Layoffs have hit over 1.1M so far this year — the most since the pandemic. Yet corporate profits continue to hit record highs, with corporations increasingly spending those earnings on stock buybacks to enrich execs and shareholders. This is what a rigged economy looks like.

Justin Webb is more concerned about the EU sanctioning X—calling it an attack on free speech—than the biggest threat we face today. His defense of “free speech” stops short of confronting how the West’s support for Israel’s barbarity is driving a relentless assault on our civil rights. #r4today

Dana Int: “You don’t punish an entire country just bc you disagree with its govt.” Yet these are the same ppl who’ve defended genocide for over two years. Framing even the mildest criticism as “punishment”, while Israel still enjoys broad Western support, is just performative victimhood. #r4today

Michael Gove and Tom McTague on #r4today—again. That’s three times in as many weeks. And these are the same voices that constantly bleat about a “left-wing” bias at the BBC.

I’m glad Gerald Knaus called out the far-right’s racist views, which Justin seems intent on defending. The fact that Justin claims America is “standing for civilised values” — a clear white-supremacist dog whistle — that Europeans has lost touch with tells us everything we need to know. #r4today

An Israeli guest insists in one breath that Israelis shouldn’t be conflated with their government, and in the next defends Israel’s use of Eurovision to whitewash its atrocities in Gaza. Looks like most Israelis detest Netanyahu, but not his policies; those represent the national consensus.#r4today

the thing is, they've turned everything immigration-related to stephen miller, who has never run for office, has never held an elected position, and who could not win a popularity contest consisting solely of members of his own household. he is indifferent to the future of the republican party.

Women don’t have resources that discuss masturbation or genitalia either. We learn about sex through trial and error, like men, except they often see porn as a sex guide, even though it objectifies & dehumanises women. The truth is that many men are turned off by consent & agency.#r4today #r4today

Wes Streeting’s misguided comment about “over-diagnosis” in mental health sounds a lot like groundwork for taking a harder line on mental-health-related sickness — and that’s deeply concerning. #r4today

The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.

everyday i learn about a new empty headed idiot who happily gobbles up the administration's slop in defense of the utterly indefensible

Every #r4today ICE raid story is a reminder that conservatism is driven as much by sadism as by greed. They want to **watch** people suffer. They want to see it, feel it, know it’s happening. They take pleasure in humiliation—especially when the victims aren’t cishet white men.

Pro-Palestine demonstrations aren’t “hate marches”, nor are they expressions of anger toward Jews; in fact, many Jews take part. The protests oppose the actions of a racist settler-colonial Zionist state. This framing weaponises the fear & grief within the Jewish community to revive a slur.#r4today

@BBCRadio4’s relentless promotion of its podcasts on #r4today is incredibly irritating. No matter how often you plug them, we’re still not tuning in. Three hours of the Today programme’s biased, status-quo-driven commentary is more than enough already.

Well, that was a car crash, wasn’t it? Richard Tice used Nigel Farage’s support for Zionism as a shield against accusations of antisemitism & cast the victim of his racist abuse as a liar. He pretty much ticked every box in the racism-denial handbook. Glad Emma absolutely roasted him. #r4today

African countries see benefits in “keeping in line with Russia”, just like European countries see benefits in keeping in line with the United States. Israel’s Western-backed genocide in Palestine has reminded the world of what the liberal West was built on. #r4today

Work 24/7, including some weekends, for an average salary? Is Richard Tice serious? #r4today

“It’s 2025, we’re in South East England, not somewhere in Africa.” Typical British middle-class guest on #r4today, reminding us that white people can’t discuss adversity without using developing countries as a signifier of deprivation. The reflex is as tired as it is revealing.

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

According to Webb, it's scientists who support trans people who "have been captured" by an "ideology", not himself and his mates in the media who are opposing their very existence... if that's not bias #r4today

This nation would be a better place if just one White House reporter had the courage to ask "what the hell are you rambling about, old man?"

Of course Justin Webb found time to ask about puberty blockers. The world could be ending tomorrow and he’d still find a way to pivot to a story about trans issues. #r4today

a thing to ask yourself re: the GOP's electoral position is what could happen over the next year that could *improve* its position? and what could trump do, plausibly, that might *boost* his numbers with the public?

Why does Wes Streeting always sound like a parent lecturing a teenager whenever he talks about striking workers? His cloying smug tone must be insufferable to deal with while negotiating with such an intransigent government. #r4today

What on earth is happening at #r4today? You’re paying presenters enough to run a small country, but can’t afford a phone line that doesn’t sound like someone calling from inside a tumble dryer. It’s been years — at this point, the dodgy audio is practically part of your brand.

It feels a bit rich for one of the BBC’s highest-paid journalists to criticise doctors for seeking a pay rise. What was the rationale behind Nick Robinson receiving a 19% annual pay increase while the Today prog shed nearly a million listeners over the same period? #r4today

Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries. Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.

Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?

#r4today is fixated on cutting welfare spending rather than addressing the real prob: wages so low that working ppl can’t survive w/o govt support—in the sixth richest country on Earth. We live under conditions imposed by a rapacious capitalist class, so poverty will always be a feature not a bug.

Nick, most families claiming child benefits are in work. Why isn’t anyone asking when the government will cut the wealthfare bill? No one bats an eyelid at royals who pay a peppercorn rent, contribute next to nothing, and live lavishly on taxpayers’ money. Let’s start there..! #r4today

Why should the inquiry into SAS conduct in Afghanistan be held in private, with key findings hidden from the public? Does Johnny Mercer really not see the irony in demanding secrecy for an inquiry into a… *checks notes*… cover-up? #r4today

Even when Amol Rajan isn’t in the presenter’s chair on #r4today, we still have to suffer his ever-present smugness as a contributor. What exactly have listeners done to deserve this? Sigh.

“Fear of being judged & discriminated against means that a lot of gay men do not get tested for HIV.” How often do straight men get tested for STIs? Gay and straight men share the same complacency about sexual health testing — and the same enthusiasm for condomless sex. #r4today

Refugees aren’t the architects of our inept asylum system that leads to huge taxi bills—they just rely on it. Instead of asking why the system is such a complete shambles, the media fixate on the myth of refugees “gaming the system” while everyone else lives w/ the legacy of austerity. #r4today

It isn’t “interesting” that we have a billionaire King—it’s obscene, David Dimbleby. The monarchy has been on huge wealthfare benefits for centuries while everyday ppl die in the trenches to keep them in luxury. Our future shldnt be a monarchy, it shld be a fully representative democracy.#r4today

Why should all Afghans be punished for the actions of a single Afghan immigrant? Donald Trump’s decision to halt all immigration requests from Afghans is just nakedly racist. It’s using the criminal actions of a non-white perpetrator as justification for racism in policy and practice. #r4today

Nick Robinson to Rachel Reeves: “You give with one hand and take with another.” Unlike the Conservatives who skip the giving part and use both hands for taking. #r4today

Mel Stride, the shadow chancellor, describes Kemi Badenoch’s belittling of another woman’s lived experience as “theatre”. Kemi Badenoch would do well to remember that her role as LOTO is itself evidence that she’s a beneficiary of the very feminism that she reviles. #r4today

Many pensioners remain in the workforce because they can’t afford to retire. It’s obvious he isn’t familiar with anyone in that situation. #r4today

Our politicians are always keen to follow European examples on immigration, but noticeably less willing to do so when it comes to supporting families. In fact, only Spain, Romania, and Cyprus impose comparable limits—and their restrictions begin at three or four children, rather than two. #r4today

Only men can assert, without social penalty, that work demands limit the time they spend with their partners and children. Women don’t have that luxury because they’re stigmatised and shamed for not living up to gendered expectations. #r4today

Farage: “After 49 yrs, they seem to have perfect recollection.” Kids rarely forget the racism they faced from peers in school, esp when fitting in feels like the most impt thing at that age. Talking about bullying isn’t oppressive. It is racism when you feel oppressed by accountability. #r4today

#r4today is now covering student abductions in Nigeria, after Trump falsely linked them to religious persecution of Christians. The American government doesn’t care about Nigerian christians: these rhetorics are a pretext for something far nastier and far more destabilising.

Theresa May? Seriously? #r4today is scrapping the barrel at this point. The media’s attempt to airbrush the legacy of the architect of the hostile environment, the Windrush scandal, and that contemptuous “citizens of nowhere” line is an insult to everyone who remembers exactly what her legacy cost.

There are plenty of links between the anti-trans “women’s rights” movement & anti-feminist conservatism. And opposing abortion is a logical conclusion for a movement that says no, you should not have agency over your own body; no, you do not know best about yourself; no, you have no choice.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: yet another British citizen whose predicament was made far worse by Boris Johnson’s characteristic blundering and breathtaking incompetence. #r4today

So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh. That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media. Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.

Michael Gove spent most of his time in government defending the murderous incompetence of Boris Johnson’s administration. He apologises, then immediately disputes the Covid inquiry’s findings—stripping his apology of any real sincerity or contrition. So apology not accepted. Ever. #r4today

#r4today Shabana Mahmood is fooling herself if she thinks tougher asylum rules will curb the daily racism she faces. “Interpersonal abuse is debilitating and needs strong opposition but if we ignore the structural forces of racism as [centrists] do, we miss where racism comes from.”

#r4today Does Shabana Mahmood think saying “we are a generous ppl” will somehow make the proposed immigration changes any more palatable? She highlights the prejudice she faces as a Muslim MP, yet overlooks the irony of seeking generosity for herself while backing policies that deny it to others.