Jeremy Rodell
@jeremyr1.bsky.social
Humanist. I think shared values, recognition of shared humanity, and decent behaviour towards others are ultimately more important than beliefs or identity. We need to talk more.
I spend too much time keeping up with politics
I spend too much time keeping up with politics
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Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Things are going great over at X, The Everything App
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Matt’s journey from someone who sat on a government task force on tackling Islamophobia in the 2010s to this is actually not surprising given his absolute lack of moral compass.
Matthew Goodwin objects to prosecuting this: ‘I think it’s time for the British to gang together, hit the streets and start the slaughter. Violence and murder is the only way now. Start off burning every migrant hotel then head off to MPs’ houses and Parliament, we need to take over by FORCE.’
December 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Matt’s journey from someone who sat on a government task force on tackling Islamophobia in the 2010s to this is actually not surprising given his absolute lack of moral compass.
This is exactly what a Reform government would do in the UK - anti-science barbarians.
This is a travesty. My research would literally not be possible without data from NCAR. It's the same for any ecologist who wants to understand the effect of any weather variable on systems they study, which is to say basically all ecologists 🧪
Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center in Colorado
Governor Jared Polis warned that breaking up Boulder’s NCAR would put ‘public safety at risk’
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is exactly what a Reform government would do in the UK - anti-science barbarians.
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So much for the diplomatic approach.
Putin predicts European ‘swine’ backing Ukraine will lose power ft.trib.al/bVbvCnx
Putin predicts European ‘swine’ backing Ukraine will lose power
Russian president vows to liberate ‘historic lands’ in hardline speech, showing no signs of compromise on invasion goals
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December 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
So much for the diplomatic approach.
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It’s so utterly gross how many incredibly senior UK politicians go into lobbying. It’s simply corrupt.
December 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It’s so utterly gross how many incredibly senior UK politicians go into lobbying. It’s simply corrupt.
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Katherine Stewart writes for the latest @newhumanist.bsky.social about how Christian Nationalism and far-right activism in the UK is being funded by wealthy religiousfundamentalists in the US.
December 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Katherine Stewart writes for the latest @newhumanist.bsky.social about how Christian Nationalism and far-right activism in the UK is being funded by wealthy religiousfundamentalists in the US.
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Also we've fetishized "debate” in these spaces as some kind of civic good, when what matters is competence, trust, shared purpose. Medicine, engineering, boardrooms aren’t organized around debate or requirements of false balance. We've poisoned public discourse by insisting it be adversarial.
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Also we've fetishized "debate” in these spaces as some kind of civic good, when what matters is competence, trust, shared purpose. Medicine, engineering, boardrooms aren’t organized around debate or requirements of false balance. We've poisoned public discourse by insisting it be adversarial.
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Jewish people in Australia barely dead from this disgusting attack when Netanyahu steps in to exploit it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
December 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Jewish people in Australia barely dead from this disgusting attack when Netanyahu steps in to exploit it.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Hatred: not just evil, but stupid.
This London humanist looking forward to a Chanukkah event next week, Christmas, and an Iftar during Ramadan.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
This London humanist looking forward to a Chanukkah event next week, Christmas, and an Iftar during Ramadan.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
Bondi Beach: Twelve killed in shooting targeting Australia’s Jewish community
A Hanukkah event with over 1,000 attendees was taking place on the beach at the time of the shooting - 29 people have been taken to hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Hatred: not just evil, but stupid.
This London humanist looking forward to a Chanukkah event next week, Christmas, and an Iftar during Ramadan.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
This London humanist looking forward to a Chanukkah event next week, Christmas, and an Iftar during Ramadan.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...
Interesting piece by Rev Fergus Butler-Gallie on the Mickey Mouse bishops and pastors populating Tommy Robinson's new-found version of Christianity, including Ceirion Dewar, Brett Murphy, Matthew Firth and the 'tragicomic figure of Calvin Robinson'.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/rel...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/rel...
The rise, and folly, of Britain's online pastors
The cast of clerical characters supporting Tommy Robinson is predictably bizarre
www.newstatesman.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Interesting piece by Rev Fergus Butler-Gallie on the Mickey Mouse bishops and pastors populating Tommy Robinson's new-found version of Christianity, including Ceirion Dewar, Brett Murphy, Matthew Firth and the 'tragicomic figure of Calvin Robinson'.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/rel...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/rel...
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Maddie gave exceptional evidence to Parliamentarians about why the assisted dying bill is so necessary. Maddie wants to live her life well and for as long as possible. And the thought of a choice at the end of her life gives her peace.
Maddie is living with incurable cancer and wants choice at the end of her life.
Write to a member of the House of Lords today.
www.dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
Write to a member of the House of Lords today.
www.dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
December 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Maddie gave exceptional evidence to Parliamentarians about why the assisted dying bill is so necessary. Maddie wants to live her life well and for as long as possible. And the thought of a choice at the end of her life gives her peace.
The public wants it. MPs voted for it. The House of Lords must not block it. Join me and sign the petition urging Lords to stop delaying and pass the assisted dying bill. 38d.gs/gq6c
Don’t block the assisted dying bill from passing in the Lords
The public wants it. MPs voted for it. The House of Lords must not block it. Sign the petition to support the Assisted Dying Bill
38d.gs
December 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The public wants it. MPs voted for it. The House of Lords must not block it. Join me and sign the petition urging Lords to stop delaying and pass the assisted dying bill. 38d.gs/gq6c
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‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement
‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement
The watershed summit in 2015 was far from perfect, but its impact so far has been significant and measurable
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement
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Dragging terminally ill people from their death beds to appear in court to plead their case is objectively cruel.
Should peers cause the #AssistedDyingBill to fail, it would be unimaginably devastating for terminally ill people and their families.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Should peers cause the #AssistedDyingBill to fail, it would be unimaginably devastating for terminally ill people and their families.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Cruel’ amendments being used to thwart assisted dying bill, says lead MP
Kim Leadbeater warns 1,150 Lords amendments are ‘unnecessary’ and designed to run down the clock
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Dragging terminally ill people from their death beds to appear in court to plead their case is objectively cruel.
Should peers cause the #AssistedDyingBill to fail, it would be unimaginably devastating for terminally ill people and their families.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Should peers cause the #AssistedDyingBill to fail, it would be unimaginably devastating for terminally ill people and their families.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Not good.
"The arrests of Sepideh Gholian, Pouran Nazemi, Hasti Amiri, and Alieh Matlabzadeh have been confirmed by their families. Additionally, Asadollah Fakhimi, Akbar Amini, Hassan Bagheri-Nia, and Abolfazl Abri have been arrested along with Narges Mohammadi."
"The arrests of Sepideh Gholian, Pouran Nazemi, Hasti Amiri, and Alieh Matlabzadeh have been confirmed by their families. Additionally, Asadollah Fakhimi, Akbar Amini, Hassan Bagheri-Nia, and Abolfazl Abri have been arrested along with Narges Mohammadi."
Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, say supporters
Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, say supporters
Mohammadi ‘violently’ detained along with other activists at memorial event in Mashhad, according to her foundation
Iranian security forces have “violently” arrested the 2023 Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi at a memorial ceremony, her supporters said.
Mohammadi, who was granted temporary leave from prison in December 2024, was detained along with several other activists at the ceremony for Khosrow Alikordi, who was found dead in his office last week, her foundation wrote on X. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Not good.
"The arrests of Sepideh Gholian, Pouran Nazemi, Hasti Amiri, and Alieh Matlabzadeh have been confirmed by their families. Additionally, Asadollah Fakhimi, Akbar Amini, Hassan Bagheri-Nia, and Abolfazl Abri have been arrested along with Narges Mohammadi."
"The arrests of Sepideh Gholian, Pouran Nazemi, Hasti Amiri, and Alieh Matlabzadeh have been confirmed by their families. Additionally, Asadollah Fakhimi, Akbar Amini, Hassan Bagheri-Nia, and Abolfazl Abri have been arrested along with Narges Mohammadi."
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One more time for the people at the back:
❗Science can’t prove universal negatives
❗It’s wrong to reverse the burden of proof
❗Andrew Wakefield was a dishonest, unethical
❗researcher who falsified data and
❗CONTINUES to spread dangerous #antivax
❗propaganda.
theconversation.com/the-united-s...
❗Science can’t prove universal negatives
❗It’s wrong to reverse the burden of proof
❗Andrew Wakefield was a dishonest, unethical
❗researcher who falsified data and
❗CONTINUES to spread dangerous #antivax
❗propaganda.
theconversation.com/the-united-s...
The United States CDC has abandoned science in its new advice about vaccines and autism
The CDC website used to state, clearly and correctly, that the evidence shows no link between vaccines and the development of autism.
theconversation.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
One more time for the people at the back:
❗Science can’t prove universal negatives
❗It’s wrong to reverse the burden of proof
❗Andrew Wakefield was a dishonest, unethical
❗researcher who falsified data and
❗CONTINUES to spread dangerous #antivax
❗propaganda.
theconversation.com/the-united-s...
❗Science can’t prove universal negatives
❗It’s wrong to reverse the burden of proof
❗Andrew Wakefield was a dishonest, unethical
❗researcher who falsified data and
❗CONTINUES to spread dangerous #antivax
❗propaganda.
theconversation.com/the-united-s...
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The News Agents' Lewis Goodall won Scoop of the Year at the British Journalism Awards for his investigation into a massive Ministry of Defence leak.
Read about it here – and how the the government took him to court to hide their "catastrophic" mistake
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Read about it here – and how the the government took him to court to hide their "catastrophic" mistake
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Why the government took me to a secret court to hide their own catastrophic mistake - by Lewis Goodall | The News Agents
Can justice, conducted in secret, ever truly be justice? This is a question with which I have much cause to wrestle, for some 23 months.
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The News Agents' Lewis Goodall won Scoop of the Year at the British Journalism Awards for his investigation into a massive Ministry of Defence leak.
Read about it here – and how the the government took him to court to hide their "catastrophic" mistake
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Read about it here – and how the the government took him to court to hide their "catastrophic" mistake
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
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#UkrainianView
TRUMP OFFERS ‘ARTICLE 5 BASED GUARANTEES’ OF UKRAINIAN SECURITY
In exchange Ukraine must give up all of what’s left of Donbas, a heavily fortified area that it’s been assessed, would take Russia another 2.5 years to take if it could even last that long, which nobody thinks is likely
TRUMP OFFERS ‘ARTICLE 5 BASED GUARANTEES’ OF UKRAINIAN SECURITY
In exchange Ukraine must give up all of what’s left of Donbas, a heavily fortified area that it’s been assessed, would take Russia another 2.5 years to take if it could even last that long, which nobody thinks is likely
December 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
#UkrainianView
TRUMP OFFERS ‘ARTICLE 5 BASED GUARANTEES’ OF UKRAINIAN SECURITY
In exchange Ukraine must give up all of what’s left of Donbas, a heavily fortified area that it’s been assessed, would take Russia another 2.5 years to take if it could even last that long, which nobody thinks is likely
TRUMP OFFERS ‘ARTICLE 5 BASED GUARANTEES’ OF UKRAINIAN SECURITY
In exchange Ukraine must give up all of what’s left of Donbas, a heavily fortified area that it’s been assessed, would take Russia another 2.5 years to take if it could even last that long, which nobody thinks is likely
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In the last decade 21 countries have
been able to grow economically while reducing emissions including Australia, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico & South Africa.
US, Japan, Canada and most EU countries consistently achieved decoupling in the decades before & after 2015
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
been able to grow economically while reducing emissions including Australia, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico & South Africa.
US, Japan, Canada and most EU countries consistently achieved decoupling in the decades before & after 2015
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
In the last decade 21 countries have
been able to grow economically while reducing emissions including Australia, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico & South Africa.
US, Japan, Canada and most EU countries consistently achieved decoupling in the decades before & after 2015
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
been able to grow economically while reducing emissions including Australia, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico & South Africa.
US, Japan, Canada and most EU countries consistently achieved decoupling in the decades before & after 2015
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Gaza's civil defense agency on Friday said at least 16 people had died in the last 24 hours, including three children who died from exposure to the cold, as a winter storm batters the war-wracked Palestinian territory.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Gaza's civil defense agency on Friday said at least 16 people had died in the last 24 hours, including three children who died from exposure to the cold, as a winter storm batters the war-wracked Palestinian territory.
u.afp.com/S76D
u.afp.com/S76D
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Russian newspaper (TASS) reported today that 40% of employed Russians barely have enough money for food. Per Moscow Times, “Shift workers in Russia are facing massive delays in their wages.” This is being reported in the Kaliningrad, Serdlovsk, Yamalo-Nenets regions, For further proof, The Russian
December 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Russian newspaper (TASS) reported today that 40% of employed Russians barely have enough money for food. Per Moscow Times, “Shift workers in Russia are facing massive delays in their wages.” This is being reported in the Kaliningrad, Serdlovsk, Yamalo-Nenets regions, For further proof, The Russian