#OtD 24 Aug 1943 French philosopher and anti-fascist Simone Weil died. She opposed French colonialism, took part in factory occupations and joined the Durruti Column to fight Franco, besides working as an agricultural laborer and WWII resistance member stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9629...
@ombudsmans61pc.bsky.social
275 Followers
280 Following
Campaigning for a public inquiry into Ombudsman Services at the time of CEO The Rev Lewis Shand Smith.
Statistics
-
-
This is what's going on y'all. Do not be silent #Resist.
-
"I ran away from home.I ran away from St. Louis, then I ran away from the U.S.A because of that terror of discrimination, that horrible beast which paralyzes one's very soul and body"
- Josephine Baker, entertainer, French Resistance agent, civil rights activist #WomensArt
-
"We know too well - most especially Robert Reich - that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." Nelson Mandela 1997.
By continuing to provide weapons to Israel — and bolstering the profits of America's military contractors — the U.S. is complicit in the genocide unfolding in Gaza.
There is no moral justification in wreaking vengeance on innocent women, men, and children. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war
Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000
-
"We know too well - most especially Robert Reich - that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." Nelson Mandela 1997.
-
Sir Nick Clegg needs to wrestle with his conscience and explain why he did absolutely nothing to protect the clients of The RICS' rogue/cowboy operators.
We kept asking him.
Had him pinned in his corner.
‘At Meta I found myself wrestling my deputy in an MMA gym’: Nick Clegg on the culture shock of Silicon Valley
‘At Meta I found myself wrestling my deputy in an MMA gym’: Nick Clegg on the culture shock of Silicon Valley
In an exclusive extract from his new book, the former Meta number two recalls the mindset, the mantras and the man at the top
-
Sir Nick Clegg needs to wrestle with his conscience and explain why he did absolutely nothing to protect the clients of The RICS' rogue/cowboy operators.
We kept asking him.
Had him pinned in his corner.
-
It's the planned genocide of Palestinians.
Aided and abetted by Starmer Labour.
Change?
Don't vote Labour.
‘Very sick and very tired’: the reality of famine for Gaza’s most vulnerable
‘Very sick and very tired’: the reality of famine for Gaza’s most vulnerable
Catastrophic hunger caused by aid blockade is most keenly felt by elderly people, the young and the destitute In the overcrowded, rubble strewn streets of Gaza City, there was little surprise at the announcement that UN-backed experts believed the scenes of desperation could now be formally described as a famine. “This is something we have been saying for months now, and we have witnessed this and we have been living this and suffering this. We feel very powerless and very sick and very tired,” said Amjad Shawa, the director of the Palestinian NGO Network, who has been in Gaza City throughout the 22-month war. Continue reading...
-
It's the planned genocide of Palestinians.
Aided and abetted by Starmer Labour.
Change?
Don't vote Labour.
-
Whether it’s freaking out about the new Cracker Barrel logo or some other bogeyman, remember this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.