Mark J Thomas

Stop Thames Water’s costly mega-reservoir – fix the leaks! The reservoir could only replace a fraction of the water they lose through leaks and, studies show, it would be unlikely to provide water in droughts. Why does Thames Water want to do this? A mega...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Other people are still at "is it a constitutional crisis yet?" and I'm at "the crisis was several exits ago, the car has crashed, we're now just seeing how many cars end up in the pileup and how high the casualty count is" or "the house is actively burning down, the question is what's left after."

It’s as if he picked up a bargain-bin crystal ball or earned his soothsayer credentials from a TikTok tutorial. 😂

😂😅

I reckon we're about two weeks away from 'Kemi Badenoch SHITS on Keir Starmer's face'

Usually political risk people write stuff about like the threat of armed group attacks or piracy or whatever but it's wild the #1 wild card factor is "we literally don't know what the most powerful empire that is the pillar of the world order is going to randomly decide to do tomorrow"

Terrorizing our civil servants…

Thread - I've been thinking a lot about Walter Lippmann’s Public Opinion lately, especially in the context of Musk’s role in dismantling the federal workforce through DOGE. It’s a perfect example of what Lippmann warned about over a century ago.

Dear Germany, two thoughts when it comes to your elections 🇩🇪

🇬🇧 Look what happened when the UK voted for Brexit

🇺🇸 Look what Happened when the US voted again for Trump

Populists promise the world, and deliver pretty much nothing other than more hate and division. Chose well and good luck 🙏

Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

Anti-migrant hate is flourishing in Germany’s ‘time of the cowards’ | Musa Okwonga This weekend’s vote will show how far xenophobia has been driving even some traditionally progressive parties

I've just read your article. www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
A very good piece which really brings the situation in Germany home. Let's hope Germany steers away from this unfiltered xenophobia today. Germany as a nation is better than this.

it was bad when the worst poster on my favorite website bought that website and made it terrible but it has been worse having that person also buy my country that i live in

THAT is a subhed for the ages.

Shout out to @gilesyb.bsky.social for the “Triangle of Crap” which remains a powerful tool for visualising the problems facing the Government, although the labels are probably a touch too strong.

The usual suspects, prioritising profit over planet, gather as the world burns. Future generations will inherit the consequences of their greed.

Here's Gary Gibbon #C4News explaining that the Conservatives amendment which was defeated was never about winning

It was so Conservatives could campaign on doorsteps asking voters why Labour didn't support another inquiry

Conservatives politicising child abuse - disgusting

Thought this was a myth.

It HAD to be a myth - surely but er no.... it's true
www.politico.eu/article/tory...

Trump says he’s sending Don Jr to Greenland in order to promote his expansionist bullshit, but I think he knows Jr will try to snort a glacier

Dear World,

We’re sorry.

Sincerely,

Sane, Decent Americans

2/12 Elon Musk has undergone a significant political shift in recent years, emerging as a prominent far-right figure. While he portrays this as a sort of midlife crisis ideological awakening, it largely reflects his prioritization of personal business interests above all else.

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I just heard someone refer to Elon Musk as “Phony Stark” and now I can’t stop laughing. 😂😂😂

Stating the obvious here perhaps but today must be national do nothing day and I intend to inactively play my part.

Elon Musk Is a Paid Subscriber to Shockingly Racist Pro-Apartheid South African X Account Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, is a paid subscriber to a virulently racist X account.

Surprise!

King Kong atop a skyscraper, with Santa hat added.

King Kong - Merrily On High

🗓️👏 2024 wrapped: This year has been full of major moments in the fight against fascism. These are big wins, but we’ve got so much work to do. The urgency and magnitude of this work is growing.

Meanwhile in 2199...

#TheMatrix #KeanuReeves
#Neo #Morpheus #ElonMusk
#PresidentMusk #VPTrump
#WakeUpAmerica