(seen a bunch of people sharing this/talking in general about how "normal" Mamdani is but imo this doesn't show a normal person, but an *exceptionally* skilled communicator - a normal person wouldn't react like that to having a speech interrupted by a child! give him his due!)

“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?” Oli Dugmore It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end

"The proposed development would be built on a 19.3 hectare... site which is currently agricultural land" Because building on farmland when collapsing crop yields have resulted in the loss of one year's bread supply in the last five is just what we need www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Every American needs to watch this:

Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.

"Proxy records indicate that the #AMOC is currently in its weakest state in more than a millennium." The beginning of the end of western 'civilization'.

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Wow!! ...Ian McKellen's monologue from 400 years ago about violence in the street, fear of immigrants: "There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2R...

Yes more lies ...Trump Helps Putin Kill Ukrainians phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/trump-help...

This could piss off US gov at US open this year...https://www.comunicaffe.com/oikos-canada-announces-global-tennis-superstar-carlos-alcaraz-as-brand-ambassador-following-historic-australian-open-victory/

This is how crazy the weather now is under accelerating climate change: guidocioni.substack.com/p/for-a-brie...

Another chicken coming home to roost (this one in Y-fronts), George Monbiot right yet again ...

England's water companies don't pay fines. Thames Water, with nearly 200 criminal convictions, fined £122.4m in Aug/Dec 2024 for sewage dumping, paying illegal dividends. Secretly agreed - Paid only £24.5m (20%) in Sept 2025. Remaining 80% may be paid by 2030 or never. Why are companies indulged?

“Melania - a romantic comedy where the romance is imaginary and the comedy is unintentional.”

“If they showed [the Melania documentary] on a plane, people would still walk out." - Variety

Pubs are far more valuable to society than the tax they pay theconversation.com/pubs-are-far... Bloody foreigners coming here telling how to fix our country? No: "What do they know of England, who only England know" ... @mrjamesob.bsky.social

When it rains, it now rains more. For those experiencing the flooding in south-west England, it is worth remembering that rainfall in winter has increased by about 25% overall. And, the rainfall has also become more intense: when it rains, it now rains more, increasing the risk of flooding.

Monbiot's been right about pretty much everything over the past 20 odd years ...

Board of Peace - Season 1

FULL UPDATE!: We learn from the Times in this morning’s paper that indeed as I surmised (see thread below) the Govt >haven’t< released an unredacted version of this bombshell report. What a scandal. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme... Without paywall: archive.ph/2026.01.23-0... PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!

Don't know if there's a talk show award, but this should be nominated for 3 hrs of perfectly ; pitched, fluent but diligent investigation of Trump's denigration, together with exceptional phone-ins. JO'B on top form ...

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen's note to Starmer after visiting Chequers yesterday.

Pew Research Institute (2023): • Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants • Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants • Blue State Minnesota has 130,000. And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration." It's *not* about immigration.

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In my piece for the Church Times, I argue places of worship can (and must) become centres of community resilience in this tragic time. Read now. #climate #religion www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

Shame on you #MaríaCorinaMachado ➡️ Thank you for your attention to this matter.

“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”

One more to add:

“God damn them all.”

With this regime anything is possible…

Man who supported governments that cut public services for fourteen years complains about cuts to police, schools and healthcare.

Isn't it fantastic to be a sovereign nation once again, able to make our own rules and not bend to the demands of foreign politicians?

I'm deeply honoured to have had a beer named after me.

Merrick Garland hid this from us for 4 YEARS, and allowed this disgusting monster to be reelected

Black Christmas to you both! ⬛️

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Authoritative account of Ukraine front line. Russian losses 1000/day killed or wounded. Poor quality training and equipment. Includes use of horses. Must be first ever instance of drone vs horse actions. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/phillips-o...

England water company CEO says long-term water security is under threat. Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders. End the scam. Nationalise.

Delighted to hear that The Invisible Doctrine, the film by @peterhutchison.bsky.social and @lucas-sabean.bsky.social, is being offered free to view on YouTube for the holiday season. It's all yours! youtu.be/gR4eSEetKP0

Keir Starmer's Police State Political Prisoner latest Doctor ‘Strangled’ by Police Officer Until She Passed Out at Hunger Strike Protest You can hear her choking at the start of the video Dr Brandon was among several medical professionals who gathered with other supporters outside HMP Bronzefield

The White House has been caught. The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims. In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.

Second Horizon victim Janet Skinner 'forced' to sue Post Office as she seeks full redress for wrongful conviction. Mother of two falsely convicted, had to sell home, given 9 months custodial sentence in 2007, offered 15% compensation of her claim. No one charged for false convictions.

Excellent summary about human population change.

Leader of the free world.

That's an appalling likeness, she deserves better. It also fails to capture her winsomeness or intelligence. Try again - x.com/BillBailey knows someone.