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The idea that all bias is some deviation from an unbiased center is itself a bias that prevents pundits, journalists, politicians and plenty of others from recognizing some of the most ugly and impactful prejudices and assumptions of our times. I think of this bias, which insists the center is not biased, not afflicted with agendas, prejudices and destructive misperceptions, as status-quo bias. Underlying it is the belief that things are pretty OK now, that the people in charge should be trusted because power confers legitimacy, that those who want sweeping change are too loud or demanding or unreasonable, and that we should just all get along without looking at the skeletons in the closet and the stuff swept under the rug. It’s mostly a prejudice of people for whom the system is working, against those for whom it’s not. - Rebecca Solnit

'The idea that all bias is some deviation from an unbiased center is itself a bias that prevents pundits, journalists, politicians and plenty of others from recognizing some of the most ugly and impactful prejudices and assumptions of our times.' Rebecca Solnit #ExtremeCentrism #StatusQuoism

A letter from Labour MP, Richard Burgon, to the Guardian. “The Fabian Society's Joe Dromey could not be more wrong in arguing that the Labour leadership should attack the Greens and Reform UK as representing "twin populisms" (Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society, 31 December). Dromey dismisses the Green party's support for a wealth tax as a "fantasy" policy. Yet this is a policy that eight in 10 Labour voters support. I have been campaigning for wealth taxes for years, and large numbers of Labour MPs now back such a measure. Dromey argues that a wealth tax could not fund all the investment we need in our communities. But that is not an argument against it, but to make it part of a wider package of reforms to tackle the deep inequality that scars our society. A wealth tax of 2% on assets over £10m could raise £24bn a year. Equalising capital gains tax rates with income tax and imposing a windfall tax on the super-profits of the banks could take that total closer to £50bn. This would not only provide vital resources to support people still hit hard by the cost of living crisis and to fund our public services. It would also send a clear signal that a Labour government is prepared to act against our broken economic model. While a tiny elite get ever richer, the living standards of the vast majority have stagnated since the bankers crashed the economy over 15 years ago. With growth weak and unlikely to improve without structural change, Labour must grasp the nettle of redistribution. Dromey's approach is also a political dead end. Labour is losing more voters to the Greens, and to those saying they will not vote, than it is to Reform. Losing those voters risks opening the door to Reform victories. Calling on the Labour leadership to reject popular social democratic policies is not only a moral mistake but an electoral one. Richard Burgon MP Labour, Leeds East”

This is why David Graeber called the political Centre “extreme”. These guys want to attack the LEFT when the fascists are quite literally at the door now. A monstrous refusal to contend with reality. #FabienSociety #Labour #extremecentrism

An image that contains the following text: A candlelight vigil, eh? For not taking the necessary action over the Jan 6th insurrection when you had the power to do so?... There’s that phrase "Never forget" again... “Let's endlessly memorialise the past horrors we didn't stop at the time in order to provide cover for us not stopping them again as they recur in the present." Remembering as a form of forgetting. This kind of thing is exactly the kind of empty, disabling performance that got us here. In an emergency these folks are performing thoughts and prayers, broadcasting an *image* of action that is designed to substitute any actual action, and thereby downregulate people's internal distress signals, whilst *nothing* about the urgency of the situation is actually changed. To call such behaviour merely pitiful or embarrassing is to downplay how damaging it is. They’re anaesthetising us - and themselves as well - in a situations when being activated, and getting active, is the appropriate response. It's what they've been doing all along, but it becomes more obvious as the crisis deepens.None of these poor fools is a leader. They are really not smarter or more skilled than we are, no matter how many Ivy League degrees they have between them. At some point we're going to have to start working out how we save ourselves.

“Democrats brutally mocked for holding lame candlelight vigil on January 6 anniversary” [See Youtube video.] We have no leaders. We have to work out how to save ourselves. #Venezuela #Trump #Democrats #Jan6thvigil #neveragain

Israel to suspend work of several humanitarian organisations in Gaza ISRAEL has been panned after saying it will suspend more than two dozen humanitarian organisations from working in Gaza ...

The more Palestinian babies die, the easier every Israeli can breathe. That’s the moral blackhole Israel is now utterly lost in: a “ceasefire” where fire doesn’t cease and you let as many people as possible die from lack of aid. #Israel #Gazagenocideongoing
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Letting hunger strikers die, arresting Greta Thunberg — this is not incompetence or even indifference. The UK state is deliberately making examples of people to ramp up the crushing of basic civil liberties and silence opposition to genocide

“We’re not being heavy-handed. All we’re asking is for peaceful protestors to cooperate in their own arrest, so we don’t look (and feel) bad.” Ah, the mental gymnastics… He’s so close to realising that what he’s overseeing isn’t justice. #MetPolice #nopeacefulprotestnodemocracy
#climatejustice

I think, in light of all the rotten people out there spreading terf nonsense, today would be a good day to support trans creators.

Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!

Sounds like an extraordinary and vital film

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Italian Dockworkers Threaten to ‘Shut Down All of Europe’ If Gaza Aid Flotilla Is Blocked | Novara Media A union representing dockworkers at one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean - a key stopping point for Israeli goods - has said it will ‘block everything’ if Israel stops the inbound aid flotill...

Great news from the SOLIDARITY department! Italian dockworkers threaten to "shut down all of Europe" if Israel blocks the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying Gaza aid. "Not a single nail will leave for Israel anymore." When governments fail, workers step up. International solidarity in action!

Is this some parallel universe recorded in this video?
We write, we cry, we shout, inform, protest, organise, travel, make movies, do standing ovations.

We just can't stop the genocide.

How can we all be hostages to a bunch of old psychopathic bastards?
How long will we allow for this to happen?

Powerful truth-telling. 💔
#VueltaaEspaña #lavuelta2025 #vueltaalahumanidad🥹✊🕊️👏

Pathetic! I hear them making comments that politics has no place in sport - WTF! Have they not noticed who backs the teams. Absolute respect to the demonstrators in Bilbao #LaVeulta #Palestina 🇵🇸 Basque!

You know what’s ruining sport? Its colonisation by oppressive murderous regimes, showering teams with their dirty money & slapping their pathetic logos all over athletes’ gear. Many of us would be delighted to get politics out of sport, but it is forced on us, whilst journalists pretend not see it.

Pathetic, shameful commentary from the #Eurosport journalists covering today’s stage of the #VueltaaEspaña. The people protesting at the finish line are there because systematic MASS MURDER is taking place. How dare they assume that no-one who enjoys cycling cares about the genocide. #FreePalestine

How to join the weekly global strike for Palestine Starting today, and continuing every Thursday thereafter, the Humanti Project is calling on individuals, groups and organisations to take part in a global economic strike for Gaza

This is great. I’m hoping it can be built on to follow the Global Strike for Gaza. Every Thursday for as long as it takes: www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...

Paddington station

Poster reads: Stop starving Gaza We are closed in solidarity Find out more at lush.com/gaza

Poster reads: Stop starving Gaza We are closed in solidarity Find out more at lush.com/gaza

I designed this poster which is going to be in the windows of every Lush store as they close business for the day today in solidarity with the people of Gaza.

www.lush.com/uk/en/a/gaza...

They're just kids!!!

Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social one of the most baffling things about all this is that I really can't understand why nobody in government seems to be saying "guys the strategy isn't working" YouGov0@yougov.co.uk • 19h The government's net approval rating has fallen to -59, Labour's lowest score to date Approve: 11% (-2 from 23-25 August) Disapprove: 70% (+3) Net: -59 (-5) yougov.co.uk/topics/polit..

They can see it isn’t working and they’re baffled. They’re doing all the same shit that, as recently as last year, everyone they spoke to agreed was awesome, very smart and incredibly popular shit-hot politics, and they’re still the brilliant political minds everyone they know always said they are.

Depends on what 'change' really meant I guess...
Change cities into corporate fiefdoms?
Change Gaza into a lux beach resort?
Change human rights to none?
Change the NHS into not for free?
Change Labour into Reform?

We really should have asked why they meant by 'change'
Life lesson their folks!🤣

The world's largest academic association of genocide scholars - the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars - has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...

Cosplaying as Sir Oswald Muesli isn't even buying him sympathy from violent racist dog-nonces.

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seXmatters Tim Allan Tim's career has spanned working as a senior advisor in 10 Downing Street for Tony Blair, running corporate communications for BSkyB and founding a communications consultancy, Portland, which grew into one of the most highly regarded global reputation-management consultancies. Since selling Portland, he has become an investor in the communications consultancy sector.

sexmatters Tim says: "Sex Matters is a remarkable success story. In its short history, it has significantly changed the public debate on the issues it cares about. It is highly influential and produces high-quality materials to inform key audiences. I have followed the legal and political debates about sex and gender very closely and am delighted at the opportunity to contribute to this vitally important charity." Update: Tim Allan served as a Trustee until 1st September 2025.

FFS!!! The New ‘Executive Director of Communications’ - Tim Allen - was a Trustee at transphobic lobby group ‘Sex Matters’ until this morning!!! 😖😖😤

Don’t tell me the ‘trans lobby’ are powerful while transphobes sit in Number 10 Downing Street! 😠😡

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We live in a fascist nation. What now? Once they win elections, it’s already too late.

Fascism has arrived in the US. So what now? Some real options here. “The question is: are we going to be the first generation that finds a new way out, or are we going to be another cautionary tale future historians write about?” #fascistUSA #Trump #bluestatepower
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“Indignación por la invitación de #Israel a la #VueltaaEspaña: colectivos llaman al boicot y a la protesta contra el #genocidio en #Palestina”

All three parties want the votes of the same 35% of the electorate because those are the people who will vote for crackdowns, flag-fucking, means-testing, xenophobia, war, bungs from donors and stomping hard upon the sick, the poor and the left, and that is exactly what all three parties want to do.

I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)

💚❤️🖤🤍 Palestina ganadora en la vuelta
La Comunidad Palestina de Aragón agradece de corazón a toda la gente que en estas dos etapas de Aragón de La Vuelta ha mostrado su solidaridad con nuestro pueblo

🚴‍♂️ ¡Fuera asesinos de las competiciones deportivas!
🇵🇸 NO HAY DEPORTE EN EL GENOCIDIO

A TV screen showing the finish line of the stage of the Vuelta España in Zaragoza - cyclists approaching and Palestinian flags being waved all along the roadside either side of the line.

A TV screen showing cyclists coming round a corner in the stage of the Vuelta España in Zaragoza - many Palestinian flags being waved along the roadside behind them.

Incredible display of solidarity and humanity from Zaragoza yesterday. Palestinian flags all over the city. Un esfuerzo magnífico! Shame on the cycling world - every rider, team member, sponsor & journalist - for facilitating mass murder. #FreePalestine #vueltaaespaña #starvationisnotasport #Israel

Sign the Petition Not in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community

We won’t let politicians and media pit women against trans people. Instead, we’re building solidarity across our differences.

✍️ Join us and sign our letter at change.org/nion_women

#WhyWeSigned #NIONWomen #NotInOurName #Feminism #WomensRights #TransRights #TransAlly #WithTheT