Someone said to me, "If it's nationalised we get all the money."

"And if it is privatised we get hardly any."

The penny is dropping.

Just in case no one knows the UK doesn't have a record number of people on benefits, in fact we have higher employment than France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Finland and many more.

It's all just a lie for the billionaires to blame poor people for their mess.

At last, a little schadenfreude

Bibby Stockholm barge towed away, 18 months after arriving in Dorset Vessel commissioned by previous Conservative government to house asylum seekers was decommissioned in November

Two major events today to make the difference between Labour and the Tories.

1) The Bibby Stockholm has been towed away after Labour said last year it would not renew the lease for this year

2) Legislation was presented to Parliament (1st reading) which will repeal the Safety of Rwanada Act 2024.

It’s all beginning to feel a bit 1984. We’re in a battle against autocrats and oligarchs who are using money and misinformation to dismantle democracies. That’s why we’re looking for 1,984 new monthly supporters to make our biggest and boldest plans a reality (see link in bio)

Saffiyah Khan facing down EDL racist

We're going to need a lot more Saffiyah Khans if we're going to get through this latest wave of fascist shit.

WARNING: Have you started to notice "pay by bank app" options at online check-outs. If so it's quicke & easier but be aware there's LITTLE PROTECTION

It's on the likes of Just Eat & Ryanair. You don't give card details, just pick ur bank, and log into the app (via biometrics) then its done. /contd

illustration of a large white snake and young girl wearing a red qipao. The snake is twisted all around the canvas, wrapping the branches, plants, and girl. The girl is facing the snake and lightly stroking its face. the surrounding plants and leaves are shades of blue and mint.

happy lunar new year!!

Disgusting

More than 100.000 people in Germany 🇩🇪 in the streets today, like here in Berlin, protesting the rise of far right politics, like the AfD nazi party promoted by Elon Musk.

An advert featuring a picture of a suitably labelled bottle of wine and a wine glass: "(at the top) Looking for a fine wine at an affordable price? (Then in bigger letters) None of Yer Shite (smaller again) If you are tired of paying £5 for a bottle of wine, only to be disappointed by its inferior taste, then you'll be pleasantly surprised by None of yer Shite. A truly drinkable drop in the £5 a bottle bracket. Comes in red, white or rose. (At the bottom) Available at Majestic, Boozebuster, Cigs'n'Booze and all good offies."

Hi, I’m God.

I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.

Refugees at Home celebrates National Lottery funding - Refugees at Home Refugees at Home is a UK charity which connects those with a spare room in their home to refugees and asylum seekers in need of somewhere to stay.

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been awarded an incredible £436,349 by The National Lottery Community Fund to help us provide an even better service for our guests and hosts.

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YouTube video by Guardian News Greta Thunberg to world leaders: 'How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood'

Greta Thunberg to world leaders:
“People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairytales of eternal economic growth. How dare you?”

m.youtube.com/watch?v=TMrt...

Great to see you here, Kath

Perhaps they were Ethiopian? Their Christmas just happened

LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.

Oh and Zuckerberg is removing Meta fact checkers

Why? “To protect free speech”. FACTS AND FREE SPEECH ARE NOT THE SAME.

They’re removing access to objective truth and reality. To create chaos. This’ll open the doors to unprecedented foreign interference/bots.

The broligarchy is well underway.

Literally all they had to do was calmly condemn Musk’s dishonest & inciteful attack on their parliamentary colleague, Jess Phillips. And they couldn’t even manage that. Absolutely shameful.

Watching Irish Times posting articles on twitter, and literally every single interaction, including the quote tweets are from annonymous fash sockpuppet accounts. I mean all engagement. Not one normal comment from a normal account

Sublime

A felt tree decoration of feathers McGraw holding baby seal

Someone on TikTok works fast and if they had any sense they would start selling them

Dishing the dirt on detox | Jay Rayner A self-confessed glutton, Jay Rayner has always been wary of the ‘January detox’. But after talking to experts and sampling some of the products, he’s discovered the truth is even worse than he imagin...

Perhaps you’re considering a January detox: herbal teas, mud baths and the like. By all means knock the booze on the head for a bit. But the rest of it? Total bollocks. Because you already have a liver and kidneys. Here’s something I wrote a while back.

www.theguardian.com/global/2017/...

Respectfully, I wonder if bike theft figures are down because victims are reporting less? It certainly seems to be rife in my city, from the SM groups I'm on.