Another excellent deep dive, this time into South Yemen. Outstanding

As people talk of reshaping of the Middle East in the light of breakdown in relations between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, nobody seems to be interested in South Yemen's separatist movement, at the heart of the dispute. So I thought I'd speak to them. Have a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/29y2...

Terrifying, but hard to argue with logic. snyder.substack.com/p/ethnic-cle...

We just published our full analysis of the ICE killing of Alex Pretti on Bellingcat www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...

@quietriotpod.bsky.social a candidate for grin and share it

Is the whole Greenland thing just Trump deliberately distracting European countries from Ukraine for a bit? Then there might actually be some logic behind it. Then again, Trump and his enablers don't seem to let a lack of logic stop them doing many other things ...

Next (UK clothing retailer) have a *maximum* password length of 12. Sigh.

🔴NEW🔴 Thread 🧵 @bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12

Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban

This is excellent 🤣

Excellent clear eyed perspectives in this thread.

Wasn't that keen on the state visit for Trump, but if it kept the USA supporting Ukraine for a while longer it might have been a price worth paying. But given today we've seen that Trump has no intention of continuing support he can $@*! right off. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

Slava Ukraini.

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I have started my new job with @sortitionnow.bsky.social - very excited to be working with a bunch of excellent people on projects that deepen democracy at a time when that is much needed.

British Scientists! The Royal Society is one of our great institutions, Fellowship of which is regarded as one of the highest honours. Please sign this to encourage them to revoke Elon Musk's fellowship; he is antithetical to our values. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Short and to the point. Well put. snyder.substack.com/p/of-course-...

“I do see a long-term ownership position and I see it bringing great stability to that part of the Middle East.” Yep - that’s what he said: an American colonial occupation of Gaza will bring “great stability” to the Middle East. This may be the stupidest thing he’s ever said.

I imagine this page is going to get pretty long!

An excellent episode with @zoejardiniere.bsky.social Please read and sign the petition as well petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Here's a bit of hope. Per capita carbon emission in the UK, now back down to 1859 levels. Work to do, but progress made.

Interesting argument in this piece that the Tiktok order is actually the most egregious in terms of pushing what the president can do. It unilaterally overturns an act of Congress that the supreme court approved 9-0. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/trump-resc...

This podcast gives an incredible background briefing on the new rulers of Syria - HTS and al Jolani. Where he and his org came from and how they evolved. Trust @snellarthur.bsky.social to unearth true expertise and deep knowledge.

Using @disneyplustr.bsky.social and trying to update my payment details is a complete ball ache! I tried the different browsers on my phone and now trying Firefox on a laptop. I just end up on a redirect loop between commerce/account and select-profile

"Carbon capture & storage is a line in a spreadsheet for people with no imagination." Brilliant line from Kingsmill Bond on the Solving for Climate podcast. podcastaddict.com/solving-for-...

This is a fantastic detailed look at how fascism is defined and whether Trump and Trumpism meet the definition. The conclusion is very clear.

Listening to the excellent BBC series on #Grenfell www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... let by the excellent Kate Lamble. Crying shame that she has been made redundant by the BBC