„Wer drückt den Knopf?“ Wenn auf niemanden Verlaß ist, wie der Spiegel überlegt, dann sollte vielleicht niemand Atomwaffen haben.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social has written to Cabinet Office to ask them to disclose all contact with the Tony Blair Institute. (We saw how important it is to know who has the prime minister's ear when we understood McSweeney's negative influence.)

#Klimakrise trifft #Atomkraft Hitzewelle sorgt in Frankreich für steigende Fluss-Temperaturen. Probleme bei #AKW -Stromproduktion in Sicht. #Strompreise steigen Besonders exponiert: die 16 Rhône-Reaktoren Wassertemperatur in Genf: 21,3 °C Mai-Rekord 1 Woche zuvor: 13 °C

Millionaires are five times more concerned about doctors leaving the UK than they are about other millionaires emigrating 💸 Our poll also found millionaires are proud to live in the UK, and they're willing to pay more tax to invest in our country and its young people.

Jack Dart is director of reformwatch.org and this is one of the best local election commentaries I've seen.

Reform UK has announced their plans for the "biggest benefit cuts ever". The welfare cuts by Italy's Meloni govt have just come into effect & will destitute many. Trump reduced scope & access to healthcare & wiped out people's pensions. Why do so many think right-wing populists are on their side?

UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying

Meryl Streep: The SAVE America Act will make it harder for women who have changed their names to vote She’s right. Text SAVE to 63033 to tell your senators to vote no on the SAVE America Act.

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"New York City’s public hospital system announced that it would not be renewing its contract with #Palantir as controversy mounts in the UK over the data analytics and AI firm’s government contract." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Trump Has Made a Fundamental Miscalculation about Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/o... Very moving op-ed in the NY Times by Phil Klay, a Iraq veteran amongst other things @mrjamesob.bsky.social

@mrjamesob.bsky.social excellent call by your ex-diplomat caller Michael this morning in the second hour. A very interesting & worthwhile perspective I had not come across before, makes a lot of sense. Any chance of clipping it up so that one could share it? Does Michael (surname?) write anywhere?

But he’s already won. And he doesn’t need any help. He literally said so.

Loyalty over expertise. A recipe for disaster. Just look at the US where incompetent courtiers make decisions that please the leader and hurt the country.

Shayan Sardarizadeh is a reputable, experienced senior journalist at BBC Verify. He's busy these days assessing a huge volume of footage in connection with the Iran War. He does so on 🐦, bc its misinformation is off the chart. He wants you to know: "AI chatbots are not news verification tools."

Ein Frage an die Medizin-, Rechts- und KI-experten: Kann man denn wirklich nichts unternehmen, wenn jemand z.B. das Gesicht und die Stimme eines echten Arztes (tatsächlich Spezialist auf seinem Gebiet) für ein KI-Deepfake benutzt, um den Anschein zu erwecken …

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public. I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are. 1/ Here's what I can share:

Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’

Do they think people have literally no memory of past events at all?

🧵 'Great men are almost always bad men’: The Epstein files and the appeal of stories about depraved elites This is a fascinating article with interesting insights. I picked one out for the screenshot and append the article below.

Zack Polanski furious after NHS insider reportedly pushed for more patient data to be added to Palantir's platform

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Here the figures of how many voted against the Iraq war www.theguardian.com/politics/200...

Mandelson faces EU inquiry into Brussels trade role over Epstein links

This is why local journalism matters. If you’re a Londoner (or even if you aren’t) you should subscribe and support London Centric

Rapid UK coastal erosion throws spotlight on £40bn nuclear plant. Two kilometres away from the plant, more than 27 metres of cliff have been lost since December 2024, compared with an erosion rate of 2 metres a year on average. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

"Lib Dems call on home secretary to delay new dual national border rules" The article does a great job explaining how every UK dual citizens living abroad could be in a terrible situation in case of unforeseen circumstances or emergency travel for it takes weeks to obtain any of the required docs.

Farage: epic grifter

@brigitte49577118.bsky.social nice to find you here, too. 👋

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Do you anything about this?

🚨🚨 "Surprise, surprise": The U.S. is reorienting its foreign funding program to export #MAGA ideology to Europe — and a growing set of far-right and conservative think tanks and political groups are lining up to take Washington’s money. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/maga...

forgot to share the link sorry www.ft.com/content/f869...

@thebossross.bsky.social youtu.be/EeFmB9zR4HA?... When I watched this I immediately had to think of you and the hats you knit … 🫶

Songs for these times thread: 🧵 “We are not free, but we are brave.” Leticia Van Sant, Home of the Brave. youtu.be/vPaSQHzjA9s

I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...

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

Reminder for all UK dual nationals: As of the 25 Feb 2026, dual nationals will not be able to travel to the UK on their 'other' passport. If, for example, you or your dual citizen children live abroad & currently don't hold a UK passport, you need to get one (for them) in order to re-enter the UK.

youtube.com/watch?v=BRHx... The amazing Marsh Family

I'm a journalist and attorney, not an activist, so I've no answers on what Americans should do right now. I only know this: Donald Trump is attempting to incite a civil war so he can cancel all future elections, and he will keep executing citizens until that outcome is achieved.

The term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.

"'What did we learn from the Holocaust? We have to act and we have to resist,' Tracht said, running out of breath as the car turned the corner. 'If I’m not going to act and resist now, then I shouldn’t call myself a rabbi and I can’t be a proud Jew.'" religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...

@rcdewinter.bsky.social I tried to thank you for the NYT article in „the other place“ but it wouldn’t let me. So: thank you! 🙏

Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...