Jewish MP Gerald Kaufmann in Parliament in 2009. "My Grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her town, a German soldier shot her dead." "My Grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israel to murder Palestinian Grandmothers in Gaza."

Telegraph newspaper editorial on Mandelson's appointment in December 2024 versus editorial today

The Hormuz situation seems so so bad, like gonna-destabilize-half-the-globe-and-tank-the-economy bad, with no obvious resolution even plausible, and it’s still getting the “distant crisis mostly of interest to nerds that will work itself out” treatment in American press

Grim but useful read. Global energy markets are on the verge of a disaster economist.com/finance-and-...

Another solar generation record set today in Britain. 14,426 megawatts were being generated at 11.30 today, delivering 37% of GB’s electricity and contributing to a record low reliance on fossil fuels. Gas accounted for just 2% of electricity generation at that time.

Reminded of Miliband's best line

Stop Trump’s attack on whales action.eko.org/a/stop-trump...

If they’re doing this to Christian statues on camera imagine what they’re doing to Moslem civilians off camera.

A rum situation where it is the legal profession which has held firm, whilst the political and justice systems have simply given way. But you can't pardon a disbarment.

The Labour government is not content to have sold a record £20bn in arms around the world last year. It wants to flog more arms to more countries, and it thinks "defence is an engine for growth." And this is all seen as entirely normal by UK national media.

Browsing this company's website and the only way I can describe what I'm seeing is imagine a school shooter was a management consultant

In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.

When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should resign if she had “any moral decency”. Now we learn he set up four shell companies that let him avoid paying £100,000 he owed in tax and to then transfer the cash to Reform

⚡️🇱🇧 BREAKING: Despite President Trump “PROHIBITING” Israel from striking Lebanon, a fresh Israeli drone strike has just killed at least 1 person in Beit Yahoun, southern Lebanon, the country’s civil defense told Al Jazeera. 🔸Just an hour earlier, Pres. Trump posted on Truth Social: “the USA will...

So so grim Stealing Ukrainian children, then harassing them for speaking Ukrainian …and threatening older ones with conscription to the Russian army. Sick russian state and people

Bluesky is broke… n

US: Hegseth reads fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction during Pentagon sermon - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-pete-hegseth-reads-fake-bible-verse-pulp-fiction-during-pentagon-sermon

Israeli soldiers are detonating entire villages in South Lebanon while taking selfies. Ancient mosques, churches, cemeteries, schools, hospitals - all being obliterated by the genocidal regime www.instagram.com/reel/DWrg5xi...

On Tuesday, we stood with the residents of al-Bustan in Silwan, outside the District Court in Jerusalem as they fight to remain in their homes. Once again, Palestinian families are dragged into court just to defend their right to continue living in homes they’ve lived in for generations. (1/4)

One thing I will admit. You can’t fault the enthusiasm and positivity of Reform’s local election campaign. And their message is getting through as loveable Lee Anderson found out recently. The electorate are really beginning to understand what Reform UK are all about. 😊

it feels quite bad that it's basically impossible to argue that much of the modern right in the west has become both entirely intellectually shallow and deeply, fundamentally morally corrupt without sounding like a tedious teenage tankie, because it is.....the factual truth

Explore a detailed timeline and map of accomplishments from our first 100 days: nyc.gov/100days

I was elected as a democratic socialist, and will continue to govern as a democratic socialist. 100 days in — and we’re just getting started.

Protester arrested yesterday with sign reading: “We deserve a government that isn’t afraid of peace.” This government is afraid of our fight for our future. It’s afraid of a people’s fight for safety and freedom in our homeland and it’s afraid of our power when we’re organized. (1/3)

A worker died in a Amazon warehouse in Oregon. For more than an hour the workers in the facility were ordered to continue working as the man lay dead. One worker tried to help, but a manager told him “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work.“ EVIL.

👉 EXPOSED: Israeli operation to help Brits move to West Bank by Martin Williams UNDERCOVER investigation reveals charity touted "awesome" illegal settlements and claimed it could benefit from UK tax subsidies www.declassifieduk.org/exposed-isra...

Palantir’s tech has been linked to the Israeli military's ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, raising serious human rights concerns. This Thursday, MPs will debate Palantir's NHS contract. Email your MP to say No Palantir in Our NHS: amn.st/63328B62zaO

So here is the video of the question I asked Goodwin, and his response The key question - how much he will lose financially if MCC is wound up - is not answered www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7OP...

Ministers are exploring triggering the break clause in Palantir's NHS contract. I've signed the open letter to Wes Streeting calling on him to get Palantir out of the NHS. www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/we...

Landmines are coming back to Europe - quietly. Countries like Poland are already moving toward using them. Others may follow. They don’t stop killing when wars end. We can still stop this, but we need to act now. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-04...

France is switching from Microsoft to Linux "We must become less reliant on American tools and regain control of our digital destiny. We can no longer accept that our data, our infrastructure, our strategic decisions depend on solutions whose rules, pricing, evolution, and risks we do not control."

The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.

state of these two in 2016 - Trump and Farage both know dep down that Vladimir Putin is Mr Brexit #BrexitTrumpRussia

Surely this is fake, I thought, and then I checked my own website

This extremist government needs war to survive, and it needs endless occupation. That’s why it quietly approved 34 new West Bank settlements, ensuring more bloodshed for millions of Palestinians living under brutal military control. We must change this intolerable reality now.

So the Trump administration’s two goals in peace talks with Iran are: 1. A commitment by Iran not to develop a nuke (This was part of the Obama deal that Trump canceled) 2. Opening the Strait of Hormuz. (Was open before war.)

Is the fact that the Iran war wasn’t congressionally authorized something we no longer talk about? Seems like the reporting/discussion now just assumes that Trump can just do whatever he wants wrt the use of force

“Not only is Reform taking large amounts of money from an industry with a big interest in changing UK Govt policy, but that industry is also one with major links to organised crime, terrorism and foreign dictatorships.” The corrupt stink of Reform is overwhelming. open.substack.com/pub/adambien...

🇰🇪 🇷🇺 At least 16 Kenyans killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine as hundreds more remain on front lines Kenya’s foreign affairs min. has confirmed that at least 16 Kenyans have been killed fighting for the Russian military in Ukraine, among hundreds of young men from Kenya & other African countries...

Netanyahu is bombing Lebanon because his political career (and therefore avoidance of prosecution) depends on constant war. How many more people must die for the sake of one man's standing?

I’ve known Lebanon for three decades. What’s happening now is an invasion. This is Gaza 2.0 – and the world is barely paying attention. @CaroleCadwalladr for the Nerve Link 🔽

Why President Trump’s threat of genocide matters He may avoid immediate constitutional and legal sanctions, but this threat should not be forgotten New by me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

This is a crucial report, shining a spotlight on the funding links between Russia, Hungary and the British mainstream right

Clean, safe, cheap, renewable energy that you don't have to fight deadly wars or destroy the environment to get. Good for wildlife, too, when done properly. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The #ClimateEmergency and #NatureCrisis are intimately interlinked www.theguardian.com/environment/...