From Ros Atkins, respected BBC fact checker... his analysis of what happened to Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. 💔 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Andy Burnham blocked from running in Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

FBI agent who initially investigated fatal ICE shooting of Renée Good in Minneapolis has resigned... edition.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...

"Mr Trump, who famously avoided the draft for the Vietnam War five times in the 1960s and 1970s, told Fox News: “They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan… and they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”" An appalling excuse for a human.

Kushner's vision of Gaza. Horrific...

Autopsy of Renée Good "Two of the gunshot wounds were not immediately life-threatening, the autopsy found." "A third bullet struck her on the left side of her head near the temple, the autopsy said, and exited on the right side of her head." Indefensible. Murder. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

Trump is threatening Greenland and Denmark... and anyone who crosses him on the issue... "After September 11, Denmark fought alongside its ally. The families of fallen soldiers have a message for Trump." www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Unhinged...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... When MPs defect - call a by-election. Agreed.

Anyone still got Christmas decorations up? Asking for a friend. 👀 #Januarytwinklylights #Candlemas

Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.

Greenland - Estée Lauder billionaire Ronald Lauder, who influenced Trump and who, it would appear, doesn't think he already has enough... and doesn't care how acquiring more affects Greenlanders. Avarice. Repugnant. 🤬 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The actual WH...

That this even needs saying... • Greenland does not want to be owned by the USA. • Greenland does not want to be governed by the USA. • Greenland does not want to be part of the USA.

100 Years of Pooh From the new Private Eye, out now. Subscribe to the Eye by midnight tonight and get the next issue delivered direct to your door. ➡️ checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...

100% this!👇

Officer 1: “Get out of the car!” <simultaneously> Officer 2: “Get out of here!” The confusion is not surprising. The shooting officer had his phone out too. This deserves a clear and fair investigation

People fatally shot by UK police in 2024/25: 2 People fatally shot by US law enforcement in 2025: 1280

The officer had stepped to the side of the car, no one was in danger of being run over, it was not self defence. He shot multiple times anyway. Just because. Out of control.

State funerals for the victims of the US attack on Venezuela... we're not hearing much about it. If US military had lost lives there, would we be hearing about it?

Putting the 🍊 aside, for the moment... The US military is not required to follow and is, I think, legally obliged to refuse orders that are unlawful, such as unprovoked invasion and actions that violate international law. So why are more questions not being asked about US military action?

In all this darkness, wishing any women seeing this - Happy Nollaig na mBan/Happy Women's Christmas! 🎄 Everyone else - Happy Epiphany!

But this is definitely all about Venezuelan democracy right... even though DT has frequently expressed his admiration for the renowned democratic leader, Putin. Hmmm...

People taking down their Christmas decorations today... too soon. Twelfth night? Epiphany? Or twinkly January and leave them until Candlemas?! 🥰🎄

Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir... A very Happy New Year to you all... Hoping 2026 is peaceful and kind. 🥳🕊️🎊🥂🎉

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

Ireland - a decade before the famine...

“Eurovision stands for unity, yet Israel’s participation shows a clear gap between ideals and actions. Until your words match your actions — the trophy is yours” Nemo returning his Eurovision trophy in protest. 👏 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

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21 November 1920. Remembering those that went to Croke Park on that day and never came home. Bloody Sunday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3cD...

Beyond shocking... Defending and protecting genocide... Europe/the world needs to wake up and disentangle itself from the US.

Still celebrating the win! Well done Troy Parrott and Ireland! ⚽☘️💚🤍🧡

The neglect of women’s health, the health of every second person, is baked into medical science, writes Jennifer Horgan. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

Population drop in Ireland between 1841 census and 1851 census... covering the period of An Gorta Mór (The Great Hunger) or Irish Famine. "The Irish Famine of 1845-50 was the greatest social calamity – in terms of mortality and suffering – that Ireland has ever experienced."

The United Nations has said the horrific bloodshed in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher was a "stain" on the world, which has failed to halt the violence.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... 💚🤍🧡☘️ Comhghairdeas mór to our new President! 🎉

‘Dog-whistle racism’: How far-right claims of protecting women justify abuse of immigrants

Very brave Samir Zatouni, wishing you a complete and speedy recovery. 🙏

Irish band The Stunning's new release "Stand up in this Wicked World" - "keep banging your drum"... All proceeds to Médecins Sans Frontières - Gaza Appeal. 🖤🤍💚💔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4DX...

Ireland's brand new "radical", "extremist" President/Uachtarán out cheering on the runners in the Dublin Marathon today! 👏💚☘️

Go raibh míle maith agat, a Uachtaráin! ☘️ We shall miss him. #Ireland #President

tribunemag.co.uk/2025/10/the-.... Soldier F’s acquittal does not vindicate him. It indicts the system that protected him. It exposes a state that investigates everyone except itself. The families stood for the rule of law when the state abandoned it.