And may every day be another wonderful secret.

Far right scum have been out harrassing the homeless on the streets & they are proud of it. The folks at @calaisappeal.bsky.social are doing everything they can to stand up to the hate 🙏 please stand with us 🙏 www.youtube.com/shorts/bxFVG...

‘But but… something something… Mamdani… intifada…something something’

Having been born on this day in 1957, I am somewhat susceptible to tv adverts we see at this time of year, ones that use the festivities of the 1970s as a means of evoking nostalgia for Christmases gone by. I think this one may have gone a bit too far however.

To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care: I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.  Your health care is still legal and protected.  I'll always fight for you.

Unbelievably, it's been 25 years since we lost Kirsty MacColl yet the beauty of her music and her memory still resonate. Here's a song I wrote for her to sing in the 1995 movie 'Mad Love'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWjl...

Really looking forward to taking a trip down Mermaid Avenue with Woody and Wilco and playing a solo set of my own at Wilco's SolidSoundFest, June 26-28 at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA! ✨ For tickets and info visit solidsoundfestival.com

“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…” TLDR: It was never about drugs

This is extremely important

Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action... (from my presentation at the IMF last week)

The horrific antisemitic terrorist attack in Bondi Beach is shocking in its brutality and utterly inexcusable. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

This is the desert of the real. The Wachowskis called it. But like Bernie says, no one wants this. Folks are organizing in amazing ways.

The fascists are organising a carol concert in London to "draw attention to unchecked immigration and the fading of our cultural heritage". What would Woody do? Write an anti-fascist Xmas carol and sing it at the counter demo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRd...

Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Not to worry, I'm sure the Trump Administration's antisemitism task force will be looking into this pronto and coming up with measures to counteract this trend.

Some thoughts on Christian Nationalism open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...

All my guitar heroes are less-is-more kinda players and Steve Cropper was a master of that style open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...

Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.

Megyn Kelly says that simply murdering the survivors of a strike on a Venezuelan fishing boat isn't enough. She would prefer that they be subjected to extended torture to heighten their pain and agony. Megyn has captured the essence of what it means to be MAGA.

📢 Migrant Workers' Rights – National Emergency Demonstration ⏰ Saturday 13 December, 12PM 📍 Birmingham City Centre Join us in solidarity with ALL migrants, people seeking asylum & refugees. Pass it on. Follow for updates @regulariseuk.bsky.social @jcwi-uk.bsky.social @migrantsrights.bsky.social

"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."

Revolutionary ghosts are always helpful. So I turned to the Surrealists for tips on fighting fascism. Stay for the ending about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social surrealist campaigning... Enjoy!

Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph. One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics. What could go wrong? www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

📢📢📢 Migrant Workers’ Rights – National Emergency Demonstration 📌Saturday 13 December, 12PM 📌Birmingham City Centre (Shabana Mahmood’s constituency) Stand up for our neighbours - your salary DOES NOT define your contribution to the UK!! @regulariseuk.bsky.social

Autocorrect has become our worst enema.

Great story from the Guardian about radical folk singer Dick Gaughan and the on-going campaign to make his records available again www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

'Labour politicians who believe they must simply hold their nose and pass these latest morally degrading policies in order to stem the rise of racism are deluding themselves.' Showing the racists that racism works will not stem the tide of racism.

'If the rank and file of the party has any sense, it will forcefully cut off this death spiral leadership now, fight back against the latest capitulation to Nigel Farage and stand up for its principles to build a fairer, more equal society'. This should be compulsory reading for every Labour MP...

MAGA may hope that Nick Fuentes can deliver the groyper vote but the real Gen Z at Generation Zohran, Zak and Zarah open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...

Today, Starbucks workers in 40+ cities began a historic ULP strike. But we’re NOT finished. We're prepared to escalate with more stores striking if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing, and the resolution of 100s of ULPs.

The brilliant Benefits are out on tour

NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”

Heads Up if you’re in northern California! The US launch of my new book - Billy Bragg: A People’s History - will take place at the Alibi Bookshop, 624 Marin Street, Vallejo CA at 5.30pm Pacific on Sunday 30th November. Scan the QR code on the image for details 1/3

SCOTUS Denies Request to Revisit Gay Marriage Ruling

SCOTUS rejected a bid by a former Kentucky county official to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, as the justices steered clear of the contentious case some 3-1/2 years after its conservative majority reversed abortion rights reut.rs/3XjD9Cu

ALL YOU FASCISTS BOUND TO LOSE! An evening with @billybragg.bsky.social Daniel Rachel & host Miranda Sawyer Rough Trade East 24.11 @roughtradebooks.bsky.social Not to be missed...book a ticket now: dice.fm/event/eoakqw...

At least some people’s lives have improved in Donald Trump’s America.

I’ve been working on this story for the past three months, but it could not be more timely, coming as it does just when white Christian nationalists are dealing with antisemitism among their own momentmag.com/the-new-chri...

Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.

My old mate and mini-golf rival, the powerful singer-songwriter Will Varley is out on the road in the US for the next few weeks. Catch him if you can. willvarley.com/home/

A sobering read for a Saturday morning via @naomiaklein.bsky.social

Victoria's response to kamikazi transphobe Linehan reminds us that angry men are happy to harass women in the name of (checks notes) women's rights and that if a trans woman appearing on tv sends them ballistic then this is not about women's rights, it's about the eradication of the trans community

The ADL has decided to treat fascists as allies and progressives as enemies. For a group that is tasked with protecting American Jews, that is a world historic fuck up. I will never forgive these people for their moral decrepitude.

Thank you, New York City. Together we made history. Now let’s get to work. transition2025.com

Woke up this morning to find that the people of New York City have re-lit the torch of the Statue of Liberty, sending a signal out to the rest of America that Trump's bullying tactics that seek to divide and debase any notion of solidarity among diverse communities can be defeated #TurnUpTheVolume

The performance of Reform representatives in tv debates and the hosility shown them by audiences reveals Farage's party to be a one-trick-pony that can be defeated. open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...

In the United States a scientist is blinded By the resumption of nuclear testing and he is reminded That Dr Robert Oppenheimer's optimism fell At the first hurdle @billybragg.bsky.social

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community. Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

I spoke to Mark Ellen and David Hepworth about my new book Billy Bragg: A People’s History www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oEx...

Exited to announce that Wilco and I will be getting together to perform songs from Mermaid Avenue live for one night only at Solid Sound Festival on June 26, 2026 in North Adams, MA. Call it special, call it historic, whatever you call it: it's one you won't want to miss. 🎟️ SolidSoundFestival.com