For a lot of antisemites, Jewish people are to blame for everything that goes wrong. Elon Musk's plaything, Grok, obviously amplified antisemitic conspiracy theories about French World Cup referee Francois Letexier forward.com/news/837179/...?

Marking 40 years since New Zealand decriminalised homosexuality www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/when-homo...

a) I did not choose to be gay. I see it as an inalienable part of who I am, as much as being a fun-sized 5 foot 3, having green eyes, or having freckled skin. b) I was not sexually abused as a child so that did not 'make' me gay. c) What a silly sausage Mr Joseph is tinyurl.com/3zamajhv

Far right Israeli activists are testing the waters about settlements in the area of southern Syria - beyond the Golan Heights - currently occupied by Israeli forces www.jpost.com/israel-news/...

Met Police issue appeal after a racist attack outside Noor ul Islam Mosque in Leyton. A 42 yr old man was arrested in connection with the attack. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting CAD8659/07JUL or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 tinyurl.com/yhcfpv4n

The Irish parliament has voted to ban all goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank (i.e outside of internationally recognised Israeli borders) www.ctvnews.ca/world/israel...

Keep an eye on this emerging story about Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick's alleged links to a convicted fraudster (dating to the time when he was still a Conservative MP). Police are currently investigating the claims. bylinetimes.com/2026/04/28/r...

The SNP suspend Highlands Cllr Chris Birt, one of 6 male councillors who voted for convicted rapist taxi driver David Brown to retain his taxi licence. The Lib Dems suspended Cllr John Grafton, but the Conservative Party have, thus far, not suspended Cllr Ruraidh Stewart tinyurl.com/5n7u9dse

Mr Platner was a deeply compromised candidate from very early on, and the Nazi tattoo really should have been the end of it. The fact that it was not, has harmed the Democrats party www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Considering that Ms Geiger had previously defended Mr Platner, and provided cover for his clearly deeply flawed candidacy, she should bow out of this. Her judgement is compromised.

22 yr old neo-Nazi Alfie Coleman had been radicalised, online, from the age of 14. He hoped to start a 'race war', and wanted to target London mayor Sadiq Khan, and several mosques. Social media is, alas, a breeding ground for extremism www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gay Filipino man Roswell Encina was photographed surrounded by masked far right activists from Patriot Front, as he travelled to an Independence Day event in Washington DC, last weekend. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/terr...

This is not the first time that Conservative London Assembly member Susan Hall has been in trouble with her social media activity fullfact.org/immigration/...

Pennsylvania : Philadelphia police release images of 21 yr old Jahylin Melchur, who is wanted in connection with the alleged homophobic shootings of 3 men (2 of whom were killed) www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/poli...

This was a very bizarre, and somewhat campy, programme. I had forgotten about it until now.

Montreal, Canada : Police are investigating a spate of antisemitic attacks on, and harassment of, Ultra-Orthodox Jewish people last Friday. One of those attacked - a wheelchair user - was spat upon thecjn.ca/news/montrea...

39 yr old Syeda Khatun was found guilty of shouting antisemitic abuse at children outside a Jewish secondary school in Stamford Hill, east London, before assaulting a father who challenged her. www.jewishnews.co.uk/woman-convic...

This story is 🤯 Andrea Shaw’s twin toddlers died—she blamed vaccines & collaborated with RFK Jr’s extreme anti-vaxx activist group CHD She was lead plaintiff in a case in which CHD sued AAP claiming that advocating for vaccines is racketeering 👀 Shaw has now been indicted for murdering her kids

60 yr old Leeds teacher William Garwood was struck off after telling his pupils that ‘Ukrainians are Nazis’ and ‘gay and transgender pupils are mentally ill’ during a history class www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/education/te...

I hope that someone adapts Carl Schulze's journey into a film www.nbc26.com/fox-cities/f...

I would quite like Morrissey to stop now.

"Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest!", "What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?"

Discontinuing Google Earth desktop does not come unexpected, but it's terrible news. The web tool is utterly useless for me and many geo folk. There'll be workarounds for most features, but not for 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 3D view of historical imagery and for sharing placemarks.

Prioritising Red Wall-friendly optics to fight right-wing populism too often leads to complicity with bigotries leftists aren’t immune to. My quibble: not only white men dabble with misogyny, antisemitism, transphobia etc. When non-white activists do, it also hurts the multiracial coalitions we need

How the violent Epping asylum seeker protests were engineered by local far right activists www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Zia Yusuf claims Farage is bravely "bringing forward" the judgment of "the ultimate authority": the people of Clacton. Two problems here: 1) He's insisting they judge *before* the full evidence has been heard, not *after*; 2) No constituency can exempt its MP from rules designed to protect us all

Canada : Amrit Birring, leader of the Freedom Party of British Columbia, is arrested and charged after defacing Pride pedestrian crossing in Surrey www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/far-...

Dennis Noel Kavanagh is prominent in anti-transgender, gender-critical networks, in the UK, closely associated with Sex Matters and a director of the Gay Men's Network, which claims to fight 'homophobia in all its forms' This is what he had to say about London's LGBTQ Pride event, last Saturday.

A flagship Conservative conference being organised by former Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to host Romanian ultranationalist George Simion, a man who leads a political party steeped in antisemitism and Holocaust denial. Read more here: searchlightmagazine.com/2026/06/liz-...

Robert Jenrick has a meltdown on #C4News He refuses to accept that there are parliamentary rules that Nigel Farage may have broken And insists the only people who can judge Nigel Farage are the people of Clacton 😅 - Whatever you do, please don't share this humiliating clip

Tonight's dinner Pasta, cherry tomato, black olive, basil and spring onion salad, in a sun-dried tomato & garlic vinaigrette

Wow. They are very old dogs. I hope that they get a suitably lavish fuss for being Very Good Boys and Very Good Girls. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Yes, this I come from a solidly working class background (I spent my first 27 years living in a council house, aka 'the projects'), and I find it immensely condescending.

In Moselle, a city councillor of Saint-Avold who belonged to Le Pen party, resigns after being filmed singing the Pétain anthem En Moselle, un conseiller municipal RN de Saint-Avold démissionne après avoir été filmé en train de chanter "Maréchal, nous voilà" www.franceinfo.fr/politique/fr...

Hello, I’ve an event for my Muriel Spark biography next Weds (15th) at Waterstones Liverpool. We’ve sold barely any tickets, however, and it might be cancelled as a result. Please get a ticket if you’re nearby - it’ll be a lot of fun, and I’ll bring badges! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/waterstone...

"Galop, a charity combatting anti-LGBTQ+ abuse, said they had not been able to place any trans women into a refuge for domestic abuse in 2026, despite receiving more than 240 referrals." If only once-inclusive WA & Refuge had pushed back instead of just hoping "GC" attacks on them would blow over.😕

This is pretty fucking shoddy from King tbh

Bluesky this morning:

Henny Franks arrived in England, in 1939, as a child refugee from Germany, where she was fleeing antisemitic persecution. Her father was later killed at Sobibor extermination camp, although her mother survived www.thejc.com/community/fa...

It has taken a while for established media to pick up on this, but better late than never.

Nottingham man Hayden Wright is sentenced to 9 months in prison for shouting racist abuse at police officers, passengers and railway staff www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...

Berkshire : Hungerford man Daniel Cullum-Sharpe pleads guilty to two charges of racist assault against two men www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/man-dan...

Lincolnshire : Boston man Martin Thorn-Blackham is convicted of racist attack on police officer www.lincsonline.co.uk/boston/man-h...

I think it's fair to note that Paraguay have not covered themselves with glory, during this World Cup www.skysports.com/football/new...

This is the latest troubling story about Democrat candidate for the US Senate, Graham Platner. He has been dogged with repeated scandals about his Nazi tattoo, and his behaviour, but this is the worst allegation yet. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

What wonderfully normal times we live in.

Kerala, India : Hindutva activist RV Babu is indicted over Islamophobic social media posts about Muslim people www.siasat.com/kerala-hindu...

Thunder Bay, Ontario : Muslim Palestinian-Canadian man is injured after alleged Islamophobic attack on his family, as they enjoyed Canada Day www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/m...

Farewell to former Minnesota Democrat Rep. Karen Clark, who was first openly lesbian state legislator in the state (elected in 1981) www.aol.com/news/minneso...

55 yr old housing advocate Lee Buss-Blair is one of the many service-people forced out of UK armed forces for being gay. The deadline for compensation for this homophobic targeting is December 12th www.mirror.co.uk/news/lgbt-ve...