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David Boyle

@hackney50david

Interested in social affairs, politics, migration issues, the Caribbean, things that bring us together rather than divide us. Proud to be a do-gooder

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#HaitiHorror Mamaille,wanted to save teen dtr from gang warfare in Cite de Soleil slum.Tried to take her to refuge run by Sister Paesie-caught up in gun fight-dtr killed-Mamaille wailed in anguish-gang-raped-foreign intervention urgent Truthoverdishonesty nytimes.com/2023/01/20/wor…

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Should all men sit down to urinate? Another conundrum for insecure males.70% Japanese men sit but small% here. Research-sitting better for hygiene+bladder. Brexit cultists will say True Brits should be free to stand+spread urine drops all over #BrexitCult theguardian.com/society/2023/f…

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WINIFRED ATWELL born #Trinidad first black artist to sell million records in UK, 1st black woman to have No.1 record, anniversary of birth today((death tomorrow) See also story of her Brixton hair salon ⁦Truthoverdishonesty⁩ ⁦Sir Geoff Palmer⁩ images.app.goo.gl/hAEx3DPZjQUiHh…

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#JAMAICA said to have more churches per sq.mile than any other nation✝️ strong inJAbut faiths with African retentions e.g.Obeah or Kumina still have adherents-I was privileged to attend Kumina event-poor goat! ⁦Michael Siva⁩ ⁦Sir Geoff Palmer⁩ nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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#Marxism alive&well in Japan-Kohei Saito’s book sold 500k Will we take sensible ‘Degrowth Communism’ road advocated by Saito or face Kim Stanley Robinson’s Gotterdammerung Capitalism scenario- elites destroy earth rather than give up power nytimes.com/2023/08/23/bus…

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Caliban Shrieks. This brilliant book has been the focus of my life for 2 years. One of the best English works of the last century - forced from print, for 7 decades, by snobbery. It's back! @vintageclassics and I have a new edition out, March 7th 🧨 penguin.co.uk/books/457658/c…

Caliban Shrieks. This brilliant book has been the focus of my life for 2 years. One of the best English works of the last century - forced from print, for 7 decades, by snobbery. 

It's back!  @vintageclassics and I have a new edition out, March 7th 🧨

penguin.co.uk/books/457658/c…
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#BoatPeople #illegalmigrants circa.1615- world might have been better place if Wampanoag indigenous people had sent them packing back in 17th century- thank you Private Eye magazine

#BoatPeople #illegalmigrants circa.1615- world might have been better place if Wampanoag indigenous people had sent them packing back in 17th century- thank you Private Eye magazine
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theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/… Just watched movie based on Canadian-Trinidadian David Chariandy’s fine novel about #Trinidad migrant family’s turbulent life in Toronto-shocked that in movie they become Jamaicans! What’s wrong with Trini? Now know where to find Peardrax! Truthoverdishonesty

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#Jamaica produced many great folk heroes-Alexander Bedward was one-celebrated in today’s Gleaner-his preaching combined religiousity that met spiritual needs of oppressed with anti-colonialism @Nigelj08223326@SirGeoffPalmer Michael Siva jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/2…

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#KamalaHarris described Iran as a “destabilizing, dangerous force in the Middle East” My view -substitute Israel for Iran #FreePalesitne

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#Halloween ‘HALLOWEEN’S MUTATION -from Humble Holiday to Retail Monstrosity’ - headline says it all nytimes.com/2024/10/19/bus…

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#WillieNelson-if I lived in US, Canada would mosdef be trying Shirred Eggs with Asparagus & Fennel (17.6 mg THC per serving), Vegan Cannabis Butter (212 mg THC per tablespoon) Snoop Dogg-Willie “is only person to have outsmoked Snoop Dogg” newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

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John Banville review new Roger Casement book- JB feels that 1/2+ of book devoted to RC’s Republican activities not justified-RC’s work exposing horrors inflicted on indigenous folk in Congo,S.America by colonial whites much more significant #UnitedIreland nybooks.com/articles/2024/…

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#Rees-Mogg described as”a stupid person's idea of a clever person”in Nick Cohen excellent Substack.Applies also to many other politicians. #Ignorance on the rise,many show fierce antipathy to truth, search for knowledge-why?Just started reading’Ignorance&Bliss by Mark Lilla

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METAPHOR OF THE DAY- #Farage who claims ‘special relationship’ with Trump +other UK brown nosers denied VIP treatment at inauguration-“There is no evidence that the flame cares the moths” Thank you Rafael Behr theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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AI Apocalypse on its way? Recent graduates in US & UK struggling to find appropriate jobs-Spotify full of AI generated songs-maybe Ned Ludd is due a comeback #AIApocalypse How to Survive the A.I. Revolution newyorker.com/magazine/2025/…

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Bill McKibben on Edward Burtynsky - 'The Great Acceleration', Burtynsky's show currently ICP in New York, is breathtakingly good newyorker.com/culture/photo-…

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‘THE GREAT ACCELERATION’ Edward Burtysky’s photos illustrate the dramatic surge in human activity that has taken place in the last 50 years and it’s impact on our surroundings- will it fade or will it continue? newyorker.com/culture/photo-…

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SENATOR TED CRUZ CRITICIZES NY GOVERNOR FOR WEARING HEAD SCARF AT MURDERED OFFICER’S FUNERAL. What a nasty, vile man and hypocrite. He wore skull cap recently at Jewish event. nytimes.com/2025/08/03/nyr…