Charles Arthur
@charlesrarthur.bsky.social
writer & editor
https://www.charles-arthur.com/
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#bbclaurak asks @zackpolanski.bsky.social, doesn't opposing genocide stir up division?
February 1, 2026 at 9:56 AM
#bbclaurak asks @zackpolanski.bsky.social, doesn't opposing genocide stir up division?
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#OrchestralManoeuvres #MusicChallenge
✨ Day 1 ✨ Isaac Hayes - 'Walk On By'
You need the full 22mins of this epic. String arrangements by the legendary Johnny Allen who worked for both Motown and Stax
youtu.be/SQ2VNZe8mSM?...
✨ Day 1 ✨ Isaac Hayes - 'Walk On By'
You need the full 22mins of this epic. String arrangements by the legendary Johnny Allen who worked for both Motown and Stax
youtu.be/SQ2VNZe8mSM?...
Isaac Hayes...Walk On By...Extended Mix...
YouTube video by Henry Jue
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
#OrchestralManoeuvres #MusicChallenge
✨ Day 1 ✨ Isaac Hayes - 'Walk On By'
You need the full 22mins of this epic. String arrangements by the legendary Johnny Allen who worked for both Motown and Stax
youtu.be/SQ2VNZe8mSM?...
✨ Day 1 ✨ Isaac Hayes - 'Walk On By'
You need the full 22mins of this epic. String arrangements by the legendary Johnny Allen who worked for both Motown and Stax
youtu.be/SQ2VNZe8mSM?...
Reminds me of this www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUvc...
January 29, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Reminds me of this www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUvc...
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Jeff Buckley lands first Hot 100 hit with 32-year-old track
Jeff Buckley Lands First Hot 100 Hit With 32-Year-Old Track
RIP Jeff Buckley, you would’ve hated TikTok, but at least you got a hit out of it. “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over,” from the late singer-songwriter’s only studio album Grace (1994), entered the Billb...
stereogum.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Jeff Buckley lands first Hot 100 hit with 32-year-old track
Day of reckoning in Climate Case Bonaire www.greenpeace.org/nl/nieuws/73...
Day of reckoning in Climate Case Bonaire | Greenpeace Nederland | Voor een groene, leefbare aarde 🌍 - Greenpeace Nederland
The Hague, January 26, 2026 – On Wednesday, January 28, 2 p.m., the District Court of The Hague will rule on the Bonaire Climate Case, which was brought against the…
www.greenpeace.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Day of reckoning in Climate Case Bonaire www.greenpeace.org/nl/nieuws/73...
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Waking up and reading the news
"I'm going to a town that has already been burnt down
I'm going to a place that has already been disgraced
I'm gonna see some folks who have already been let down
I'm so tired of America"
"I'm going to a town that has already been burnt down
I'm going to a place that has already been disgraced
I'm gonna see some folks who have already been let down
I'm so tired of America"
Rufus Wainwright - Going To A Town (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RufusWainwrightVEVO
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Waking up and reading the news
"I'm going to a town that has already been burnt down
I'm going to a place that has already been disgraced
I'm gonna see some folks who have already been let down
I'm so tired of America"
"I'm going to a town that has already been burnt down
I'm going to a place that has already been disgraced
I'm gonna see some folks who have already been let down
I'm so tired of America"
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Golden Years!
Françoise Hardy wearing the iconic Paco Rabanne dress at the 1st International Diamond fair in Paris, May 15th 1968 🇫🇷
📸 Martin Monestier
Françoise Hardy wearing the iconic Paco Rabanne dress at the 1st International Diamond fair in Paris, May 15th 1968 🇫🇷
📸 Martin Monestier
October 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Golden Years!
Françoise Hardy wearing the iconic Paco Rabanne dress at the 1st International Diamond fair in Paris, May 15th 1968 🇫🇷
📸 Martin Monestier
Françoise Hardy wearing the iconic Paco Rabanne dress at the 1st International Diamond fair in Paris, May 15th 1968 🇫🇷
📸 Martin Monestier
Antonio Gramsci, the Sardinian Marxist, was born on this day in 1891.
January 22, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Antonio Gramsci, the Sardinian Marxist, was born on this day in 1891.
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Israeli farmers warn the country's agricultural export industry is facing a looming “collapse” due to international opposition to the Gaza genocide. Reports show the impact of boycotting Israel, and why the Israeli 'brand' may never recover.
#BoycottIsraeliProducts
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
#BoycottIsraeliProducts
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
Israeli agricultural exports face looming ‘collapse’ as world rejects products over Gaza genocide
Israeli farmers warn the country’s agricultural export industry is facing a looming “collapse” due to international opposition to the Gaza genocide. Recent reports show the impact of boycotting Israel...
mondoweiss.net
January 22, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Israeli farmers warn the country's agricultural export industry is facing a looming “collapse” due to international opposition to the Gaza genocide. Reports show the impact of boycotting Israel, and why the Israeli 'brand' may never recover.
#BoycottIsraeliProducts
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
#BoycottIsraeliProducts
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
#MusicChallenge
#BanuaryMusic
Give Ireland Back to the Irish by Wings. Written by Paul & Linda McCartney after British troops in N. Ireland shot dead 13 protestors. It was banned from broadcast in the UK by the BBC & other organisations & overlooked by most radio in the USA. youtu.be/_gw427PqhXU?...
#BanuaryMusic
Give Ireland Back to the Irish by Wings. Written by Paul & Linda McCartney after British troops in N. Ireland shot dead 13 protestors. It was banned from broadcast in the UK by the BBC & other organisations & overlooked by most radio in the USA. youtu.be/_gw427PqhXU?...
Paul McCartney - Give Ireland back to the Irish
YouTube video by Volim Irsku
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 1:09 PM
#MusicChallenge
#BanuaryMusic
Give Ireland Back to the Irish by Wings. Written by Paul & Linda McCartney after British troops in N. Ireland shot dead 13 protestors. It was banned from broadcast in the UK by the BBC & other organisations & overlooked by most radio in the USA. youtu.be/_gw427PqhXU?...
#BanuaryMusic
Give Ireland Back to the Irish by Wings. Written by Paul & Linda McCartney after British troops in N. Ireland shot dead 13 protestors. It was banned from broadcast in the UK by the BBC & other organisations & overlooked by most radio in the USA. youtu.be/_gw427PqhXU?...
Oh the Velvet Underground lives on
youtu.be/RvCYMeY0CEE?...
youtu.be/RvCYMeY0CEE?...
Aztec Camera - Live La Edad De Oro - Jump
YouTube video by juvan baldeo
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Oh the Velvet Underground lives on
youtu.be/RvCYMeY0CEE?...
youtu.be/RvCYMeY0CEE?...
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‘Utensils for olive oil’: Inside the West Bank’s deepening economic collapse - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/utensils-olive-oil-inside-west-banks-deepening-economic-collapse
‘Utensils for olive oil’: Inside the West Bank’s deepening economic collapse
As livelihoods disappear, Palestinian families barter their possessions and risk death crossing into Israel to survive
www.middleeasteye.net
January 16, 2026 at 11:56 AM
‘Utensils for olive oil’: Inside the West Bank’s deepening economic collapse - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/utensils-olive-oil-inside-west-banks-deepening-economic-collapse
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#MusicChallenge
#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack
Unranked
Day 13
The Doors
Debut Album - The Doors
Opening Track - Break On Through (To The Other Side)
I know others have posted this, so for variety, here's a live version ...
youtu.be/YCohm_CilUY?...
#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack
Unranked
Day 13
The Doors
Debut Album - The Doors
Opening Track - Break On Through (To The Other Side)
I know others have posted this, so for variety, here's a live version ...
youtu.be/YCohm_CilUY?...
The Doors - Break On Through (To The Other Side)
YouTube video by TheDoorsVEVO
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 7:40 AM
#MusicChallenge
#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack
Unranked
Day 13
The Doors
Debut Album - The Doors
Opening Track - Break On Through (To The Other Side)
I know others have posted this, so for variety, here's a live version ...
youtu.be/YCohm_CilUY?...
#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack
Unranked
Day 13
The Doors
Debut Album - The Doors
Opening Track - Break On Through (To The Other Side)
I know others have posted this, so for variety, here's a live version ...
youtu.be/YCohm_CilUY?...
Jump -Aztec Camera
youtu.be/Q6tqiG7haDc
youtu.be/Q6tqiG7haDc
Jump (Loaded Version)
YouTube video by Aztec Camera - Topic
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Jump -Aztec Camera
youtu.be/Q6tqiG7haDc
youtu.be/Q6tqiG7haDc
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We can't just burn carbon now and suck it out of the atmosphere later www.technosphere.earth/we-cant-just...
We can't just burn carbon now and suck it out of the atmosphere later
Tree-planting programs, seaweed plantations, and fantastical engineering projects won't save us.
www.technosphere.earth
January 12, 2026 at 12:19 PM
We can't just burn carbon now and suck it out of the atmosphere later www.technosphere.earth/we-cant-just...
Emerante de Pradines: #Haiti’s musical trailblazer www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
BBC Audio | Witness History | Emerante de Pradines: Haiti’s musical trailblazer
The singer, dancer and folklorist who became the first Haitian to sign a record deal
www.bbc.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Emerante de Pradines: #Haiti’s musical trailblazer www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
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BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
January 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
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Palestinian undertaker Yousef Abu Hatab, 65, recounts burying nearly 18,000 victims during Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, many of them unnamed, with graves holding only remains torn apart by relentless bombing
#IsraeliWarCrimes
#IsraelisaGenocidialState
www.trtworld.com/article/9843...
#IsraeliWarCrimes
#IsraelisaGenocidialState
www.trtworld.com/article/9843...
TRT World - 'I buried 18,000 people': Elderly Gaza undertaker recounts toll of Israel's genocidal war
Though the number of burials has declined under the ceasefire compared with the first months of the Israeli war, Abu Hatab, 65, says he still buries several bodies every day.
www.trtworld.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Palestinian undertaker Yousef Abu Hatab, 65, recounts burying nearly 18,000 victims during Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, many of them unnamed, with graves holding only remains torn apart by relentless bombing
#IsraeliWarCrimes
#IsraelisaGenocidialState
www.trtworld.com/article/9843...
#IsraeliWarCrimes
#IsraelisaGenocidialState
www.trtworld.com/article/9843...
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
13. Another Favourite Song
Iggy Pop - The Passenger
youtu.be/-fWw7FE9tTo?...
#MusicChallenge
13. Another Favourite Song
Iggy Pop - The Passenger
youtu.be/-fWw7FE9tTo?...
Iggy Pop - The Passenger (Official Video)
YouTube video by Iggy Pop Official
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
13. Another Favourite Song
Iggy Pop - The Passenger
youtu.be/-fWw7FE9tTo?...
#MusicChallenge
13. Another Favourite Song
Iggy Pop - The Passenger
youtu.be/-fWw7FE9tTo?...
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Sir Keir Starmer - as popular as a french kiss at a family reunion.
Labour is dead, so I joined the Green Party.
join.greenparty.org.uk 💚
Labour is dead, so I joined the Green Party.
join.greenparty.org.uk 💚
December 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Sir Keir Starmer - as popular as a french kiss at a family reunion.
Labour is dead, so I joined the Green Party.
join.greenparty.org.uk 💚
Labour is dead, so I joined the Green Party.
join.greenparty.org.uk 💚
Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out (Official Video)
YouTube video by Baha Men
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
1994 Eurovision winner for Ireland, Charlie McGettigan, has decided to hand back his trophy to the EBU in protest at apartheid Israel's continued participation in the contest!
December 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
1994 Eurovision winner for Ireland, Charlie McGettigan, has decided to hand back his trophy to the EBU in protest at apartheid Israel's continued participation in the contest!
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Why is British aid money being used to back new fossil fuel power in Ghana when it could be used to support green energy? Because, yet again, it’s being used to bolster corporate interests.
Great piece on the ongoing scandal that is BII.
inews.co.uk/news/environ...
Great piece on the ongoing scandal that is BII.
inews.co.uk/news/environ...
Revealed: Britain bankrolling fossil fuel projects in Africa despite UK's net-zero pledges
British aid is funding polluting schemes in Africa and Asia. The i Paper exposes the impact in Ghana - from soaring energy bills to claims of 'carbon colonialism'
inews.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Why is British aid money being used to back new fossil fuel power in Ghana when it could be used to support green energy? Because, yet again, it’s being used to bolster corporate interests.
Great piece on the ongoing scandal that is BII.
inews.co.uk/news/environ...
Great piece on the ongoing scandal that is BII.
inews.co.uk/news/environ...
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Iceland to boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation
Iceland to boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation
Iceland has announced it is boycotting Eurovision over Israel's participation in the competition.
news.sky.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Iceland to boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation