Andrew Wigglesworth

@ecadre
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'Art for art's sake' is a philosophy of the well-fed." - Cao Yu (1910 – 1996).

Free software user, Debian GNU/Linux etc. Free Software Foundation member.

Often to be found blundering around in GNU Emacs, or playing tradition/folk music (Melodeons, whistles).

Plays with Greenman Rising.
https://www.greenmanrising.co.uk/

#stumpwm #debian #emacs #cyclist #melodeon
#tinwhistle #folkmusic #communistparty

Posts are of course my own views only.

Websitehttps://www.andrew-wigglesworth.co.uk
Communist Party of Britainhttps://www.communistparty.org.uk/
Coventry and Warwickshire Communistshttps://www.coventrycommunists.org.uk/
Andrew Wigglesworth1d ago
Quds News Network1d ago

Several Israeli ministers known for backing ethnic cleansing and displacement of Palestinians participated in New York City's annual Israel Day Parade on 31 May 2026.

The ministers include Bezalel Smotrich and Amichai Eliyahu alongside 13 members of the Israeli parliament.

Smotrich calls for the depopulation and destruction of the the Gaza Strip. Eliyahu also suggested using nuclear weapons against the Gaza Strip and advocated for starving Palestinians by targeting food and fuel supplies.

During the event, Smotrich compared the parade to Jerusalem's annual Flag March, which has been associated with anti-Arab chants and attacks on Palestinians.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Palestinian #Jerusalem

Andrew WigglesworthMay 6

Good grief (I don't use Github btw), but it's like SQL injection never happened:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5t08CREHcE

https://m.xkcd.com/327/

Sanitise your inputs Github! (not that I care, Github seems to be falling apart atm anyway).

The GitHub situation just got worse...

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Andrew WigglesworthMay 2
Quds News NetworkMay 2

The Metropolitan Police has officially declined to investigate 10 Israeli-British multinationals identified as suspects of war crimes during the Gaza genocide.

Despite reports that over 2,000 British citizens have served within the Israeli occupation forces, authorities justified the decision by citing a low probability of successful conviction.

This move has sparked intense backlash from human rights organizations, who argue that credible evidence exists and that refusing to investigate creates a dangerous “accountability gap” for serious international crimes.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Genocide

Andrew WigglesworthApr 28
Kevan NelsonApr 27
Why is Karl Marx’s Capital important and is it worth reading today?
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/why-karl-marxs-capital-important-and-it-worth-reading-today
Why is Karl Marx’s Capital important and is it worth reading today?

KARL MARX'S monumental work Capital, subtitled A Critique of Political Economy, is perhaps his best known work next to The Communist Manifesto (which he co-wrote with Friedrich Engels). It is also one of the less read. Yet it remains not just an historical “classic” but also a rewarding critique of the political economy of capitalism, of huge relevance to the world today and to the struggle for something better.Context

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Andrew WigglesworthApr 27

I could just say GNU #Emacs , and I will when needed. :-P

However, I think any note-taking software needs to conform to the following at a minimum:

0) It needs to be free software (FSF definition) so that no-one can take it away from you, you can share it and adapt it.
1) It needs to be run locally (on your computer), so that no-one can turn off a server and cut you off, and you don't need a network.
2) It should use a file format that can be read in other software.

Andrew WigglesworthApr 21
Quds News NetworkApr 21

Israeli occupation aircraft targeted a group of Palestinian police officers last night in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, killing three officers: Saad Abu Hilal, Majed Abu Mousa, and Darwish Al-Attal.

Al-Attal had become engaged just one day earlier and was preparing for his wedding before the strike.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Palestinian

Andrew WigglesworthApr 20

After reading the fascistic "manifesto" published online by #Palantir (the malevolent pustule of genocidal malignancy), I can only paraphrase the ending of the only Manifesto that really matters:

Workers of all lands unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains, and a world to win.

Andrew WigglesworthApr 4
YogthosApr 4

The NYT is now describing Iran's act of defending itself by shooting down American jets that are bombing Iran as 'escalation'. These hamfisted propagandists aren't even trying at this point.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/world/middleeast/iran-is-being-destroyed-in-front-of-our-eyes-tehran-is-gripped-by-fear.html

#iran #usa #news #iranwar #propaganda

Andrew WigglesworthMar 30
Kevan NelsonMar 30
Why the working class should oppose assisted death
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/why-working-class-should-oppose-assisted-death
Why the working class should oppose assisted death

Do Not Go Gentle: The Case Against Assisted DeathKathleen Stock, The Bridge Street Press, £22KATHLEEN STOCK’s Do Not Go Gentle systematically dissects and debunks the assumptions, myths and lies constructed by Western liberal elites in their drive to impose state organised and institutionalised assisted death sold as freedom of choice, bodily autonomy and an inalienable “human right” based on compassion and humanity.

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Andrew WigglesworthMar 15

Computing in freedom with GNU Emacs - by Protesilaos Stavrou

Wondering why you might want to use GNU Emacs?

#emacs #gnuemacs #softwarefreedom #gnu #g8nlinux #textediter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ZHDJeG-dI

Computing in freedom with GNU Emacs

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