Mamdani is destroying every talking point they have about what good government can actually get done, and the fact that it’s a democratic socialist doing it on the biggest stage in the nation is killing them. Expect the lies and disinformation to keep ramping up. #UrbanTruth

We are being reminded that a fundamental issue of our day isn’t simply the size of the government — it’s who our government actually works for. Kudos to Mayor Mamdani for reminding us that government can (and should) work for the people.

Right wingers doing mock outrage at Zack Polanski underpaying his tax will never not be funny, especially since the life goal of every right winger is to avoid paying as much tax as possible.

CALL TO ACTION!!! Please support the decent journalists actually holding Farage to account. Please share far and wide! 👊💥👍

Angela Rayner was dragged through every front page for weeks... HMRC's verdict: NOT deliberate. NOT even careless. Farage pockets £5 million and chooses not to declare it So where's the wall-to-wall coverage? Tell me this isn't a rigged game.

Labour pushing the far right "end human rights" argument, just for some not all. Any defence of restricting ECHR rights for those seeking asylum relies on thinking that people seeking asylum are less than you. It's racism as policy from this government. #r4today www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

"Please, Ottawa, I want some more." New on DFTR. The Spring Economic Update says "A Canada For All." Read the document and ask who actually gets a stake, who is told to be grateful for the scraps, and why the workhouse is still in business. deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/05/12/p...

Good data is essential for policy. Today it’s been a year since we had a permanent National Statistician. No news on what is happening with the current recruitment which began Oct 2025. This is an under the bonnet issue that points to state failure 🧵 uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/stateme...

Praise gawd these folks are rocket scientists, gynecologists, interior decorators, contractors, Eugenically created PHD genes…. Do they do windows?

Well said 👉 "We are vulnerable to misinformation because of who we are, what we want, the society we live in, and the technologies we choose." A framework for understanding the complexity of #misinformation use: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

And here’s another newly elected Reform charmer on Sunderland council. Illiterate to boot! You could weep at what the democratic process is throwing up…

It’s a big deal that the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org is going directly after the Highway Lobby for the unprecedented damage they’ve done to cities and transportation. Spread the word. #UrbanTruth

David Barker, the newly elected councillor for Sunderland is a domestic abuser and a child torturer. Are we surprised at this point. Refuk are all the biggest wronguns in society. And they've loose in our local communities. www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Dear Sunderland Reform Voters! 👋 Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC #NUFC

Actually it’s a disaster for Farage and the BBC’s hopes.

Super valuable & needed analysis! 👇 The Political Economy of Wellness: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... "...wellness industry deploys political strategies closely resembling those of other harmful commodities industries, including undermining scientists and policymakers..." #ScienceMatters

Truly historic & moving scenes from the inaugural session of the Hungarian Parliament. A children’s tambura band from a tiny village playing a folk song often described as the unofficial Roma anthem. MPs were tearing up & so were many more of us watching. After all those years of hate. 🎥 telex.hu

Whatever else we think about how Prime Minister Mark Carney is doing — and I’ve had no problem at all applauding him on a number of things — it’s undeniable that he’s been terrible so far on the #ClimateAction file, one of the most important leadership responsibilities of ANY national leader. #truth

Israel is occupying more of Lebanon than Russia is occupying of Ukraine. Israel is destroying every single building, ethnically cleansing the whole place so they can steal it for themselves. Not only is Europe silent on this, it is still sending weapons to make it happen.

Palestine is the moral issue of our time, as was apartheid in the 1970s and 80s. your stance and your silence define you.

Dear Uber Drivers: I shouldn’t have to tell you guys this, but asking girls out on dates while in possession of their home addresses and also their lives as you drive 70mph through highway traffic is not an appropriate thing to do. Sincerely, Women

I can‘t figure out why, but I have never seen news stories about how oil rigs hurt whales. Only wind farms do that. And only solar panels have a recycling problem. Gas stations are fine.

Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.

Thank you, Julie K. Brown for always speaking truth to power. Congratulations on your Pulitzer Prize. The entire world applauds your courage.

When you see the relentless attacks from other parties on the Greens across the media remember this: They hate our plan to end Rip Off Britain. They don't want a wealth tax. They don't want public ownership & lower bills. They're trying everything in their power to stop us.

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

"If you give the rich tax breaks, they'll lower prices for everyone else." No, they won't. Want proof? Every single MLB team owner is in the richest 0.1% and receives hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax breaks every year. And it now costs an average $225 to attend a game.

How often would we be at war if there was a law passed that anytime we're at war all corporate profits from energy & weapons building companies are taxed at 100%

Replace CEOs with AI Raise worker wages

On this day 70 years ago-May 1, 1956-the polio vaccine was first made widely available to the public. The vaccine’s developer, Dr. Jonas Salk, did not patent the vaccine so that it would remain available to as many people as possible in the US and internationally. Image: Harvey Georges/AP.

“Each of us here has a story of generational struggle. Amazon is trying to erase that.” Warehouse workers, delivery drivers, and software engineers are organizing against America’s deportation machine.

For those of you who didn't know - you do now! #BookSky

Quite - this is the single most consequential pieces of legislation in recent years. It makes renting in the private sector fairer and more secure for renters. It should be yelled from the roof tops.

Let me remind everyone that fierce debate exists over the different classes of ebikes allowed in cities.

Yesterday, I saw a clip from a Bruins/Sabres game where the mic of the person singing the 🇨🇦 anthem tanked & the folks in the stands took over singing our anthem. It was deeply moving & still is. It felt like recognizing an old friend & left me feeling hopeful❤️ #words #thanks #photography #nature

"We are hastening rapidly to great events" — John Adams to Abigail Adams, April 28, 1776 founders.archives.gov/documents/Ad...

It's wonderful to see this plan to open a new radical bookshop in Newcastle - Books from Below. A worthy successor to (among others) the 1930s People's Bookshop on Westgate Road (home of the northeast committee for British supporters of the International Brigade). Four days left to support!

thinking about the gould quote again

I loved the 2006 Mitchell & Webb TV sketch show, but I never imagined “are we the baddies?” would graduate from funny catchphrase to the defining philosophical aphorism for our age

The Energy Crisis Has a Two-Wheeled Solution: Making Cycling a Cornerstone of Affordable Transportation. momentummag.com/the-energy-c...

not a lot was made of it at the time (imo) because the player wasn’t very popular but remember when Arsenal were in their first European final for ages and Henrik Mkhitaryan couldn’t play because it was held in a country in which he wasn’t welcome? that was fucked up wasn’t it.

Watching Oster perform an interview where she pretends to care or know about research integrity while the interviewee also pretends to care or know about research integrity must be so excruciating.

"Washington has been pushing Canada to do more to keep out products of forced labor from countries such as China." Well ok then:

I actually have endometriosis I would prefer to be represented by someone who has two decades of campaigning experience in healthcare inequalities than Suella Braverman thanks

I spent a fascinating couple of days in Edinburgh this month, discussing the future of health technology assessment. It got me thinking about perspectives. christophermccabe.substack.com/p/perspectiv...

Arch-Brexiteer and pretty much Always Wrong Daniel Hannan has become the Director General of the Institute for Economic Affairs, the Right Wing think tank which has championed climate change denial and privatisation of the NHS among others. It’s a registered charity, apparently.

"Misinformation was estimated to contribute to nearly 2.3 million cases & 66 000 hospitalizations in 2021. Misinformation resulted in $2 billion in extra costs of hospitalization & 45 000 avertable deaths." Misinformation about COVID vaccines cost the US $2 billion academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Netanyahu on Lebanon: “We are maintaining full freedom of action against any threat, including emerging threats. We struck yesterday and we struck today." If even he admits nothing has changed since the ceasefire, it shouldn’t be called one.