Via NPR ~ Hundreds of celebrities have relaunched a committee to defend free speech that was first formed during the post-World War II Red Scare. It’s spearheaded Jane Fonda, whose father, Henry Fonda, stood against the Hollywood blacklists of the McCarthy era.⁠ ⁠

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Usually I can’t wait for a sequel but…

When satire needs government approval, it’s no longer satire. #holdfast

A year since Trump's return to power, America's a far weaker nation, under relentless assault by its own president. Weakening the United States, and democracies around the world, serves Trump's desire to increase his power and wealth. But Trump's the enemy of the nation he was elected to lead.

All you get from Reform is that plus more cuts, racism, bigotry, and by-elections.

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"When we ask people whether #Brexit has been a success or a failure, 62% to 11% say failure. And that really rockets up - when you ask people who did vote Labour last year and people who are still intending to vote Labour - that figure goes north of 85%." ~AA @pimlicat.bsky.social

There's a word for selling political influence for cash... (sadly Reform aren't the first to do so) Via Private Eye

The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.

Donald █████ is a ████. I'm sure of it. He ██████ young girls on ████ Island, along with his mate ███████. Then he spent ██ years lying to ████████ voters, as if it never happened. I hope he snags his █████ on a rusty nail and it falls off, cos he's a ███████ cunt.

GUILTY A.F.

What's worse, poetry or jazz?

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Nothing more than perceived wealth that doesn’t exist for the purposes of taxes, but magically does for the purposes of leverage. Meanwhile, the rest of us pay real taxes on low wages and can’t leverage shit. The game is rigged. Tax the rich.

Ofcom investigates BT and Three for failing to connect 999 calls. Previously, BT fined £17.5m for "catastrophic failure" of emergency call handling service. Three was fined £1.9m. Execs face no penalties. Fines passed to customers. Execs free to game the system, boost profits and exec pay.

There’s a lot going on here, but one big and very uncomfortable issue: How credible are the United States’ Article V commitments at the moment for actual NATO members? www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Getting myself kicked out of Forbidden Planet.

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I'm just over 100 days as the leader of the Green Party. We've had several polls where we're in second place above Labour. And today we found out we are closing in on overtaking Labours membership. Then we're coming for Reform. Join.greenparty.org.uk

BILL BURR: “If someone’s working 160 hours a month and can’t make their rent, you’re not paying them enough. Maybe you should just be worth $900,000,000… How does a CEO take a f*cking 8 figure bonus and none of your employees have dental insurance?”

Just a mom, making her baby laugh…

In 1993, Trump signed mortgages for 2 homes in Florida, claiming each as his principal residence. He does not appear to have ever lived in either, let alone used them as a principal residence. They were investment properties & rented out. Yet he accuses others of fraud? #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

A few things.. 1. Snigdha is a fab person to follow. 2. This thread is 🔥 3. Anyone who may be in any doubt what Farage really is, show them this👇

Stephen Flynn criticises Nigel Farage from attacking children who speak more than one language #BBCQT "A man who aspires to be PM of these isle would pick a fight with school kids, would hold school kids up as an object to beat, absolutely repulses me and it should repulse all of you as well"

This 👇 Dear American friends, we're on you your side. We just can't deal with that lunatic in the White House and the idiots he surrounds himself with.

Daily Star: Runaway in a manger #TomorrowsPapersToday

Stephen Flynn, "When we're at war on our continent, and we are at war with Russia" "Our most trusted ally is choosing to proactively try and divide Europe" "That does the US a disservice, and it does all of us a disservice"

Baseball. Played in English schools. By girls. With no armour...

There is perhaps nothing more "on brand" for Trump than using all of the power of the US government to coerce a sovereign, democratic nation into releasing someone accused of raping children and trafficking women. "Gift" article, so no subscription required to read. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...

We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).

I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.

“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”

Sure Donakd, sure.

Trump has given up on his biggest campaign promise. Now he mocks the cost of living crisis and calls affordability a "con job." Meanwhile, corporations that have the power to jack up prices, suppress wages, and bust unions are laughing all the way to the bank (and funding Trump's ballroom).

GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - completely biased and full of lies. And GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom MUST investigate them for breaching its rules. Sign now if you agree. 38d.gs/trump_gbnews...

🔴Elon Musk Has Made X a Threat to Democracy and His War on the EU Proves It Caroline Orr Bueno reports on how the billionaire X owner has turned Twitter into a tool for foreign interference which monetises and weaponises a global network of disinformation bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...

Multiple Countries Boycott Eurovision Over Israel’s Participation https://theonion.com/multiple-countries-boycott-eurovision-over-israels-participation/

Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯

Just a little reminder: Elon Musk is lying to you. He bends when asked to, and the fine X received from the EU has nothing to do with censorship. Musk simply refuses to follow laws and be transparent, and he gets a tiny fine for it

Didn’t stop Boris Johnson.

Rivers www.worldofmoose.com/products/par...

From the CWS ARCHIVE. 4th June 2024.

New in PN: Costco demands a refund from Trump "One of the biggest importers in the country has entered the fray, at the risk of finding itself crosswise with the Trump administration. This is what happens when you let the president break the law for a little while."

Once again, a Scottish newspaper takes a stand, refusing to follow the mainstream media mob in perpetuating the great fiction that is the Gaza “ceasefire”. The @scotnational.bsky.social puts their peers to shame.

Nigel Farage ceremonially burnt a copy of the Dulwich School roll document for the year where there fewer Smiths enrolled than Patels 👀 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill Or about who bought his house in Frinton

Will post to this thread occasionally to add to it