gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"There is a certain kind of clarity that the resistance, the ongoing resistance in Palestine, is making very concrete and palpable for us as Black and Indigenous feminists: that we actually need to crash the US settler state." 100
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026How does the line go? If the picture on the left offends you and the picture on the right doesn't… You're a human being!! 001
Reposted by @gablodian.bsky.socialLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 16/09/2026‘When Voltaire arrived in London in May 1726 (“without a penny, sick to death of a violent ague, a stranger, alone, helpless”, he told a correspondent in his newly mastered English), he was fresh from a spectacular feud.’ Thomas Keymer on Voltaire in London: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukThomas Keymer · Mangeons du jésuite: Voltaire in England‘Almost everything is imitation,’ Voltaire wrote in one of the French editions of Lettres philosophiques. Books were... 0175
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The guy in the photo is Macklemore. Apparently he is so ignorant that he didn't know that this is the crudest of crude antisemitic stereotypes. … but hey, nothing to see here! 100
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Europe is still asleep – but Putin has long since taken action. Garry Kasparov calls for five concrete steps that could finally bring the Kremlin to its knees. www.fr.de/politik/russ...fr.deEx-Schachweltmeister Kasparow erklärt die fünf Züge, die Putins Regime in Russland zu Fall bringenEuropa schläft noch – doch Putin handelt längst. Garry Kasparov fordert fünf konkrete Schritte, die den Kreml endgültig in die Knie zwingen könnten. 000
Reposted by @gablodian.bsky.socialChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 16/09/20261/ Two years ago, two Russian drone operators with the call signs 'Goodwin' and 'Ernest' were murdered by their commander, Colonel Ivan 'Evil' Puzik. Many Russian warbloggers are commemorating this as the point when they lost confidence in the Russian military leadership. ⬇️ 927754
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The lovely LibDem-voting ladies of Piddington are MAGA? How typical of an American to think that everything is about them. 100
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"In each specific factual context, CD 100 has been implemented in good faith and consistent with the principles of fundamental justice, including not being arbitrary, overbroad, or grossly disproportionate." ca.news.yahoo.com/federal-gove...ca.news.yahoo.comFederal government admits two trans inmates charged with sexual assault after transfer to women's prisonsThe federal government denies that its policy on gender diverse offenders violates female inmates' Charter right to life, liberty, and security of the person 000
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Why is #YouTube showing me this obvious scam? 000
Reposted by @gablodian.bsky.socialLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 15/09/2026‘One of Willie Wilde’s favourite acts was making jokes at the expense of his famous brother: “Oscar was NOT a man of bad character: you could have trusted him with a woman anywhere”; “Thank God my vices were decent.”’ Tom Crewe on Victorian celebrity siblings: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukTom Crewe · Boozing and Lounging: Unsuccessful SiblingsOne of Willie Wilde’s favourite acts was making jokes at the expense of his famous brother: ‘Oscar was NOT a man of... 071
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Good to see the Greens and the CCP on the same side of the argument! 000
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Of course they are. theconversation.com/russia-is-cu...theconversation.comRussia is cutting off Ukraine’s grain exports again, threatening a critical harvest and global food securityUkraine has proposed a deal to halt attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea – an effort to allow grain shipments to resume from both countries. 000
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Heterosexual relationships are statistically disadvantageous for women. www.focus.de/politik/deut...focus.deGrünen-Chef Felix Banaszak: „Heterosexuelle Beziehung für Frauen statistisch nachteilig“Grünen-Chef Felix Banaszak meint, dass Frauen statistisch gesehen in heterosexuellen Beziehungen schlechter dastünden. Er richtet einen Appell an Männer: "Wir sollten zumindest unsere eigene Rolle im ... 000
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 11/08/2026It's funny how people go on about people they don't want to think about, such as Tyler Austin Harper. 220
Reposted by @gablodian.bsky.socialWar on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026What does it take to convince Beijing that invading Taiwan means years of resistance, not weeks of occupation? warontherocks.com/how-can-u-s-... warontherocks.comHow Can U.S. Special Operations Forces Help Defeat China on Taiwan?It is conceivable that in one blistering campaign, the People’s Republic of China could invade, occupy, and forcibly annex Taiwan. One question would 044
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 22/07/2026One woman is a mother of 9. Her husband says one isn’t his. The other woman’s husband abandoned her after she gave birth to their first baby – 7 years ago. Now he’s back and accusing her of adultery. … 110
Reposted by @gablodian.bsky.socialGavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The rollout of high speed internet in Uruguay worsended early childhood development. But not because the kids spent too much time in front of screens, because the parents did. cepr.org/voxeu/column...cepr.orgHigh-speed internet and early childhood development: Causal evidence from a countrywide programmeThe rapid expansion of high-speed internet has intensified concerns about how digital technologies affect early childhood. Using the staggered rollout of fibre optic to the home in Uruguay as a natura... 7391162
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 16/07/2026A senior clinical manager at the trust that runs mental health services in Essex says he was told 4,000 unresolved patient safety reports needed to be "gone", while a public inquiry was under way. #WhatsWrongWithTheNHS www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 001
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 15/07/2026There are questions about the status of the controversial and libellous Amnesty report. Amnesty says: "We regret that this briefing was uploaded to our website without going through the established internal review processes that are in place to ensure consistency, … www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 100
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 23/04/2026The plane was part of an unusual F.B.I. mission to retrieve a 10-year-old American child who the F.B.I. believed had been kidnapped by a transgender parent and her partner to potentially undergo gender transition surgery, according to federal court filings. … www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...nytimes.comU.S. Sends Plane to Cuba to Get Child in Transgender Custody Case 100
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Shame it's in California, or I'd be straight along there. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comCalifornia coffee chain faces backlash after pledge to remove Pride flagsPetition with 4,000 signatures decries ‘slap in the face’, saying Philz made fortune off LGBTQ+ community 000
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Tasnim said they were also convicted of "moharebeh" - waging war against God- one of the charges Iran uses to issue death sentences for protesters and opponents of the Islamic Republic. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIran: Teenager among first to be executed over anti-government protestsSaleh Mohammadi, a member of Iran's national wrestling team, was found guilty of killing police officers alongside two other men, state media say. 100
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 20/03/2026This silly headline omits the prime factor, money!! The IRGC controls a sprawling, multibillion-dollar business empire, dominating roughly 30% to over 50% of Iran's GDP through construction, energy, and smuggling networks. Bonyads are massive, para-governmental … www.thetimes.com/world/middle...thetimes.comClass, faith or fear: what drives the Iran regime’s supporters?As security chief Ali Larijani is buried and the Iran war intensifies, a loyal ‘hard base’ of nine million remains a defiant force for the mullahs 100
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 15/03/2026“In this case it’s the merger of a bunch of quite online people with the Greens. Some definitely have brought in this Corbyn-ish idea of seeming more concerned about winning the argument and factionalism than getting power." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.com‘We are a completely different political party’: inside the Greens’ membership boomWith membership soaring, the Green party is grappling with logistics, culture shifts and a flood of new activists 200
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Interesting graphic from the Economist. What is striking to me is how much Labour has become the party of the well-off. (Of course, I am not the first to make this observation.) 100
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 04/03/2026“He said that ‘President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth’” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...theguardian.comUS troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog allegesReligious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war 000
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 15/02/2026The BBC’s report from the streets of Tehran did not make a single reference to the mass murder of thousands of protestors just weeks ago or the fact that thousands more have been arrested, their fates still uncertain. How can this meet even the most basic of journalistic … 100
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 28/01/2026This about sums up the contemporary BBC. I laughed long and loud so congratulations to the BBC: 🏆🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 000
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Interesting pair of headlines. #StarfleetAcademy 000
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 12/01/2026www.theguardian.com/world/video/...theguardian.comBodies line the streets outside morgue in Tehran as deadly protests continue – videoMourners gathered outside the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Centre in Tehran to identify bodies amid a wave of deadly anti-government demonstrations sweeping across Iran 000
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 12/01/2026An outrageous surrender to antisemitism. www.thejc.com/news/politic...thejc.comJewish MP barred from visiting primary school 'in case his presence inflames teachers', minister reveals - The Jewish ChronicleCommunities secretary Steve Reed warns some incidents in UK now echo 1930s Germany 000
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Many people foolishly think that Russia has no history of imperialist expansion and abuse of indigenous peoples. youtu.be/eIUMDdpCnE4youtu.beKazakhstan: Russian colonialismYouTube video by Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) 032
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Many people foolishly think that Russia has no history of imperialist expansion and abuse of indigenous peoples. youtube.com/watch?v=eIUM...youtube.comKazakhstan: Russian colonialismYouTube video by Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) 000
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 08/01/2026An investigation by The Telegraph has revealed that the party has decided to delay this May’s elections in five areas and is considering doing so in a further 17. Only four Labour authorities have ruled out delays. … www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...telegraph.co.ukTwenty-two Labour councils set to delay local electionsCouncils in favour of postponing election until next year are all in areas where Reform is expected to do well, investigation finds 100
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 02/01/2026www.jpost.com/middle-east/...jpost.com'Javid Shah!' Why Iranians are calling for their king | The Jerusalem PostIRAN AFFAIRS: A slogan once considered politically unutterable has returned, and sounds of crowds chanting it fill the air as Iranian protests continue to call for the end of the Islamic Republic. 000
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Crypto is the tool of scammers, speculators, blackmailers, terrorists and drug dealers — and now irresponsible rogue regimes. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...timesofisrael.comIran reportedly offering sale of weapons for crypto to bypass Western oversight — report* * * 000
Reposted by @gablodian.bsky.socialKeir Giles @keirgiles.bsky.social · 02/01/2026La Repubblica has me calling the supposed Ukrainian drone attack on Putin’s digs a “bufala raffazzonata”, and I thoroughly approve. www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/... 2346
Reposted by @gablodian.bsky.socialJonathan Simons @jonathansimons.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Looks like it’s time for my regular rant of “you had TWO YEARS when you KNEW you were going to be in govt, you spent a vast amount of political capital hiring a civil service chief of staff, you had ANYONE you wanted to help, why did you do absolutely ZERO prep for what government in 21c IS?!!??!” 714113
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 01/01/2026People are demonstrating against the theocratic regime all over Iran (with credible reports of live ammunition being used) and @theguardian.com publishes this. Shame, shame, shame on @theguardian.com ?! 021
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 31/12/2025The Kremlin has called the West “insane” to question whether Ukraine carried out a drone attack on one of Vladimir Putin’s homes. — thereby winning my First Laugh Out Loud award for today. 🏆🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 010
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Police turned me from victim The son of a former police officer was "misled" by a force into accepting a community for violence he did not admit to, an investigation has found. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comEx-police officer's son misled into accepting sanction, review findsTheo Rose was "misled" by police into accepting a sanction for violence he didn't admit, review finds. 100
gablodian.bsky.social @gablodian.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Sara Sharif was murdered by her father and stepmother after a professional who may have “feared causing offence” failed to question why she was wearing a hijab that hid her injuries, a damning review has found. 010
