The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House: Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social

“Abrupt changes” threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, at which point continued ice-melting would submerge coastal cities around the world. www.wired.com/story/antarc...

The US is complicit in genocide. Let’s stop pretending otherwise | Mehdi Hasan

I am so enjoying Not Just the Tudors on BBC Radio 4, led by Susannah Lipscomb. Every podcast is a delight.

Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’

I can study all my life: Denmark pays students $1,000 a month to go to universities, with no tuition fees

In 1970 the UK and Norway were roughly equal, almost no debt, and owned all their Public Services. Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt. While Norway still owns everything and has the equivilant of £10tn. That's how privatisation 'works'.

I think Gary Lineker is a good citizen. 👍

I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

“In the first three months, the Trump family has become $3 billion wealthier, so that’s a billion dollars a month.”

On May 15, Palestinians mark the Nakba. What began in 1948 remains the world’s longest unresolved refugee crisis.

Ben Cohen, cofounder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, was removed from the Senate after confronting lawmakers over US support for Israel's military campaign in Gaza.

Bruce Springsteen says Trump is running ‘rogue government’ and ‘siding with dictators’

Fed up with Farage? Me too. I’ve signed the Never Nigel Pledge. Add your name today, and help show that division and hate have no place in our communities. secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/170649/... @hopenothate.org.uk

Armenian genocide = genocide Cambodian genocide = genocide Holocaust = genocide Holodomor = genocide Rwanda = genocide Gaza = genocide

Pope Leo XIV on Gaza in his first Sunday blessing: “I am deeply pained by what is happening on the Gaza Strip. Let the fighting cease immediately, let humanitarian aid be provided to the exhausted civilian population, and may all hostages be released.” I’m glad he’s advocating for Palestine!

Susan Sarandon among hundreds to urge BBC to release delayed Gaza film

Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...

A group of pro-Palestinian activists in Japan staged a die-in protest in Tokyo’s Ginza district against Israel’s war on Gaza.

🚨BREAKING @libertyhq.bsky.social HAS WON ITS CASE TO #DefendDemocracy! The Court of Appeal has ruled anti-protest laws which completely ignored will of Parliament are UNLAWFUL Today’s judgement sends a powerful message to the government. It must now do the right thing youtu.be/ZZxEUkEU5Lc?...

In case you missed it ... This is the electoral truth about Brexit that for some reason Labour continues to ignore. #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Private shareholders made dividends of £3.6 billion from owning our trains in the last decade. Yet the government is leaving our trains fully privately owned. Sign We Own It's petition to demand they take our trains into public ownership: weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...

Attacks on Palestinian farmers and activists in the occupied West Bank are not new. However, the ferocity of the attack – and Ballal’s subsequent detention – made him feel that the settlers – and the Israeli military – were taking revenge for their film and its international reach. cnn.it/4iU01Sc

Last Sunday, five years on from the start of pandemic, the UK held a Day of Reflection to remember those who lost their lives and to stand with those who are grieving.

Fears of environmental disaster after ship crash​on March 11, 2025 at 7:43 am There are mounting fears of an environmental disaster off the coast of England after a cargo ship collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea. ​There are mounting fears of an environmental disaster off the coast of…

Hey Starmer, before you sign a trade deal with Donald, maybe make sure food is not included

"Trump has just presided over one of the greatest diplomatic disasters in modern history," writes the Guardian's Washington DC bureau chief David Smith.

James Cameron says US under Trump is ‘horrifying’ as he becomes New Zealand citizen

Craig Unger, an American journalist and writer who has written two books on Trump’s connections to Russia’s security services and the Russian mafia, says he is "absolutely certain" that the U.S. president is a Russian asset. The Kyiv Independent sat down with Unger to hear what makes him so certain.

If road deaths were a virus, we’d call it a pandemic. Safer transport helps us all – and we need it urgently | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Jean Todt

US has come a long way since days of genocide, slavery, racial segregation. Trump delivering: sackings of judges, military commanders, public servants; opposition to diversity/equality; censorship of books, scholarly journals, silencing of journalists. Won't have a happy ending. What will UK do?

In the depths of the Nebraskan winter, 2400 people came out to listen to Bernie Sanders in Omaha last night. 800 had to be turned away at the door. Over 190,000 tuned into the livestream. There is a movement to be harnessed here. @sanders.senate.gov (📸 Anna Bahr)

“Trump’s America has started its own cold war against liberal democracy. His weapons include the withdrawal of military support, the elevation of Vladimir Putin from pariah to partner, propaganda attacks, & subversion” Superb read from @nickcohen.bsky.social nickcohen.substack.com/p/trumps-tru...

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Poorest fifth in England pay 4.8% of income in council tax; richest fifth 1.5%. 27% real term cut in council funding since 2010, govt hand tax cuts to corporations/rich. Poor hit with regressive taxes VAT Fuel duty Wages taxed at higher rates than dividends, capital gains. Need tax justice.

"Anti-migrant politics will not build a single house, staff a single hospital or raise anyone’s wages. Instead, by echoing its rhetoric, the government is simply fuelling the rise of Reform UK" Well done to these Labour MPs, trade unionists, and members. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

"It is well-known that most of the mainstream media do not approach a Labour Government in a neutral way. Some blatantly misrepresent what is happening, but more often they simply do not report activity, leaving people with a sense that the government is doing nothing."

If Brexit had never happened… …we’d be much wealthier, with more investment in public services, better trade - and with our parliament & govt having spent the last decade doing far more productive things. 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺

Our co-chairs @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social & @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social write here about how this govt is wrong to embrace the private sector to provide the country's healthcare. Read it here 👇 morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nhs-...

Rachel Reeves looks to have been a bit silly but for journalists of a certain age to profess outrage at creative expenses claims turns hypocrisy in to an art form. When I started out, one legendary character was reputed to have put a son through Eton via bogus receipts. But my favourite story...

Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

🙌 Well done everyone! 🙌 Read (and share!) this piece by Robert McMaster, who started the petition:

Lovely new animation for children exploring the humanist approach to life ft @profaliceroberts.bsky.social. Latest from Understanding Humanism, @humanists.uk’s programme providing free education resources, school speakers, teacher training, & online courses on humanism. humanists.uk/2025/02/10/h...