Liz Truss set up CPAC Great Britain with a lawyer who used to work with sanctioned pro-Russian oligarch Firtash Many of guests at Truss’s gathering have also parroted Kremlin talking points New by me on Democracy for Sale open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Unfair comparison. It should be molletes (refried beans on a crusty roll, topped with melted cheese and a sprinkle of pico) v beans on toast with grated cheddar cheese and a drizzle of HP sauce. And frankly, that's a closer contest.

Mexico has already beaten England

A Ukrainian flag hangs in a shattered window after yet another night of Russian terror in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia's latest massive attack on the capital killed at least 21 people and injured 100 more. This is the reality Russia continues to inflict on Ukrainian civilians every day.

This is the thing. Because the anti-immigrant movement is based on a series of lies and illusions about what Britain is, was, and should be, there is literally no way to satisfy them.

well that's fucking amazing. good lord, lmao, thank god this comedian pulled it out of the fire.

We are swiftly headed for a society in which a trans kid must undergo state mandated torture, are banned from being on line, are banned from hanging out in most public spaces, are banned from using bathrooms at school, banned from accessing the health care they need, and banned from playing sports.

The absolute humility and generosity of Zelenskyy. What does he say to Caolan Robertson when giving him his much deserved award? “Don’t forget us” Whoever could!

I think it is very slightly cooler outside the post shower bathroom than inside so I am opening the window for a bit. Can someone please remind me to close it soon?

It tells you everything you need to know about Kemi Badneoch and Nigel Farage that as London schools, hospitals and transport networks all buckle under extreme record-breaking temperatures, they gather with fossil fuel lobbyists, climate deniers and the far-right to demand an end to Net Zero

The top frame is from 2015, when French meteorologists did a “forecast” from a #climate heated August 2050 - a warning on what could possibly happen in 35 years time. Bottom frame: well, it’s happened in barely a decade, only it’s already *much* worse than predicted. It’s a runaway train.

'90s TV politics were interesting because there was B5 and DS9 and (ugh I have to hand it to them) Dinosaurs, but also tons of reactionary "hard men make hard choices" spy/cop fever dreams that seems like presentiments of the post-9/11 torture state, like La Femme Nikita.

for some context, this is one of Kievan Rus’ great monasteries. I’m speechless.

This is horrifying. It classes disabled people as not fully human, because it is saying that they cannot ‘feel’ the same way as an able bodied person would in the same circumstances. www.mind.org.uk/news-campaig...

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Scientists have discovered a tiny blue octopus lurking beneath the waters near the Galápagos Islands. About the size of a golf ball, the newly identified deep-sea species was found nearly 1,800 meters below the surface during an expedition in the Pacific Ocean.

Well worth your time "For too long, the university has ignored the wisdom of the donor class and hired based on academic excellence. Regrettably, this has led to the underrepresentation of discredited viewpoints in elite higher education."

We've read the new Code of Practice. Here's what you need to know.

“In the space of a few years, the UK has moved from a broadly inclusive status-quo to being the most aggressively anti-trans developed democracy in the world.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...

When politicians say they can't hold corporations accountable, remember: they can. They just choose not to.

Signal boosting Cassie Being unhoused when you’re disabled is horrific

This should be the headline story on every news publication and telecast including local news every day for several days. But it won’t. It will be shrugged off like so much else by so much of media. The most corrupt thing that has ever come out of the US govt.

Interesting article on how vaccines might prevent dementia. It’s fun when new scientific techniques are able to sort of upend some of our ideas about how immunity works.

Every one of these, very welcome, decisions in the US also serves as a painful reminder that, if you are a trans kid, the UK is the most hostile place in the whole Western world. Fuck Labour.

Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.

Bring back proper political journalism at the BBC, like this spectacular example from 1975 youtu.be/Sad7CoNTzjE?...

the most anti free speech administration in this country’s history

I live in eager anticipation of a visit from Witnesses or Mormons. Come on in, I have cookies and questions! 😁

🇺🇦🇪🇺 Zelensky: Today is Europe Day. And Ukraine celebrates it not formally or placard-wise, but truly knowing that we are already an integral part of European family. We defend Ukraine, our independence, our future, and thus we in Ukraine defend our Europe, of which Ukraine was and will be a part.

My friend Samantha could use a bit of help if anyone can spare a few bob please and thank you. gofund.me/25c646e41

This story is WILD. Juan Orlando Hernandez, the Honduran ex-president pardoned by Trump for narcotrafficking, seemingly caught on tape in dozens of conversations (if true), discussing plans with GOP and other figures to attack left-wing governments, and saying Israel paid for his pardon from Trump.

My friend Samantha could use a bit of help if anyone can spare a few bob please and thank you. gofund.me/25c646e41

Wow 🤩 The Weather Channel posted this.

This and other findings are why the right wants to destroy science, while keeping enough of it to keep innovation. Science too often demonstrates that their instincts are wrong.

Ooh cool 😎 Love the Fugitive Doctor! www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...

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Tell the world you're not interested in leading scientific research any longer without telling the world etc etc

Just got to say it - @greenparty.org.uk great job on @goodmorningbritain.bsky.social Zach Polanski! 👍🏽 Even though I'm a member of the @libdems.org.uk - and look forward to seeing Ed Davey give shills for the oligarchs a piece of his mind, too.

Yet more for those who think publishing isn’t political.

Striped Marlin: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims. One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:

If the Prime Minister was serious about protecting Britain from Trump's illegal war in Iran, he would back our plan to Keep Britain Moving. That means cutting fuel duty, cutting train fares and a £1 cap on bus fares.

Duh, thanks, we know. Your boys got his orders.

The Government™ has made an ad about the era we're living through, and it's surpsingly honest and informative.

Astonishingly UK gov has awarded 34 contracts worth £900m to US-based Palantir, including a 7-year £330m contract to handle NHS patient data. There are major concerns about this, given Palantir’s links to the CIA, its contracts with the IDF, and its co-founder Peter Thiel being a major Trump donor.

Hmm, looks like it may have been a mistake to sign up to @rawstory.com newsletters. Because why? smuggled misinformation using misleading link to a fake BBC story, ie fake site looking like BBC, fake story. Just opened todays email and here's a story apparently about Starmer.