So this morning we welcome into the social world of exiled society "Andrew formerly known as Prince"! #TitleStrip #RoyalEmbarassement #DealBehindClosedDoors

“It’s brutal, and we all desperately need this to be a huge wake-up call and dose of reality – but I doubt it will be.” I doubt it too if some sycophant MPs remain in the Cabinet. observer.co.uk/news/politic... #Labour #LabourUK

Congratulations to @lucympowell.bsky.social! Now waiting on her unequivocal support for Electoral Reform, a policy endorsed by a majority of Labour members, Labour Conference & general public. Any suggestion that this is some how a reform lacking in priority is utterly absurd.

Discussed with Gemini the #NoKings protests. This is its conclusion. Discuss: "Today's 'No Kings' protest is far more than a 'day out.' It meets the criteria for a decisive movement: a powerful unifying theme and a demonstrated capacity for sustained mass mobilization." 1/3

Interesting question of wat effect the #NoKings protests will have. Will pressure grow on Agent Orange? Congress? Republicans? Will something hapoen? Time can only erase the fog if future ... Hoping for something better around the corner and the corner to be turned soon. #ImpatientForChange

You look at opinion polling like this and brain implodes with #Labour leadership not considering ekectoral reform 'a priority'. Sure lets just roll the dice, who wins a seat nobody knows! @lucympowell.bsky.social

🤞 @ericswalwell.bsky.social

Always amazes me how ambition can lead to a pivot or even a complete 180 of a person's politics. #FailedIdeology

Just voted for @lucympowell.bsky.social for #DeputyLeader of #LabourUK / #Labour. #PR

@lucympowell.bsky.social really understands the role of #DeputyLeader. It is not a Cabinet role it is a #Labour Party role. #Lucylistens and will be a helpful voice of members.

Shame that #LabourFirst have to go over the top with their paranoia: "Unfortunately, Momentum, CLPD and other hard left groups are encouraging members to back Lucy Powell..." Don't see @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social as Hard Left. Does Lucy Powell back #PR? Yes. That's good enough for me.

NEW: @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social endorses Lucy Powell for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.In a special ballot, 82.2% of Mainstream members voted to endorse Lucy.Labour’s Mainstream wants the party and government to be reset in line with pluralist, democratic socialist values. #LabourUK #Labour

“There’s nothing more unstoppable than an idea whose time has come - and PR’s time has come.” 💬 @andyburnham.bsky.social 🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab25

I gave a talk this week on the vulnerability of UK institutions to a populist govt and I was told by an audience member that the US and Hungary couldn't happen here. I said it absolutely could and Reform are learning fast. The complacency is scary

Listening to "The History of Rome" podcast so wondering which Emperor best fits the current occupant of the US Administration. I think so far, given I have only reached Diocletian, Agent Orange is probably Commodus. Of course, this works as he tends to be the start of the end of the Empire.

Hey Trump!! When you find the radical left can you please share this flyer with them? Thanks! I’ve been looking everywhere for them.

"What we are watching is an effort to rehabilitate Putin, one of the most gruesome monsters of a generation, to bring him back into the international order." ✏️ @lukemcgee.bsky.social

We now need a Deputy #Labour Leader who has full vocal support for #ProportionalRepresentatiom. #PR #BrokenFPTP

Brian Cox, "I think Nigel Farage is an idiot" "I think he's a venal idiot who talks a lot of crap"

⚡️Crimean bridge closed amid reports of explosions in Kerch. Witnesses reported hearing multiple blasts and observing Russian air defense systems in action.

Hahahahaha! Charisma of a goldfish. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Do you think the bombing of Iran was just a way to help Tesla's share price?

1. Trump announces where he will bomb in Iran to destroy its nuclear inventory. 2. Iran moves its nuclear inventory from those locations. 3. Trump bombs those locations. 4. Trump: "Yay! Our strikes were a COMPLETE success! Mission accomplished!!!" 5. Iran rolls its eyes & jacks up US gas prices.

There was one requirement from the US Iranian bonbing - obliterate the targets. Now it apoears even that wasn't met. 0:16 👇 youtu.be/KpO_ReA18xE?...

If you take away the “Don’t Knows”, then, of those who have reached a view: - by 64.4% to 35.6%, the British public think it was wrong to leave the EU - by 62.2% to 37.8%, they want to rejoin the EU And this even despite no leading politician (yet) making the case to rejoin…

BREAKING: Iran’s Parliament approves the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Decision needs ratified by Iran’s Security Council. It would trap 20% of the world’s oil supply and send a catastrophic shock through the global economy.

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

In grim "there's always a tweet" news.

The '2 weeks making up mind' was always BS. This weekend was favourite because ... 1. USS Nimitz took until the last 24 hours to be in position. 2. Bombing at the weekend gives time for markets to digest news rather than reacting (negatively) in real time. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

How did the world end up stooping so low? Why is the use of correct grammer not a qualifying criteria for US President?

This seems like a great day to remind Bluesky that Stephen Miller lived four doors down from me freshman year And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”

Here it is. It has happened. We have the perfect social media post.

There are good points on both sides here?

A big intervention from the GM mayor just ahead of the Spending Review...notable how wide-ranging the policies he sets out are (to rapturous applause at the @compassoffice.bsky.social conference)

Aaaaand I think we're done here #TACO

Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring. They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died. France also gave us this land as American soil.

Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care. They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.

Damn it! I would have preferred Finland win 🇫🇮. Oh well. Always next year. #Eurovison

3 📌 Fact: The infamous convoy to Kyiv wasn’t stopped by mud— it was blown to pieces by Ukrainian defenders near Hostomel, Bucha, and Irpin. Drones,Javelins, ambushes — it was a slaughter. 📌 Fact: Not a single major Ukrainian city surrendered in a day.Even Mariupol held out for nearly three months⬇️

Listening to Robert Peston on #RestIsMoney. Turns out the UK Govt has inexplicably agreed that the NHS will pay MORE for pharmaceutical drugs. 🙄

The new Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough won 28% of the vote, on 33% turnout. There was no option to pick a second preference. Like in the West of England, the winning candidate was elected by less than 10% of the electorate. This is not sustainable. FPTP must go.

Labour needs several million buckets of ice-cold water poured over their head and the nation's church bells ringing in unison as a very loud wake-up call. Hopefully, this is it. People voted for hope and change and vision not Reform lite and the same old Tory shite.

"You won the West of England Mayor's race, but the winner gets 25%... does that feel to you like democracy?" "Do you think we've got to look again at the voting system?" "Less than 10% of the total electorate voted for the candidate who won - which feels crazy" #r4today #TodayProgramme

Kamala Harris: The courage of Americans who are speaking out to say, it is not ok to violate court orders. Saying it is not ok to detain and disappear American citizens or anyone without due process. The courage of judges to uphold the rule of law in the face of those who would jail them.

Breaking News: Kamala Harris warned of a constitutional crisis and praised outspoken Democrats in her first major speech since leaving Washington in January.

Or just boycott Amazon. #NotGivingAnyMoreToJeff

UK Govt wants to make a trade deal with a country that is content to let their citizens be poisoned. Seriously? #FoolishGovt

Hope Trump looks a bit smarter at his funeral.. He’s knocking on, very overweight, clearly lacks energy to stay awake at important events… he’s not looking healthy.. 🤷🏼‍♂️ tic tock tic tock ⏰ 🪦

Reeves has now said publically that the EU is our natural ally and trading partner and the relationship is "even more important than with the US." What truly excellent news! ♥️🦋🕸️ www.theguardian.com/business/202...