He's a pro-Israel propagandist. He's not Jewish. He works for a right-wing pro-Israel organisation. He's posted vile things about Palestinian kids shot by Israeli soldiers. But Sky News presented him as an ordinary Jewish football fan subjected to online hatred.

In September 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves flew to New York. Her mission? To meet Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity firm and now, remarkably, what they claim is “the largest provider of newly built affordable housing in the UK for the last three years.” 1/4

A shocking must-read from Carole Cadwalladr on Blair and Gaza - and Musk's mentor, 2nd most wealthy man in the world, and long time friend of Netanyahu - Larry Elison. So where does all this leave Starmer? www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...

NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5). An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸 (🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

📍 Glasgow Central #FREEPALESTINE🇵🇸

Let’s recognise it for what it really is, Trump’s speech to US military chiefs was a thinly veiled shaping of authoritarian rule - Today’s column👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/255...

The government has "no plans" to end its relationship with Israeli drugs firm Teva - which supports Israel's military - since the UK continues "a trade and partnership agreement" with Israel, health minister says. #DCUKparliament Read about Teva/NHS 👉 www.declassifieduk.org/the-israeli-...

If, like us, you're frustrated with inauthentic vapid MSM - -then do back the Bylines Network to bring a new type of grassroots media into the landscape, with monthly 300,000-400,000 article reads & millions of social media + search engine impressions. 💪

YouTubers are earning up to £20,000 a month by making provocative videos that have targeted a Norfolk hotel used to house asylum seekers. Hotels up and down the country are regularly targeted by content creators known as ‘auditors’.

Since privatisation England's water companies paid £88.4bn in dividends. 90% of water companies owned by foreign investors/govts. 90% of dividend not recirculated in the UK economy. No UK tax paid on dividends. Public ownership would make a difference.

Keep signing, keep sharing. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Anas Sarwar urged to ‘come clean’ after Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury suspended Mr Choudhury, who was elected to Holyrood in 2021, has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation. 👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

Well done The SNP. We're lucky to have a Scottish party running our government 👏

#cycling dog owners please please don't use a leash that's like piano wire and quite invisible especially when using multi-user pavements. Such a hazard to cyclists, animals and children. Almost came to grief earlier but just managed to stop (not a nice experience). Thanks in advance.

So just sorted my plumber to come install a tap, all done on WhatsApp, he texts be there about 6 and I replied, Great thanks x Noticed he'd seen it before I realised FML

Is it just me or has the likes of YTube and FB recently become almost unusable with obstacle infestations of adverts and shite 'recommendations'? Totally frustrating 😬

Loooove #Glasgow even on a midsummer day the old saying still goes ... 'it's either raining or just about to start' 💙

Flipping the radio, so many samey whiney helium autotune popstrels. 💡 I've turned into my dad FML.

People getting on the bus and eating McDs just ...

⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party. 🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

Lunchtime swim #Portobello wetsuit for jellyfish but only a few tho always good to rubber up. Lovely swim & great for a positive mental health boost.

Great turnout and speeches today at the Edinburgh pro-Palestine march and demo. Some of our members were in attendance👍

Difficult to conceive of a more ill-judged decision then the one the Home Office took here. It is an affront to free speech of a kind which is really indistinguishable from what you'd see in a police state.

Labour promised us the NHS "will always be publicly owned and publicly funded" We've written to Wes Streeting to oppose the "Public Private Partnership" in 10 year NHS plan 👇🏥 PFI = £13 billion actual investment in NHS has cost nearly *£80 billion*🤯 weownit.org.uk/news/open-le...

Not a fursday but why's my chest hair so grey but elsewhere I'm fairly original brown? Grr ageing. Normal? Yes know it needs mowing.

Fab #Cycling @ #Portobello riviera. Rare Edinburgh hot days so a chance to revisit my lycra lad days, now with feature dadbod 🙄 Find your happy stuff and just do it!

Southern Water doubles CEO pay to £1.4m despite bonus ban. SW has 119 criminal convictions. £6.2bn debt, 91m litres lost daily to leaks, hosepipe ban, sewage dumped in rivers. Customer bills to rise 53%; 27% of bills service debt Looting approved by the state.

#LNER #KingsX trains cancelled or delayed. My very delayed train 3 trainsful of people onboard. Absolutely rammed everywhere and in the aisles so very unsafe and though paid for reserved seat I'm standing to Edinburgh!! Such poor train infrastructure and service. Grrr.

#TateModern the Leigh Bowery exhibition is fabulous, some marvellous videos and photography and costume. It's a big exhibition and absolutely full-on so fuel up first. Some highlights...

#V&AStorehouse Hackney Wick, recently opened and absolutely fabulous so recommend, and it's free. 60s kitsch to Roman artifacts ...

1. Yesterday, 86 people were arrested in the UK under the Terrorism Act 2000 for holding signs saying "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action." They are the opposite of terrorists. They were protesting *against* terrorism. 🧵

How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot

#bugbear on the train to London, various people going up and down the aisle looking for their seat getting in everyone's way. How can you get to adulthood and not know how number sequence works ?🙄

I need to understand why unionists think is so bad about the last 18 years of an SNP led government? Just look at what's available to our citizens who choose to live here, All creeds, All colours, No distinctions. If you work, Live & pay taxes in Scotland. This is the alternative to England or Wales

Small corner of balcony herb pots doing well and always more than needed. Chives, parsley, mint, basil, thyme, coriander.

Living in London working at Edgware Road on the day of the London bombings in 2005 in the train directly behind the train that was targeted. Chilling and frightening day for so many and heart goes out all those who died and those still affected. I was so lucky but still have awful flashbacks. 💔

The police have arrested more than 20 people in London for carrying placards that said: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action". Among those removed by police was Reverend Sue Parfitt, who is 83

Today the order banning #PalestineAction as "terrorists" came into effect. But they are not terrorists. They are protesters trying to stop a genocide. This is a "first they came for ..." situation. Unless we stand in solidarity against this assault on our freedom, they will pick us off one by one.

Morning in Kyiv. No sleep. Air quality is extremely bad. City is covered in thick smoke. This is Russian terror, aimed at people who chose to stay, resist and fight.

Once again Labour have betrayed the WASPI women by blocking Stephen Flynn’s WASPI Compensation Bill. They pledged their support to women before the election, but now that they are in power they have reneged on their promise. Labour liars!

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'Finland most clearly shows it's possible for world-beating happiness to be achievable without becoming ever richer' Prof Danny Dorling. Finland's happiness thru equality is main reason we've launched a crowdfunder to make a new documentary film there in Sept. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/finland---...

For anyone who still thinks the mainstream is a bulwark against the far right or that the liberal hegemony cannot accommodate authoritarianism, the eagerness of Labour MPs in the UK to crackdown on democratic rights should be a wake up call www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Happy #CanadaDay #🍁AF

The SNP will oppose Labour’s attack on the disabled and the vulnerable. Scotland can choose a better way. Read my Daily Record column: www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...

Pride month is well under way, and so is these companies' pink washing 👀 Will you tell Burberry, Trainline and more to stop advertising on GB news?

🏳️‍🌈 👏 👇 Solidarity!

This really is one of my favourite plants, unsung and unspectacular but a wild beauty you can find seed-blown into cracks and crevices. Corydalis lutea.