That the UK - one of the architects of this fund, designed to save the world’s forests - is now refusing to put any money into it is frankly shameful. Starmer’s claim that he still continues to back the fund is meaningless without resources - so much for climate leadership

Harry Scrote Groom Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016

This is beyond shocking @skynewsrss.bsky.social presented a piece on fake Aston Villa supporter Andrew Fox as a victim of a racially motivated stabbing threat if he went to the game for wearing an Aston Villa shirt and a Star of David. Sky actually broadcasted this.1/4 m.youtube.com/watch?v=8bJw...

You're in the honey-den business, though your plans extend far beyond that. There's a lot that can be done with several large mirrors, copious honey, and a pawn versed in the ways of Parabola. Today we're releasing new Agents for Fallen London, focused on honey-dens, glasswork, and Parabola!

I expect Israel will have to rein in their paramilitaries operating in the West Bank as part of this ceasefire, no?

Questions of how inclusive the 2026 soccer World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada will be have surfaced after the US rejected visa applications of Iranian soccer officials for the tournament draw in December.

Squirtie McKenzie United States, Census, 1940

Wow. I‘m not sure which part of this is weirder: that they think Starmer’s rep might be worse than theirs, or that they might be right.

🚨 Our new investigation out today reveals how thousands of people who've taken their bosses to employment tribunals & won, never got paid, even after they approached the government for help. This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Coronation done, the court awaited the raven bringing the prophecy of the new king's demise. Would it be an epic one, like slain by no man, or by the hand of his son? The raven arrived and nodded to the king. "Heart failure." "That could be anything!" Behind him, the face of a halberdier drooped.

It begins with chipping off Art 3 (freedom from torture) and Art 8 (right to privacy and family life) for foreign criminals to assist deportation, then it will be extended to all asylum seekers, after that - who knows? It's the thin end of the wedge. Human rights should always belong to all humans.

Miliband says it's 'possible' government should come off Elon Musk's X social media platform DO IT www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Anyone wearing these had better have them insured. I bet they would make a very satisfying crunch under the heel of some Doc Martens.

1/ “Don’t mention the children. Don’t name the dead children. The people must not know the names of the dead children. The names of the children must be hidden. The children must be nameless. The children must leave this world having no names.” Michael Rosen youtu.be/tENn0dTF2eY?...

Contrary to popular belief: Charles Surfs United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939

Elon Musk openly called for violence on our streets yesterday. I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric. Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.

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The reporting on Charlie Kirk’s killer in the UK & US highlights again how fundamentally ill equipped mainstream media is to report on political violence in the digital age. They do not know anything about online far right meme culture & it’s starting to do real harm. #r4today

So much for my "exsanguinate! exsanguinate!" joke

Post a PERFECT album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana or Pearl Jam

The Sahrawi people living in the Tindouf camps of southwest Algeria are facing their worst nutrition crisis since 2010. The Almasar Library Centre in Smara camp started a seed bank, giving families seedlings and training them to create home gardens.

Mason Greenwood getting ragged about by Tyrone Mings 🫡🫡 #AVFC

All Protocol Observed. Welcome to Issue 206 of The Continent. After war ended in Tigray, a new invasion began — by profiteers. Ex-fighters dig for gold. Former generals seize mines like trophies. Locals face chaos. Meanwhile, gold flows unchecked to the UAE — untraced, unregulated, and lucrative.

Hot damn? I'd rather have a cold gosh.

A new direct action group calling itself 'Yvette Cooper' claims to have targeted Time Logistics for providing transport in Britain for Israel's Elbit Systems. Its message to the government on social media says, "if you want to ban Palestine Action, you'll have to proscribe Yvette Cooper too"

Alliteration is fun, but using it to give a concentration camp in a swamp a cute li'l nickname is foul. Call it what it is instead of trying to hide what it is.

“A Science Journal Funded by Peter Thiel [Inference] Is Running Articles Dismissing Climate Change and Evolution *** Yet Inference also has contributions from well-known intellectuals and scientists.” 1/29/19 1/ www.motherjones.com/environment/...

To all the people who accuse me of having no ambition, I'd like to let you all know that you're right about that.

68.42% of Mossad's reputation was created by the US film and television industry.

👉NEW -- Britain's long history of spying on Iran by Martin Williams The UK has spent decades trying to subvert Iran’s government, but also secretly sold them chemical weapons and spied on opposition activists. www.declassifieduk.org/britains-lon...

Remember when prog lyricist Pete Sinfield claimed his work on The Land of Make Believe by Bucks Fizz was a vitriolic response to the rise of Margaret Thatcher, and everyone took the piss? Well, I think I've figured it out.

Me watching Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa. #avfc #utv

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NETPOL BOOK EVENT – "Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News" - with US civil rights lawyer @equalityalec.bsky.social discussing his new book on how the media manipulates our perception of what keeps us safe. Tues 24 June, London E1. FREE tickets www.eventbrite.com/e/book-event...

My house was swarming with ants, you won't believe what happened next

A pro-Brexit group that bankrolled the Chagos legal challenge is planning a series of others to "tie [the govt] up in knots for the next few years". For this week's Observer, I take a look at the people behind the Great British PAC 👇 observer.co.uk/news/politic...

"Research has shown that the UK has prosecuted 𝟮𝟯 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 people for benefits offences than tax offences. This is despite the value of tax fraud being 𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 than benefits fraud." The dice are loaded, the fix is in. Full system change is essential. leftfootforward.org/2025/05/why-...

Surveillance on bank accounts is *very* intrusive - it’s not just about money, it can reveal all kinds of personal and behavioural traits that are none of the government’s business. It’s also a matter of dignity: why should benefit claimants have to sacrifice that?

BREAKING: ICE deported a Burmese man who doesn’t speak English to South Sudan—a country he’s not from and on the brink of civil war. He refused to sign English-only papers. They deported him anyway—with 11 others. No hearings. No translators. Court order ignored. This is state-sponsored kidnapping.

Working class does not necessarily = poor Middle class does not necessarily = wealthy Age (or a trite generation this that or the other label) is not a determination of social or moral attitude

First they came for the transes, and you said "Fuck the transes, they're weird"... Remember, until a few years ago it was almost unheard-of for a woman to be charged with procuring an abortion. Now they have "new national guidance" on how to hunt them down. www.theguardian.com/world/2022/j...

Are you on Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Employment Support Allowance? UK govt will compel banks to hand information to it about your money. You can't prevent it even if you never committed fraud. Same won't apply to PPE, tax, subsidy fraudsters, corporate crooks, disqualified directors.

The ICC’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen. American staffers at the court have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest. NGOs have stopped working with the ICC, the leader of one won’t even reply to ICC emails.

"Economic growth" is what rich people get. The rest of us get reduced spending power.

I hope everyone gets what they deserve today.

If as a politician you are complaining about Pride banning political parties I would strongly suggest you look within yourselves as to why this decision has had to be made, the rampant, and unrepentant, attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community for starters, before criticising those who have made it.

Starmer lives on an "island of strangers" because none of his neighbours talk to him, and they all wish he'd move somewhere else.

From @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @lucasamin.bsky.social at Democracy For Sale. Palantir's NHS data platform rejected by most hospitals. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/palantirs-...

Glad to see this getting some mainstream coverage. "As part of the discussions, both countries have tentatively agreed to develop their mineral supply chains “in partnership with the US government and US investors”. observer.co.uk/news/interna...