NEW: Lebanon is Gaza 2.0. That’s what Israeli ministers are saying in their own words. Believe them. 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/lebanon-wa...

This map from Al Jadeed TV shows where Israel has bombed Lebanon This is since last night only

City of Sanctuary is the latest charity to exonerated by the Charity Commission after being targeted in a petty, and frankly sh*tty & pathetic, attempt to smear them via misinformation www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

"I don't want to happen but it probably will" is classic abuser language: "look what you made me do." Except it's not on the scale of a household, but of a nation of 90 million and millennia of civilization.....

"Try to Praise the Mutilated World," by Adam Zagejewski

Muriel Rukeyser, always but especially today. Full text at www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47657/...

God this poem is haunting me again.

The UK must immediately and unequivocally suspend support for the US military. The Government have tried to appease him, then they tried to say they're standing up to him. Words aren't enough - it's time for action.

A sweet blackbird on our Barcelona balcony, mirlo in Spanish, merla in Catalan. They'll also be blackbirds now on balconies in Tehran, where I think they are called توکای سیاه (tokaye siah) which seems a fine name, foraging for their little chicks as we all await Trump's hellshow.

“A whole civilisation will die tonight”

Actually, no: a "deeply committed anti-fascist" would not platform a nazi-loving performer www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Please forgive the generative ai, but after a depressing conversation with 2 East German friends, one of whom is half Palestinian and lives in Thuringia, the centre of afd territory, this provided some much needed light relief youtube.com/shorts/da31y...

#OtD 7 Apr 1879 Indian anti-colonial activist Begum Hazrat Mahal died in exile in Nepal. She led a rebellion against the British East India Company and seized control of Lucknow, but was eventually forced to retreat and sought asylum in Nepal stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1067...

The USA is also Dolly Parton

Today the two-child limit is gone. Parents have told us what this will mean for their kids: - A first-ever birthday party for a 10-year-old - Better quality food - Clothes that aren't completely worn out - Going on the school trip without getting into debt - A new mattress - Swimming lessons

We visited ‘RAF’ Fairford with a ladder and some ingenuity and saw pallets of 2,000lb bombs being loaded onto US warplanes bound for Iran. Watch 👇 youtu.be/LO9J4cqN7L0?...

So, @theguardian.com, if the absolute number of badges isn't the problem being reported, why is that what you put in your headline? Getting tired of the steady drip of "disabled people are getting away with rather too much" from the supposed liberal left

Meanwhile, on the moon...

"This development and the attendant illegalities that accompany it are reminiscent of a dark past that the global family of humanity supposedly put behind itself in the pursuit of the ideal that every human being is born equal.” www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

war is never really about oil, generals or warships - it's about human lives, and the huge setbacks it means for nations, the infrastructure, culture, things that it takes centuries to create. It takes idiot leaders, building their own status and starting wars on a whim, seconds to destroy that.

That is a very big oops. It says so much, though

Cherry blossoms + the Mauerpark lights that they blew up #berlin

This is just...really great.

Why hasn't the state visit to the US been cancelled? Feel like I've missed a meeting

'Spring Ritual' Embroidery by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici #WomensArt

And here's a magnificent example of these beautiful living fossils seen in #Berlin today!

🎉We have fantastic news - a gay man from Sri Lanka who we supported has been granted refugee status in the UK! 🏳️‍🌈 💖We are very happy for him, and wish him all the best in this next chapter. #GoodNews #GoodNewsFriday #LGBT

A terrible decision, and one which will do huge damage to the Government's climate credentials. As Ed knows, this drilling won't lower bills, but instead it sends a clear message that Britain won't be a world leader on ending oil and gas exploitation

Does anyone know anything about this unusual and brilliant set of clocks in the Humboldt Forum, which show 'real' time?

More drilling in the North Sea would be a catastrophic mistake for Labour - locking us into high bills, and betraying their climate ambitions. If they’re serious about energy security, the answer is to double down instead on renewables and efficiency - and lower bills for good

To tackle such issues we call for sustainable changes that embed vaccination in a well informed patient population- this must include supporting education to spot misinformation, funding and training more local staff and community networks/champions. Please do read! www.bmj.com/content/bmj/...

Quakers have joined faith leaders from across the UK in writing to the Home Secretary warning against permanently restricting refugee family reunion. "These proposals deny the humanity of some of the world's most vulnerable people" www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Our good friends at the Peace Pledge Union are recruiting a part-time (3 days/week) Communications Manager - if you think that's you, have a look here: www.ppu.org.uk/vacancies

Because signing stuff can make a difference and numbers count

#OnThisDay in radical history, 1649: the True Levellers or 'Diggers' take over waste land, St George's Hill, Surrey, “to work the land in common” More in our pamphlet: ‘Stand Up Now Diggers All’ The 1649 ‘True Levellers’ Commune at St George’s Hill pasttensehistories.bigcartel.com/product/stan...

I think that's a hint that Brian has had his chips. So sad. But what a pillock he is #TheArchers

Planning to take part in a protest in the next month? Green and Black Cross has three online "Know Your Rights For Protests" training sessions coming up on 16/22/27 April. Register now at greenandblackcross.org/events/

Pink and Yellow Tulips 1925 by Georgia O'Keeffe #WomensArt #April

I've been a Green Party member and a trade union member for over 20 years, I would love to be able to choose which political party my subs support #solidarity

I made a little Golden Hare for Easter.https://www.deborahvass.com/prints

Everyone needs to stop what they’re doing and watch this video. “It seems like there’s a lack of diversity here today, and it’s mostly people who look like you and me, and I just…?” This lady’s response is🔥

Watch out Nigel & co, woke tofu power is the future interestingengineering.com/energy/china...

No need for deep sea mining China’s water battery breakthrough can last 120,000+ cycles, outlast lithium-ion by decades Chinese scientists unveil a non-toxic, water-based battery that delivers over 120,000 cycles without fire risks of lithium-ion systems interestingengineering.com/energy/china...

"Today was brilliant, but the real test will be 16th May. Start mobilising everyone who was there today for that date now..!" via Tony Dowling New 'Zack Polanski told the crowd: “People have seen Reform for who they really are ...[and]... The tide is turning!” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

As Hossein dug, he thought of the other girls, small bodies curled beneath the wreckage. “Even though my daughter had been found, many others remained trapped,” he says, remembering. “It didn’t matter whose child I rescued. They were all like my own daughters.” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Half a million people standing against the far right. Half a million people who care about each other and our communities. Half a million people ready to make hope normal again.

"We hate love and togetherness", apparently Huge crowds take part in London march against the far right – live www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

Well, it’s the 61st anniversary today, so I think you’ll agree that it must be time for me to repost this thread about Julian and Sandy. It is, after all, always bona to vada their dolly old eeks again

Happy 61st anniversary of the first Round the Horne show to all who celebrate!