ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo

Baltimore Mayor @mayorbmscott.bsky.social: “The more united we are, the more powerful we are.” #MLK2026

Good morning from Haarlem. #GoodMorningFromHaarlem

What should follow (it won't...) is some scrutiny of the claim. Jenrick and Reform should be asked: 'In what ways is Britain broken? And what would you do to fix it?' I rather feel that the sharp dividing lines it is looking to draw between it, the Tories and Labour, would swiftly disappear. 3/3

It also obviously is a vacuous slogan, not unlike Make America Great Again, and Take Back Control. It paints an imagined (and dimly remember and contested) past - when Britain presumably was not yet broken, America was Great, and we had control - as better than the present. 2/3

I've been struck by the centrality of the 'Britain is broken' narrative in Robert Jenrick's account of why he left the Conservative Party. It obviously works better for a party like Reform, than for the party which has presided over the breaking. 1/3

Another link exposed...

The UK is almost as cheap to influence online as Russia. Cambridge researchers have mapped the bot market. The next move belongs to Parliament. By Fred Lewsey

I’m back in Moscow…and back with the Russian newspapers which report on “Galloping Inflation. Food prices rise markedly [in Russia] since the start of 2026.” One paper links rising prices to a recent VAT hike to help finance Russia’s war in Ukraine. #ReadingRussia

The quiet way AI normalizes foreign influence Americans are learning to “trust the citations” in AI-generated answers—but AI doesn’t reward credibility, it rewards access. cyberscoop.com/the-quiet-wa...

Tory Rejects + ‘Bob’ Jenricks

This makes sense...

Jenrick’s speech is like a guy who’s been the Head Chef for 10 years, walks out into the dining room, tastes the soup, and screams, "WHO PUT ALL THIS SALT IN HERE?!" "The kitchen is a disaster! The menu is a lie! I demand to meet the man in charge!" Sir... you were holding the ladle until 20 min ago

Over 500 amendments from just seven Peers. Out of 849. This isn’t careful scrutiny – it’s procedural obstruction, and it calls the future of the House of Lords into question. Stephen McNair reports eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/sho...

"It’s not only private citizens who are waking up and protesting. More and more elected representatives, political hopefuls, decorated military heroes, and legal experts in state governments are finding the courage to speak out and even to initiate lawsuits."

Think misinformation is random? Cambridge researchers found it’s a marketplace – complete with prices, stock levels and suppliers. Bot armies ready to go. Fred Lewsey reports eastangliabylines.co.uk/technology/p...

“If the Trump administration thinks ‘nothing is off the table’ when defending X and Grok, that tells us a great deal about its priorities. Ours should be protecting people from harm on the platform." Green Party peer Natalie Bennett on X and online safety.

💚 Defection from the Liberal Democrats to the Green Party! 🙌🏼 Huge welcome to Rachel - our first ever Green Councillor in Poole! www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2576904...

"Green Party leader Zack Polanski joined public ownership advocates today in demanding the government withdraw the water company’s licence after an investigation was launched into breaches of standards." www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...

Different parties, same tired politics. They act like rivals but serve the same agenda. Only the Greens are offering real solutions for a fairer, greener future.

The only questio about 'defectors' to Farage is: "Were they lying before or are they lying now?" The answer, invariably, is "Both". I'm watching the snooker.

A reminder that when Robert Jenrick was running for Conservative party leader he accepted £25,000 from a firm controlled by a sanctioned Oligarch. He should fit in well bylinetimes.com/2024/10/17/r...

Some analogies are so stark it would be remiss to not see them When was the last time you can remember when insurrectionists like the Proud Boys were rewarded with roles in a new government paramilitary force like ICE? To help your quest for historical echoes maybe start with the Munich Putsch

Thousands left without water in the middle of winter in the UK. And those same people are now facing a massive bill hike. Privatised water is a scam. I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.

There’s nothing extreme about wanting a functioning NHS, a fair distribution of wealth, and a liveable planet.

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'This is one more rat leaving a sinking ship 'The Conservatives have run out of ideas and Reform only have bad ones' Ed Davey comments on Robert Jenrick's sacking and allegations he will become the latest Tory to defect to Nigel Farage's party

We demand urgent healthcare and justice. We demand that all their demands are met. Immediate release on bail and an end to all arms sales to Israel. We stand with Umer Khalid, who continues his strike. The fight goes on.

I'm in! join.greenparty.org.uk 💚

Did someone say Green Party Party? ra.co/news/84318

"Peter Thiel... the founder of this company, does not believe in democracy"

Will Britain walk the Trumpian path? As with Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2024, few in the media are actually taking Nigel Farage and his party to task. But with your support, Byline Times' Reform UK investigations unit can fill that scrutiny gap. 👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/reformscruti...

2025 was the third hottest year ever. Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago. Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising. www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

Another great episode of The Traitors. In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia. youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M

The Whirlpool Galaxy apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26011... The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky

This afternoon’s meme…

Didn’t seem difficult when the likes of Darren Grimes were campaigning for Reform UK during the local elections saying waving the magic Reform wand would fix everything. They criticised local councils across the country for doing exactly what they are now. Reform UK lies to you.

"Murmuration over Lanhydrock Park", 2020 by Annie Ovenden, English painter #WomensArt

There it is. Farage and Reform would end our NHS. Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.

The private companies and contractors, like Palantir, which support ICE operations should be protested as well. These companies, and their employees, have important power and responsibility as citizens. We should remind them of that.

💡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦, and today’s auction for offshore wind projects is the biggest ever seen outside China. The government says that new offshore wind farms will be 40 per cent cheaper to build than new gas plants.

Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich — not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello?

Excellent podcast with @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social - brave and honest - exactly what politics and journalism should be. Thanks both 🙏 youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M?...

A new poll from YouGov shows that between Zack Polanski and Nigel Farage, Brits think The Green Party leader would make a better Prime Minister - #politics #ukpolitics #leftist #british #news

Polls suggest Greens could win 11 Senedd seats on 7 May-but winning real power takes all of us. Green MSs would hold power to account and fight for rent controls, publicly owned water, and properly funded services.

Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M

Starmer says 2026 is the year Britain ‘turns a corner’- after 13 U-turns in 18 months, it's clear we're stuck in a loop. What do you want the government to change course on next?

Our ‘mad’ world just keeps getting madder: yet it does not have to be like this | Are we doomed as a species – and a planet – if we don’t learn that cooperation is the real secret to life on earth? | Patrick Wright