First past the post they said. Don’t want to be like Italy they said.

America has so much potential And the need for better health outcomes is massive I really hate Trump / JFK jnr

America's mist powerful Catholic? @theguardian.com do I have a scoop for you.

As @theselectfyrd.bsky.social recovers in hospital I am certain that the knowledge that @wulfhelm.bsky.social and @bankmercia.bsky.social are thinking of him is a comfort.

#WorldRefugeeDay #Refugees

@thomasashman64.bsky.social how are you your popishness?

Fuck me. 52km in this heat. 😳

For the benefit of the US: the man in the middle just won an election against an alien called @countbinface.bsky.social, a fox, 2 fascists (not pictured) & some normal politicians in suits. He is now odds on to topple a sitting prime minister & lead the country. You could learn a lot from this.

“We've now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, put enormous strain on our military, a lot of people have died, and it feels like we're back where we were before we started the war except maybe a little bit worse off.” 2/2

dipped into X twice in 24 hours to check various accounts that aren't on here, first time the top of my feed was an utterly insane argument about Michelle Obama really being a man & second time it was some American arguing the case for invading Britain. If you're wondering what you're missing.

So someone from Texas was saying they’d support any team other than England. Hardly a novel position and one I wouldn’t normally comment on but TEXAS??? Gerrymandering, Trump supporting, racist Texas? Hypocritical or what?

I’m not convinced by Burnham… but we’ll see And Farage may be inept but Reform still got over 30%. What if he wasn’t inept? open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

Morning Butterflies From a sunny Bristol. I'm sat here enjoying the defeat of Reform "Farage is, it goes without saying, a moral stain upon this country’s reputation, the fag-brown teeth of a rotting corpse. But he is also, and this is underdiscussed, a hapless clown" Ian Dunt

I realise I now know far more about US politics than I do UK 😳 That’s nuts

"This is a clear pattern now. RefUK, again and again, fail to convert their declining national lead into MPs. Makerfield is one of the most Brexit-y seats. They won every ward there last month. They threw huge resources at it. They lost by 20%. Now they seem to want a medal for 'doing well'."

Drunkenness How very Russia

What a day Thursday was: Mass explosions in Moscow - the worst from a Russian missile. 'Proof' Russia also tried to kill Belarusian kids as a provocation. Late night attacked on occupiers in Mariupol And even a Brezhnev descendant taken captive! Catch up here⬇️ bsky.app/profile/twmc...

"So far this year, Mr. Hegseth has blocked the promotions of at least 40 senior officers to general and admiral ranks. About half of those are women or members of minority groups." This is an unprecedented effort to whitewash military leadership. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...

"One might see needy children getting less food assistance as a horrifying outcome. But the Trump administration has sold all this as a success story." @crampell.bsky.social reports on the impact of the Administration cutting financial aid to SNAP benefits.

Definitions just don’t matter anymore.

She is not wrong giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

We are all Brigitte Macron.

DATA SCIENTIST: “When a computer is told to redraw TN’s map while diluting the Black vote, it produces something similar to the plane Republican lawmakers approved… race targeting explains it much greater than partisan targeting.” www.pressreader.com/usa/knoxvill...

Beautiful

its crazy how this guy has been out of office almost 10 years and we are just *now* beginning to see politicians who can, again, speak the language of American civil religion in ways that can grab an audience.

All roads lead to kleptocracy and Mar-a-Lago

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social please tell me MAGA is having a meltdown over the Iran capitulation

TGIF, Moscow! 🔥 Another Friday, another Ukrainian drone attack turning Moscow’s oil refineries into bonfires. Black smoke, “black rain,” and Putin’s air defenses playing hide-and-seek again. Weekend vibes: s’mores over the flames, anyone? Keep ‘em coming. 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraini

Zelensky has this evening met Slovakia PM Robert Fico, long-time thorn in the side of Ukraine. They discussed energy cooperation and Ukraine's European integration. Zelensky thanked Slovakia for supporting EU accession and opening the first negotiation cluster.

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow warned Americans in Russia to seek shelter during drone attacks and avoid travel to the country. The alert cited UAV strikes and explosions near Ukraine’s border and in major Russian cities, including Moscow, Kazan and St. Petersburg. #Russia

Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said partners announced $4 billion in new Ukraine aid at the 35th Ramstein meeting. The package includes nearly $1 billion for PURL, $540 million for extended-range artillery ammunition and more than $1 billion for Ukrainian drones. #Ukraine

A swarm of at least five Ukrainian Sichen drone-missiles was filmed heading toward the Moscow refinery during the morning strike. The system carries a 40 kg warhead, has a reported range of up to 1,400 km and reaches speeds of around 200 km/h. #Ukraine

A good piece from Stefan. www.kyivpost.com/post/78476

An attack took place on the port of occupied Mariupol. Fires can be seen. #Ukraine.

No money for ordinary Americans however

DOUTHAT: What is Christian about the second Trump administration? VANCE: Hahahaha. Well, I think that -- we have pursued a series of economic policies

"Why the UK’s proposed social media ban for under 16s would impact everyone, not just children." [@sarahemclaugh.bsky.social]

After Putin-stooge Donald Trump despicably withheld military help from Ukraine, Ukraine turned around and said, “Oh yeah, well *this* is how you win a war, surrender monkey.” 🇺🇦

Georgia Conservative radio host endorses democrat Jon Ossof

Moody’s estimates the Iran war has already cost taxpayers $132 billion. Long-term estimates suggest it will ultimately cost as much as $1 trillion. Either way, that would have been more than enough to expand ACA subsidies for 22 million Americans—but Trump says the country is broke.

🚨BREAKING: The first phase of President Donald Trump’s executive order to build a national voter list is expected to be implemented by June 30, according to a recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Big shocker: Trump’s Iran peace deal doesn’t include any of the big wins he promised

Knee-benders

Feels like a metaphor for the administration

Insane. Russia has a literal ring of integrated, layered air defense systems surrounding Moscow. This drone swarm defeated: Electronic warfare, S-300 and S-400 (long range), Pantsirs (medium-short range), Tor-M2s (short range) air defenses and mobile machine gun teams.

I hate, hate, hate to agree with Vance but he is correct here.

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