@lightorchestra.bsky.social
Proud member of Palestine Action & Defend Our Juries. Formerly on twitter @themattachines - Société Mattachine. Anti Zionist. Ex Labour. Democratic Socialist. Queer. Antifa. I oppose genocide.
Israeli forces subjected Greta to severe torture and cruelty.
They made her crawl and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag.
In other words, they did exactly what the Nazis once did. They displayed her publicly. And because she is a popular figure, they specifically targeted her.
#FuckIsrael
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces new restrictions on the right to protest.
Her target is clear: peaceful Palestine protesters opposing UK complicity in genocide.
Labour know they’re complicit in Israel’s genocide. They can’t defend the indefensible. So they’re trying to crush dissent.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces new restrictions on the right to protest.
Her target is clear: peaceful Palestine protesters opposing UK complicity in genocide.
Labour know they’re complicit in Israel’s genocide. They can’t defend the indefensible. So they’re trying to crush dissent.
In our, unacknowledged & unanswered, letters to Met Commissioner Rowley, we clarify it has always been the choice of the Metropolitan Police whether or not to make arrests at our protests. #AmnestyInternational has advised him that these arrests fall foul of international law & fundamental rights.
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Cancelling peaceful protests lets terror win.
It’s more important than ever to defend our democracy, including our fundamental rights to peaceful protest and freedom of speech.
We will take a stand tomorrow against killing and against oppression, and for peace and justice for all.
#FreePalestine
The facts on the ground don’t speak well for #Trump
This may be the result of corporation after corporation, law firm after law firm, university after university, caving to his demands. Trump has got used to acting like a dictator, and now expects his political opponents to cave in the same way.
Public support for #digitalID collapsed after #Starmer announced plans for their introduction, in what is described as a symptom of the PM’s “reverse Midas touch”.
Support for ID cards fell from 35% in the summer to -14% today.
He faces an uphill battle to win public support for his policies.
Flotilla spokesperson Thiago says: "You are not allowed by international law to stop us, therefore we do not comply with your request."
On social media the flotilla accused Israel of intimidation and said:
"The world is watching, and those responsible for hostile actions will be held accountable."
Israel surrounded the Global Sumud Flotilla, turned on jamming devices and is now 'probably' taking them as prisoners
Of course no one knows what's happening if Italy/Spain had stayed they could have monitored the situation
But the West don't care, Israel does whatever it wants
CNN showing Trump with the headline: Is the shutdown an opportunity for Trump.
Absolutely insane.
Every social media app is swarming with livestreams as a humanitarian flotilla is illegally intercepted by a hostile force in international waters.
BUT turn on any mainstream media channel right now and NOTHING.
It’s like they’re living in an alternate reality. What a failure.
At least four vessels of the Sumud Flotilla are sailing under the British flag, activists say - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-four-vessels-sumud-flotilla-are-sailing-under-british-flag
01.10.2025 19:34 — 👍 22 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 2
Italy's biggest union calls for general strike in support of Gaza aid flotilla Protests are being held in a number of Italian cities this evening in support of the global aid flotilla closing in on Gaza. This includes in Naples where demonstrators halted train traffic at the main station. It comes as the country's largest union has called a general strike for Friday in the past hour. The Italian General Confederation of Labour said: "The attack on civilian vessels carrying Italian citizens represents an extremely serious matter. "It is a blow to the very constitutional order that impedes humanitarian action and solidarity with the Palestinian population, subjected by the Israeli government to a veritable genocide operation. "It is a direct attack on the safety and security of workers and volunteers on board." There is no suggestion of violence on board at this point, and Italy's foreign minister has sought assurances that any interaction with the flotilla remains peaceful.
Italy's largest union calls for a #GeneralStrike in response to the attack on the flotilla.
#Gaza #Flotilla #Palestine
In refusing to grant #Trump’s wishes, Democrats are making a painful choice.
There's never a good time to shut down the government. It will cause immediate pain as federal agencies suspend important functions.
Not everything broken during a shutdown can easily be fixed once the government returns.
Public support for #digitalID collapsed after #Starmer announced plans for their introduction, in what is described as a symptom of the PM’s “reverse Midas touch”.
Support for ID cards fell from 35% in the summer to -14% today.
He faces an uphill battle to win public support for his policies.
Federal Shutdown
01.10.2025 15:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The facts on the ground don’t speak well for #Trump
This may be the result of corporation after corporation, law firm after law firm, university after university, caving to his demands. Trump has got used to acting like a dictator, and now expects his political opponents to cave in the same way.
The mass defiance against the ban on #PalestineAction will go ahead in Trafalgar Square this Saturday 4 October, with 1,500 people having signed a pledge making a firm commitment to join the action. This will be the largest ever mass-defiance against the banning of a group in the UK.
#FreePalestine
#Labour grassroots voted for a full arms embargo on Israel, an end to #UK #Israel military cooperation and recognition that Israel’s policy towards #Palestine constitutes genocide.
Since Netanyahu decided to break the cease-fire and return to fighting in March, a futile war has been waged in #Gaza.
As the #USA hurtles toward a shutdown this week, offices across federal government scramble to finalise contingency plans, knowing that many operations will have to go dark.
A shutdown could begin at 12:01 am Wednesday.
Hundreds of thousands of government workers are set to be furloughed.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
"I think Kier Starmer's talking bollocks..."
Well said.
youtu.be/jTV4wLmmF5s?...
Owen Jones has been banned from 'Labour' Party conference - but Maya Forstater is welcome.
And they wonder why progressive voters are deserting them in droves.
#FreePalestine
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The mass defiance against the ban on #PalestineAction will go ahead in Trafalgar Square this Saturday 4 October, with 1,500 people having signed a pledge making a firm commitment to join the action. This will be the largest ever mass-defiance against the banning of a group in the UK.
#FreePalestine
No. A wealth tax won't solve everything. No one ever said it will.
But until we begin to challenge the power & wealth of the 1% - then we know this Labour government has been bought and paid for.
#Trump & War Secretary Hegseth summoned over 800 of the country’s top brass to a military base in Virginia.
Hegseth railed against “stupid rules of engagement” that limited soldiers & commanders in the field.
He defended firing over a dozen military leaders, many of them people of color and women.
Big problem with conference passing the genocide motion is we know ‘Labour’ will ignore it...
29.09.2025 20:26 — 👍 16 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 1
*The Trump administration’s determination to force states to shoulder disaster funding burdens guarantees more deaths and destruction*
prospect.org/environment/...
Labi Siffre has issued Tommy Ten Names with a cease and desist order against the use of his song 'Something inside so strong'. Good man! I hope he sues him.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025....
It really can not be emphasized enough that "exaggerating the danger of the left" is a key, central tactic of aspiring fascists. Look back at every country that slid into authoritarianism & you'll find a campaign like this preceding it. Every time. It's part of the script.
29.09.2025 19:12 — 👍 1090 🔁 390 💬 12 📌 17Happiness, humour, truth and, most crucially, courage are the qualities needed to repel the racist tide.
Because its architects offer whining, victimhood, lies and, most crucially, cowardice.
