philbstar
philbstar.bsky.social
philbstar
@philbstar.bsky.social
Noetic Hippy.
Writer, Reader, Philosopher.
Lover of music, hater of fascists

Birmingham UK. UTV
✌️&❤️
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The value of UK arms imported by Israel has reached a record high value in 2025, FactCheck can exclusively reveal.
That’s more than double the amount received in any of the previous three years.
UK gov complicit in Israeli War Crimes
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
FactCheck: UK arms received by Israel reach record high value in 2025
Nearly £1 million worth of UK arms were imported in the first nine months of the year.
www.channel4.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“Would the world be in the mess it is if we were loyal to love and not to countries?”
Graham Greene: Our Man in Havana

#AllYouNeedIsLove
#noborders
February 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Reposted by philbstar
A new report indicates that zero net migration would shrink the UK economy by 3.6% and likely force an increase in taxes, as well as being cruel, inhuman and impractical.

Migration is good for our country. Inequality is the problem. Tax the super-rich.
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We are citizens not subjects
to privileged paedo ‘royals’, paid for by low income, hard working people struggling to live
Republic Britain
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sarah Ferguson's charity to close days after new Epstein revelations
Sarah's Trust announced it was shutting
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Britain has a free, transparent press 😂🤣😂🤣

“Freedom of the press is the freedom of 200 rich people to spread their opinions”
Paul Sethe
This obvs includes Fascist Farage and his media cronies
So Farage is in the Epstein files at least 41 times so far but not a single comment in our media.
February 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
“To hell with poverty”
Gang of Four:
Old Grey Whistle Test 1980

youtu.be/I_QJwR6D9d4?...
Gang Of Four - To Hell With Poverty (Official Live | 1980)
YouTube video by Gang Of Four
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The carnivore diet fad, a regiment of eating only meat, eggs, and dairy, is still circulating online. Many underestimate the enormous harm this can cause, to the climate, the environment, animals, and human health.

We need to fight misinformation #govegan
counterflood.substack.com?utm_source=n...
The Counterflood | Pala Najana | Substack
A newsletter to turn the tide on misinformation. Click to read The Counterflood, by Pala Najana, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
counterflood.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
“to be plant blind is to fail to see plants for what they really are: ‘cognitive organisms’ endowed with memories, perceptions and feelings, capable of learning from the past and anticipating the future, able to sense and experience the world.”

www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
Plants and the great cognition debate
If Calvo is out at the front, all the same, he’s not there on his own. Colleagues in the field also believe that the ‘machine metaphor’ of body and brain is getting in the way of understanding—even pr...
www.resilience.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:08 PM
A gateway to millions of lives, places, fantasies and dreams
#savelibraries
Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Uncle Neil
What a lege
✌️&❤️
Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland for Free - Rolling Stone
January 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.”

#shakespeare #juliuscaesar
January 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
he he he ho ho ho

#trump #greenland
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
THE AU PAIRS - It’s Obvious (Live At The Tempodrom, Berlin 19.06.81 )
YouTube video by ALEXANDER CHALCO GONZALES
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Amsterdam bans advertisements for hamburgers, diesel cars, cruise holidays, and air travel from billboards and public transport shelters across the city.
WHO’s next?
#govegan #responsiblecities #birminghamuk
@veganfta.bsky.social
veganhorizon.substack.com?utm_source=n...
Vegan Horizon | Pala Najana | Substack
Straight talk on veganism  —  brave, disruptive, to the point. Click to read Vegan Horizon, by Pala Najana, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
veganhorizon.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Reposted by philbstar
Help us make hope normal again.

Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
We stand with you Jess. Racism and hate, and knuckle-dragging morons, will never win ✊🏽🫶🏻

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Jess Carter: England defender says Euro 2025 abuse made her not want to leave her hotel room
England defender Jess Carter says abuse of female footballers is getting worse and that she has had to step back from social media after receiving racist messages during Euro 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 1:01 PM
“To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them. To die—to sleep”

The truth is eternal.

Off to see Hamlet tonight, not for 1st time, yet still agog
January 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The second essay from the Birmingham Dispatch on the post-war rise in UK fascism, up to the knuckle-dragging morons of today. Well worth a read and a follow: @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
Colin Jordan was a post-war fascist from Smethwick, who was obsessed with mysticism and bizarre rituals.

When he married Françoise Dior - the fashion designer's niece - the couple cut their ring fingers letting the blood mingle as it dripped onto a copy of Mein Kampf.
January 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Reposted by philbstar
This study echoes our own findings that the public overwhelmingly supports homegrown renewable energy, investment to better insulate homes, help for industry to modernise, and for polluters to pay for climate action rather than ordinary householders. 👀 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Reposted by philbstar
As we kick off the new year, here are some effective ways to reduce your environmental footprint in 2026. From living more sustainably, to being an active citizen, you can help build a better world today. https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/saving-planet-top-tips-help-climate-and-nature
Saving the planet: top tips to help climate and nature | Friends of the Earth
Discover the most effective ways to help the environment - including actions to curb climate change and help protect nature.
friendsoftheearth.uk
January 1, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Happy new year y’all
Make 2026 sparkle x
January 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM
December 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM