It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.

Obama has the crowd at Jesse Jackson's eulogy hanging on his every word

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Not quite sure what it will take for MAGA to see Putin as an enemy.

Pretty sure voters prefer breakfast clubs to war. Badenoch is so inept it's embarrassing. Of all the things she could have tried to use to disparage the Labour govt she picks making sure kids don't go hungry. She is the gift that keeps on giving for Keir Starmer lol

We're like a 75-year-old pretending that we still have the same physical energy and mental accuity we used to have at age 18, relying heavily on those now fictitious attributes instead of adapting our lifestyle and making the most of the wealth of wisdom and experience we accumulated along the way.

If Britain's sense of national self-worth had declined at the same rate as our economic, military and political power, we would be in a much better position now. Instead, we're hampered by memories of Empire, Britannia Rules the Waves, not-invented-here, British exceptionalism and similar nonsense.

The story is told in here - recommended reading for anyone who wants to know about the roots of all the problems in the middle east

And here's the clip, thanks to James: bsky.app/profile/jame...

This is a classic example of Imperial Blowback. Foreign powers, seeking to shape the world to their demands, destabilise and overthrow popular governments, with results that - sometimes many decades later - come back to bite them in the nethers.

This is what fuelled the revolutionary movement that overthrew him in 1979. Many of the revolutionaries cited the 1953 coup as their primary motivation. They wanted their country back. Instead they got another brutal, undemocratic regime, presided over by the ayatollahs.

In 1953, at Churchill's instigation, and with his assistance, the CIA launched two coups against the democratically elected government of Mohammad Mosaddegh, the 2nd of which succeeded. Why? Because he rightly sought to nationalise Iran's oil supplies, which the UK was taking: seizing Iran's wealth.

I don't know how to clip a segment (sorry), but the bit I really want you to watch starts at 29'10". It's about the deep roots of the attack on Iran and why it's just as well Starmer is "no Winston Churchill". I'm surprised this aspect isn't more widely discussed. 🧵 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

For anyone who would like the clip (including George).

Fantastic council by-election result. Labour gain from Reform, with increased vote share for Labour. This is an area where Reform have been in charge for 10 months and it's seeing votes switching from Reform to Labour. Exactly as we said would happen when people experienced Reform!

"Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces... Russia has passed Iran the locations of U.S. military assets, including warships and aircraft... 'It does seem like it’s a pretty comprehensive effort,'" an official said.

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The precedent is eerily, chillingly precise. What the current Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is doing to immigrants and refugees today is almost a carbon copy of what Sir William Joynson-Hicks was doing 100 years ago. And that's not a good thing. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Trump is having to be reminded that when you threaten an EU member on trade, in this case Spain, the EU comes to your defence. That's one of the key perks of being part of a bloc which negotiates trade as one cohesive unit: nobody can pull you out of the pack and savage you.

The transatlantic relationship is dysfunctional, and will be until Trumpism is gone. Time for the UK to embrace a European future. Time to set course to rejoin the EU! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I have just held a call with President Pedro Sánchez to express the EU’s full solidarity with Spain. The EU will always ensure that the interests of its Member States are fully protected.

To save typing everything out, I have done a quick video on how Labour's latest attack on people seeking asylum, by halting work and study visas for Afghanistan, Sudan, Myanmar and Cameroon undermines its own arguments defending why they have cancelled other previously remaining resettlement routes.

Media must stop normalizing the far right Every uncritical mention of far-right rhetoric is an editorial decision with political consequences www.politico.eu/article/medi...

Trump expects Britain (and other European countries) to blindly follow each of his rash decisions. But Starmer is right not to do so when: - the UK was not consulted beforehand - the professed aims constantly change - there is no exit strategy - it breaks international law

When you leave London because it was too dangerous to live in a city led by a Muslim...

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Trump has cornered himself with war in Iran. What is the end-game? Killing the leader means another vengeful hardliner step-in, generations will seek retribution and it goes on. Leaders declaring illegal wars should do frontline service. Trump dodged military draft 5 times.

So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for: - Who takes over; - Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation; - How to defend US bases in the region; - Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and - How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.

Given that more Brits oppose strikes on Iran than support them, it is possible that Trump is in fact helping Keir Starmer’s standing with the public. The more Starmer resists Trump’s demands, the more principled he appears, in line with British views on the war.

There are a lot of “fights of our lives” right now. This is one of them. Palantir wants to own your data, your networks, and the future—and they’re right-wing evangelicals driving this war machine. Read the new entry. Boycott. Share like your life depends on it. open.substack.com/pub/psychope...

Important to remember that the people most enthusiastic about bombing Iran are almost always the people most hateful towards refugees.

I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran. I was worried before, but I’m more worried now.

Donald Trump would rather talk about his ballroom curtains than the tragic loss of American lives.

Like all other Dutch people, I know SG of NATO Mark Rutte to be a liar. He did it again when he said that there is widespread support in Europe for what Trump is doing. Well, no, there isn't. Ever since Trump wanted to take Greenland, Europe doesn't trust the US. Stop being Trump's lapdog!

We (and my kids) are fortunate enough to live in relative peace, freedom and security. So much of that is down to the European treaties. We must pull together to protect our democratic systems and the unity of our borderless Europe. The alternative doesn't bear contemplating. Ends

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Last night Belgian and French forces seized a Russian "shadow fleet" tanker, part of a crack-down on the fleet of illegally operated tankers that Russia uses to sell oil to fund its war of aggression against Ukraine. Good, the screws must be tightened. united24media.com/latest-news/... (1/2)

Any voting irregularities should be investigated. It’s a really important issue But the idea that 4k+ votes were ‘stolen’ is Trump level nonsense V worried British media could end up in same place as US, legitimating ‘stolen votes’ claims by parroting BS lines from Farage and Co

Exc: As many as 80 Labour MPs are braced to oppose the home secretary's immigration policies Dozens of backbenchers and ministers are understood to be hostile to Shabana Mahmood's reforms. After the Gorton by-election they're pushing for a "recalibration" observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Today, Laura Kuenssberg interviewed Shadow Foreign Secretary, Priti Patel, about the US/Israel attack on Iran. At no point did LK contextualise Patel's support for the attack with her history of supporting Israel, even having to resign because of it. #bbclaurak www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

IT’S ALL ABOUT ISRAEL! AMERICA HAS BEEN DOING WHAT ISRAEL DEMANDS FOR 30 YEARS! Israel, a nasty little genocidal state led by a scheming, evil war criminal, has America by the balls. With the American media owned by Jewish American Zionists, John Doe and his Mrs have no idea what’s going on.

The DV report of three dozen cases of contact inside polling stations has been turned into an absurd narrative of "fraud" Is the idea that Asian women are shy Goodwin/Yusuf deportation fans coerced to vote Green? Or were young people pushed Green by community elders despire identifying as Labour?

Thoughts as #Oakeshott&Tice watch the fireworks in Dubai

[ Breaking ! ] ‼️ #Iran #Trump #Maga #Obama

He’s right, but what’s the chances of the WM Govt. Coming out and condemning this? Obviously a rhetorical question.

I really hate Starmer now

THIS.