Israel just announced it recognised Somaliland as an independent state Is this a joke? Am I missing something?

Quite a lot can be explained by the plain fact that our leaders and their hangers on are *enraged* that they can’t send people to prison for doing things that aren’t illegal, and they see this as a very serious problem that needs to be resolved, urgently.

Isn’t this insane? Bunch of fanatics funded by US taxpayer

Goodbye, Monkey Cage - not as infinite as I imagined

Israeli police arrest Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus at Christmas party www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

People who put little antlers on their cars: we aren’t stupid, we can still tell they are cars

They overturned abortion rights in the US - and now they're coming for the UK

Supporting LGBT+ rights is political in a way that breaches the civil service code and opposing them is not political in a way that precludes charitable status is a... complex position to hold, although one managed by former LGBA hate group with charitable status trustee Kathleen Stock.

Who knew transphobia led to easily to homophobia? All of us. We all did.

Arrested for holding a sign. A SIGN. A sign that opposes GENOCIDE. No one was hurt by holding a sign. No damages were caused by holding a sign. But Reform rioters are let off? Get a grip, Labour.

It's one of Tony Blair's great achievements: a ban on fox-hunting that allowed people to carry on fox-hunting, so long as they didn't actually say they were fox-hunting. Kept everyone happy for a surprisingly long time.

I feel like Greta Thunberg getting arrested is a fairly big story (and what it's connected to - the hunger strikers). I see it on my socials. Then out of curiosity I put Radio 4 on to see if it makes their bulletin. Nope. They report old shoes being washed up on a beach, but not this.

Guardian neither.

Evil goblins.

YOU MUST ALL CELEBRATE MY LITTLE FUCKING BRAT.

In our final Last Safe Space episode of 2025… Toni and Mark Davyd look back on a defining year for the grassroots music ecosystem. 📺 Watch at youtu.be/-cvctI9t8Mo

Want to avoid paying your fair share of tax? Get some land and choke up the roads with an obscenely large tractor. Simples. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If this was a Labour candidate this would be - rightly - all over the bbc website but this is Reform and we all know they are a bit racist so it doesn't get a mention. Which is fucked up, really.

Here they go again, the Orgreave police, the Hillsborough police, the Lawrence police, the Sarah Everard police. Applying a risk assessment determining that among the thousands of laws they could enforce (& often don’t) to prioritise this one - & to do so incorrectly. 2025. Under Labour Pathetic

I had a hope that Labour might roll back some of the laws against public protest brought in by the Tories when they got into power - instead they've doubled down on them.

Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide. When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble. Happening under a Labour Government.

Toynbee is really going to be Kier's last Japanese soldier.

This is why everyone hates the Labour Party. It's nothing to do with 'comms' or not using TikTok. It's because they think people dying to defend deeply held principles is just *hilarious*.

Well, it’d be very Britain for this to be the country where she gets imprisoned for terrorism, and not anywhere else.

Well, it's been a good year for agricultural accountants and lawyers, so this hasn't all been a *total* waste of time.

A bit of a hysterical article tbh. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... For one thing it's a MOTORBIKE not a cycle. This is the definition of law. Second can it really do 100mph? Really?! Those wheels would fall to bits.

Breaking News: Better Things Still Not Possible.

lol lmao this government will stop at nothing to fold for people who are never going to vote for them

Don't forget Gaza now, for it is now under the rubble. Gaza now wants you to keep your eyes on it. Gaza loves you, so love her.

Overhearing colleagues talk about how nice it is to have large extended family gatherings, with games and all that at Christmas. I am shuddering in horror at the very thought.

“Let us hunt or we shoot the puppies.”

"We're dog lovers, but we'll kill them all if you don't let us use them to hunt." Tracks.

Turns out the best defence against charges of animal cruelty is to say "we'll kill 20,000 dogs".

You know what I’m loving? Seeing the meltdown from the hunting community. These people have had it all their way for so long. Cannot wait for their pastime to be consigned to the history books for good. Tick tock!

Just a massive army of Tory cunts. Four-day week may be considered a sign of failure, England councils told www.theguardian.com/business/202...

What happens if they hold a general election and everyone comes second?

Sending love to everyone who finds the Christmas period an uphill climb. There are a hundred very valid and totally understandable reasons for this. Whether you reach out for help, or hunker down in your cave, good luck. We’ll get through this.

BREAKING: George Osborne to take up new role as Head of Governmental Relations for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. He’ll be lobbying for the creation of an expanded network of bridleways to ensure that the horsemen are unimpeded when they commence their deadly ride.

Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 23 ‘Visits’ Artist: Ronald Lampitt (1951)

In cases like this I always want to give the journalists / editors the benefit of the doubt, but honestly this is pretty brazen. I really worry that major news organisations in the UK are honing content to social media mores in incredibly damaging ways now, and don't even realise how damaging it is.

Trailer for the next Paddington movie …

Gonna encourage the use of "Terminating at Paddington" as a euphemism.

The bit that gets missed in the scandal around Farage's schooldays is that his school made him a prefect - despite warnings from staff about his conduct. It's a recurring theme for Trump, Johnson, Farage & co. We can't be surprised at the way they behave, when their behavior is constantly rewarded.

I have to ask a) who is doing all these, and b) why has Paddington become the number one leader of dead people to the pearly gates?

“This is a terrible incident that we hope will never happen again: the road is our boys’ training ground, and as a club, we have taken all necessary measures to ensure they ride safely. Unfortunately, faced with the madness of certain individuals, we really can’t do anything”

Anyone who loves this movie should watch the movie about the movie. It's a fun and fascinating tale, and it legit made me cry to see how much the movie means to Sigourney Weaver.

The BMA has published an updated policy position on the rights of transgender and non-binary people in healthcare settings. www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...

Essex County Council almost admitting that people out and about in the early hours do benefit from street lighting.

Driving home one last time.