I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC. The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.

for the lunchtime audience - if you're free and can be in London on Saturday night there are still tickets available for this event, and I would love to meet some Blueskyers in person!

If you love the Elizabeth line, this one’s for you. Construction has started on 10 new Elizabeth line Class 345 trains at Alstom’s Derby Works, which will help to make transport even better for Londoners.

Thanks for the endorsement, William, but my money’s on Alan Carr.

folks, this is your captain speaking with an update on our arrival: air traffic control has gone home and they have rolled up the runways. the runways are gone. they were mats the whole time. but I want you all to know that it’s ok. to be white

If you’ve been watching the Hack there’s an ITV documentary on phone hacking at 10.15 pm this evening

Sand Art anyone? Pismo Beach Sand Festival.

I can't imagine a job i'd like to do less. Managing an organisation held to a ludicrous standard by roaring idiots on a daily basis, while the main mediums it uses are all in decline and it's starved of resources.

the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever

i follow a lot of people covering ICE's terror campaign but it was eye opening to see irl how angry everyone is. every store has anti ice signs and know your rights brochures. there's anti ice graffiti everywhere. people are pissed.

Funny and fascinating afternoon with @jonronson.bsky.social at Story House in Chester. If there are any tickets left at a venue near you, Psychopath Night 2025 is a *great* show. And I got to ask a question!

I am once again saying that we saw what wall to wall, panic coverage of a crisis looked like after the Biden debate and there’s no reason Trump isn’t getting that kind of coverage except for class solidarity.

BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Absolutely nailed him. The MAGA lot, pretty much without exception, revel in ugliness.

muppet ass flower

I am apparently not giving Suki enough scritches...

'Brexiteers hate the world they created', by Sam Bright. open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...

The last time Britain had to defend Belgium, it was still an empire.

1. Clampdown on benefit cheats! 2. Clampdown on benefit cheats doesn’t work. 3. Blitz on red tape! 4. Blitz on red tape doesn’t work. 5. Go to 1. Currently we’re between 3 and 4. I’m confident we’ll be back at 1 by Christmas.

The Chancellor still needs to raise taxes, so I’ve updated my blog about how to make a positive case for tax. Emphasise social solidarity. Use the state to lower the cost of living. Invest in better public services. Talk about how the state can make life better acjsissons.medium.com/how-to-make-...

Been speaking to Lisa Nandy for my Sunday show this morning Had lots to say…join us from 10 @lbc.co.uk

This is exactly how he will be remembered

Important #rewilding milestone. Officials have announced that a pack of wolves is under strict protection in the Pyrenees. The two adults and their three cubs, born this year, are being looked after by the Catalan government. It is 100 years since wolves disappeared. www.segre.com/ca/societat/...

BBC News - MSPs pass land reform which could force break up of huge estates www.bbc.com/news/article...

My annual post about how the Morning Star reported the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...

One of the most precious things about Remembrance is that it sets no political tests. It asks only that we "remember", and that we do so in the silence of our own thoughts. It doesn't dictate what we remember, how we remember or what lessons we draw. That's between ourselves and our conscience.🧵

Does anyone know their religious background?

Me too! Is that a policy?

Happy 10th anniversary, @andyrichter.co

Adaptation 🤝 Mitigation

In 2001, terrorists tried to destroy the White House with a hijacked plane. 24 years later, the president of the United States accepted a plane from people funding terrorists and destroyed the White House himself.🔄

Rick Wilson on MSNBC: Democrats can win everywhere—rural, suburban, and urban—if they stop chasing purity tests and start focusing on affordability and economic reality.

Well done everyone. See you back here next year.

Schumer responded on the Senate floor today:“For this administration to go all the way to the Supreme Court just to get out of having to pay SNAP benefits for hungry kids is pathological levels of vindictiveness. This crisis is in the administration’s hands. It’s all them, not anyone else.” C-SPAN

“The fact the media was discussing the lies, and offering balancing statements, gave them credence in the eyes of many of those the Far Right was looking to manipulate.”

When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London's air pollution within legal limits. Due to our policies, we've done it in 9. In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.

Definitive, devastating piece from @edwardluce.bsky.social. Must read on.ft.com/4qoZJHn

Do you remember when the White House had good taste? Back when the art had meaning, the rooms had soul, and the President had both.

Every time this stuff happens, my thought process begins to consider what kind of justice will be required in 3 years for these people.

NEW: Last night, a federal judge issued a permanent block on the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon. This is a win for the rule of law. No troops on our streets – anywhere.

"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”

"Military Families Are Getting Paid, but Still Need Food Pantries The shutdown is adding to long-running strain on servicemembers’ finances" www.wsj.com/us-news/mili...

Am at the opticians but worried I got run over and I’m actually in the Bad Place

If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”

initially thought that this was a shadow being projected on his face. didn’t realize he was in blackface

Anyway I know this has been said already but they require this fantasy of love from computers precisely because they have warped themselves into such selfish and repugnant creatures that they’re incapable of eliciting love from real human beings.