Mastodawn

In these tumultuous times, my focus is twofold: strengthening international ties from Brussels to Geneva and ensuring @coe states recommit to human rights as the bedrock of the emerging global order.
From digital governance to protecting civil society and supporting Ukraine's peace process and recovery, read my February News Roundup for a deep dive into my recent work. 👇
https://nl.commissioner.coe.int/nl3/ozQgS3Ug35RCdf7m5_tUfQ
#CivilSociety #Ukraine #DigitalGovernance #ChildPoverty #RomaRights

GrumpyOldFart 5d ago

“Rich right-wingers are calling for DWP [Department for Work and Pensions] cuts in order to pay for defence”

by Hannah Sharland in The Canary

@thecanaryuk
@uk_politics
@UKLabour
@ZackPolanski

“Right-wing warhawks have been doubling down on calls to slash Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) welfare to fund imperialistic warmongering against Iran.

Naturally, it’s the usual suspects spearheading the charge, namely opaquely-funded think tanks, the billionaire press, and of course, their co-conspirators in parliament.

And once again, these rich colonial capitalist assholes all want to make poor and disabled people cannon fodder for their illegal invasions.”

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/03/10/dwp-defence/

#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Labour #Starmer #DWP #ThinkTanks #RightWing #PermanentWar #Cuts #Austerity #ChildPoverty #Genocide #GenocideEnablers #Stürmer #Starmer #Authoritarian #PermanentWar #Hypocrisy #Lies #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #LabourLies #LabourFriendsOfIsrael #LabourFiles #Racism #Epstein

Rich right-wingers are calling for DWP cuts in order to pay for defence

Opportunistic war hawks are calling for MORE cuts to the DWP - because why not starve poor kids and send them to die for an illegal war?

Canary

GrumpyOldFart 5d ago

“Labour’s ‘normalisation of racism’ is a ticking time bomb in marginal seats”

by Antifabot in The Canary

@thecanaryuk
@uk_politics
@UKLabour

“Labour is in deep trouble with Black voters. Operation Black Vote (OBV) chair David Weaver warns the party is ‘accepting the normalisation of racism’. This isn’t just a polling dip, it is a fundamental collapse of trust from its voters”

https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/03/10/labours-normalisation-of-racism/

#Press #SocialMedia #Labour #Austerity #TwoChildBenefitCap #ChildPoverty #Genocide #GenocideEnablers #Stürmer #Starmer #Authoritarian #NATO #Warmonger #Military #Industrial #Complex #PermanentWar #Hypocrisy #Lies #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #LabourLies #KidStarver #LabourVoteRigging #LabourCorruption #LabourFriendsOfIsrael #LabourFriendsOfApartheid #LabourFriendsOfGenocide #LabourFriendsofBigOil #LabourFriendsOfBigBusiness #LabourFiles #LabourRacism #LabourMisogyny #LabourIslamophobia #RedTory

Labour's 'normalisation of racism' is a ticking time bomb in marginal seats

Black voters are turning away as Labour pushes through discriminatory jury reforms and fails to deliver on its own diversity promises

Canary

ClareBear 💚

Feb 26

"Our government is taking action to reduce child poverty by fixing the basics and building the future."

POVERTY IS A POLITICAL CHOICE
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/588006/one-in-seven-new-zealand-children-living-in-hardship-new-data-shows

#nzpol #childpoverty #DitchThePricksIn26

One in seven New Zealand children living in hardship, new data shows

The number of children that were recorded as living in material hardship was 14.3 percent , according to new data from Stats New Zealand.

RNZ

Economics Perspective Feb 24

Global Poverty Shifts: Africa, Children Bear Brunt of Extreme Poverty

The percentage of people living in extreme poverty in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa increased dramatically from 33 percent in 2013 to 53 percent as of 2023.

Read full- https://www.economicsperspective.com/Africa-Child-extreme-poverty/

#poverty #childpoverty #africa #arficanews #subsaharanafrica #GlobalNews #breakingnews #internationalnews #worldnews #worldbank #worldbankreport #globalpoverty

Mike Franks Feb 18

"Schöne Aussichten (Beautiful views) by German artist Klaus Klinger @klaus.klinger1 and Mexican artist Julieta del Carmen León at Zonser Straße 1, 40223 Düsseldorf, Germany in August 2009 for farbieber.de. Photos taken July 2025.
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"Currently, one in five children in our wealthy country lives in poverty; in Düsseldorf alone, that's 15,000 children, and none of the politicians are seriously considering changing this. In fact, poverty is likely to increase, both here and worldwide. As always, the children are the ones who suffer. Poverty, coupled with a widely acknowledged unjust education system, contributes to their downward mobility. It's a scandal that receives far too little public attention. The mural is already generating discussion, which is exactly the intention. The mural was kindly provided and financed by the homeowner, Mr. Spies." http://farbfieber.de/SES60927171/lang1/doc303A.html
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Artist website: https://www.facebook.com/klaus.klinger1/ and https://www.facebook.com/julieta.leon.7792
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#aerosol #artinthestreets #ballandchain #childpoverty #düsseldorf #fewandfarwomen #germanartist #globalstreetart #graffitiart #jj_urbanart #klausklinger #kunst #mexicanartist #monochrome #mural #muralart #muralartist #publicart #sprayart #spraycanart #streetart #streetartist #streetartphotography #streetartworldwide #urbanart #urbanartfestival #wallart

Obscure_Rebel has moved!Feb 6

“Nigel Farage's pitch to the worst people in Britain”

by Another Angry Voice on Substack

@uk_politics

“Nigel Farage says that he wants to cut the price of a pint by 5p, and pay for it by re-imposing economic sanctions on British children for the "crime" of having more than one sibling”

https://open.substack.com/pub/anotherangryvoice/p/nigel-farage-pint-policy-child-poverty

#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Farage #Reform #ChildPoverty #Racism #TwoChildPolicy

Nigel Farage's pitch to the worst people in Britain

Nigel Farage says that he wants to cut the price of a pint by 5p, and pay for it by re-imposing economic sanctions on British children for the "crime" of having more than one sibling.

Another Angry Voice

DrALJONES Feb 1

Mostly Palestinians, of course....

Report: Israel has the second worst rate of child poverty among OECD countries.

30+ Israeli laws passed since Oct 2023 have deepened the system of apartheid & repression against Israel's 2 million Palestinian citizens...

...the descendants of the indigenous population violently displaced in 1948 during Israel's creation.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinians-israel-amongst-poorest-amid-increasing-poverty-rates-report

#USPol #EUPol #Zionism #Nakba #childPoverty #press #apartheid #racism .

Palestinians in Israel amongst poorest amid increasing poverty rates, report says

Around two million citizens, including 880,000 children, live below the poverty line in Israel

Middle East Eye

DrALJONES Jan 31

Mostly Palestinians, of course....

Report: Israel has the second worst rate of child poverty among OECD countries.

30+ Israeli laws passed since Oct 2023 have deepened the system of apartheid & repression against Israel's 2 million Palestinian citizens...

...the descendants of the indigenous population violently displaced in 1948 during Israel's creation.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinians-israel-amongst-poorest-amid-increasing-poverty-rates-report

#USPol #EUPol #Zionism #Nakba #childPoverty #press #apartheid #racism .

Palestinians in Israel amongst poorest amid increasing poverty rates, report says

Around two million citizens, including 880,000 children, live below the poverty line in Israel

Middle East Eye

DrALJONES Jan 30

Mostly Palestinians, of course....

Report: Israel has the second worst rate of child poverty among OECD countries.

30+ Israeli laws passed since Oct 2023 have deepened the system of apartheid & repression against Israel's 2 million Palestinian citizens...

...the descendants of the indigenous population violently displaced in 1948 during Israel's creation.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinians-israel-amongst-poorest-amid-increasing-poverty-rates-report

#USPol #EUPol #Zionism #Nakba #childPoverty #press #apartheid #racism .

Palestinians in Israel amongst poorest amid increasing poverty rates, report says

Around two million citizens, including 880,000 children, live below the poverty line in Israel

Middle East Eye