Everything you’re fine with Israel, the United States, Germany, and the UK doing to Gaza and Palestinians today is what they’re going to be doing to you tomorrow.
(In case that makes you care if nothing else does.)
#israel #usa #germany #uk #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Gaza #Palestine #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine
Because there's an awful lot of media darlings & pundits noisily noticing things that seem to have escaped their attention until just today, this short primer might come in useful
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/70966/what-is-a-reactionary-centrist-does-uk-have-them
Everything you’re fine with Israel, the United States, Germany, and the UK doing to Gaza and Palestinians today is what they’re going to be doing to you tomorrow.
(In case that makes you care if nothing else does.)
#israel #usa #germany #uk #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Gaza #Palestine #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine
"Six British pro-Palestinian activists have been acquitted of aggravated burglary relating to a 2024 raid on a factory operated by Israeli defence firm Elbit, with a jury unable to reach verdicts on charges of criminal damage."
I don’t write about being chronically ill very often, mostly because I’m still thinking it through in real time.
This short piece is about effort, belief, and what it’s like to live in a culture that insists improvement is always possible…even when your body says otherwise.
https://kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/effort-without-improvement
#Health #Scotland #UK #Writing #WritingCommunity #Books #Reading #Women
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My daughter took this photograph of me today, quickly, in my bedroom. We swept the mess off the table, moved the dirty clothes off the chair and tried to make things look presentable, including me.
I complained the entire time about how I looked. The light wasn’t good, my hair was greasy, I’m 42 on Sunday, I want to lose weight, I’m in perimenopause. But this is something I do. Saying it out loud has become a habit.
Because there's an awful lot of media darlings & pundits noisily noticing things that seem to have escaped their attention until just today, this short primer might come in useful
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/70966/what-is-a-reactionary-centrist-does-uk-have-them
Umer Khalid in medical crisis after 17 days of hunger strike and 3 days of thirst strike
22-year-old Umer Khalid ended his strike during which he met with the prison governor of HMP Wormwood Scrubs, Amy Frost, in order to discuss his prison conditions. As a result of the meeting, Umer recieved his previously withheld mail and clothes, and his restrictions on visits, which have been heavily limited ever since being held on remand in July 2025, were also lifted.
His 17-day hunger strike and 3-day thirst strike ended after being rushed to the intensive care unit in hospital, suffering multiple organ failure. Umer’s family were not alerted that he was admitted to the hospital or given access to his medical reports.
On Saturday evening, at least 86 people were arrested for protesting at HMP Wormwood Scrubs where Umer is imprisoned on remand without trial for allegedly spray painting airplanes at RAF base Brize Norton. Flight transponder data published last summer showed that Israeli Air Force KC-707 “Re’em” aerial refuelling planes were utilising RAF Brize Norton in transit to Gaza during two apparent war crimes in October 2024.
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#ukpol #uk #palestineaction #gaza #palestine #israel #genocide
"Six British pro-Palestinian activists have been acquitted of aggravated burglary relating to a 2024 raid on a factory operated by Israeli defence firm Elbit, with a jury unable to reach verdicts on charges of criminal damage."
Umer Khalid in medical crisis after 17 days of hunger strike and 3 days of thirst strike
22-year-old Umer Khalid ended his strike during which he met with the prison governor of HMP Wormwood Scrubs, Amy Frost, in order to discuss his prison conditions. As a result of the meeting, Umer recieved his previously withheld mail and clothes, and his restrictions on visits, which have been heavily limited ever since being held on remand in July 2025, were also lifted.
His 17-day hunger strike and 3-day thirst strike ended after being rushed to the intensive care unit in hospital, suffering multiple organ failure. Umer’s family were not alerted that he was admitted to the hospital or given access to his medical reports.
On Saturday evening, at least 86 people were arrested for protesting at HMP Wormwood Scrubs where Umer is imprisoned on remand without trial for allegedly spray painting airplanes at RAF base Brize Norton. Flight transponder data published last summer showed that Israeli Air Force KC-707 “Re’em” aerial refuelling planes were utilising RAF Brize Norton in transit to Gaza during two apparent war crimes in October 2024.
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#ukpol #uk #palestineaction #gaza #palestine #israel #genocide
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My daughter took this photograph of me today, quickly, in my bedroom. We swept the mess off the table, moved the dirty clothes off the chair and tried to make things look presentable, including me.
I complained the entire time about how I looked. The light wasn’t good, my hair was greasy, I’m 42 on Sunday, I want to lose weight, I’m in perimenopause. But this is something I do. Saying it out loud has become a habit.
Britain removes their US ambassador Mandelson and police begins investigation of him after Epstein files show he leaked confidential UK government information to Jeffrey Epstein.
@randahl In the #UK evil people are banned, In the #US they are made president, #AttorneyGeneral etc...
#Pornhub is now restricting access for #UK users - will other sites follow suit?
The UK's largest #porn site has blocked unregistered users from accessing it in the country, but its motives remain unclear.
#privacy #ageverification
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg5er4ewg6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Spain and Greece have proposed banning teenagers from using social media as attitudes hardened in Europe against technology some say is designed to be addictive and which can expose children to harmful content. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/tech/social-media-spain-greece/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #socialmedia #eu #spain #greece #uk #france #australia #mentalhealth
As expected, the #UK House of Lords recently voted in favor of banning VPNs for under-18s. It's now the turn of The House of Commons, and the British government has announced three months of consultations on "online safety for children."
Some larger, less privacy-oriented #VPN providers (ExpressVPN, Surfshark, NordVPN, Windscribe) already said they wanted to "engage" with the consultations.
So: age verification for VPNs is coming to the UK, and the government will be delighted to point out "the big providers" were "involved in the consultations".
It's only a matter of time before this will also be on the agenda of other European countries.
If you want to resist such surveillance you should choose privacy-oriented VPN providers such as @ivpn and @mullvadnet. They can be paid for in unconventional ways, including even the good old cash-in-an-envelope.
However, dodgy allegedly "free" VPNs with their snooping browser plugins are not a solution. They're a massive attack on privacy.
(This PSA certainly wasn't written just for adults.)
As expected, the #UK House of Lords recently voted in favor of banning VPNs for under-18s. It's now the turn of The House of Commons, and the British government has announced three months of consultations on "online safety for children."
Some larger, less privacy-oriented #VPN providers (ExpressVPN, Surfshark, NordVPN, Windscribe) already said they wanted to "engage" with the consultations.
So: age verification for VPNs is coming to the UK, and the government will be delighted to point out "the big providers" were "involved in the consultations".
It's only a matter of time before this will also be on the agenda of other European countries.
If you want to resist such surveillance you should choose privacy-oriented VPN providers such as @ivpn and @mullvadnet. They can be paid for in unconventional ways, including even the good old cash-in-an-envelope.
However, dodgy allegedly "free" VPNs with their snooping browser plugins are not a solution. They're a massive attack on privacy.
(This PSA certainly wasn't written just for adults.)
