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JuneSim63 💚

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Retired researcher living in Nottinghamshire, England. Native of Hull. #Socialism #Politics #Cats #Gardening #ClassicalMusic #Environment #GreenParty She/Her Mastodon mstdn.social/@junesim63 and Pixelfed pixelfed.social/@junesim63

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 9h
the tech industry is about to invent books
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1h
Did you know? In 1975 the United Nations general assembly passed a resolution declaring "zionism is a form of racism & racial discrimination" (the resolution was revoked in 1991 because Israel made this a condition of its participation in peace talks)
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David Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Letter printed in The Times today
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JuneSim63 💚 @junesim63.bsky.social · 1h
Also, it's insulting to those Jewish and Palestinian members who worked for a year on this detailed motion to reduce its content to a 'slogan'. Please read this longish thread from Jewish member Annie Gottfried-Cohen: bsky.app/profile/anns...
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JT 👻 @jazztee.bsky.social · 9h
Worth reading from top to bottom. 💚
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Po-LINA-tergeist 👻 لينا @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 9h
I do think a lot of people who had had a lot to say over the last few days have never conversed with a Palestinian
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2h
"The key thing with this motion is it made the difference between being Jewish & being a zionist" Green party member & Jewish Greens membership officer Charlie Phillips with his thoughts on the recent motion passed by the party
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 1h
My latest... annpettifor.substack.com/p/the-bond-m...
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The Bond Market’s Premonition: High Rates, Defaults, Slump & War
The K-shaped global economy that enriched the rich and impoverished the rest now threatens collapse.
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JuneSim63 💚 @junesim63.bsky.social · 1h
A counterpoint: www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/10...
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Why are the Tories talking about inheritance tax?
The Conservatives are using their party conference to put inheritance tax back at the centre of political debate. In this video, I question why Kemi Badenoch is focusing on a tax that affects only a s...
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 11h
Every now and then, when people say stupid things about socialism, I have to roll out these lines from Arthur Lewis, on what socialists want.
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 2h
Labour's candidate in Holborn & St Pancras "has served the community for over a decade as a volunteer and trustee for local charities". But @the-londoner.bsky.social struggled to find these charities and Labour wouldn't send a list. Here's a fellow trustee from the one they found.
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 2h
Here I join others to discuss central bank 'independence... www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Wednesday briefing: Is it time to end the Bank of England’s independence?
In today’s newsletter: As MPs launch a fresh inquiry into the Bank, leading economists make their case for rethinking one of Britain’s most powerful institutions
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JuneSim63 💚 @junesim63.bsky.social · 2h
Oh do stop this nonsense. Currently constituted Labour will never work with a leftwing Party and were never going to. They have expelled most of their leftwing activists, including in the last 5 years the highest number of Jewish members ever, because of their support for Palestine.
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 2h
Why are the Tories talking about inheritance tax? The economy is riddled with real problems that need attention, but the Tories are talking about their goal of widening the wealth divide. Why? youtu.be/R27sj9UZj3w?...
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Why are the Tories talking about inheritance tax?
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3h
“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness
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Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane
Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.
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JuneSim63 💚 @junesim63.bsky.social · 3h
Don't knock deeply unserious, Chris. It's your living.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13h
A very long day but an amazing evening listening to residents as we head into the final day of campaigning. Rent controls, water nationalisation and tackling the climate crisis. Come campaign with us tomorrow! linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
Zack holding up a leaflet late in the evening
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 11h
In how many ways can this message be repeated? @emilymbender.bsky.social has been saying this for how long now? www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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Watch Bender: AI’s ‘Existential’ Risk Is ‘Fake’ - Bloomberg
University of Washington professor Emily Bender argues the AI safety debate is too focused on hypothetical existential threats while overlooking harms already happening today. She points to environmen...
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 11h
Israeli prison authorities released prisoner Moein Barghouti from Kobar, Ramallah, after 13 months in Israeli detention. Israeli prison authorities have listed 9,329 Palestinian detainees.
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Zeteo UK @zeteo.uk · 14h
"If you're telling us that the editorial line is to say what we are told to say, that is not journalism." @misanharriman.bsky.social  tells @sangitamyska.bsky.social  about the media's double standard on Gaza. Watch the full conversation: zeteo.uk/p/sangita-myska-misan-harr…
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16h
Drax’s planned datacentre to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood to produce its electricity, nearly double the CO2 emissions of all flights from London Gatwick airport. Drax, a highly profitable company gets subsidies to burn wood and produce electricity How many lives will it ruin?
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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own
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Zeteo UK @zeteo.uk · 16h
“The Green Party will now be targeted... There is a price to be paid for being on the right side of history”. Israeli historian Ilan Pappe responds to the outrage over the Greens’ “Zionism is racism” policy, and argues the party should stand by its decision. Full article: zeteo.uk/p/zionism-is...
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 21h
"Why have the Greens given the establishment this ammunition?!" Yeah coz they really need ammunition don't they, prior to this they never accused the Greens of being antisemitic, this is a new thing, sure.
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MMTAction @mmt-action.bsky.social · 19h
"The NHS can't afford it." Wrong frame. The UK is a currency issuer. The real question is whether real doctors, nurses and beds exist. They do. The Argument Builder will show you how to demolish this claim in seconds. #MMT #UKGreenParty #Economics #UKPolitics
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Argument Builder — MMTAction — Economics for People
Paste the economic claim you're struggling to counter and get a fact-based rebuttal, built on Modern Monetary Theory. Free, no account needed.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dr Ellie Chowns, "If we're talking about security against things that kill many people, covid, killed 250,000 people in this country and cost us hundreds of billions" "But I don't hear anybody in this country talking about pandemic preparedness - why is that?"
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 06/10/2026
Introducing Kurdish House Newcastle – The city clean-up volunteers coming together to make a difference As well as having volunteers from Kurdistan, the group is keen to encourage local people and other nationalities of any age or gender to get involved northeastbylines.co.uk/news/communi...
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Introducing Kurdish House Newcastle – The city clean-up volunteers coming together to make a difference
As well as having volunteers from Kurdistan, the group is keen to encourage local people and other nationalities of any age or gender to get involved with them
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One from the archives (July 2023) "Is it representative of your impartiality to consistently call Israel an apartheid state?" "Its representative of the facts" ".. so you're.. saying Israel is a racist state?" "Yes" The head of Amnesty is clear. Israel is an apartheid state
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I do find myself wondering where the world might be right now if even a -fraction- of the outrage at what is basically a party line argument with little material power had been levelled at the fact of hundreds of thousands being bombed, snipered, starved and maimed by massive material power.
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Always this
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Kemi Badenoch’s 'The Right Way' is the wrong way. By looking at what Badenoch does not say in her new description of what it is to be a Conservative, I show that this is a charter for abuse that is riddled with arrogant inconsistencies. youtu.be/AB7Nid-tTFA?...
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Kemi Badenoch’s 'The Right Way' is the wrong way
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Andrew Whiteley @andrewwhiteley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Another example of how the racist thugs who claim to be 'protecting our women and children' are actually the biggest physical threat to our women and children. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The King’s cut from your electricity bill bit.ly/4yx46ng he gets 12% of crown estate profits through the Sovereign Grant
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Crown Estate sea bed auctions could add £38 a year to energy bills
The business that manages the King’s land has put wind farm projects at risk with move away from capped fees for developers, a University of Oxford study warns
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You should understand this stuff not as analysis of public opinion - since when did the lads give a fuck about that? - and not even as threats. These are promises: we, the press, are now going to fuck you up, and we won’t stop screaming until your lives are utterly miserable.
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ANALYSIS: Zack Polanski may regret not using his influence when Greens needed him to act - by @peterwalker99Daily Mail @@DailyMail • 1h
DAN HODGES: History will record Zack Polanski as a coward and charlatan who led his once-decent party into political oblivion
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JuneSim63 💚 @junesim63.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Even worse. Right of Labour connections. From Wikipedia "Ben, her brother, is Director of Social Finance and was previously head of public services strategy and innovation in the Cabinet Office. He is married to the Labour MP Helen Hayes" Hayes was a staunch opponent of Corbyn.
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JuneSim63 💚 @junesim63.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It will be more difficult with Zack Polanski, but I'm sure she'll be on it.
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Jonathan Cook @jonathan-cook.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Panorama editor who oversaw entirely discredited episode stitching up Jeremy Corbyn with antisemitism smears wins top job at BBC News. Rachel Jupp is feted as a "trusted troubleshooter". In other words: a safe pair of hands, ready to do the British establishment's dirty work.
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glacé @glacierrays.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Look I know he said "cleansing", as in "ethnic cleansing" but we gotta stay focused on the most important issue right now: Making sure we don't describe this as racism
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Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives @darrencullen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Had some road signs made to reflect the new average age of UK terror suspects under a Labour government
Photo of a UK red triangle road sign warning about elderly people with a supplementary sign beneath it that says "Terrorists"
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Harry Eccles @harryeccles.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
10 Important policy changes from the Green Party Conference that the media don’t want you to hear about 👇 harryeccles94.substack.com/p/10-importa...
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10 important policy changes from the Green Party Conference that the media don’t want you to hear
A balanced review that you wont see from the hysterical media.
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chiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026
Managing this - the effect the furious grief about the loss of your old life, the restriction and social isolation #mecfs has on your MH - is a job in itself in the first few years. Took me about 7 years to get to a non-dangerous-to-myself place with it. There's no help from the #nhs.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 05/10/2026
A thunderstorm stranded exhausted migratory birds in Malta, leading hunters to kill hundreds of protected and threatened species. Conservationists report illegal shooting continued even after hunting quotas were reached. “Protected-species legislation only works if it is effectively enforced.”
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Hunters reportedly kill hundreds of migratory birds stranded by thunderstorm in Malta
A multi-day thunderstorm over the Mediterranean Sea struck Malta, stranding hundreds of passing migratory birds on Sept. 14, 2026. Hunters in the country then shot hundreds of those birds, including…
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tells you all you need to know about UK politics that the question in this piece is whether the Greens should be shunned by Labour because of that wretched motion & not whether Labour should be shunned by the Greens for its support for genocide & embrace of far right stances on immigration
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Tensions exposed among Greens by 'Zionism is racism' conference vote
What may be troubling for the Greens institutionally is what this episode reveals about some of the dynamics in the party.
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Sinan Kose @thesinankose.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I can’t really take a political mainstream that insists the Greens be shunned but Reform and the Tories be treated as legitimate seriously.
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I think part of the liberal outrage is that it doesn't put non-Palestinian voices, specifically the other side, front and centre on the question of Palestine. From British empire one, it's been considered the right of the coloniser to decide the terms of decolonisation.
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Zeteo UK @zeteo.uk · 05/10/2026
“If there is any better example of a self-loathing brown person, I’d really like to see it.” Suella Braverman says her ancestry means she cannot be English. @afuahirsch.bsky.social challenges the racial hierarchy behind that claim. zeteo.uk/p/suella-bra...
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JuneSim63 💚 @junesim63.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The person who nominated Abdi Wali as council leader is one Izzy Lenga. She has history bylinetimes.com/2022/10/11/b...
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BBC Panorama and the Labour Antisemitism Crisis
Richard Sanders, a producer of the Al Jazeera Labour Files, asks why serious allegations by the national public broadcaster about the leader of the opposition were not properly scrutinised
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ThatKaren @wokekaren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Quite the tale of how Labour toes the line to vested interests on a local level, including their current candidate who has remained silent on Gaza throughout, and failed on housing to favour developers, not residents. 👇 #VoteGreen bsky.app/profile/trib...
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It's shocking this is not shocking: "The UK’s largest private-sector employer is offering up to three days of paid leave which can be taken flexibly for activities such as attending court hearings, arranging emergency accommodation, changing locks, securing childcare or separating finances."
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Tesco is first supermarket to offer paid ‘safe leave’ for victims of domestic abuse
Exclusive: Britain’s largest private-sector employer has also trained managers to spot signs of domestic abuse
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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