Bonta: We've been tackling healthcare fraud since 1979. Trump is late to the party here. This is his shiny new object. He sees it as a political weapon to bash California.

McGowan: Can just let me speak for like one fricken second, bro? Rothman: Sorry.

Middle East expert says he knew 2 days before Trump's tweet on erasing a civilisation that Iran had, in principle, agreed to the ceasefire agreement. In his opinion, all Trump's incendiary posts were deliberate to create the impression the Iranians caved in as a result of his threat/pressure.

Chinese carmaker BYD unveils a recharge as fast as filling up with petrol. And no need to wear gloves. Certainly not coming to a forecourt near you in America because the fossil fuel giants and their puppets in government like making lots and lots of cool money from easily-conned petrolheads.

Pope responds to US threats.

Someone should read this into the congressional record.

This is so well done. 👌

There are no coincidences. Or: time to move to Canada.

Extraordinary to see the UK PM putting Trump and Putin together like this, and referring to 'Trump' not 'President Trump'. A lot has changed in the last few weeks - this would have been unimaginable six months ago - and I don't see how it changes back. www.politico.eu/article/star...

Trump unleashes a deranged tirade, personally attacking Tucker Carlson, Marge Greene, Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones and other longtime supporters.

A commenter notes that "Trump managed to be both Hitler and Chamberlain in the same negotiation. An unprecedented feat." 😭

An Iranian girl playing on the swings on Khajeh Atta Beach near the Strait of Hormuz, as smoke from recent drone strikes plumes in the background.

TRUMP: “Do everything I ask or I’ll bomb you back into the Stone Age!” IRAN: “How about, instead, you do everything we ask and we’ll call it a day?” TRUMP: “Deal.” FOX NEWS: “Awesome Trump is the world’s most masterful negotiator!”

A quick guide for those who are having trouble understanding

Iran posted this. What a humiliation for Trump.

Trump went from making insane genocidal threats this morning to hyping the “golden age” of Iran hours later, and he received no concessions in between. He’s an absolute basket case who needs to be removed from power before he follows through on one of his mass murder fantasies.

I watched this a dozen times. I can't get over the way she just nonchalantly says "destroy a civilisation" as if it was something perfectly normal.

🤔 (From @qasimrashid.com )

There are currently 431 House members (217 Republicans, 214 Democrats) – only 2 Republicans would be needed to impeach Trump – leaving 20 Senate Republicans (67 vote majority) to remove him from office. 22 people are needed immediately to prevent genocide/nuclear apocalypse. Summon your courage.

I think he knows his number's up and he's planning to plead insanity in court.

Unbelievable. ICE detains spouse of servicemember who’s about to deploy when they show up at base so he can start basic training. @nytimes.com reporting at the link in first comment.

We are all on the same side. We will win!

Bank holiday weekend edition

Is there a single American whose reaction to watching their President's address to the country isn't shame or, at a minimum, deep embarrassment?

There's a point where putting up with abuse and insults isn't tact and diplomacy, it's humiliation and weakness.

It's seen as unfair when a government retrospectively changes the terms of a contract to enter and contribute to the country. Got that Mahmood, Starmer?

NEW: Israel becomes the first state in history to write INTO LAW the death sentence for one, specific ethnic group. This is Cabinet member Ben Gvir celebrating with champagne after the vote. This is not a government, it is a death cult. They won’t serve champagne in The Hague. (🎥 Cradle Media)

This is really indescribably horrifying.

We all have our own humour - individually, as groups, as countries, as cultures, but we come together when we chuckle together. We have insider jokes on WhatsApp family chats across generations. Our country has favourite comedians. We're all different. We have common ground. #GoodMorning, everyone.

This is absolutely spot on from Emily Thornberry 👏

This is fucking incredible ...

This is the kind of question the govt will have to answer if it enacts the retrospective ILR changes. Imagine the headlines once we see cases of British families ripped apart because the foreign spouse can’t travel back in time. Some journalists might want to consider whether that will be ‘popular’.

This. Watch it to the end. Spectacular!

The Prime Minister’s plan to offer rapid routes to settlement for those earning six-figure salaries whilst punishing and making lower-paid workers wait up to 15 years appears to be based on the notion that care workers are “low-skilled” because they are low-paid - its a disgrace

A remarkable photo from #NoKings in DTLA from Connor Sheets of @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/l...

Still can’t get over the House GOP rejecting a 100-0 bill from the Senate to fund TSA, Coast Guard, and FEMA and… just going on vacation. Complete abdication of duty.

There is an element of truth in the cartoon that makes the situation truly pathetic. Our sons and daughters are the cannon fodder for the sons and daughters of the oligarchs!

Riley Ross, a young #LUFC fan who was once pictured hugging Marcelo Bielsa at a Leeds match in 2020, met his hero again today at the Uruguay team hotel. What a moment ❤️❤️ (via ashleigh_rosss) (on X)

Oh fuck, this really gets you. Heartbreaking.

If taking Shorthand was in the Olympics @atrupar.com would win gold for the USA.

FDR - We have nothing to fear but fear itself JFK - Ask not what your country could do for you but what you could do for your country DJT -

Satire is dead ...

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🚨Ed Davey accuses Donald Trump of corruption: "This looks like Donald Trump giving his mates insider information so they can make themselves richer, while his illegal war in Iran makes everyone else poorer."

🚨This Wednesday: #Boro legend Tony Mowbray will be speaking at The Longlands in #Middlesbrough, as part of THE SLUM SPORT book launch. 🔴⚪️🔴You can pay on the door (doors open at 7pm) or pre-book your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening...

Desertification has expanded for decades. Talatan in China wasn’t pristine wilderness — it was degraded, wind-eroded land. Today it hosts multi-GW solar, restored vegetation & grazing sheep. That’s not destruction. That’s what system redesign looks like. #Bettrification #Solar ⚡🌱

Never in my life have I believed Iran state media over our own government. Until now. That’s not being “unpatriotic,” it’s having a brain that functions.