Trump has pardoned 17 drug dealers and nearly 1600 people who attacked Congress on January 6, 2021.

The reporting around this is atrocious by the BBC. But hopefully the UK will indeed return to Erasmus, which would be fantastic news. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I swear, as a physician, I'm really losing my cool over RFK Jr...

The Government launches an urgent review into 'foreign financial interference' in UK politics following Nathan Gill's conviction. I hear the Gill case and Reform's £9 million donation from a Thailand-based crypto investor have woken ministers up to the potential threat

🔴 Exclusive: Nigel Farage’s £9m Donor Profits From Putin Propaganda Platform While Holding MoD Stake Reform UK’s biggest donor is profiting from ties to a pro-Kremlin platform that hosts a Russian intelligence-backed influence operation. @nafeez.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/12/16/n...

I love penguins but they need to stop trying to hop on the Christmas bandwagon. Like I’m sorry guys but this is an Arctic thing, what are you doing in Santa’s grotto standing next to polar bears and elves. Stay in your own polar lane, it’s embarrassing.

EPSTEIN: The Files We'll Never See (And Why That’s the Point) open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...

This should be much bigger news!!!

A group that the Trump administration apparently considers a dire threat: pregnant, nursing, and postpartum women.

📢 Q&A Looking back at the major political and news stories of 2025 - and ahead to what could define 2026 - what questions should we take on? 📧 Drop them below or email [email protected].

£90bn a year is too much to ignore in the next election The harsh financial reality of Brexit and what it means for Labour in the next election @cliffmitchell.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

That time of year…

Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.

This x 1,000,000

Four hours after the hero's name was released BBC News still calling him 'member of the public' His name is Ahmed el Ahmed He's a Muslim How many Jewish lives did his heroism save?

It is time we classified #extremewealth as a mental illness. Who normal could hoard resources to such an extent knowing millions are in need? Fine to enjoy the finer things in life but give the rest away - build schools, hospitals, feed kids, stop climate change, save species or pay living artists.

In 2026, the UK state pension age will rise to 67 from 66, fully implemented by 2028. Rich retire whenever they want. The poor die at work, receive low pension, have shorter life. Low wages = low private pension. Neoliberals want to cut state pension, inflict more misery on millions.

Trump is a draft dodger who spent millions on a military parade for his birthday while slashing veteran healthcare. Veterans are mad about it. @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social reported in June on the fight to fix issues at the @deptvetaffairs.bsky.social

Meanwhile Robin Ince genuinely has been cancelled for daring to voice his opinions and for defending trans people. Where's the outrage from the "cancel culture" lot? What are the Free Speech Union doing to help him?

Monday marked 25 years since the UK’s first offshore wind farm, Blyth Offshore Wind Farm, began to generate clean power! In a single generation, offshore wind has become the UK’s biggest source of clean power, providing over 34% of all renewable electricity in 2024. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

As a multi-agency project reintroduces 300,000 native oysters to the Humber estuary, volunteer citizen scientists play a vital part By Laura Welton

Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited 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 @markcunliffe.bsky.social

My posts about Reform are not for Reform supporters. I do not care for them and neither does Nigel Farage. I am speaking to the rest of the country who deserve better. Reform voters can remain poor if that is the future they choose for themselves. They already voted themselves

Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.

apart from the sheer inconceivable horror of the El Fasher massacre and its attendant horrors itself, the thing I'm feeling depressed about is that it probably won't matter. these were people already on the utmost margins of the global system, who the world has already decided it doesn't care about

There are British people in prison who have been hospitalised after being on hunger strike - if it was for anything other than the Palestinian cause it would be front page news. As it is, no media outlet is even slightly interested.

The thread as a shareable webpage: https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:bmbbjtlwyexpwtyxzzns7izv/post/3m7q6klczks2w.

The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion. I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans. 🧵 Long thread.

All the feels ⬇️

Jesus was a Palestinian Jew & his family had to flee, they became refugees in Egypt as Herod the Jewish King wanted to kill the baby. Tell that to these right wing Christian nationalists & watch their faces 😁

Left: Sarah Pochin launches Christians for Reform UK Right: Sarah Pochin, "It drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of people that are basically anything other than white" Wait till she finds out that Jesus wasn't white 🤷‍♂️

The EU triggers emergency powers (under Art 122) to permanently immobilize Russian assets to help rebuild what Russia destroyed. This is European sovereignty in action.

Man of the people? bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...

"Vladimir Putin is the world leader I most admire" - Nigel Farage BBC News - Interpreter breaks down in tears during Ukrainian boy's testimony www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

can't say what I think about this as it would get me banned from this website permanently

Congress just gave $900 billion to the US military in case you were wondering if there were any repercussions for blowing up civilian ships on the high seas. Meanwhile, the FIFA peace participation trophy guy still manages to keep the Epstein list out of the headlines.

Let’s face the reality 14 years of inept Tory rule with money wasted on PPE, HS2 together with austerity has left the country in a social and economic mess. Reform will cut spending and allow the super rich to get richer. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.

Lib Dems getting cut through at PMQs - mainstream media starting to take notice #StarmerShouldStandUpToTrump

Ed Davey asks to stand up to Trump's threats to Europe and to strengthen the UK with a Customs Union with the EU Stramer dodges the Trump comment, and says post Brexit trade deals outside the EU are better than a Customs Union with the EU Labour under Starmer makes us smaller and poorer

I’m similar age to Farage, went to state & public schools, was in cadets too & it never occurred to me to joke about gas chambers or go sssss mimicking one It was beyond crass & unacceptable If I saw a black or Asian kid bullied I’d step in as I would for white ki Him saying it was norm is BS❗️😡

A charity focused on child sex trafficking held their event at Mar-a-Lago where Jeffrey Epstein used to hang out with Trump

As Augustine and Hostetler (2023) write: “Our current, extractive economy is doing what it was designed to do. If we use an extractive economy to fight climate change, we will simply change what we extract: minerals rather than fossil fuels. The purpose will remain the same: to extract…” [1/2]

Yurok Tribal Council Member Phillip Williams shares insights into the profound, yet often overlooked long-term benefits that Klamath dam removal & ongoing river restoration efforts promise for the Yurok people. This work will also create positive change for all who love salmon & healthy rivers.

We need to cut red tape, cut the cost of living and turbocharge our trade with Europe. Al Pinkerton MP on his bill for a UK-EU customs union being voted on today.

Dear Santa. Please will you send a cure for rage baiting? It’s very unpleasant and it’s destroying our connection with one other…. Thank you. PS. I’ll leave you a large scotch this year.

But some families still miss out due to transport, awareness and data-sharing barriers. With funding continuing, we’re calling for clearer guidance, more flexibility and better data-sharing so every child can benefit. Read more in our report: www.local.gov.uk/publications... 2/2