‘The Kushayb trial demonstrates that the ICC is scrupulous and just. The question is whether the governments that are members of the court, such as the UK and all European Union states, will rally to support it.’
Alex de Waal on the ICC’s Darfur judgment, from the blog
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...
John Swinney promises network of walk-in GP clinics to end "8am rush" as he closes SNP conference in Aberdeen www.holyrood.com/news/view,jo...
‘Alongside 44 historical buildings and seven archaeological sites, all three depositories of historical and archaeological material in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed.’
@josephinequinn.bsky.social on an exhibition of Gazan antiquities: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Swinney unveils plan for walk-in GP service as he bemoans 'race to the right' under Keir Starmer www.holyrood.com/news/view,jo...
Neoclassical economics is built on myths — and none is more absurd than the idea of homo economicus: the perfectly rational, fully informed, self-interested human who supposedly drives all economic decision-making.
youtu.be/jvn2yzT0C6Y?...
The arc of the moral universe is long...
"My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right,"
Often misquoted this is how I feel about @snp.org and why I have chosen to stand for party President.
If elected I will set it right.
Thanks to @podsaveamerica.crooked.com for bringing the 3.5% rule to my attention.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4sy...
This is vital for any movement to succeed.
Occasionally you see something and the penny just drops, the missing piece of the puzzle just clicks into place.
Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.
🟥 Media watch: Is the BBC misleading Scotland over its spending?
📺 Scots pay almost £300 million a year to the BBC through the licence fee - that is more than the arts and culture budget of the Scottish government.
🟥 'The Westminster effect' means one-in-three Scottish households experience fuel poverty, despite being a net exporter of cheap energy. Read more: www.believeinscotland.org/westminster_effect_means...
In the name of all that is holy what is wrong with Labour in England?
I thought they couldn't surprise me but this is the most batshit idiocy I've ever heard.
I'm not sure if they are malicious or just incompetent but I'm not sure it matters at this point.
Jerusalem Post article on Ben Gvir saying he blocked hostage deals on numerous occasions.
We already knew - but here’s the confirmation. War criminal.
Blended finance isnt working. Public resources dominate & the SDGs remain off track. How do we align public-private finance w/ missions like decarbonization? It’s time to rethink how we structure finance to deliver real impact.
Latest policy brief w/ UNDESA ➡️ desapublications.un.org/policy-brief...
Labour could and should be doing much more. But the UK’s deep economic malaise can’t be fixed in a period of months
Short-termism is a huge problem that results in quick-fixes and silly decisions that will make things even worse (i.e more cuts)
Something I’ve not seen covered is the fact that the recipient of this gas has been Eustream, largest importer of Russian gas into the EU, which is owned by Daniel Kretinsky. If that name sounds familiar it’s because he’s just bought Royal Mail.
I’d seen various reports about HTS drone usage over the years but hadn’t appreciated how central it was to their victory. Fascinating report.
gnet-research.org/2024/12/20/t...
'I knew Putin was bad and I fell voluntarily in his trap to protect the German economy while undermining Europe security'
#Merkel
An important lesson when designing an organisation.
In particular Companies Limited by Shares are limited by the legal system that defines them and all have the same faults and vulnerabilities.
They are locusts and we should not be surprised when they consume everything in their path.
By the way, I note the Stanford Daily has never covered the case. I wonder if they will cover this?
Media-illiterate halfwit Elon Musk says slimeball Matt Gaetz is ”the Judge Dredd we need.” Listen to this edition to find out why @2000ad.bsky.social’s fascistic future cop is a warning, not an instruction manual.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5ZpL...
“Carbon offsets used by corporations around the world to lower their reportable greenhouse gas emissions are ‘ineffectual’ and ‘hindering the energy transition’, according to more than 60 leading climate change scientists.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Waste! The debate (like much of the mainstream economic commentary) will miss one crucial aspect. Every pound spent by the central government is matched in the non-government sector $ for $ in the US and £ for £ in the UK. Not all waste is equal. A short economic thread 1/5
Breaking:
World record for brass neck in politics smashed...
Trump is Making America Poor Again youtu.be/P0WK5JRFF2w?... Trump says he’ll make America great again, but if he cuts $2 trillion from the US Federal budget of $6.7 trillion then the impact on millions of US people will be catastrophic. The reality is that he’s setting out to Make America Poor Again
The trouble is that in many cases the solution is obvious, it just isn't politically expedient.
The War on Drugs being an excellent example.
Exactly 30 years ago #Ukraine gave up the world's 3rd biggest nuclear arsenal, assured by the Budapest Memorandum protecting its territory.
Kyiv gave up 3,000 tactical nuclear weapons, over 40 strategic bombers and much more.
We need to #StopRussia
