2026-05-11T22:18:48Z https://yabu.me Oli https://yabu.me/npub1fjl8ldrd3n5wzhlupnksn7rkpd04yje39rwny6wqc2jx06dh2qlss5akzz https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/accounts/avatars/109/315/166/804/483/254/original/f6bdfb3656744052.jpg https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/accounts/avatars/109/315/166/804/483/254/original/f6bdfb3656744052.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdeqkd0ghhwh4hxmtarlkwv0arzu0a4k9z4wrd4tluw7vpx72n5gczypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7h0qags In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstcvq0wxgvwlpp7ga5kluugcw3cwxv5eg9k0jkp6387qmx8mr5dlqgqcpjw'>nevent1q…cpjw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I remember an article in gal-dem by Moya Lothian-McLean calling Labour&#39;s Kier Starmer a wet wipe - not heard it since<br/><br/>This was maybe 2022 - I cant find it now - it was so accurate and relevant even now<br/><br/>Starmer then went on to make a weird speech about &#34;wet wipe island&#34; (re pollution) probably to drop gal-dem lower in search results<br/><br/>Weird its resurfaced now, wet-wipes arent flushable it seems<br/><br/>#starmer #MoyaLothianMcLean 2026-03-24T08:34:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw4ztecdw82tfsna364kam70233xz4twhr8nr8vst2m4xlurwsm3gzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7p0yxku In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszqrre8ctngyvznh20e4x88wfctsl34h6reppxjnszg2whm2atwgsl0tmfe'>nevent1q…tmfe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Definitely dont use the reset link<br/>The IP address is located in china so unless that seems plausible its a havking attempt<br/><br/>Hopefully some #opsec or #wordpress users have something more useful <br/>Boosted for reach 2026-03-15T22:17:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdd6xp6u0c3t3mm04ga03ff2gcltzu88r5a7hgtgs5n9r9pkrs70qzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr73tvjf2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07m0j73yzmdkf93jh4cg7muavcsr08pjwcj4glh0al9z9ynsm89s5y5yy3'>nevent1q…5yy3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Not going well&#34; is a lovely understatement 2026-03-01T18:12:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9teav0l563flve9jq26477rq59ndc5za36mwx4c2e2ursnhy370gzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr78jp3tm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrtpf7hvce0hryks7uz8xpyvduj7edwqrr5v3ursaf53n2lv5x8lqymamwa'>nevent1q…amwa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Starmers ability to avoid really obvious bear-traps is close to zero<br/><br/>I am expecting him too soon make the &#34;difficult decision&#34; to join in with America and Israel in operation FAFO 2026-03-01T18:05:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vpsmqf6t80xmmcwat8e6kxhnjs2tra8mct5s2ncp724lmq4602gzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr78tkqjl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs98xzul8ay3eh5m2awzdkkedt8evgvmelnwm8nngc83dpdwkzt32q8r8qd8'>nevent1q…8qd8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The ideal outcome for #Starmerite&#39;s would be to allow #AndyBurnham to contest the seat, sabotage his campaign and see #reform win<br/><br/>Re-enforcing #labour&#39;s only plausible campaign against the #green&#39;s - &#34;vote green , get reform&#34;<br/>And ending the threat from #Burnham<br/><br/>I guarantee they are doing the maths - they really are that evil<br/>If Burnham is allowed to run, that will be the reason<br/><br/>#UKPol #UKPolitics #democracy #TheGreens #Green #Starmer #labour 2026-01-23T14:21:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9km5t5rdjq5j2xv7h3an9tge3lf7ekq09xtv0ja0m8aehxlz2rzgzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7ppwgc8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx56zwzx72ufuzqepge7ssdg39x76f5h9sqpzs8tfylzzzdqtjg3q42r0d8'>nevent1q…r0d8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Every one of your posts has been thoughtful and well worth reading, whether I agree 100% or not , I have learnt plenty<br/>Thankyou, please keep at it 2025-12-30T20:28:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstuyxj2pxyvtjdg5v28nrzkn3n7cwfczdtcdn8ufa6lpy5drqjr7czypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7qkt7zv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2yl5lhm33mj5jkzn7lxd23hlmpp2utzvjllzhg0pnh9hpmmpfnaqaqdk5r'>nevent1q…dk5r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When collecting wild fruits and nuts with my children, we always scatter a few in places where they have a better chance of growing <br/><br/>Its a &#34;thank you&#34; to the tree and possibly a gift to the future 2025-12-28T20:08:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqmaqgflqggfftkmye4a5asgvssaumqs06xm7g229dfzfg30ckzfqzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr74q805h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw3kfyf9yy4tyznc935hjzupe2qrcutq3fv6jm9eujfwm2v3fg5sqq23skj'>nevent1q…3skj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The big sellers that do nothing but sell ex-corporate hardware are in my limited experience excellent<br/><br/>As for *exactly* what to buy, windows isnt my thing and there are currently lots of great machines being sold very cheaply that are not officially able to run windows 11 although there are ways to make w11 load and no doubt some dodgy sellers are exploiting this 2025-11-22T17:01:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw3kfyf9yy4tyznc935hjzupe2qrcutq3fv6jm9eujfwm2v3fg5sqzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7ptx5c2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv36a9f4sme2zd28fnmcyp02gza3423f4jxkavztjmccdsha4a3usn9xfwx'>nevent1q…xfwx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ex-corporate laptops (lenovo especially) are always my first choice the spec of a quality 3year old laptop is often better than new &#34;consumer grade&#34;<br/><br/> I did buy a new/other machine in 2021 - one produced to be given to kids during covid <br/>Its incredibly low spec but battery life is great, (partly because low specs) compact, tough (soldered ram etc) but utterly disposable and would already be unusable with windows now <br/><br/>Ebay has many fab suppliers specialising in used laptops 2025-11-22T16:59:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdpzxdzjpqycxuzwtk4dyd7f5u20ejv763r4flzppm9tkh3clfj0qzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr72l8zm2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8809pt7qptx2x6gj449rdg6mkjvamux5s0908fxec39xfj4cnaycrp7gz6'>nevent1q…7gz6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Being really cynical:<br/>Could it be that Tata dont care too much for the UK supply chain to JLR<br/><br/>Tata build cars in other countries and might even be happy with the &#34;we-had-no-choice-guv&#34; opportunity to consolidate their suppliers , concentrating on those in low wage countries and abandoning the UK supply chain?<br/><br/>JLR could be assisting their suppliers but dont seem interested 2025-09-25T13:48:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2l4hqflqzkafpre8xvqa0k8np89spck68w5fvy8c4g5xvs0ahr3gzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7xjade2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9mvy46sklmjxlmdl5lu06h4hzan40kkr6eqpy987pnwy4wtm4q7cwpvuvj'>nevent1q…vuvj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ooh a pledge<br/>Thats maybe not a good thing<br/><br/>I almost hate myself for my cynicism, and pessimism whenever this govt &#34;pledge&#34; anything, but how many times do they think they can get away with crapping on people<br/><br/>Fingers crossed *this* pledge is a good &#39;un 2025-09-15T21:57:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd3f5qte3wk63lwhkga5j4nt03eqqe2a59czvvu7qpys6932uzk9gzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7hqh6ej In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgv0507je23sfed344f536fxkd5kan90sljrxaqfu8stt9q396s0gc563q3'>nevent1q…63q3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If someone is charged with &#34;terrorism&#34; and put on bail<br/>They are clearly not a terrorist by any sensible definition<br/><br/>#ukpolitics #starmer #authoritarianism 2025-08-16T12:01:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfe78zy58dgafk7z2tpg40tvvez4g7mr2et4nxhrhdta3fu9909dszypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr73xnxqs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs96flecd0z5yccxn9vcfppuvxutwv6z4sg4yv92uf80rpz2dt8jtscttesr'>nevent1q…tesr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hope YourParty will be very active in communities, supporting workers, counter-protesting racists, holding rallies and demonstrations AND winning seats <br/><br/>#ZarahSultana especially is not scared of a fight<br/><br/>I respect and support the greens, but so far they have a plodding, steady, incremental approach to building their power through winning council seats and eventually MPs <br/><br/>Both are valid and complimentary, I hope the two parties cooperate<br/><br/>#UKPolitics 2025-08-02T12:12:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx902na42cr58m6y5zaekhm504tydsqu47xkkxjgx88rj6w0qupvgzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7wgw8z7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdgevjhlxgq2sq4wh63lufyztnyaj9jzmhs2n3chjm7qqq9dxf76slmwmq6'>nevent1q…wmq6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;If Starmer were to act against Diane Abbott now, he would be making a foolish, vindictive and self-destructive move.&#34;<br/><br/>So, yeah, probably he will<br/><br/>Being dishonest, disloyal, thin-skinned, authoritarian, vindictive and politically inept 2025-07-17T11:36:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8s2dwwp0pp2wrgffa83xe8lh56r95p6h8y3ar9enmhy7mmlz868szypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7ry94hn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0y76z562ele5wxduhz2mq3t2fv0fgw46qecel959qgfvczm3suas86zu3t'>nevent1q…zu3t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Having a jewish wife is absolutely *not* a problem or a conflict of interest<br/><br/>A jewish wife could be deeply opposed to zionism, a supporter of Palestinian rights, a humanitarian....such people exist ok<br/><br/>So again, *jewish* isnt the issue<br/><br/>If ,as you suggest, they or their wife, are racist, genocidal, zionist supporters of Israel *that* is the point...whether the wife is jewish or not relevant <br/><br/>Again, please stop with the implication that jewish=zionist its untrue 2025-06-16T09:57:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw0u97q9c9wrhfvaskfuhethc9rw9uyeaw4ypchwudk9wglpsl78czypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7zqp7lg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswmhm0ydlpugwam2mh3dga88ed09sz2erkjn38p7eckjer77w8cjsc50ufz'>nevent1q…0ufz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Please dont conflate &#34;jewish&#34; with supportive of genocide, military aggression or zionism<br/><br/>Plenty of genocidal, zionist, racists are NOT jewish - many of the people horrified by the actions of the Israeli government ARE jewish<br/><br/>So...if you believe #Starmer&#39;s wife to be a problem, (idk or care) its a problem of Zionism, racism, support for genocide - not a question of jewishness 2025-06-16T09:36:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs03w52wjt3z0ugtektma56jpkvtm6pte89tm65wf66ret7x5dup4qzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7kvtdl4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ug3e50f4nq4h9uykufqrwptjxz7ygkksxf0d8u6yul7aut255jg9k97al'>nevent1q…97al</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Newspapers and most media (especially social media) are already owned by foreign billionaires, corporations or venture capital - all actively working against the interests of British people <br/><br/>Capping foreign *state* ownership of newspapers - a dying medium only given prominence by the political class, seems largely irrelevant - feeble tinkering, displacement activity 2025-05-15T09:12:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq38r96knwhy2l76t4crsc6de3mvc40w7lvf0gp043re3gfn6h6hqzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7pjmagu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtnrmzkspmv2uye77vqslpfgx96e3q2lagg5mfmpu5dpuqlx2mtcywn3nr'>nevent1q…n3nr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is this a significant development?<br/><br/>&#34;&#34;China has made a .. move in cross-border payments. <br/>They are now based on the digital yuan for transactions with 10 ASEAN countries and six Middle Eastern countries, bypassing the Swift system.&#34;&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://social.marxist.network/@yogthos/114310486763556237">https://social.marxist.network/@yogthos/114310486763556237</a><br/><br/>Will the dollar become less important for international transactions - i seem to remember the US warning countries against doing this? 2025-04-10T07:26:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrezfss8rppka9g82f4vjs4ssla5hrkwhzs58xx6p4lv0guehmngzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr76259un In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvjwnqdstqwq4zzvztrpywywprs3tzp3m7cduqz00vfg64kdqaqxszzgv3y'>nevent1q…gv3y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Everything is on the table&#34; and the government have &#34;levers&#34;<br/><br/>But the mildest action - promoting buying-British is *off* the table and *not* a lever 2025-04-09T08:42:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswwu5mq97p80ct9vs3y3hr8hru6vkggn3hgujwx5amqfp3dpu4nrszypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7y2qmmj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrc4f7xfhcqwx4ek6d9g38vw47xgj352cla77rgc8nqn3flx90arsdcwz2q'>nevent1q…wz2q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Before the general election, when there was a suggestion that after a labour victory, Starmer would throw off his miserablist, authoritarian, austerity disguise and reveal some wonderful progressive future - <br/><br/> I used to wonder<br/>&#34;What if #labour and #starmer really *are* as useless as they, themselves, keep telling us they will be?&#34;<br/><br/>Turns out they were far worse 2025-03-12T10:23:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqtwyr7whqsuqt2e44euv3s72628tzy6gzqzmp932x8w40ef0w7dczypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7fhhvwn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrx35jfaar3lm94pg32p8n6zf2gsmxkcqg3z6wnnrqnsr9t89s0gqffqepa'>nevent1q…qepa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are we sure the numbers are right?<br/>At a very rough guess, that would mean an *average* of close to 500 people witness each mass shooting<br/><br/>Newspapers are not known for their ability to report data accurately and &#34;mass shooting&#34; covers a lot of smaller events (four victims or more) often in domestic settings - seems unlikely<br/><br/>(Totally accept that much of USA society is violent, trigger happy, and dysfunctional though) 2025-03-09T09:15:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspn50sul3y44qwwj6a9psu2ha2dmwzg72xcwfwaaxv78flqjxseyszypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr70utava In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszvazw4zck9lvxrvrlvd5cs77kepyl8a0atrvrmg2lt5w5r8n3k9cmwney2'>nevent1q…ney2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I remember the anti-nazi league (in the UK) - I was young but they were sooo cool 2025-03-07T19:39:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfysye0pq777akxvfkug24e2khwfkefuaumnjyz3ux2pu0hw83rzszypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7ccwe6c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9fjks30rds3ll2yxh2vp0nzwyaavvwhu6nmwl80s74gl0cch746c0wm7wk'>nevent1q…m7wk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;If you want to survive - get nuclear weapons. &#34;<br/><br/>THE most stupid statement I have read in a long time 2025-03-07T18:57:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs26tgcljd3xxq4yf3hkhrqyl2v0wpxctzezwh00pyw3k9wfrxe5yqzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7x8xxmk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgqcedu6mmuh9jsfmnp23fwp8yu7qp6xkhejvk6dthkcwfhdktj5q2vtrkg'>nevent1q…trkg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We must get rid of #FPTP and have a more &#34;representative democracy&#34;, so that the people can actually vote positively for smaller parties that truely represent their interests and values<br/><br/>/rant 2025-02-10T09:05:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgqcedu6mmuh9jsfmnp23fwp8yu7qp6xkhejvk6dthkcwfhdktj5qzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7zlavyf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0wt8t04s3052v35jmpwg2s6reaepelukwcr24t32ndxt2xju9kngvvdfym'>nevent1q…dfym</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Agree, #Starmers repetition of &#34;change&#34; during the election was because Labour, tory, and lib-dems are widely seen as &#34;stale and failed&#34;<br/><br/>When #labour fail to deliver any meaningful change, it will be #reform that benefit (and we all suffer)<br/><br/>The #greens policies are generally good and popular (nationalisation of water etc) they were second place in 40 seats and recent polling is good, I think they are best placed to challenge from the left for now<br/><br/>cont 2025-02-10T09:03:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrfju8szv68eak6ye8pla07scpxs2rynsw2zkn9yd76925kcy5srszypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7q32hcm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq66td040654zrkfr3mzxf0hft5ft8v3s8r78tj7ss8vrjtxqx4fsu2fh0w'>nevent1q…fh0w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Starmer gets:<br/>Minus 1 for &#34;being in tune&#34; with Giorgia Meloni <br/>Plus 1 for being hated by #musk<br/><br/>So, overall a big nothing - seems fitting 2025-01-04T09:02:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfhmshaurz5qt0wvace9gx0pwlqpw5puhj7fwmve4z99rat58edaczypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7md6lgg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswhnnpmjkmvpj8judw9m64cgjxgmamvgs7jz32pdduadqanpuwgkcqu2spe'>nevent1q…2spe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;&#34;We must protect our democracies from any foreign interference.&#34;&#34;<br/><br/>Yes, please<br/>But why only tiktok??<br/>  2024-12-17T15:19:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr6sgjrhhdx5lr300caa2l7adpk5zzkj53fg4ut6lf82a3773k4xqzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7hf0le8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfyd0k6nxh9mdsca7rsj9eaxjr0yascdrk9juu6sv27ycrlg6g2ng5c9pfs'>nevent1q…9pfs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Link not working for me (404), page moved or missing<br/>I wonder why? 2024-12-16T11:04:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8d2ycv2l6edfgm2enpc720hwpyr9ldxkdxzx87sfgve8dzuy8k9szypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7fg0dd6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqsacf3me0wc26fwmmlry7ss6pzzcntxck88rld3y8u7zfvlur2asnc4r8j'>nevent1q…4r8j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>WTF are/is &#34;incidences&#34;<br/><br/>Would that be &#34;incidents&#34;? 2024-12-15T10:12:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8c8vjfld73u0utgdqwfm6cqkecktxqq5dzaqndj0t63avagmqpdczypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7j44nhx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqdyh3fhvx6pa69tl4q0ks4kxvd2v0rm42j7plpsdkqwy7uny43kqz96v04'>nevent1q…6v04</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Its extraordinary how many, seemingly intelligent people and politicians simultaneously claim to believe that &#34;the market&#34; can provide solutions in everything from the #NHS to solving #ClimateChange...<br/><br/>....while still believing that after &#34;smashing the people smuggling gangs&#34;, the market wont still provide a solution to desperate people wanting a channel crossing 2024-11-23T12:17:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs920vqu02y7vxtmc4qghuch8e0e89q994wffdam4wlepn2fuwdetqzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7srumde In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszrtard3l9qa006e7232fsqljtha9huyfvlf6ry6vvq4x94kdqccg3uq0f2'>nevent1q…q0f2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have only just woke up, looking at the coverage on news sites<br/>Whats going on? Reading between the lines it looks like its not nearly as bad as predicted, thankfully<br/><br/>Some of the US sources have started quoting windspeed in kilometres now - that cant be normal - just looking for big numbers and unwilling to row-back?<br/><br/>If it has been less catastrophic than predicted, thats clearly fantastic - but really dangerous for next time when the warnings get ignored 2024-10-10T07:48:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw60kzjcza6kqhvepzcuzecwlql3rhept8py3usl2tzje5je4kgqqzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr739k0zd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstapy6ty7tqn4l3r80ql6000m2fpp59xpkux6t88j80840avuvc5gz64xyw'>nevent1q…4xyw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m really struggling to see any bloc of voters that #labour will be able to rely on in future<br/><br/>#Starmer has systematically burnt bridges with so many people and groups<br/><br/>At the next election, Being &#34;not the tories&#34;, after years of largely &#34; being tories&#34; wont help much <br/><br/>On the upside, #theGreens came second in more than 40 constituencies in the election and their support has increased since in local elections 2024-10-08T12:47:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspkc54f38qej7gnw86vuc56pd0p7kl7805z6k5kuhw0nnuyweqtxgzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7sunt9s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2499zfve83skcynhkq25djhxudv94nhlcqxg6f63emu4d7u87lpgy3y97n'>nevent1q…y97n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As #Starmer so liked to say when asked about anything progressive<br/><br/>&#34;Now is not the time ...&#34;<br/><br/>You&#39;re going to have to hold your breath a while 2024-09-25T17:13:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspjpzkmllzvaalt4vlpz4ehmmcmd4xw7m9sm3czvtf6n7nzujenmgzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr727nrnz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgmvackjja9vxk3vnxqezgpjjvwsseq0jqfvcwvevuh2m57vp7f4grwypj4'>nevent1q…ypj4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;She points to the prize, the vision, the light at the end of the tunnel, with sunlit uplands of green growth and fairer prosperity. &#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Reeves doesn’t just speak of shovels in the ground and cranes reaching the sky, but of rebuilding fragile trust in politics as a force for good. That has been a goal of Starmer’s Labour from the beginning...&#34;<br/><br/>OMFG what a dumb simp this &#34;journalist&#34; is 2024-09-24T16:24:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0jkt9c6hxjqe5cws4cw5vefsc58s0x6avkvqkjmg2n5ncyh67ycszypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr73jv5dq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fmkrxmgcuaz35napm32fqr3gcemf9azx9aal0sylvdxwjkw2tdse2qs97'>nevent1q…qs97</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;&#34;An austerity budget next month could crash the whole Labour project of bringing growth back to a stagnant economy.&#34;&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://theconversation.com/what-are-the-political-consequences-of-austerity-a-history-lesson-for-keir-starmer-239164">https://theconversation.com/what-are-the-political-consequences-of-austerity-a-history-lesson-for-keir-starmer-239164</a><br/><br/>And , of course, if &#34;mainstream&#34; politics - both #labour, #tories and #libdem /tory coalitions fails to improve peoples material conditions AGAIN, then there will be a rise in support for other parties<br/><br/>Some of those parties are great like the #greens, others are terrible like #reform<br/><br/>1/2 2024-09-24T09:32:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqydpl4239fckfh8nntdh7ullpqft4wffl5c69dapkjggs7w0nf4czypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7nyzv7c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0nu8gvu37rhvr4jtjjwrhya8dwe393nv5cedxzgh9rtqfrssu8zsnzmtkw'>nevent1q…mtkw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#Starmer&#39;s penchant for accepting gifts is such a stupid, unnecessary, self-inflicted injury - smacks of arrogance, greed and complicity<br/><br/>The other explanation is that he is so entralled by business donors and so cowering and craven that he doesnt dare rebuff any of their &#34;generous donations&#34; <br/><br/>Neither explanation is good - and the &#34;&#34;its allowed and I followed the rules&#34;&#34; isnt a defence in matters of judgement or morality 2024-09-17T22:12:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy6cel9h39th4mnd4kden4zr5t247jhtgswz68yjynhuurvpwcuhqzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr78jes67 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxe0lhs782tya72ktkn4yzrqyjna6z8ex68v82zwq4m9e7tgez00qw9t33p'>nevent1q…t33p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Labour are telling us the truth?<br/><br/>Recently #Starmer in his plans for the NHS said there were 3 options<br/><br/>If I recall corrctly they were<br/>1)Do nothing <br/>2)Workng people pay more tax <br/>3)&#34;reform&#34; the NHS<br/><br/>He completely failed to mention another option - the wealthiest pay more rather than &#34;working people&#34; and the NHS continues on the pre-lansley model that delivered probably the most cost efficient health service in the world <br/><br/>Dishonest, Partial truths not &#34;the whole truth&#34; 2024-09-14T08:51:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2j74r38kcsk062m0mk3e0sg76t690nyd69x6hk7nlryz86na89uczypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7jd20sq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8kntvu33m8nj4uss6sp5vkpncq85fg5ewxml0kktuv7u3rhhs9eshxce98'>nevent1q…ce98</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To continue the metaphor<br/><br/>Are you sure that #harris and #walz are fully clothed?<br/><br/>Certainly on #palestine and #genocide they seem almost as obscenely thread-bare as the orange one 2024-08-09T13:36:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs97k7emhzhk7450g6hvjnjfce5aan0szf5st0hqnxgcnge4r332fqzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7nmec9g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrt70dwhuc4ng439vzze45v5f7jfvj4edp4w7yrecswcl8vyvfh3csx5efe'>nevent1q…5efe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Like this:<br/> <img src="https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/112/905/789/041/451/252/original/a5895d7c10b04c53.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-04T21:08:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrt70dwhuc4ng439vzze45v5f7jfvj4edp4w7yrecswcl8vyvfh3czypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7n0qvs2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9k0su69n0wvh6dlacgkwff2e8fdv6t043lnqd29yz7vpmetuaapqpxyqd7'>nevent1q…yqd7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I only saw them on old buildings where the roof had been undisturbed<br/><br/>Often pitched roofs of old hand-made clay tiles (very prevalent in southern england as clay was local and slate wasnt) or roofs of stone flags<br/><br/>House Leeks manage to hang on and thrive where local sedum varieties would get pushed off by rain or snow - sedum tended to grow only where it could be supported by the house leeks, or in blocked gutters i think the sedum was a opportunistic arrival 2024-08-04T20:53:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvauc27dm25c3qt7pwzn6sz54qmqdx4rd0x4h9tnydjtkx2lh94lgzypxtula5dkxw3c2llsxw6z0cwc9475jtxy5d6vnfcrp2gelfkagr7cf8fts In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxgnvwq40uf5lea2g3dq3nns8a4le5nea20n8ze8v4wkls2uxka5qkdkcuz'>nevent1q…kcuz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They look like what i knew as a child as &#34;house leeks&#34;<br/>Local folklore (south UK) was that they prevent lightning strikes if growing on the roof<br/><br/>&#34;Hens and chicks&#34; is cuter though and &#34;leeks&#34; never made much sense to me<br/><br/>EDIT: resolved my own 40+year confusion:<br/>&#34;&#34;The common name &#34;houseleek&#34; comes from the Anglo-Saxon word leac, meaning &#34;plant&#34;, since these are literally plants that grow on houses.&#34;&#34; 2024-08-03T21:06:03Z