
Writer, editor, former lecturer, occasional poet, Green Party person, #Xdissenter. Views here not all party positions. On Bluesky @ Tom--Scott.
Cornwall/Kernow, UK
Joined October 2014
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I'm now posting more on Bluesky than on Elon Musk's bully pulpit. Hope to see you over on the brighter side.
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The govt (Lucy Powell) is talking about Holocaust Education in schools. I've written four books for children/young people on this and made a video with photos, maps and documents. I'll be interested to see if the official Holocaust Education bodies carry on ignoring these.
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🚨 This is getting seriously dangerous.
The @BBC is withdrawing educational material on climate change and migration following accusations of political bias.
CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT A POLITICAL OPINION.
It's established science.
MIGRATION IS A FACT OF HUMAN HISTORY.
Its economic, social and cultural contributions are documented, as are the challenges it can create. Immigration policy is open to debate, but children deserve to understand the evidence, not have political uncomfortable facts filtered out.
Political impartiality must never mean treating established evidence as ideology.
Education should teach children to examine reality critically, not sanitise it to avoid political controversy.
#ClimateChange #Immigration
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“The people’s voice has been heard. Now, Europe must stand with the people of Serbia.” europeangreens.eu/news/europ…
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The atmosphere is amazing, all the cars honking, fireworks, people smiling at every passerby, truly a holiday. I'm posting this so I can savor the moment forever. I'm not forgetting the MAGA cadavers who took part in Vučić's last grip on power though, your time will soon come.
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As eleições precisam ser anuladas. Estamos diante do maior atentado à democracia desde o Golpe de 1964. Milhões de pessoas não votaram porque os apoiadores do Flávio Bolsonaro reduziram as frotas de ônibus. O mundo inteiro precisa saber; HÁ UM GOLPE DE ESTADO EM CURSO NO BRASIL!
Y’all. We are literally witnessing a coup attempt going on live in Brazil. Bolsonaro is losing the election badly, so his people in state and local leadership are grounding flights, canceling public transportation going to Lula strongholds. Massive voter suppression. Supreme Court had to intervene to mandate 2hrs extra at the polls. Mixed reports on how many polling stations are respecting the ruling. Whew!
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Vučić falls! Solidarity to those fighting for democracy in Serbia.
Essential to democracy:
Support for Ukraine against Russia
Recognition of Kosovo's independence
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Sou eleitor há 50 anos e nunca vi uma eleição tão suja, corrupta e violenta. Agressões assassinatos, depredações, prefeitos tirando 70 ônibus de circulação, latam, gol e azul cancelando voos para o nordeste, maior base eleitoral do Lula. Entenderam o que farão com o Brasil?
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Lula tells reporters he has never before complained about elections he has been involved in, irrespective of whether he had won or lost. "But this time something abominable is happening."
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This is my account statistics. No matter what I post - I'm losing views and interactions.
Elon Musk is actively suppressing pro-Ukrainian accounts on Twitter and boosting pro-Russian propagandists.
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A large, carefully planned Russian propaganda operation appears to be underway. Having starved people in the town of Oleshky for months, Russia, withe US help, will now "liberate" it. Read @ZarinaZabrisky below:
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The MAGA influencers weren't enough to save Putin's favorite candidate in the Serbian elections.
Vucic has just conceded.
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Serbian students overthrowing Vučić is an extraordinary achievement.
In 2024, they began protesting. In 2025, they transformed a protest movement into civil dissidence. In 2026, they became a political party — and 2 months later, crushed a corrupt state-entrenched authoritarian.
Orban, now Vucic! A bad day for Putin & Trump, a good day for #Serbia & democracy in Europe.
🤞🏻 for Lula in Brazil.
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Mi reflexión sobre las elecciones de hoy en Brasil:
1. Lula no compitió con Flávio Bolsonaro. La competencia fue contra algo mucho más grande y, posiblemente, insuperable en las actuales condiciones históricas. El rival de Lula fue el tecnocapitalismo. Que se metió de lleno en Brasil como no lo había hecho en otros escenarios electorales. Lo vimos cuando META, empresa matriz de Facebook, Instagram y Whatsapp, fue descubierta beneficiando a Bolsonaro. Se configuraron tanto Facebook como Instagram para afectar los contenidos favorables a Lula; con las herramientas de IA de ambas redes impedidas de generar videos y afiches sobre Lula, pero sí sobre Bolsonaro. Y las dos primeras semanas de la campaña de segunda vuelta era notorio cómo las publicaciones a favor de Bolsonaro tenían mucho más alcance. Estas redes sociales y la IA no son meras herramientas; son la infraestructura por la que circula la inmensa mayoría de lo que la gente considera información. Al tiempo que son el principal medio de socialización en el mundo actual.
Los dueños de esa infraestructura, piezas clave del proyecto neoimperial que despliega Trump, saben cómo intervenir unas elecciones para crear mayorías electorales. En este caso para que ganen los candidatos/partidos que les prometan ampliar sus negocios en nuestros países. Especialmente en lo que toca a acceder a recursos energéticos para alimentar sus centros de datos y extraer minerales críticos. Componentes indispensables en la actual carrera por liderar el desarrollo de la IA frente a China que despliega el Estados Unidos de Trump a través de las empresas privadas que controlan este proceso en territorio estadounidense. Las ultraderechas están siendo deliberadamente beneficiadas por los algoritmos para crear mayorías electorales en favor del sector político que le promete a estos tecnoligarcas acceso total a nuestros recursos, datos y minerales. Esta articulación es la que, lo más probable, derrote a Lula hoy.
2. ¿No hay posibilidades para Lula? Las hay, pero no son muchas. Deben darse una serie de combinaciones y todo debe salir prácticamente perfecto para ganar por poco. Difícil, si bien no imposible. Esta tarde, con el primer boletín, iremos sabiendo si se dieron algunas de esas combinaciones.
3. Lula ha hecho un buen gobierno dentro de un contexto geopolítico complejo y en el marco de un capitalismo mundial de bajo crecimiento. Ha entregado números buenos en lo social y datos económicos estables. Distinto al ultraderechista Bolsonaro (padre de quien hoy podría resultar ganador) que dejó un país destrozado en el que, entre otras cosas, millones de brasileños habían vuelto a sufrir hambre. A mas de la destrucción institucional que había significado aquel gobierno extremista donde el insulto y el irrespeto a las instituciones fueron la normal. Pero recordemos que Bolsonaro padre, en 2022, estuvo a punto de reelegirse. Lula le ganó por poco en la segunda vuelta de ese año. Como he dicho antes, en el mundo de hoy no basta con hacerlo bien para ganar elecciones. En estas sociedades marcadas por el declive cognitivo que provoca el uso intensivo de pantallas, y donde el conocimiento es sustituido por creencias, la política es cada vez menos administración y más gestión de emociones. Lógica que las derechas y ultraderechas, con sus discursos simples y constante uso del insulto y la mentira, dominan a la perfección.
4. Es posible que Lula pierda. Y si ello finalmente se concreta hoy terminará la carrera del que seguramente sea el político latinoamericano más exitoso y mundialmente respetado de todo lo que va de siglo XXI. Un gigante en todas las dimensiones. El hombre que sacó de la miseria a millones de brasileños y que hoy, tras más de 20 años siendo el centro de la política de la primera economía de América Latina, llega a una segunda con posibilidades de ganar. Luchando contra toda esa estructura de intereses billonarios, manipulación algorítmica y poder geopolítico que describí antes. Y si gana, será una de las remontadas electorales más épicas de la historia.
Meanwhile in Serbia, troops and riot police are out in force in Belgrade, amid reports of electoral fraud & fears of a coup if Vucic loses.
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Today, another Russian smear campaign is trying to pretend that Ukraine, or Zelenskyy personally, rejected a good "peace deal" in Istanbul in 2022.
The "peace plan" in question included strict limitations on the Ukrainian armed forces, rendering them harmless and defenseless. No alliances were allowed. It also included security guarantees, but with a funny kicker: Russia demanded that triggering these security guarantees required the unanimous agreement of all guarantor states, including Russia itself.
In other words, Ukraine was supposed to disarm almost completely, after which Russia could attack again and just block Ukraine from receiving any military aid. Comfy, right?
The "peace deal" proposed in Istanbul was, in fact, a "disarm and let Russia slaughter us" deal. The full details are public by now. Research it yourself and don't fall for the propaganda.
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Against Vučić, Bolsonaro, Netanyahu, Trump and all their friends; solidarity with struggles for democracy, equality, human rights and workers' rights everywhere - above all Ukraine's resistance!
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The Writers Guild speaks out about tech platforms squashing the @alexgibneyfilm doc about Elon Musk:
“A small handful of billionaires now own virtually every major media company, news outlet, social media platform and are demonstrating how this unchecked concentration threatens democratic discourse.”
@WGAEast @WGAWest
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We have cancelled our X subscription for the following main reasons:
First and foremost, we cannot contribute to an organization that apparently places the interests of an adversary above those of the United States.
Second, despite assurances that a paid subscription would extend reach, it appears we've experienced systematic deboosting over the past few months in favor of the platform's political preferences, conduct that violates its own terms of service.


























