Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...

Somebody's going to have to update this to include Suella Braverman. A week really is a long time in politics.

Well done Chicago!

My old college classmate, a part-time TikTok influencer, just openly wondered on Instagram whether something's wrong with her TikTok algorithm. TikTok's sale to the Ellisons has been finalized. The best time to delete the app from your phones was yesterday; the second-best time to do it is now.

It’s terrifying that both of these chilling historical statements ring true today America is in deep & sinister trouble while the world treats the conductor of this horror-orchestra with deference Boycott the USA, cancel the USA World Cup, stand up to our UK pound-shop Trump, practice compassion 💔

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

The Vice-President of Germany's Football Association calls for a debate about boycotting this year's World Cup because of Trump

Performative lying is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes

I'm old enough to remember when a Government delivering on its manifesto at record breaking speed and rebuilding our reputation on the world stage in under 2 years would have been considered a success. Apparently it's now a failure, who knew.

The new leader of the free world. American cable news saying that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at Davos is one of the greatest speeches of the 21st century. ====================

genuinely stunning image

🎉

This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape. Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason. But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇 jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...

Ashley Boyd, who was previously the ‘trans liaison nurse’ at the Great Western Hospital, was also the Chair of Swindon & Wiltshire Pride between September 2022 and March 2023. He conducted unnecessary intimate examinations of children’s genitals and thighs. He’s been struck off. Absolute monster.

The equivalent of the Pelicot case for the UK. This man needs to be locked up for life, he’s a danger to women and children. His ex-wife is an inspirational woman who should be proud of getting him and the other men brought to justice, and making sure shame changes sides.

imagine being the father or mother or son or daughter or sibling of one of those brave British troops who died in Afghanistan, and having to listen to this crass ignorance

There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.

Danish PM in Chequers today

"He previously held the role of trans liaison nurse at the Great Western Hospital, and was listed as chair of Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in 2023" That's why police not involved - trans cloak of invisibility

Aaaaaaand here we go again

‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’ Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

And what’s the fucking point in kids being shot in school and your reason not to ban guns is to rise against a tyrannical government and when you have a tyrannical government you do nothing. I think America has been taking the piss out the world for too long.

I wouldn’t get too excited about the Trump line on force in Greenland. He’s been spooked by the markets and possibly by US public opinion. It’ll be the line until it’s not where he’ll hint at it again. Which might be later today.

Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."

Remember what I said about how when Trump falters, the media inserts a fake, imaginary version of Trump into the news instead?

This is one of the areas where the "Trump as domestic abuser" analysis offers insight. Ignore the emotional rollercoaster & the tempting idea that deep down he's committed to you or cares. Focus on getting your ducks in a row & building alternative material support.

I cannot tell you how absolutely infuriatingly this stuff comes across to Europeans. When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.

Trump full Mafia warning to Europe on Greenland: “So you have a choice. You can say yes and we will be very grateful. Or you can so no…and we will remember.”

Trump in Davos, on Greenland: "We want a piece of ice for world protection"🤯 The US already has the ability to place as many soldiers as they want in Greenland under a 1951 treaty. If this was ACTUALLY about protection, they can do it now. It's not about world protection.

It's now 82k, keep going

The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.

Shut. It. The. F@ck. Down. Stop going to work. Block federal buildings. Resign from the military. Ostracize every MAGA supporter in your life. Stay in the streets until it’s done. Sabatoge. Be ready to put your bodies in the path of your fascist military before saying to your victims “I tried”.

The powerful have their power. We have the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to act together | Mark Carney

Carney at Davos: "And this aphorism of Thucydides is presented as inevitable, as the natural logic of international relations reasserting itself." Trump at Davos:

He's going to end up giving the order to invade Graceland isn't he

please refer to your Davos phrasebook www.ft.com/content/ab4f...

NEW: Trump has mixed up Iceland and Greenland multiple times in this insane, rambling and largely incoherent speech. He. Is. Incapacitated. 25th NOW. (🎥 CNN)

Right now: rather than listen to Trump’s brain-frying speech, follow @jakubkrupa.bsky.social on the Guardian live feed, as he adds corrections and comments. Much better for your blood pressure. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

For the puzzled Americans who claim there’s nothing they can do about Trump, here’s what true patriotic citizens are doing on Friday. How about the rest of you make it a national strike? minnesotareformer.com/briefs/ice-o...

THIS 👇 IS A FACT.......