Is Fox "News" televising the rapture live?

in 2019 the excuse to vote for a pro brexit party was "coz corbyn innit?". In 2024, voting for pro brexit labour was "coz #gtto innit?" If the english don't vote Lib Dem or Green now, what will the excuse be?

Macron says ten nations are preparing to recognize a State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders.

Ed Davey says regulator should go after Musk due to crime www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good News: With the support of Germany, the #EU is moving to exclude Meta, Apple, Google and Amazon from a new system for sharing financial data that is designed to enable development of digital finance products for consumers. on.ft.com/47T8wKU

He (Starmer) is petrified of the right. Not just his actions here in the UK domestically, but his embarrassing boot licking of a blatant wannabe dictator in the US. What Starmer has done is SEARCH to accomplish what he set out to do + appease the right for votes. A HUGE ERROR that WILL backfire!

One of the most unedifying things about the Windsor banquet - for both the government and the royal family - was the presence of Rupert Murdoch, seated next to Morgan McSweeney

labour really need to change tack to differentiate itself from reform & tories.

Labour are shedding voters quicker than disney is losing shareholders.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.

Excellent move.

Labour must offer a bold, original vision of the future to differentiate itself from those on its right and left.

not sure if english people are aware how poorly treated Falklanders were over brexit. they begged the UKGOV for a vote in 2016 and would have voted remain..probably to the same levels as Gibraltar, which was 97% remain. 1/2

Alien: Earth (N. Hawley and others, 2025)

You can find a copy of the Convention text at the link below. The easiest way to short circuit these conversations with even the most challenged far-right but is to first agree that the GFA clearly establishes the ECHR must be operative in Northern Ireland... www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/...

...(Strand 1 paragraph 5 is the easiest way to clarify that for anyone who has basic literacy). Then point them towards Articles 32 and 34 of the Convention. That usually leads to a prolonged pause and some furious Googling. The idiot in question will then come back at you with "Ah yes of...

...course! But...that only means the ECHR needs to apply in Northern Ireland. The rest of the UK could withdraw from the Convention!" Then point them towards Article 1. You'll then find yourself in an odd circular "argument" - a person cannot be reasoned out of position they weren't reasoned into.

On X I used data to show London does not have the highest crime rate in the world. 10 mins later a right winger linked to my book. 10 mins after that I got 40 1-star reviews from unverified accounts (previously 4.9 star avg). Fair play to Amazon - they removed them all. But that's how it works.

a frightening reminder that not only are MAGA supporters a few slices short of a pizza, they also have easy access to guns.

@repasi.bsky.social 10 days to go. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

6️⃣ 28th Regime for innovative companies:      Introducing a simplified EU-wide legal framework for startups and scale-ups to work across the EU without navigating 27 different national systems.      This regime will reduce administrative burdens and support growth.

Something for the Quiet Riot pod? @sturdyalex.bsky.social @quietriotpod.bsky.social

The biggest problem england has right now (and the UK by default) is Labours Pro brexit & "legitimate concerns about ECHR" stance. And the r/w influence on media, including social media, isn't helping. TL;DR: Chicken nuggets are the new bendy banana and ECHR exit is the new Brexit. quick 🧵

britains biggest fan of deportations moaning because he's been deported. Twice in the same day👇

This is how you stand up to the far right making the "protect are women from forrins" claims. @abiralsahlani.bsky.social "don't you dare use my voice for your racist agenda".👇

Donald met Melania through Jeffrey Epstein. Indeed, Epstein said that the first time Donald and Melania had sex was on Epstein's plane. Was Melania being provided for that purpose? Makes me wonder if she's known Prince Andrew even longer. Pity she didn't get to say "hello" this week in England.

judge chucks out Trumps $15b case against the NYT. here's wishing Judge Steven D. Merryday a brilliant weekend.

Misinformation about people seeking asylum has become so embedded facts are treated as false because they "don't match public perception". It's crucial it isn't repeated as if it's acceptable because it's "what some people believe" An opinion means nothing when it's based on false information.

Scarborough beach getting some banksy inspired sand art. By Fred Brown.

The EU have worked out a way to channel money to Ukraine from $170billion of frozen Russian assets that. Hungary’s veto cannot block. TL;DR: The EU Commission issue zero-coupon bonds guaranteed by a "coalition of the willing" EU Member states, bypassing the need for unanimous approval. 1/3

"The changes will require new legislation in the UK, which is expected to be largely compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights, enabling the Irish Government to abandon its legal challenge [before the European Court of Human Rights] to the previous British legislation." 1/

Just a few days left for the public consultation over new changes to the EU Single Market that NI looks set to be excluded from. Quick thread👇 @anuragdeb.bsky.social @davidhoneyford.bsky.social @dmarshall.bsky.social @ryanmcaleer.bsky.social @dphinnemore.bsky.social @tconnellyrte.bsky.social

My favourite bit about this story, about a man who spent 12 hours painting a huge british flag on his terraced home, is his neighbours complaining it will bring down the value of property in the area. metro.co.uk/2025/09/18/n...

😂😂😂😂

is the EU's new single market changes impacting that conversation? I don't like the name "28th regime", but the idea sounds great.

buy more Sally Rooney books. It's a win:win. You get to support a group against genocide and have a great read.

Europeans are going to be hearing "The 28th Regime" mentioned a lot after 30th Sept, when the public consultation ends. Here's a quick 🧵 summarising what the idea is. TL;DR: It's not a new Star Wars Movie. It's a proposed new better version of the EU Single Market.

It is 20 years since Conor Gearty gave the Hamlyn Lectures on Can Human Rights Survive? As a mark of respect following the dreadful news of his, Cambridge University Press & Assessment has made these lectures Open Access for the remainder of the year. You can find them here: lnkd.in/e5Xrt2G5

Sally Rooney, an Irish woman in Ireland who made comments in an Irish newspaper that she is supporting Palestine Action - which is entirely legal in Ireland has been warned about visiting UK. Can you make it make sense @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social ?

The insouciance of England towards the island next door over Brexit was shocking. 🇮🇪 is “just down the road” from Ayrshire so I was shocked at Tory comments “let them starve”. GFA imperfect but dismissing it is plain daft.

Great splainer on the ECHR & Good Friday Agreement. TL;DR: Claiming an ECHR exit or tweaking it won't affect the GFA is like claiming rain isn't wet. caj.org.uk/wp-content/u... h/t @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social for sharing. 1/2

My favorite genre of photography: people selling mirrors @sellingamirror.bsky.social

11 years ago I voted No to Scottish Independence. Everything I have done since being elected to the Scottish Parliament has convinced me that I made a mistake. With the powers of a normal independent country we could deliver the real transformative change Scotland needs.

spare a thought for those who were not invited to the lavish banquet last night. Here is farage toasting the kings speech with something from a paper cup. probably his tears coz his best mate ever didn't invited him to the banquet & ball innit.

Just a few days left for the public consultation over new changes to the EU Single Market that NI looks set to be excluded from. Quick thread👇 @anuragdeb.bsky.social @davidhoneyford.bsky.social @dmarshall.bsky.social @ryanmcaleer.bsky.social @dphinnemore.bsky.social @tconnellyrte.bsky.social

free speech update 👇

🚨🚨 Yesterday's major #EUpolitics news was @ec.europa.eu's proposal to suspend parts of the EU-Israel Association agreement over Israel's actions in #gaza. It needs to be confirmed by MS but still a very strong signal (as Israel is heavily dependent on EU trade). 🧵 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

For those looking for an insight into the minds of marchers last Saturday, in London, excluding those who lashed into beers at 9am, this is worth a watch. Note: the triggernometry channel is very right leaning & sympathetic to Charlie Kirk & Tommy Robinson types. 1/3

Yep,not just water, energy and even supermarkets are owned by US private equity companies. Boots has been carved up and are owned by private equity. Our NHS has been carved up too. Everything has been on the table post Brexit. Look at the Post office. Don't think they will stop there either.