Can't help thinking a "unite the nation" campaign would have more success if they cleared up litter or did odd jobs for the elderly than drunkenly marching and shouting hoping for a fight with literally anyone.

Indeed.

Context matters, always. Peaceful protests by those who want to rejoin Europe are barely mentioned by legacy media. Today, there’s so much coverage as ext right wing scaremongers rally low information citizens to protest in hatred of ‘others’. The Sun & Daily Mail have stoked this othering for yrs

I knew he’d come here at some point. There are so many disillusioned people in England; after 14 yrs of Conservative right wing PM’s they no longer know which way is up. So, now they vote against their own best interests while elites like Musk and Farage stir the pot, taking advantage.

Experts condemn Trump's attack on a civilian boat in the Caribbean as premeditated murder. If convicted in an international court, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, JD Vance, and Pete Hegseth could find themselves charged. www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

All is not lost, not even close. We protest in the streets peacefully and those in power, intent on domination, lose.

This European feels the same way. There are amazing places to visit and my US friends are family to me but I don’t want to return. Too much has happened globally because of Trump, his cabal and MAGA. Now, learning about Groypers has me wanting to vomit.

Lives of the super rich Tankers used to transport water to fill private lakes. Normal people face shortages due to droughts. The same class opposes wealth taxes and higher wages for workers. They have friends in high places.

An insightful, thought provoking thread for people like me who’ve never read or even heard of Groypers until the term was trending on BlueSky today. I need to reread this thread, again. If true, the extreme far right is even more bonkers and invested in attaining their goals than I ever knew.

Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms. Chemicals going into food chain, water, waterways with deadly outcomes. Corporations boost profits. Regulators failing to protect health and the environment.

In memory of loved ones lost September 11, 2001, with profound gratitude to all who helped. #neverforget

#NeverForget From Animal Planet A touching tribute on this day of remembrance of 9/11 This amazing story of Roselle, a guide dog for the blind and her heroism ! Take a moment to read and share 🙏

Today, we remember the thousands of lives lost and the heroic first responders in the largest terror attack on U.S. soil. I will continue to fight to make sure we take care of our first responders and families who lost loved ones. Now and forever we must #NeverForget.

Exceptional from Zack Polanski on a 1% wealth tax and aligning CGT on earned income #C4News The Greens are proposing what Labour should have rolled out when they came into power in 2024 I'm pro wealth, pro entrepreneurialism, pro innovation, but I'm also pro wealth taxes on those with £10m+

Then, this happens…

This brings some relief; sometimes the powerful do have to face justice.

Shame on all who voted for this bill.

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September 10, 2025

What a week huh! The latest Europe Dispatch with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social: Russia likes symbolic twists so it may or may not have been intentional that the drone attack on Poland took place just before Ursula von der Leyen was going to give her ”State of the European Union” speech.

Latest in @theatlantic.com . The Russian deliberate attack on Poland (and thats what it was) should have been easy for NATO to handle. However the alliance failed--and the reasons why show just how dysfunctional it has become.

The Golden Age

Susan and I are thinking of the entire Evergreen High School community in the wake of yesterday's tragic shooting. Our children deserve to grow up in a country free from the trauma and terror of senseless gun violence. (1/2)

I’m choosing to remember Charlie Kirk’s contribution to American civic life in his own words.

Please read.

This is an important thread. It seems weirdly disrespectful to try to turn Kirk into something he clearly despised.

Let nothing and no one stop you reminding everyone you know that Trump has refused to release the Epstein files. Well done, Sen. Schumer.

We all can already see Charlie Kirk’s murder being exploited by the Trump admin & MAGA politicians. I fear for the days that lie ahead in the US. To all who love democracy and abhor violence, please know this European’s wish for peace in the US is stronger than ever. I stand with all of you.

Re: Charlie Kirk murder. Consider the timing. The release of Epstein’s birthday book has been a huge blow to Trump; he drew a child’s body that he signed at the most intimate area. Trump needed something to placate jaded MAGA voters - to captivate news cycles 24/7 - to incite hatred of the Left.

No one should be politically murdered.

I call on media to REFUSE the framing pushed by right wing chaos agents like Cernovitch & Rufo on this act of what appears to be political violence. The Democratic former Speaker of the Minnesota House was assasinated along with/her husband. The killers was hunting Dems. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

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We must stand resolutely against political assassination and political violence of all kinds, and just as resolutely against everyone who exploits acts of violence as the pretext or excuse for political repression of political opponents.

A point I made about Mike Lee's more grievous response on Xitter today. This is not a time to both-sides things but it is, IMO, a time to call out when people like Erick Erickson fails to mention Paul Pelosi's attack, which Kirk celebrated.

Nobody has ever told on himself more only to have so many people pretend they didn’t hear it.

Yes, we are living in a constitutional crisis. Yes we are. And we’ve been living in a constitutional crisis for the past 7 months. And it’s only going to get worse. And maybe the courts might help somewhat, but the only thing that will truly save us is…us. The American people.

He’s suing Wall Street Journal for reporting this exists. Feels like they have a strong defense.

"Yes, Brett, it’s just a friendly conversation with your local masked jackboot. Just a totally polite and harmless conversation where, as long as you answer the questions correctly, you do not end up on a plane to a concentration camp in Uganda. What could possibly go wrong?" (I love Elie Mystal ⚖️)

Another loss . . . A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an $83.3 million judgment against the First Felon for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll, rejecting the president’s argument that he should have been protected by presidential immunity.

The UK is an island - that hasn’t stopped Murdoch controlling his narrative of the truth for decades.

So that guy finds it necessary to walk from the left outer side, past another officer plus some more steps, towards a civilian who isn't even moving?? Where is their internal review board? He needs to be fired and prosecuted.

A must watch.

The lunch counter sit-ins spread across the South. In Houston, 13 Texas Southern students sat down at Weingarten’s and refused to move. What people forget: Solidarity has always been key, even when forced underground. 📌 City Hall protesters marched together with signs demanding desegregation.

SHAMELESS: Donald Trump is slapping his name on infrastructure projects across the U.S. funded by President Biden’s historic 2021 infrastructure law that Trump opposed and tried to derail. (NYT)

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Reform UK Councillor Jim O’Neill has deleted this post, but we think it’s important to share as it’s pretty spot on. Tories 2.0 (but only their rejects).

If you're at the US Open, try to start a "Free DC" chant there.

Great @willbunch.bsky.social column, as usual. TY!

USTA to Broadcasters: DO NOT show Trump getting booed. Streisand effect: