it like it is. 👏 Extreme inequality is a doom-loop, if we don't tackle it soon it will continue to drive our economy to stagnation & make a mockery of our democracy. 12414
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm still on a high after our proposal for a Green Health Policy was accepted! It has been such a joy & privilege to be part of the health policy working group, turning ideas of health equity into meaningful, actionable policy. I can't wait to continue the work with the best of colleagues! 152
Reposted by DrLJByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🔎 From the archive: Was Peter Thiel’s controversial data firm – which holds contracts with the UK’s NHS and Ministry of Defence – targeting democratic dissent as well as illegal immigration? WIRED confirms ICE stored information about protestors in a Palantir-built database #PalantirSpyTechbylinetimes.com‘Domestic Terrorism’: ICE Contractor Palantir’s Tools for Tracking DissentPeter Thiel’s controversial data firm – which holds contracts with the UK’s NHS and Ministry of Defence – researched protest prediction for the US Army before agreeing to build ICE’s data platform to conduct mass deportation. Are its tools now targeting democratic dissent as well as illegal immigration? 310158
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I did watch it. I still don’t get it. It was fine. But he didn’t say anything of substance. I think the media have been over generous. 000
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@thegreenthinktank.bsky.social hi! Just heard you speak in the UBI session. Would love your thoughts on our @greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social motion B03 - voting happening Saturday 10.45 020
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Migrants do not come to the UK to access benefits. The Green Party would abolish the horrifically unfair immigration surcharge. 100
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The migration policy proposed by @labouruk.bsky.social are horrific. Awaiting announcement soon. Would not need to go through parliament - not democratic. #Greenpartyconference #GPEW @greenparty.org.uk 101
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Have you read the @greenparty.org.uk @gpmigration.bsky.social policy? It’s fab! People move. We must dismantle the hostile environment. greenpartymigrationpolicy.org.uk 110
Reposted by DrLJZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives. 24348681780
Reposted by DrLJGreen Party Migration Policy Group @gpmigration.bsky.social · 11/03/2026More evidence that fair and humane immigration policies are possible 053
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Are you at @greenparty.org.uk conference? Come and chat to the friendly working group who would love to hear from you and answer any questions! We’re in the policy development fair! @greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social 010
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Why is everyone so excited about Burnham’s speech? He said he’d think about doing some things in the next parliament. And he showed some emotion. That’s it. What am I missing? 100
Reposted by DrLJLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 30/09/2026‘British politics has long been complacent about the power of big money. The relatively low price of access to politicians here has often been interpreted, wrongly, as a sign of probity.’ Peter Geoghegan on party fundraising: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukPeter Geoghegan · Short Cuts: Funding ReformBritish politics has long been complacent about the power of big money. The relatively low price of access to... 04216
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Coming to @greenparty.org.uk conference this week? Here are 3 reasons why you should vote for B03 The Green Way to Health! @greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=qTLw...m.youtube.comWhy vote for our policy LJYouTube video by Green Party Health Policy 000
Reposted by DrLJTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 30/09/2026“That, to me, was an implicit threat. It feels very Palantir. Very Big Brother”: MP @labourlewis.bsky.social reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi... 21295182
Reposted by DrLJLynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026No to Palantir in our NHS… (and police, and military…) 074
Reposted by DrLJColin Smith @welcometotsavo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Labour bureaucrats block motion to cancel killer-firm Palantir's NHS contract Palantir just offered a fat salary to former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson. Is it already collecting a return on its investment? www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...thecanary.coLabour bureaucrats block motion to cancel killer-firm Palantir's NHS contractPalantir just offered a fat salary to former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson. Is it already collecting a return on its investment? 053
Reposted by DrLJGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETaxamericasvoicecnn.substack.comCHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive. 770033342
Reposted by DrLJlondoncaat.bsky.social @londoncaat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pressure Mounts at Labour Conference to Kick Palantir Out of NHS. Labour should take heed and end Palantir's NHS contract with novaramedia.com/2026/09/29/p...novaramedia.comPressure Mounts at Labour Conference to Kick Palantir Out of NHSThe NHS’s contract with Palantir has come under pressure at Labour party conference, with 20k party members backing a motion to end the service’s reliance on the US spytech firm. 012
Reposted by DrLJcancelled-by-elon.bsky.social @cancelled-by-elon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Letting fascists fly illegal heavy bombing missions from UK soil is making us all less safe. news.sky.com/story/follow...news.sky.comWhelford latest: Major incident declared and homes evacuated near RAF base after men arrested on suspicion of explosives offencesA number of properties in Whelford, Gloucestershire, have been evacuated following a major incident being declared. Several men have been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act. Sp... 02613
Reposted by DrLJJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 27/09/2026and here is our FT story www.ft.com/content/23cd...ft.comAndy Burnham signals he will fight election on tax rises to fund social care reformPrime minister says shake-up would be ‘hard’ to do in current parliament 5426
Reposted by DrLJThe Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 26/09/2026Mary Beard, Chair of the Booker Prize 2026 judging panel, on why she dislikes the phrase ‘I really love reading’. This clip is provided courtesy of the Southbank Centre, and you can watch the full Booker Prize 2026 shortlist event on their YouTube channel: youtube.pulse.ly/axkmrdaxr9 8256117
Reposted by DrLJRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage. 701199795974
Reposted by DrLJRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system. 546156776032
Reposted by DrLJMatthew Todd @matthewtodd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026‘Not acting on climate change means a certain World War in the lifetime of anybody born from now on.’ Scientists explain that climate change is a far bigger threat than governments are telling you: 37845
Reposted by DrLJLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 27/09/2026‘𝘐𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 (1890), Whistler implied that an inability to appreciate unfinishedness in painting betrayed a failure of negative capability – the capacity to dwell in uncertainty.’ Harry George Daniels on the painter. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukHarry George Daniels · At Tate Britain: Whistler’s ContradictionsWhistler has not had a major retrospective in Europe in the last thirty years. The Tate show should have been an... 0183
Reposted by DrLJMake Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We're here in front of Labour Conference with a message to all delegates: vote for a fairer democracy! Remember to pick "electoral reform" in the priorities ballot! #Lab26 #LabourConference2026 06619
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Not much solace to those suffering in our unfair system now 010
Reposted by DrLJZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Labour are planning to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea despite the thousands of deaths from excess heat this summer. We cannot allow them to win in Holborn & St Pancras and think that they can get away with this. Vote Green. For our communities and our planet. 22772262
Reposted by DrLJTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 27/09/2026NEW Stewart Lee column The collapse of compassion in post-Brexit Britain suggests it’s now time for Roman-style lethal spectacles. The alternative – stopping malign global influences from destabilising our society, say - seems beyond us www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le... 12409158
Reposted by DrLJLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 26/09/2026‘“Hard borders” are a creation of the modern age. Until the late 19th century, borders almost everywhere were more or less open, often fuzzy or undecided.’ Ferdinand Mount on immigration and emigration in the English imagination. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukFerdinand Mount · Modest and Misunderstood: Wretched StrangersIn the great immigration panics of today, sympathy is focused on the home team. We are the ones who are being hurt. It... 23716
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Disappointing take from @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com @andrewharrisonish.bsky.social on the #EdSheeran debacle. No-one should feel sorry for a billionaire who is living the consequences of his actions. Having ‘no opinion’ is not ok when we are talking about genocide. 000
Reposted by DrLJRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026These guys are protesting about 'groups of fighting age men threatening local areas'. You've got to admire the irony. 481121302
Reposted by DrLJLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 24/09/2026‘Britain’s political class remains unified in its belief that energy infrastructure must be owned by the private sector. Since privatisation in the 1980s, successive leaders have rejected any suggestion of nationalisation.’ @arthurdowning.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukArthur Downing · Asset Sweating: Britain’s Energy CrisisBritain has private ownership while making the state responsible for planning via subsidies. The result is a zombie... 01311
Reposted by DrLJTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 24/09/2026We endorse this excellent comment piece by @labourlewis.bsky.social on the glaring integrity gap in Tom Watson’s Palantir appointment. (And not just b/c it links to our reporting. 🙏) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comTom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive LewisWhen a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis 18315101
Reposted by DrLJUnited Tech & Allied Workers @utaw.tech · 24/09/2026Everyone’s talking about AI, but no one’s actually asking workers how it’s affecting us. So we’ve done it ourselves. Today we are launching the AI Workers’ Inquiry, a new study led by workers themselves, into the way AI is changing work. Read it at go.utaw.tech/aigo.utaw.techAI Workers' Inquiry 2026 | Tech Workers InquiryHow AI is changing work in the tech sector, from the workers who build, deploy, manage, evaluate and use this technology. A Tech Workers' Inquiry from UTAW. 33935
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I’m on this fab podcast talking about how I stayed fuelled with plant protein to tackle Kilimanjaro! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... @plantbasednews.bsky.social @plantbasedtimes.bsky.socialpodcasts.apple.comPack your protein powder, and other tips to enjoy your mountain trekPodcast Episode · In a Nutshell: The Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Podcast · 23 September · 37min 030
DrLJ @drlaurajane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I’m on this fab podcast talking about how I stayed fuelled with plant protein to tackle Kilimanjaro! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... @plantbasednews.bsky.social @plantbasedtimes.bsky.socialpodcasts.apple.comPack your protein powder, and other tips to enjoy your mountain trekPodcast Episode · In a Nutshell: The Plant-Based Health Professionals UK Podcast · 23 September · 37min 030
Reposted by DrLJPaul Belcher FRCP HonMFPH 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🇺🇳 UN: #ElNiño is “a significant #PublicHealth threat, not just a #ClimateChange phenomenon” #WHO warns of rising risks from #cholera, #malnutrition, #mosquito borne diseases and heat-related illness as #ExtremeWeather puts additional pressure on vulnerable communities gulfnews.com/world/europe...gulfnews.comEl Niño is rapidly strengthening and the UN warns the biggest threat may be to human healthUN warns a rapidly strengthening El Niño could fuel disease, hunger and deadly heat, straining fragile health systems and vulnerable communities worldwide. 007
Reposted by DrLJRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026CEO pay is up 1,316% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 28%. CEOs are now paid 325 TIMES as much as the typical worker in their industry, according to @epi.org Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"? 15862002373
Reposted by DrLJgreenhealthpolicy.bsky.social @greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Good health for people and communities means so much more that what happens in the clinic and the hospital. We need 'health in all policies' to knit together the impact on health of housing, education, and environment. A63 is now B03. Vote for it at @greenparty.org.uk conference. 033