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Sharif Gemie

@wise-fool.bsky.social
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Writer: novelist, short stories, flash fictions and even poems. Ex-historian. Living in South Wales. Ethnic identity - none of the above. sharifgemie.com.

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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Very worrying. It looks like they've been kept out of power by a tiny margin.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Go easy, John, and good luck with the old eyes.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Let's face it: it's sad, bad and mad.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
54 degrees!!
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
You think you've got problems! I got it in Welsh first. The only English words were MAJOR ALERT. I had to wait two minutes before the English-language version arrived.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
In moments of crisis, always check Cold War Steve. Here's his riff on Constable's 'Hay Wain,' a classic of British rural painting. CW Steve makes the connection between Big Oil and Big Crisis.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
once again: very unfortunately, you are absolutely right.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
An amazing - and a frightening - photo.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We've got our own wildfire here in South Wales. Peat burning on the hills. Apparently very difficult to damp it down. When the wind blows in the wrong direction, it's unpleasant (not deadly, but not good).
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
You're absolutely right, Andy.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Unfortunately, you are 100% correct
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Why is it that so few people voice these ethical, humanitarian thoughts? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Ceuta was a carnival of anti-migrant content for hateful opportunists on the right – and a lesson for the left | Jonathan Liew
It was framed as a perfect storm because nativists dearly wanted it to be. Looking on, progressives failed to meet the moment too, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
BBC estimates 42,000 hectares, which would be 420 sq kms. So four times bigger than the fire you saw. And continuing. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Devastating European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackled
A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The fires we're seeing today are bigger than anything seen before.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Let's all move to Inverness
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Really skilfully shot photo
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Yeah but... the black and grey makes Binface look a bit Nazi. Could you try something a bit more cheerful?
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Wonderful pic. Taken with a drone? Glastonbury Tor is a very special place to me.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
What a bloody waste this war was. The only hope is that it will prove to be Trump's Suez Crisis, after which his incompetence and cruelty becomes obvious to all.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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Arvindjadwa @arvindjadwa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Nearly 2 billion people live in the red area. It is becoming completely uninhabitable. What do the climate deniers, who also hate immigration, think is going to happen?
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I've been watching some videos from the far right London march. It's depressing. They look so ordinary - and so stupid.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Cardiff Uni wants to scrap the 2nd floor of the Arts and Social Studies Library. We're talking 7km of books and vital study space gone to make way for classrooms. Please help us save this crucial campus resource before it's ripped out in June! Add your name here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop Cardiff University from scrapping the ASSL's second floor!
7km of books and crucial study spaces are at risk. Cardiff Uni wants to repurpose the busiest library on campus into classrooms. Help protect our library and sign the petition today.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Why haven't there been articles like this everyday for the last two years? www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
British Palestinians feel ‘gaslit’ and unable to speak out, says leading activist
Ahead of Nakba march, Sara Husseini says many feel they are being treated as suspects rather than victims of mass suffering
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
It's astonishing how little he says. If he replaces Starmer, then the whole leadership battle has been a charade.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Surprise, surprise. I was so struck by this letter, I posted it on Facebook. I've since been informed that Jess P is not one of the good ones - but the letter does say so much about what went wrong with Starmer.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I just signed a @theactionnet petition: No More Billionaire‑Backed Asylum Abuse: Build Communities, Not Detention Centres. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
actionnetwork.org
No More Billionaire‑Backed Asylum Abuse: Build Communities, Not Detention Centres
The cost-of-living crisis is hitting families across this country hard, and we want public money spent on building up our communities that includes people seeking safety, not breaking them apart. The...
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Don't do it, Gaia!
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Gwent Greens: Powered by Members www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/gwent-gree...
crowdfunder.co.uk
Gwent Greens: Powered by Members
If supporters give £10 each, we can raise £10,000 to power a serious Green campaign across Gwent.
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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Tony @antonyillahiwarren.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
This result is going to be replicated across the country soon. #VoteGreen 💚
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Somebody on the patio thinks it's spring.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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Zack and Hannah plotting menacingly (although not really coz they're smiling on a kids table in an outdoor park cafe!)Daily Mail - beware the green menace
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Final weekend. One last push. This is about whether you want local plumber Hannah Spencer or the extreme Reform candidate. It's hope vs hate. It's Greens vs Reform. Hope can win.
Hannah and Zack having a selfie
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I joined on Christmas Day, after Zack's alternative Christmas broadcast. Let's hope for some successes soon.
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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Never mind the Mandelson debacle, the new rules for child refugees are a far bigger disgrace for Labour. Inhumane
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
“We didn’t do all that because we are heroes and saviors. We did it because we understand the meaning of our faith: that we are all connected. We join together. We are a part of a people, a body of humanity that is made in the image of a loving and beautiful God that wants all God’s children free.”
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Sharif Gemie @wise-fool.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I just heard this yesterday. Yes, definitely a good 'un.
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Sonia Sulaiman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
“Frozen by the cold 🥶💔 Frozen by the cold 🥶💔 Winter storms hit our camp 🌧️💔 My kids are freezing,no dry beds 🥶 Zero jobs. Zero funds. Aid is no longer reaching us 💔 Desperately seeking$200 for shelte🙏 Your mercy might save my family 💔 Verified” gofund.me/5f2429cda
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Donate to Help Mohammed and his family., organized by Abdelrahman Ridwan
Father's call from under the rubble: Save Elias's life “I am Mohammed, a father of t… Abdelrahman Ridwan needs your support for Help Mohammed and his family.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Cogent analysis of an ill-planned invasion with comparisons to the US invasion of Iraq and Russian invasion of Ukraine....
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist. Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
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Bold Politics @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Let's choose kindness in 2026. youtu.be/lopMMkz0law
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