John Simkin

Writer, Historian and Commentator. Publisher of online teaching materials at

[John Simkin @johnsimkin]

For political reasons I now post mainly on BlueSky.

https://t.co/JIAbX5PNBo

If you follow me on BlueSky I will follow you back.

[Richard Sanders @PulaRJS]

Imagine the BBC broadcasting this. A panicky controller would have cut the feed within seconds.

[Andrew Feinstein @andrewfeinstein]

'Conspiracy of silence': Parliament set to debate Israeli influence on British politics:
Andrew Feinstein, author and co-founder of Shadow World Investigations, told Middle East Eye that Israeli influence on British politics posed a “massive challenge to British democracy” adding that “unless we are prepared to have a transparent, open and frank conversation not only about the Israel lobby, but about the influence of all money in politics, we will continue to have nothing better than the best democracy money can buy.” https://t.co/W9Qze8xXfH

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Tony Blair thinks the answer to this country’s problems is AI, welfare cuts and endless spending on war.

Who benefits? Arms companies and tech billionaires.

Once again, Blair is wrong. The answer is a redistribution of wealth and power and the relentless search for peace.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas

[John Simkin @johnsimkin]

Clement Attlee said: “Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim.”

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The History of Fascism: Are Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump Fascists?

https://t.co/3WDuL0ehyk

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Donald Trump and the Deep State

https://t.co/9vBavSr56y

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You can read my article on using AI in the history classroom.

https://t.co/2KxWNAbHyX

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How do we stop Nigel Farage from forming the next government?

https://t.co/LoI92bPHAr

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Technofeudalism: Is AI going to destroy Capitalism and Democracy?

https://t.co/E9RelajKmM

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The Political Ideas of Rutger Bregman

https://t.co/CmqpwwoKhH

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Should the government try to control what appears on the internet?

https://t.co/G2Kof7ptA3

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Why at the age of 80 I have joined the Green Party

https://t.co/a0zqbCeSIM

[John Simkin @johnsimkin]

Does the evidence suggest that Starmer and Mandelson are Chinese agents?

https://t.co/hr3804XKee

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Wes Streeting and Labour Together

https://t.co/pWqOTD7x5m

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Details of how Morgan McSweeny turned the Labour Party into a right-wing organisation.

https://t.co/xxDNIgX9W8

[Beatrix Campbell @beatrixcampbell]

Planet Patriarchy https://t.co/iCuBJvYMVC

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

My friend, Eleanor, is taking her music out to Somerset this summer. If anyone is near Somerset, be sure not to miss her. The music will be great. Guaranteed.

[John Simkin @johnsimkin]

Why at the age of 80 I have joined the Green Party

https://t.co/a0zqbCeSIM

[John Simkin @johnsimkin]

Does the evidence suggest that Starmer and Mandelson are Chinese agents?

https://t.co/hr3804XKee