Brits in Dubai headed to the slave-built hellhole to avoid tax - but now they need rescuing they want the British government to come get them
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Brits in Dubai headed to the slave-built hellhole to avoid tax - but now they need rescuing they want the British government to come get them
03.03.2026 11:26 β π 127 π 46 π¬ 7 π 8
Like Las Vegas, Dubai to me truly feels like something out of ancient myth, e.g. the island of the Lotus Eaters.
An opulent but superficial "paradise" built on and supported by slaves, while those who partake of its riches drift unknowing and uncaring into a coma of stoned-out apathy.
Labours attitudes towards water companies is one of the starkest examples of how they'll do anything to protect the status quo.
The case for water nationalisation is so bloody obvious to everyone - yet they'll do anything they can to keep the failed privatisation experiment.
War does not lead to the liberation and safety of women and girls.
Violence and bloodshed driven by old men and the patriarchy will never be the path to freedom for women and girls.
The system is rigged against us.
The patriarchy must fall.
Wow.
The Green Party aren't just in second place on 21%.
They are FIVE points ahead of Labour.
The Gorton and Denton by-election is convincing Labour voters the Greens aren't a wasted vote.
And they're just 2 points behind Reform!
MPsβ basic salary to rise to Β£110,000 by end of parliament, watchdog says.
This should be accompanied by a total ban on second jobs, which in most cases is a corporate bribe. Must end all conflict of interests.
Being a MP is a full time job. MPs must act exclusively as MPs.
It's fascinating to watch cooler Labour heads like Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham say that comparing the Greens and Reform together is a terrible tactic.
Yet Labour ministers are hourly on shows keeping up the same narrative.
The Green Party and Reform are completely the opposite!
The choice is stark. Reform are the party of foreign wars and high bills.
The Greens want de-escalation and energy security through renewables. Solar and wind prices don't fluctuate when rogue US presidents launch illegal bombing campaigns.
I also came across this wonderful album inspired by the Galactic Milieu trilogy. Pure 90s nostalgia and some really quite poignant themes: soundcloud.com/simonthebad
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Same!
Did you see the announcement about Nick Dudman's proposed adaption? Even if it never gets made, there's some truly incredible concept art in the reel.
nickdudman.co.uk/saga-of-the-...
I feel sadness and anger in equal measure, but above all I feel frustration with a system that allows such evil and pain.
Because as Caitlin puts it:
βThe world will never know peace until we cease to allow such creatures to rule over usβ
open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
Still do. Nevermind the expansive world building, the ginormous and complex cast, the mystery and intrigue and diversity of ideas all converging in such a dazzling tapestry, it's also, hands down, the most sublime example of a full-circle narrative paradox I've ever encountered.
02.03.2026 23:26 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Likewise! Nice to know I'm not the only one who remembers her Saga of the Exiles/Galactic Milieu series π
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π΄Tommy Robinson Amplifies Death Threat Against Keir Starmer During US Tour With Trump Insiders
The convicted far-right criminal shared the threat as he was handed extraordinary access to the US State Department by the Trump administration
bylinetimes.com/2026/03/02/t...
This is not a government. Its a criminal racketeering enterprise.
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Farage cannot cope with his own unpopularity. At all.
With the mediaβs help and huge foreign donations, his ego has been massaged into such a state of entitlement that he thinks heβs answerable to no one and simply owed power.
Itβs become a national imperative to prove him wrong.
The events of the past 48 hours have laid bare Keir Starmer's utter inability to stand up to Donald Trump - and this weakness could have serious consequences for the safety of British people.
02.03.2026 07:52 β π 1931 π 435 π¬ 79 π 15Starmer must withdraw permission for the US to use UK bases to launch airstrikes on Iran and parliament must be given a vote on any UK involvement.
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if youβre cis and you donβt get it this is LITERAL TORTURE
it will result in dead trans people
and with their other goal of making us βsexually explicitβ for existing
you see the pipeline right?
we exist -> weβre jailed for it -> weβre tortured and die
WE NEED YOU TO STOP THIS
Sadly so many have been conditioned to think international politics is good guys vs bad guys
A reason why political elites get away with mass slaughter
Without consulting Parliament Starmer gave permission to the US to use UK bases to attack Iran - he's responsible for what comes next
02.03.2026 11:00 β π 103 π 49 π¬ 5 π 1Warning UK at risk of being pulled into illegal war
Why is Keir Starmer utterly incapable of saying no to Donald Trump?
Our national security requires us not to be dragged into illegal wars.
The Prime Minister is making us less safe. Did we learn nothing from Iraq?
It's embarrassing that anyone thought Starmer could be trusted to run a bath, let alone a country, after breaking every single one of his so-called pledges and suspending all those who called him out.
Nobody with a shred of decency should be anywhere near the Labour Party.
If we needed more evidence that Starmer is a Trump stooge... there it is.
Fucking coward. #NoWar
Green Party membership in UK passes 200,000 after by-election victory
Party leader Zack Polanski says surge in numbers "proves that the future of progressive politics belongs to the Greens"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Indeed. It's very sad to see.
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One infection of Covid-19 leads to another infection, and another and another, in a perpetual cycle of repeated infections, with each infection carrying the potential for serious illness and early mortality.
To avoid an infection of Covid-19, wear a respirator mask.
#COVID19 #respirator
Show of hands: who would be interested in a not-social media based directory website of artists who pledge to never use AI in their process?
Is this something you would share around to everyone you know? Something you'd very much like to be listed on?
Not can't. Won't.
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