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Paul Gilroy, a metaphysician in the dark, twanging. Soul rebel, IC7, dilettante, tele-ologist, Londoner, utopian, Dreamer Tribe affiliate, citizen of Golgonooza.
#HurricaneMelissa has hit.
185MPH winds. Flash floods. Landslides. Key infrastructure ruined. More than 77% of Jamaican without power.
The worst storm in Jamaican history intensifed to a category 5 in less than 24 hours.
This isn’t a “natural disaster”, this is climate breakdown.
#ExtremeWeather
The Black Atlantic nach mehr als 30 Jahren auf Deutsch 🙏🏾✨ @merverlag.bsky.social
She wrote this extraordinary piece about her experience of playing in Texas bars.
www.counterpunch.org/2005/12/17/t...
I had no idea that the brilliant Susan Alcorn had passed away earlier this year. I treasure every moment of my memories of her playing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/a...
Throwback to Autumn 1987.
Dutch TV 1994
We lost Hiram's mercurial genius 17 years ago today. I always remember this extraordinary performance on the landfill in Battery Park just before 9.11.01. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyum...
It is a symptomatic expression of their thinking about masculinity, authority and leadership. It betrays the supposedly softened carapace of their militarism tempered or rather liquified by lashings of redundant boffin(ism).
Why did starmer's stylists chose to present him as a version of Michael Redgrave's Barnes Wallis in The Dambusters?
I am devastated by this sad news. We met in 1982 when we were both employed by the Greater London Council PCSU. We certainly had a lot of laughs during the intervening decades. He was eloquent, acute, and very funny. We will miss you Courtenay.
A generous, open, funny music-loving soul as well as an excellent advocate and a wise observer of the world.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jun...
Great analysis and commentary from the mighty Steve Khan: www.stevekhan.com/wouldntliea....
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
