FBI director tells Americans not to bring guns to protests, schools still okay

Genuinely think this coverage is worthy of formal complaint – and if the BBC doesn’t take it seriously, it should be escalated to Ofcom. The appearance of caving to the Trump White House, when the BBC is being sued, could be disastrous for public trust.

Our initial analysis is up. The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot. He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.

A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Might just be the best political messaging I've seen in a long time.

‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’ Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

It's happening Jim.

The Prime Minister rises to the global political moment and gives a speech of intelligence, insight and gravity. Unfortunately for Britain, it's a different Prime Minister.

Danish MEP Anders Vistisen to Trump: "Let me put this in words you might understand: Mr. President, fuck off."

Worth remembering that as terrible as Trump has been recently Obama came close to breaking America by wearing a tan suit and having the temerity to offer commentary on fancy mustard, so, you know, both sides and all that.

The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally. Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.

Part of the problem with this story is that it 'could' be true, but, as ever, probably worth digging a bit deeper or waiting for more facts to emerge before reposting.

pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things

#OtD 15 Jan 1934 the UK tabloid the Daily Mail published an article 'Hurrah for the Blackshirts!' supporting Oswald Mosley's fascist movement. Written by Viscount Rothemere, whose family still own the Mail, its politics haven't really changed much stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8672...

Hundreds of thousands of Americans died to stop “Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer" 80 years on, with Musk and Bannon saluting it, the enemy is truly within

So none then

The UK's single largest carbon emitter, Drax, has applied for Government support to use its tree burning to power an AI data centre in Yorkshire. 🌳🔥🏭 Please call on your MP to say NO to Drax's AI data centre bid: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge... 👍🌳🔥 #StopBurningTrees #AxeDrax

Be nice to live in precedented times, to be honest.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago. And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.

Has he thought this one through?

Started / Going

Some wild redactions in the recently released Epstein Files.

not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize

This is absolutely sociopathic

Bondi Beach is not in Britain. FFS

NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors. The full requirements will end tourism in the United States. Below is the full, mind-blowing list. 🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨 1/

Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits

This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves

NYT: Is the President tired? Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵

Me in 1995, pulling an all-nighter in an Edinburgh computer lab: One day Artificial Intelligence might help us diagnose cancer. 2025...

Happy "I am not a crook" day to everyone who celebrates.

Governments and voters are both reacting to algorithm-shaped “public opinion,” not grounded priorities. Immigration feels urgent because platforms amplify fear, pulling parties into hollow performances of toughness. The far right reads that drift as confirmation it’s winning.

Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics

Imagine the news conference where Trump stands behind a lectern and declares "I did not have sexual relations with that president".

Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection. Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?

must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Listen to Blaze Foley. It will do you good. Bob Dylan said Blaze was his favorite songwriter. Townes Van Zandt said Blaze was one of the most spiritual people he ever met. John Prine covered his work. Merle Haggard tracked down every recording he could get. The public has mostly forgotten.

Absolute perfection. #Reform

So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform.... Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally. It's time for Proportional Representation. www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...

Via Press Gazette: "The Daily Star’s livestream of the Liz Truss lettuce has been acquired by the British Film Institute’s National Archive for a collection of significant pieces of online video. The BFI’s curator said it was “a seminal moment in British political history”"

The world needs a good heist now and then, been ages since Hatton Garden. Hope the culprits are a plucky bunch of French pensioners upset about the price of cognac or something.

🚨 NEW: The Green Party has reached 100,000 members

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.