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If Labour followed its own logic, it would now step aside and let the Greens walk home in this crucial by-election. It is hard to imagine how Starmer and co could have made a bigger fist of this - and of everything. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How is Reform’s charmless cand...

How is Reform’s charmless candidate still a contender in Gorton and Denton? Ask Labour

This byelection should have been a stroll for Keir Starmer’s party. Instead, all hope of defeating Matt Goodwin now seems to lie with the Greens, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian

johnnie7 Feb 25

George Monbiot Feb 25

Broadly speaking, there are 2 political factions. Not Labour v Tory/Reform, Republicans v Democrats etc, but an economic elite, operating globally, versus all of us. Though they are small in number, through the power of the political, media and social media systems they control, they keep winning.

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George Monbiot Feb 25

"The Reform candidate, Matt Goodwin, is among the most unprepossessing people I’ve ever met. He came across as utterly charmless and squirming with discomfort. When he tried to smile, his lips stretched, but no other part of his face seemed to move."

johnnie7 Feb 25

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Feb 25

On the right side of history. https://www.comicsands.com/five-hockey-men-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

Five Members Of Men's Hockey Team Refuse Trump Invite

On the right side of history.

Comic Sands

johnnie7 Feb 25

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Feb 25

Truer words have rarely been spoken.

johnnie7 Feb 25

Robb Knight Feb 25

⭐ I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/

"You scanned your European passport for a European professional network, and your data went exclusively to \[17\] North American companies"

I would rather stop using the internet than hand over my passport for verification be it for vanity, age, or anything else.

Read this whole article to see what a shitshow these verification companies are.

∞ https://rknight.me/links/i-verified-my-linkedin-identity-heres-what-i-actually-handed-over/

I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over.

I wanted a blue badge on LinkedIn. To get it, I gave a US company my passport, my face, and my biometric data. Then I read the fine print.

THE LOCAL STACK

johnnie7 Feb 25

Jon Worth Feb 25

The European Commission will propose the SDBTR Regulation on rail ticketing this spring

One crucial issue: do I need ONE TICKET for my trip, or is MORE THAN ONE OK, but with passenger rights?

In this blog post I explain the issue 👇
https://jonworth.eu/one-ticket-or-more-than-one-ticket-for-my-international-train-trip-more-than-one-with-passenger-rights-is-the-simpler-solution/

One ticket, or more than one ticket, for my international train trip? More than one, with passenger rights, is the simpler solution

"Cross-border train travel is still too difficult for many citizens" were the words in Ursula von der Leyen's political guidelines for the 2024-2029 European Commission (PDF here). The document continues, bold is my emphasis: "People should be able to use open booking systems to purchase trans-European journeys with several providers,

Jon Worth

johnnie7 Feb 25