Israel accepts Gaza death toll compiled by health authorities is broadly accurate

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

Carole Cadwalladr, "He's not that cuddle cosy golf club English pub figure" "He is in a relationship with the US far right and with the European pro-Kremlin far right" "What happened in Brexit, we saw that money that force that influence, those networks coming together"

How bizarre it would be if the NRA becomes one of the anti-ICE organisations. Personal firearms carrying only works if the rule of law is being followed. ‘The NRA labelled a suggestion by a federal prosecutor that people who carry guns risk being lawfully shot by officers as "dangerous and wrong".

'ICE and the Border Patrol are now filled with sadistic thugs.' 'the courage and decency of millions of ordinary Americans...have been so dramatically on display in Minneapolis. We can only hope that this courage and decency get us through this nightmare...we must do all we can to make it happen.'

Today, Minneapolis sent a clear message: ICE is not welcome here, and we will protect our community! #ICEOUT #ICEOUTMN

A country cannot be secure if its natural systems are collapsing.

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence. ‘With the regular routine winding down and less work for everyone to do, boredom inevitably set in.’

The spivs who run Great Northern Railways at the moment are trying to avoid a delay repay to me, despite being provided with all the necessary information + evidence. Thankfully they are coming into public ownership in May - hopefully I’ll get my payment from them before that

The ‘Board of Peace’ is a protection racket on an international scale that would impress Trump’s mentor Roy Cohn.

Worrying that Trump has misspelled "bored"

Look at this lovely item which has just arrived. I don’t normally buy new books any more but I really like his Instagram content and it has lots of useful stuff in it. Any day now I’ll be getting out of my armchair and get cracking up the allotment!

Thread via @jdurran.bsky.social Let's talk to young people about this rather than making assumptions.

#Newsnight Let us not forget that Nigel Farage - the leader of Reform UK Ltd - encouraged Donald Trump to wage economic warfare on the UK, exactly what he is doing, today. I hope BBC journalists and others question him on these words.

Today we honor Dr. King by remembering that his legacy wasn’t comfort or quiet it was courage, sacrifice, and resistance in the face of injustice. He knew progress is never handed down; it’s pushed forward by ordinary people who refuse to accept inequality as normal.

I’m 6 1/2 hours into a 7 1/2 hour Sunday train journey home from Norfolk (don’t ask!) I keep being reminded of this Substack post from @samfr.bsky.social the other day open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t... - the irritation of shitty Wi-Fi on trains. I’ve been on 3 different companies today + all rubbish

67% of Reform MPs have previously been elected as representatives of the Conservative Party. They broke the country last time; do you trust them to fix it?

Travelling east today - it’s all gone swimmingly until I got to Stratford (via the marvellous Elizabeth Line). Then I was met with this - open platform, almost no shelter from the rain, very little information about where to go to catch next train. Not v impressive

Also, check the hashtag, cos there are other #buyastrangerabook day offers still unclaimed.

@stephencollins.bsky.social made the point best

🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero 1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system 2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free 3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us" 4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous 5) That's it! 1/10

"Battle Hymn of the Republic" is not a song to be taken on lightly ... but in light of this New Year Trumpian news onslaught, we're sharing this adaptation, called "Battle Hymn of the Empire" - as Trump goes marching on, and dragging us all back to the nineteenth century. youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0

Rewatching Extras. I had forgotten how star studded it is, and how excruciating. I’ve got to a point where I almost can’t watch…

Finally managed to deactivate my X account after trying on and off for a year. I still kind of liked my corner of the place, and I’ll really miss the bird stuff on there. But I don’t want to be contributing one single thing to supporting Musk in any way shape or form.

Cue Benny Hill music ….

Went to the allotment to feed the birds. This is what Merlin said was around plus a very quiet blackbird that I saw. The yellow legged gull was very unlikely but I saw most of the rest of them

At no point does the vehicle touch him. He steps in front of the vehicle to shoot her, then to the side & shoots again. He's untouched. Maga account is total fiction. They're all repeating it knowing full well they're lying. It's the maga playbook - blame the fictional "radical left" for everything.

We’re looking for someone to join the @hopenothate.org.uk research team for 3 months to work on our anti-Reform team. Have a look! hopenothate.org.uk/about-us/car...

Jesus Christ, don’t read the news just before bed. I feel faintly sick…

IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day! The grooviest of all the days. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only.

Subtweet: You do not feel safer in London *despite* it being more diverse than other towns. You feel safer in London because it is generally safe, and there being a lot of brown people here has LITERALLY NOTHING to do with how safe you are.

It's #buyastrangerabook day! It was also @redwellyfeats.bsky.social's birthday yesterday. And Emma would like to mark this momentous occasion by buying someone a book of their choice, up to £15! So, if you have something in mind, let us know. UK only. (HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA!)

DAZN Italia are showing the Litter Van Veen final live on YouTube. So if, like me, you don't subscribe to Sky and would like to watch the darts live, here it is! Italian commentators are enthusiastic! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi9q...

It's our fourth anniversary at Comment is Freed today and we have a special offer to celebrate. 25% off for your first year. We don't do these often so if you've been thinking of signing up now is the time samf.substack.com/p/fourth-ann...

Hunting is completely impractical, causes immense damage to farming, benefits nobody and is very cruel indeed. No wonder Britain's leading Brexiter backs it.

On Christmas Eve, please enjoy this little video of men being great dads

Another brilliant #buyastrangerabook day offer! @ginger-kid.bsky.social has sent me some dosh so I can buy someone a copy of The 13.5 Lives Of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers. I've added a description. Check it out and let us know if you'd like a copy. UK only

"She's been on remand for over a year, her trial's not until April next year and bail keeps getting denied." news.sky.com/story/fears-...

1 ) LIE BIG. #Propaganda #MemeForToday #LieBig

Absolutely shocking. We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases. We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.

Always worth remembering that, when it comes to populist leadership (and cults), the ideas and policies are not supposed to make sense. Hypocritical whiplash is part of the power. As cult psychologists discovered ages ago: after a certain commitment point, inconsistency *increases* belief strength.

The government are ignoring this protest, that's not the action of a government in control of the narrative.

It's #buyastrangerabook day tomorrow. You may call it Wednesday. I'm going to give out loads of free books and also encourage you to give out free books too. Can we make it a big old Christmas Special please? www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE LAUNCH! I'm doing a raffle. Tickets are just £2 each! You can win all these SIGNED books + £50 to spend. More importantly, every ticket you buy will help buy books for two amazing schools. TWO POUNDS. More here. www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex... Please share.

Why does it still us cost so much money then?!?!

Once more for the haters...