Mike Stanton

Applause in Munich, Blackouts in Havana World leaders applaud Marco Rubio while USA commits crimes against humanity with its Cuba blockade.

Trump is following the Gaza playbook to starve Cuba into submission and the world does nothing.

Bad Language and the Battle for Meaning Bad language is only bad if it obscures your meaning or is used as a weapon to oppress others. But there are worse things than swearing in this world.

‘Bad language and the battle for meaning’. Our latest article for Creating Socialism, written by Mike Stanton. Some fascinating details here. @convivir.bsky.social
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Bad Language and the Battle for Meaning Bad language is only bad if it obscures your meaning or is used as a weapon to oppress others. But there are worse things than swearing in this world.

Words matter. That's why we have to challenge the ruling class, not just for what they do, but for what they say and the way they twist the meaning of words.

The threat to the jewel in the crown of the criminal justice system Juries give us hope and are a reminder that human beings are generally decent and are the best judges of what is right and what is wrong.

The threat to the jewel in the crown of the criminal justice system

Juries give us hope and are a reminder that human beings are generally decent and are the best judges of what is right and what is wrong.

STARMER AND MANDELSON – THE REAL QUESTION IS WHY? Mandelson, McSweeney and now Tim Allen have all departed and there are calls from within Labour for Starmer to go. So why have successive Labour Prime Ministers been so loyal to Mandelson?

STARMER AND MANDELSON – THE REAL QUESTION IS WHY?

Mandelson, McSweeney and now Tim Allen have all departed and there are calls from within Labour for Starmer to go. So why have successive Labour Prime Ministers been so loyal to Mandelson?

#poetry #booksky

To anyone who disrespects the natural world

Genocide, Fascism and a Divided Left - Critical Mass Magazine News and Views looks at the threat from the far right, Labour's pathetic response and the potential of Your Party to make a difference.

I have just written about this criticalmassmag.org/news-and-vie...

I totally get the anger and frustration about #YourParty, but it's up to us to sort it. There are already lots of local groups. They can squabble. WE can organise and get on with it.

Tommy Robinson has just been deported from both Colombia and Panama. Still, I'm sure he understands why a country would want to secure its borders against fighting age foreign criminals.

A screenshot of the BBC's 'Israel-Gaza war' page on-line showing thumbnails with mini-headlines of various stories, none of which mention the reality: genocide.

It's not a war if only one side is fighting...

The Not-So-Secret Agents | Substack Lifting the lid on the publishing industry, because open books are better than closed ones. Written by the expert team at The Blair Partnership literary agency. Click to read The Not-So-Secret Agents,...

Writing is hard, getting published is harder. The Not-So-Secret Agents are helping me. Why not let them help you. thenotsosecretagents.substack.com?r=1g6ryi&utm...

White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups

"We are going to use every resource to identify, disrupt, eliminate & destroy this network", threatening to exact a price against the 'far left', that they accuse of fomenting political violence, rooting out a 'domestic terror movement'."

And so, it begins.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

This is why we must @defendourjuries.bsky.social

"BREAKING: GANTRY CLIMBERS NOT GUILTY"
'A jury found Sam, Isobel & Rachel not guilty of public nuisance at Guilford Crown Court today, after they climbed gantries above the M25 in 2022
The jury decided they had a reasonable excuse for taking action'

Final section

My review of Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi, an unforgettable read:
www.instagram.com/activistread...