VICTORY: citing "lack of evidence", prosecutors have dropped the trial against the Drax 15. They never had a case, but they kept defendants waiting for a year to somehow justify an astonishing £3 million police operation. This is yet another example of the repression of protest rights in Britain

The UN Secretary-General released a new report last week that raises alarm to rapidly increasing global military spending and move to a human-centred notion of security. www.un.org/en/peace-and...

BBC news showing the Trump protest in London, Sylvester McCoy has just appeared on a vox pop.

Free speech “alive and well” in the UK.

Friend of Epstein, the rapist Donald Trump, visits family with connections to Epstein.

Very much this.

STOP APPEASING FASCISTS. Just sums up everything wrong with this government's approach at the moment, encouraging division rather than finding ways to bring the vast majority together.

Two Tier Keir. You oppose genocide in Gaza? - You’re a terrorist. Tens of thousands attend a far right rally at which Musk calls for civil way? - “Free speech is alive in the UK”.

This.

BREAKING: They're scrubbing @banksy The court is erasing Banksy's mural just like it's erasing our right to protest.

Yet another example of Labour finding the worst take possible and going with that.

Well that’s nice that the government is doubling down on the vile stuff. Oh frabjous day callooh callay.

It’s official - “Nigel Farage is right, don’t vote for him” is a demonstrably awful strategy for Labour. Boosts salience of immigration, costs votes on the left, doesn’t persuade any voters on right (why would they accept a crap knock-off when they can have the original?)

Keir Starmer: “I love flags, me. I’m shagging one right now”.

This is the way to report on the far right. UK newspapers take note

I think a lot of people just assumed the old taboo against fascism was just something that naturally happened rather than needing to be actively maintained.

Generative AI will produce a dystopian future with art stripped of emotion and humanity. Say no.

The thing is maps like this get scores of responses saying “it’s called summer”. People are trying to convince themselves this is normal. How do we tackle that? - Real question!

Historic heatwave unfolding in France. Bordeaux just observed its hottest day on record with a provisional 41.6°C (107°F) — data since 1920. Red level extreme heat warnings are in force for the south of the country. Sadly, this heatwave is far from over...

Victims minister Alex Davies-Jones thanked police for their "bravery and their courage" for arresting 532 people sitting on Parliament Square with a cardboard sign. So brave, so courageous www.itv.com/news/2025-08...

🧵 Succinctly put.

People to want to “stop migrants” need to pay attention to the reality.

No one should have to risk their life to get basic humanitarian assistance. No child should suffer from hunger. The IFRC reiterates its call for safe and unhindered access across Gaza. Aid must be guaranteed and delivered at scale to meet the overwhelming needs.

In Vietnam, there are myriad little lakes formed from bomb craters—in which lotus flowers grow. That image sticks with me. The Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh taught, no mud, no lotus. Without the mud, the flower cannot grow. What will we grow from the mud we are collectively in?

This is where I post from

"Scottish PSC was told the reason for its account being frozen last month was that it had a button on its website to donate to Palestine Action before the group was banned on 5 July. But the button was removed when Palestine Action was proscribed and yet the account had not been restored"

Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?

Amongst those arrested was the secretary of Merseyside Pensioners Association and lifelong trade unionist Audrey White labourheartlands.com/audrey-white...

Liverpool pensioners activist Audrey White arrested. Bail conditions reportedly forbid her from mentioning *anything* about #Palestine !!! - and she is not allowed into Liverpool city center for 3 months.

Police in Canterbury today informed a protestor that the phrase "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" could be considered a declaration of support for Palestine Action and therefore a terrorism offence.

This is chilling.

INSANE HEAT IN MIDDLE EAST Crazy MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 38.3C Tuz IRAQ Dozens of stations allover Middle East (Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Emirates) with Minimums >35C Max. temperatures expected up to 52C. Nights up to 40C ! Historic heat wave,one of the worst ever seen anywhere worldwide it 'll last weeks

Over Past 250,000 Years, Three Major Waves Of Human-Neanderthal Interbreeding Have Been Identified www.iflscience.com/over-past-25...

The GEFS really does like to throw out some extreme temperatures these days..

😍 Great idea to reinvigorate thinking around these objects. Open to all: "We invite thinkers, mathematicians, creators, researchers, and enthusiasts from all walks of life to submit their interpretations, hypotheses, or creative responses to one of archaeology’s most intriguing enigmas." 📷 NMS

Today is as distant in time from Live Aid as Live Aid was from the end of World War II. We're going back to bed.

If you have a MUBI subscription, cancel it. faroutmagazine.co.uk/mubi-break-s...

I think it would behove us all to rewatch documentaries such as “The Sorrow and the Pity” right now.

He's right. But also: this was exactly how some of us warned the Terrorism Act 2000 would be used when it was passed, by the government in which Peter Hain was a minister. He and all the others either ignored or dismissed our warnings. It's very frustrating.

I have always opposed terrorism. But in this Kafka-esque world we have entered it seems I no longer get to decide that for myself.

This is a dark day for human rights in Britain. We urge campaigners to read our guidance and look out for more help in the coming week. netpol.org/2025/06/26/p...

Netpol's statement on today's court decision is available here netpol.org/2025/07/04/p...

Palestine Action is banned from midnight. Statement from Netpol shortly

BREAKING: A bid to temporarily block the banning of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation has failed More to follow

The judge genuinely just asked "why is it wrong to take into account the views of Elbit or Israel" in making a decision about banning Palestine Action.

Proscribe the IDF - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/yv...

We are in this situation.