No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.

The Government must stop listening to dodgy advice! Hear the trade unions, the care workers, the migrant support organisations - LISTEN TO YOUR BASE. The immigration plans must be scrapped. @zoejardiniere.bsky.social @unison.org.uk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#Brexit #OwnGoal #cartoon

How Nigel Farage's obsession with Donald Trump could leave you with fewer rights.

Fabulous column by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social in today’s @theguardian.com on how the US is waging an internal propaganda war to limit what people see and therefore think www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Feels kind of appropriate

I can’t urge you strongly enough to support this campaign for a debate on Palantir’s role and reach in our public services; they are absolutely everywhere you look!

Suella Braverman becomes the latest Tory MP to defect to Reform UK. “I feel like I’ve come home,” she tells a rally of people who can't wait to be in power so they can deport anyone whose parents weren't born in this country.

Amazing news that Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK a mere 194 days since her husband, Rael Braverman, left Reform UK for comments they made criticising his wife.

Huge thanks to everyone who’s donated. We’re almost at £10,000. Every donation is funding organisers, materials and rapid response work to challenge Reform UK in 2026.

@bjennings90.bsky.social has utterly nailed it in the @theguardian.com cartoon 👏 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Just done this and both my adult and child selves are delighted

But the stakes are rising. With rumours of a Westminster by-election in Gorton and local by-elections already happening, we need to be ready. Please help us raise £10,000 by next Friday to fund organisers, materials and rapid response in key areas. secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/184951/...

Who is paying Nigel Farage while he’s meant to represent Clacton?

Terrifying how much access these amoral grifters have to our politicians (of all stripes) and how so many decisions appear to go in their favour

Freedom is a Collective Endeavour: some thoughts on Minneapolis open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...

Holme Pierrepont #parkrun set an unenviable new record this morning, and also formed part of the new closest pair of events (but >6 km apart by foot at present).Though only if you go by pins on the events map - the 2 courses that get closest to each other are actually Atlasville and Homestead Lake.

For years, Stephen Lennon AKA Tommy Robinson’s content has been predictable. Muslims, migrants, culture war outrage, and selfie videos filmed somewhere hot. Then, suddenly, he started posting about Qatar, Yemen, and the war in Sudan. What changed? hopenothate.org.uk/2026/01/12/w...

DELETE your X account. Poor Elon Musk would hate it if this poster appeared in every town and city. It comes with a QR code that leads people across the world to delete their accounts. It’s time. Because who the f*ck would want to use social media with a built in child abuse tool? Link in bio x

People fleeing shitter has at least shifted the needle on Fesshole on Bluesky and finally pipped it over 100k, as it was stuck on 99k for bloody ages. Anyway, refugees should follow all my terrible accounts, especially @grokofshit.bsky.social and @tinfoil-matt.bsky.social as they're the most recent

Absolutely spot on @zoejardiniere.bsky.social 👏 👏 👏

Reform are calling for someone with historic anti Jewish comments to have their a British citizenship removed.

Having set out to #run1000miles this year, I was delighted to pass that milestone in October. This morning I passed the 2025km in 2025 mark as I got to the church. I thought for a moment that they were ringing the bells for me 😆 🔔 🏃‍♂️

Christian Clothing CEO: You finish that sweatshirt about saving as many souls as possible? Christian Clothing Designer: Sure did, boss. Real fuckin’ ominous and with an implied threat of mass murder, just like you asked. Christian Clothing CEO: What.

Holy shit!

Love, love, love these! Brilliant work 👏

A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas. Be a love, and pay it today.

Matthew Goodwin objects to prosecuting this: ‘I think it’s time for the British to gang together, hit the streets and start the slaughter. Violence and murder is the only way now. Start off burning every migrant hotel then head off to MPs’ houses and Parliament, we need to take over by FORCE.’

My brother, ever the one for a smutty birthday card, has surpassed himself with the Christmas card this year!

It’s rare that I share the same content on LinkedIn and Bluesky but this popped into my inbox this morning and really grabbed my attention. Great and extremely thought provoking writing from @amonck.bsky.social Make sure that you read to at least point 4 before reacting… 7thin.gs/p/future-204...

How can this utter rabble of incompetents, grifters and liars continue to show their faces, let alone receive support? Shocking! 😳 #HopeNotHate #ReformWatch hopenothate.org.uk/2025/12/10/r...

We’re off to light the Menorah. We, a non-Jewish family, do that every year in memory and in place of our forebears whose lives were cut short by antisemitism. Today we feel again exactly how that could happen. Love to those Jewish families who suffered today. 🕎

This thread 🧵 is a fabulous gift to the world. I really look forward to the updates as they come in. Thank you @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social 🤩

I feel both saddened and heartened when people make a principled stand like this. Well done @robinince.bsky.social, it’s a shame that you were backed into that particular corner www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...

Finished last and behind a man who walked the whole way but I fucking finished! First proper 5k in almost ten years and less than a year ago I was in a wheelchair. Didn’t even stop to cry.

Utterly fantastic bit of innovation with the potential to make a massive difference to people’s lives. And what a brilliant publication!

Heads up, you can apply to be Director General of the BBC through the job listing here: careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Director... And if you think you're not qualified, just remember that John Reith had to find out what "broadcasting" was before his interview.

It’s true you can. www.markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/

Probably very late to the party but I have to thank Oxford Stand Up To Racism for introducing me to the awesome Meryl Streek. Can’t wait for the Love Music Hate Racism gig in January! eot.oxfordstanduptoracism.org.uk/f/a/F3K38JYg...

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

Absolutely excellent post on, when you think about it, quite a sad and unfortunate topic. Unlike the other right wing grifters, I imagine that she is probably footing the bill for this herself. I can’t imagine anyone else would be unhinged enough to bankroll such a vanity project

Seems I’m not alone in my incredulity. The review in The Guardian made me chuckle: “Disgusting. It looked creepy, like a cross section of an unhealthy body part” www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

I live in Wales and today received my Join Us letter from Reform UK, complete with SAE which I posted back to them, immediately, empty. If every other person in Wales did this, Reform would spend over £1.5 million on postage. Not sorry. Join me Cymru.

Body by... a data homunculus source: Information is Beautiful book by David McCandless geni.us/IIB-IIB

War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength

An elegant and splendlidly contemptuous swatting of the horribly contemptible and profoundly dishonest Farage - and a very good dig at Farage's Trumpian "lowest grade presenter" jibe at Ms Barnett for skewering him so effectively. Well done, Alan Rusbridger!

What madness is this?!?

Nigel Farage was a racist bully at school but Rachel Reeves won the wrong chess championship so who can say who is worse?

What incredibly sad news. Another safe, inclusive space gone www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...