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Richard Hull
@richardhull54.bsky.social
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P/T lecturer 0.2 in Social Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths, London, + semi-retired. Views my own. Climate Justice, Stop Ecocide, Critical Management Studies, Solidarity Economy, 💙. https://www.gold.ac.uk/icce/staff/r-hull/ N🚫 DMs - you WILL be blocked
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · Feb 9
Excellent @natashawalter.bsky.social
#Rojava
#DAANES
#Woman,Life,Freedom
#jin,jiyan,azadi

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

"Too often, it seems to me, as I hear discussions in the west of what the new Syria will look like, this impassioned feminism is completely overlooked ...
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‘Woman, life, freedom’: the Syrian feminists who forged a new world in a land of war
In a society riven by conflict and misogyny, the autonomous region of Rojava has a government with perhaps the most complete gender equality in the world
www.theguardian.com
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 4h
The #Broligarchs are doubling down - shameless.
Meta hires an utter nutjob to .. checks notes .. "advise on AI bias". Jeez.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people
Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’
www.theguardian.com
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 4h
Let's just hope you're right.
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 4h
I just wish it was this easy 😔
Cartoon by @tomgauld.bsky.social

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Where writers get their ideas. Cartoon showing a hipster man in a park, with a list in his hand, standing in front of what looks like an ice cream vendor's trolley. But the trolley has a sign saying 'Fresh Ideas'. And the vendor is saying, whilat looking into the trolley, "I'm all out of mind-blowing concepts and heart-rending narratives, but I've got an acerbic observation, an unexpected outcome and a couple of amusing notions."
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 4h
Anyone anywhere who is interested in #cohousing, #housingcoops, #intentionalcommunities, #communes and much more besides - this is an excellent website with a lot of excellent books.

diggersanddreamers.org.uk
Diggers and Dreamers – Intentional Community in Britain
diggersanddreamers.org.uk
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 4h
Great!! Glad you find it useful - do check out the podcast as well.
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 4h
Agreed - it's shocking but not surprising, unfortunately. @tommills.bsky.social has been on the Beeb's case for a long time and has lots to say about it.
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Steve @rapidlydownhill.bsky.social · 6h
And the BBC and others would do well to stop giving that buffoon Farage disproportionate airtime.

They are basically a party political broadcast at this stage.
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 13h
That's excellent so I've added #AltText so that more folks can appreciate it.
A sea of faces all wearing the Guy Fawkes masks used in V for Vendetta. A sea of faces all wearing the comic inflatable frog's heads used by some protesters in Portland.
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 6h
Jeez - "study" not "sudy" - Hey @support.bsky.team when are going to be able to edit our posts?
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 6h
Excellent starter pack from the host of an excellent podcast.

go.bsky.app/TFxd9Yh
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Politics Theory Other @poltheoryother.bsky.social · 3d
"There is a quote often attributed to Chico Mendes... “ecology without class struggle is gardening.” In the case of the current Brazilian government, it is not only the class struggle that is absent, but also the gardening." - @sabrinafernandes.bsky.social

www.break-down.org/lulas-dilemma/
Lula’s Dilemma
In Brazil, big agribusiness holds the reins of political power. Without confronting this head-on, Lula’s ecological promises will remain just that—promises.
www.break-down.org
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K M Flett @keithbeard.bsky.social · 9h
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Over 500,000 marched in London on Oct 11. The 32nd national demonstration for Palestine. The BBC: ‘local London news’
Over 500,000 march in London on 32nd national demonstration for Palestine. BBC ‘local news’ Over 500,000 people marched in central London on 11th October on what was the 32nd national demonstration…
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 6h
USA #journalists would do well to sudy this, if its not too late?
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 9h
Political journalists didn’t set out to become clients of power – they just slipped into it. Half-truths, soft questions and silence bought with access. Read this analysis on how deference has turned to complicity ⤵️

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
How deference becomes client journalism in plain sight
We have come through a period of often shameful journalism, bending the knee to Downing Street. Can our journalism recover?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 9h
Political journalists didn’t set out to become clients of power – they just slipped into it. Half-truths, soft questions and silence bought with access. Read this analysis on how deference has turned to complicity ⤵️

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
How deference becomes client journalism in plain sight
We have come through a period of often shameful journalism, bending the knee to Downing Street. Can our journalism recover?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 7h
Spectators on both sides while you do battle with The Chicken.
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Sudden Deth ☠️ @youreacuntmate.bsky.social · 9h
Found the worst playground in England
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 6h
Excellent article. We all need to push back against #transphobia.

revsoc21.uk/2025/06/05/f...
Fighting for trans people at work and in unions – and winning
rs21 - revolutionary socialism in the 21st century
revsoc21.uk
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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · 17h
“Across social media, emails, and private messages, ordinary Americans are asking people in Australia, Canada, and beyond for one simple thing: ‘Please tell us the truth. We’re not getting it here’.”

theaimn.net/how-overseas...
How overseas allies can peacefully help Americans access the truth
A call to peaceful assistance Across social media, emails, and private messages, ordinary Americans are asking people in Australia, Canada, and beyond for one simple thing: “Please tell us the truth. ...
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 13h
That's excellent so I've added #AltText so that more folks can appreciate it.
A sea of faces all wearing the Guy Fawkes masks used in V for Vendetta. A sea of faces all wearing the comic inflatable frog's heads used by some protesters in Portland.
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 15h
My review of The Fraud, Paul Holden's explosive new book

"Holden’s book shows the contempt with which senior Labour figures around Keir Starmer hold not just the left, but also truth, decency and the law."

insidecroydon.com/2025/10/12/w...
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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 2d
Portland isn't burning, it's lit
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Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 2d
This is awesome.
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4d
Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d
#WarRavagedPortland
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 3d
Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d
PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 1d
Miriam Margolyes is just a warrior woman. That's the post.

She said it all.
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 2d
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You've just gotta laugh.

Malin Hay in the @lrb.co.uk blog.

www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...
On 30 August, the American comedian Tim Dillon took to his podcast, The Tim Dillon Show, to defend his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. ‘I know that people are very upset about it, they’re angry that comedians are going ... Get over it,’ he said. ‘A lot of people are doing it. Like a lot. Like almost everyone. They bought comedy ... So what they have slaves? ... They’re paying me $375,000 ... enough money to look the other way.’ The Saudi government, unluckily for Dillon, was listening. Three weeks later, he released an episode called ‘Fired from Riyadh’. His agent had rung him up: ‘“They heard what you said about their having slaves.” And I said: “I was being positive about it. I was defending them.”’ It wasn’t good enough for the Saudis, who have reportedly paid their headliners up to $1.6 million each with the proviso that they mustn’t mock religion, the royal family or Saudi ‘culture’ – including, apparently, slavery. The festival, which is running from 26 September to 9 October, is part of the Vision 2030 strategy launched in 2016. While the primary objective is to reduce the economy’s dependence on oil, the government also aims to ‘amaze the world again’ – to secure Saudi Arabia’s image both as the ‘heart of the Arab and Islamic worlds’ and as a friendly tourist destination.
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