The American settlers killed c60 million buffalo; near extinction. Millions of native Americans were killed; many by disease. By early 19c 96% of native Americans dead. To understand the present it helps to understand the past. The few have always killed to preserve their wealth, even when stolen.

Old wood near me.. winter sunshine and blue sky

JP Morgan Chase, USA’s largest bank, earned approx’ $1 bn a week for second consecutive year in 2025… you got that right $1 bn a week!

The murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by government ICE agents shows how little there is between some in the USA and some in South America… that so-called Christians in the #Trump administration show no remorse and seek to undermine her when her family and friends are grieving too…

Just so we’re clear. In September 2018, the United States sanctioned Delcy Rodríguez (also her brother) for "corruption and humanitarian issues". You really can’t make it up… #Venezuela #Trump

Ancient woodland in Suffolk, England.. crisp and cold but no snow here. #woods #woodland #suffolk

Abundant

NHS crisis is result of political choices. NHS beds halved in 30yrs. From 299k in ‘87 to 141k in ‘19. Beds for acute and general care fallen by 44% - 181k-101k; now just 99k ‘core’ beds. Hospitals at continuous crisis every winter - why?we’ve removed 1 in 2 beds that’s why! #NHS

Thought Europe was is decay.. but nick the font from The Times c1931 and somehow imply it’s more “American”… jeez

#Trump talks decay. 7.6m unemployed; 14m recorded crimes; 48m battle substance misuse; 100m obese; 46k killed by a gun; 36m in poverty; life expectancy falling; 0.7% real increase in week earnings (depression recovery equiv) household debt record $18 trillion. That’s #USA decay!

What a travesty Trump is.. Trump to Putin: Will you concede any of the land you’ve taken? Putin: no. Trump to Zelensky: Will you give up any land taken by Russia? Zelensky: no. #Trump We have the basis of a great deal .. only I could have got this..it won’t be easy, but a deal is possible. Jeez.

If you watch anything this winter watch #NorthernExposure on Prime …watched it back in the day.. now airing for everyone who was too young or missed it first time around. KBear in the morning !!

Accessing a personal pension(s) is so complex. Most pots are less than cost of a car yet try buying a short term annuity without an IFA (who charge); try getting some of your tax-free cash and move funds to different providers. It’s a mess and needs simplification for consumers. #pensions #IFA

#BBC #TimDavie should stand up to the establishment and face down assertions that the Beeb is left-leaning. Panorama edit was awful but isolated. Is it a surprise former Sunday Times journo’ Michael Prescott is at Hanover (chair and pal is former press sec’ to John Major)? The Right got their prize!

If you own or lease a #Tesla you should know that #elonmusk paid hard right #tommyrobinson legal fees in recent court case..that’s what you’re contributing to.. get rid of it. Simple.

The notion of Britain’s decline.. the harking back to a golden age when everything was better is a fallacy..the workhouse, childhood mortality, no healthcare or welfare state, no universal education or suffrage. It’s more a sense of powerlessness than nostalgia, but the Right exploits it..

Good year for Sloes… fruit of the blackthorn.. bitter unless after a sharp frost.. we have fewer of those now and much later in the year… #blackthorn #sloes

Trump succeeded where Biden failed because Israel would not stop in 2024 until Gaza had been destroyed and the path to further territorial control secured; they’ve achieved their goal. Perhaps the growing calls for a two-state settlement also rang alarm..either way Biden’s plan was mostly the same.

Learn from wonderful “garden suburbs” like Hampstead GS and Letchworth, compared to Peterlee and Basildon etc. The former were out of the reach of most workers. What has changed? today’s build standards are appalling. Hope they are more than some detailed brickwork here and there and bit of green.

So how exactly are the shared means of production, absence of private capital, communal land ownership and decision-making, compared to private wealth, interest on capital, private land ownership, inheritance, and use of labour as means to gain wealth and capital to make a profit alike… ? Jeez…

It’s simple, don’t buy or lease a Tesla… #boycotttesla #Tesla

There’s an empirical way to test media bias..count columns, words, pictures, comments, position (top story on web page, front page etc). Today 6 Israelis murdered in Jerusalem; 32 Palestinians murdered in Gaza. 6 more inc’ two children starved to death. Media in the West not even close to “balanced”

Can you have too much of dahlias? No! #dahlia

I’ve been involved in housing for 40 years; 2025: poor quality, high density flats define many towns/cities; deregulated PRS with high rents and no security beyond the AST; no council housing for “general needs” - all the best council homes sold long ago under the RTB. High rents. It’s depressing!

More dahlias #dahlia