A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else. We mustn’t let this war do so.

Trump unleashing huge wave of distraction…er I mean destruction… across Middle East #Iran #Trump #Epstein

#Trump #Iran

🪻 #purplefriday 🪻 🪻 #flowersonfriday 🪻 Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the blossoms, Kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine, Kind words, and kind deeds. - #Longfellow #lavender 📷 by Mary E.

If Labour have any chance of a come back they are going to have to change direction on austerity, refugees, taxing the rich and Brexit otherwise they are heading down the same road as the Tories, into oblivion. The public has spoken clearly in Gorton and Denton. @labourlewis.bsky.social

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Americans are told low taxes equals freedom. But freedom that disappears when you get sick, lose your job or age is conditional. The real question is not what you pay. It's what you get in return.

JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

Reform could gain another MP this Thursday. That's why we're urging Labour, Lib Dem, & other party supporters to lend their vote to the Greens this time in Gorton & Denton. We've carried out extensive research and it points to this being our best chance of stopping a very real threat from Reform.

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BREAKING: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, BBC News reported reut.rs/4s0NSPL

“Kid Rock” is just another name for Epstein’s Island

Seen yesterday at the Düsseldorf (Germany) carnaval 😐

Sat here with my three daughters colouring and drawing with brightly coloured felt tips. The voice in my head is that of my A level art teacher telling me in a sickly sweet voice with a smile “gosh you are terrible at shading aren’t you?” …27 years later. Mad how these core memories stick like glue.

Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.

youtu.be/G6FuWd4wNd8?... Can’t put into words how much I love this 🇺🇸

The UK Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with #Trump. A racist, a felon, a man who is up to his neck in the disgusting #Epstinefiles - just like the king’s own disgraced little brother. Not in my name!! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...

So f*cked up

The UK Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with #Trump. A racist, a felon, a man who is up to his neck in the disgusting #Epstinefiles - just like the king’s own disgraced little brother. Not in my name!! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...

Portrait of Michelle and Barack Obama former First Lady and President of the US 📷 Pete Souza

Every American needs to watch this:

Blessed be the troublemakers

We will be providing tactical voting advice for the Gorton and Denton by-election. With an accuracy of 99.67% in the 2024 GE (stopreformuk.vote/results) we know people will trust us over biased party claims and questionable bar charts to help them Stop Reform.

I can't think of anything less patriotic than allowing a corrupt pedophile to suspend the constitution so he can murder citizens, enrich himself, and imprison journalists.

I’ve always loved The Boss, have seen him perform live a number of times. Love it when your hero’s prove that their place on that pedestal you stand them on is entirely justified.

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

MELANIA…Lols

ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives. We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

Look at him! Really look and don’t you dare look away either! That is a four-year-old. He’s wearing a backpack big enough for a juice box and lunch and wearing a winter hat pulled down by someone who loves him. And the United States government decided this child was an acceptable target!!!! 1/

🚨WOW! Now closing on 88,000 signatures! The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed. Let’s keep going! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

WTF America.

No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.

"Without us you'd all be speaking German", Donald Trump tells an audience in Davos, in Switzerland. Where the most common language is German.

"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."

I feel my children’s response to my touch many times a day… peace, solace, security, warmth and happiness. I cried when this picture appeared on my timeline. He can never again reach for her warm safe arms. It’s breathtakingly cruel and beyond senseless #ReneeNicoleGood

Lots of new followers this morning. Are people finally getting the message that the other place is a shitshow owned by a right wing nut job? Hope so.

Hello, I wanted to share a GoFundMe for Tom, who recently lost everything in a house fire. It’s heartbreaking to see someone go through such a tough time, and even small contributions can help ease some of the burden. Please consider donating or sharing the link to support Tom. Thank You.

Christmassy day at school today 🥰🎄

WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN

The release of the Epstein files is required by law to happen on December 19th. On December 18th, we will "officially" be at war with Venezuela. Bank on it.

Is this a joke?🥴😂

It’s a dog’s life!

Got some scaffolding up atm so took the opportunity to get an aerial shot of the autumn trees in the garden

9yo lounging in the bath listening to The Archers. She asked me to move the smart speaker to the landing so she could hear it. A fourth generation of listener is born.

If everyone who wants to stop Reform gets up today and votes for Plaid Cymru - then Caerphilly can stop reform. Otherwise, this seat will go Reform UK. Get out, and vote Caerphilly! For Plaid Cymru good luck, Plaid Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

If ever you can’t sleep and need something benign to anchor you racing mind to, this series is perfect. Calm, gentle, rambling and absolutely hilarious. I sometimes find myself in fits of laughter just as I’m nodding off: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...