I hear from people who are surprised I'm still talking about ICE, they thought they'd withdrawn from MN. No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated. Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here? No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.

Israel is moving forward with its plans for mass execution of Palestinian prisoners without appeal or even a fair trial. Canada, France, UK, etc will all tut when they hang doctors for the crime of not abandoning their patients, and then move on to signing their next free trade agreement with Israel

Reform politicians are happy to throw insults from a distance. But when it comes to debating their ideas? No show. Richard Tice pulled out. Farage won’t face me. Now their candidate in Gorton & Denton has ducked our candidate Hannah Spencer. Vote Green.

Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, amid daily violations of a ceasefire agreement. Since the “ceasefire” began on October 11, Israel has killed at least 587 Palestinians. Over 1,550 have been injured. Death toll figures are tentative.

Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude

A £240m defence contract without tender. Their fingerprints all over our health care data. A meeting in the USA but without any minutes. Everything around Palantir stinks. www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...

Artist Ari Kuschnir created an imagined commercial for the Melania movie. This should have been aired during the Super Bowl.

Government orders deletion of court records widely used by journalist to monitor activity and decisions. WHY? www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy. www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

Israeli forces detained several Palestinians near the al-Zeayem checkpoint outside occupied East Jerusalem, reportedly for not having the right identification cards. Since 1981, Israel has used a colour-coded ID system to control and restrict Palestinian freedom of movement.

Unless we fundamentally overhaul how British politics works, there will be more victims - and more Epsteins. No political party is immune as this is about the institutions of decision making - Here are five ways we can create cultural change in our democracy.

Whether intentionally or with callous word choice, too many have begun relegating Palestine to the past tense.

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I wanted Starmer to be different. After all the corruption and chaos from the Tories, the horror that is Reform, But Gaza is revealing, there are no mental gymnastics where I am able to ignore it. Then the Planatir contracts. Now this, We have to accept that the rot is across our politics to fix it.

Diplomats worldwide, please stop and think: Palestine is being used as the laboratory to dismantle UN-led multilateralism. We can still pedal back and take another road: as a human family. ➡️End the genocide and apartheid in Palestine. ➡️Respect intl law. ➡️Practice SOLIDARITY.

@BBCNews rightly notes re Russian attacks on Ukrainian power stations that “attacking civil infrastructure is against the laws of war”. Just odd that they rarely if ever said the same about massive Israeli attacks on civil infrastructure including hospitals in Gaza.

By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet

“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?” Oli Dugmore It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end

Left: Zia Yusuf, "Mandelson deserves to be in jail. The buck stops with the executive, Keir Starmer is a disgrace to his office and should resign" Right: Nathan Gill is in jail for accepting Russian bribes. Using Zia Yusuf's logic, isn't Nigel Farage also a disgrace, and should also resign?

Irreversible harm will be caused to migratory birds and seals if the new cables are put across the marshes | Kent Wildlife

Get Palantir out of the UK. Protect our NHS. Protect our country. www.thenational.scot/news/2582860...

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza's displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the entry of medicines are increasing the deadly risk.

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 Palestinians, including children, across Gaza today. Israel has killed over 500 Palestinians since the U.S.-brokered so-called ceasefire went into effect last October.

Illegal Israeli settlers, backed by Israeli forces, attacked Palestinians in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank. A child was assaulted, an elderly man detained, and livestock was released around homes.

You couldn’t make this stuff up. Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman accidentally voted with Labour to abolish the two-child benefit cap tonight after entering the wrong lobby!

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At least 10 people, including a four-year-old girl, killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza overnight.

1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.” This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵 www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...

Mystery as another socialist South American leader vanishes without a trace

Israel has murdered more than 500 Palestinians in Gaza since it signed the so called ceasefire. One of the latest is a 3 year old child.

And perhaps, behind it all, this sea of dark money and kompromat

Every accusation is a confession.

Gaza therapists use virtual reality to heal traumatised children. A very insightful article showing the resilience of Palestinians by @palestineinspired.bsky.social But how will children get any support after Israel throws out the aid agencies? www.thecanary.co/global/world...

Israel bombs people in tents & a police station killing 31-despite the ceasefire. During this genocide Israel has wiped out 2700 entire extended families, the youngest victim a 1 year old baby, the oldest 101 man m.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCw... @aljazeera.com There is no justification.

Three years ago, a brand-name company detonated a chemical bomb in a town. It became the world’s biggest political story. Politicians got famous promising help. Media monetized clicks. Lawyers got rich. Meanwhile, many victims got sick & got no money. Welcome to America.

Follow the thread. Very interesting reading!

As governments bend over backwards to make it easier for big firms to hide which hazardous chemicals they're using, it's leaving investors "flying blind", unable to tell if the firms they're investing in are at risk of major lawsuits, says @group.bnpparibas @clientearth.bsky.social

The betting markets favour the Green Party and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social in Gorton and Denton it seems. @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Israeli bulldozers begin demolishing a number of Palestinian homes in the town of Tarqumiya, the occupied West Bank, forcibly displacing its owners.

On the ground in Minneapolis, residents and local officials say they see no de-escalation — and in some cases, an increased federal presence — as protests continue. https://cnn.it/4qVfCFn

The death toll rose to 29 since dawn today with more than 30 injured as a result of airstrikes on different locations in Gaza by the occupation today.

@foxlanebooks.bsky.social The two books I ordered have just arrived. Beautifully wrapped. Thank you!

#bbclaurak tries to get a gotcha. Zack, you refuse to fly. How can you be a candidate for high office if you'd refuse to ever get on a plane? Well Laura, in that situation I'd get on a plane.

Hi Gorton & Denton, if you have anxiety, know that the Reform UK candidate, Matt Goodwin, thinks you have a mild mental health issue. He doesn’t think you should be supported.

I’ve read the first two. Can thoroughly recommend.