Reposted by Sue LukesAnnie Gottfried Cohen @annsplaining.bsky.social · 9hI think that one of the reasons this motion has sparked fury is because it hits too close to home, not just for Jews but for Europeans in general, forcing us to acknowledge that a lot of the privileges we enjoy are founded on colonialism and by extension on racism 184
Reposted by Sue LukesJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 9hTalking to someone in a company where whole divisions are being axed because of AI. Not because AI can do their jobs, but because the company needs to drastically cut the salary bill to pay for AI. 95215
Reposted by Sue LukesSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 11hRishi Sunak did not believe in the Rwanda plan as Chancellor - its legality, its efficacy or its cost - though he made a deal with Braverman to pretend he did as PM. His argument for it now fails to put his 3rd option under the scrutiny of the other two www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...thetimes.comRishi Sunak: Admit it, Rwanda is the only way to stop the boatsCritics said it was fantasy that we could leave the ECHR and secure our border. The real fantasy is thinking there’s an alternative 96814
Reposted by Sue LukesIsaiah Bishop @isaiahbishop.bsky.social · 12hAmong the most evil things he's said 1528337
Reposted by Sue LukesThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 8hYou know it’s bad when even the bloviating sack of lies that was our Prime Minister becomes a sensible voice in a conversation. 32747155
Reposted by Sue LukesLaurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 8hTosser. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.uk'Time for Ukraine to get new president,' says Trump after Zelensky condemns diesel dealUkraine's leader had said the deal with Russia to release diesel into the US would help Moscow fund the war. 011
Reposted by Sue LukesDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 20hSafe routes are actually pretty complex. There isn't a single "silver bullet". It requires a range of different policies and measures. What a safe route isn't though is what Labour keeps claiming them to be, highly restrictive, exclusionary, soundbites. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comUK accused of giving people of Gaza false hope over new refugee safe routeOnly ‘very small number’ of people already in Lebanon or Jordan will be referred, says organisation running scheme 03810
Reposted by Sue LukesDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 23hI mean, yeah, but maybe the party funded by Cryptobillionaires, led by millionaires, and pushing policies, by their own acknowledgement , specifically aimed at making the poorest poorer, should sit this particular argument out? 415131
Reposted by Sue LukesOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 18hSo, happy 89th anniversary of the day Oswald Mosley tried to sell fascism to Liverpudlians—and someone concussed him with a brick 603256933
Reposted by Sue LukesJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 15hjust when you thought it couldn’t get worse 37512176
Reposted by Sue LukesSathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played 11050061108
Reposted by Sue LukesAbby Franquemont 🇵🇪🇺🇸 @abbysyarns.bsky.social · 16hOne other thing I find fascinating and disturbing in conversations I’ve had with AI bros is that they’re eager to ascribe consciousness to software but they don’t think women are even people. 211631
Reposted by Sue LukesTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 18hMy latest @newscientist.com cartoon 2535031293
Reposted by Sue LukesGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15hThe Trump family is turning the presidency into a corrupt family business, and the names, the deals, and the money trail are all worth knowing. So is the roadmap for dismantling it.thinkbigpicture.substack.comUnprecedented Corruption—and How We End It 661313314
Reposted by Sue LukesScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 16h"Tax our wealth and provide basic income and we'll all leave and everyone will stop working," says the person with way too much wealth who never stops wanting more more more more more. 313151
Reposted by Sue LukesNews for 38 Year Olds @newsfor38yearolds.com · 15hToday Is World Day Against The Death Penalty. How’s That For Appropriate. Wonkette www.wonkette.com/p/today-is-world-d…wonkette.comToday Is World Day Against The Death Penalty. How’s That For Appropriate.Wonkette 042
Reposted by Sue LukesJohn Bradley @flypie.bsky.social · 18hWho would have thought there were some right bastards in the recruitment industry? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comRecruitment boss accused of being behind ‘doxxing’ campaign against RNLI and anti-racism activistsTom Watson, of Worcester, alleged to be behind Big Time Charlie X account that created so-called Traitorbase 0194
Reposted by Sue LukesIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15hThis is a regime that glorifies violence and brutality, because their vision of society is one of dominance rather than belonging. And that's the vision of cowards.npr.orgThe U.S. last held a public execution in the 1930s. The Pentagon wants to change thatThe Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, the site of his 2009 mass shooting. That would be the first public execution in the U.S. since the 1930s. 35470216
Reposted by Sue LukesDominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 19hClearly the UK Home Office has not read the UK Govt's 'International Education Strategy' published earlier this year. www.gov.uk/government/p... 051
Reposted by Sue LukesJames Bowes @jamesbowes01.bsky.social · 19hThe fall in Nigerian students disproportionately hits universities outside of the biggest cities. Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Hull, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Lincoln, Dundee etc. So could have a greater economic impact to the areas students go to despite being a lower percentage fall than Pakistanis. 3131
Reposted by Sue LukesJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 19hSadly you've summed up the position very clearly As I understand it 1272
Reposted by Sue LukesRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 19hWould be interested to hear what @jdportes.bsky.social @migobs.bsky.social and others working on migration policy/politics make of this development. 1293
Reposted by Sue LukesRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 20hTL;DR - thanks to interaction of decisions it controls and rules it sets which use outcomes of those decisions as a performance metric, HO has acquired a power to unilaterally shape policy in areas well beyond its remit. Doesn’t seem like a good situation to me. 29017
Reposted by Sue LukesRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 20hAlso relevant to PM, who would want to maintain good relations with large strategic partners like Pakistan and Nigeria, and who has made “growth in every postcode” one of his taglines. Harder to get that growth if the largest employer/innovator in many towns is cutting staff due to funding crisis. 38215
Reposted by Sue LukesRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 20hOne would think this dynamic might be of interest to the Education Secretary, because HO is changing HE funding situation unilaterally; the Treasury, for similar reasons; and the Foreign Office because “we won’t take students from your country” has significant foreign policy implications 18417
Reposted by Sue LukesRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 20h4. Uni pre-emptively pulls back from *all* recruitment of students from that country, because financial risk of losing licence is too much 5. If sufficient unis all do that, a “shadow ban” in recruitment from a country is in place. 3/ 2678
Reposted by Sue LukesRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 20hIt works like this: 1. Home Office, without warning or explanation, begins refusing more visas from a particular country 2. This raises visa refusal rate for unis recruiting from that country 3. If overall refusal rate goes over 10%, uni loses visa licence = bankruptcy. Therefore…2/? 56416
Reposted by Sue LukesRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 20hIt would seem the Home Office has now acquired the ability to impose, without visibility or accountability, shadow bans on students coming to British universities from particular countries. How? Because of the interaction between indiv visa decisions (made by HO alone) and visa rules for unis 1/? 10234156
Reposted by Sue LukesRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 14hThose who were old enough to vote in 2016 but didn’t also now break heavily Remain. So three forces all steadily pulling electorate in same direction. The politics which makes sense in a 52/48 nation may not make sense in a 40/60 nation. And we are 40/60 nation now. 78213
Reposted by Sue LukesRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 14hThis is both due to Leave voters changing their minds as Brexit has disappointed (Leave to Remain switching much more common than opposite), and due to demographic drift - Leave voters were old, more of them have died. Young ppl joining electorate skew heavily Remain. 2636
Reposted by Sue LukesRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 14hAlso obvious and often forgotten: underlying maths here changed. A lot of people still analyse politics of Brexit as if the split in the public is still 52/48, with leave both an overall majority and more efficiently spread, with most seats majority Leave. None of that true now 617131
Reposted by Sue Lukes🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It's not even that complicated, as @katelynburns.com put it: Just explain why "The Data Center Guy Wants This Election to be About Trans People"burnsnotice.comThe Data Center Guy Wants This Election to be About Trans PeopleElon Musk obviously hates trans people, but let's not pretend he has nothing to gain personally from a Republican win this fall 725477
Reposted by Sue LukesRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 20hDriving “growth in every postcode” by throttling largest employer/innovator in many postcodes bsky.app/profile/robf... 13612
Reposted by Sue LukesMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I also don’t think any diesel is going to make it. Trump already has little leverage w Ukraine since he stopped aid. This move underscores again that Trump always tries to save Putin. Every single penny going to russia is bad for Ukraine. I hope a bunch of diesel refineries go in flames tonight! 2102
Reposted by Sue Lukeskuulanvihmasahinat.bsky.social @kuulanvihmasahinat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“I don’t need a ride.” Iconic, for the ages. But it’s grotesque that one man must stand up to two empires. First Russia, with its violence; now the US, reaching the same depths of disgustingness, if not (for now) through violence, then through daily insults to this brave nation and its brave man. 1293
Reposted by Sue LukesMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Whatever failings he might have, Zelensky will go down in history as the bravest of leaders, repeatedly standing up to way more powerful opponents in the interests of his country. May he ultimately bring Ukraine to victory! 757562
Reposted by Sue LukesMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Zelensky isn’t pulling his punches 4489123
Reposted by Sue LukesOmar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 21hTreating humans as moral agents who can suffer harm as well as joy is a good way to organise society and develop policies 031
Reposted by Sue LukesOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 09/10/2026Zelenskyy: While our teams are meeting in Florida, US President is having conversation with Kremlin leader responsible for this war. I believe they are simply using our team as a cover...clearly not acting in good faith as a partner. And this, in my view, is a weak decision from strong partners. 491122383
Reposted by Sue Lukesderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 22hgood lord how can anyone be this whiny; are you not ashamed 41677491081
Reposted by Sue LukesOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026raise revenue and undercut right-populism with One Weird Trick (capitalists HATE this) 71314403
Reposted by Sue LukesAlison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 21h“It doesn’t matter how many complaints the Tel Aviv Scrabble club submits against The National for telling the truth, or how much the Israeli state smears the Nobel Peace Prize winner, or how many diplomats they expel – the world has made up its mind.” @owenjones.bsky.social on excoriating form 063
Reposted by Sue LukesJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 126124635310
Reposted by Sue LukesSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 22hThe Bjg Time Chatlie account seeking to identify & incite vs RNLI staff as traitors was run by a recruitment consultant in Worcestershire who is a Restore donor & Cromwell Club member. He hss now deactivated the anon troll account after being publicly identifird www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comRecruitment boss accused of being behind ‘doxxing’ campaign against RNLI and anti-racism activistsTom Watson, of Worcester, alleged to be behind Big Time Charlie X account that created so-called Traitorbase 35495250
Reposted by Sue LukesDr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 21h"Four decades of consuming public wealth rather than building it has eroded Britain’s resilience and its long-term debt sustainability, leaving the country acutely vulnerable to deglobalisation" How Britain Wrecked its Balance Sheet - by Simon Nixon nixons.substack.com/p/how-britai...nixons.substack.comHow Britain Wrecked its Balance SheetFour decades of consuming public wealth rather than building it has eroded Britain’s resilience and its long-term debt sustainability, leaving the country acutely vulnerable to deglobalisation 152
Reposted by Sue LukesMatt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 21hToday appears to herald Trump’s version of the Molotov Ribbentrop pact: a grubby political alliance that should cause even his most ardent supporters to pause (but won’t) and which won’t solve any of the problems he has but will definitely lead to more human suffering. 1320942
Reposted by Sue LukesLaura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 21h‘Canadian resources are abundant and close at hand, but alas the Canadians don't pay bribes.’ 2. 084
Reposted by Sue LukesLaura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 21h@davidfrum.bsky.social: ‘Another way to think about Trump announcement today: If he increased US diesel imports from Canada by 4%, he would gain as much fuel as from this Russia deal. But the Canadians are global super-villains, so who wants to buy from them when you could enrich Putin instead?’1/ 31413