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@oracleoftruth.bsky.social

Ecosocialism/ feminism/ functional-contextualism/ humanism/ home brewing/ communalism/ poetry/ film Good beer, good coffee, good conversation, good politics Co-chair Green Party NI.

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🚨 NEW: Several Labour MPs are in talks with the Greens about defecting to the party

09.03.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 50

It looks like the Green Party has by far the best defence policy of all.

Renewable energy; wind, solar, wave and tidal power.

Renewables don’t get stuck or blown up in the Strait of Hormuz.

09.03.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hunger Gap A gulf in public understanding prevents us from seeing how and why our food supply is at risk.

In 2023, I sought to explain to a parliamentary committee what a structural collapse of the global food system would look like, and why this this is plausible - even likely. I think the likelihood has just ratcheted up a notch. I beg you to read and understand. Thanks
www.monbiot.com/2023/03/09/t...

09.03.2026 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 465    πŸ” 228    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 15

As the US/Israel attack on Iran is likely to tip the UK into recession, let's not forget that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are trashing our rivers, ecosystems, communities, health and resilience for the sake of economic growth. But, as they are now discovering, it's not something they can control.

09.03.2026 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 542    πŸ” 137    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 4
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With our help

09.03.2026 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The cost of electricity made from wind and solar hasn't gone up because the US bombed someone. Time to focus on local, independent renewable energy generation that doesn't hand oil barons huge profits.

09.03.2026 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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simonoxfphys on insta

Wind turbines kill birds, yes but...

07.03.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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🚨 NEW | Seat estimate for London local elections:

🟒 Grn: 548 (+530)
πŸ”΅ Con: 481 (+77)
πŸ”΄ Lab: 415 (-741)
🟠 Lib: 252 (+72)
➑️ Ref: 132 (+132)

Greens would win a majority on 9 councils πŸ‘€

Source: Bombe data published in @Guardian

07.03.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 257    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 18
FREED SEX TRAFFICKER PLACED IN HOSTEL NEAR VULNERABLE WOMEN
Pervert pensioner back on the streets near Queen’s University after spending a year in prison
Sunday Life8 Mar 2026Ciaran Barnes
A pervert pensioner jailed for involvement in a sinister sex trafficking gang which targeted vulnerable women is back walking the streets.

Kenneth Harvey is now holed up in a hostel in the shadow of Queen’s University in Belfast, yards from where he exploited his drug addict victims.

The 75-year-old moved there recently after serving a one-year prison sentence for trafficking a prostitute and paying for sexual services. This was his second conviction for crimes of this nature.

Probation sources questioned the decision to place Harvey in a hostel so close to the scene of his crimes and which is in an area with a high concentration of vulnerable drug addicts.

β€œI couldn’t believe it when I found out he had been placed there,” an insider told Sunday Life.

β€œThe hostel is notorious for housing sex offenders and is right next to Queen’s University.

FREED SEX TRAFFICKER PLACED IN HOSTEL NEAR VULNERABLE WOMEN Pervert pensioner back on the streets near Queen’s University after spending a year in prison Sunday Life8 Mar 2026Ciaran Barnes A pervert pensioner jailed for involvement in a sinister sex trafficking gang which targeted vulnerable women is back walking the streets. Kenneth Harvey is now holed up in a hostel in the shadow of Queen’s University in Belfast, yards from where he exploited his drug addict victims. The 75-year-old moved there recently after serving a one-year prison sentence for trafficking a prostitute and paying for sexual services. This was his second conviction for crimes of this nature. Probation sources questioned the decision to place Harvey in a hostel so close to the scene of his crimes and which is in an area with a high concentration of vulnerable drug addicts. β€œI couldn’t believe it when I found out he had been placed there,” an insider told Sunday Life. β€œThe hostel is notorious for housing sex offenders and is right next to Queen’s University.

I'm also aware of a small housing block that is mostly occupied by elderly women. They've moved a rapist in with them. Funnily enough, the 'protect women and girls' lot, who have been informed, don't care because he's white.

08.03.2026 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
NI MOST DANGEROUS PLACE IN THE UK FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
Series of talks warning teenagers to be on their guard for early signs of violence and control in relationships
Sunday Life8 Mar 2026Angela Davison
That was the message delivered to a group of pupils at South West College (SWC) in Dungannon at a workshop on gender-based violence.

The interactive seminars, held at colleges across Northern Ireland, are designed to spark conversation about, and raise awareness of, the signs of unhealthy relationships.

They also teach students what to do if they, or someone they know, is suffering abuse.

SWC student governor Ryan Kearney told Sunday Life: β€œThe idea stemmed from my campaign to be elected as student governor.

β€œUnhealthy relationships and gender-based violence are common and can be down to multiple factors, including the rise of online misogynistic messages by the likes of Andrew Tate.

β€œA friend of mine was a victim, and I noticed she had changed and wasn’t her normal self. Her boyfriend became more controlling, manipulative and tried to isolate her.

NI MOST DANGEROUS PLACE IN THE UK FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS Series of talks warning teenagers to be on their guard for early signs of violence and control in relationships Sunday Life8 Mar 2026Angela Davison That was the message delivered to a group of pupils at South West College (SWC) in Dungannon at a workshop on gender-based violence. The interactive seminars, held at colleges across Northern Ireland, are designed to spark conversation about, and raise awareness of, the signs of unhealthy relationships. They also teach students what to do if they, or someone they know, is suffering abuse. SWC student governor Ryan Kearney told Sunday Life: β€œThe idea stemmed from my campaign to be elected as student governor. β€œUnhealthy relationships and gender-based violence are common and can be down to multiple factors, including the rise of online misogynistic messages by the likes of Andrew Tate. β€œA friend of mine was a victim, and I noticed she had changed and wasn’t her normal self. Her boyfriend became more controlling, manipulative and tried to isolate her.

"Northern Ireland most dangerous place in the UK for women and girls" [Sunday Life]

08.03.2026 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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First MP by-election win, record high polling, and over 15,000 new members... the Green Party is on the up πŸ“ˆ

More than 2,000 people a day have joined us since our historic win in Gorton and Denton πŸ₯³

Be part of the movement which is making hope normal again πŸ’š

Join now ‡️

06.03.2026 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 330    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 7
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DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files β€” including Trump allegations β€” were removed Justice Department expects to restore missing documents that were taken offline for review

DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files β€” including Trump allegations β€” were removed

05.03.2026 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 323    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 31
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Hundreds of BrewDog workers sacked with 25 minutes’ notice WITH just 25 minutes’ notice, almost 500 workers at Scotland-based craft brewer BrewDog have been sacked as dozens of venues close.Tiray Brands, which produces medicinal cannabis as well as craft beer...

Simply disgusting!

@brewdogofficial.bsky.social workers built this brand and they deserved respect. Instead, they were treated as disposable pawns.

@unitetheunion.bsky.social will not rest until our members have legal and financial justice. #BrewDog

04.03.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

You're forgetting @greenpartyni.org !

04.03.2026 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's not how the party works. Zack has no more power to do that than I do. Nor would he want to. It's up to the local party members to decide.

04.03.2026 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Thank you email for joining the Green Party

Thank you email for joining the Green Party

Just joined UK’s Green Party for a few reasons. Starmer himself suggested ppl like me leave the Labour Party when he assumed leadership. Request granted. But the Greens’ recent success & polling (and more importantly their policy goals!) show them to be robust & viable.
join.greenparty.org.uk

03.03.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1325    πŸ” 181    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 14
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If you’re willing to support Trump’s bombs, are you willing to support the people who flee them? Or our citizens who will see prices skyrocketing?

We asked the DUP that in council.

Silence.
Hypocrisy isn’t a policy. πŸ•ŠοΈ
πŸ‘‰ greenpartyni.org/join

04.03.2026 07:22 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think you can deduce the rest of the outfit from the footwear. I'd ask if I need boots or would trainers be ok. I assume I'd be told if level of formality or smartness was important.

03.03.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's never not been crazy-making to me that we'll have hundreds of thousands of words written about a 2% change to income tax either way and the impact it'll have in the economy, but 9% of half the population under 35 is waved away as a private matter, or "only the price of a gym membership".

03.03.2026 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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It's surely obvious now that Israel's gameplan was always to use the attack on Iran as cover for seizing territory in Lebanon, the resumption of the blockade of food & supplies entering Gaza, and further settler attacks and dispossessions in the West Bank.

03.03.2026 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

OF COURSE Iran is fighting back!

OF COURSE the conflict is spreading!

What did they think would happen?

The US is being run by half-wits…

02.03.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 13566    πŸ” 2400    πŸ’¬ 884    πŸ“Œ 161

Even further and faster than I expected. news.sky.com/story/greens...

03.03.2026 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1513    πŸ” 276    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 26
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Greens overtake Labour in sensational poll The Greens have polled higher than Labour in the latest poll by YouGov, which puts them only two points off Reform UK and five ahead of the governing party.

"Of those who voted Labour [in 2024], just 37% would vote Labour again".
Read that again to absorb the full, astonishing weight of what it means.
Starmer, Reeves and co have burnt their house down.
news.sky.com/story/greens...

03.03.2026 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1826    πŸ” 582    πŸ’¬ 113    πŸ“Œ 51

The UK's permission for the US to use its bases in attacking Iran amounts to complicity in the crime of aggression. It drags us into what could be an endless war, without democratic or even parliamentary consent.

02.03.2026 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1627    πŸ” 429    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 28

Israel is assassinating Iran’s leadership with breathtaking accuracy.

Please reflect on that when you recollect that they dropped 2,000 pound bunker buster bombs on refugee camps in Gaza.

Proof that it was indeed a genocide.

01.03.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

01.03.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11787    πŸ” 3833    πŸ’¬ 146    πŸ“Œ 177
Zack Polanski challenged on β€œunproductive wealth”, welfare and international relations
YouTube video by BBC Politics Zack Polanski challenged on β€œunproductive wealth”, welfare and international relations

Thanks for all the kind comments!

I do agree that the Green Party seems to be interviewed with so much more hostility than anyone else.

But you know what - bring it on. πŸ’š

youtu.be/cpVOHPYnnmE?...

28.02.2026 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2005    πŸ” 358    πŸ’¬ 148    πŸ“Œ 46
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

28.02.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 13131    πŸ” 5318    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 184

There is only one nuclear armed state in the Middle East. It is Israel.

28.02.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 675    πŸ” 135    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 3

This is an illegal, unprovoked and brutal attack that shows once again that the USA and Israel are rogue states.

The UK must end our cosy relationship with the USA and our ongoing support for Israel.

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