Blimey. Looks like Matt Goodwin, who seems to think the Handmaid's Tale is an instruction manual, is in the pay of an Orban think tank, funded by Russian oil money.

An El Niño is brewing. And with it the next, pivotal, chapter of the climate fight. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki... @billmckibben.bsky.social

My recent interview with The Weather Channel "Weekend Recharge" about the Trump administration's repeal of the EPA "Endangerment Finding" and what it means for climate action in the U.S.: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI1O...

My god do we need UBI “Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“

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5 years ago @sanders.senate.gov tweeted this prescient warning. The GOP chose an authoritarian régime built on conspiracy theories, violence & The Big Lie. The whole world is paying the extortionate price with our economies, global stability & environment. #StopFascism

youtu.be/y4pO1vS0gkc Well worth a watch and a really interesting conclusion.

Politics London discussing driverless taxis casually referring to “jaywalking pedestrians”. Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law. Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.

Love it! Top level truth trolling ❤️ from @everyonehateselon.bsky.social

Two weeks ago, Peter Mandelson told us he had no recollection of planning to buy a £2m apartment in Rio via a Panama holding company and a Brazilian company. Yesterday we found notarised incorporation documents for the Brazilian company, with Mr Mandelson's signature.

Brexit and Trump are two sides of the same coin. Russia backed both to shatter the West from the inside. It worked. A divided Europe and an isolationist US are the best gifts Putin ever got. We are fighting each other while he tries to rebuild an empire

Brexit is dead but the body still lies rotting in our living rooms. Get rid of it. Death by 1000 Brexit ameliorations is still death. This book is the ideal influencing resource for Brexiteers in remorse and Remainers in remission. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZLQW9TQ #Trump #Putin #Brexit #RejoinEU

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Home insurance rates are soaring in the aftermath of wildfires in Maui and Los Angeles. Two new bills introduced in Hawaiʻi and California would help protect families from rising costs by making Big Oil pay their fair share. 👏

It's not surprising that Lutnik was a business associate of Epstein and is all over the Epstein files. It's not surprising that he lied about it. It is surprising that his lies were so detailed and well thought out. And it is surprising that he didn't realize the truth would be known.

I was born and raised in Gorton and Denton, and I absolutely guarantee you Reform won't put it first. They won't even put Britain first. They'll put Russia first. We LITERALLY jailed one of them for doing that.

This says it and it’s exactly what it is….

“Are you firmly in favour of rejoining the European Union?" - Robert Peston “Firmly very much in favour. Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure" - Zack Polanski

UK real GDP increased by 0.1% in Quarter 4 2025. Can't grow economy when 1% has more wealth than 70% of the population combined. 7.3m await NHS hospital appointments in England. 24m live below minimum living standards. Redistribution and investment in public services needed, not neoliberalism.

It's almost like being fabulously rich doesn't make you happy or well adjusted. It's almost like it makes you sad and lonely. And leaves you forever casting about for scapegoats to offset your deep self-loathing. Thank you Jim Ratcliffe and Elon Musk for these important life lessons.

"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE

The so-called "pro-life," "pro-family" party is perfectly fine with an 18-month-old child almost dying because of the deplorable conditions at this detention center. Hello? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-hospitalized-dilley-ice-detention-rcna257912

Miliband pledges up to £1bn for community green energy schemes

Mitigating the climate crisis by stopping the burning of fossil fuels has a massive co-benefit we should talk about all the time: a >3% of GDP savings through less air pollution.

In response to a parliamentary petition, MPs tonight debated Russian influence in UK politics. Guess who didn't join in.

Reform By-Election Candidate Slammed For 'Handmaid's Tale' Suggestion Matthew Goodwin previously said there could be a "negative child benefit tax" on anyone who does not have children.

Today MPs will debate Russian interference in our politics and democracy. This is why a full inquiry is still necessary 👉 citizensreunited.substack.com/p/britain-st...

So glad a debate is finally happening. This goes to the heart of the security of our democratic system. I’ve taken part in court cases against successive governments for their failure to investigate hostile state interference in UK elections - ministers’ lack of curiosity is truly shocking 👇

In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage

Kent councillor Matthew Fraser Moat has fallen on his sword after admitting his party had failed to find any waste to cut ✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀

Reform UK caught out again… Reform rejects questions over new Welsh Leader Dan Thomas’ residency

We know where this is going… US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe www.ft.com/content/f869...

🔴Net likeability ratings for Starmer (-50) equal Corbyn’s previous low, while the party is less liked than any time in Ipsos trends going back to 2007 (-22). But Labour is still more liked than its leader – and more than the other parties.

Unless we fundamentally overhaul how British politics works, there will be more victims - and more Epsteins. No political party is immune as this is about the institutions of decision making - Here are five ways we can create cultural change in our democracy.

Lessons Learned After a Head-First Dive Into Hardware Manufacturing

When he ran Labour Together, Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons hired a PR firm to investigate journalists After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...

Government orders deletion of court records widely used by journalist to monitor activity and decisions. WHY? www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

Part e-bike and part van, this new class of pedal-powered vehicles is overhauling last-mile delivery—and the fabric of car-centric urban life. “I do think we're asking a fundamental question of who is entitled to space in the city?" insideevs.com/features/786...

“Young disciple, the day will come when you will have power and become the master of the Palantir” But neither wanted to confront the truth that the Palantir was not their servant, but their master.

Deep in the Reform UK Ltd battle bunker, somewhere, but not even remotely close to Clacton, leader Farage rallies his troops | Ronnie Barbour

"full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism" The PLP needs to go for a lie down.

Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, said Mandelson has “damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”

Actually, more scary than anything else.

Fact , Trump has made more money this year as president than he has his entire life. And technically , he should not be making a dime. Other than his presidential salary.