Let us keep the Defenders of Ukraine in our thoughts & prayers. RIP – Oleksandr Sliusarchuk, Andrii Ilchyshyn, Serhii Pahas, Colombian fighter Gustavo Adolfo Baquero Rubio We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.

russia sentenced 65-year-old Ukrainian pensioner Iryna Sukhodei to 12.5 years for donating ~€18 to #Ukraine Armed Forces, calling it “treason.” khpg.org/en/1608815357

Russia destroyed 100% of Odesa’s energy infrastructure. All substations were destroyed by missiles and drones. The city has been completely left without electricity, hot water, and heating for over one million people, including all critical infrastructure.

From El País, Madrid [in English] "The far right is threatening to stiffle state-owned #media corporations or put them at its service if it comes to power The #BBC is no exception: Far-right forces are targeting European public broadcasters" english.elpais.com/internationa...

Investigative tests reveal that Cerelac products from Nestlé sold across Africa contain high levels of added sugar. This contrasts sharply with Cerelac variants sold in European countries.

#BBCNews - One million households without electricity in Ukraine after Russian strikes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UkraineWar

NEW: Russia is now demanding that Finland [and Sweden] leave NATO. Russian FM Lavrov announced that the NATO arrangements demanded by Vladimir Putin in December 2021 are still in place and Europe's "last chance." Lavrov addressed his words directly to Finnish FM Valtonen on Thu.

So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified

Quick guide to interpreting US foreign policy propaganda: if the word “deal” was used, some American made some money, and the war is still going on.

WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe

Lets see what people think. If Bluesky is better than Twitter LIKE If you have stopped using Twitter RT

The politics of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) Growing evidence suggests that the AMOC system of ocean currents may be heading towards collapse @stevedawe.bsky.social westenglandbylines.co.uk/features/cli...

This is worth a read. Free to read, thanks to the subscriber sharing the link. Like the residents at Grenfell Tower, the occupants of the Hong Kong tower blocks recently destroyed in a blaze, had been raising concerns about safety, and using Grenfell to inform their concerns, but were ignored.

One Russian paper today sees "a split in the Western camp. This is objectively good for Russia.” Other papers: “crisis” in metals industry & “more than 40% of working Russians surveyed have barely enough/not enough money before payday for food & essential goods.” #ReadingRussia

Dear @eppgroup.bsky.social ❌ Don't destroy our forests ❌ Don't deregulate nature protection ❌ Don't work with the far right Vote NO on the #EUDR in the European Parliament this Wednesday. share.greens-efa.eu/s/GRlFZG0W

perfectly timed for the proofs of my book

I can’t think of a better symbol of Reform’s ambitions for Britain than a sideways flag hanging forlornly over a blocked drain. From the people who brought you ‘sunlit uplands’. No thanks.

Storm Byron in Gaza: Families found their possessions and food supplies soaked inside their tents. Trucks moved slowly to avoid sending waves of mud toward the tents. Piles of garbage and sewage turned to waterfalls. www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Major Asian economies including China, India, Japan and Vietnam have cleaned up their power generation systems by more than the United States and Europe in 2025, setting the stage for an East-West divergence in energy transition momentum heading into 2026.

Sea urchin species on brink of extinction after marine pandemic

Presumably, what this means is that if you have expressed an unfavourable opinion on Trump, you will be refused entry. www.ft.com/content/683b...

Oh.

Sophy Ridge: "20,000 foreign doctors come to the UK every year, but we reject about 16,000 med school applicants, & this is because of money right? It's cheaper for us to import trained doctors from abroad rather than subsidise training in the UK"

🔴 REVEALED 🔴 The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. 📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇

Russian Tg channels report a massive drone attack on Russia last night.Russian defense ministry claims it shot down 287 drones. 40 of them were shot down over Moscow,airports were closed in the area.Over 200 flights were canceled or re-routed,including a flight of Armenia's PM Pashinyan. 📹Moscow

In Oslo, activists rallied outside the shop of Norwegian chocolate brand Freia — whose owner, Mondelēz International, remains one of the largest foreign taxpayers in Russia. This Christmas season, choose brands that aren’t complicit in Russia’s unprovoked war aggression against Ukraine.

Not sure how long Farage is going to get away with this sort of thing…. Long enough to get into No.10 where he can fully screw the country over? Or could he (for love of god) be investigated before then? Racism aside (which should end his career), he’s just so bloody corrupt… (Private Eye)

NEWS: Trump officials are worried the ICC may try to prosecute them for war crimes once Trump's term ends, and are threatening sanctions against the ICC to change its founding document to grant them immunity. (via Reuters / link in reply)

US exceeds 1,900 measles cases as outbreaks expand The Utah-Arizona outbreak now has 254 cases. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...

Prestigious journal “Science” retracts 2017 paper that concluded herbicide Roundup is safe Env regulatory agencies that protect endangered species should stop accepting studies conducted by consultants who have been funded by developers, development agencies, etc www.science.org/content/arti...

Once more for the haters...

Ouch. Brutal reality hitting slow EU rare earth policy rollout: Commissioner Sejourne tells NRC: “I was due to travel to Brazil to hold talks about a mine extracting rare earths. 3 days before, we were told that the Americans had come by and bought up all production through to 2030.”

this is insane

9 December 1942 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Florence Vigevino, was born in The Hague. In February 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Mietje. They were murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

A father standing on the rubble: life after my home fell apart "My only hope is that someone out there will hear our story. I just want my children to have a roof again… a place where they can feel like kids" northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-n...

Israeli forces stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital in N Gaza, arresting director Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, staff, & patients - part of Israel systematic targeting of healthcare workers. Nearly a year later, he remains detained without charges, with reports of abuse & beatings. www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...

More than 2 million consumers in Kyiv are currently without electricity, meaning that 70% of the city is without power, local media report. Kyiv residents are without electricity for up to 16 hours a day because of Russian attacks on our energy infrastructure.

Welfare spending has held roughly steady as a share of the economy since 2007. Find out more ⤵️ buff.ly/0bimf5c

🚨BREAKING🚨 MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union. The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.

It's just f**king relentless. Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.

🔴Elon Musk Has Made X a Threat to Democracy and His War on the EU Proves It Caroline Orr Bueno reports on how the billionaire X owner has turned Twitter into a tool for foreign interference which monetises and weaponises a global network of disinformation bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...

Another sign that Trump is not just a US problem - he’s a threat to the entire world.

"Worse reports roll in weekly, the latest from @johnspringford.bsky.social and @acjsissons.bsky.social's detailed analysis of this trading nation floundering when cut off from the EU. Grim new research from the NBER puts the loss at 6-8% of GDP cumulated so far up to this year"

P. Toynbee: "Nothing ever divided the country as much as that mendacious, xenophobic and in essence frivolous leave campaign... The bitter campaign split families, workplaces and neighbourhoods, stirring anti-migrant hate" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...