RT @docrussjackson
Why are a disproportionate number of black children being strip searched?
78 young girls were strip searched in London police stations last year (at least two on their period, one of which is autistic), & nearly half were black.
This is #racism.
The Belgian government wants to ban Signal. https://edri.org/our-work/belgium-wants-to-ban-signal-a-harbinger-of-european-policy-to-come/
Good overview of the Belgian gov's data retention proposal, forcing platforms to provide metadata to authorities. This is important as it would result in a ban of those that don't - or can't - like Signal. As this proposal could spread to other EU member states, it needs to be fought at every turn, before it is too late https://edri.org/our-work/belgium-wants-to-ban-signal-a-harbinger-of-european-policy-to-come/
RT @scarletmonahan
IDS Persecuting the blind. (Tory legacy since 2010) #IDS #SavetheNHS #ESA #DWP #PIP #UniversalCredit #ToryFail #Conservative #poverty #Brexit #Homelessness #satire #art
Of all the intensely stupid ways team loyalty and partisanship can express itself, I really don't think you could come up with one dumber than "Our nuclear brinkmanship isn't a problem because it'll be the other side who launches the first nuke" if you tried.
https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/kayfabe-populism-notes-from-the-edge?r=cfvq7&utm_medium=ios
RT @docrussjackson
Many thanks to @BylinesEast for publishing this #THREAD. 🙏
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/our-government-is-killing-democracy-by-a-thousand-cuts/
RT @monaeltahawy
And remember that it was white women who were your mothers, aunts, and sisters who were the real-life Serenas, all too willing to foot soldier for the patriarchy in return for its crumbs. https://www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-the-white-women-who-destroyed?r=50le&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
RT @BestForBritain
“This Government will never stop trying to help people” says Chancellor who has overseen the biggest fall in living standards since 1956 and introduced the highest tax burden for 70 years 🤷#CostOfLivingCrisis
RT @tante
The individual carbon footprint is an invention by BP's marketing to shift the blame for climate change to consumers who put out way less pollution than big business.
But I love how he adds the magic "through technology" to make it sound as if it wasn't bullshit. https://twitter.com/AndrewLawton/status/1529045188764921856
1,000 patients died needlessly due to failings at NHS Trust, claim campaigners https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/1000-patients-died-needlessly-due-27029029?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
I think I might re-record this https://soundcloud.com/francis-fish/not-sorry - it needs a middle 8 for a start
Early attempts with Garage Band
Song about Blair, but I think it still fits
Francis. Old guy in the corner. Socialist, maybe even a (shock) Marxist. Can't stop writing. Musician. Coder for over 30 years.