Reposted by Finisterreflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 18hVery funny that the usual all-out, all-channels outrage hasn’t made Polanski less popular than Starmer managed, just by being himself and doing Sensible Centrist Politics 614029
Reposted by Finisterre☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · 17has much as i hate trump voters i'll never achieve the levels of contempt he has for them 241468198
Reposted by FinisterreSocialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 7h250,000 on streets: Palestine march shows movement’s breadth and radicalism ⭐️Marchers spoke to Socialist Worker about the Greens, Labour—and where next socialistworker.co.uk/palestine-20...socialistworker.co.uk250,000 on streets: Palestine march shows movement’s breadth and radicalismThe Palestine movement burst back onto the streets of London on Saturday as 250,000 people joined the 37th national demonstration in three years. There were marches across the world as part of the int... 01710
Reposted by FinisterreAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 17h“They think we are dogs, cockroaches and vermin. But we are the citizens of this country who have the right to ask questions of our government system.” Neha Bora leading the student movement in India. bsky.app/profile/70sb... 15817
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 19hThis feels really, really off. One guy grabbing 1000s of acres of Somerset, swallowing farms, shops, even a train station. It's antisocial & antidemocratic. & hopefully when people start to realise this, the truth about the rest of the UK will start to sink in. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...theguardian.comHow a South African billionaire is turning a corner of Somerset into ‘one man’s estate’Koos Bekker’s Newt estate encompasses luxury hotels, pubs and high street business, with local concerns including flooding 010
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 22h"Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor". That had never occurred to me. Holy shit, what a damning observation. 000
Reposted by FinisterreAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 10/10/2026Humanitarian and human rights groups call out Israel's continued killings and restrictions across the enclave. aljazeera.comGaza ceasefire ‘exists in name only', more than 100 NGOs sayHumanitarian and human rights groups call out Israel's continued killings and restrictions across the enclave. 215483
Reposted by FinisterreSam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 10/10/2026There are more Ketchup sachets than nurses. More operational Furbies than professors of human geography. More dogs named "Digger" than people licensed to operate a JCB. And you ask why people are turning to Reform? 1325361
Reposted by Finisterrewomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The work of Anne Damer (1748- 1828), English sculptor. Described as a "female genius", one of the 1st recognised women sculptors, who lived with her lover, Irish actress Elizabeth Farren #WomensArt 31181255
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is so painful. I can't deal with the world right now. Not today, not when we're being reminded everywhere that only Israeli pain matters. 021
Reposted by FinisterreSooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026This is a million years away (November 4th) but my dream is to sell it out. It's turning out to be a really fun show and I'd love a killer audience PS November 4th is not a million years away it's in a two-and-a-half-months wtf how did THAT happen?! 🎟️ www.pleasance.co.uk/event/sooz-k... 🎟️ 06816
Reposted by FinisterreSUPPORTING PALESTINE @apirus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Since October 2023, Israel has poured ever greater resources into what Benjamin Netanyahu has described as the “8th front” of the war: shaping how its actions are perceived amid a global image crisis that continues to deepen. This has done little to halt the erosion of Israel’s worldwide standing.972mag.comIsrael’s flailing chatbot armyNo longer able to rely on traditional lobbying, Israel is pouring huge funds into ‘cognitive warfare’ aimed at manipulating the responses of AI platforms. 124
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It's like every day there's a new revelation about the damage AI is doing, and a LOT of the time, it's *not even the key purpose*! Just bull(dozers) in a china shop, trashing everything in their path and then offering you the crudely glued-together shards. JFC. 061
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Holy shit, this isnt even hyperbole. It's the straightforward truth. 000
Reposted by FinisterreJohn Teets @suenitos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms timidly, and struggles to the light amid the thorns.” — George Santayana 📷🌱 0257
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It's a really good point tho, with some excellent replies re. how it comes about. 000
Reposted by FinisterreWes Siler @wessiler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sure looks like the Secretary of the Interior is about to invoke emergency wartime powers to use taxpayer funds to build a bunch of data centers on public land, without any public input: wessiler.substack.com/p/whats-doug...wessiler.substack.comWhat’s Doug Burgum Doing With Defense Production Act Authority?It sure looks like things are adding up for widespread data center construction on public lands, without public input 18302202
Reposted by Finisterrepixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The future of the military is one computer shooting missiles at whoever it wants and thousands of soldiers who stand around looking sexy 422086218
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This excellent person was a massive part of my own childhood and now also my kids'. Happy birthday to an absolute trooper who's lived an amazing life and AFAIK hasn't done anything seriously gross. 💜❤️💜 000
Reposted by Finisterreflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just a whole load of horrifying crimes here where we can’t now say “if only the world knew, if only everyone could see”. The world knows very well and anyone who wants to see, can see just fine. 8335166
Reposted by FinisterreMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026the horrific cornell gang rape case has me thinking about emma sulkowicz who alleged she was raped as a student at columbia in 2014 and never got any justice. it has me thinking about the physical and mental weight young women are forced to carry while their safety is subsumed by male potential. 363732791
Reposted by FinisterreTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Finally a leaflet talking about the real issues in the constituency 2536962
Reposted by FinisterreRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Roadblocks, checkpoints. This is the current situation, of collective punishment, in the West Bank. 0218
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Propublica spent months (years?) investigating this on what I assume is a pretty meagre budget. The fucking audacity. 000
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It's looking like we've got about a year left with Sanchez before the right wing take over in Spain. He's centre-left at best but at least has *some* moral compass. It's going to be a horrible, depressing shitshow when the fash & neolibs take over. 000
Reposted by FinisterreChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated. 537202808165
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ugh, this is exactly as disgusting as you'd expect. As always, unsurprising details but still shocking AF. That white ppl actually think it's ok to refer to slavery (1) as a joke (2) around Black ppl (3) in the fucking workplace should honestly blow everyone's mind. Get their asses, California. 010
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Agree with all of this, but also: HOW are you supposed to pronounce her surname? To rhyme with She-Ra? Terror? Clear? 000
Reposted by FinisterreBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I don’t like any of the words in this 946720
Reposted by FinisterreStandplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 22/09/2026 131591
Reposted by FinisterreEmma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/20265. After around 30 hours at sea, the dinghy was intercepted by the RNLI and those on board transferred to two lifeboats. Two lifeboat personnel tried to secure the empty dinghy. Thomas yelled abuse and knifed the dinghy to deflate it - with a rescuer still on board. 40807259
Reposted by FinisterreProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/202611/ Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” former executive Eric Schiff said. 91720425
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I'm typing & deleting here, trying to express how excellent & useful this piece is while respecting the history & the pain behind it. I heard my 11yo (uncharacteristically) shouting on the phone recently, turned out she was arguing w/2 friends abt how race-based slurs DON'T hit wp equally. I... 311
Reposted by Finisterrebeep beep i'm a sheep @foxkvells.bsky.social · 20/09/2026if you're ACTUALLY interested in keeping trans folks in the Democratic coalition (rather than pushing us out by insulting/yelling at us), maybe try to understand our perspective? this article is incredible 18523
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Well, shit. I'd missed this, but the discourse around the chilling, hateful Converse ad brought this to my attention. No more #Adidas or #Converse in our house. They were two of the tiny handful of brands we'd pay the extra for, but we've bought our last product from the evil fucks. 131
Reposted by FinisterreYet Another Emily @anomily.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s always nice to see someone put into elegant language the thoughts that tumble around in my head. I feel this deeply in the narrative that is higher education as vocational training instead of learning - where business outsources its training costs to employees. 03710
Finisterre @finisterre.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So this guy is a boss. Babyface racist obviously took him to be some rancid boomer & tried to get him to agree that poor brown ppl are Spain's Biggest Problem Ackshully. Dude blasts him like a pro and calls out his tendentious "questions". ♥️💛💜 000
Reposted by FinisterreDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️ 161169314738
Reposted by FinisterreLiLBazula 👻 🎃 @lilbazza.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Dan's bang on, here. I've seen almost no international criticism, outcry or expressions of solidarity over Erdoğan's latest brutal crackdown on Turkey's LGBTQ community 313298