Speeches still matter. This one was superb and deeply consequential if others follow his lead in the face of the corrupt mindless bullying and BS From USA. New ep @therestpolitics.bsky.social recorded just before he spoke. All themes covered!!!

They got so so much wrong. And we are all paying the price.

The fucking LYING It's not just another level. It's like he's a panellist on Would I Lie to You

Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.

MPs are now considering Lords amendments to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill. Watch the debate ⬇️ parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

Man of the people. Another pint Nige?

Why is Donald Trump changing his mind every five minutes and saying completely mad stuff an embarrassment for Keir Starmer? It feels like it should chiefly be seen as an embarrassment for the United States.

Another traitor.

Traitor.

I think it was a joke.

Classy

Trump on his website laying in to the UK over Diego Garcia as an act of “GREAT STUPIDITY”, cites it as a reason the US should “acquire” Greenland

Trump, Vance, but who is the third suit?

Yes. If we don't move with Europe after Davos it has to be the end for Starmer. But I suspect we will.

The Norwegians often demonstrate a refreshingly honest communication style.

Trump demanding control of Greenland—which the US already has access to—is based on multi-layered lies. Threatening NATO allies to get it undermines the Western alliance. I did a point-by-point breakdown of Trump's aggressive letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Støre about the Nobel and Greenland.

Donald Trump stated in his message to the Norwegian Prime Minister overnight: "I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding" It's wild that this was pretty much the least insane thing about it. And it's proper get-this-person-help-now stuff.

It’s truly a special kind of unhinged psychotic who will come up with “You didn’t give me the Nobel Peace Prize so I’m going to start World War 3.”

X for the propaganda, Bluesky for the correction

My consultations with member states on the latest tensions over Greenland reconfirm our strong commitment to the following:   ▪️ Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty;   ▪️ Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland;

Be good if those journalists who got quotes from Labour MPs about 'never here Keir' could go back and ask them how dumb they feel now. (I mean maybe they are actually that thick and stand by the comments 🤷‍♂️).

Morning.

A traitor wrapped in our nation's flag

The Garnier Facebrush tagline is 'you don't clean your teeth with your finger, why clean your face with your hands?' Because my face isn't made of teeth.

A real shame if this photo went viral again today.

Ask yourself: If Donald Trump was intentionally trying to destroy the United States, how could you tell the difference?

Excellent stuff

Bonkers. Just completely bonkers. www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...

This is superb from start to finish "Jenrick insisted, deadpan, that he was putting personal ambition aside by joining the party currently leading in the polls"

According to Cunningham, Burqas must be banned because they hide the faces of potential criminals. Tell that to the masked ICE goons who kidnap and murder innocent people in Trumpland. Farage's Party is the UK branch of 🇺🇸 authoritarian regime. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Naaaaaaailed it

Actually the framed message as presented makes clear it's a symbol of gratitude, rather than an attempt to transfer the award.

Okay, wait, but someone told Grok to put a bikini on the Bluesky logo... and Bluesky folks... made it their pfp. And then... the bio:

Thoughts and prayers with Chris Mason at this difficult time.

Best outcome is Farage says no + Bobby J is forced to set up yet another "would you like some racism with that?" party causing further fragmentation on the right.

Shorter version:

Tonight a man was shot in the leg by an ICE agent on the Northside. No matter what led up to this incident, the situation we are seeing in our city is not sustainable.

NEW and WOW: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...

The Government staying on X is pathetic: Ministers need to show some moral backbone inews.co.uk/opinion/the-...

All these years we've looked over the ocean at those seemingly crazy US gun laws, and raised eyebrows at the 2nd amendment justification: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed". And yet.

We’ve just secured the largest amount of offshore wind in any auction ever in Britain - enough to power the equivalent of 12 million homes. In Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 the first offshore wind project in three years has been successful - a landmark moment demonstrating our commitment to the whole of the UK.

You had me at "First, X increasingly promotes and monetises an environment that is hostile to women and girls."

Stop characterising the AI debate as 'the people versus technology' Amol #r4today It's as daft as 'the people versus the printing press' would have been in the 1400s

#BBCNews - BBC will aim to have Trump's $5bn defamation lawsuit thrown out www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just heard @libdemdaisy.bsky.social equivocating on #r4today when asked if she should come off X. For big accounts the argument about reach is somewhat addressed by moving, because you make the site you're departing less attractive and the site you're joining more attractive.

Is this the America they all voted for?

This is good news for the US, good news for Orsted, and good news for our planet.

Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️