The biggest con trick Israel has pulled off over the past two years is imposing entirely phoney parameters on a “debate” in the West about the credibility of Gaza's death toll, now officially standing at just over 70,000. Matthew Alford reads my latest: jonathancook.substack.com/p/listen-isr...

Liverpool City centre is about to go full Big Brother

Not only should the minimum wage be increased, but it should be increased again. And then increased some more.

An hour's hard graft has to worth a poxy £15 and anybody who says different is a dirty rotten so and so. That's the end of that particular debate, really.

£5 for a bar of Cadbury's Dairy Milk, £8 for a jar of Nescafe, £12 for a bottle of olive oil. And then Badenoch says the minimum wage shouldn't go up this year.

UPDATED to include my response to criticism from John Halford, Waspi's lawyer to one point in the article: davidhencke.com/2025/12/05/g...

UK Political Parties Call for Investigation into Reform UK Crypto Donations The Liberal Democrats have raised concerns over conflicts of interest, after Nigel Farage namechecked Tether in a September interview. decrypt.co/351613/uk-po...

Absolutely correct and, while most Americans will continue to deny it, the rest of the purportedly democratic world needs to speak out. Otherwise the Americans will largely continue to delude themselves into thinking that it's all perfectly normal or at worst no more than I minor glitch.

I would agree!!

Under other governments, it was also gold.

Oil futures rose 56 cents, to $58.93 per barrel, after news of the seizure.

Like many Americans, no idea of life outside of America.

Stomach churning. We have to aim higher than just winning the House. We have to impeach and remove the bastards responsible for this www.liberalcurrents.com/impeach-and-...

EXCLUSIVE: Epstein survivors and Senate Democrats ask for audit to determine if Epstein files have been "tampered with" Just filed ‬⁩ ===> www.cbsnews.com/news/epstein...

"There is a strengthening of our combat aviation. Details are not yet public." - President Zelensky

Donald Trump Will Piss Away the Western Order Investing in Jared Kushner's Imagined Business Savvy www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/11/d...

A festive offering of just some of the prize moments when Nigel Farage has gifted the political agenda to Vladimir Putin and Russia bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...

❗️The United States is considering the creation of a new "Core 5" group consisting of the US, China, Russia, India, and Japan, as an alternative to the G7, according to Politico.

I am still furious at everybody who celebrated her winning the fake peace prize, instead of googling her just once

🚨 Nigel Farage Accepts Another £135,000 From Gold Bullion Firm for Just 12 Hours Work The Reform UK leader has pocketed £415,500 so far this year to act as the company’s “Brand Ambassador” My latest report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...

There is NO reason to be on X anymore - even if you’re a journalist. Being on it is an endorsement, not a necessity

Trust this administration to decide that some fonts are too woke and are DEI fonts.

Another vessel from Russia’s shadow fleet has been struck. Ukrainian sources say Sea Baby drones hit the Dashan tanker in the Black Sea, leaving it critically damaged. The ship had its transponder off and was hauling $60M in oil. euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/11/a...

@emily4mk.bsky.social thinks giving these companies control is helping to safeguard children. the problem with the osa is that it gives tech companies the power to determine what is and isn't safe for children to see. it's an abdication of responsibility and puts the power in the hands of nazis.

The Americans in the replies and quotes acting as if Trump has turned their honorable nation into a common oil thief are driving me into despair. Come on man...

it is because they're segregationists

Children given correct information at school SHOKKA.

Ben "science isn't an exact science" Bradley, a Lego version of the Pub Landlord, who once had to apologise for suggesting the involuntary sterilisation of the poor, and said he was a fan of police violence. Wow. They really are building a dream-team over at Reform.

⚠️ Even the most ardent Brexiteers now accept the damage done by Brexit... 💷 £90 billion in lost tax revenue... EVERY YEAR! ❌ That is over £20 billion more than the entire education budget. Scandalous. https://www.ft.com/content/d3581bbe-98c6-4451-a7d9-c7c36b49d782

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."

If you make a billion dollars — or $500 million or even $100 million dollars — and you keep trying to make more, then there is something seriously wrong with you. It's a mental illness akin to hoarding or drug addiction.

Love Eminem...

For services to misinformation?

The US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. A reporter asked Trump what happens to the oil. Trump: "We keep it, I guess" But its not just the US that steals Venezuelas resources. Our govt is holding up to $2bn of Venezuelan gold & won't give it back!

Farage just said “I didn’t wear a mask last time and I won’t wear them this time. This is nonsense.” Here he is, not only wearing a mask, but also getting vaccinated…

Ok, I overheard this joke. There are people that say Steve Jobs would have made a better president than Donald Trump. We'll never know, because let's face it. That's comparing apples to oranges.

🔴 REVEALED 🔴 The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. 📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇

Oh.

US seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says. Prelude to a full scale invasion. When dictators become unpopular they divert attention by starting wars. What will he seize next?

❗️In the annual report of the Danish Defence Intelligence Service, the 🇺🇸United States has been named a potential threat to 🇩🇰Denmark's national security for the first time, amid Donald Trump's claims on Greenland.

"And did anyone actually buy the books as a result, sir?"

NEW: Labour announces 25 new peerages including - as revealed by me and @ecourea.bsky.social - Rachel Reeves's former chief of staff Katie Martin and Keir Starmer's ex-director of comms Matthew Doyle. Also former Tory-supporting Iceland boss Richard Walker.

Hegseth was quick to post on social media videos of every attack on alleged drug boats, so the argument that video of follow-on Sept. 2 attacks could reveal sources & methods just doesn’t hold water. Trump as commander in chief should order all videos released and stop counting on Hegseth to say no.

One Russian paper today: ““We will not agree to a truce because we need the capitulation of Ukraine.” Meanwhile: “Nearly 60% of Russian regions have a hole in their budgets of over 600 billion roubles, almost 11 times more than in 2022.” #ReadingRussia