Ben Thomson 🍉💚

Young, Progressive, Ready to Organise

Green Party Member since 2020💚

[Ben Thomson 🍉💚 @itsbenthomson]

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[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Henry's brutal murder and the failures of the police have been appalling.

His father's words are vital: "We don't want Henry's murder to be used to create further hatred, division or tension."

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Want proof Green politics works?

I spoke with @ernesturtasun, a Green minister in Spain's government, about how Greens in power are making real change to lower people's bills, protect the planet and stand up to Trump.

The change when Greens win!

🎥 https://t.co/1fLVaqu3N3

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

It's an outrageous smear to suggest @hasanthehun should be banned from the UK for antisemitism.

Here's his speech last year denouncing the evil of anti-Jewish racism.

This is about suppressing voices who oppose Israel's genocide.

[Ash Sarkar @AyoCaesar]

I pulled out of SXSW London, and I hope other speakers and chairs do too.

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

This is counter-productive, authoritarian and chilling. The British state should not be in the business of banning commentators and journalists from entering the country, without compelling reason. Finding their views objectionable is nowhere near enough.
https://t.co/GqUMVB5bqj

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Banning Cenk Uyghur and Hasan Piker from entering the UK is an absurd and cowardly decision from an increasingly authoritarian government.

Let us call this what it is: an attack on the freedom to criticise Israel, as well as the UK government’s own complicity in genocide.

[Ben Thomson 🍉💚 @itsbenthomson]

bro this is fucking terrifying, and because it's an apple product they're gonna make the old models defunct and force you to buy this spyware shit

[Future Stacked @FutureStacked]

🚨BREAKING: Apple’s next AirPods will have cameras built into them.

Not for photography. The cameras are designed to feed visual information directly to Siri, turning your earbuds into an eyes-on AI assistant that understands what is in front of you.

Point them at your fridge and ask what to cook. Walk into a room and ask what you are looking at. Siri sees what you see.

A privacy LED will light up whenever visual data is being transmitted, so there is always a visible signal when the cameras are active.

Enhanced Siri arrives in September. Production on the camera AirPods is already underway.

Source: Mark Gurman, Bloomberg.

[ganesha redgrave @discostuart_]

If a "progressive" politician folds on trans rights and supporting palestine because they're unpopular with the media class, they will fold in every other progressive stance they have until they're basically starmer

[Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @LeftieStats]

🚨BREAKING | Burnham announces he will KEEP Rachel Reeves' Fiscal Rules if elected as PM - meaning public services will continue to be slashed to the bone.

Bloomberg reports: "he is explicitly ruling out any changes to the existing fiscal rules".

(Via @Bloomberg)

[Ben Thomson 🍉💚 @itsbenthomson]

The chaos begins

[The National @ScotNational]

BREAKING: Wes Streeting has resigned from his role in Keir Starmer's cabinet signalling the start of a leadership challenge

[Bold Politics @_BoldPolitics]

Actual backstory 🧵

The elderly man whose home this was hadn't renovated - or even redecorated - for decades because he had been a long-term carer for his chronically ill wife (1/7)

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

Why I have decided to back Andy Burnham for Labour leadership http://t.co/0rwPLtkxaB

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

📢 Polling stations are now open! 📢

Want to replace the failing Labour Party and defeat the hateful message of Reform? Get yourself down to your local polling station and vote Green today!

Every vote counts. Make sure your voice is heard 💚

Don’t forget your Photo ID for in-person voting in England!

[SubwayTakes with Kareem Rahma @SubwayTakes]

Politicians should wear who sponsors them all over their clothes!! Feat. Zack Polanski(📍London)

[Ben Thomson 🍉💚 @itsbenthomson]

Iconic

[Areeq Chowdhury @AreeqChowdhury]

@LondonLabour PS. Why is Labour not sending anyone to debates?

[Areeq Chowdhury @AreeqChowdhury]

@LondonLabour PS. Why is Labour not sending anyone to debates?

[Ben Thomson 🍉💚 @itsbenthomson]

Your Party endorsed group using offensive & weird AI images, and taking the same ignorant childish attack line as Reform...

This is just sad

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Horrendous attack in Golders Green.

Thinking of the victims, their families and everyone who will once again be shaken by this attack.

Thank you to all of those involved with the emergency response.

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

BP has more than doubled its profits as a result of the Iran war.

Those already struggling with the cost of living are paying the price for Trump's warmongering while oil giants rake in even more cash.

Now is the time for a permanent windfall tax and rapid shift to renewables.