Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

Amid all the stuff about ‘dangerous London’ and ‘broken Britain’, new figures show the homicide rate in London is at a 10-year low. Killings dropped by 26% over the last year, from 78 to 58. No one under 25 was murdered during the school summer holidays.

New research out today: Amnesty International has found that X/Twitter played a central role in the spread of false narratives and content which incited violence against Muslim and migrant communities in the UK last summer

There is a lot of talk about Brighton aiming for a top five finish this season - @warrenmorgan.bsky.social looks at how realistic it is #BHAFC

‘Party given endless airtime and never held to account influencing politics,’ says member of the media who gives that party endless airtime and never holds them to account

Reform faced first ever council seat defences – they lost both of them www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...

Ever wonder what the founding fathers of Brighton & Hove Albion in 1901 would think if they knew that in 2025, the club would have supporters around the world from Japan to Gambia? @warrenmorgan.bsky.social on how #BHAFC and football brings people together 👇🏼

This is not good.

Trump administration to shut down LGBTQ youth suicide hotline

It appears that an Iranian ballistic missile has landed a direct hit on downtown Tel Aviv.

The Daily Telegraph: Reform civil war over burka ban #TomorrowsPapersToday

Just making some more popcorn

Elon calls for Trump’s impeachment.

Elon Musk says SpaceX will decommission its Dragon spacecraft immediately following Trump's threat to cancel his government contracts.

(🚨) MORE MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: ELON SUGGESTS HE MAY LEAVE GOP AND START NEW PARTY We are watching history in real time, folks. Remember that Elon Musk is the largest political donor in American history by a factor of 10.

(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency’s head said during a briefing that he hadn’t been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/

That's not scary at all...

Trump today, Farage tomorrow.

❗ "Since he makes zero pretence of professionalism, it’s somehow less expected of him, enabling him to slip past the standards applied to others." A con man in 2016 and a con man now.

@tomdreisbach.bsky.social included Ingrassia in this catalog of the far right extremists in Trump's admin. www.npr.org/2025/05/14/n...

Trump just nominated Paul Ingrassia to run the Office of Special Counsel. Ingrassia is a former far-right podcast host and election denier who once shared an article calling for “martial law” to keep Donald Trump in office following his loss in the 2020 election. He's 29.

Boscagli, Tzimas & Watson have signed. Yalcouye, Osman & others return from loans. Kadioglu & Rutter back from injury @warrenmorgan.bsky.social looks at the strong 2025-26 squad Tony Bloom is putting together for Brighton - and that is before any more new arrivals #BHAFC 👇

NEW: First, diplomats warned what will happen if we halt aid to the rest of world. Now they are telling the Trump Administration what is actually happening: death, crime, sexual violence, trafficking. www.propublica.org/article/trum... @brettmurpsych.bsky.social & @annamaria.bsky.social:

Trump pardoning anyone who invests in his cryptocurrency or goes after his enemies with violence. Nothing subtle or coded about his corruption any more.

Chilling, even from the Trump Cabinet member who previously ran staged wrestling matches for a living.

Andrew Tate has been charged with rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm. Nigel Farage described him as "an important voice for young men". That tells you all you need to know about Farage's moral compass.

Trump's Memorial Day post was so disgusting, deranged, and demented that someone within his fascist authoritarian regime convinced the psychotic shitstain to delete his post.

Trump just pardoned a corrupt sheriff who was found guilty of taking bribes in exchange for law endorsement badges. Those who bought the badges used them to drive in emergency lanes, bypass TSA lines, and for other favors.

Trump’s New Partner For Crypto Venture Is KuCoin — An Exchange Banned In U.S., Fined $300 Million For Money Laundering

Just nonstop crimes in broad daylight

One would have thought Farage would attend the PM's statement to the house on the UK-EU deal, after all the fuss he made yesterday... "Unconfirmed speculation that Farage is on holiday in France" reported by @politico.com

Quite possibly the first time the UK government has openly acknowledged the factual truth that Brexit has impacted trade with the EU. Better late than never, I suppose.

Two thirds of Brits support the UK having a closer relationship with the EU. Ignore the sclerotic headlines shouting "Brexit betrayal!". The majority of Brits will. ‪@yougov.co.uk‬

The Brexit reset deal looks like a gamechanger

Lots of understandable doom and gloom amongst Brighton fans after the weekend's events... So it is over to @warrenmorgan.bsky.social to recall all the positives from #BHAFC 2024-25 season (and there are more than you might realise) 👇

Looks hopeful.

The Conservative Party could be an irrelevance by the next election. Funders, candidates, sitting MPs/cllrs and members may see Reform as giving them a better chance of returning them to power and holding their seats than a brand tainted by 14 years of failure. Shallow populism trumps principle.

The plane being a White Elephant gift is the funniest turn this saga could have taken

Senator @ossoff.senate.gov lays out the depths of Trump’s depraved corruption and says @SpeakerJohnson and other congressional Republicans are complicit. cc: @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty

Oh, so you're saying he's a treacherous, duplicitous, amoral shit? That *is* a surprise.

I've seen Macron up close three times. He is probably as good a speechmaker as I've seen (I've seen B. Obama and B. Clinton live), but in these forums, speaking off the cuff, and with a command of detail and a clarity that is unsurpassable, you realise what an exceptional politician he is.

The 2024-25 campaign might not be finished yet. But who doesn't love looking ahead to which prospects might come in and shine at Brighton in 2025-26? @warrenmorgan.bsky.social has five to keep an eye on - including a man who brought MALICK MAGIC onto the Champions League stage this season #BHAFC

It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.

Interesting first-hand insight from an apostate into the internal culture of the newly professionalised Reform UK (Source: conservativehome.com/2025/05/08/m...)

⚡️ Zelenskyy: “We expect a full and lasting ceasefire starting tomorrow – to give diplomacy a real chance. No point in prolong the killing. I’ll be waiting for Putin in Turkey on Thursday. In person. I hope this time the Russians won’t look for excuses not to come.

One thing that Trump will not tolerate is the heads of agencies saying publicly that their agency should exist.

i: Thousands of jobs at risk as Trump threatens 100% tariff on UK film and TV industry #TomorrowsPapersToday