ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 3hI can already imagine the media narratives of embarrassing failure, progressive politics is dead, Polanski must resign, it's all the Zionism is Racism motion's fault. Remember to keep this context in mind. 040
Reposted by ycnkaosM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 8hMeanwhile this week the homes of asylum seekers in Salford were attacked and South Asian taxi drivers were racially abused on the street. Burnham did not condemn this racism and said the violent racist thugs in Gosport were “intimidation” but didn’t say “racist”, he talked about their “concerns” 14820
Reposted by ycnkaoslconnonhay @lconnonhay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Whether you support the motion or not, this is a very good thread IMHO. 031
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Why is the Labour centre attacking the Green left over the "Zionism is Racism" motion? What are the dynamics at play? Sam Seder has hosted the Majority Report for over 20 years. He is wise from fighting this fight's US analogue over and over. His sharp analysis explains. youtu.be/3cXYwtFqivE?...youtu.beTim Miller Confronts Neera Tanden Over Her Hasan Derangement SyndromeYouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder 010
Reposted by ycnkaosSimian Justice @simianjustice.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The country does not look like a UKIP wet dream right now because they got into power. Keir Starmer was not removed because The Greens are going to win the next election. Disciplining the Labour party is THE crucial use of the Greens right now. Before you even get to it just being morally correct. 051
Reposted by ycnkaosOoO until this shit is over @ceeallthebees.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Thank fuck. May this be the cornerstone for a shift back to proper normsin UK policy. 031
Reposted by ycnkaosBenjamin Balthaser @blbalthaser.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Despite personally knowing someone killed on Oct 7th I went to a Palestine solidarity rally the next day. Not bc I wasn’t grieving but bc I knew from past Israeli wars how the IDF wld respond: to add to the 100 yr death toll countless, uncounted, uncountable Palestinian lives 1/2 1638888
Reposted by ycnkaosBen (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Passed by conference ✅ 🏴🏳️⚧️⚧️ #gpconf 0156
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The most dangerous bigotry in the UK which should be the EHRC's top priority. It is particularly impactful because it is spread between legislators and those they frequently communicate with. The conspiratorial nature means the potential extent of future harm is limitless. Transphobia very similar. 100
Reposted by ycnkaosElectric Kool-Aid Bechdel Test @i-rohl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Okay, this idea that it's impossible to interact with people in society without being able to see their faces is: 1. Something that should be obviously false to anyone who has ever had a phone conversation. 2. Multiply ableist in its implications re masking, neurodivergence, blindness, etc. 2133
Reposted by ycnkaosAnnie Gottfried Cohen @annsplaining.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Reading the news, it would be easy to believe that the Green Party has adopted a policy to expel its Jewish members, prevent them from attending synagogue or at the very least scrutinise their activities outside the party. *None of that has happened* 🧵 14375161
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Media outlets which systemically do this are the ones who should be investigated by the EHRC. 221
Reposted by ycnkaosflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 04/10/2026We absolutely deserve an antiracist quarantine against the Greens that then allows a Tory/Reform stitchup government on possibly the most fantastically racist political platform ever put to the public. If we tolerate this shit, we will get exactly what’s coming to us. 4829
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Imagine how many different parties and media organisations they could find guilty of how many forms of discrimination, if they had the political will. 000
Reposted by ycnkaosCal Horton (they/them) @fiercemum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026New blog: Leaving the UK with a heavy heart. growinguptransgender.com/2026/10/02/l...growinguptransgender.comLeaving the UK with a heavy heartToday, as a family, we have booked our flights and our one-way ticket out of the UK. This has not felt like a choice. This feels like fleeing to protect ourselves. For the past 7 years we have look… 1351360484
Reposted by ycnkaosPolitics Theory Other @poltheoryother.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"In Yemen you've got Royal Saudi Air Force jets, flown by Saudi pilots, but the pilots are trained by Britain. The bombs are supplied by Britain. The maintenance is supplied by Britain... And that British support sustains the aerial operations..." - @davidwearing.bsky.social 11715
Reposted by ycnkaosGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#burnham #uklabour #socialcare #triplelock #pensions Jeremy Corbyn: 22312
Reposted by ycnkaosGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵 31915398
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Shameful sneering editorialising from our ostensibly impartial public broadcaster 000
Reposted by ycnkaosKokasHouse @kokashouse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Whole thread is spot on, but this skeet in particular should be amplified. 021
Reposted by ycnkaosJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se... 3234071270
Reposted by ycnkaosBethU @beth-u.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Banks have had £100bn in subsidies in last 3 years. Hear politicians shouting about cutting welfare bill but never hear about cutting subsidies to many private enterprises. 15232
Reposted by ycnkaosEd Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It's amazing to see the media try and frame the anger at Ed Sheeran as because he was silent, when in fact it's because he sacked someone for speaking out. I guarantee they would be angry at him too, if he sacked someone for saying "stop the boats" instead of "free Palestine" 311725
Reposted by ycnkaosToby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 23/09/2026the uk has shown were backing off trans rights takes you & it's horrific my latest for new republic newrepublic.com/article/2155...newrepublic.comCentrists Won’t Tell You Where “Moderating” on Trans Rights Ends UpThe recent example of the U.K. Labour Party shows that “compromising” rarely stops at some acceptable midpoint. 17504160
Reposted by ycnkaosQueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 23/09/2026New guidance says teachers must not use materials that “encourage” pupils to question their gender. Subscribe to support LGBTQIA+ journalism. wearequeeraf.comEnglish schools to segregate Trans+ kids from toilets – including those who've already transitioned – from SeptemberNew ‘Keeping Children Safe In Education 2026’ (KCISE) guidance sets out in detail the limits now placed on schools on supporting Trans+ children 44212
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The government speak of legitimate concerns, but letting people die is not legitimate. That goes for the government letting people drown in the channel by not providing safe routes and brutally policing the French side of the border. They are not just part of this, they play the biggest role. 010
Reposted by ycnkaosPhil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 22/09/2026Far-right fascists now doing piracy and attempted murder whilst @andyburnham.bsky.social still has not found the on button for anything other than announcing charity runs. 2286
Reposted by ycnkaosDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 20/09/2026People do have "legitimate concerns" about things like housing, rising cost of living, NHS waiting lists etc. That's absolutely fair. Despite political and media rhetoric, absolutely none of those concerns are solved by attacking asylum seekers and other migrants. 1/ 116566
Reposted by ycnkaosAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...adambienkov.co.ukHow the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British AgendaThe BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way 901260405
Reposted by ycnkaosDavid Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 17/09/2026As the conflict in Yemen resumes, Britain risks complicity in another round of indiscriminate bombing and collective punishment of Yemeni civilians. In a new article for @zeteo.uk I argue that Britain must reject Saudi calls for support, and end all arms sales to the regime zeteo.uk/p/britains-r...zeteo.ukBritain’s Role in Yemen’s Brutal War Must End – And Reparations Should FollowThe war in Yemen is escalating again. The UK must end its military support of Saudi Arabia – or it could do to Andy Burnham’s premiership what complicity in the Gaza genocide did to Keir Starmer’s. 13622
Reposted by ycnkaosM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026So basically these people want black and brown people to drown in the sea and will attack anyone who prevents that. They do not have legitimate concerns they are evil fucking racists 213334
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Drownings in the English Channel have been the consequence of UK government policy for some time. We shouldn't be surprised that they say nothing when fascist mobs are the ones causing them for a change. 041
Reposted by ycnkaos👻 🎃 🦇 Boola Lughosti's Dad 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸 @belalugosisdad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Proscribing Patriot Platform isn't going to stop this. National Action were proscribed 10 years ago. The State cannot stop this. What stops this is co-ordination between local journos, OSINT researchers, mainstream antiracist protest groups, and militant antifascists willing to defend communities. 17825
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Any organisation which obstructs lifeboats from saving lives should be treated on the same basis as any organisation which uses murder as a method. Any individual who participated in obstructing lifeboats from saving lives should be treated on the same basis as an assailant who targeted civilians. 000
Reposted by ycnkaosflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 17/09/2026What happened when the main opposition party successfully reorganised itself to be reliant on small donations from members of the public, so that it didn’t have to seek large bungs from millionaires and business? Was this welcomed as more transparent and democratic. 510729
Reposted by ycnkaosGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Absolutely this. Every word... #ai 24011
Reposted by ycnkaosMichael @michaeljsc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026sorry what definition of “racist” are we working with here that this doesn’t fit 56417
Reposted by ycnkaosThe Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This is what you get when you build a force to terrorize immigrant communities and recruit for it with Great Replacement fear mongering and slogans borrowed from white supremacists and neo-Nazis. 6275149
Reposted by ycnkaosThe Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This isn't hypothetical or subtle. DHS literally used "Which way, American man?" to recruit. That's a reference to a book that claims there's a conspiracy by "world Jewry" to destroy Western civilization, quotes the Protocols, and is published by the National Alliance, a neo-Nazi group. 16611
Reposted by ycnkaosThe Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The conspiracy driving this crackdown on immigrants has always been built on this antisemitic foundation: the claim that “someone” is orchestrating the replacement of white Americans. Recruit people who believe that, and some of them will tell you exactly who they think is to blame. 15516
Reposted by ycnkaosThe Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Nobody should be surprised when someone recruited into that system proudly agrees to being labeled as a Nazi. Fighting antisemitism means fighting racism and authoritarianism and defending democracy. They are the same fight. 06212
Reposted by ycnkaossinéad @transsexual.bsky.social · 04/09/2026To confirm - they don't have evidence that even 1 person was referred inappropriately - they don't have evidence that even 1 person underwent surgery inappropriately - they don't have any evidence of safety concerns - healthcare for trans people has been completely banned until further notice 3341148
Reposted by ycnkaosJacey is a suitable combo of my actual name for privacy reasons @spacegrace.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Welcome to the UK, where using the magic word ‘trans’, allows you to skip standard process with no evidence of harm or wrongdoing. Just send a complaint! We all know they wouldn’t take the same action for any other form of healthcare. @plaidcymru.bsky.social cavuhb.nhs.wales/our-services... 730285
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 02/09/2026If it's something the far right wanted, that should warn people like English that it'sharmful on its own terms. As a country, we have harmed asylum seekers like the far right would and are congratulating ourselves. Can people see anything beyond electoralism? 010
Reposted by ycnkaosAtilla Roka (he/she/they/fae)🦊✨🏳️⚧️ @tuzroka.bsky.social · 02/09/2026What was the actual point of that unnecessary statement about how “breasts being removed would be irreversible and could affect the future, like not being able to breastfeed kids” ?! besides once again bludgeoning afab bodies w the expectation of motherhood, being more valuable as wombs w potential 175
Reposted by ycnkaosflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The Israeli Defence Minister on TV explaining in detail exactly what the IDF have been doing all along and what the plan is now. 715596
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 01/09/2026In this undemocratic country, the media and political establishment are forever anticipating a chance to do some oppression, and all they are waiting for is for someone to create the evidence for them so they don't have to be attributable themselves. (1/) 110
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 30/08/2026It's great to see the received wisdom of the political commentariat on what wokeness is, and how it rose and fell and became toxic, come into contact with someone so ready to succinctly debunk this narrative. I am so pleased that New York Times readers will see this. Hopefully they take it on board. 020
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 26/08/2026It's very important that we (left, pro-Palestine) learn antisemitic tropes and avoid and discourage their use. However, when spoken about in vagaries, it is an Islamophobic trope: Muslims are bringing antisemitism to the West and have captured institutions alongside their leftist co-conspirators. 000
ycnkaos @ycnkaos.bsky.social · 26/08/2026IDF uses AI to determine who to sentence to death in Gaza (along with 20 surrounding people in the same tower block): business as usual, keep the weapons shipments and spy flights going. West Midlands police chief uses AI to write report justifying banning racist hooligans: resigns & investigated. 100
