David Dimbleby criticises King Charles's decision to appease President Trump on a state visit after illegally attacking Iran, "Bad political moment to send him the present of the King" "And a state banquet while he's bombing the hell out of Iran?" "And people are dying all over the Middle East?"

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social

In today's Guardian: "Police say a munition carrying some 100km of explosives impacted in central Tel Aviv, leading to widespread damage to buildings and vehicles, according to Israel’s Channel 12, cited by the Times of Israel." That's about 60 miles of explosives. No wonder the damage is widespread

"Over the last few years, American tech oligarchs have become the greatest argument against their own existence. The sheer scale of their erratic behavior and political interference proves that extreme wealth concentration is a structural threat to society." -Joni Askola

Iran, please wait in line until your number is called.

UK media figures reacting with shock to “revelations” that Starmer, Mandelson, Labour Together, etc. are exactly as their critics on the left have been vocally asserting for years

This is indeed concerning. www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

If the attackers had anything other than their own perceived interests at heart, they'd stop a war they cannot win.

The small, brave band of MPs who represent the trampled, not the tramplers, has a very welcome new member. We should all ask ourselves why, in a supposed democracy, such representatives are so rare. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Rude, arrogant, and entitled: This is what his police protection detail called Andrew (who?!).

Big polluters, climate deniers, and oil and gas interests have donated millions to Reform. Why? Because they trust them. But we don't. The Green Party is taking on Reform and their corporate backers - because we know whose interests they serve. Are you with us?

The Gorton & Denton by-election is Green vs Reform.

Here's new Reform MP Suella Braverman, boasting about the time she took a trip to see a wall on "the land border between Italy and Turkey" which caused "crossings on that border to plummet"

Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland. And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.

Best one yet. 🤣

UKIP’s new logo… remind you of anything? 🤦

Habeck 2020 beim Weltwirtschaftsgipfel in Davos: "Er ist der Gegner. (...) Wir sollten jetzt voranschreiten und nicht auch noch Honig ums Maul schmieren."

🤲 @zackpolanski.bsky.social: "We should be compassionate towards asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution" 😡 Media: "How dare you! *#&!? 🤬”

How about we end the year in style? See you there! 💚🎄

"Here we are again, back to the 50s, when people were invited to come to Britain to work and rebuild and, when they do arrive, then they face these hostilities." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

My X-mas message: resist fascism. Otherwise it will end in tears. www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

Without immigration the UK would sink into inevitable decline as workers retire without replacement, so how about establishing a safe route allowing migrants into the country for assessment? www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

A new Cold War is in the making, but this time between Europe and the USA. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Fare revenue will go to the private operator rather than the Department for Transport, as is the case under the Avanti contract. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

No comment needed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Fortunately it no longer really matters what Ms Badenoch says.

"If we don’t solve the crisis at our border, dark forces will follow," according to a government source quoted by the Guardian. Well, they are already here, and some of them 'serve' in government. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Today we mark Palestinian Independence Day. Now more than ever, we call for an end to occupation, justice, and a real path to lasting peace. #PalestinianIndependenceDay

Between Starmer and Badenoch I'd say Zack Polanski has actually managed to make a pair of tits look much smaller.

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... You are not supposed to see this image.

There are 5 days left to vote. Please share and remind others to vote. ballot.greenparty.org.uk

Our Green identity matters. 🌍 We connect climate, nature, social & economic justice — inseparable struggles, one future. That’s the leadership Ellie & I bring. 🗳 Vote Ellie & Adrian by 30 Aug www.bigissue.com/news/politic...

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There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

Winning Green MPs means doing the hard work on the ground. We’ve done it — and we’ll help others do it too. Thanks Alex! Join in: www.ellie-adrian-2025.org/support-us #TogetherWeWin

Why doctors strike. The millionaires in Starmer's cabinet and specifically Wes Streeting and Peter Kyle, should hang their heads in shame. Even if they are incapable of feeling shame.

Es ist wirklich höchste Zeit, die Zusammenarbeit mit #Palantir zu beenden. Die Bundesregierung muss unsere Demokratie und unsere sicherheitspolitische Infrastruktur vor dem Einfluss autoritärer Tech-Eliten schützen. Wir brauchen Investitionen in echte digitale Souveränität.

I'm on an urgent NHS waiting list and in more or less constant pain, yet I support the resident doctors' strike. If my pain is what it takes, then I shall put with it for as long as necessary. Peter Kyle makes more than half a million annually, his advice on doctors' pay is worthless.

PM2.5 - vehicles, woodburning, boilers NOx - fossil fuels incl vehicles Soot - fuel burning incl wood Researchers say that for these pollutants: "long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution is risk factor for the onset of dementia in previously healthy adults" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🔴 NEW - Staff Shortages Have Forced Major Cuts to Environment Agency Water Quality Monitoring, Internal Docs Reveal Conservationists warn that cancellation of thousands of tests since May will leave a “regulatory and ecological blind spot” 📝 @clarecarlile.bsky.social & @ellieodonnell.bsky.social

This would be funny if it weren't so serious. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Wednesday is with us again, so grab your family and friends and drag them out to buy a book! - Michael

The British "wealth exodus" is a big fat myth. Stories of the wealthy fleeing from potential wealth taxes have been pushed by consultancies who sells "golden passports" and residence visas to their wealthy clients. They have a direct stake in pushing this narrative. 1/3