The opposition United National Movement party (UNM) has announced it intends to sue Georgian Dream at the Constitutional Court in a counterclaim against its constitutional lawsuit to ban Georgia’s pro-Western opposition groups. oc-media.org/unm-to-take-...

It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback

you'd think #starmer might want to counter this, and yet...

I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for. on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT

🇧🇷 👉 #Bayer in Brazil: how an agrochemical giant and related agribusinesses greenwash their pollution and climate change contribution at #COP30 ⚡ New research article by CEO and #CBG ‘Bayer in Brazil - big polluter, big lobby spender' 💥 Read here: tinyurl.com/2h3etjfv

Sehr eindrücklicher Bericht von @ennolenze.de "Die russischen Soldaten in der Region schießen gerne auf den Rettungsdienst und die Presse, damit weniger berichtet wird und weniger Menschen versorgt werden können."

#China’s #CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... a glimmer of hope in these dark times

UK climate aid is lining the pockets of billionaires - www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025... how can #starmer get everything so wrong?

Big banks’ coal money is derailing #Indonesia’s green plans - www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025... shame on #hsbc and #citibank

He fought to save #Congo’s mangroves, then the men with guns broke in - www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025... depressing story about a hero doing his best

Since the ceasefire took effect one month ago, Israeli attacks have killed at least 242 Palestinians and injured 622.

US-Faschisten zwingen EU, ihr Öl + ihre Software zu kaufen Europa passt seine Richtlinien entsprechend an. Inwieweit dies dem politischen Denken der europäischen Konservativen entspricht, können wir an der Leichtigkeit, mit der es den Führungskräften von der Hand geht netzpolitik.org/2025/trumpsc...

Torrential rainfall in the Brazilian city of Belem flooded pavements outside the venue for the #COP30 climate talks. Scientists say climate change is making extreme weather events more common.

A new government decree expands Roskomnadzor’s authority to isolate or reroute internet traffic inside Russia in case of “specific threats.”

The fact that all large UK broadcasters continue to use X, an openly white supremacist platform that has been redesigned specifically to amplify far-right elites, is doing massive, real-time harm to the country.

Scenes from the meeting of the #Syrian community in #Washington with #Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa 🇺🇸🇸🇾

Politico: "Veteran BBC presenter David Dimbleby told Channel 4 last night that it is “one of the most violent assaults on the BBC’s independence that I’ve seen in my lifetime,” while Playbook is told staff have been voicing “a lot of anger towards [right wing BBC board member] Robbie Gibb.”

German court sides with plaintiff in copyright case against OpenAI reut.rs/47FP9D6

> "We are saying that progress is moving faster than older forecasts suggested," the Commission said. We're building a tower to the moon and they added loads of floors recently. We'll reach the moon faster than older forecasts. 🤡 Great work @krisshrishak.bsky.social www.rte.ie/news/busines...

Another case of Reform saying one thing then doing the other: A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion” By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...

◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit ◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley ◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas ...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.

In Kutaisi, the Court of Appeals begins hearings today in the case of journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli. As always, journalists have shown up in support. Mzia has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for slapping an abusive, corrupt, rogue police officer. 📷 Batumelebi

Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax... ...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.

Hungary’s surging opposition is demanding Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explain a “bailout package” he hinted at securing from US President Donald Trump.   

The BBC is ours. It's ours to love. Ours to criticise. Ours to shout at when we feel in the mood. And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.

With his threat of a $1bn lawsuit against #BBC, #Trump’s assault on the media goes global - www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... “If he sues, he opens a Pandora’s box, and in that Pandora’s box is every damning quote he’s ever uttered about Jan 6,” exactly; call his bluff

The temperature at #Cop30: #Trump’s absence better than a US wrecking ball - www.theguardian.com/environment/... exactly: good riddance to bad rubbish

Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think AI will destroy the web - www.theverge.com/podcast/8145... let's hope it doesn't

1945 the British made sure that Germanys public broadcasting system would never be taken over by an authoritarian leader again by creating a complicated federal system. They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable. This needs to change now.

Germany deported Uyghur woman to China rather than Turkey in bureaucratic bungle – AFP: ‘was only in Beijing for a short time after her deportation last week, and managed to quickly leave again for Turkey’

An accurate appraisal of what just happened to the BBC.

When you’re blasted by Boris Johnson on the front of the Mail you know you’ve hit a raw nerve. #r4today

Russia’s oil empire stumbles as Lukoil halts output in Iraq under U.S. sanctions pressure

why does mogg hate the UK so much?

I bet trump doesn't even know where syria is...

Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court. The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used. The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.

exactly; this is the punishment for grovelling, rather than pointing out that everything trump has done confirms the essentially correctness of the panorama edit

Worth backing

FT Editorial on the BBC - The broadcaster has made errors, but its board has failed to defend it www.ft.com/content/406e...

As I’ve seen this confused a few times, please note that Robin Gibb was a much-beloved member of the Bee Gees, whilst Robbie Gibb is the BBC board member who also, totally coincidentally, was editorial adviser in the set-up of GB News. I know, Bee Gees, GBeebies, a bit confusing…

"Anduril calls Fury's first flight semi-autonomous and says it isn't piloted remotely. Instead, it operates by itself, carrying out mission plans and adjusting its flight without human input" www.cbsnews.com/news/anduril...

there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all

I wonder if @mmasnick.bsky.social knows why this has happened...

Would the BBC stand up to a Farage government? Peter York's Culture Wars House Party podcast talks with @tommills.bsky.social Dr Tom Mills about the state of British media — press ownership, BBC independence, and what happens when funding cuts “smash morale.” 🎧 podfollow.com/peter-yorks-...

My face is my passport trial at Manchester could be rolled out across UK for returning UK passport holders bit.ly/47UZqM4

"Draft changes would create new exceptions for AI companies that would allow them to legally process special categories of data (like a person’s religious or political beliefs, ethnicity or health data) to train and operate their tech" www.politico.eu/article/brus...

<fingers crossed/> #china

it's ok, I'm sure #farage will condemn this...