Why is Bluesky all about American news and hardly anything about UK news and issues? I have to really search for the issues I would like to comment on. Sometimes it comes up blank. I guess it’s not as international as twitter was back in the day when it wasn’t taken over by Musk.

Thames Water's creditors want to set a new low for privatised water by asking Ofwat to sign off on a deal which allows them to break the rules. Ofwat are poised to agree. We can't let them. Email your MP now: weownit.org.uk/act-now/the-...

‘Just take the Oil’?! Like it’s a garage sale? WTF is Trump on? Embarrassingly bad. It’s not our war in Europe.

The Heinz beans ad in the uk tv about a man weeping over his lost luggage full of beans is so stupid it is offensive to customers intelligence. It almost puts me off Heinz beans

Starmer looks weak blocking Burnham, he may be the only chance to beat Farage (Trump light) in next UK election. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good riddance. Bovino needs to be tried and so do the ICE shooters. Then ICE withdrawn and broken up. This is the point where USA can turn back from authoritarianism. Or not. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Capital flight from US economy youtu.be/UEaQnbA-PvM?...

Maybe bringing full on fascism in the USA and murdering people in Minneapolis, crashing trade with the world, raising prices, insulting your allies and trying to steal their territories isn’t going to win Trump popularity before the midterms. Who knew? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Yes the rest of the world and USA citizens should really boycott the World Cup. Over Trumps taking US into fascism, ICE killings and backstabbing of Canada and NATO. Plus it has tipoff pricing and oppressive security checks. I really hope it flops massively. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Oh dear this is a mistake by UK Labour Party. Looks like Starmer is scared of an election. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

We are sitting on the brink of a financial crisis according to Richard J Murphy. All caused needlessly by Trump. youtu.be/o1txFAMM4FY?...

‘I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace,’ says Trump amid Greenland threats – Europe live Guardian newspaper. That is why Trump rightly never got the Nobel Peace Prize. He doesn’t believe in peace making. Now he’s stirring up conflict with NATO and Europe over Greenland.

West Midlands MP ‘very disappointed’ over chief constable’s exit www.channel4.com/news/west-mi...

@adamroberts.bsky.social I’m just re reading your ‘The This’ having just watched Pluribus with it’s hive mind. Fantastic book btw. I think your route to hive mind more plausible but did you have a view on Pluribus if you’ve seen it? Love the 2084 bit too.

Why does Radio 4 today programme keep referring to ‘Islamist’ opposition to The Macabee Telaviv football team supports coming to Birmingham in UK? It’s not ‘Islamist’ to oppose those supporters creating disruption. Like they were even banned in Isreal.

Europe has the right to protect their people, their children against hate and malicious social media companies that don’t stop hate, toxic masculinity, and suicide promoting social media posts. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

We should be boycotting a fascist nation anyway. Don’t be complicit in Trump’s lies about greatness - show him to be an evil, unacceptable, ignorable outsider. Watch at home.

@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social very balanced panel on Newsnight Friday Night, NOT. Three right wingers and a rabid Trump supporter from USA. Only one left winger. Balance?

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... This could be like Czechoslovak in 1938 when Britain and France gave Hitler the Sudedetenland with all its defences to try to stop war in Europe. That was appeasement, it was shameful, unjust and didn’t stop WWII

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... Trump is attacking what the very truth and history

@theshadesoforange.bsky.social just found your videos on YouTube. Good work. I’m a Sci fi fan. Have you read or reviewed ‘Lake of Darkness’ by Adam Roberts, it came out March 2025? It’s sci-fi but has some horror elements. I really enjoyed it despite the horror. I’m a bit squeamish.

The Government needs to ban all forever chemicals and clean up water now. Think of how many cancers that is causing in the UK! That’s why I bought a water filter jug. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This guy is really saying something. Good luck to him. How Zohran Mamdani stunned New Yorkers with mayoral primary victory www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wow 👏

@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com fake video on YouTube screen shot.

@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com I’ve just seen a fake video advert on YouTube in the latest Mallen Baker video 19-6-25 with fake footage of a BBC news presenter saying Martin Lewis had a plan to make people millionaires! Utter rubbish but thought you should know.

Israel spokesman blames Hamas for killings at Gaza aid sites www.channel4.com/news/israel-...

US firm withdraws from Gaza aid operation amid backlash www.channel4.com/news/us-firm...

UK must stop ‘gross breaches of humanitarian law in Gaza’ – former Supreme Court justice www.channel4.com/news/uk-must...

Trump is an autoimmune disease: dismantling democracy. He’s turning the West’s great institutions against themselves: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Welcome to the $3500 iPhone www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is making Israel a pariah state. The starving and bombing of civilians in GAZA has to stop. Please Labour in UK and Democrats in USA take some strong action now. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

USA is now the new Apartheid South Africa. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

I’m glad Women’s rights are finally protected in the UK and not done in the terrible Trump way as in USA. The definition of a Woman is based on biological sex. Trans rights are protected also. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

@damiengwalter.com I see there is a new Murderbot series coming to Apple TV+. I enjoyed the books. Hope the series is good.

@adamroberts.bsky.social it was and unexpected pleasure to see you on ‘Science Fiction in the Atomic Age’ on Sky Arts. Enjoyed (in a grim way) the whole programme and your contribution. Good film clips.

@adamroberts.bsky.social perhaps this is how the gentleman could eavesdrop from his black hole www.newscientist.com/article/2474...

I think this is a good move for freedom of speech in Universities University of Sussex fined £585k in free speech row www.bbc.com/news/article...

‘I don’t care what the judges think’ that is really telling. The rule of law is over in the USA. youtube.com/watch?v=LSsv...

BBC politics Live 12/3/25 a lot on tariffs being slapped on EU. Retaliatory Tariffs are just a tax on our own people not on USA. They are only symbolically a ‘retaliation’.

@thehistoryguy.bsky.social do you remember saying this in The documentary ’Churchill at War’ ?‘it’s unimaginable today. It would be like the US and Russia becoming allies and collaborating on dismembering a country that sits between them’. Prophetic.

Not so unimaginable today. Just watching a Netflix documentary about Churchill at War. Talking about Nazis Germany and Soviet Russia becoming allies in 1939 and dividing up Poland. And I came across this quote.

I love the parallels from BBC’s The Americas new wildlife series. The bald eagle, America’s national bird can’t stand competition so has to ‘tax’ or tariff smaller fishing birds

@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Fred Flights Trump supporter typical attack on BBC journalism rather than answer the question. Of course USA Government has now gone full on fascist as Squad member pointed out.

@laurenlaverne.bsky.social been enjoying your programmes. Glad too Nick Grimshaw’s trailer has been reworded. Starting with “Our sole aim…” was open to misinterpretation as was Jane Fonda’s film ‘Our souls at night’.

@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Penny Mordant is in fantasy politics land. The UK US relationship is over! We can’t side with this bully, or trust him. The US maga spokesperson can’t even say who invaded Ukraine!

USA shamefully voting with Russia ,Belarus North Korea and China. America has gone to join the axis of evil now. UK must stand with France and Europe. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

@laurenlaverne.bsky.social glad you are back on The 10 till 1pm slot. You originally got me into 6 music when I heard you where I freelanced Graphic design in about 2009 in Worthing. I said “what is this program it sounds like my playlist?” Now I’m almost retired still loving indie music and punk.

King Donald! We knew he wanted to be a dictator! youtu.be/42z5COInD_Q?...

Trump calls Zelenskyy a ‘dictator’ who should ‘move fast’ or lose country as row with Ukraine leader worsens – ‘Sigh’. Trump is like from the alternative universe where good is bad and bad is good. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...