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Jem, Nadia and Keir find themselves dwarfed by the concept of ecology in a planetary-scale episode, touching on cybernetics, systems thinking, ecofeminism and actor-network theory. The ACFM guide to ecological thinking includes ideas from Rachel Carson, Peter Kropotkin and Donna Haraway (pictured) and music from Joni Mitchell, Brian Eno and Marvin Gaye.

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Books: Grace Blakeley – Vulture Capitalism / Peter Kropotkin – Mutual Aid / Mike Davis – Ecology of Fear / Rachel Carson – Silent Spring / Felix Guattari – The Three Ecologies / Donna Haraway – A Cyborg Manifesto / Wangari Maathai – The Green Belt Movement / Jason Moore – Capitalism in the Web of Life / Alyssa Battistoni – Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature / Rodrigo Nunes – Neither Vertical Nor Horizontal

Music: Joni Mitchell – Big Yellow Taxi / Oliver Ólafsson – Systems Ecology / Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) / Ben Chatwin – Ecology of Fear / Talking Heads – (Nothing But) Flowers / Brian Eno – Another Green World / Gary Bartz – I’ve Known Rivers / Kathryn Tickell and the Darkening – Bone Music / Childish Gambino – Feels Like Summer

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With the local elections on the horizon, political parties are canvassing across the UK. As Labour and the Tories have fallen from grace, that’s opened up opportunities for smaller parties like Reform. At the same time, not everyone is open to the divisive politics of Nigel Farage, as is evident in the following video:

Reform canvassing massively backfires.

"Take this back. Look at this fucking shit. We don't want you racist pricks… Fuck off, of the front of my house and don't trespass again.. you're not even from round here, are ya? You little prick." pic.twitter.com/rwyaRFRiwS

— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) February 21, 2026

‘Look at this fucking shit’

In the video above, the resident appears in front of her door cam holding a Reform leaflet. She proceeds to say:

Take this back. Look at this fucking shit. We don’t want you racist pricks.

It’s unclear what she says as she hands the door knocker the leaflet, but next she tells him:

No problem, you’re on camera; don’t worry, I’ll make sure everyone knows who you are.

Getting lively, she proceeds to shout:

F*ck off!

Off the front of my house, and don’t trespass again.

The lad attempts to get the last word in as she tells him to “go”. She also says:

Note the lack of a Sheffield accent. You’re not even fucking from round here, are you, you little prick?

In response, he says:

Have a lovely day.

While it’s obviously preferable he was polite, let’s not forget he was there pushing divisive, dogshit politics that exists solely to secure the continued privilege of billionaire scum, so fuck him.

Reform spotted

There is obviously an argument for not broadcasting the embarrassing encounters that door knockers have. At the same time, this guy is literally broadcasting himself, so that argument doesn’t apply here:

Have just finished a great day of leafletting here in Sheffield, the response has been incredible!

Labour’s time is up…in what used to be one of their biggest strongholds!

It’s time for change. Britain needs Reform! @reformparty_uk @ReformDaily_ #BritainNeedsReform… pic.twitter.com/1bcuy88rKg

— Matt Smith – Reform UK Sheffield West (@MattJSmith) February 21, 2026

We don’t disagree with him that time is up for the government; we just don’t see Reform offering anything other than a continuation of the politics of decline that Labour and the Tories have pushed for decades.

For more on how Reform aren’t what the claim to be, check out the following:

• Reform grifters charging candidates £250 to stand as MP.
• ‘Simply making it up’ — Reform-led council invented supposed £40m saving.
• Reform called out for spaffing £600k on eight parking spots for councillors.

Featured image via X

By Willem Moore

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The British Museum has faced protests for editing its historical displays, removing references to ancient Palestine and replacing them with Canaan and Canaanite descent, following lobbying by the UK Lawyers for Israel.

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"He said some absolutely appalling things. He said some very racist things. He doesn't understand the communities that live here." Hannah Spencer didn't mince her words when asked by Aaron Bastani about Matt Goodwin, the GB News host running for Reform in the Gorton and Denton Byelection. The Green party candidate accused Goodwin of only caring about his career, leveraging the campaign to boost his own profile.

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Having electrified its highways, China is mobilising its shipbuilding prowess and battery giants such as CATL to overhaul some shipping fleets, betting that the revolution in green transport can float as well as it drives. The shift towards clean energy underscores Beijing’s broader decarbonisation commitment – vowing to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve neutrality by 2060. These goals have spurred substantial strides in renewable capacity installation, end-use revamps, new technology...

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The Australian frigate HMAS Toowoomba sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday and Saturday, monitored closely by the People’s Liberation Army, which remained on alert throughout the transit, according to a mainland Chinese media report. The Global Times, a nationalist newspaper affiliated with the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily, reported the vessel’s passage on Saturday, citing a Chinese military source. Taiwan’s Liberty News reported that the frigate was spotted on Friday in the...

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Iran and other Muslim countries condemn comments by the US envoy to the occupied territories, who suggested Israel has a right to expand its occupation to much of West Asia.

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A senior Hezbollah official says the resistance movement “no longer has any option” but to defend itself after the deadliest Israeli strikes in weeks hit eastern Lebanon on Friday.

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When an ibuprofen dance challenge went viral on the Chinese social media platform Douyin in late 2022 during the Covid-19 pandemic, shares of the country’s leading ibuprofen maker surged more than 200 per cent in two weeks. Now profits at Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical are plunging, and it is not alone, as drug makers are hit by oversupply and weakening demand. The net profit at Shandong Xinhua, a leading manufacturer and exporter of fever and pain medicines, including ibuprofen, fell 26 per...

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The Israeli army has defended a soldier whose on-camera remarks about killing and raping Palestinians in Gaza sparked international outrage, insisting he was “joking.”

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Namatay sa serye ng depensibang mga aksyon ng Bagong Hukbong Bayan (BHB)-Southeast Negros (Rachelle Mae Palang Command) ang limang sundalo ng 11th IB noong Pebrero 15. Tatlong labanan ang naganap sa Barangay Santo Niño, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental nang sumalakay ang 11th IB.

Sa ulat ng yunit, unang nagkaroon ng labanan ng alas-5:30 at sinundan ng dalawa pa ng alas-6:30 at alas-7 ng umaga. Ligtas na nakaatras ang yunit ng BHB sa magkakasunod na labanan. Ang naturang yunit ay nagsasagawa ng imbestigasyon sa mga problema ng masang magsasaka sa barangay.

“Sa naganap na mga labanan, binigo ng mga Pulang mandirigma ang tangkang pag-atake sa pamamagitan ng pagkontra-opensiba at pag-agaw sa inisyatiba,” pahayag ni Ka Estrella Banagbanag, tagapagsalita ng BHB-Southeast Negros. Dagdag niya, sampal ito sa mukha ng 11th IB at 302nd IBde na ilang ulit nang nagpahayag na wala nang larangang gerilya sa Southeast Negros.

Sa pagkapahiya ng 11th IB, isa lamang ang inamin nitong nalagas sa kanilang hanay habang may isa umanong nasugatan. Kinilala ang napatay na sundalo bilang si Cpl. Reynold Gardose, isa sa mga iskwad lider ng Alpha Company.

Kabi-kabila rin ang pamamahayag ni Brig. Gen. James Jumawan, kumander ng 302nd IBde para pagtakpan ang kanilang pagkatalo. Sinabi ni Jumawan na ang yunit na nakasagupa ng 11th IB ay mula sa magkasanib na yunit ng BHB sa Southwest at Southeast Negros na nagtatangkang irekober ang timog ng Negros Oriental. Pinalalabas pa ni Jumawan na apat na lamang ang myembro ng BHB sa sentral at timog ng Negros Oriental.

“Hanggang may pagsasamantala at pang-aapi sa masang magsasaka at manggagawa, patuloy na mahuhubog ang lakas ng hukbo ng anakpawis,” ayon kay Banagbanag. Tuluy-tuloy umano ang pagsisikap ng hukbong bayan sa pagtatayo ng Pulang kapangyarihan sa harap ng walang tigil na militarisasyon sa mga kanayunan sa isla.

The post 5 sundalo ng 11th IB, napatay sa serye ng depensibang aksyon ng BHB sa Negros Oriental appeared first on PRWC | Philippine Revolution Web Central.

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On the top floor of a trendy anime-themed mall near Beijing’s Chaoyang Park, a three-minute trailer gave a taste of what is expected to be China’s next blockbuster role-playing video game. On the large screen, characters called Eastern Heretic, Western Venom, Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar appeared in exquisitely rendered martial arts duels. Rising above it all with a sinister smile was Dongfang Bubai, a martial artist who castrated himself to learn the secrets of the skills in the...

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