The past week has shown us something scary — the concrete and specific outlines of a durable authoritarian state in America. Here's what this state would look like, and the precise policy levers Trump is pulling to get there from here. www.vox.com/politics/462...

i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended

White nationalist livestreamer Nick Fuentes has never been more popular, and he has a plan in place to leverage that popularity to infiltrate all aspects of US society to spread his racist, antisemitic worldview. And it's already happening... www.wired.com/story/nick-f...

Should really say "Farage plans to tear up the Brexit deal he supported" since it would requiring reneging on the Withdrawal Agreement (most "foreign nationals" claiming benefits are EU citizens with settled status) ://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2111398/nigel-farage-welfare-foreign-nationals

This xenophobic nonsense illustrates why the government's proposals to restrict settlement rights is not only wrong but politically self-defeating. Has just encouraged Reform to become even more extreme.

Any journalist quoting this absurd, invented £234 billion number cited by Farage/Reform should make absolutely clear that it has been withdrawn by *its own authors* (the Centre for Policy Studies) after they admitted it contained several major errors (1/3)

Good to see CPS publicly retracting their nonsense numbers here. I explained their errors to them when they first published, and wrote it up here - they simply didn't understand what the OBR was saying. docs.google.com/document/d/e...

Obviously this piece is absurd, and mainly designed to exploit rifts between Hermer and the rest of the govt. But it’s also part of a deeply sinister attempt to delegitimise legal work on behalf of asylum seekers, in an environment where death threats & actual attacks have already occurred

Good. Now, Canada and its allies must also act - to end the annihilation of Gaza and annexation of the West Bank. Recognition is important but must not replace collective action to end the slaughter and theft of land. Otherwise, what will be left of Palestine to recognize?

What’s more astonishing: 1) that the president clearly believes, and repeatedly suggests, that asylum seekers are people from mental asylums, or 2) that no journalist has ever challenged him on this and no mainstream media outlets have done any deep dives on this story?

WOW. Judge Kelly takes the Trump admin to task for their outrageous effort to deport children in the dead of the night. Not only does he say their justification "crumbled like a house of cards," he also says the admin was not engaging in "conduct ... that reflect[s] good faith."

The Israel Heritage Foundation's "social media, public documents, news reports, and videos [show] a mosaic of links between the 501(c)(3)...and Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign." “We got President Trump elected,” IHF's Executive Vice President said at a May event. prismreports.org/2025/09/17/i...

As Barbara says.

Are you ready to call it authoritarianism yet? White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

⚠️'warnings about the autocratic ambitions of Donald Trump that were once dismissed as hyperbole and hysteria now seem, if anything, too mild. Faster than most imagined, he has moved to weaken institutional checks on his power – whether the courts, the universities, the civil service or the press – '

'Farage's core claim is that he somehow speaks for the British people, that his views reflect the “commonsense” views of the silent majority. It’s not true. On issue after issue, including those that define him, he is out of step with most Britons.' Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

'How to Lose a Country: 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship': 'paralysing dissident masses through court cases is far easier when the leader can call people terrorists, and when members of society are too polarised to support each other in the name of equality before the law.' #DefendDemocracy

Cancelling the Netherlands in 3… 2… 1… 😂

Trump: "When you have networks where I won an election in counties -- I guess it's 2,600 to 525, that's called a landslide times two -- when you have that kind of popularity or voter support, and yet 97% of the newscasts are against me ... I think that's really illegal."

@news.sky.com reports that a Senior Starmer aide quits over explicit messages relating to @hackneyabbott.bsky.social from 2017.

"If you've had enough of politicians, if you don't trust Westminster, join us." What a revolting, cynical statement for a man who was an MP of the party that ruled for 14 years until five minutes ago - and David Cameron's speech writer before that. What contempt for voters. ~AA

The PM’s spokesman said: “This is a fair, decent and tolerant country. The last thing the British public want is this sort of dangerous and inflammatory language. The British public won’t have any time for it.” www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...

Channel 4 to mark Trump's state visit by dissecting more than 100 of his lies, in what the channel describes as “the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and distortions ever broadcast on television”.

Written by a doctor at St Thomas' Hospital, London after the Tommy Robinson march on 13/9.

There's no excuse of ignorance any more. Every single person on that fascist march knew who Tommy Robinson was and every single one of them knew why they were there. This isn't Brexit. People weren't conned. They willingly went out to join in, led by a five times jailed thug. Stop making excuses.

Led By Donkeys have got Fartrage's number.

The primary aim must be getting the govt off X. This offers the possibility of a cascade effect taking journalists etc off it. We need to seperate the national debate from the extremism engine.

Keir Starmer, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social & progressive parties @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @zarahsultana.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social MUST challenge normalization of radical right? @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lewisgoodall.com @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social @adilray.bsky.social @krishgm.bsky.social

'I argue that much of the growth of the radical right in western democracies is not caused by voters changing their minds and becoming radical right. Instead, it is brought about by individuals who were radical right already, but who did not show those views out of fear of social repercussions – '

Recommend this excellent and important podcast in which @valentimvicente.bsky.social explains his award-winning research. @apsa.bsky.social Now a book: 'The Normalization of the Radical Right'. UK must not normalise! @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk @vicderbyshire.bsky.social @krishgm.bsky.social

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk

'The instrumentalisation of migration in the populist era Populist parties have become common in many Western countries in recent years. A selection of these right-wing populist parties – always also promoting anti-migrant or migrant-restrictive positions-

Supporting far right rally: Tommy Robinson Elon Musk Katie Hopkins Laurence Fox Ben Habib Advance UK Eric Zemmour Philip Dewinter Eva Vlaardingerbroek Ada Lluch Brian Tamaki Nick Tenconi Paul Golding Ashlea Simon (Britain First) Kerry Smith (Homeland Party) Carl Benjamin Steve Bannon Jordan Peterson

‘I’m not far right but I went to a rally organised by Tommy Robinson’ is a pretty unconvincing position.

And this is a platform that MPs, government departments / officials think it's appropriate to retain an active presence on?

Proof, if proof were needed, that current climate is the result of organised, sustained disinformation. "Official figures indicate net migration is falling, yet concern among Britons is close to the highest it has been since polling began in 1974." ~AA www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Pushing this one again given the weekend's events.

'Even if there was justification for the government proscribing Palestine Action in respect of membership,that justification may not automatically extend to triggering the section 12 and 13 offences' 'Terrorism law should not be rigid but flexible—like, well, plasticine' @davidallengreen.bsky.social

It melts my head that X is still used for official Government communications, and, catching up on today's news and the fact we have a foreign billionaire inciting violence on our streets, it's clearer than ever that this should end. I raised this in Parliament last week 👇

Pay attention. Something dark might be coming. The murder of Charlie Kirk could have united Americans to confront political violence. Instead, Trump and his anti-democratic radicals look to be readying a campaign to destroy dissent. 1/ Here's what's happening.

Radical right accommodation really does not work. New paper out with this exceptionally talented team @katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk doi.org/10.31235/osf...

Lewis Goodall, "This is Elon Musk, turning up at a far right rally, basically inciting violence in this country" "Most people in this country have no desire to go there, or look at it, or have any interest in that sort of rhetoric" "And yet, we are being pushed and pushed and pushed towards it"

The myth that racism is primarily driven by economic conditions must die, especially on the left. It is a misdiagnosis and a kind of excuse

This must be a watershed moment. The government's continued use of X is no longer simply negligent. It is an act of conscious assistance to violent extremism.

Musk is more extreme than Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech in addressing citizens, not just government policy "Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming for you ... fight back or die" legitimises violence (against government, police, asylum seekers, minorities) bsky.app/profile/pale...

Our new video on Israel's war in Gaza and proportionality is on the BBC News YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m3m...

Consensus of experts think Israel's acted in breach of intl law & disproportionately, except ofc UKLFI! #BBCVerify asked Israeli govt for legal advice or a summary of it that supports it's view that its overall military response to 7th of October has been proportionate - but didn't receive a reply!

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.