Dr Russell Glasson

The lessons from Brazil and Serbia? Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right. Don't appease. Don't triangulate. Don't grovel. Don't say they have "legitimate concerns". Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.

How are you still writing this shit www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

25th October 1975, Elton John performed the first of two historic, consecutive sold-out nights at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, a legendary peak-era performance where he famously wore a sequined Dodgers uniform. #EltonJohn

Just an example of how bad our health system truly is….

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Wait.... 29% of Reform voters would consider rejoining the EU... and 16% don't know And a mere 51% would vote to stay out. My giddy aunt - this is bonkers

Turnstile at the Washington Monument today, a benefit show raising money for humanitarian aid in Palestine, Sudan, and Lebanon

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Pippa Dyrlaga is a paper cutting artist and print maker based in England #womensart

'Crouching hare' by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico with various fabrics #Womensart

The protests have spread to Serbia. That is Spain France Italy Albania Greece Turkey India Indonesia all protesting at the same time. It's time to force the billionaires out of power.

How odd that Reform, Tory, and even Labour MPs know that Thatcherite privatisation caused Britian's massive debts, but want even more privatisation (of course, donations from private healthcare, fossil fuel etc lobbyists have no effects on their deeply held views) meme via The UK Against Hate

Suzanne Ciani And Morton Subotnick In Conversation #interview #electronicmusic daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2016/06/enco...

Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll

Police guarding the US Capitol against riots on Jan. 6, 2021, were punched, shoved and pepper sprayed. Now, rioters pardoned by Trump want government payouts.

A survey showed 80% of Gen Zer respondents have done work outside their primary income. https://bit.ly/4dNERoE

Dolly Parton’s sister says a Tennessee voting machine kept switching her pick to Marsha Blackburn — three times. She’s not alone. @altnps.bsky.social says they’ve heard similar reports from South Carolina, Texas, and Tennessee.

Trump says he asked Google CEO to rename Atlantic Ocean on Maps

China is rapidly gaining control of emerging technologies such as clean energy manufacturing, signaling its intent beyond AI, writes Steve Feldstein in his new book https://restofworld.org/2026/china-america-tech-ai/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky

If you want to be a successful experimental music composer, you need to have a funny catchphrase like “It’s gonna rain!” or “I’m sitting in a room!” or “She was a visitor!” that you can yell out when you walk into a party or when someone asks you a tricky question you don’t know the answer to.

“Coughs” apple.news/AaNnbR2vtQge...

This is such a stupid thing to say. Because if it were true, we wouldn't need a Constitution and Bill of Rights written by humans. And every country would have had the same Constitution and Bill of Rights from the beginning of time.

New SEC filings show that Mark Zuckerberg is preparing to pay California’s billionaire tax without losing control of Meta. So billionaires can afford to pay the tax? And they won't lose control of their companies or flee the state? Don’t fall for billionaires’ propaganda. Vote YES on Prop 40.

Love this fake court sketch of tiny tears Tommy Robinson doing the rounds. Top work whoever did it.

Federal investigators hold DNA that could settle whether the Omar married her brother. Someone’s credibility won’t survive.

Spain’s notoriously fragmented far left has failed to unite on a single ticket ahead of next month’s election. That has dealt a blow to PM Pedro Sánchez’s chances of staging a poll-defying comeback. 🔗 vist.ly/5p87i

Spain's Civil Guard and Military Emergencies Unit (UME) are carrying out rescue operations in the worst-hit areas of the Valencia region following severe flooding.

Irish actor Colin Farrell has revealed he is "closer" to making the decision to leave America and return home for good.

Its release delayed by ill health, Kiwanuka’s latest was made in tandem with 2024’s Small Changes – but it’s much more than a mere companion album

National economic decline. The fiscal equivalent of rats in a sack.

Finland the happiest country on the planet, bans for profit schools, taxes billionaires, houses the homeless. Take note.

The colossal misjudgement that Trump would back Ukraine, not Putin, was obvious at the time. Johnson is paid a fortune for this inane piffle.

This looks fascinating: apple.news/AqBgCH3NiRzW...

Three dictators, two fascists and a nominal communist, plan to attempt to carve the world. Plays directly to Trump's ego, but against US interests. Incredible.

The level of mendacity is burning through allies. apple.news/AvxuNRD5tSOS...

The genius comedian backs Rupert Lowe and shares racist memes – he’s turning into Basil Fawlty ✏️ @jamesrball.com

The Pop Group’s “We Are All Prostitutes” turns punk’s confrontational energy into a broader critique of power, commerce, and complicity. The Pop Group - We Are All Prostitutes (Official Video) youtu.be/JnfKcZhbF_k