Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 19/07/2025“The dollar, human rights, and the United States of America, exist in the shared imagination of billions, and no single individual can threaten their existence… in order to change them, we must simultaneously change the consciousness of billions of people, which is not easy." 1/4 100
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 15/07/2025If it was only Democrats on the Epstein list, Trump would be sending it to every household in America. Sure some MAGA will forgive Trump for being on it, but how many? 010
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 14/07/2025"The people who wrote the constitutions of many states sought to learn the lessons of history and the horrors of religious wars by insisting on the absolute separation of religious practices from public life." - Colin Ward 000
Reposted by BakewellMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 01/07/2025The purpose of the American political system is to prevent the rise of tyranny. It has failed in that purpose. 1132069
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Why does ChatGPT create garbage? Artificial blueberries are chunks made from sugars, starches and oils colored with blue and red dyes and flavored with perhaps trans-2-hexenol, trans-2-hexenal, cis-3-hexenol, cis-3-hexenal and combinations thereof. You can eat them. But they're "artificial". 010
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Varied Sunday, read the Sermon on the Mount, cleaned the bathroom, changed oil and filter in the bike. Titanic: Ship of Dreams is a great podcast series 🚢 000
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Love that this diagram from breedingbusiness.com includes the stockbroker from American Psycho 010
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 27/06/2025"One soldier described the situation as a total breakdown of the Israel Defense Forces' ethical codes in Gaza." Later: "I'm not aware of a single instance of return fire. There's no enemy, no weapons."haaretz.comIDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid*** 021
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 22/06/2025No-one can make me go to bed and that is a problem for me 000
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 21/06/2025We're in another golden age of political cartoons. Sadly. 120
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Permissiveness for this has also now been created in the US 011
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 09/06/2025With a lot going on today, I'm glad the BBC have Greta Thunberg's aid trip so prominent on their main news page.bbc.co.ukMadleen: Israel warns it will stop aid yacht reaching GazaIsrael's defence minister says climate protester Greta Thunberg and others onboard are 000
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 08/06/2025LAPD statement June 7th 2025: "Today, demonstrations across the City of Los Angeles remained peaceful, and we commend all those who exercised their First Amendment rights responsibly." Film everything, don't back down, don't tolerate violent people, they are often agents of security forces. 000
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Back of the envelope calculations, but if everyone in England had an equal amount of land, that would be nearly an acre each. "It is far easier to cling to privileges if few are privy to their extent." (This was pointed out to me in "Who Owns England?" by Guy Shrubsole.) 031
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Useful to remember when talking to people on social media. Standard Operating Procedure for agents infiltrating anti-authoritarian movements is to advocate for and help plan more and more extreme actions (see "Undercover" by Rob Evans and Paul Lewis). Another reason why non-violent action is best. 020
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 31/05/2025You know, I do hope Americans are coordinating to get their country back. No Kings on June 14 would be a great start. 000
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Some of the people who didn't get taken today will never be threatened again. It's the nature of the sick lottery, so Somerville community have prevented some of their neighbours from ever meeting with this ICE cruelty. Truly something to be proud of. 000
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Killing unarmed people is an act of cowardice. Murderers are despicable. Political intent makes it terrorism. No cause is worth this.bbc.co.ukWhat we know about Israeli embassy staff shooting in Washington DCPolice say the victims, a young couple, were shot by a man who shouted 010
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 22/05/2025With the Ukrainians in a fight for their lives and Putin pleased to drag this out, Trump is happy to talk pompous bollocks: 'Trump said truce talks between Russia and Ukraine would start "immediately".' When Putin only just chickened out of going to Istanbul?bbc.co.ukZelensky accuses Russia of 'buying time' to stall truce talksIt follows Donald Trump saying Russia and Ukraine will 020
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Who fires a gun to tell people to get back to the approved path? Undisciplined, unaccountable, unsurprising. 'The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its troops had fired "warning shots" to ensure the delegation did not enter "an area where they were not authorised to be" in Jenin.bbc.co.ukIsrael fires 'warning shots' near diplomats in West BankMany nations have condemned the Israel military, which says a delegation visiting Jenin deviated from an agreed route. 010
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Here's something I just learned: in WWII the US suffered about the same number of military deaths as the UK. And measured as a proportion of population, of course that means the UK lost a much higher percentage than the US. 010
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Costume lady did have a cardinal outfit but refused to rent it to me. 120
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Happy belated Hitler Shoots Himself in the Head Day! Ha ha ha ultimately proved a coward 000
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 25/04/2025People posting their takes on this, I cycle regularly, too. I strongly agree with it because too many men and boys think they can go as fast as they like through crowds of people. Fuck all the way off with that, show basic consideration for pedestrians.bbc.co.ukCyclists urged to slow down in London's Royal ParksThe Royal Parks charity launches a campaign encouraging cyclists to adhere to 20mph in its parks. 000
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Hamas terrorise the people of Gaza, they are an illegitimate government who seized total control of the territory in 2007 and haven't held an election there since. They are indifferent to the people they claim to represent. Stop killing Palestinians. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHamas' iron grip on Gaza is slowly slipping as residents protestGazan civilians are losing their fear of Hamas, openly criticising the group on the streets and online. 000
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Trump and his supporters prove daily why and how they are the main threat to the US. 020
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Firing on ambulances, parked, labelled, with emergency lights on. All IDF present and their command should be under investigation and it should be an assumption that it will continue until charges are brought against all responsible parties. But they are terrified of what such a trial would expose. 000
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Chris Van Hollen showing what a little courage can achieve: a significant initial concession from the Trump White House. Progress is progress, keep pushing for your rights. 010
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 16/04/2025When a man's neighbours who have known him for 10 years form a human chain to protect him, obstructing Federal officers, they show the meaning of love, self-respect and courage. They will never forget this victory. ICE can try and grab this man elsewhere but they may never come to this street again.nbcnews.comICE tries to detain man, neighbors form human chain to protect himNeighbors delivered food, water and gasoline to the man, who was with a child in a van, as ICE agents stayed at the home for hours. 010
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Absolutely. What, do people think they're going survive to thrive inside the regime if they capitulate? It takes character but you have to resist now or you'll all end up living as prisoners. 032
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Read the Declaration of Independence. A sample of the King's crimes: "Cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: "Imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: "Depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: "Transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:" 052
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 12/04/2025At difficult times like these, I like to think of Four Seasons Total Landscaping. I will die laughing about Four Seasons Total Landscaping. 061
Bakewell @sircoffeealot.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Trump says now would be a 'great time to move your company' to the US. I don't think it is, authorities can kidnap anyone off a street and disappear them into a concentration camp. There will come an accounting for this though, and that will be a much better time to move your company to the US. 042