Yesterday Dutch parliament shamefully passed an extreme law criminalizing being undocumented, and also criminalizing aiding undocumented people. The Dutch national police has now released a statement that they can't support this. Most appreciated. https://www.politie.nl/nieuws/2025/juli/4/00-reactie-politie-op-instemming-tweede-kamer-met-anmw.html
@ChrisMayLA6 He’s indefensible, because he and the party flat out lied to everyone. Voted for in slim numbers because a great many people already saw through Starmer, and those that did now feel very betrayed. His articles in media like The Sun, his recent Enoch Powell speech, his reversal of all environmental policies, the parties acceptance of millions in ‘donations’ is sickening. As for his complete betrayal of human rights - that really is the bridge too far. Whether he’s cancelling the very existence of trans people, or pronouncing peaceful action as terrorism - it’s the opposite of everything Labour ever stood for. That’s before we even look at taking money from pensioners, keeping families in a two-child cap, and being unimaginably cruel to those disabled and to carers.
And then there’s his alignment with Donald Trump and understanding his ‘family values’. Starmer makes me sick and very angry.
Been a while since I did this
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Regrettably, we already did. It's called "Brexit," and it fucked the entire country. Twat.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/glastonbury/rod-stewart-nigel-farage-reform-support-glastonbury-legends-slot-b2778834.html
Sorry to ‘told-you-so’ but I hope everyone who has sneered at my refusal to use Spotify over the years is pleased that their investment in music convenience is paying off so ethically.
Please stop supporting the platformisation of art. Buy music from musicians. Go to their gigs. Buy physical media. Use bandcamp.
Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup | Middle East Eye https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/spotify-faces-boycott-calls-over-ceos-investment-defence-startup
“If the group is proscribed next week, as is expected, being a member of or inviting support for Palestine Action will carry a maximum penalty of 14 years. Wearing clothing or publishing a logo that arouses reasonable suspicion that someone supports Palestine Action will carry a sentence of up to six months.”
GIGO
Francis. Old guy in the corner. Socialist, maybe even a (shock) Marxist. Can't stop writing. Musician. Coder for over 30 years.