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Another week, another story of the callousness of the British state; the already failing e-Visa system seems to be corrupting & dismissing people's right to stay in the UK, has this week halted a mother's return to be with her child, while stranding her in Germany with another.

As so often the Home Office is quick to make mistakes but slow to rectify them with (seemingly) no regard to the human costs.

The state's runs rough shod over normal people (again).

#politics
theguardian.com/politics/2026/…

Home Office ‘red flag’ error leaves German mother separated from toddler in UK

Liza Tobay was told settled status had been ‘red flagged’ when she tried to fly home from Germany to Scotland
Lisa O’Carroll (The Guardian)
#politics

There's been little acknowledgement but Susan George (political scientist as Wikipedia have it, or political economist, as I would prefer) passed on 14th February. I've seen no obituaries, but here is her Wikipedia entry which included the long list of her excellent & insightful books... many of which were always on my reading lists

I'm sure the lack of obits has nothing to do with her being a women or a critique of global capitalism. /s

#politics

h/t @AnnPettifor

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Ge…

American and French political and social scientist, activist and writer (1934-2026)

Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)
#politics @AnnPettifor

#politics #privacy #infosec #uspol #doge #SSA

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DOGE spent $40 million to save a few billion in salaries, but that move backfired by causing $21.7 billion in repair costs and losing over $500 billion in uncollected tax revenue from the wealthy - they don't want the government to work …They’re on a mission to make sure it doesn’t.
Scott Galloway is an American entrepreneur, marketing professor, author & public commentator. Founded several companies, including L2 Inc. #culture #tech #politics #musk #democracy #fascism
#tech #politics #fascism #Musk #democracy #culture

EU touts climate leadership while undermining antideforestation rules, critics say news.mongabay.com/2025/11/eu-t…

#EU #environment #forest #deforestation #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #politics #EUPol

EU touts climate leadership while undermining antideforestation rules, critics say

BELÉM, Brazil — At a Nov. 19 press conference at the U.N. climate summit currently underway in Brazil, European Union officials spoke for half an hour without a single mention of forests or efforts to halt deforestation — even though COP30 is taking …
Hans Nicholas Jong (Conservation news)
#politics #environment #EU #climatechange #Climate #forest #ClimateCrisis #deforestation #eupol

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Given the USA spends more (by some margin) on health per capita than any other country, the Q. is if that money is not prolonging lives of US citizens, what is it doing?

To which the answer is:
enriching healthcare corporations, pharmaceutical firms and, of course, the politicians who these firms 'support'.

When politicians in the UK say we need to learn form the US healthcare system, the only lesson we need to learn is to not adopt a profit-centered model!

#health #politics

#politics #Health

A few takeaways from my research:

1 - Not one staffer said they’d turn to scientists first when facing a science-related question.

2 - Party leadership, lobbyists, and trusted friends-of-friends often have more influence than peer-reviewed studies.

3 - Scientists are unintentionally sidelining themselves by only engaging with one side of the aisle.

sheril.substack.com/p/what-sci… #science #politics #uspol

What Scientists Get Wrong About Congress

In policy conversations, relationships—over research—shape outcomes.
Sheril Kirshenbaum (Unelected Representative)
#politics #science #uspol

Bartender explains why he swiftly kicks out Nazis even if they're 'not bothering anyone'

Would you want to drink with a Nazi?
Tod Perry (Upworthy)
#linux #politics #Fediverse #Internet #fascist #pewdiepie

#politics #uspolitics

Our top story: If the voucher bill were to pass, select private companies could soon be reeling in tens and even hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars per year. We took a closer look at who stands to gain the most. texasobserver.org/school-vouch…

#education #politics #USpol #vouchers #news #schools #TXlege #Texas #GregAbbott

How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in Texas

The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.
Justin Miller (The Texas Observer)
#News #politics #Education #Texas #uspol #gregabbott #txlege #schools #vouchers

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#tech #politics #Comic #cartoon #uspol

#politics #Comic #cartoon #Media #authoritarianism

"Meta and X are going rogue:" European Digital Rights group (EDRi) urges EU to invest in infrastructure "like Mastodon, Peertube and other key pieces of the Fediverse" to secure Europe's independence

edri.org/our-work/meta-and-x-a…

#news #tech #technology #socialmedia #twitter #fediverse #politics #europe

Meta and X are going rogue. Here is what Europe should do now. - European Digital Rights (EDRi)

To solve the core problem, we have to curb the immense grip Big Tech has on our institutions and invest in independent digital alternatives.
European Digital Rights (EDRi)
#technology #News #tech #politics #Fediverse #Europe #Twitter #Socialmedia

#politics #uspol

#politics #Comic #cartoon #Media #election #journalism #uspol #authoritarianism

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“When you think of the incentive structure [in #politics] right now to get your name out, it’s about people who want to throw rocks & create controversy… People who work & toil away to pass common sense, good, bipartisan legislation that actually helps people’s lives? That doesn’t get press.” politico.com/news/2024/10/13/g…

- Senator Gary Peters, who isn’t always in the news, but scores as the most effective Senator in Congress news.vanderbilt.edu/2023/03/20…

Center for Effective Lawmaking identifies most successful lawmakers in 117th Congress

Reps. Gerald Connolly, D-VA, and Don Bacon, R-NE, and Sens. Gary Peters, D-MI, and John Cornyn, R-TX, top their respective lists of the most effective Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the recently completed 117th Congress (2021–23), according t…
Kara Furlong (Vanderbilt University)
#politics

April Kirkman, 67, traveled to Plains from California w/her guitar & a song she wrote for the fmr POTUS. The song is titled, “I Wanna Be a Jimmy Carter Kinda Christian.” She said it is meant to praise a past era when #politics & #religion were less divisive.

“Faith, hope, love are what I choose,” the lyrics read. “Yea, yea, a Jimmy Carter kinda Christian. No, no, I ain’t talking ’bout religion. Just wanna walk a mile in those size 11 shoes.”

#JimmyCarter #Humanitarian #HappyBirthdayJimmyCarter

#politics #Religion #jimmycarter #happybirthdayjimmycarter #humanitarian

#politics #cartoon #lgbtq #gender #women

#politics #cartoon #election #uspol #Election2024

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A team of scientists from the University of Bristol recently released research that pushed the date of our Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) back to about 4.2 billion years ago.

This suggests that the life that is in each of us, and in each of the organisms that make up our very large extended family, runs in an unbroken chain backward for 4.2 billion years.

That’s a pretty considerable investment by the universe in every living thing.

Perhaps we should reflect on that a little more as we continue to muck around on this planet.

It might be time to start fitting in.

aspenproposal.org

#sustainability #philosophy #ClimateChange #biodiversity #nature #politics #economics #religion #Science

Shifting the Paradigm | Aspen Proposal

The Aspen Proposal provides a description of a sustainable human civilization 200 - 500 years in the future. This is a goal that will focus our efforts, allow us to backcast and provide hope for those working for change.
Aspen Proposal
#politics #nature #science #Religion #philosophy #climatechange #sustainability #Economics #biodiversity

#politics #science

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A teacher, veteran & coach from the Midwest with decades of leadership experience in government.

Governor Tim Walz will be a fantastic VP. #HarrisWalz2024 #politics #Walz

I hear he also likes cats. 🐈

#politics #harriswalz2024 #walz

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I keep thinking about this conversation from a few years ago... #KamalaHarris #politics
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#politics #science

Financial constraints to living & working in Washington, D.C. likely define & reinforce the community of people able to stay long enough to achieve senior positions, leading to a policy-making community distinct from the American public.

sheril.substack.com/p/left-out… #politics

So what? "Misperceptions & blind spots among decision makers may occur, in part, because their lived experiences primarily reflect those from communities with the resources required to maintain influential roles."

Left out of the Room Where it Happens

Barriers to Serving in Senior Congressional Staff Roles May Limit “Representative” Science Policymaking
Sheril Kirshenbaum (Unelected Representative)
#politics

#politics #science

#politics #mapoli #uspol #massachusetts

Want to hang out next Thursday night (or Friday depending on where you live)?

I'm joining the one & only @bschillace for a live conversation about #science #politics & culture.

We may discuss why so many people believe things that aren't true. Or explore how we got into this predicament. youtube.com/watch?v=ieOEPE92MB…

The Pecular Book Club is "a safe haven of nerdery for all peculiar people w bizarre interests." brandyschillace.com/peculiar/

Livestream: youtube.com/live/a3ev1p20acc?s…

This should be fun!

14-MAR: SHERIL KIRSHENBAUM, UNSCIENTIFIC AMERICA

The earth is not flat. Vaccines work and they don’t make you magnetic. Global warming is real. Covid is airborne. But you will hear a great deal to the contr...
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