Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz in a proud voice: “All the villages near the Lebanese border are being systematically destroyed.”

The Tories brought us 15 years of austerity 15 years of NHS underfunding ready for privatising 15 years of thousands of people dying in 'eat or heat' poverty Whatever they say the ex-Tories now deciding policy for Reform UK plan to give us more of the same meme via Godfrey Combrink

Falling asleep, isolated by other leaders, mumbling, swollen hands, looking tired…..Trump is a complete mess it would seem. www.indy100.com/politics/tru...

This is going to sound incredibly earnest and preachy but fuck it. Support creative people. Buy their stuff. Share it on here. Music, art, words, whatever. Things made by humans for humans.

BBC Director General (in email): “We will reduce commissioning spend across Content, News and Nations by around £80 million in 27-28 and review our broadcast TV channels and radio network portfolio as audiences move online.”

Can Labour potentially stop naval-gazing for a minute and address the fact in the last 48 hours we found out Russia was behind an arson attack on the PM's house and fired on a British ship in the channel?

Brexit “quietly fetters access to the €18tn continental economy that lies on the UK's doorstep.” “Each year we are outside the EU is another year in which we are poorer than we need to be” Absolutely not the actions of a country that has got its shit together. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Find out more about their influencer campaign – and how they got caught – in episode 1 of our podcast: goodlaw.social/1e69ba

As well as recruiting influencers to discredit their detractors, Palantir are also waging a campaign of legal threats against outlets that report on them. But, again, their bully-boy tactics have only served to draw attention to themselves 👀 https://bit.ly/3SIc8JU

Fleeing your home country, and everything you know, because of war, violence or persecution takes incredible courage. To everyone who has recently arrived in London seeking safety: you are welcome here.

"The mere existence of trillionaires is a major political and economic problem, probably the defining issue of our time," writes @gabrielzucman.bsky.social. "When the power of wealth is wielded by sociopaths, the consequences are a matter of life and death."

Obama Presidential Center opening brings Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and more to Chicago - Axios Chicago www.axios.com/local/chicag...

Trump's hand ... yikes (Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty)

The President of the United States posted this at 3:38AM today. Does this seem like something a sane person who is supposed to be the leader of the free world should be posting? He's ill, that's the only thing I can think of for having posted something like this.

A trove of internal records from a secret society for powerful figures in US politics, finance, and tech was left exposed online, WIRED has confirmed, naming participants in its events and revealing sensitive personal details they were assured would stay private.

This is bombshell stuff.

RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter

"Brexit, a decade ago, was a self-imposed disaster for this country. It erected barriers between our manufacturing and service industries and our largest market. It divided us into a range of cultural, artistic, environmental and academic policies."

The one-in-five people who believe Angela Rayner was born upper class should not be allowed to operate heavy machinery.

Yup there you go I've had people say it to me irl too... I suspect they ended up regretting it

10 Reasons to Love Solar Power 1. Zero CO₂ to run 2.Infinite fuel 3.sunlight 4Cuts air pollution 5.Creates local jobs 6.Low water use 7.Price keeps dropping 8.Powers homes + grids 9. Works off-grid too 10. Energy independence Future-proof tech

Pelicans possess the largest bills of any birds on Earth. These enormous bills are perfectly engineered for catching fish and regulating the bird's temperature.

Another Brexit dividend. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Cllr Lammas: "I’m going to leave Reform, I’ve had enough, it’s not what I signed up to, and I feel I’ve been misled." https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/15/reform-councillor-quits-party-branding-biggest-mistake-life-28787425/

How utterly broken a system must be for the Keir Starmer ‘rent boy’ conspiracy theory to gain traction. This stuff doesn’t happen by accident. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

I enjoyed joining @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social & @lucyfisher.ft.com on The Long View to discuss the history of Proportional Representation. Did you know that the Bill conceding votes for women in 1918 also included PR? Or that a pioneer of PR taught his dog to read? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

One detail in this fascinating BBC investigation into the Russia-instigated attack on Keir Starmer's home is the way it shows, in passing but very clearly, that Tommy Robinson is to all intents and purposes a Russian asset. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#R4Today #PoliticsLive

We need to keep pushing for more regulations for social media companies that profit from misinformation.

The findings come from this report by the Social Market Foundation. Fact check free Basefook was used this way for Gorton & Denton too. www.smf.co.uk/fake-news-qu...

Politico: "Fake news is surging in local Makerfield Facebook groups, Social Market Foundation analysis found...Misinformation has quadrupled as a share of news posts. Nearly one in six news items shared in the groups during the campaign is false, with misinformation heavily targeting Andy Burnham."

"If you look at how the world is likely to develop in the next 20 years – a world of competing great powers and empires – it’s obvious that the best bet for a middle power such as Britain is to be part of a bigger grouping of countries that largely share the same interests and values."

Lord Heseltine: "We must not have Reform or Restore or anything like it anywhere near the corridors of power in this country. I’ve seen it all before. [Oswald] Mosley in the 30s, Enoch Powell in the 60s."

How good is Palantir's NHS platform? Important story from Laura Hughes and Amy Borrett - www.ft.com/content/a3e9...

❗️Reuters reports that Tatneft’s refinery in Nizhnekamsk has completely halted production following Ukrainian drone strikes. The facility is one of Russia’s major oil refining assets. #Russia

We are *not* solving extreme poverty. But off-grid solar can be the silver bullet to change that! Because what do 95% of these people in extreme poverty have in common? They live in rural areas without grid access but with year round sunshine. aukehoekstra.substack.com/p/solving-ex...

Authoritarian regimes are no longer stopping at their own borders. Today, they are actively tracking and silencing dissidents who have sought refuge right here in Europe. May you rest in peace Robert Kuzovkov. 🕊️ #StopTransnationalRepression

Can somebody explain to me why the rule is "if you can't make rent, cut out the streaming apps, lattes, and avocado toasts" but it's never "if you can't afford your workers a living wage, cut out the mega-yachts, rockets, and spaceships."

'Jo Cox lived and worked in Brussels for six years. In 2018, the city named a square, Place Jo Cox, after her. Vigil organisers Brussels Labour, said: "Ten years since Jo was murdered, we share her belief: people have more in common than that which divides us.' www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2194...

Best Twitter riposte of the day.

Ten years after the late great #JoCox was brutally taken away from us by a far right extremist, her belief we have #MoreInCommon than that which divides us is more vital than ever. In her memory, let’s reject the politics of hate and division—embracing instead hope and unity.

Seattle welcomes World Cup supporters with a great banner: F*ck ICE Free America.

This ⬇️ Brexit has been a disaster "Ten years after Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, it is telling that none of the leading campaigners for Leave will hail it as a success." https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexit-eu-leave-johnson-gove-farage-heseltine-b2993895.html

A president who constantly breaks laws is investigating everybody who stands up to him.

Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow oil refinery early June 16, triggering a major fire and heavy smoke. The facility processes about 12.8 million tonnes of oil per year and supplies roughly 35-40% of fuel consumed in Moscow and the surrounding region. #Russia

The uglification of suburbia... 'Gardens make up almost 5% of Britain’s total land area, rising to 41% of land in London, according to the Royal Horticultural Society. But instead of teeming with vegetation, a growing number are full of concrete and paving slabs.' www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The Gestapo marched hundreds of thousands of innocent people to their deaths. I've ended private schools' tax breaks to invest in state schools. No responsible leader makes vile comparisons like this. Kemi Badenoch is not fit to be Prime Minister.