I know I say, “My god, I love this town,” a lot these days, but yesterday the Dildo Blitz happened and I am euphoric.

OBAMA: “People make excuses for him. They say he’s not serious. Everything a president says is serious!”🔥

If you thought the UK's pro-superrich two-tier justice system was bad and considered Israel a vibrant democracy rather than apartheid terrorist state ... "But they still claim history started on Oct 7th" via Nas Ali

Reform have been caught cheating in Gorton & Denton... youtu.be/Tgdg1M8KGo0

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the subject is serious, but the name of the reporter is a little unfortunate

and now he's a drug dealer

"With proportional representation, no one would ever need to worry about splitting the vote again. No one would need to choose the lesser evil to keep the greater evil out of office. We could vote for the parties we actually wanted." it's that simple www.monbiot.com/2026/02/05/t...

Nigel won't be there

how does Toynbee get rid of the brown stain on her nose?

"Hi everyone- for those of you needing some solace/inspiration in these dark times… my latest post aimed at people in my constituency who thinks it’s ok to vote Reform" via Jackson Reid

Every lawmaker should answer to the people. It's time for an elected House of Lords. buff.ly/GNXnFru

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

where's Guy Fawkes when we need him?

having a rough day? here's a baby panda

and when McSweeney goes, glove puppet Starmer will be lacking a hand

Alex Burghart MP has now called for a review of the circumstances around the award of Palantir's £240m defence contract, and asked why Mandelson's visit to Palantir's offices in Washington was kept off the books while the company was being represented by his firm, Global Council.

We don't know who will win in Gorton and Denton. But we can be almost certain that: - The next MP will have received a small minority of the vote, likely under 1/3. - Thousands will vote tactically and not for who they actually want. This is not what democracy should look like.

"These practices must end now." Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen who was dragged from a car by ICE agents in Minnesota, speaks out at a congressional hearing on DHS immigration enforcement tactics.

You can't trust Farage and Reform with the NHS

Zack Polanski's ( @zackpolanski.bsky.social ) strongly worded open letter to Wes Streeting, rightly urging him to rip up the Palantir contract in light of the Mandelson Epstein revelations

this just in: Starmer appointed Mandelson Ambassador to the US after Mossad gave him a clean bill of health

the coming turmoil, with a proto-fascist waiting in the wings, isn't going to be pretty: but our political system is so ossified that the only way forward is for it to break and it's not going to be pretty

the Mandelson business is a watershed moment: it's the end of the Labour Party. just as Johnson was the end of the Tories, the two former main parties 'have their political future behind them', as the Danish saying goes oh fuck... I wish we didn't live in interesting times

and they don't even have to print anything - a phone call from the local paper gets most councils moving pretty damn quick

I'm expecting the Met, Parliament and No. 10 to investigate the Mandelson-Epstein thing in depth and blame Jeremy Corbyn

11. This story is being spun as one bad apple. That awful man went off-piste and betrayed the national interest. Yes, he did, and he did it secretly in his disgraceful dealings with Epstein. But in other respects he undermined democracy with the full backing of the government. It was the policy.

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...

Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control. “It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.

🔎 From the archive From Epstein to Starmer: Mapping Peter Thiel’s Web of Influence in the UK The tech billionaire Trump-backer is rapidly gaining influence over politics and public services in the UK, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...

Donald Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah for telling jokes at the Grammy Awards. I'm sure the self-declared free speech absolutists will be rushing to Noah's defence at any moment.

Billie Eilish criticising ICE at the Grammys, "No one is illegal on stolen land" "It's really hard to know what to say and what to do right now" "I feel really hopeful in this room" "We need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting" "Our voices do matter" "The people matter"

a man with no money (as poor as a church warden), but with connections to a Kazakh billionaire, donates £200k to Reform UK? what strange alchemy is this?

at the cinema for the first time in however long... and I've now sat through 20 minutes of ads and trailers. and now there's a fucking intermission! it's annoying

Very much enjoyed meeting Matt Goodwin and his surprisingly honest supporters.

Today in Politics, Bulletin 297. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Arresting journalists. Fatally shooting protestors. Turning the military on citizens. Attempting to rig elections. Toying with the idea of declaring martial law. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

Oh dear me no—he's not. The man is a serial sexual predator who has spent a lifetime committing property and violent crimes against 200+ people. He caused 400,000+ deaths during the pandemic and felt no upset over that whatsoever. As one of his biographers I *promise* you he's not rattled by this.

it's far, far worse than I thought. these accounts have the ring of truth

I don't have any MAGAs in my life, but if you do, make sure they see all the stuff about Trump in this latest Epstein release. If they claim it's unverified, ask them how likely they think it is that all these different 13-14 year old girls made up all these strikingly similar stories about ... 1/

oooOOOooohhh Bruce has really got under his skin!

they're a bunch of crooks

a big question: will pensions of the future be enough for people to pay off their student loans?

Trump regime thugs attack an elderly woman, steal her phone and shove her to the ground. #3E #GoodvsEvil #EndImpunity #ICEout

worth a watch... youtu.be/sqyndYGglhg

Bruce speaks out. Trump has lost youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw

Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores. TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti. Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret. Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.

90,000 properties in England/Wales are owned by offshore companies. Almost half unlawfully hide their true ownership We've found them, mapped them, and published everything ▶️ This 60-second video shows how to find secretly owned property near you 📊 Details & stats below