@wself I've had similar experience with so-called existential psychotherapists. Trenchant Lacanians are much better at sitting with the void, I have found
🇬🇧 London, July 4, 2026: Jews were shamelessly harassed at London's Pride march by protesters shouting, "F**k you, Jews," "Go back to your Zionist homeland," and "You're the most hated people."
Source: @jwomencount2
The National Socialist Workers Party at prayer, with Bob Vylan at the "Marxism Festival" in London. The NSWP's reaction to the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust? "Rejoice!"
These people are fascist filth.
On this day in 1946, the Kielce pogrom took place.
Polish police officers, soldiers, and civilians brutally attacked a Jewish community centre housing Holocaust survivors. The Jews escaping the building were shot at and beaten by the surrounding mob.
Sparked by a false accusation rooted in the antisemitic blood libel myth, 42 Jews were murdered and over 40 wounded by soldiers, police, and civilians.
Today, we remember those who were murdered.
Antisemitism hiding in plain sight.
A poem titled “What happens to the Zionist?” was found stuck to the side of the Peacock Theatre in London – likely by anti-Israel activists – full to the brim with historic antisemitic tropes.
The author describes Israelis as “dominating”, “subverting” and “undermining” global law and order to their advantage.
Antisemitism doesn’t disappear – it mutates. Tropes once brazenly applied to Jews are now unashamedly applied to “Zionists” too. Here, we see the trope that “Zionists” participate in secret and sinister plots to exert control throughout the world.
They are also apparently “oiled by the wealth of the diaspora” — likely a reference to Jews living across the world — which reinforces the perception of Jews as greedy and manipulative.
Zionism is also described as a “cancer” and is equated to Nazism in a grotesque weaponisation of the Holocaust.
Let’s be clear: Zionism is the belief that Jews have the same right to self-determination afforded to all other peoples of the world under Article 1 of the UN Charter. 80% of British Jews consider themselves to be Zionists; only 6% do not, according to our polling.
This “poem” is not art. It is just another cowardly attempt to spread hate-filled bile.
Fun fact: If the number of Irish Allied troops comprised a single army (c. 200,000), it would have been larger or of equivalent size to two Allied powers (Norway, and New Zealand respectively)
The idea that Ireland was pro-Nazi is an ahistorical delusion.
Perhaps the most serious invasive species of all is Japanese Knotweed. This plant is so invasive it can mean that land on which it grows often can’t be sold or mortgaged. It is very hard to get rid of (pretty much the only method that works is spraying it with glyphosate after the plant has flowered), & can only be done by professionals, not volunteers.
Knotweed is spreading out of control on the Roding, with around 100 patches some of which are becoming forests of nothing but knotweed. It’s now threatening key infrastructure like railways & motorway embankments, as well as people’s homes. I can’t think of many tasks that should be a greater priority than controlling knotweed spreading along a river in a major city, but the EA has done nothing & has nor plans to do anything.
So, in my spare time, I walked the river to find, photograph & geolocate every single knotweed patch. I then got funding to pay for removal & the amazing charity @ProtectEarthUK agreed to do the work at a discount rate. The first spraying took place last autumn & many of the largest patches are much reduced. It will probably take 5-10 years to eliminate all the knotweed, but unlike the EA I’m determined to do what needs to be done to ensure we remove this plant from my river.
@paulmasonnews Excellent video Paul. Shame you didn't stick with your pals in the Marxist Humanists and not campaign for the highly unhumanist Labour party!!!
Gerda Walther was a brilliant phenomenologist who was interested in Marxism and socialism. She grew up surrounded by a family friend (Karl Kautsky) who discussed Marx to her at an early age. She studied Phenomenology under Alexander Pfänder, and Edmund Husserl. (1/2)
@owenjonesjourno 1. Direct your attention to the fascist apologists in your own ranks. 2. The Greens - the clues in the title. That's where your energy should be spent. On campaigning to combat environmental collapse.
@JackDunc1@ZackPolanski 'Refreshing, honest & decent' & unable to kick the raving antisemites out of a party that has hoovered up all the nasty little haters