Morgan McSweeney is the best example of the Dunning Kruger effect I’ve ever seen. Someone so out of their depth and promoted so far above their ability that future historians will find it obscene and hilarious that such a clown could be running the country

Jeez, what i don't get is that they know the Greens are the true vessel for the left. The polling points to that, why they'd even consider splitting the vote with Deform nipping at the heels of democracy is beyond me. Games like this harm credability, it's like the Tories in the mirror.

The Guardian: EU plans hub to tackle disinformation threat from Russia and others www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

The BBC has bigger impartiality problems than its coverage of Trump My god. If only @arusbridger.bsky.social was a BBC director instead of Robbie Gibb. The whole country would be in a much better state www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

Trump continues to work for Putin after he exempted Orban’s Hungary from sanctions on Russian oil today.

Layoffs are reaching their highest levels since the pandemic, but America's corporate elite have never been doing better. Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?

The latest edition of 'Broken News' from Larry and Paul...😄

A new report looks at the climate disinformation online ecosystem

And including a beautiful poem by Jackie Kay.

JD Vance was raised on government assistance. Perfect snapshot of who he really is…

I know cracked isn't exactly a reputable news organisation but this is quite a read. The worst of the USA Religious Right, with Trump the most exaggerated possible example genuinely believe that: "I'm wealthy. Even hereditary this is proof of being blessed with superiority. I can do whatever I want"

Michael Prescott and Sir Robbie Gibb both bailed out of journalism years ago, and enjoy lucrative careers in corporate PR. And now they are the arbiters of BBC editorial standards. Go figure www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...

The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot. Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July. "When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines." www.npr.org/sections/goa...

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates is pouring money into helping small-scale farmers adapt to climate change and address a gap in funding for food production.

Ukraine accuses Russia of luring recruits from Africa into 'suicidal' military contracts to bolster its war efforts.

Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨

Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]

“Boom boom and now you’re in Qatar”. He’s so fucking stupid…

Democrats should celebrate this week’s victories, but beware: Trump is already plotting his revenge | Jonathan Freedland www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...

This is the council where Refom Ltd councillor and the cabinet member for Care owns a private care home with his wife. Nothing to see here folks .. move along.

Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024. Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion. American capitalism is off the rails.

“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.” Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners? www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...

It's right Andrew Mountbatten Windsor appears before US Congress over his links to Epstein and his victims. He should also give evidence to our Parliament. The public deserve answers and full transparency about this scandal.

That makes 38 Reform Councillors who were elected in May who have now resigned from the "party" or who have been expelled. And Reform has lost a few more who were not amongst those who were elected in May. Almost certainly there will be more to come... Shambolic.

The two leaders are aligned politically but Washington has criticized Hungary for importing Russian energy even as rest of Europe unplugs from Moscow. Visit could see Hungary could striking LNG deal with Trump.

Richard of York: coming home? Richard of York’s remains were discovered, then retained in the area where he fell. But should he come home to Yorkshire? By Dr Pam Jarvis @yorkshirebylines.co.uk @drpam.bsky.social

That man is an utter charlatan. Anyone who agrees with him deserve all the pain he and his cohort of idiot Farage followers will inflict on them!

actual communism

🤷‍♂️🤔 the math ain't mathin'

Well done @yorkshirebylines.co.uk for digging deeper & cutting through lies & misdirection, tbh I’m following as many outlets in the bylines network as I can. I’ve found them to be factual & informative. They’re reporting where others fear to tread. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 This should be ringing alarm bells. 🚨

There’s a bill pushed by Republicans in the US congress that would deny me future federal funding for research because I’ve co-authored papers with scientists in China in the past 5 years. 🙄

This latest scandal won't be covered by the UK mainstream media, but it's one more clear example of the corruption that surrounds this manipulative fraud.

‘More clowns than Billy Smart’s circus’: Reform mocked as Kent council holds first meeting since video leak chaos

Is there anything redeemable left of Twitter? My thoughts are no, there is neither use nor benefit to the platform anymore. It’s time to burn it to the ground and salt the earth for good measure.

“The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system.” -Zohran Mamdani

This is officially one of the strangest pictures in American history, and I do not doubt that it will be considered iconic a hundred years from now. 100% serious here.

NEWS: A federal judge says Gregory Bovino lied under oath. The Department of Homeland Security has a massive credibility problem. Two federal judges in Chicago have ripped the government’s credibility.

Former Israeli army top lawyer under house arrest over leaked Palestinian prisoner abuse video: Report - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-israeli-army-top-lawyer-under-house-arrest-over-leaked-gaza

Councillor Alexander Jones - hailed by Nigel Farage as "young, energetic and exactly what’s needed" - made the inflammatory comments on Facebook ✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀

Reposting at a slightly more sociable time...

Reform Watch: bus lanes, back tracks and more racism

Maybe if there was a fairer representation of women in top roles these companies wouldn't be struggling in the first place. bsky.app/profile/uk.t...

The Labour government's Social and Affordable Homes Programme is backed by £39bn funding. And today we hear that established mayors across 6 areas will be getting up to £7bn to accelerate the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation! 1/2 www.gov.uk/government/n...

Yesterday I helped give a presentation on immigration law options to a room full of people trapped by the Health and Care Visa. Promised work, paid £££, unable to work and can't find new sponsors. This crisis i wrote a thread on 5 months ago isn't going away.