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Bolsonaro's loss is not just a loss for Bolsonaro. It's a loss for Trump. For Musk. For Milei. For Netanyahu. For Farage. For Meta and Zuckerberg. For the meat barons, the fossil fuel corporations, and the rest of the neocolonial looters. And it is a massive win for humanity and the living planet.

🚨 Emergency amphibious rescue! 🚨 Dunno if you’re ready for this high stakes adventure

Do the workers need the millionaires? That’s what we’re told, that we should be grateful for capital investments that create the job opportunities we need to survive. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is the book that shows (with examples) how topsy turvy that idea is

We’ve seen this script before. This Labour government won’t take action for the people who so desperately need change right now.

Brazil and Serbia, defying rise the tide of autocracy. This is how we do it, everywhere. 🌈

This is horrific. And unsurprisingly the work of a "conservative" multimillionaire. Other adjectives might include creepy, prurient, dictatorial and abusive, not to mention, of course, transphobic. Once more with feeling: we need to get the money out of politics. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“Women do not want the vote!” was a line the establishment tried during the struggle for equality of civil rights in the UK. Like with any form of democratic suppression, a good way to discover what marginalised groups DO want is to make sure they CAN vote

Reminder, no one is safe until everyone is safe. And #OneHealth means human, animal and environmental health are indivisible

NO to "golden visas". We don't need even more corrupt, dangerous people arriving on private jets

For anyone braving the hills with the dog today, mind you don’t lose your frisbee in the wind! This one’s from our first book, Mann’s Best Friend

End the tax breaks for big tech. Use the money to fund warmer homes!

"Instead of climate-wrecking new oil and gas, this government should be laser-focused on making life’s essentials affordable, taxing extreme wealth and profits, and investing in our long-term resilience." Carla Denyer writes in HuffPost about Andy Burnham’s "climate vandalism".

Norway created a sovereign fund and kept control over its gas & oil supplies. The Tories privatised everything connected to energy. This is the result. Privatisation is a disaster everywhere. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Here’s the guest list for a dinner party in No Surrender graphic novel - little do they know there is a militant suffragette hiding in the house, ready to confront the cabinet ministers and disrupt their precious social order…

"Datacentres ultimately have very little benefit for others except the datacentre operator.” I just asked the government in #HouseofLords HOW MUCH of these technologies we can afford? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

House on Lund Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, 1963.

Miatta can clearly see right from wrong but she's rowed into line twice with a Labour government siding with Shell and Donald Trump on climate vandalism, and into line now on cruel immigration reforms. What is the point of Labour if they can't even do the basics to protect people and the planet?

The choir at the end is East Lancs Clarion Choir (east-Lancs-clarion-choir.org.uk if you fancy joining in) and the whole thing was supported by the Pendle Radicals (PendleRadicals.org.uk) and of course @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. Incredible team - would recommend working with any and all ♥️

The ballad singer is the indomitable Jennifer Reid jenniferballads.bsky.social and the actor is Áine Salha of Burnley Youth Theatre (burnleyyouththeatre.org)

The location is the stunning Queen Street Mill Burnley (Lancashire.gov.uk/museums) and the film was made by the fantastic Huckleberry Films (huckleberryfilms.co.uk)

There’s trouble at t’mill! A glimpse of the launch event for This Slavery graphic novel last year, contributors and links below…

Sure, we should, if we can (many cannot). But as I keep pointing out, the government itself is making no provision at all. No stockpiles, no back-up, no alternative sources. It's individuating the response to a collective problem, and that never ends well. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The govt itself has admitted Jackdaw won't bring down energy bills or create many jobs. So I asked the PM: does Labour disagree with the overwhelming scientific consensus that fossil fuels must stay in the ground? Or was lobbying from the oil and gas lobby simply too difficult to ignore?

True food security starts with supporting British farmers, not engineering our food. To build a healthy, sustainable food system we must back our growers and embrace a truly agroecological approach. #BackBritishFarmers #Agroecology #UKPolitics

We've been consistent on no new oil and gas from day one. Unlike Labour.

Runaway AI poses a threat to us all. How humanity stays in control should be a priority for everyone Projection location: Slough, UK Narrated by @gavinesler.bsky.social

"This is deeply irresponsible from a Labour government" Zack Polanski speaks to The National about Labour's approval of new gas drilling.

My colleague @sianberry.bsky.social is spot on. I know many Labour MPs know the Home Secretary's plans on indefinite leave to remain are cruel and unfair. Now is the time for decent MPs to stand up.

Let’s eradicate our life support systems – that’ll teach the liberals! It's not just about giving destructive industries what they want, important as this is. The likes of Trump and Bolsonaro will kill the planet out of a vengeful desire to hurt. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Whenever we get together with @myfanwytristram.bsky.social the conversation quickly descends into a) everything is political and b) let’s make comics about it. Myf’s book NOISY VALLEY is an inspirational collection of real life activism stories, we think you’ll like it

At what point does Matt Hancock's and Johnson's negligence become criminal? ##CovidInquiry

This is truly pathetic from Ministers. Labour’s claim to more than 27 new Jackdaw jobs doesn’t hold up. The green economy is >£100bn a year and growing fast. There is no future in fossil fuels. The Government knows this, but chooses profit for Shell over protecting our climate.

2/2 And here's the other one, Painting and Poetry. The Powell & Sons order book shows that they cost £95 for the pair, with Brown being paid £21 2s 6d for his sketches and cartoons. The foyer of Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire. #TilesOnTuesday

Science and Labour, a mural in opus sectile by JW Brown for Powell & Sons, 1901, one of the tiled murals in the foyer of Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire. 1/2 #TilesOnTuesday

Labour's approval of the Jackdaw gas field won't cut household energy bills or improve energy security. We need investment in cheap, green renewables to create jobs and cut our bills.

I stand with President Zelenskyy 👇

Jackdaw is climate vandalism. Labour are putting Shell's profits before people and planet.

Approving the Jackdaw gas field solves none of our problems, while contributing to the existential crisis of climate breakdown. The government has privileged special interests above the general interest. It's a shameful, cowardly decision.

Today's decision by Labour to approve new drilling in the North Sea is climate vandalism. It's a betrayal of all of our futures, and Labour has abandoned all credibility in the fight against climate change. This is a victory for Shell over the people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

Greens have a plan for failing water companies like Thames Water. Special administration. Public ownership. Zero compensation for shareholders. When will Labour end the rip off?

The Energy Secretary says North Sea drilling “won’t take a penny off energy bills.” The Health Secretary says summer heatwaves put pressure on the NHS. So where’s the Government’s impact assessment? If they don’t have one, they should delay the decision on drilling for oil & gas until they do.

Individuals and corporations are already outspending the unions in funding Labour as it is. novaramedia.com/2026/02/20/l...

In this undercover footage, Nigel Farage's righthand man, Dan Jukes, appears to suggest that corruption, with Farage, is "priced in". Like Trump, he uses politics to enrich himself. Don't let anyone claim they were not warned. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

When will this Labour Government stop tinkering? Thames Water is a busted flush. It's worthless. Cheer up the nation. Nationalise it now. Not a penny compensation. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Among Keir Starmer's worst deeds were his legislative and rhetorical attacks on nature protection. In those two wasted years, we spiralled backwards, even from the Tory legacy. At this week's biodiversity summit, the Burnham govt should pledge to turn that round. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Will Labour next week in the budget tell us sad stories about "difficult decisions" and how there's "no money left?" Or will this Labour Government challenge the broken economic thinking that has lead us to this place? And tax the assets of multimillionaires & billionaires? 👀

Insulating Britain’s homes and investing in heat pumps would do more to cut the cost of living, create jobs and boost the UK’s economy than drilling for new oil @e3g.bsky.social

Burnley, 1972, photo by Dragan Novakovic.

Reminder: no one is safe until everyone is safe. And DRC is not getting the support it needs to tackle ebola: 67 new confirmed cases, 26 ​new deaths in 24 hours; cumulative total 9,415 cases/4,536 deaths #OneHealth #PublicHealth www.reuters.com/business/hea...