This is the secret main essential true 250th anniversary event: the brave voice of democracy and justice; the brutal forces of silencing; it's all here.

Kudos to Lisa Nandy for leaving X today - and taking her department with her. Hope she and DCMS are on here soon enough

Everybody in the "climate space" (which means everyone on earth...) needs to understand these mind-blowing figures. Google's "total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025." In ONE year. The AI corporate arms race is eating the world.

REMEMBER: #Reform are NOT on your side. Don't fall for their bluff & 'man of the people' act. It's ALL lies. #DontVoteReform #Farage

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I would beg you to read the whole thread, as I think very few people have seen how fast the foundations of democracy are being torn out in the UK, and how far down the road towards authoritarianism we have already travelled. Sorry to pester you, but this could not be more important. Thanks.

Meanwhile, in the US. It just takes your breath away. *50 years* in prison for protesting. Don't imagine for one moment that we are immune to this. Already, the legislative framework is in place in the UK to enable such convictions - before we get a Trumplike PM. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I really don't love how now the Jeffrey Donaldson headlines are "he had sex with men!!!!!" and not "he abused children, sexually assaulted at least one woman, and is a gigantic hypocrite".

Recent high profile cases have been met with shock, anger and dismay. We are calling on the Government to review women's confidence in judicial handling of rape and particularly look at the Judicial Discipline guidance issued in July 2024. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...

I don't want to hear another word about how much white European visitors are enjoying ranch dressing while team officials, Africa's top referee, and now one of the world's most celebrated fans are turned away from the World Cup. The USA is an utterly unfit host — it's as simple as that

This is quite shocking. It should be headlines news to help people understand the seriousness of these heatwaves.

As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports. Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round. A missed opportunity?

My latest On the Ground column is now available here (and in shops) I spoke to the former Chief Electoral Officer for Canada on how they've kicked corporate donations out of politics. If they can do it there, we can do it here. subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/87/o...

Heartbreaking that care can't be delivered. For the clinicians too.

And there it is… www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...

A study from the University of Tokyo shows that changing the color of agricultural netting to red can cut pesticide use by 25% to 50%. Researchers discovered that red netting works as a highly effective "optical defense. #GoodNews #Farming #NaturalPesticides credit mech.eng.world IG

Today I learned that one of the principal architects of the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine is a Black woman named Kizzmekia Corbett. Why didn't I know this before? #Racism #Sexism

The multimillionaire Nigel Farage rails against climate action, while gliding from one air-conditioned building to another. He knows that he and his ilk will suffer least. But he is prepared to sacrifice everyone else to the demands of his fossil-fuelled funders. So much for "the man of the people".

The heatwave in western Europe is the most severe and widespread ever, with almost half of Europe’s largest cities experiencing their worst ever heat stress, a combination of high temperatures and humidity. Unless we stop burning fossil fuels, future heat conditions will become even more extreme.

Me too.

Same dude, same. From the age of 10 the library was my refuge and my safe space

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which was gutted last year. If Bezos can spend $500M on a yacht, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.

Dear Santa, This year for Prime Day I want the breakup of Amazon as a corporate conglomerate monopoly, with Kindle and Audible being nationalized into a sort of publicly owned internet library funded by a progressive tax on the hyper-rich and an annual stipend for authors.

NHS England admits it has been lying about Palantir’s effectiveness. Whilst the systems we build ourselves are producing better results with faster systems and happier medics.

Anyone listening to nasty anti-immigration rhetoric from politicians when it comes to the NHS should read this important briefing. 🚨💙 From The Health Foundation: www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

Exactly 10 years since the Brexit vote, the verdict is in.

I also heard that there was no disturbance in Edinburgh following a knife attack on 5 Muslims

Lovely words.

Brixton Market is at risk of being bought by private equity developers, pushing out independent traders, bringing in chain stores. Locals are launching an emergency counter-bid to bring it into community ownership by 22/6. Add your name to keep it independent: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/bu...

Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37. They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.

Men who commit this kind of violence with this kind of rhetoric are not protecting women and girls; they are trying to legislate which men have the right to harm women and girls (and of course it's men like them and not those other men).

If someone leaks the remaining Epstein files, the course of history could change.

Insane self-blinding of the US. They are throwing away their investment in the ocean observation system and the benefits it provides. The only explanation I can think of: they don’t want the people to know what their fossil emissions are doing to our oceans. easternherald.com/2026/06/13/u...

Not lost on me that we never see any articles about how a Mamdani or a Hamawy or an El Sayed represent a kind of positive reinforcement of masculinity and masculine presence

They took back control. And then handed it to a motley bunch of trillionaires, billionaires and multi-millionaires. Enjoy the pure air of sovereignty app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73830/...

That answered my last question. The answer is more than Belfast and Southampton combined

Some of you don’t seem to understand that a trillion just doesn’t go that far these days. I mean, it’s clearly not enough to buy even one friend.

Billionaires only exist because of grotesque failures in competition law, regulation and monopoly enforcement; because of the fundamental distortions of late-stage capitalism; and because of vast, indefensible exploitation. A trillionaire is the same thing, only a thousand times worse.

the charcoals Hockney made in 2014, after a stroke, that show what it is to make something: you show up every day and look at it, wrestle with it, honestly. it’s in the doing. RIP to the master.

Imagine how healthy people would be if cars were banned from cities.

Stories like this about acts of heroism by people who are not white never go viral www.thesun.co.uk/news/3937252...

If you’re going to go on an indignant rampage every time a brown person causes violence you’d better tell me you do the same every time a white person causes violence. I mean, you’ll be rampaging very singe night about it.

Politicians who fanned these flames should hang their heads in shame. Time and again we've seen this story play out. Single incidents used to fuel a far right narrative - and communities across the nation paying the price.

This is cool but I will repeat my never-ending plea for journalists - especially progressive ones - to announce stuff anywhere other than X

"The tiny Caribbean isle of St. Kitts and Nevis has launched a major initiative to achieve 100% renewable electricity generation. The smallest nation in the Western Hemisphere is strengthening its commitment to sustainability, emissions reduction and long-term energy security."

This blew my mind. Some of the largest data centers can require up to 5 million gallons of water per day, equivalent to the water use of 50,000 people. Why are we selling out the survival of our planet to enrich a handful of Big Tech CEOs?

One of Jeffrey Epstein’s closest associates is being interviewed by Congress behind closed doors. His assistant Leslie Groff. How is that transparency? Survivors and the public is still waiting for the complete files. Release them all. Public hearings. No more secrecy.

It's happening now, not some imaginary time in the future. People are suffering.

Literally all the referees, including the American ones, should boycott. But nobody will because most people excuse racism unless it's happening to them personally.