A fascinating and disturbing deep dive into far right / nativism propagation on Facebook by The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Weird how the trial for the pro-Trump, white nationalist mass shooter who is accused of murdering two students at Florida State University (FSU) is about to start and hardly any news is talking about it. www.msn.com/en-us/crime/...

This is good (for once). Farage has to stay front & centre for almost 4 more years & I don’t see how he can without edging ever closer to the National Front credo that’s always animated him. For now, Starmer must wait until he’s *blatantly* racist before using the term. Otherwise it loses power 1/2

‘One man said, “What did they do?” And I said, “Oh, they were being racist.” And then he said, “Well, so what?” metro.co.uk/2025/09/25/f...

Follow the money 🔥 • Peter Thiel bankrolled and boosted JD Vance all the way to the VP slot. • Thiel’s name just popped in Epstein estate records. He invested about $40 million in Thiel’s Valar Ventures in 2015–2016, now worth roughly $170 million, and included scheduled meetings with Epstein.

The government wants to limit international student numbers. Yet only 1% of the public think reducing them should be a priority. Exchanges expand horizons, break down prejudice, build global understanding. Why the resistance? Jenny Rhodes reports

There's something ironic about the Far Right adopting an anti apartheid song, written by a gay black man, as their anthem. @chadbourn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Another great piece from @bylines.scot The Farage ‘mirage’: how the media is warping our politics bylines.scot/news/the-far...

Looks like Zuckerberg had a bad day... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Big Lie just keeps getting bigger.

"I refuse to be defined by fascism" - important read. Unbelievable forgiveness and grace from the daughter of an 82-year old man killed by Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Pavlo Lapshyn Lapshyn had only been in the UK for five days as an engineer on a 12-month work placement www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Five years ago, @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social and I did a story about rural Oregon's fever dream that Antifa was coming to their town from Portland. Hundreds showed up armed downtown because they heard on Facebook that "Antifa buses" were coming. No buses came so they said Antifa "retreated."

russia has no intention of attacking EU or Nato states, foreign minister says ⚓️ Well, that’s a relief. 🤔 Of course, in 2022 russia said this, and we all know how that went. [russia tells U.S. it isn't planning to invade Ukraine](www.npr.org/2022/01/10/1...)

Whereas Farage daren’t upset his master Farage is just a mouthpiece for hate and conspiracy theorists www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

This is much, much more significant than the Comey indictment but has gotten like 0.1% of the media coverage

Nish Kumar, "What is the Green Party's vision for how we redraw the economy of this country?" Zack Polanski, "The first thing is to have a big conversation about public ownership" "Nothing we need, and need to use, should be in private hands. All of our utilities should be nationalised"

Democratic party messaging should be simple. The Current Occupant of the White House will do anything, including destroy America, to divert attention from the EPSTEIN files & to avoid releasing them. He is threatening to close the Government & mass layoffs to distract you, while punishing you.

I wonder if this guy is related to "Boris Johnson" who introduced "voter id" as Prime Minister in 2023 ... off the back of some crazy US conspiracy theories ... and in the process, made digital ID pretty much inevitable.

Well done Newcastle 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Why was Galloway in Moscow? www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

BBC reporter Meleri Williams confronts Nathan Gill, long-term associate of Nigel Farage from UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK, and asks if he is ashamed for accepting the Russia-linked bribes - apparently he is not.

America: Epstein files Trump: Jimmy Kimmel America: Epstein files Trump: James Comey America: Epstein files Trump: how about Amelia Earhart

Visual evidence upends Israel’s official story for deadly attack on Gaza hospital www.reuters.com/investigatio...

'If Russians or whoever else are able to hack into supposedly secure systems like the NHS, airports, banks...what's to stop them doing that with a government reservoir of our data?' Matt Frei is doubtful of cybersecurity author Rafe's claim that digital ID offers 'protection'.

Smoke and mirrors Why is Keir Starmer allowing the right wing to set the political agenda with confected crises, rather than engaging with real issues? | Tom Serpell @sussexbylines.co.uk @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social

I’m sure “politician secretly working with country that keeps threatening to nuke us” used to be a bigger story

Starmer’s desperate rush for digital IDs is a recipe for repression ID cards won’t reduce migration and will put trans rights at risk. But that’s not the biggest cost of Starmer’s half-baked scheme, says Cat MacLean goodlawproject.org/starmers-des...

History shows that when democracies face crises, strengthening and reinvigorating democratic participation is essential to prevent democratic backsliding and the rise of authoritarianism. This is not that.

After the Brexit disaster Farage ally promises right-wing Bolshevik Revolution Cull civil servants it doesn't like Eliminate regulators Tax cuts for the rich Cut govt spending More power to corporations End ECHR Mass deportation of legal immigrants Will wreck economy/society archive.ph/OcxzP

Oh. I know this one. It's "move to Dubai", isn't it!?

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Michael Crick, journalist: “It depresses me how much fellow political journalists are down-playing this - a dranatic story not just about Russia corrupting a British politician - as they've done in Germany & France - but also about the character judgement+relationships of Reform leaders Farage+Tice”

Reform’s plan to move the UK to a US style model of private healthcare is not a secret. Farage & his cronies are only interested in making themselves & corporations richer while they take taxpayer money from our svcs. They are distracting & dividing by blaming immigration for all society’s problems.

Vote Reform, Get Russia. Pro-Russian nonsense from Reform members is never too far away. Derby's candidate was making the 'Ukraine+Europeans started it' claim during GE2024 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🔴 BREAKING: Chancellor believes allowing young people to live and work across Britain and the EU would boost the economy and reduce the need for tax rises in the budget. https://www.bestforbritain.org/uk_outlines_ambitious_yms

More tragic accidents in Russia.

NEW TONIGHT: Not content with bringing you new polling, I am also delighted that the CX is pushing forward Government plans for a UK EU Youth Mobility Scheme. 🇪🇺🇬🇧✈️

Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" Bailing out a failed libertarian austerity agenda in Argentina... "That's just how it is."

Can’t understand it, the BBC seems to have completely missed this 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️ www.itv.com/news/wales/2...

💬 "What I see with the Greens right now is really exciting." Economics expert @graceblakeley.substack.com speaking on Zack Polanski's @boldpolitics.bsky.social podcast. We agree. Come join us 👇 Join.greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Disappointment at Starmer’s ID cards on ice… BUT… - concern about illegal immigration exploded because the far right wanted it to. - immigrants are not to blame for creaking public services. Govts are. - the hostile environment encourages exploitation. - don’t wave the flag in our faces. Be honest.

The latest episode with Zack Polanski in conversation with Grace Blakeley breaking down the structures that ultimately prop up our inequality is premiering now! youtu.be/ojrrTf_SD0M

Billy Bragg on fire

Farage is for the rich www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/09...

Time to start the handcart…. news.sky.com/story/nigel-...

@rolandmcs.bsky.social this www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... and yet Conservative controlled Bucks Council feel no issue with flags around Gerrards Cross

"Throughtopia not Utopia" 💥 What Zack Polanski is managing to do here is to talk seriously about the frustration, uncertainty and angst that we're all feeling inside us these days. And what's remarkable is that he seems to be the only party leader doing that right now!

The BBC is calling on the Government of Israel to allow independent journalists into Gaza. Please share. (You may find some images in this short film upsetting) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cVK...