Trump doesn't care who buys Warner Bros Discovery. He just wants paying off by whoever's bid wins. #c4news

Rising from the ashes: a survivor reclaims her voice In the second part of Calleigh’s story she and I discuss the aftermath of her trauma and the wider rape culture that permeates society | Gemma Gould @gemmagould.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

You know, infuriating and a shameful betrayal though the BBC and other media's misreporting of the Sandie Peggie judgment is, it also doesn't really matter. What matters is the judgment which lawyers will read, use to advise their clients, and inclusion will be the winner.

A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...

"Sudanese paramilitary forces bombed a kindergarten and the hospital where victims were brought for treatment in southern Sudan on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, including 33 children." truthout.org/articles/sud...

Pretty much an accurate summary of US legal news nowadays.

@channel4news.bsky.social should not be on substack. #c4news arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Pretty mad how unhinged and rabid the substack comments are under Starmers first post

As Dorian says, linking to "religion" is tedious, and dismissive. Being autistic/ADHD isn't something you choose. Nor is being non-binary. It's a part of who someone is. That means it's important people can be able to, without harassment from two bit columnists, see themselves through that lens. 2/

Being able to recognise I am autistic and non-binary helped me make sense of who I am. It allows me to recognise why my brain works the way it does, why I feel the way I do. Not being able to do that left scars, mental and physical. It's a good thing being able to have a frame for your life. 1/

The average natural born US citizen, even one who is well-educated, has ZERO understanding of the history of immigration and citizenship law or the way that immigration and citizenship law is enforced today.

"Individual liberty" is when conservatives decide everything. Their concept of liberty is just domination, not freedom to do what they want, but freedom to force everyone else to do what they want. bsky.app/profile/donm...

Oh wow. A Labour MP in Scotland openly calling out trans people as part of an "ideology" affected by a "virus". @goodlawproject.org

Justice Jackson nails it, but that this has to be spelled out is so depressing.

Reform mayoral candidate called for Lammy to ‘go home’ to the Caribbean Nigel Farage urged to fire Chris Parry after string of ‘grotesque’ remarks

On Farage and his support: I fear the group of people that wants all foreigners to leave the U.K. but draws the line at racism is not as large as the press seems to assume.

it might seem surprising that the people who said “look, let trans people live their lives, but i have Reasonable Concerns about sports and toilets” aren’t up in arms about this, but what you have to remember is that those people who said that are liars who were lying

What annoys me is that they conflate screening with treatment. Having a PSA test, an MRI, or even a finger up the bum, does NOT cause incontinence or erectile dysfunction, but it will tell you if you have PC. Only after that do you agree treatment with the consultant.

This is new research that shows that fewer men are progressing to stage 4 in privileged areas & more men are progressing to stage 4 in poorer areas Whatever people say about overtreatment, stage 4 is not where you want to end up

If your appointment is invalid, you never had the job in the first place.

Meanwhile on TruthSocial... Trump & supporter cite the lawless killing of the War on Terror to defend their especially lawless killing today. Turns out that sending drones around the world to kill people, keeping info secret, and denying civilian deaths has dire consequences. Go figure!

The fact that Farage singled out younger boys to racially abuse speaks volumes. A bully as well as a racist.

UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health

‘Frankly, the deception of Brexit has exposed Britain as a lonely person sitting outside the conference table.’ Lord #Heseltine: one of last true statesmen reminding us what Europe built - peace, power, and purpose. Only Europe gives us strength to stand our ground against global powers. #Heseltine

Between them, Gerald Knaus (European Stability Initiative) and Justin Webb explained the part of the US's new national security plan which threatens Europe, with Webb taking the Trump administration's position. #R4Today

The Lords are talking the assisted dying bill out very slowly. That's a headline. #R4Today

Critics of the Employment Rights Bill will not be satisfied with this concession and will want it watered down further. The government need to hold firm and deliver the New Deal for Working People in full. My article in @politicshome.bsky.social 👇 www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

This little boy was 9, Farage was 17. The epitome of a school bully.

Streeting, vocal about his belief that mental health issues, autism, ADHD etc are "overdiagnosed, is pushing a review, part led by someone who's already done this to ME patients, into whether they're overdiagnosed. Expect a lot more articles trying to set a narrative. 2/ www.bbc.com/news/article...

As with government "reviews' into migrants rights, disability support, trans and non-binary individuals etc there is usually a preferred outcome which the government wants to achieve. That is helped by media outlets pushing somewhat misleading reports supporting the preferred outcome. 1/

It shouldn’t be missed how many examples of Farage’s racist bullying are from when he was 17-18 & the kids were 9-10. He’s always been a coward

Is there anything more despicable than watching Labour and Reform compete over who can deport the most migrants? The Green Party reject this toxic and divisive rhetoric and call for an immigration system grounded in humanity and compassion. Join us: Join.greenparty.org.uk

#RefugeesWelcome 💚💚💚

The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... This is what I expected of Labour, not Mahmood's cruelty and transformation into the nasty party

I wrote a piece last year about leasehold ground rent costs in Croydon for those buying through shared ownership ... Ironically, the MP for Streatham & North Croydon, Steve Reed, is now the Secretary of State for Housing insidecroydon.com/2024/04/04/h...

This would be a massive betrayal of leaseholders and Labour's manifesto pledge to them ... inews.co.uk/news/treasur...

So absolutely on brand.

The FDA said on Tuesday that people should stop using certain types of glucose monitor sensors after the maker, Abbott Diabetes Care, warned that the faulty products could be tied to at least seven deaths.

Pete Hegseth bears responsibility for THIS (hat tip @natashabertrand.bsky.social)

The Reform party are normalising racism and Islamophobia. The Lib Dems will always stand up to it and call it out.

And here's my wonderful Lib Dem colleague Gareth Roberts doing the same thing - we will not take lectures on hate speech from Reform!

They called Prasad’s analysis “a huge exaggeration.” Some of the deaths were rated as “‘possibly related,’ which is very far” from a causal relationship, the person said.

Red Herring Alert! Trump's DOJ is re-asking the court to release Epstein grand jury materials. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/is-pam-bon...

Listening to 6 o clock news the BBC suggests *conscription* as a possible policy response to the Skripal poisoning. Curious why/how that would deter Putin from another poisoning or encourage the British public to understand and respond to the threat from Russia

The US government is now targeting anyone applying for a H-1b visa that have worked on "activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety, among others." www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

This would be, without any doubt, a war crime committed by the United States. We prosecuted Germans and Japanese for doing this exact thing in WWII.

It's a mark of our moral disintegration that there's even a discussion about Ukraine giving up land. To even countenance it is to reward colonialism.

Doesn't say anything for the political instincts of Number 10 that they were surprised by a positive response to a positive EU agenda. Doesn't say much for their diplomatic instincts that this came 12 months too late to make a difference to negotiations. www.politico.eu/article/brex...

Ordering an inquiry into crisis levels in the diagnosis of neurodivergence, an issue that has uncovered how massively underdiagnosed, under-supported, and ignored (predominantly) the suffering of neurodiverse women has been since... Well, forever, is fine. It's fine. But...