He told me a caption to use that was immediately vetoed, so here you are

Zack Polanski calling out Starmer's racist crap for what it is.

Completely normal country where I wake up every day and see some polling asking people whether or not I should be allowed to live here and and exactly how much of a scourge to society I am. Very cool. I feel great, actually.

The politics of “go back to where you came from” runs so deep in this country while the British feel entitled to colonise everywhere they like from Imperialism to elite “expat” communities to retiring to Spain without learning a lick of Spanish

I explained here what the government's Immigration White Paper proposals will (further) worsen the fiscal position. ukandeu.ac.uk/immigration_...

What the fuck?

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Historically speaking, the majority.

🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record. As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.

Exactly this. The idea that Labour has been afraid to talk about migration is ludicrous. They have been perfectly happy to demonise migrants again and again and again. That Controls on Immigration mug in Zack's post was the breaking point for me. It spoke of a party that had sold out its values.

These attacks aren't the Bad Thing, Prime Minister, they are the symptom of the Bad Thing

Starmer says past governments have been "squeamish" talking about immigration. Bullshit. Starmer isn't bravely breaking a taboo. He's blaming vulnerable people & deflecting attention from the super rich who hoard power & wealth. Want something better? join.greenparty.org.uk

I wonder why they think that? Is it perhaps because literally no media or politician tells them it’s not true? And bangs on about illegal migration as if it were true? Who knew words had consequences?

I realise the audience for this would just be "me, and also maybe other foreigners" but I would love to read something on why Brits, who are happy to live in a country where their every movement outside is filmed by CCTV, hate the idea of having ID cards, something plenty of countries happily have

I don’t want to hear your opinion on immigration unless you’ve experienced the system within the last 10 years yourself, tbh. Begone, non-immigrant! I do not care about your childish beliefs! I’ve got to put up another £2000 to not get deported.

and to show the rapid pace of "it keeps getting worse": by 2016, the 5 years involved a minimum of 3 visa applications over 5 years, up to 3 language tests, the health surcharge, the minimum income requirement, and no benefits. it cost us 14 grand. in 2025, it's harder and more expensive than that

….anyways: join.greenparty.org.uk

Another week down of having paid taxes with the job I stole from less qualified locals, into another weekend where I will contribute to the local economy with my salary from said stolen, undeserved job. Happy Friday, y’all!

Now your neighbours will be allowed to lynch you if you look a bit foreign

Tell Cersei it was me

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Yes. We stopped having uncontrolled immigration in 1905. There have been times when it’s less strictly controlled and times when it’s more strictly controlled. But right now is a time when it’s very strictly controlled. The only remnant of a liberal immigration policy is the graduate visa (for now).

it's just a fact. you can't have a global hegemon who every few years is at risk of electing a lunatic government that will undo treaties, start murdering people in international waters on a whim, stop aid programs, and slap wanton tariffs on the world capriciously. we have no credibility anymore

Dear UK, you already charge close to $100,000 for a visa for a professional with a family. Sincerely, this professional immigrant www.ft.com/content/33ce...

Five hours apart

Quite. So many Labour people on this website visibly have no idea of just how bad things have got for ethnic minorities since they came on, and how their visible indifference lands.

I just learned that there are two people still missing from those Texas floods. That's so devastating, especially for the six year old. I can't imagine dropping a child off for what's supposed to be the absolute time of their life and you don't even get their body back. Horrible. 😔

One of my favourite independent cafes is shutting because of reduced footfall during the day due to back to the office policies (they opened in 2020) and of course a rent hike. Another win for the two Prets down the road.

My LinkedIn, 95% of which is immigration practitioners, is full of posts going "we don't think they will actually rescind ILR, but honestly if you are eligible for citizenship and can get it, we are at the stage where we recommend you take those steps." That's really chilling.

What gets me so angry is that's it's been well over a decade since these changes were made, and people just don't know about it, instead broadcasts throw arround words like uncontrolled immigration

I can't even point at a single month for the past thirty five years when immigration wasn't talked about in a way that's not only fascistic but also deeply dehumanising and cruel.

“We want brown people, but not too many. Just enough to help, but not enough to upset the racists.”

I've been to a wedding this past weekend, and bar one couple, every single English person who was married to a foreign national does not live in Britain because the Home Office made it impossible for them WHAT IS THE YOUR TAKEAWAY FROM THIS? "OPEN BORDERS"? "MASS IMMIGRATION"?

So 'the Labour argument for controlling immigration' is... repeating far right talking points on immigration? This country does not have uncontrolled immigration. The Home Secretary using the phrase (and ITV hacks repeating it as fact) will fuel tensions, not diminish them. Utterly depressing.

ICE agents held a 5-year-old autistic girl outside her Massachusetts home to pressure her father to surrender to authorities last week, according to the girl's family

Having pondered it all morning, I'm still incredulous that all that Today programme coverage of migrant hotels at no point (unless I missed it) mentioned why people were here, what they might be fleeing from etc.

Breaking: Jimmy Kimmel to return Tuesday.

As an American who has long been subjected to the Evangelicals, this is very much not my first rapture.

so now we're speaking openly about "remigration" and the deafening silence from government to anyone in any position of power or influence in this country is fucking DEAFENING

Labour have branded Nigel Farage’s migration attacks "unfunded, unworkable and falling apart in real time." And the classic: "Unserious". They seem very reluctant to say "immoral" or "wrong".

*Tapping the sign so hard my finger breaks through the metal*

Farage’s plans to abolish Indefinite Leave to Remain would ruin lives and tear families apart. Rather than dismissing Reform’s xenophobic proposals as 'unrealistic' or 'unaffordable', our government should be clear that they are cruel and unjust. We must stand up for migrants' rights.

It's so weak isn't it? "Look their plans don't make sense!" Sure, they don't need to, they're four years away from power, just throwing shit out to get a reaction. Why don't labour get this?

Think that part of the reason the U.K. recognised Palestine as a state is so they can said but we did this, whenever anyone accuses them of being complicit in genocide or banning Palestine action etc

26,000 YouTube views for Sinclair’s Charlie Kirk tribute special. Just for comparison, Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue on any average Wednesday will get between two and four MILLION YouTube views. Right wing culture is fringe stuff. It is not American culture by any stretch.

Allyship that is more concerned with one’s self perception as good person than the lives of people you assert to be allied with is not real allyship.

When I interviewed older South Asian British people about their retirement decisions over a decade ago, a large number said they had kept a passport and land in India and Pakistan 'just in case' When I asked 'in case what?' they responded 'in case we are told to leave Britain'

It is difficult to describe the feeling this gives me, as someone with IDL who has build her entire adult life in the UK. I've been feeling unwelcome and unsettled ever since Brexit and its anti--immigrant platform. It breaks my heart everyday, but this is why the UK can never be my actual home.

I keep seeing articles about how more Americans are applying for citizenship, with the frame as “America is bad, but aren’t we great?” My desire for citizenship has nothing to do with my home country and everything to do with being as safe as possible in the country I actually live in. Stop it.

Anyone shocked that Reform plan to deport immigrants with Indefinite Leave to Remain hasn’t been paying attention. Next it will be stripping citizenship from dual citizens, then deporting them. Who do you think Reform are? This. This is who they are.