$200 a barrel here we come

Weird that protesters aren't filling the streets when the streets are being bombed and the sky is black at noon

@zackpolanski.bsky.social We’ve entered the war crimes phase of the war pretty quickly imho

It's extremely clear that the US doesn't really have an objective here except to inflict maximum pain, and attacking water supply is going to end catastrophically for the entire region. It's not just a war crime, it's approaching a crime against humanity.

Blair can't acknowledge that Starmer is right on this because it would mean facing up to his own culpability re the war in Iraq.

AXIOS: RUBIO TOLD ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS THAT WASHINGTON'S GOAL IS NOT REGIME CHANGE AND THAT IT WANTS DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO RUN THE COUNTRY

what AXIOS: Exclusive: Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader

This captures the fundamental truth about Trump: his stupidity substack.com/home/post/p-...

What does this mean for Keir Starmer's leadership?

I *think* Kemi Badenoch is currently arguing for a first strike approach to nuclear war.

CNN-SSRS poll: 59% of Americans disapprove of Trump's decision to take military action in Iran 60% do not think Trump has a clear plan for handling the situation 62% say Trump should get congressional approval for any further military action

I have never seen a politician more directly copy this speech in my life

My "If you make me work from the office, that substantially increases the risk of the USAF terrorbombing the office" T-shirt is posing many questions already answered by my T-shirt.

Keir Starmer did not think it was 'sectarian' when Labour leaflets put pictures of Narendra Modi on them and criticised Boris Johnson for meeting him in Batley and Spen.

How is McSweeney still able to act beyond the grave?

Its doubly galling because Starmer and Labour have (and not without reason) spent years insisting Reform curious voters should be respected and taken seriously. Then with the Greens they're all "LOL you've been taken in by those nutters, U morons, don't be daft." Its playground level ignorance.

Dear @lucympowell.bsky.social, I have enjoyed our exchange of letters about which of our parties is best placed to stop Reform. Hannah Spencer MP and I trust that you agree that this question has now been resolved once and for all. Thanks, Zack Polanski

People say that Labour hasn’t delivered, but after just 18 months, Gorton and Denton have joined the new elite.

Chris Mason is so invested in the rise of the racist right narrative he is incapable of doing his job. His editors should be reining him in but they’re invested too. The only way to counter this is for ministers to go on the attack - to publicly and vocally point out the BBC’s failure. Let’s see.

This statement from Andy Burnham on Ratcliffe is 😙

This is dead on. The Chief of Staff is there to get government doing stuff. Maybe this time they can get someone who has experience doing that sort of thing rather than a political strategist or an HR director.

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The French are taking none of Musk’s bullshit.

The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible. It leads on "sharply contested narratives" It has a dramatic skew to the US government It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue

ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.

Watch out Disneyland

America, come take your deranged grandpa home, he's embarrassing you.

It's happening Jim.

Say what you will about Hitler, at least he knew which countries he was invading.

folks, this is some really weird shit. the president is not well.

I won’t have whatever he’s having

Disgraceful of Kemi Badenoch to say Jackie Long has not said anything about grooming victims/survivors when Jackie has done so much empathetic and important reporting on this issue & platforming victims/survivors.

Under Mahmood's current proposals, presumably would have been deported to Czechoslovakia in 1945, when it was "safe" again.

Having a great first day as the OBR's website manager. Got all of the content queued up as a scheduled post, ready for a big day, but all of the work is done now. Now before I put my feet up, time to take a big gulp of water and check the latest news.

Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy. OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty

Truly stomach churning. What's esp disturbing is that this is completely normalized all over the west. Our govts and our press insist, that Israelis are 'civilized' and 'moral', while their victims, Palestinians are barely considered human. Their endless mass slaughter is reported as a 'ceasefire'

How’s it going on the other site?

What is the point of our national broadcaster if it can't get the official Opposition to answer questions like this?

A thread of inspirational quotes from two of my idols: Kemi Badenoch and Ange Postecoglou (uh-oh, I may have gotten some mixed up... or have I??) 🧵

Might do a separate sketch on Matthew Syed's speech, which is the most batshit crazy thing I have heard from a conference stage in years. And believe me, I've seen some things.

It's wild to me that Kemi Badenoch still has yet to comment in any way on the re-emergence of this stuff on the British right. Is she genuinely so lazy that she won't assert herself to defend her own children? She thinks she's fit to be prime minister!

@timharford.ft.com Perfect for More or Less

Human excrement.

@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social 🧐https://on.ft.com/42QDkZW

Here are the US reciprocal tariffs against all the territories mentioned in Enya’s Orinoco Flow