johnstumbles.bsky.social @johnstumbles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Another bit of the Horns Of Plenty mural 000
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialOmg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue 5783269614046
johnstumbles.bsky.social @johnstumbles.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Is there a way (equivalent to threadreaderapp) of saving threads on Bluesky itself? 110
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n... 5749781959
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialHelen 🏳️⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 11/01/2026I’ll tell you who definitely didn’t give consent - the CHILDREN whose images were turned into pornography on the very platform you’re supporting by still posting on, Joanne! The whole “Protecting children” schtick is just such gaslighting BS! 😣 Just call it what it is: TRANSPHOBIA!!! 010733
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 12/01/2026The cartels or other illicit drug orgs didn’t force the US to shove shit into their bodies, that guilt belongs to the billionaires, politicians, and corporations that stripped people of the resources, medical care, and housing and placed them in situations where they’d choose illegal narcotics. 1943188
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12/01/2026BREAKING: “We have given strident powers to ofcom..from heavy fines all the way through to banning X from our country if deemed appropriate and this government stands full behind ofcom in their ability to do this and they should do so” Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle 8437098
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialGhoulothy @landbeforetim.myatproto.social · 10/01/2026The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined 6640901494
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialJust Nancy @justnancy.bsky.social · 10/01/2026www.thenation.com/article/acti... Hit them where it hurts them - boycotts can workthenation.comWant to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators.ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping. 570164936305
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialClimate Crisis Info & Progressive Politics (by Bryan Godbe) @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 01/01/2026"Many expected the EU to back down on the “green tariff” rules, but the bloc has pressed ahead despite protests from China, the US, Australia and others. Chinese steel could lose its price advantage over European steel." This is how tariffs should be used. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comEU’s new ‘green tariff’ rules on high-carbon goods come into forceThe ‘border adjustment mechanism’ aims to create a level playing field while also encouraging decarbonisation 0156
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialKate Bond @littleoldlady56.bsky.social · 05/12/2025We are now at the stage where all those who knew him in the past have warned us that Nigel Farage is unfit to be PM. About the same stage as when those who knew him in the past warned us that Boris Johnson was unfit to be PM. 681407437
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialBig Issue @bigissue.com · 04/12/2025Actor Sam Buchanan speaks to the Big Issue about his journey with type 1 diabetes, including the shame he has felt on film and TV sets.bigissue.comMost people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement 051
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 04/12/2025A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...bylinetimes.comCrypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms 1151066604
johnstumbles.bsky.social @johnstumbles.bsky.social · 04/12/2025I'd find it hard to put aside my distaste for a SWERF, TERF bigot MCing the event. Fortunately I'm nowhere near the venue so it's not an issue. 010
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialCllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Really interesting SD article specifically on the East Oxford LTNs, assessing support and opposition from those who live inside and on the boundary roads. It would also be interesting to see how this now looks given the Congestion Charge. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1133
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialOxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Police arrested over 20 people protesting in Oxford against the government’s proscription of Palestine Action as ‘a terrorist organisation’ The protests were part of a day of action, in what Defend our Juries describe as “the most widespread civil disobedience campaign in modern British history.” 2189
johnstumbles.bsky.social @johnstumbles.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Stoked to have been part of making this, and very pleased and big thanks to Roger and the Clarion for featuring it in their excellent newspaper, 020
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialOxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Hundreds of Oxford residents marched across Oxford to demonstrate against racism and in solidarity with migrants in an ‘Oxford Unity March and Rally’. Chants included ‘this is what community looks like’ and calls to ‘fight back’ against racism. 111135
johnstumbles.bsky.social @johnstumbles.bsky.social · 16/11/2025But non-fossil and renewable is not necessarily low carbon or sustainable: how much of that energy comes from burning whole trees from virgin old growth forests in the Americas and Eastern Europe, at Drax? 010
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics 1051398464
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 16/11/2025Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map 131628280
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialBeyond X&Y @beyondxandy.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Stay tuned for: ✊ Grassroots activism campaigns 🧬 Educational resources about the science behind sex, gender identity, and gender-affirming care 📰 Summaries & commentary about major news relating to trans health, research, and politics. 🫂 Community building for trans people in the field of biomed 07221
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialBeyond X&Y @beyondxandy.bsky.social · 23/09/2025It's the scientific community's duty to fight misinformation, bioessentialism, and eugenics That's why we're launching Beyond X&Y, an educational campaign combating the rise of unscientific political propaganda used to attack trans and intersex people Subscribe to our newsletter at beyondxandy.org 4428201
johnstumbles.bsky.social @johnstumbles.bsky.social · 14/09/2025FWIW I asked ChatGPT about this; it's response tl;dr: there isn't a kill switch but doesn't need to be as US can effectively degrade/disable a customer's F35s in other ways chatgpt.com/c/68c73c23-0... 100
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialOxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 24/08/2025A Baptist minister has been arrested in Oxford for holding a placard reading ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action’. Rev Grote of New Road Baptist Church said ‘I am doing this because of my faith. I’m doing this because I’m a follower of Jesus Christ, who broke the rules and created peace.’ 271425427
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialElectric Chimp @electricchimp.bsky.social · 26/08/2025peace is terrorism 1235
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Wakefield women led the fight to prevent infant blindness – pushing policy change long before the government acted. ♥️yorkshirebylines.co.ukWakefield women: pioneering advocates for the blindWakefield women led the fight to prevent infant blindness – pushing policy change long before the government acted 220739
johnstumbles.bsky.social @johnstumbles.bsky.social · 06/07/2025I'd pass on Tesla even if Musk weren't a Nazi www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.com‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashingElon Musk is obsessive about the design of his supercars, right down to the disappearing door handles. But a series of shocking incidents – from drivers trapped in burning vehicles to dramatic stops o... 130
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialProfKFH @profkfh.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting 1516315696165
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 19/06/2025What’s a worse lie: The lie from the US that Iran is close to nuclear weapon, which US intel & the IAEA disagree with. Or the lie from the EU that Iran could avoid all this by returning to the negotiating table when they were ALREADY at the negotiating able & heading to Oman when Israel attacked? 972180502
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialJuliet Brando @sliderulesyou.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Me crying at the screaming of an injured Palestinian child isn't antisemitic. Her screams aren't antisemitic. The Israeli government isn't doing Jewish atrocities. None of this is Jewish. Every Jewish person I know denounces this. I'm only a little bit Jewish, not religious, but I denounce this. 1164
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Hundreds of thousands of people living in disabled households will be at risk of needing to use a food bank if the government goes ahead with its plans for benefit cuts, new research has found www.bigissue.com/news/social-...bigissue.comBenefit cuts will force nearly half a million people to turn to food banksFood banks are already overwhelmed by demand for help. Disability benefit cuts will make it worse, the government has been warned. 19275150
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialPlanet Trans @kellibusey.bsky.social · 29/05/2025chng.it/W9TRdf75Rychng.itSign the PetitionNot in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community 111
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/05/2025The world is laughing, even the island of Penguins. 753018631
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialJennifer Taylor @jtaylor27.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Oh I get it now!! 🤣 671104336
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28/05/2025BREAKING: Water regulator Ofwat has fined Thames Water almost £123 million following two investigations into the company 96596115
johnstumbles.bsky.social @johnstumbles.bsky.social · 28/05/2025a lot posted on Facebook www.facebook.com/OxfordshireP...facebook.comOxfordshire Play Association - OPA | AbingdonOxfordshire Play Association - OPA, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. 3,380 likes · 112 talking about this · 21 were here. Oxfordshire Play Association promotes and develops play opportunities for children and..... 110
johnstumbles.bsky.social @johnstumbles.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Oxon Play Association also do lots of other play days around the county during the summer - a handful of which are listed on their website oxonplay.org.uk but I don't know where you can find them alloxonplay.org.ukOxon Play – Oxfordshire Play Association promotes and develops play opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19 years across Oxfordshire. 120
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 27/05/2025We acknowledge that many are not comfortable calling out Israel, whether its due to guilt or sycophancy, the point isn’t to attack Israel for their identity but actions & supremacist ideology. Israel is committing war crimes, land theft, and genocide. It doesn’t matter why, only that it stops. 1222918626
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialCllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 26/05/2025So in the last month, Oxfordshire's Conservative Alliance has told @theoxfordmail.bsky.social that the £44k/year additional payment to THEM is a "drop in the ocean" but the £55k/year cost of the LTNs is the reason that there's "no money left" at the County. Which is it lads? 26217
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialHelen 🏳️⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 27/05/2025“I wish ministers would stop staying it brings ‘clarity’, because it doesn’t,” one MP said. “It just opens up a huge legal can of worms. And then the EHRC just put rocket boosters under the uncertainty… …There appears to be limited confidence in the organisation and its chair from some MPs”theguardian.com‘A real mess’: splits emerge in Labour over supreme court’s gender rulingGrowing number of MPs are questioning Keir Starmer’s claim that ruling has brought ‘clarity’ to issue 48118
Reposted by @johnstumbles.bsky.socialRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/04/2025PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081 5865977420435
johnstumbles.bsky.social @johnstumbles.bsky.social · 22/04/2025A few days ago Lidl had spuds and parsnips at 8p a bag, which was handy as I'm on a low FODMAP diet and they're one of the few things I can stlll eat! 010