Jeff Bezos’ “The only way that I can see to deploy this much financial resource is by converting my Amazon winnings (sic) into space travel. That is basically it.” [1] And spunking his wealth into space is exactly what he did. [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/30/jeff-bezos-says-this-is-how-he-plans-to-spend-the-bulk-of-his-fortune.html
The fantastic fossil fuel robbery whilst consumers are penalised
In 2023 UK subsidies for fossil fuels amounted to just under £80 billion, £20 billion more than subsidies for renewals. [1] In 2022 global subsidies for oil, gas and coal were $7tn (£5.5tn), that’s$13m (£10.3m) a minute. [2] Global Witness assessed the 2022 annual profits of the five largest integrated private sector oil and gas […]
The Worst Day in Gaza
The original video I posted here was removed, the video is currently still available, retitled The Worst Day in Gaza.
The people must pay!
Whilst ordinary people are being skinned alive because of global warming, fossil-fuel subsidies reached an all time high of $7 trillion last year (2022) [1]. That’s £13 million a minute. Where’s ours? When slavery was abolished, slave owners were richly compensated and the slaves got nothing [2]. Nothing has changed. [1] https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023/08/24/fossil-fuel-subsidies-surged-to-record-7-trillion [2] https://reparationscomm.org/reparations-news/britains-colonial-shame-slave-owners-given-huge-payouts-after-abolition/
The incalculable and essential treasure house of failure
I could caution silence. Let it be – as if the soul needs any instruction or help to err in the infinite opportunities in life for failure. It speaks for itself in rich, fertile, loamy soil, such that not another sentence need fall from this pen. However… All would be well if we understood the […]
DWP Refusing To Follow Recommendations During Cost Of Living Crisis
Originally posted on The poor side of life:
Under the cover of Queen Elizabeths death the DWP (Department of work and Pensions) have been busy inflicting cruelty upon claimants. They never miss a chance to show their hatred of social security recipients, especially when they think it’ll be overlooked. Once again the government and the…
I’ve been and gone and done it now
Originally posted on Kay Green:
Five years of frustration, trying to get “the left” to sort out the appalling ignorance of lefty MPs, activists and groups on the women’s rights issue, on what’s happening to vulnerable women and girls, and to our kids – now, finally, the problems we’ve been trying to amplify have “gone…
Hey Stonewall, don’t worry – I’ve had an idea!
Originally posted on Kay Green:
Stonewall – the organisation that lesbian and gay people formed to fight for the right of same-sex attracted people to live full lives, just like everyone else: they weren’t about right or left, they weren’t progressive or conservative or religious or humanist any more than anyone else was. They were…