Mike Danson
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Mike Danson
@MikeDanson1
Scot, academic, Celtic fan, internationalist


Amnesty International has described these attacks as war crimes, but that doesn’t stop AP from framing them as legitimate attacks to “crush the group.”

Did you know... There are 2 million older people living in poverty in the UK with millions more on the brink. At @IndependentAge, we want all older people to have a safe home and be protected from unfair costs with the income they need to live well. independentage.org

Care leavers who got £2,000 were: more likely to find stable housing, less likely to sofa-surf, less likely to be arrested, more likely to visit GPs or drop-in clinics, less likely to have overnight hospital stays, and spending on alcohol, tobacco, or drugs dropped by 12%.

Keep calling things what they are. This is sickening, this is evil.

NEW: Two senior MOD whistleblowers with inside knowledge of Palantir's systems have come forward to @thenerve_news to say government ministers are ignorant of the grave national security risks the technology poses. Hugely important by @CharlieNotOld





A tax takes money that already exists and moves it to government spending. What we really need is a circular economic framework, built on transparent and distributed decision-making, can help build resilient communities. Instead of collecting money and redistributing it through budgets, a parallel public financial architecture: a standing pool of capital communities can access to fund resilience projects such as greenhouses to stabilize food prices, wellness and hobby hubs to support mental health, small plants converting waste into construction materials, and other infrastructure communities genuinely need. This isn’t debt and there are no interest traps. Funding helps projects reach the operational stage. After that, businesses run normally, paying salaries, covering costs, and selling through regular market channels. If a surplus remains, it returns to the pool to fund the next project. Over time, capital circulates through communities instead of concentrating at the top. Employment options expand, local infrastructure improves, and the middle class grows stronger.







