A sometimes still, sometimes unstopped, furry little #gay man who plays with light and code. I follow and enjoy the latest in #tech, #politics, #photography, #art, #film and #cooking. I'm based in sunny #North #Wales. https://zeon7.substack.com/https://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3mwo7isaifs2nSuella Braverman has said that under Reform, every school would regularly sing the national anthem and hymns. She then told Schools Week that the requirements would be put into law or guidance as an obligation, and that schools breaking the rules would face consequences. #Religion #Schools #Reform29 Sep 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwo7isaifs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3mwbzenehdc22An institution can fail the people it claims to serve while completely succeeding at protecting its own power. You don't have to settle theological debates about God to judge what leaders do in his name. https://zeon7.substack.com/p/who-speaks-for-god-and-who-pays #FromTheNoise #Accountability #Christianity #Islam24 Sep 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbzenehdc22https://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3mwaxdn5px222Seven months into Operation Epic Fury, the US has destroyed 161 Iranian naval vessels and 82% of its air defence. Yet Hormuz remains choked, missile stockpiles endure, and both sides are back at the UN negotiating table. See first comment for full article. #geopolitics #foreignpolicy #iran #war24 Sep 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwaxdn5px222https://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3mw3mwgyrvc2bArtists aren't public utilities that exist to provide background music while the world argues. Disagreeing with a political statement doesn't automatically make that statement hateful. ​https://zeon7.substack.com/p/free-palestine-is-not-antisemitic ​#Music #ArtAndPolitics #FreeSpeech22 Sep 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3mwgyrvc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3mvushhtlgc2kBanning the #Hijab while ignoring the nun's habit isn’t a defence of #Secularism. Both are functional expressions of modesty and #Faith. Selective outrage proves the objection isn't to religious attire in public, but driven by #Prejudice masquerading as principle. #DoubleStandards19 Sep 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvushhtlgc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3mpqj4lcen22kQueer people romanticising Thatcher. Queer people voting Reform. The same iron fist, the same playbook, the same promise that this time you'll be one of the good ones. You won't. Read some history. Let me know your thoughts. https://zeon7.substack.com/p/i-lived-through-thatchers-britain #LGBTQ #ReformUK #Section28 #UKPolitics03 Jul 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqj4lcen22khttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lusob2k7ds2iTrump's suing WSJ for $10 billion over a maybe-birthday-card to Epstein. He missed the filing deadline, Vance is demanding "proof" like Hallmark issues court documents, and Trump's name is reportedly all over the actual Epstein files. That's not a lawsuit, it's a panic attack with paperwork. #WSJ25 Jul 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lusob2k7ds2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lt4mpglfy22qThe Nazi regime didn’t start with gas chambers. It started with detention camps. In Florida, they’ve already built them. One is nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz.” That name alone tells you how lives are seen: like vermin. Like prey. If you’re poor, queer, or non-white their coming for you next. #MAGA04 Jul 2025 06:33 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt4mpglfy22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lsw2abfnsc2w#Trump’s quiet campaign isn’t about policy or #MAGA, it’s about belonging. Young men, adrift and angry, are being drawn into something that feels like purpose. It looks like loyalty, but it serves #wealth and #power. All to protect certain peoples money because "money makes the world go around".01 Jul 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsw2abfnsc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lss6fhik5c2rTrump hits Iran while Gaza burns, pauses aid to Ukraine, and backs Netanyahu at every turn. Who’s really steering US foreign policy? https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16xvPExcVR/30 Jun 2025 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lss6fhik5c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lso6qrova22a#ICE is destroying #America [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jun 2025 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lso6qrova22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lslzcltj2225Two RAF planes got a red paint job—no harm, no injuries. Now the gov wants to label Palestine Action a terror group. Not for bombs. For protest. What’s really under threat here: planes or democracy? https://www.facebook.com/merrill.c.leo/posts/pfbid0M7qnNE28e2ybbjoUPfkRiENLe5CVzUpTD5jUHRNgMSX7JoZ72RNeXupAvMxPSrkul?rdid=UnFFsTV4FzQqJz8a #RightToProtest #terrorism #Palestine #Israel27 Jun 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslzcltj2225https://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lsd66gd4gk26Liar, liar, pants on fire. Trump starts a war, tanks in the polls, then slaps “COMPLETE AND TOTAL CEASEFIRE” on a still-burning mess like a toddler with a sticker chart. Iran says no. Israel shrugs. Not peace. Just propaganda. #Trump #MAGA #Iran #Israel #Ceasefire24 Jun 2025 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsd66gd4gk26https://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3ls72wxsj7k2xPresident #Trump’s bombing of #Iran wasn’t authorised by Congress, wasn’t justified by imminent threat, and wasn’t constitutional. No consultation. No declaration of #war. Just one man deciding — and that’s not how #democracy is supposed to work. Acting outside the Constitution is not leadership.22 Jun 2025 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls72wxsj7k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lrwyidak6c2xSomeone you know could be next, stand up for your rights and those of your friends, communities and families. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jun 2025 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrwyidak6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lrvnn54yms2kYou can’t call for peace while arming the aggressor. Suspend arms sales to Israel. Cut military ties. Impose sanctions. Words mean nothing without action. #UKPolitics #CeasefireNow #EndArmsTrade #MiddleEast #Iran #war #Israel18 Jun 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvnn54yms2khttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lraxnfhan22qWatching LA erupt after ICE raids, soldiers on the streets, and communities refusing to back down—it's heart-breaking and infuriating, even from Wales. This isn’t just America’s crisis; it’s about who belongs, and who gets left out—everywhere. Hope remains. Where do you stand? #ICEProtests #NoICE10 Jun 2025 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lraxnfhan22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lr6euyteqk2nUK here, cheering you on. To every LGBTQ+ person & ally in the US: we see bans on trans troops, athletes, abortion care—Pride itself. It’s painful, but not the end. Pride means push-back and progress. When hate fades, progress blooms. 🌈 #PrideMonth #LGBTQ #TransRightsAreHumanRights09 Jun 2025 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6euyteqk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lqwxad46lc2lTrump and Musk's bromance ends in a playground spat: Musk slams Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' as a "disgusting abomination"; Trump accuses Musk of "Trump derangement syndrome" and threatens to cut off government contracts. Tesla's shares plummet £118bn. #MAGA #Trump #ElonMusk #Toddlers06 Jun 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwxad46lc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lqjecqdtrs2e#Trump has reportedly instructed #Palantir to build a huge database system that combines medical records, online activity, parking tickets, bank data, dreams and nightmares into one profile to track every American. #MAGA #PalantirDatabase #government #surveillance01 Jun 2025 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqjecqdtrs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lqj7ozunms22Indy waits to be fed. #Caturday #UK #Photography01 Jun 2025 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqj7ozunms22https://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lqafxopmcs2yYou can't stop your stupidity and lies Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "Autism is preventable and it is unforgivable that we have not yet identified the underlying causes.” - HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. In short RFK. Jr. is being a dick again. #MAGA #Autism #Republicans #RFKjr #HHS #lies28 May 2025 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqafxopmcs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lpygoxudj22cWho truly pulls the strings on the global stage? And what does that mean for the rest of us? #PowerDynamics #Influence #Geopolitics #HiddenAgendas #CriticalThinking25 May 2025 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpygoxudj22chttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lpwd2nr7je2kViktor Orbán's government continues its assault on LGBTQ+ freedoms in Hungary. For more on the specific policies and their impact: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/14/hungary-poised-to-adopt-constitutional-amendment-to-ban-lgbtq-gatherings #Hungary #LGBTQrights #HumanRights #ViktorOrban #ProtectLGBTQ24 May 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwd2nr7je2khttps://bsky.app/profile/merrill-leo.bsky.social/post/3lpwaoj3xxm2kThe Big Beautiful Bill is a clear message: the rich get more, and the rest of get less. It’s trickle-down economics dressed up in patriotic slogans. For working Americans, especially those living paycheck to paycheck, this bill isn’t beautiful — it’s brutal. #EconomicPolicy #Politics #WorkingClass24 May 2025 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:ef3fvk2nux47teuyi436zpcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwaoj3xxm2k