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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Is that a warning against eating the snakes and insects? Or do they really mean "Venomous snakes and insects"?

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A Bridge too Far from the Madding Crowd

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The Longest Day of the Triffids

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"Multi-use venue for water-based activities on the canal"

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

More interesting than your average polling station...

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Harry Eccles @harryeccles.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Good luck Zack 💚 Get out and vote Green 💚

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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

For people and planet vote for Zack.💚💚 #Green #BackZack

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 06/10/2026

"The pattern is clear: Vote Green and watch Labour move" @zackpolanski.bsky.social explains why a Green vote is a powerful vote.

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Just listening to an interview with Andrew Feinstein, who pointed out that Zack Polanski, the only Jewish candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, was also the only one to say he was not a Zionist, at the BoD hustings.

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Because the motion is not about Jewish people. Conflation of Jewish people with the state of Israel, as you are doing, is one of the drivers of antisemitism. In fact, (per the IHRA definition) it IS antisemitism.

Again, the motion explicitly distinguishes Jewish identity from Zionist ideology. There is nothing in it which would stand in the way of Jewish people attending synagogues and other religious / cultural events or put then at risk of disciplinary action for doing so.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Would they still support a state which granted different rights to people depending on their ethnic origin? There are forms of racism that stop short of support for genocide.

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We're into the final 100 hours of the campaign for Holborn & St Pancras! Every leaflet & conversation can make the difference between Greens narrowly missing out or electing our 6th Green MP. Any time before Thurs you can help can make the difference. linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP

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How about, during the 80s, asking white people to denounce South African apartheid? Would that have been racism? Not all Jews are Zionist. And not all Zionists are Jews. And the motion was explicit in making that distinction.

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But for too long, "two state solution" has been a pious formula uttered by those who wish to pay lip service to support for Palestinians, but don't want to offend those who are standing in the way of their self determination.

It also presented the problem of 700,000+ Israeli West Bank settlers, who are unlikely to want to live within a Palestinian state. It's arguable that we shouldn't declare for either, and leave it to the Palestinian people...

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The previous policy was support for the "two state solution". We've now moved to the "one state solution". Declaring for the former told the Palestinians what they're allowed to hope for, instead of supporting their self-determination...

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 04/10/2026

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Following the vote on the anti-Zionist policy at Green Party Conference, the 5 Green MPs, the Leader and Co-Deputy Leaders have issued a joint statement

A green background with white text that reads: Joint Statement As Greens, we will always uphold universal human rights. We will never tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. We will continue to stand in opposition to genocide, ethnic cleansing, apartheid and the illegal occupation. We will continue to call out the heinous crimes of the Netanyahu government. And we will continue to work to ensure that the Green Party is an anti-racist party in every way. We know there is no conflict between supporting the rights of Palestinians and the rights of Jewish people. Signed by: Zack Polanski, Rachel Milward, Mothin Ali, Sian Berry MP, Ellie Chowns MP, Carla Denyer MP, Adrian Ramsay MP, Hannah Spencer MP

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm at the conference. There's no "unprecedented security" around the Jewish Greens stall, and no sign of any need for it.

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sadly, I think this is quite accurate.

Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What evidence is there that the US is actually interested in diplomacy, after repeatedly going back on their word? How could Iran trust their word?

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 29/09/2026

"It is clear that Labour needs the Greens to keep them in check everyday to push them towards the real transformation this country needs." @zackpolanski.bsky.social reacts to the Prime Minister's speech at Labour conference.

HOPE IS NOT JUST A SLOGAN, IT NEEDS TO MEAN REAL CHANGE

ZACK POLANSKI
LEADER OF THE GREEN PARTY

"Unlike his predecessor, we have a PM who talks like he gets it. But sadly like his predecessor he isn’t prepared to break from the powerful and wealthy interests that have created an inequality, affordability and a climate crisis.

Hope is not just a slogan, it needs to mean real change. The speech today had no wealth taxes, no rent controls, no water nationalisation and a strong hint of more North Sea drilling.

It is disappointing that we have a country ready to break from the last 40 years, a Labour government with the majority to do it, and yet what we see are more half measures, reannouncements and tinkering."

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales c/o PO Box Green Party, London SE1P 6YL

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's not "AI" which will cause a billion deaths. It's Gates and Musk, Ellison, Altman, Thiel, Bezos, Trump and the rest of the greedy, self-centred psychopaths who put their ego and profit above people and the future of our planet.

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

No... polls said Gorton and Denton was neck-and-neck. The bookies had Hannah consistently ahead for the last few weeks. Hoping that Zack can pull it off, but I do think it's going to be tighter, largely due to Starmer being gone.

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think you're asking the wrong question. How do billionaires make vast profits on "practically free" energy?

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Until and unless Israel is banned for their crimes against humanity, in the same way Russia was, please don't.

Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Adam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

@aoc.bsky.social just put out a great statement on AI. Refreshing to see a major politician on the left nail this. "Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity. But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves." 🎯

Charles,

Last weekend, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, one of the largest Al companies in the world, publicly asked his industry to slow down Al development.

Shortly after, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAl, followed suit. Then Elon Musk.

This all came days after an Anthropic researcher quit, citing his belief that this technology could wipe out humanity and that Al companies are "gambling with our lives."

For years, people have warned that generative Al could slip out of our direct control.

Those safety concerns must be taken seriously.

And this is why I have advocated for strict safety standards on how Al is built and deployed, public oversight over this technology, and using existing laws to hold these companies accountable when they cause harm.

But I want to draw your attention to another reality: Right now, the U.S. economy and our financial futures are riding on Silicon Valley's bet that Al will soon be immensely profitable and pay off. And that bet isn't looking good.

The formula for a profitable business isn't complicated: make more money than you spend. But the biggest Al companies aren't doing that. They are spending hundreds of billions per year on data centers, chips, and other costs while their ability to make revenues that exceed their already-immense sunk costs are unclear. Experts estimate that these Al companies will require another $600 billion of debt just to finance

themselves in 2026 alone. That is more than the entire budgets of the U.S. Departments of Justice, Transportation, & Education combined.
Meanwhile, despite almost every single one of these companies not turning a profit & having sunk billions of investor dollars in development of data centers & other infrastructure, Al companies are also on a spending spree of hundreds of millions of dollars in lobbying & dark money in our elections.
It would be one thing if we were discussing a few private companies with a poor business model. But last year, virtually all stock market gains - 80% - rested entirely on just a handful of Al companies.
That tells us two things:
1. Nearly the entire U.S. economy outside the Al industry is relatively stagnating and faring poorly & the gains from these few companies are disguising it; &
2. Millions of people's retirements - including their pensions, 401ks, & investments - are potentially exposed to this risk.
That's why these Al companies' dubious financial positions matter to working people.
These companies argue that debt is necessary. They'll tell you that building transformative technologies requires upfront capital, & that massive borrowing today will pay off in generating unprecedented prosperity tomorrow.
But this is not the typical debt that startups take on while they build out a company. We are talking about billions going on trillions of dollars leveraged with no indication that these companies will be able to recoup these funds profitably. And they are increasingly looking to the government as their source of cash.
In an effort to hide their debt, tech companies have been relying on "circular financing" where tech giants like Google, Amazon, & Microsoft give billions to Al startups like OpenAl & Anthropic, only for those startups to hand that money right back to buy Al processing power.
In other words, these Al companies are luring in new investors by making it look like their financials are healthier than they really are.

What's even worse is that retirement & pension funds are key to supporting this illusion.
When the Al companies issue bonds to raise more money, your pension funds & retirement accounts are some of the biggest buyers. When Musk's Al business went public, it became part of index funds where millions of Americans invest our savings. Many Americans don't even know that their retirement investments are tied up in these companies at all.
From Big Tech's perspective, that's a feature, not a bug. By tying our futures to their reckless gambling, Al billionaires are trying to make themselves too big to fail. They think they can take such dangerous risks because we will bail them out if things go wrong.
Sound familiar? This scene is dangerously reminiscent of the rampant speculation, corruption, & broken incentives leading up to the 2008 financial crisis that plunged millions of working class Americans into financial chaos that we never fully recovered from.
It is no accident that these warnings from Altman & Amodei come months-if not weeks-before these companies were meant to go public.
When companies go public, they have to be more transparent about how they are doing financially. And after a waiting period, they typically have to let private investors-like their own employees-sell their shares.
The New York Times recently confirmed that OpenAl has postponed going public for this very reason. They are in no rush for the truth about their finances to come out.
But the moment these oligarchs began to seek our public tax dollars & public contracts while exposing their companies to public pension funds & investments, they opened themselves to public accountability & scrutiny.
Silicon Valley billionaires have rigged the game & are attempting to shift their financial risk to working people: If they're right about Al's potential, they reap the profits. If they're wrong & the bubble bursts, they are setting up the American people to pick up the tab.
Heads, they win; tails, we lose.

We can stop this, and we shouldn't play their game. Together we can address both the economic and safety threats of unrestricted Al development and prevent financial chaos and stabilize market risk.

We must make it clear now that should the Al bubble pop, Congress should not bail out Big Tech.

And across our federal agencies, we have the authorities and tools to hold Al companies and their leaders accountable for releasing dangerous, unvetted, and defective products. We must not wait.

Silicon Valley billionaires want us to believe that Al robots will destroy humanity.

But the biggest threat to humanity are the tech oligarchs themselves.

It's time we hold them accountable.

Thank you for reading.

In solidarity,

Alexandria

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

৮ অক্টোবর গ্রিনকে ভোট দিন।

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Me neither. I can manage some Gujarati, but not Bengali. This is what Google Translate makes of the subtitles. Obviously a few translation / transliteration issues, and Zack is now Jack, as (like Gujarati) Bengali doesn't appear to have a Z character.

I'm Jack Polanski
And I am running to be the MP
for Holborn and St. Pancras
Green Party to Labour
It forced them to change some of
their most unpopular policies
Vote for Gorin on October 8

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Not interested. Sheeran was given a chance to stand up for what's right, to stand by a fellow musician. And he failed the test.

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Global... 😶 rule... 😶😳 of law? 😆🤣 The ongoing Palestinian genocide, Venezuela, Iran, the threats against Canada and Greenland... and then there's Iraq, Vietnam, all the coups incited by the CIA in past decades. The US and its allies have made a mockery of inter-fucking-national law.

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Perhaps not the best music to have on in the background while I'm working. The ravishing guitar (or mandolin?) line at around 3:20 just totally took me out of what I was doing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrQD...

youtube.com

Gafsa

YouTube video by Natacha Atlas - Topic

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Infinite growth on a finite planet is a death sentence. There is no economic growth on a dead planet.

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Well, the king could just take the pawn. The more important thing with the blue arrow is that you get a free queen.

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

No, I don't believe Jon Snow would have resisted. He wants too much. He wants Winterfell, he wants recognition as a Stark, he wants Wildings to flock to his banner. These are the sorts of desires that the ring preys on, and twists.

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The "New" shampoo bar from Lush. The scent is mainly mint and clove, and I find it really good for my hair. It's been around for years, but they're still calling it new.

Lush "New" shampoo bar, round and light red with a granular texture and an embedded wooden stick with the motto #BeCrueltyFree and some Chinese characters below that.

Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It... doesn't, though. A Sat Nav generates a route from point A to point B. It doesn't, itself, drive the route. An AI targeting system selects targets. It doesn't, itself, fire on them. Unless someone connects it to the firing controls. Which is the original point that was being made.

Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

But, no. The "AI" still isn't killing anyone. It's the humans who decided to outsource their thinking to a machine who are doing that.

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Rob @robhogg68.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Not really. "AI" is a bunch of complex process running on a computer. That, in itself, has no way of killing anyone. Watch the film Wargames, it was only when the computer was connected to the missile silos, that it had the ability to kill anyone.