I know that I don't have to point out that the oil, the land all of it belongs to the Venezuela people. But I guess that doesn't matter anymore. Trump is now officially using the Vladimir Putin playbook.

When you let Facebook uncle give a toast at the wedding

January 6 was like a much dumber version of Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch and yet a plurality of American voters were like, Yeah, let’s give that guy the nuke codes again. An absolutely world historical debacle of societal ignorance. I’ll never understand it.

“When the German nation was, thanks to the inflation instigated and carried through by Jews, deprived of the entire savings which it had accumulated in years of honest work..when we were divested of the whole of our colonial possessions” Adolf Hitler, 1939 There’s not much difference

"We're the hottest country anywhere in the world...and I'm eliminating NCAR so those annoying climate scientists can't fact check me on this"

MAGA: I voted for a $400 million ballroom, war for oil w/Venezuela, remodeling public golf courses in DC, jets to Qatar, AI chips to China, Trump calling himself the first Jewish president, pardons for drug traffickers & politicians, Epstein files coverup, & failed indictments!

1/🧵📣NEW STATEMENT Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety. Share on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DSXLsi3jZI...

A good piece which adds to my sense that the political cost of dramatically reducing immigration and even reaching net emigration, is likely to be far greater for the government in terms of the impact on the economy, taxation and public services than the alternative

This morning @oliviablakemp.bsky.social explains why government CANNOT achieve aims to end child poverty & homelessness as long as immigrant families are excluded from support❤️ Proposed longer routes to settlement must not be applied retrospectively to migrants who have built lives here!

This is extremely important

Take a moment to support & share this petition against government proposals to ambush Refugees & lock them out of settlement. It’s written by refugees, who’ve asked for your support to make this country their home. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Horrific scenes from Sadiq Khan's Sharia law infested London 🎄

I don’t use social media to argue about politics with strangers. I use social media to talk to people about fish. When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish. When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.

What is the potential impact of the proposed reforms to the UK's asylum system? Some measures, like restricting family reunion, may plausibly deter some people from coming to the UK. Yet the evidence is mixed, and insufficient to say whether any effects will be particularly large.

"Migrants who came to the UK on skilled work visas in 2022-23 will make a net contribution of £47bn to the public finances over their lifetime, according to new estimates from the government’s Migration Advisory Committee." Not surprising, but some observations (1/n) www.ft.com/content/10da...

So today I found out that my TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was TED’s most watched talk of the year. It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...

Enjoyed doing this quite wide ranging @lrb.co.uk podcast with @piercepenniless.bsky.social and @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4V06...

The real asylum scandal is the incompetence of the Home Office inews.co.uk/opinion/the-...

Every one cool? Even though Trump is siding with Russia? Even though the US-EU alliance is dead? Even though the world order as we know it is in the bin? If not, I think you’ll benefit from our brand new podcast episode At least we’re in it together… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

WOW c 10k people have now watched Democracy for Sale's video about our new undercover investigation, with Led By Donkeys. An ex-Tory MP introduced our fake Chinese AI investor into MPs and ministers - and all for just £5k! 😱 Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKof...

It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.

📣 It's International Human Rights Day, so here is a quick reminder of what article 26 has to say. 💙 We wish all our students - past, present & future - happy and productive learning! #HumanRightsDay #AdultLiteracy #StandWithRefugees #Education #AdultEducation #HumanityHasNoBorders #NewCommunities

Investigative journalists are exposing hidden networks of oligarchs across borders. Using spreadsheets, corporate records, customs data, and leaks, they trace ownership, offshore companies, and illicit profits. Learn more:

With the conviction of Nathan Gill the question is ever more urgent; how deep is Russian interference in our society? How big is the threat? | Martin Roche @cluthaman.bsky.social

David Ellison reportedly told Trump he’d make “sweeping changes” to CNN if Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. gets approved. Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy. Corruption on display.

Given a) Farage's past; b) the expanding story about Russia and former MEPs; and c) media enthusiasm for "what influence is being bought?" questions, if anyone to left of Mussolini is gifted so much as a cup of sugar, why is Reform facing no such questions about Friday's £9m crypto-bro donation?~AA

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

@unitedimpactuk.bsky.social a solidarity-action group supported by Project 17, have made an animation, to show some of the layers of the extremely harmful impact of the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) immigration condition, on families in the UK. www.project17.org.uk/systems-chan...

The 'No Recourse to Public Funds Policy', drives families in the UK in to extreme poverty, and affects children's development. Please write to your MP using this pre-filled letter, to ask them to call for an end to NRPF. win.newmode.net/project17/wi...

Help fight anti-migrant hatred this Christmas. This has been a difficult year; with racist riots & further restrictions on migrant rights. Donations via this link tinyurl.com/RAMFEL until 9th December will be doubled to tackle unjust laws & increase access to legal advice.

Delighted to attend the launch of the refurbished Colchester Library with Patron Nick Butterworth. Now a Library of Sanctuary—6,000+ visitors already! 📚✨ #ColchesterLibrary #LibraryOfSanctuary #RAMACommunity #EssexLibraries

Anarchy in Londonistan.

From Private Eye. And today Farage gets a big donation from a crypto baron.

UK mulls ban on crypto cash in politics — putting Farage in firing line

Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether. He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors

BREAKING🚨: Nigel Farage has received a record £9 million donation from Thai-based crypto CEO Christopher Harbone. Nigel Farage has proposed cutting taxes and regulations on the crypto industry.

A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...

Refugee rights are under attack. ‼️ So help us supercharge our movement of welcome! ⚡️ Until 9 December, all donations are doubled ⤵️

Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >

Labour bearing down on immigration will fix this any day now.

I just find it hilarious that his whole cabinet is sloberring praise all over him with ridiculous hyperbole and he is falling asleep while they're doing it. You couldn't write comedy better than this. It's better than VEEP.

Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.

RAMA continues to support survivors of domestic abuse, violence, and modern-day slavery — including those with British partners and many others in our community. We’re here to protect and advocate. 💙 #EndDomesticAbuse #StopTheViolence #BreakTheSilence #YouAreNotAlone #SupportSurvivors

We are Refugee, Asylum Seeker and Migrant Action. We are a voluntary organisation working with refugees, asylum seekers and people with no recourse to public funds. We offer non-judgemental assistance to individuals and families in need. #RefugeeSupport #Asylumseekers rama.org.uk?utm_source=i...

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms will not ‘unite a divided country’ Making asylum status temporary and eroding family rights will undermine Britain’s commitments to international law and create further divisions sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/sha...

Welcome to Blue sky @ramacolcchester.bsky.social #refugeeswelcome

This is 1 of several parents we’ve spoken with in the last 2 wks who are terrified about their future in the UK. They work damn hard for shite pay while caring for British born & raised kids. This is who the govt is demonising & targeting with their cruel policies as they chase the Reform dog’s tail