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I think we severely underestimate the extent to which living in a civilisation focused primarily on maximising elite accumulation and inflicting violence on the rest of the world generates social conditions of anomie, depression and meaninglessness.

Trump will reportedly end the IRS Direct File program that allowed taxpayers to file taxes for free. This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file. Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. See how this works?

Putting up tariffs in order to reindustrialize while simultaneously defunding research institutions is really one of the most nonsensical things I’ve ever seen.

People need to understand that, in mainstream Western institutions, “good economics” does not mean what’s best for meeting the needs of working people, but what’s best for ensuring capital accumulation and imperial hegemony. That’s it.

youtu.be/7IBEdEt8F3Q Lots of things to contemplate if your in #Scunthorpe or #Grangemouth or trying to pay the #rent

Time to go, Scotland. x.com/LeftieStats/st…

youtube.com/live/EtvGLINQH… We shouldn't be kept in poverty by government policy

This degree of inequality is shameful #poverty #inequality @Common_Weal @UKLabour

@campbellclaret @BenKentish I feel it's the same with Scottish (and, therefore, English) independence. Once it's over, and the sooner the better, then life will just go on and the two countries can be themselves. @UKLabour what is keeping you?

Brilliant piece by @benkentish Too much to hope that some of the right wing papers that peddled the lie he exposes might cover the issue differently from now on

A smart Latin America policy expert friend reminded me that the head of El Salvador's prison system is currently sanctioned by the US government under the Magnitsky Act. And yet the Trump administration wants to send US citizens to these prisons.

bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… is about vet bills. If this troubles you, think about what human health insurance systems cost. #NHS #Health

@MaryamIkram93 @ireallyhateyou No, that provides the defence "I was told to do it". Everyone who does something is reasonable for their actions. "A big boy told me to do it then ran away" isn't allowable these days

@ireallyhateyou The silence around names like Tomer Bar speaks volumes. Accountability must start with those giving the orders.

I don't think I've seen anyone abroad mention this mass-murderer during the genocide, but you should know his face: Tomer Bar, commander of the Israeli Air Force. His subordinates are responsible for most of the massacres committed against Palestinians in the ongoing holocaust.

accessnow.org/gaza-genocide-… #GazaGenocide

It is totally disgusting that the UK government doesn't give a shit about the closure of the Grangemouth petrol refining capacity @ScottishLabour @TheLabourParty_ #Grangemouth

I recognized Labour’s shift to the right when Blair came in, but I’m actually shocked at how ugly and vicious Starmer’s changed Labour Party is, they really are a disgrace.

@ScottishLabour @TheLabourParty_

@TheIndyPoet @LauraEWebsterr

@LauraEWebsterr Oh Dear! Who proof-read that and authorised it?

Okay, time for a wee game. Who can see the glaring issue with this Scottish Labour election campaign leaflet 🔎

@LauraEWebsterr No such political party exists called Scottish labour