Really informative, interesting thread.

Horrifying number of bridge strikes point to real problems with our logistics systems

#RoadSafety #RailSafety

As I said a few weeks ago, I feel like the Rafah massacre is just being delayed until sufficient measures can be put in place to suppress images of the full horror.

Caitlin Johnstone I love it when old people lecture young people about how lazy they are for not being able to afford the same level of material goods, when for them a college education cost 1 years worth of work and a house cost 5 years worth of work (instead of, say, 10 and 50 as it is today).

This:

Decades of a failed 'lock 'em up' policy has left us with highest rate of imprisonment in Western Europe.

Double Netherlands & Germany, three times Norway & Finland.

And all less safe
Prison Reform Trust The Howard League Revolving Doors
theguardian.com/society/articl…

There is still much plunder and plenty of time for that loot to be pillaged …

When the far right were a minority before Brexit they got disproportionate coverage.

When they were a nominal majority after Brexit they got disproportionate coverage.

Now they’re an absolute minority they still get disproportionate coverage.

I can see a pattern developing…

Green Party: *record their best ever result in local elections, with the Tories recording their worst*

BBC: “It is vital that we speak to twice-sacked Home Secretary and howling far-right extremist Suella Braverman immediately.”

Delia Derbyshire was born on May 5, 1937

For the narcissistic twats at the news media sharp end it’s either sadomasochistic fascination or ideological alignment; for the malevolent psychopaths who make the editorial decisions it’s always alignment *and* fascination.

Been on before, but definitely worth another viewing. Typical Nutter clan shenanigans!!

When do we all agree that such choices demonstrate consistent malicious intent rather than being simply by benign coincidence?

Land of the free

Some headlines from these council elections:

🔴 We'll have a Labour govt soon
🟠 Lib Dems did better than Conservatives
🟢 Greens progressed strongly especially in their General Election target seats

Bizarre that metropolitan journalists thought Reform a more important story

Stop scrolling, close your eyes and immerse yourself in the sound of the dawn chorus.

Happy #InternationalDawnChorusDay 🎵

🎥Tom Hibbert

What's fascinating is how the BBC, ostensibly a public service broadcaster, has championed far-right non-entities like Farage and Tice whilst failing to give any airtime to hardly anyone even vaguely on the left for decades despite support for the left being massively greater

untethered optimism is simply escapism. we must use our optimism to create realities we do not need to escape from