Every Christmas pudding tells a story of Liverpool’s innovation, enterprise and ambition — with a large helping of exploitation too. Did our modern Christmas start in our docks? www.livpost.co.uk/how-liverpoo...

The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall

BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.

Piece process, not peace process www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What?! Excuse for lying? ~~~ Preguntado sobre el bulo y otras supuestas mentiras que quiso propagar, Rodríguez se justificó así: “Soy periodista y trabajo en política. No soy un notario”. Un correo, dos versiones y un juicio histórico. elpais.com/expres/2025-...

Too funny not to share 😃

Essential reading.... Omer Bartov on Israelis refusal to see what their army is doing in Gaza. open.substack.com/pub/prospect...

This is not a plan for peace. It's a plan for continuing US support for Israel's genocide. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Here are some of the people who are taking action against the UK government's failure to act against Israel's genocide in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

This shows the weakness of Russian manufacturing. Russia's struggle to build commercial jets reflects deeper industrial malaise - www.reuters.com/business/aer...

“It is clear that our community overwhelmingly rejects the appalling rhetoric and unacceptable proposals from some Israeli ministers, ... in relation to the forced displacement of Gazans, as well as the intolerable violence perpetrated by extremist settlers...” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

🕸️🃏 "Zelensky has no cards…" they said

One of the most depressing things about the UK is the failure of successive governments to resolve major issues. Prisons policy is a good example but far from the only one. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/civicrm/mail...

Americans should consider consulting the very good health info put out by the NHS as an English language alternative to US or other sites.

It's absolutely perfect. Then there is this... A favorite of mine...

Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

⚡️Ukraine proposes extending truce beyond Easter Sunday. "Thirty hours is enough for headlines, but not for real confidence-building measures," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "Thirty days can give peace a chance."

Madness Tourisme spatial : Katy Perry a largué autant de CO2 en 11 minutes que ce qu’elle aurait dû émettre en huit ans www.liberation.fr/environnemen...

How to turn friends and allies into wary people, prepared to become enemies. www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...

Welp, got an answer to this question: Apparently the answer is no tariffs are being collected. Trump broke the system www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/c...

'To some extent, this trade war might come as a blessing in disguise for Beijing' Our Senior Research Fellow Yu Jie explains why in her interview for @channel4news.bsky.social 👇

Definitely essential reading. Clear and to the point.

La révolution Maga, révolution d’extrême droite ? Oui, la situation actuelle aux Etats-Unis en présente tous les symptômes. Ignorer lois et constitutions, déboulonnage des statues pour en ériger d’autres, l’interdiction de certains ouvrages, censure, réécriture... Par @margaretatwood.bsky.social :

Trump's vandalism open.substack.com/pub/johnkamp...

No, this isn’t a clever plan/sophisticated market manipulation/economic genius from Trump. He’s a moron flying by the seat of his pants, which he just shat.

Starmer must be bolder open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...

Are there any limits to Israeli barbarism? BBC News - Israel admits mistakes over medic killings in Gaza www.bbc.com/news/article...

A new axis of evil? us18.campaign-archive.com?e=a88d751c75...

For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...

"It's almost impossible to believe he exists. It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth" #PRESIDEMENTIA

You first.

Transactional, financial and no "soft power". Leaders need to recognise the hard reality of the Trumpian world, responding rapidly and decisively. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We are arms dealers to terrorists.

Today's front page of The New York Post.

This is like opposing a joint resolution declaring that the Sun sets in the West America doesn’t just look like an idiot here, we look like goddamn Flat Earthers

The British public has a very positive opinion of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and very negative opinions of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelenskyy: +48 Donald Trump: -51 Vladimir Putin: -85 yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

"the foreign policy of the most powerful country on Earth has been rapidly reorganised around the fragile ego of a sullen and resentful old man" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Welcome to the resistance, er, Mike Pence...

Trump has changed sides over Ukraine. Not mention Gaza. Does that mean that the USA is the enemy of the freedom-loving people of the world?

Lessons for the rest of Europe, especially the UK. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

US Jew shoots Israeli tourists in Miami, thinking they are Palestinian. Both shooter and victim post post anti-Arab hate! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Can you imagine if the EU had approached the UK saying we want to restrict your exports to us with resurrected borders, but want you to continue unilaterally legally accepting our standards, our exports on your market? That would be stupidity to agree to, no? But that is exactly what the UK is doing

By Martin Rowson

Trump golfing in Gaza, with Netanyahu as his caddy, just about sums it up. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The only courts that Trump wants are ones where he appoints the judges to enforce laws that he's approved. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...