'I don't understand why they went all in on Trump... he was so obviously hideous.' @mrjamesob.bsky.social criticises some of the British media's 'most unhinged headlines' from Trump's second presidency.

A welcome if surprising change of tone from the Prime Minister today. First Greenland and then Chagos, today a line was drawn for Starmer; his hostility at PMQ's to Trump's attacks left no room for misunderstanding. As for Badenoch, she played the wrong card! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

So much continues to make headline news about this man's total unsuitability for office. His unravelling and capricousness is both predictable and chilling. An interesting piece missing from this jigsaw of chaos is the First Lady. God only knows what she thinks! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

BBC News - Greenland: Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rachel Maddow: The people, by and large, stand in opposition to Trump — his approval ratings have fallen through the floor & then down into the basement & then through the basement floor into the bedrock — He is just despised as a political leader in this country in almost unprecedented terms

2026 is going to be a very dark year for US foreign policy, where everything that was built over many decades by leaders for collective security is torn apart by one madman, but only because people in his own party remain silent.

this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities

We found three cars full of masked ICE agents in a residential car park. Our guide asked them if they had a warrant, they refused to answer. I asked them several questions about what they were doing. They then made obscene gestures at us. Shortly afterwards, a drone appeared circling our car.

This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.

Pew Research Institute (2023): • Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants • Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants • Blue State Minnesota has 130,000. And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration." It's *not* about immigration.

Martin Luther King Jr. understood better than almost anyone that racial justice and economic justice are inextricably intertwined. Watch his powerful call to end poverty from his final Sunday Sermon.

Justice department ‘not investigating’ Renee Good killing in contrast to 2020 inquiry on George Floyd death

With things so depressing in Trump's America, this great song from Neil Sedaka couldn't be more appropriate. To the kinder, generous and more inclusive US that I recognise from my time training as an Los Angeles County Paramedic back in 1981. open.spotify.com/track/06W15T...

In breaking news, Judge Kate Menendez granted a preliminary injunction limiting ICE actions in Minneapolis, barring detaining, arresting, or using force on peaceful protesters or observers, and setting rules on when agents may interact with people and vehicles.

🚨 ‘STATE SPONSORED TORTURE’ it’s not North Korea we’re talking about - the shocking #IPPscandal - ONE OF THE MOST CRUEL, INHUMANE AND MONUMENTAL INJUSTICES of the past half century - is being perpetrated by the Prime Minister - a former human rights lawyer, in this country youtu.be/yo27emO72g8?...

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Junking Jenrick is rational, ruthless and risky observer.co.uk/news/politic...

BBC News - Faisal Islam: Trump's Greenland threats to allies are without parallel www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Emergency meeting of EU Member States representatives 5pm today, to discuss relations with the US

#NHS faces unprecedented challenges from chronic underfunding to creeping privatisation By signing the EveryDoctorCharter you're joining thousands of others who believe in NHS that puts people before profit follow @everydoctor.org.uk & @jujuliagrace.bsky.social everydoctor.org.uk/stand-with-n...

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Jan. 17, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Such bravery from those people protesting in Iran. The brutality of the response from the security forces is both predictable and horrific. Perhaps Trump should spend less time navel gazing about a Nobel & follow through with his promises to the Iranian people! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Is it any wonder that so many voters are so disillusioned with politics in this country. Jenrick was a fully paid up protagonist to the destructive impact the Tories had on this country. He now absolves himself of all responsibility; more of the same please Bob! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It’s not adding up. Nature in England is in freefall, yet today’s Office for Environmental Protection report warns the Government is at serious risk of missing its legally binding targets to restore it. That must be a wake-up call. ‼️ (1/2)

You’ve heard of Big Oil & Big Tobacco. Meet ✨Big Ag✨ the king of more. More cows. More meat. More methane. More rainforest destruction. All for profit. Planet gets cooked, truth gets greenwashed. Ready to stop them? 👉 act.gp/4qgwV3V #StopBigAg

33 former federal prosecutors in Minnesota are asking the Trump administration to reconsider its decision to exclude the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal agent www.startribune.com/33-ex-federa...

Blimey. Did I really just hear Keir Starmer say this “They had more positions in 14 years than the Kama Sutra. No wonder they are knackered and they left the country screwed” #PMQs

A really useful new report from @ieep-uk.bsky.social on merits of a renewed cooperation between the UK & the European Environment Agency (EEA)🌱📈 Also looks in depth at other non-EU members including Switzerland & Turkey. Read full policy paper here @europeanmovement.co.uk 👇 ieep.uk/publications...

This is beyond shocking - how can this be allowed to happen? Why on earth can’t they be released on bail? They have a right to a fair trial, appropriate medical treatment, & the removal of punitive Prison Service conditions. Govt’s ban on Palestine Action is simply intolerable

In my fifty years in politics, I don’t think I’ve seen anything like this before. I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook. Kudos to Powell for speaking out.

It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican. It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong. People are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up. The sleeping giant of America is roaring.

BREAKING: Technology Secretary Liz Kendall says creating ”non-consensual intimate images”, including with X’s Grok, will be made illegal this week

Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.

Turns out we can have nice things with the right, courageous leadership.

We must stop trying to make rational sense out of what Trump is doing. He is a ruthless dictator, plan and simple. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-foreign-and-domestic-policies

Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.

The struggle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right. The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. Everyone must choose which side they’re on.

Performance indicators for vets: a long dark road! BBC News - Vets under increasing pressure to make money for corporate owners, BBC told - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Imprisoned indefinitely for stealing a phone? End this injustice, prime minister www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

In other words, she doesn't want to answer that very simple question because the truthful answer to it unravels the admin's entire preposterously false narrative that these shots were made by an officer in fear of his life.

BBC News - My three-hour university commute is worth the £7,000 saving on halls - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...