Yes, there is a whole argument to be had about the legitimacy of countries demanding territorial rights, on the basis of history, ethnicity, language. But this is what separates what Trump is doing. The US has no historical territorial claims to the countries it wants to annexe.

Can anyone name any other major power, since WW2, that has openly spoken about annexing, invading or occupying large countries or territory, that it had no historical territorial claim to? This is how unprecedented, Trump's deranged behaviour is. 1/5

Those who think I'm exaggerating, need to have a good deep think about what Donald Trump is demanding. That neighbouring countries submit to being colonized, with the clear threat of military action, if they don't consent. There's little difference between what Trump is doing, and what Hitler did.

I think we need to recognize that Trump has gone full Hitler. Not since Hitler and the Nazis, has a world leader of a powerful country, openly made it clear that they had ambitions to annexe large parts of the world, their country had no historical territorial claims to. There is massive denial. 1/2

In case it isn't clear. What I'm saying, is that with a threat to our civilization of this magnitude, a rational leadership, would be ordering a massively funded research programme into our reliance on natural systems to understand exactlty what threat this situation poses to us. 1/3

This is the biggest threat to our civilization. Total ignorance of our reliance on natural systems. To the point, that it's not even studied, because the BBC ruling classes, don't want people to know that their luxury lifestyles, are at our expense.

Mistle Thrush just now. Transferred from my camera to my phone, so not the best image quality.

A better photo of the female Blackcap just now. Transferred from my camera to my phone, so not the best image quality.

Until Wednesday I'd never seen a winter Blackcap. Now I've seen a male and female.

I can be pretty certain of the cause of this major incident, just down the road from me. At almost the exact point where the hole opened up, a stream, Staggs Brook flows under the embankment. It disappears over 100m on one side, and re-emerges on the other side. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 1/2

The point of my thread, is not so much the Epstein scandal itself, but how the powerful and wealthy, chose to turn a deliberate blind-eye to all the sleazy and corrupt behaviour in their social circles. This includes the denial and sabotage of addressing the climate crisis. 1/2

The most important point about the Epstein scandal, is that Epstein's operation was hardly secret and hidden. Even before the first police investigation, which started in 2004, it should have been obvious to all the rich and powerful people that associated with Epstein what was going on. 1/🧵

Unfortunately, this article in the Guardian, is stuffed full of disinformation about Otters, which seriously misleads the public. I created this thread below, to correct these false claims, which are in wide circulation. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 1/2

Or maybe diagnosis is at last catching up with the crises so many have been enduring, which have for so long been minimised, dismissed or ignored. share.google/1aKjHRJ596x6...

A Red Kite over Sinker's Fields, Whixall. There were 2.

This is my broad position over COP30 and the current climate talks. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @kevinclimate.bsky.social @svantethunberg.bsky.social threadreaderapp.com/thread/19928...

"Party’s former leader in Wales admitted taking payments to make statements in favour of Russia" What's the argument, that Farage and the others just did it out of the kindness of their hearts? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This what the elite, and the deep state, looks like. It's orange.

I over the last 50 years or so, I have closely followed politics, particularly with regard to environmental matters, but also on all policy, because it is clearly interlinked. Since the Thatcher government, there has self-evidently been some sort of doctrine, that every party in power follows. 1/9🧵

This is outstanding work by @ledbydonkeys.org. The Real BBC Bias Story, exposing the lies and disinformation of the political right. People must see this, as the mainstream media are failing to report the real story here. Please share widely. www.youtube.com/shorts/h5kF1...

Thanks for the heads up for potholer54's new video, which makes some excellent points. Of course, we can adapt to climate change, because we'll have no choice. I'm going to be even more forthright, humanity could adapt to food shortages, by starving. 1/🧵

My real criticism of the Labour government, is its climate and nature policy, along with it punching down on the most vulnerable in society. However, to explain the stupidity and unwiseness of this policy, would take a lot of words. It's easier to sum up the incompetence, with this issue. 1/🧵

"and comes as Labour battles to restore public trust in the asylum system to see off the threat of a Reform UK government." As I explained before, this attempt by Labour to stave off the threat from Reform, by aping their policy, is a major tactical error. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... 1/6

I can only think Starmer has been told by the right wing Tory Press, that if he deviates from the narrative they have got him peddling, that they will undermine and destroy him. What, does the stupid man, think they have been doing?

“Climate change is already biting.” The outgoing Broads Authority chief, Dr John Packman, warns Norfolk’s wetlands can’t be saved by resisting the sea. Read this informative interview with him ⤵️

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Home secretary: 'Illegal migration is tearing our country apart'" Shabana Mahmood channelling Donald Trump and giving succour to Reform. WTAF is going on with this supposed Labour government? They won't win over Reform voters with this rhetoric. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live... 1/3

This is my summary, commentary on where we are as regards the climate crisis, and COP30. In short, our leadership is detached from reality. They talk of addressing the crisis, whilst their policy puts us on course for catastrophe. threadreaderapp.com/thread/19891...

I know I'll probably be accused of being conspiratorial, but it looks like like Morgan McSweeney, has some sort of hold over Keir Starmer. "Starmer says he 'of course' has full confidence in his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney" www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 1/5

I would recommend people read this very important thread by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social. I think his point about this economic elite, is probably more important, than the prison/crime point (which itself is very important). This economic elite, is a sort of malignancy. 1/6🧵

"Allies of the prime minister are making it clear he would fight any challenge to his leadership from Labour MPs." Of course. Keir Starmer is obviously a puppet, parachuted into the leadership of the Labour Party, to serve vested interests. You bet he'll fight. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I consider this to be one of the most important, accurate and relevant articles ever written. Well done to @georgemonbiot.bsky.social I am intending to comment on this, but I have so much to say about it, that every time I have started, I've written to0 much, and hardly covered any of it.

I want to support my point from the other day, about how for the last 33 years, climate policy, as implemented by governments, has been about one thing, and that is preserving the lifestyles, of the very rich, the top 1%. 1/🧵

Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …

This is an excellent illustration, of the stupid, scientifically ignorant argument used by climate change deniers, that CO2 can't control the climate, as it only exists at low concentrations. It is an appeal to widespread public ignorance of science.

Please read this short thread I wrote here about @georgemonbiot.bsky.social piece on Bill Gates. But this is about far more than Gates, and even all billionaires. It is about the clique of those in the top 1% who have much greater emissions than everyone else, who literally control everything. 1/🧵

One of the biggest problems with mainstream media is its regular platforming of lunatic people with mad ideas. Particularly the BBC, which is meant to be about public education. UK politics is broken in large part because we have lazy gatekeepers of MSM. Which is why so many are turning off MSM.

This week's column is on Billionaire Brain: the condition which seems to prevent extremely rich people from perceiving the utterly bleeding obvious. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

'“I’m not giving up on 1.5C,” said Miliband.' At one time I held out some sort of hope, that Ed Miliband, knew what he was talking about, as regards climate change. But it is now clear that he hasn't got a clue, and is away with the fairies. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 1/🧵

I created this thread, as commentary on COP30. I doubt it will be understood, and will probably be seen as radical or extremist, whereas denying this reality, is the extremist and radical position. What I address here is the denial. threadreaderapp.com/thread/19866... 1/🧵

The general reaction to the election of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social to New York Mayor, not just by the Trump, his fascist like regime, but the whole establishment, pretty much proves that our so-called democracies, are stitched up by a powerful cliques. 1/🧵

The lessons from the 1920s and 1930s have not been learned. The only reason Hitler and Mussolini became what they did, and started WW2, was because of the failure of the rest of the world, to be more challenging to them, before it was too late. Trump is an actual fascist.

So I wake up to read that Trump is threatening military action against Nigeria. Below is a list of 10 countries that notes 4 that have either being threatened by Trump or currently attacked. Can anyone guess what the numbers on the right represent?

Is it a coincidence, that the 2 countries Trump is threatening to invade, Venezuela and Nigeria, are rich in oil?

Elon Musk is so stupid and uneducated, that it's difficult to know where to start. Firstly, it's obvious that he knows absolutely zero about British villages. Most British villages and small towns, have war memorials to those who died in WW1, and WW2 (fighting Nazis, like Musk). 1/4🧵

Facts. The Badger cull is not working, never has and never will.

I had a very unsettling day, with Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot, on X/Twitter. It has clearly been reprogrammed to spread disinformation, and to be very politically biased. It was calling people far left, who are only moderately left. threadreaderapp.com/thread/19845... 1/🧵

It just occurred to me last night, that wannabe UK PM, Nigel Farage, has never run anything in his life. He hasn't even run a Parish Council, but he wants people to elect him, to run the country. On the basis of what? Reform has got no coherent, overall policy. 1/🧵

Recent events have shown how deeply flawed a politician Nigel Farage really is. It's time for his opponents to stop being so afraid and finally start taking him on. www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-to-def...

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