Melanie Hawthorne(she/her)

economic, social & cultural rights | she/her

[Melanie Hawthorne(she/her) @Mel_Hawthorne]

"Today, the distribution of planetary wealth and resources is largely uncontested by any political mechanism" #21stcentury https://t.co/MvQTp01xBi

[Matthew Stadlen @MatthewStadlen]

Quite possibly the most extraordinary exchange I’ve ever been involved in on TV.

[🧬Maxpein🧬 @maximumpain333]

When you go out into the woods and you look at trees, you see all these different trees.

And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever.

And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you don’t get all emotional about it. You just allow it. You appreciate the tree.

The minute you get near humans, you lose all that. And you are constantly saying, ‘You’re too this, or I’m too this.’

That judging mind comes in. And so I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are.

~ Ram Dass

✨🙌🏾💫

[Standarsih!!! @Standarsihh]

Amazing how the expression of the eyes seems to change as the mouth changes

[Melanie Hawthorne(she/her) @Mel_Hawthorne]

@notcapnamerica Innit land…😂😂👏🏽

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

I’m rather fond of quirky old fashioned words. Here are some of my favourites:

Skedaddle
Nincompoop
Highfalutin
Malarkey
Comeuppance
Skullduggery
Kerfuffle
Flummoxed
Thingamajig
Tomfoolery
Shenanigans
Hoodwink
Blethering
Hullabaloo
Curmudgeon
Whippersnapper
Bamboozled

[Aleksandra Huk @HukAleksandra]

Me: I earn £100k
HMRC: That’s nice, we’ll take £45k

Me: I bought a car
HMRC: VAT applied

Me: I want to gift my kid £5k
HMRC: Taxed

Me: I made money from crypto
HMRC: You mean we made money

Me: I made £50 profit on Vinted
HMRC: That’s income. Tax it

Me: I bought a house
HMRC: Stamp duty please

Me: I want to retire
HMRC: Pay tax on your pension

[Melanie Hawthorne(she/her) @Mel_Hawthorne]

@maximumpain333 God and electronic dance music

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Give the people what they want

[☀️👀 @zei_squirrel]

the entire Western media and political class right now:

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

This is what EVERYONE should be talking about

“Donald Trump's Big Beautiful bill contains a clause that bars all 50 states from regulating AI for the next decade. Now, the Trump administration just granted Palantir Technologies significant contracts to develop a federal state platform. Powered by its AI Driven Foundry software, the platform consolidates sensitive personal data from irs, Social Security Administration, immigration services and other agencies to streamline service and decision making.

The company was founded by Alex Karp and Peter thiel of the PayPal mafia, and a significant portion of the company is currently owned by BlackRock. The surveillance state was inevitable regardless who became president.

Oh, and it gets better. This announcement follows Elon's resignation from DOGE, which managed to cut less than $100 billion in wasteful spending. Numerous Doge employees not only worked for Palantir, but they lobbied on behalf of them, raising questions about whether DOGE's initial purpose was to access classified data while creating the illusion of bureaucratic reform in trillions in savings, which again actually came out to around $6 trillion estimated.

In reality, this may have been an effort to expand the surveillance state and provide Palantir with backdoor access. So how about that for your golden age?

The only members of Congress to speak out against this were Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

— So all members of Congress, including the Republican Party, have failed us here.”

Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, says his software was solely responsible for defeating the far right in Europe

[Haaretz.com @haaretzcom]

Israel recently committed the largest child massacre in its history. The numbers are not reported in the Israeli media, and if they are – it's always minimized | Opinion | Hanin Majadli

https://t.co/yPPh9rwMBm

[DJ R-Tistic @DJRTistic]

R.I.P. to South Central L.A. native, Roy Ayers!!

Here’s 14 of my favorite songs of his that have been sampled:

[Financial Times @FT]

Breaking news: BlackRock has agreed to buy two major ports at the Panama Canal from their Hong Kong-based owner. https://t.co/AABRbnPYqz

[Black Things UK @Blackthingsuk]

🚨 Missing Person 🚨

Anthony, also known as Reggie, has been missing since 21st November 2024 and was last spotted in the Ladbroke Grove area.

He has reportedly been diagnosed with dementia and has not been in contact with his family since late 2024.

[Femi Koleoso @FemiOnDrums]

Ezra Collective, from a youth club to a @BRITs award. I am so grateful and so proud. Thank you all for supporting us on this journey.

[Black Things UK @Blackthingsuk]

Remembering Kevin Campbell on what would have been his 55th birthday.

He began his career at Arsenal’s youth academy and made his first-team debut in 1988. Campbell played a pivotal role in Arsenal’s title-winning team in 1991.

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

The small village of Capel Celyn, Wales, in the 1960s. The entire community consisted of around 70 homes, one school, a post office, chapel, and a cemetery. It was flooded in 1965 in order to create a Reservoir for Liverpool.

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

Beautiful responses 🧵

1.

[Emmanuel Hoarau @EmmanuelHoarau_]

Pas une seule mesure de restriction de la liberté d’expression ne peut faire oublier le massacre de civils en cours à Gaza @BrunoRetailleau. Même au Stade de France, #FreePalestine 🇵🇸 !

#FRAISR

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

This makes me uncomfortable