@mrjamesob.bsky.social is very well read. I wonder has he seen this new title?

Magyar takes on a hostile press with style. Lessons for us in the UK here (and the US?), methinks.

Cruel but very accurate

If it's sometimes hard to tell the difference between fossil-fuel lobbyists and the billionaire press, that's because there isn’t one. My column on the politicians, journalists and junktanks using the Iran crisis as an excuse to extract our remaining gas and oil. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This very straight news piece buried deep within the FT never uses words like corruption or insider dealing but every detail is quietly devastating. Why is the FT virtually alone in the UK media in covering this important story?

Unpopular opinion 🫣 The best way to rival the US and China on AI might be to not rush in. Let the AI bubble crash first. AI will stay in our lives but not in this hype driven, money burning form. Brace for impact 🤖

The Socialists batter the Far Right in Portugal. Lets do it in the UK.

I really do think this is an excellent metaphor for the moment.

GDP really is the price of everything and real value of very little

Here you go @markmckay71.bsky.social

LOL. GB News folk can't believe their own poll.

The one thing about the Starmer hunt I don’t understand is why it is not said the only realistic successor would be Yvette Cooper. Tough, capable, experienced and far better than the rest. Streeting is repellent, Rayner not up to it and neither is Lammy. Who does that leave?

There’s a v cynical media and political blindspot in the Epstein shitshow. A feeding frenzy to get rid of Starmer while red-carpeting Farage into No10. Who is named in the files. As is Candy, Reform’s treasurer. With Bannon. And Brexit. Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

The USA doesn't change whoever the President is. Every President works out they can achieve little at home but that the massive US military allows them to do all kinds of things abroad. Amazing how often this involves regime change in oil rich or strategically important countries.

If handing someone their arse, was a video clip

A white British father and son BOTH raped the same child and pled guilty to multiple counts of Sexual assault. This has been in the press for 2 days. The Mirror is the only National newspaper to report on it… And THAT’s why people have such a skewed perception of the links between race and SA🤷🏼‍♀️

I love that little rhyme about today’s date. “Remember, remember it’s only the 5th of November, so stop banging on about fucking Christmas.” Pretty sure that’s how it goes anyway.

Citizens Utd sounds like such an obscure piece of legal history but it is the turn the USA took that caused the chaos it is in - Discuss

They really would

What happens next?

And the company debts keep rising

Suddenly i have gained a load of followers..... I haven't posted in days and get little engagment anyway. Must be my happy go lucky profile pic that attracts them...

Is Jonathan Reynolds really this naïve? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

For all those who keep saying Labour doesn’t keep promises. Ok there could be more but they are doing what they said they would. Unlike posh boy Farage who said who would leave the country if Brexit was a fuck up. fullfact.org/government-t...

UK folks:

I wonder what Trump using for Brain Training to ward off the effects of ageing…. A mirror?

A lot of this is true and an uncomfortable thought. Being right isn’t always as effective at driving policy as being realistic. On the other hand if we don’t do something radical on environment we are fucked.

'How long is this going to last?' says a fisherman. The climate emergency is going to go on for centuries and so this is as nothing to what is coming down the line. Perhaps Justin Webb wouldn't find it so amusing if he had the slightest understanding of what we face in the future. #r4today

Our billionaire press and social media algorithms keep pushing Farage and insist that Labour and Starmer are shit but - for some strange reason - people prefer Starmer to a shyster like Farage.

Hilarious how the far right complain about “identity politics” when they make their skin colour and birthplace their entire identity, in lieu of any imagination or personality. Their identity is mostly comprised of being white, badly dressed flagshaggers with high cholesterol.

Brilliant

Another classic from the Queen of gaffes…

A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time: Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves. Q: Why are you running away? Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels. Q: But you’re foxes! Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.

WOW! The Economist’s cover: “Donald Trump’s economic delusions are already hurting America."

Did someone say… Happy Threads Day! 😱

Condolences to Dolly Parton on the loss of her husband, Carl Dean. A simple test of a person's character is to ask them their opinion of Dolly Parton. If the answer isn't to the effect that she's one of the greatest people on the planet, avoid them.

Statement from No10 just in: “The Prime Minister has tonight spoken to both President Trump and President Zelenskyy. “He retains his unwavering support for Ukraine and is playing his part to find a path forward to a lasting peace, based on sovereignty and security for Ukraine...."

Seems liikely

Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia. Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist. Extraordinary.

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

If you want an insight into the logic driving the gleefully victorious right wing of US politics this is interesting. Plus you will be allowed to comment. A fascinating echo chamber in which Trump is almost always viewed positively and all opposition is corrupt, malevolent or stupid. thenewneo.com

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This Is Not Appeasement, It Is Worse Comparisons to Neville Chamberlain and Appeasement are not fair to Chamberlain. Trump isn't trying to delay a war with Putin or give himself time to rearm. The US president is trying to help Putin @phillipspobrien.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

while the right-wing press here in Spain publish lies, the Beeb accepts that the Spanish economy under the Socialist government is actually doing very well. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Put that at the top of the news and opinion pieces