It's like watching a condom full of walnuts getting battered by a truck.

🚨 Andrew Tate has been BATTERED and comprehensively beaten by a novice boxer, Chase DeMoor

Well colour me staggered.

Third part of my review of the year, a few things what I wrote, starting with the one that was the most fun to do, what Brussels really thinks of the UK - when it does... have a feeling I'll be referring to this one a few more times next year... encompass-europe.com/comment/ever...

Erasmus+ worked because it reached communities across the UK, not just a select few. Returning would mean rebuilding opportunity where it mattered most.

Please share widely @stayeuropean.bsky.social petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

The normally media-shy Trump aide shared that she recognized aspects of the president’s personality in her alcoholic father. trib.al/K9ZXFIf

His deals aren't worth the paper they're printed on but world leaders have little choice but to pursue them. Another example of how completely he has destroyed the network of obligation that holds everything together.

America’s current crop of billionaires are largely lottery winners. They, by and large, did not spend decades building small operations into empires oil well by oil well, or store by store. They moved in the right circles in college, or chose to be born to the correct parents.

#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue Yup. That about sums it up

Pro-Europeans have fallen into the classic progressive trap this week of splitting into different camps around the same objective - closer alignment with Europe. Constitutional reform, social policy, etc this *always* happens. The lesson: keep everything on the table and don't splinter.

The Kentucky senator torched Trump’s push for GOP-controlled states to redraw their congressional districts.

I’m So Sick of Stuff by @marina-purkiss.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/marinapu...

Farage lies to Congress @writesbright.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...

Most bonkers part of the story for me is that the Murdoch money was donated via News International (now News UK) - owner of The Times, The Sun, TalkTV etc. In other words, a media company donating to a political pressure group. And these same outlets have the gall to whinge about BBC “bias”

🔴 REVEALED 🔴 The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. 📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇

75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

The former Trump aide explained why her husband, Stephen, melts down on camera—and why there’s no chance she’s going to rein him in.

Boris Johnson's move to strip the Electoral Commission of its independence in 2022 damaged our global leadership on democratic integrity and tackling corruption. The Elections Bill is the perfect opportunity to right this historic wrong.

Some say Palantir is evil and unethical. Let's get them out of our #NHS notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...

Spread the word. Join the fight. Make your point felt by choosing who to spend your hard earned cash with! weaintbuyingit.com

BREAKING: 🗣️DOGE no longer exists. Yes, that’s correct. The Department of Government Efficiency is now gone after basically dismantling agencies and not finding all of the wasted money promised.

18/ Timeline link here ⌛ /ends www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...

The Nerve is at the Old Bailey today for the sentencing of Nathan Gill. It's a complex story and the Nerve is here with our first print edition - a handy fold out timeline detailing the whole affair...! More soon...

NEW: Important thread from @thenerve.news. See key WhatsApp evidence & videos from Nathan Gill hearing now sentenced to 10 & half years in prison 👇

Gill’s conviction for taking Kremlin money is yet more evidence of Russian influence in our politics, as the Russia report itself found. So when will Ministers finally investigate this wider interference? Why are we forced to pursue it in court? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

The Conservatives & Johnson were compromised by Russian money & influence over years. Reform obviously are. Is Labour too? Could that be why Starmer won’t investigate? @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/news/2022/ju...

This is outrageous from Keir Starmer. ‘Russian links to Reform need investigating’, he says. So why is his government still fighting case now in Grand Chamber of Strasbourg court refusing to have such an investigation into Russian interference ?? news.sky.com/story/starme...

NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this. We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing. 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...

From the wonderful @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @thenerve.news some stunning journalism. 👏👏👏 www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...

I mean it's not complicated. Twenty people who were there have confirmed that Nigel Farage said all of these things. He's the only one denying it, which means just one thing. He is a liar www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Check out this from We Own It. weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-pfi

“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?” “Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?” You can have those for nothing, lads.

The mob boss solution to a dispute / war involving others is to demand payment for the burden of pretending to keep order between them. Just as the mob boss solution to international trade is to respect the mob of equal size but expect payments from all the others.