“It is now beyond doubt, however; that this assisted by the White House in its efforts to destroy Ukraine and that the United States has declared war on Europe under its appalling president”… and who does the US support in Europe? The AFD in Germany and Reform UK here. Such grim betrayal. (iPaper)

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.

Over this weekend, we have pushed the @calaisappeal.bsky.social fundraiser to almost £10k!! 🥹🥹 Let’s give it a really big push this week🙏 I feel sure we can raise more than the far right did to send over their thugs to harass people ❤️💪 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...

New analysis shows: That there are now more people alive in the UK that voted Remain in 2016 than those who voted Leave in 2016. The "will of the people" expressed by direct vote in 2016... has changed.

We have decided to switch Ashes allegiances. As a team who will always support the underdog, we recognise the dire position England are now in, having gone 17 winless games in Australia since 2011. It has become like San Marino vs. Brazil in football. England need our support.

Oh, look, just like Nixon’s enemies list from his "Political Enemies Project." They're lack of original ideas is astounding. I guess they're coming for all of us now.

UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation. In public ownership that would have gone into infrastructure, lower bills. Privatisation delivered low investment, high bills, no tax on dividends to foreign investors. No end to nightmare without public ownership.

Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯

Starmer’s Brexit stance convinces nobody. * A majority now prefer parties outside the Lab–Con duopoly. * Badenoch declares welfare “unchristian” * Farage denies wanting a merger with the Tories. Read Pecksniff’s acerbic analysis of this week’s politics ⤵️

They are LIARS and they have serious problems with numbers. ‼️💯‼️

Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏

There isn’t much for our Supreme Court to hear, the Constitution is already clear. And just to be absolutely clear: the Supreme Court does not have the power to overrule or rewrite our Constitution.

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thank you to everyone finding this essay in a brand new magazine - one that is trying to do something different in this time of media consolidation...

Time for a boycott of the FIFA World Cup by teams and fans.

🟢🟡 Time to put the negativity behind us. 🗣️ Andy Delf ▪️Good leadership shown by Attanasio & Ressler ▪️Maybe we'll also see contrition from others? ▪️Time to look forward with positivity LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/12/06/t... #ncfc

#NewMusicFriday on www.radiostradbroke.co.uk at 10:00 UK time on 05Dec25. 3 hours of banging tunes live, which then repeats at 22:00 UK time. Listen.

Wie man immer so denkt, dass die eigenen Bedürfnisse gar nicht so wichtig sind. Dass man funktionieren muss, für andere. Bis zu dem einen Tag. An dem nichts mehr geht. Hineinhören. Hinschauen. Aufpassen. Auf dich. Wichtig.

The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years. Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class. The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.

A quote from Mary Shelley #quoteoftheday

"Keir Starmer did not create this problem — the damage done by the Conservatives cannot be overstated — but it is making matters worse." Fantastic column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the malaise in our politics and the road that we're on without a major change in approach:

£9m gift to Reform UK highlights 'alarming trend' of parties getting ever larger donations from the very rich, Electoral Reform Society warns - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election. As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.

An eco obscenity: Norman Foster’s steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... Read this and weep.

Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.

Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.

#PoetWithATypewriter I saw you in Norwich today. If you're on here, pls get in touch. R

ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety. My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.

Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”

This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.

The Telegraph denounces Brexit as ‘unmitigated economic disaster’ www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...

Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay. See the problem?

Alongside declining polls for Reform, the good news about the Telegraph’s volte face on Brexit is that it gives Labour political cover from the far right to reapply to rejoin the EU. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...

We’ve had people from the U.S. and abroad asking whether the information on the White House website is even accurate anymore. The site has become unreliable, filled with blatantly false and deliberately misleading content.

🟢🟡 The Smiles Are Back at Carrow Road. The Clement Era Has Liftoff. 🗣️ @garygowers.bsky.social ▪️An emotional afternoon, the odd tear ▪️The Mattsson we were promised ▪️Time to hand reins to Clement ▪️Knapper to just data-fiddle LINK: norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com/2025/11/30/t... #ncfc

#PlayList #RunningOrder for #NewMusicFriday of 28th November 2025. tettig.com/newmusicfrid...

You have to read this thread. It's an eye-opener on how the right-wing press is trying to bamboozle people, or, to put it plainly, how right-wing people and media are lying.

I'll be live with #NewMusicFriday on www.radiostradbroke.co.uk at 10am UK time on 28Nov25. 35 banging new tracks and a #ClassicalMusicInterlude from 1812. Lots of other nonsense, too, I should expect. Don't miss it. #ILoveRadio

The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.

The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]

Headline on The World at One just now: "Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap". Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?

The attacks on Labour from BBC News are now so relentless, day after day, minute after minute, putting headline negativity on absolutely anything they say, or do. Are they now the official opposition?

There are some people who seem to see the recovery of ecosystems in a deforested waste as a personal affront. It's about power, and different landscapes reflect the different ways in which power is distributed - or concentrated. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

On this day 49 years ago, #SexPistols released their debut single, "Anarchy in the U.K." Released as 7″ only, and originally in a plain black sleeve, before being reissued in a standard #EMI sleeve after initial copies mis-credited production of the b-side to Chris Thomas instead of Dave Goodman.

Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...