NEW: Police knew a Kremlin spy ring recruited former leader of Reform Wales at least 3 years ago. So why was Nathan Gill not charged till Feb this year? Pls read part 2 of @thenerve.news special investigation into Nathan Gill. And please share! 1/

And we’re off 💛 The Weekend of HOPE is underway and we’re already seeing incredible photos, stalls, and community events from every corner of the country. 📸 If you’re taking part, tag us in your posts and use #WeekendofHOPE so we can see and share what you’re up to.

"It makes you re-question everything you know," says Emily Maitlis. Prince Andrew promised Jeffrey Epstein the pair would "play some more soon" in an email sent a year after he claimed to have cut all contact with the convicted sex trafficker www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/prin...

A question on #Running #GenderBasedViolence tabled by Jess Asato on 21-07-2025 has been answered by Jess Phillips. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-21/69476

Zack Polanski is currently being attacked by The Daily Mail , The Daily Express, Reform and The Labour Party. Take all the time you need to think about it. @zackpolanski.bsky.social

here is a post I just wrote about how to have a really nice weekend this weekend. it would have been my mother's 83rd birthday today, we're here for a good time not a long time. don't hoard enjoyment, spend it. naomialderman.substack.com/p/are-you-ke...

A mainstream “journalist” calling for a British MP to be deported. Is it because I’m Muslim? Next time, just say it with your chest.

New figures from Shelter show that the number of children homeless or in temporary accommodation in England has reached its highest level since records began. 172,420 kids without a permanent home of their own- an 8% increase in a single year.

This.

Political commentator Ash Sarkar brutally called out the UK's billionaire wealth hoarding and failed privatisation on BBC Question Time last night 👇

You feel it has to be linked don’t you. If kids don’t have things to do they are far more likely to end up in trouble.

“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy. It feels like the world has moved on.” It’s shameful how society is gaslighting people who are experiencing chronic illness and ignoring an ongoing public health crisis.

No matter where you live or if you’ve never protested before, there’s a local No Kings Day event for you. Join a peaceful protest to make it clear that We The People will never bow down to a wannabe king: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

Here is a gift link to the article about what Graham Platner said about Military Sexual Assault survivors, and the documentary about MST called The Invisible War. Full disclosure: I was in that film. wapo.st/3L086sy

Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")? Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event. Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...

Police just detained two protesters. One dressed as the Statue of the Liberty.

Portland cyclists strip down in pouring rain to protest ICE facility and Trump troop deployment https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/10/naked-bike-riders-cycle-through-the-rain-in-a-day-of-portland-protests.html 

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win.' 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"What lies ahead is not peace, but a more insidious, systematic continuation of genocide in slow motion." There are 4 loopholes in Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire agreement that will let Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel get away with continuing their genocide of Palestinians: zeteo.com/p/truth-abou...

my new book is out ONE MONTH TODAY. like all authors I am going to be going on & on about it, & encouraging you to pre-order I do actually think this topic is genuinely important, I want to grab everyone by the lapels to tell them but, you can mute: #dontburn www.penguin.co.uk/books/469677...

He now says the jury was misdirected on the cause of death. “If this doesn’t wake up the Court of Appeal, nothing will,” writes MD in the latest Eye. 🧵2/3

Name a protest movement, anywhere or at any time, that has achieved its goals without being annoying and obstructive. People like this enjoy the freedoms our political ancestors gained for them, while attacking the means by which they were achieved.

A British couple who are members of a grassroots pro-Palestine organisation which had its bank account frozen have had their joint personal account closed without explanation. John Nicholson, 70, and Norma Turner, 76, barrister and nurse, received no explanation. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Ben Gvir personally oversaw the torture of Greta Thunberg, as reported by Aftonbladet. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

If you’re planning on attending the #NoKings rally please watch and share the shit out of this. youtu.be/pvRI6BP26RA?...

Some 17 press freedom and journalists' organisations are calling on Malta to set up a national action plan on media freedom and journalist safety on the eye of the eighth anniversary of the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia cpj.org/2025/10/call...

We have just joined BlueSky! Since our foundation in 1880, we have reproduced an unrivalled selection of historic maps, plans and views of London. We also publish books and monographs containing original research. See more of what we have to offer at: londontopsoc.org

"People can still close their eyes &...remember reading Jet magazine & seeing what happened to Emmett. If we don't do what’s necessary right now, 70 years from now, we won’t have textbooks that include Black folks in classroom conversations,” Tougaloo College historian Dr. Daphne Chamberlain said.

Those moments of gratitude for still going out on a walk when I really didn't feel like it earlier and for remembering how very much I love autumn in all its colourful beauty.

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

Multi billionaire conducts months of historical and theological research into the Antichrist. Discovers, shockingly, that one thing the Antichrist would definitely do is tax billionaires. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚 #amindofmyown

A UK presenter shouldn’t crow about an audience’s ignorance of Nathan Gill who took bribes from Kremlin agents & was a close ally of Farage . It shows they have failed to do their job . What next , telling us that Watergate was one of the lowest points in investigative journalism 🥺 ?

Well done Shafaq Aftab. When a reviewer stole her work and published it under his own name, she fought for a YEAR to get the journal to retract the paper. Just wondering why it took Wiley a YEAR to do this. 🧪 #academicsky retractionwatch.com/2025/10/03/w...

Miriam Margolyes is just a warrior woman. That's the post. She said it all.

The Spurn Peninsula with the Humber Estuary on the left and the North Sea on the right with only a few metres between them. #yorkshire #travel #photography #over_yonder #picoftheday #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #spurn

A silhouette of the underside of the Humber Bridge. #hull #yorkshire #travel #architecture #photography #photographerofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #stunday #humberbridge #silhouette

War creates two categories of persons: those who outlive it and those who don’t. Both carry wounds. -Anne Carson #everynightapoem

Nobel Peace Prizes have often been awarded to people who fight autocracy. Maria Corina Machado fits right into that tradition www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we shine a light on mental health in humanitarian crises. When homes are lost & families separated, recovery must include #MentalHealth care. Let’s ensure support is part of every response—before, during & after crisis http://bit.ly/3KBMUcp

The first night in Gaza without the sounds of bombing or drones: UNICEF’s James Elder reports under a silent sky: come on, he says (Sarah Wilkinson)

On 18–19 October, people across the UK will show that our communities are stronger together. Hate is loud, but we’ll be louder. Join us: hopenothate.org.uk/weekend-of-h...

‘There’s a Tesco about five minutes’ walk away from Mum’s old house..I found it inspirational – all classes, religions & races going about their business under the one grey sky And, five days after the terror attack, it still is.‘

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long. There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

20 apps that track & sell your information! 👇🏼